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Skybox @skyboxcritics.com · 04/12/2025

SURPRISE! Today we launch a brand new FREE podcast! Welcome to "BEYOND THE SKYBOX," the single-topic show where we answer big questions, cover big topics, & get into it The first episode answers the question: "What are the best licensed games of all time?" www.patreon.com/posts/beyond...

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 03/11/2025

🚨 NEW POST🚨 HI NEW READERS! Welcome to the Bar Review series, where my media friends consider the best part of press events and appointments: the food. @imluisgutierrez.bsky.social reflects on his very busy July that had him in in front of many delicious catering spreads.

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BAR REVIEW: JULY 2025

BAR REVIEW: JULY 2025 BY LUIS GUTIERREZ Attending preview events for upcoming video games is always fun. Most of the time, studios rent out a private area and allow you to play said game for a hand…

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 31/10/2025

"A friend of mine once told me that when a game isn’t clicking for him, he says “I am going to die one day” out loud, and lets his instincts guide whether he turns the game off and moves on. " - @edgarallanbro.bsky.social buff.ly/AROmTbv

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 21/10/2025

Freaky ahhh ghost party?? OFF's got that. Existential dread? OFF's got that. RPG Maker-core? Yep, thats OFF, too. Read @broganchattin.bsky.social's case for it's timeless necessity! lifebarmag.com/how-to-make-...

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 17/10/2025

"The problem isn’t The Island itself per-se, as virulently feculent as it is, it’s in the demonstrable inability 2K Games has shown over the last six months to meaningfully support it..." - @jamwa.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/ZgaidOa

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JRT GRN @jarrettjawn.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

TFW you hated 2K's The City and they make a somehow worse version for WWE 2K25 🔗 buff.ly/ZgaidOa ✍️ @jamwa.bsky.social

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 13/10/2025

The enshittification of WWE TV shows might finally have seeped its way into the the 2K series, which was just enjoying a renaissance of sorts. @jamwa.bsky.social warns the end is nigh for the series' bounce back if it continues to body slam all of its goodwill 🔗

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WWE 2K25 IS A WONDERFUL MESS, PERFECTLY REPRESENTING ITS SOURCE

WWE 2K25 IS A WONDERFUL MESS, PERFECTLY REPRESENTING ITS SOURCE by JAM WALKER II play the WWE 2K games annually. Typically only for the few months following their release, but every year regardless…

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 11/10/2025

"Just like trying to make sure that my best soldiers stay alive and kicking in XCOM, I have to make sure my best wrestlers stay around on my show." As @easbygames.bsky.social points out, WWE 2k25's MyGM is a hidden gem of tactical strategy game. 🔗 buff.ly/Lr7PGj4

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JRT GRN @jarrettjawn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

If you like the work LIFEBAR is doing, please consider supporting with a donation the Ko-Fi! This situationship I have with publishing good writing from talented friends and colleagues is fun, and also expensive! Any little bit will help secure the future of the operation! 🔗

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 07/10/2025

Get a load of The Spooky White Man police

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 07/10/2025

Easby, Rhi. "The Assassination of Baron Corbin by the Coward The Undertaker." 2025 (also read @easbygames.bsky.social 's piece on how MyGM rules, actually: buff.ly/Lr7PGj4)

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 06/10/2025

LIFEBAR 005 begins now!!! Starting with a hot take: What if @easbygames.bsky.social told you that MyGM Mode in WWE 2K25 was one of the best post COVID-era strategy games available???

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WWE 2K25’s MyGM MODE IS ONE OF THE MOST TENSE STRATEGY GAMES OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS

MyGM is a tactical gift that keeps on giving

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 29/09/2025

🚨 LIFEBAR ISSUE 005: FALL 2025 IMMINENT🚨 With contributions from: @jamwa.bsky.social @easbygames.bsky.social @broganchattin.bsky.social @imluisgutierrez.bsky.social + MORE STARTING OCTOBER 6th! ko-fi.com/lifebar

LIFEBAR 005 - FALL 2025

IN THIS ISSUE: WWE 2K25 - NO MAN'S SKY - OFF - MADDEN 26 - HELL IS US - EA EVENT FOOD REVIEW

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 28/08/2025

“The [narrative] is about telling your own story, in your own voice, and learning that sometimes you need to relive something 1,000 times until you can make the truth shine.” lifebarmag.com/hell-clock-g...

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HELL CLOCK GIVES CANUDENSES A FIGHTING CHANCE

HELL CLOCK GIVES CANUDENSES A FIGHTING CHANCE by Dan Lipscombe Rogue Snail has been making games for around 18 years.Take a look at their portfolio and you’ll see colourful, almost saccharine games…

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 19/08/2025

"Just because a bunch of assholes make a lot of money parading their defiled shell around doesn’t mean we can’t reclaim it for ourselves. " Timo's right! Read more about how they were emboldened to not let the shit birds scare them away from the REMATCH pitch

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REMATCH: RECLAIMING SPACES

REMATCH: RECLAIMING SPACES by Timo Reinecke I’ve been playing and enjoying REMATCH lately. You’ve probably already read all about its neat approach that turns football (I’m not calling it soccer, s…

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 12/08/2025

“Of all the ways AI has killed us in fiction, the reality is the meanest and stupidest.“ @letominor.bsky.social reminds us that, if current events are to be considered, Grok will be a greater threat to civilization than any SHODAN apocalypse fantasy. lifebarmag.com/praise-the-m...

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PRAISE THE MEAT

PRAISE THE MEAT by Andrei Filote A worm crawled up my arm and rested on my neck. It whispered: For better or worse, meat is what we are. We flap our meat at each other to speak, meat pumps blood th…

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 07/08/2025

LINKS TO PREVIOUS ISSUES ARE ON THE WAY! This will include last issue's web debut, as well as the first two's pieces reformatted for the new situation we have going on here. More details to come!

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 05/08/2025

If you enjoy LIFEBAR, or just want to support independently run games media, please consider donating! All proceeds go towards paying for the work of LB's fabulous contributors. ko-fi.com/lifebar

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Andrei Filote @letominor.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I'm in here with this piece on System Shock 2, in which I state that "image trained replication may only come across as the surface imitation of a pathetically limited toy managed by minds too small to understand the smallness of the machine that they built." lifebarmag.com/praise-the-m...

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JRT GRN @jarrettjawn.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

ITS TIME!!!!! Come see what we cooked up for Issue 004!

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 01/08/2025

⏰ LIFEBAR ISSUE 004 IS LIVE⏰ IN THIS ISSUE: 🤖 TWO (2!) great thought pieces about System Shock 2's relevant and divisive legacy ⚽ Reclaiming online gaming, one Rematch game at a time 🐴 Does "everything is wrestling" apply to anime horsegirls? + MORE lifebarmag.com

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