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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 20h

Penguin Colony is a vital work of confrontational art. A game that reclaims Lovecraft’s words and turns them against his own beliefs. If it looks like a gag game (cosmic horror March of the Penguins) from the outside, know that it very, very much is not. My review. www.polygon.com/penguin-colo...

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Penguin Colony Rips Lovecraft’s Horror From His Racist Hands

Origame Digital reclaims Lovecraft in a confrontational statement piece

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I actually just found this while searching around- definitely agree with your idea!

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Just because they're getting wrecked now doesn't mean my pissy pants freakout wasn't justified 😇

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Mashfiq Ahmed @mrahmedgaming.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

There's an amazing read from @exalclaw.com that briefly mentions this: exalclaw.com/instruments-...

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Remembering That We’re All Instruments In Big Walk

Big Walk turns your group into a band on an island of call and response.

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

One of my favorite things about Big Walk is how your simple verbs, items and emotes (point, crouch, etc) are actually super expressive and facilitate all sorts of physical gags and running jokes. Has anyone written about this? Link me if so!

Screenshot from Big Walk. An all black character and a silver and purple character are both pressing a button at the same time, appearing to hold hands.

Screenshot from Big Walk. A silver and purple character is sleeping and an all black character is crouching on top of them and talking into a walkie talkie

Screenshot from Big Walk. An all orange character is lying flat on the ground with X's in its eyes. A yellow, blue and red character is crouching nearby and pointing at them.

Screenshot from Big Walk. A gold, purple and orange character and an all-black character are standing face to face, both talking into walkie talkies.

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Really enjoyed this! In a way, memories with friends in Big Walk are as "real", impactful yet fleeting, as any multiplayer game could hope to be, and I think you captured that really well.

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

New today- sword and sorcery meets cosmic horror in SKALD: Against the Black Priory, and @deletedsaves.bsky.social joined me to give it a deep dive. As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/234

Tales from the Backlog 234- SKALD: Against the Black Priory

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Deleted Saves Podcast @deletedsaves.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This was such a great conversation about this game! I was glad to be part of it.

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

One of the big things about hell is it's full of Sonic games

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Definitely looks like he unplugged a few servers on the way out, as a treat

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Back from my week off tomorrow and desperately desperately in need of work. I’m not getting payments for thing I did, my car is broken down, and I’ve got a big gap in schedule work coming up. In a much tougher position after a vacation than I planned on. If you have any leads on work, let me know

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

There is something nice about seeing some unknown drama and going "well that's none of my business" and looking elsewhere lol

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Persona 4/5 suck for this, at best they'll have like one random one that'll work. No chance I'm wasting an ability slot on a status effect. On the other hand, Darkest Dungeon rules for this.

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I don't exactly go seeking out the scariest games, but RE7 was A Lot for me recently

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today on Tales from the Backlog- season one of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead! Longtime friend Aaron Angle and I talk about the characters, choices, an episode-by-episode debrief in the spoiler section and much more. As always, no spoilers for a while, enjoy! talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/233

Tales from the Backlog 233: The Walking Dead

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The stories are a lot of fun! Very anime style. Too early for me to tell with AC8 here but the series does fun story rides while also managing to be affecting at times

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There may not be an experience in games better than an intense Ace Combat battle with your squadmates on the radio and the music going nuts

Screenshot from Ace Combat 8- a fighter jet flies toward a port surrounded by snowy mountains

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Lewis @lewiswbt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(DMing a mutual) Hey man I'm imagining Dracula saying your latest post and it's freaking me out. Could you possibly delete it

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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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“Fun” & Games Podcast @funandgamespod.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Matt & Gen discuss what makes for a fun boss encounter, what sticks in our minds after the conflict ends, and how far is too far of a setback when the challenge proves too much? funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-221-...

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Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I thought Dragon's Dogma 2 was pretty boring, and that the pitch of having a largely unguided adventure was really oversold. But I also have a part of me that needs to re-evaluate critical darlings until I see what others do, so guess who is probably reinstalling Dragon's Dogma 2 in the near future

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Jan Ochoa @janochoa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Big Walk

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10/10

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Matt aka Stormageddon 🎙️ @djstormageddon.com · 08/10/2026

New season. Same nonsense.

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We had an incredibly fun time deep diving with @robinbombus.bsky.social about all our shenanigans in Sovereign Tower!! Get ready, that episode drops tomorrow! Robin hosts @girlmodepod.bsky.social, @dotzip.online and In Sequence, and is a voice in games media who we hugely admire 💜

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ive been picking away at Order of the Sinking Star for the past month. Frankly I have still seen virtually nothing. Certainly can’t offer a review, but I still do have a lot of thoughts about the structure, and what, if anything, we should do with the drama behind it. www.polygon.com/order-of-the...

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'500-hour' Order of the Sinking Star Is As Complex and Exhausting As It Sounds

Thekla's latest is all over the place

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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 07/10/2026

I've spent ten hours with Order of the Sinking Star, and walked away with complex feelings and four incredible other puzzle game recommendations. kotaku.com/i-love-intricate-puzzles…

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10 Hours With Johnathan Blow's New Puzzle Game Order Of The Sinking Star - Kotaku

Order of the Sinking Star is game of twists and turns

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“Fun” & Games Podcast @funandgamespod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is composer and FBI Special Agent, @alphachromeyayo.com! The game he is talking about today is Deadly Premonition by Access Games, Gevo Entertainment and Ignition Entertainment. funandgames.libsyn.com/side-quests-...

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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In an effort to force myself to replay all of Kingdom Hearts before IV, Kotaku is launching Guiding Key, a year-long book club going through every Kingdom Hearts game. Join me! It'll be fun, I swear. If you're a critic or dev who wants to chat about a specific game for the series, get in touch!

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Let’s Play Through Kingdom Hearts Together (No, Seriously) - Kotaku

Kingdom Hearts IV is around a year away, so what if we all played through the series again?

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Jacob McCourt @jacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Video Game Trivia: Armageddon is available to watch on YouTube. Thankful to the panel, the audience & PAX for letting us rip an eighth. @djstormageddon.com @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social @baronj67.bsky.social @klimovauthor.bsky.social @itsmike.town @mrkstep.bsky.social WATCH: youtu.be/1BAEHFEYiS4

Video game trivia Armageddon cover photo

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Console Creatures @consolecreatures.com · 04/10/2026

PlayStation Generation is LIVE tonight with special guest @realdavejackson.bsky.social ! The gang talks QSSR, Naughty Dog, and plenty more! Drop those questions below! @denirukun.bsky.social @riceboyyytv.bsky.social

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Steam Sale! #SteamSale #SteamAutumnSale Games from @mrsambarlow.bsky.social @halfmermaid.co Be sad, be scared, have your brain ✨tingle✨ a little 🔥 IMMORTALITY $11.99 ☕ Her Story - $4.99 🫦 Telling Lies - $4.99 🧠 Precognition - $0 Wish! 😱 Project D - $0 Wish! store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...

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