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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 6h

Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!

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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 12h

another day in the layoff industry

My bad Canva edit of a tweet about feeding game studios to shareholders

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 9h

Unlocked! I am making the wrong choices in 2026. I like noir. I like old cartoons. I like shooters! But Mouse P.I. For Hire is a collection of things I like without the backbone of a strong design:

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Mouse: P.I. For Hire (Fumi Games, 2026)

I swear to god I'm trying to like games.

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 9h

To be clear I meant rather than ask questions *of the audience* I meant interrogate *the idea*. I don't exactly want you tipping the Oliver Twins over and waterboarding them. Though for having the audacity to describe this kickstarter as "beautifully illustrated" I wouldn't be against it

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 9h

Unlocked! I am making the wrong choices in 2026. I like noir. I like old cartoons. I like shooters! But Mouse P.I. For Hire is a collection of things I like without the backbone of a strong design:

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Mouse: P.I. For Hire (Fumi Games, 2026)

I swear to god I'm trying to like games.

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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today marks the public launch of the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal (UWM) campaign, with a first action: a petition to preserve hybrid work. Every Ubisoft Montreal employee is invited to sign the petition and every supporter encouraged to reach out to their network to encourage them to sign!

Poster from Ubisoft Workers of Montréal on a pole, with a link to a petition, and text reading "we made our mark from a distance - preserve hybrid work"

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 29/09/2026

New exp. for subscribers. I excitedly picked up Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- and then later found out it's *probably* been at least partially vibe coded. On the no-win situation of this great game treated badly: expzine.com/2026/09/29/d... On Patreon: www.patreon.com/expzine/post...

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 20h

If anyone is looking to start a podcast analysing Reacher from a queer perspective I just came up with a good name for it: The Reacher Round

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 21h

This shit has been driving me so nuts I've honestly been thinking about offering this service myself. Anyway here's someone who can actually do it

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 21h

You know, I think a magazine with the prestige of Retro Gamer could probably do more than just ask questions and maybe interrogate why so many in the retro community—and legendary devs—peddle slop when the era was one of painstaking creativity. There's a great, critical article if you want it there.

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Taki Udon @takiudon.bsky.social · 21h

It’s time to get the band back together. SSMC Founders Edition and SSMC Lite go on sale on October 6th. SS1/PS1/PS2 Virtual memory cards, Game ID, FreePSXBoot, FCMB, OPL MMCE (loading ISOs on stock PS2, Arduboy dual-boot, and more. Fully open source. FE $25 / Lite $20

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 23h

Probably not the first to realise this but “sausage, chips and beans” scans perfectly with Cher’s Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves. Just in case you’re looking for a wee song to sing while making your dinner (sausage, chips and beans)

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026

DraftKings has argued that its ‘responsible gaming’ system provides adequate safeguards to protect customers from spiraling out of control. So I decided to find out: If I bet like a compulsive gambler, would DraftKings stop me? by Jake Pearson

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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...

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SeventhForce @seventhforce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finally finished my Sega Astro City custom GBA! Swapped the lime green buttons I've used for the last few years for neon green closer to the Astro City cab buttons and put in a v5 IPS screen and did the soldering for the on screen display. There's a little light bleed at the top but I'll live, lol

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 29/09/2026

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“There’s a feeling today that Britain only found out about the Holocaust at the end of the war. But in 1942 [...] you couldn’t really escape this information in Britain. It was in every newspaper. It was on the BBC," said historian Martin Winstone www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth

Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 29/09/2026

We tried to watch some of this after watching “steve.oedekerk.com” and it was a step too far. Jim Carrey shows up tho!

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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"What is certain, however, is that a vast sum of our money will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, and, eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse."

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey, Toronto. Don't trust Brad Bradford.

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 27/09/2026

New exp. Dispatch! A month of games, movies, music and zine news! Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com

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The exp. Dispatch #23

The Xevious Dispatch, more like.

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Iain Mew @superchartisland.com · 28/09/2026

After Ocean's conversion of Technos beat-'em-up Renegade, its arcade successor Double Dragon became a huge hit... and Ocean missed out on the licence. So in true Ocean fashion, they invented their own Renegade sequel instead. New post on Target: Renegade: www.superchartisland.com/target-renegade

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Target: Renegade – “The skin-heads, the Beastie Boys, the bouncers”

Yoshihisa Kishimoto and Technos set some key standards in early beat-’em-ups with 熱血硬派くにおくん, Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun or, as it was known in the West, Renegade. Having launched Kunio-kun as the main…

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The UK’s annual contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP) Palestine fell from $18m (£13.6m) in 2024 to $9.3m (£7m) last year and just $4m (£3m) this year, The i Paper has learned"

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 27/09/2026

New exp. Dispatch! A month of games, movies, music and zine news! Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com

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The exp. Dispatch #23

The Xevious Dispatch, more like.

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 27/09/2026

Where is the 5th pig? Anti-Nazi folding puzzle at the Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam.

Illustration that shows 4 pigs and, when folded properly, Hitler's face. Resistance museum Amsterdam.

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JLP @jlp.systems · 24/09/2026

I had to make this a jingle

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Chris Scullion @scully1888.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Was looking at the Silent Hill Townfall concept art and my jaw dropped. Was back in my hometown tonight so I had to go and take a photo. There are many ways to mock my beloved Coatbridge, but “your home’s so miserable it was used as concept art for a Silent Hill game” is a new one for me

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 25/09/2026

ICYMI: I think this is a really interesting piece of socialist gaming history, and I'd love for it to be shared a little further:

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 25/09/2026

Haven't posted about Resident Evil yet because Half deserves its place in the sun (er... twilight) letterboxd.com/mathewkumar/

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Rogue Trooper
Arrested Memory
Half

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Lindsay Fickas @lindsayfickas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You guys are getting job interviews?

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 25/09/2026

ICYMI: I think this is a really interesting piece of socialist gaming history, and I'd love for it to be shared a little further:

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DJ Boozy Brunch @griph.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So long my baby so long my honey so long my age of bronze

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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Unacceptable. These are the projects that should get maximum support from local councils. It stinks. Remember and vote these clowns out.

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 23/09/2026

See how the world goes round / You've got to help yourself / See how the world goes round / Then you'll help someone else

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You've Got to Help Yourself

YouTube video by Yellow Magic Orchestra - Topic

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Liz Edwards @lizaledwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I saw this screenshot going around, found this detail charming, looked more into the game (I've never played a Silent Hill) & decided to buy it. Btw these are the "unimportant" background assets AI idiots think AI should be used for

Screenshot of a Twitter post by Val / @shegoingtogloat - it's a Silent Hill screenshot showing a close up of a cork board. On it, a paper says "Welcome to Shorefront Family Clinic" in a classic wiggly 3D font style. The tweet text is: Is this a Silent Hill asset made using PowerPoint lol"

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 25/09/2026

He looks so much like his father!

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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wrote it with Rob Smigel. And yes, it was pulled from reruns.

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hannah Einbinder was just arrested protesting Benjamin Netanyahu's safe passage into New York and the genocide of Palestinians. Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, and Chelsea Manning are among those currently blocking the road

Chelsea Manning among others at the protest against genocide and Netanyahu's visit

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