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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 6h

Taking about the underappreciated Metroid: Samus Returns (Metroid 2 remake today!

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The Game that Saved Metroid

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DoctorDoomtrain64 @doctordoomtrain64.bsky.social · 18h

Don't fall for the bait, the headline is disgustingly misleading. It was just a single dipshit developer using GenAI to search something and then glazing it in the article. There's no GenAI whatsoever in the actual game

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 20h

Tentative livestream schedule for this week: * Sunday (10/11) @ 6 PM EST - drifting through the desert and swinging through the city (Spider-Man, is that you?) in more Sonic Unleashed (Wii)! 🐺 * Thursday (10/15) @ 6 PM EST - getting spooky with the launch of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse!

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andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

there's a new season of playdate games that includes a frog bathing simulator and a 3d dungeon crawler that reminds me of infinity blade. this device rules www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

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The humble Playdate has become one of gaming’s best deals

Season 3 just kicked off.

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Okay I have to cut it off at some point, 3 is enough 😂

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No Games for Genocide, the grassroots campaign along with BDS, is calling for a boycott of Xbox and its products due to Microsoft’s ties to the genocide in Gaza. There’s a pledge you can sign on their website as a streamer/content creator, journalist, or gamer if you’re interested:

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Sign Our Pledge

Sign our pledge.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Zelenskyy approval rating: 54% Trump approval rating: 32%

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Eric Vilas-Boas @ericvb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

And Nic Cage really is NOT into AI “Amazon is a very AI-friendly company. I am not an AI-friendly actor,” he said. “I didn’t sign the waiver. I’ll probably never work with that studio again.” www.vulture.com/article/nico...

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Nic Cage Pours Gasoline on the True Detective Rumors

But he’ll “probably never work” with Amazon again.

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rose @bluestrose.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Really need money for groceries, any help would be greatly appreciated

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Phantom Tollbooth — Chuck Jones (producer & co-director), 1970

A cel from an animated film showing a boy named Milo standing in front of a booth that says "Words for Sale."
The Man inside the booth says
"You, young man! How about a nice bag full of pronouns?"

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 10/10/2026

Playdate Owners Urged To Update Firmware Before Certificate Expiration On October 15 (Repost)

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Playdate Owners Urged To Update Firmware Before Certificate Expiration On October 15

Don't Panic

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Kuji (Comms Open!) @kujikawaii.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

woah dude the crossworlds dlc leaked

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

even the best companies can change when times are bad (or new management comes in, or whatever). unionize to maintain a good workplace—and ensure that all the perks are enshrined in a contract, as opposed to something bosses can take away at a moment’s notice

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Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic-official.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Season Pass Two is now on sale! Buy now to instantly receive decals based on classic SEGA consoles! 🎮 We've also permanently slashed CrossWorlds pricing: 💸 Digital Standard Edition now $39.99 💸 Digital Deluxe Edition now $59.99

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

reported on something that was really difficult for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons in a lot of different ways.

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They better have the high wind as a car

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

CrossWorlds really is the smash bros of racing games: you got SEGA, Capcom, Bandai Namco… …AND SQUARE ENIX

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Final Fantasy Vii Cloud

Alt: Final Fantasy Vii Cloud

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Arcade DX coming to arcades

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Final Fantasy VII Remake Series & Persona Reload Revival Royal DLC announced for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Year 2 DLC (Sept-Dec 2027)

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Sonic the Hedgehog news @tailschannel.com · 09/10/2026

FINAL FANTASY REMAKE SERIES X SONIC RACING CROSSWORLDS. JUST ANNOUNCED. #SonicNews

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Karakato @karakatodzo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Day 9: Hollow Woman A pest control robot working with agricultural communities by "slaying" burrowing pests from reaching the crops. She can detect underground targets with her seismographic radar ears. #megaman #MinaTheHollower

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Ursula K. PenGuin @ikiruined.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hey! You! Stop wasting your ability to experience Internet; sign up for Aftermath today!

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Fantastic article, go read it for more understanding on this complicated situation ❤️

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Joachim ✊️ UVW-CWA @jdespland.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is union-busting. Tim Schafer is a boss and him and his management team did what bosses do.

This included managers. Legally, the only union-related prohibition for managers was that they could not give employees their opinions on unions or encourage them one way or another. But several union supporters said they directly heard managers express concerns that they were no longer allowed to speak to their employees about anything, and a few people told me their own managers or senior members of their teams stopped speaking to them entirely, even about the games they were working on. “They helped enforce this narrative where you couldn’t talk to people when nothing about neutrality required that to happen,” said one union supporter. “Supporters who were confused saw that, and bought into it.”

Other union-supportive employees told me they received the cold shoulder from people they didn’t work closely with, but had previously been friendly with. There were accusations of strongly anti-union employees trying to scare off prospective members, sharing hypothetical or even at times outright false information about the impacts a union would have at Double Fine, or making what sources asserted were false accusations about the organizers themselves and their tactics.

The spin-off from Microsoft precipitated new fears. Would there be layoffs? Would Double Fine get to keep ownership of its games? Would the studio even have enough runway to survive for long without Microsoft’s backing? The answer to these questions came rather quickly. On July 28, 23 people were laid off from Double Fine amid the split. These layoffs took place after Double Fine’s departure from Xbox, and Schafer was the final deciding voice as to who stayed and who went. Among those 23 were all eight organizing committee members who had signed the letter to the studio announcing the petition withdrawal. The majority of the rest, though not all, had been vocally or, in a few cases, privately supportive of the union, even if they’d been ineligible to join it. In total, the layoffs comprised roughly one-fourth of Double Fine.

“Management absolutely mishandled the situation…The manager training was weeks late and landed after the brunt of the drama. The lack of direct communication made an already clique-y culture even worse. And studio leadership overall was not only extremely influenced by their proximity to Tim, but there was a large amount of ignorance towards the role of a union or how they work.”

In the weeks and months since the petition withdrawal, those at Double Fine who had openly or even privately supported the union tell me they have laid low, afraid of further retribution or ostracization. “It feels like they want you to leave,” one person said. “And it’s working. I’m looking for other jobs.” Unfortunately, as they and others pointed out to me, the games industry job market is so bad that jobs are in short supply.

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just in time for play date season 3, I checked out Blippo+ on my Playdate! Unlike anything I’ve ever played before, check out my review here:

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Blippo+: A Unique Televised Experience (Review)

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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Learn about the unique origins and systems of Gods With Badges in the first DevLog with @writnelson.bsky.social youtu.be/Ge7GSNp0FvU?...

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Gods With Badges - Devlog #1: History

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026

This was a really long day! 14 hours straight of being tapped in. It's that time in the political cycle, but if you appreciate my work, please take advantage of our 5th anniversary special and sign up for PN. Paid subscribers make all these clips possible and I think you'll enjoy it too. Thanks.

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Songs from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask are now available on #NintendoMusic! 🌕 Play them on repeat before the New Day dawns: ninten.do/6013aUeAX

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Playdate @play.date · 08/10/2026

Playdate Season Three is OUT NOW! 🤟 play.date/games/seasons/three

Playdate Season Three. Eight amazing video games. One low price. Out now.

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 08/10/2026

The new episode of The MinnMax Show is now live on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. We talk about parting ways with Jacob Geller, then reset for some passionate discussion about games. youtu.be/rF3x6Iurjfw

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Do I know any games media people who enjoy highlighting charity/non-profit/good causes to donate to during the winter holiday window? Might have a fun interview opportunity for the right person.

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How’s everyone feeling about that Triple-I initiative? Not a lot of announcements for me personally, but Machinarium 2 seems like a huge deal! That co-op platforming game with the ghost and dog seems cute too

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Milktooth | making Bad Magpie @milktooth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

IT’S HAPPENED! YOU can finally play Bad Magpie! so what are you waiting for, go and play the demo NOW 🗺️ explore a chaotic and colourful world 🌟 get a glimpse of the mysterious narrative 🔍 discover meteorites and hidden items 🐦 wreck havoc, be a menace play now on Steam & XBOX on PC!

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Bankrupt Trump? I know, I know: that’s redundant. But my new piece for @atrupar.com Public Notice is about Trump’s pending *political capital* bankruptcy. Enjoy, share. Thx! open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

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Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet

His political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026

It's artificial intelligence.

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Yacht Club Games @yachtclubgames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tenebrous Isle needs your vote! 🐭🏆 Mina the Hollower is up for the Golden Joystick: Best Indie Game! Help our heroic mouse go the distance. Voting closes October 23. Check the link below⬇️

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OPO @oponok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Illustration, Rose Belmont from Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. Very eager to download the demo that just dropped…

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Amps @megaampster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy play date season 3 day everyone!!

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Playdate @play.date · 08/10/2026

Tick, tick, tick goes the crank…… 🕙 play.date/games/seasons/three/

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 08/10/2026

This merger, along with the merger of government and corporations stands to create a dangerous reality for working people. Some already facing layoffs. Corporations act as a pillar to uphold the status quo of keeping us divided at work, in our communities, and at the ballot box.

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