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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is kind of insane. Makes the tricks we were doing with level items look stone age. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mln3...

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Max Payne 2 VR Mod Preview 2

YouTube video by evilSheep

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh this is huge 🙌 Probably the last great SNES rpg. This game has a tone to it that's so different to anything I've played before or since. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyG0...

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Terranigma - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Clear River Games

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The worst part about getting something you're genuinely excited about is going online and having people tell you why you shouldn't be excited about it. My jaw fell open when I saw the remake's graphics and I teared up during the trailer. Then I go on Bluesky and see people dunking on it? Misery.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 27/08/2026

Akira Yamaoka, the composer behind the haunting sound of "Silent Hill", reveals the music that inhabits his own mind. Explore his Bandcamp favorites, from Boards of Canada and Ultravox to Alabama Shakes, Flying Lotus, and more.

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“Silent Hill” Composer Akira Yamaoka Picks His Bandcamp Favorites

From ambient to roots rock, here's what the VGM icon is listening to on Bandcamp right now.

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Dotemu @dotemu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Introducing Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing! a chaotic bomb-em-up party game inspired by the arcade classics we all love!💣 - Play as 15 ant-stoppable bugs across 15 arenas - Battle in 5 game modes - Local multiplayer up to 8 players It’s AVAILABLE NOW and it’s FREE on Steam!

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Now I'm just picturing gamers huddled around a router like a Dark Souls bonfire.

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Random Stranger @randomstranger.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I was looking at the list of things EA owns and I forgot they bought Codemasters a couple of years ago. UK players, you know what that means! You could get an egg in this auction!

The most beloved video game character in the UK: Dizzy!

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is completely fucked. The digital equivalent of sacking a small artist commune.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Had an absolute blast playing Agent64 online last night. My tips for setting up a lobby: keep the games short (2-3mins), so people aren't waiting to join; add a few bots to keep things lively when there's fewer players. UNLOCK THE MAPS in challenge mode first - I didn't realise this early enough 🤦

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Nexxtic (Selaco Lead Dev) @selaco.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🚨 SAVE SOME MONEY! You can get Agent64 at a discount if you own Selaco (and vice versa)! The game rules, by the way. Well worth your time!

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...

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Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Agent 64: Spies Never Die - Release Date Trailer (August 11 for Steam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoDQ... store.steampowered.com/app/1574480/...

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Nipping to the shops for some ice cream in the uk this week

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This is a pretty neat addition to our merch store: last.fm slipmats! (for your record player, not your bathroom) store.last.fm/products/las...

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Last.fm Slipmat

Last.fm Geometric Slipmat 100% Felt

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Goh_billy @gohbilly.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A Father's Day card I made awhile back. Happy Father's Day!

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

SO FOR THE FUTURE (LITERALLY) WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING AI POSTERS OR FLYERS FOR THE PUB.

We're right next to Ireland's biggest Art College, lads. It's not a good look.

WE UNDERSTAND BANDS CAN BE SKINT BUT RELYING ON SOME EARTH KILLING APP FROM SOME PAEDO ISLAND BILLIONAIRE IS NOT THE WAY. WE GOT BY WITHOUT IT AND WE'LL GET BY AGAIN.

IF YOU'RE STUCK WE'LL HELP. (YES IT HAS BEEN USED HERE BEFORE BUT CONSIDER THIS THE START OF THE END OF IT.)

THANKS, HUMANS.

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MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We had Russian spies as neighbours, and never knew until they were convicted last year. This sparked an adventure that took us from North London down to Dorset... to a Hampshire toilet... as we followed in the footsteps of a KGB spy ring. Come with us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD8K...

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New Anna tech discovered in Tekken 3 nearly 30 years later :o www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Im7...

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Tekken 3 - Taunt Unblockables (+new find)

YouTube video by Tekken 3 Museum

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maria @eurothug4000.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

!NEW VIDEO! Since 2003, maps were slowly abandoned and left to decay throughout this virtual world. Join me as I explore this strange time capsule from a different digital era :) My vid on Second Life is now live! youtu.be/bARcw8Sy3rw

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Good insight into how Nintendo's mario team structure their games to ensure a good sense of overall pacing. Major levels are almost always bookended by smaller ones so as not exhaust the player and keep the sense of forward momentum going.

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k1 💾🌟 @eepy.computer · 02/06/2026

It's finally out - pt. 1 of my Apple Music for Power Users series! The DEFINITIVE guide to scrobbling to lastfm from Apple Music. What scrobblers to use, what to avoid...every single thing you need to know. Right here. Never worry about your scrobbles again! READ NOW: medium.com/p/38695bdd4deb

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Apple Music + Last.fm: The Comprehensive Scrobbling Guide

One of the most frequent things I see all around the internet — subreddits, Discords, Bluesky, Twitter, even my DMs — is people who have…

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"Ok Jack, so you'll be playing a gelatanous cube called Frank. Put this rig on. Yes it's absolutely necessary to capture your performance. Yes, your agent has already signed off on this..."

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Why video games cost so much to make www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvhm...

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Why Video Games Cost So Much To Make

YouTube video by Jason Schreier

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James Harris @jbwharr.is · 28/05/2026

The Scrobblers feed absolutely blew up yesterday with the lastfm going independent news. If you like keeping up with what’s going on with scrobbling technology, @last.fm, @listenbrainz.org, @rocksky.app, @teal.fm etc, give the feed a follow.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I have been with the company for over 15 years, never imagined we'd make this announcement, but here it is. 🥲

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Ricki☕🪄 @rickihirsch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This segment was already perfect but then I thought "Should it be set to Laura Palmer's theme?"

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In addition to gamerscore, Xbox should track 'gamerdebt' that accrues every day an unfinished game sits in your backlog.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This reminds me of the early Max Payne modding days when the mphq community collectively made a mod to diss a guy in the forums.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Artist's depiction of the "bomber man" now in police custody.

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Yacht Club Games @yachtclubgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Check out these 4 things we did to help Mina navigate precarious platforms precisely in Tenebrous Isle. 😱 We are taking jumping mechanics to the next level making the experience fun for players and mice!🐁 🎮What are some of your favorite top down game mechanics?

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"none of us really want to do it. ...This grinding, relentless popularity contest."

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Mirror's Edge + Max Payne? Sign me up!

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Dan Floyd @danfloydplus.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I know ALL of the best video game animation released in 2025, and now you can too #animation #gamedev

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The Best Game Animation of 2025

YouTube video by New Frame Plus

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Chuck Norris didn't die, he just started NG+ to fight more powerful opponents.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Just not in the way we expected.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

It wouldn't surprise me if this just results in people stealing the $300k robot dogs.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This is really cool -- somehow someone was able to make a Tekken8 stats site, with detailed match data, leaderboards, and a season 2 recap. With S2 coming to an end effectively tonight / tomorrow, here's mine:

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Not sure what to make of this really, except I wish bluesky aspired to be more than just a twitter replacement. Mastodon felt more progressive, but not enough people migrated because the onboarding was too complicated.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Not sure I fully agree with this, but it's interesting nonetheless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxev...

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The Beat 'em Up Is in Arrested Development

YouTube video by Second Wind

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 23/02/2026

This is a very important quote from the interview that I hope every single company hoping to capitalize on the gaming industry reads and internalizes. Games are a unique market, and you can't just apply strategies from other industries and find success. This has been proven time and time again.

Blackley: But again, Asha’s background is entirely in software as a service and AI. The implicit thing here is that games is going to be AI-driven software as a service. If that’s true, she is a young person with those ideas. But she’s not a young games person with CEO ideas. I understand where that strikes a lot of people as really fucking weird, because the games business is a different thing.

One of the things I ran across in my career in games, having interfaced with Hollywood and tech and all these different companies and different cultures, business cultures, is that games almost always represent an unexpected, much higher than wagered challenge. One assumes that it’s technology, and it’s not technology. It just happens to depend on technology. One assumes that it’s a service, and it’s not. One assumes that it’s a purely creative business. People come in and say, “We’ll bring movie directors to do games!” They also fail, because technology is an important part.

It’s a difficult wall to scale. Because it’s games–one thing that I’ve learned across my career is that everyone believes they’re a game developer. Everyone thinks they’re a game designer. There’s something about games–when you play them, they seem so effortless. There’s an assumption that anyone can do it. This can also get you in a lot of trouble. Asha’s statement in there about how she’ll figure it out reminds me a lot of that. I’ve been around a lot of that. I’ve had Bill Gates say that to me. I’ve had Steven Spielberg say that to me. I’ve had a lot of really smart people say, basically, that line to me. It’s funny for me to see that in there as well.

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Maddieman @maddieman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The newest Silent Hill game being based on a costal town in Fife is perfect.👌 I remember when I was studying at uni, the haar would come in and St. Andrews would literally resemble the games for a few hours - it was eerie. Really cool that things are coming full circle. youtu.be/OPE5XdS1OBw?...

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SILENT HILL Transmission (EN) with subtitles | February 12, 2026 | KONAMI

YouTube video by SILENT HILL (Official)

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