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Rob Caporetto

@robcap.bsky.social
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Australian, 40-something (he/him) coder of Games & Stuff until the Industry took an Arrow to the Knee. Looking for what's next, whilst making vids on old games & more. Here for connections, not shitposts. Check it all out: linktr.ee/hellfire64

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Tess Snider @malkyne.com · 16h
Please stop hedging about programming every time you critique AI. I am sick of hearing non-programmers say things like, "I know that programmers are all using this now, but..." No, stop. We are not all using it. You make the non-users feel like the world has gone mad every time you say this.
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Technically Games ➡️ MIGW26 @technicallygames.bsky.social · 22h
Full program is out nowwww eventhost.au/-/lightning-...
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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 02/10/2026
Click this way for some '80s 3D gaming! It's a stunning achievement and bewildering visual cacophony all at once! kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/10/02/k...
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Knot in 3D: Speed, space, and the humble Spectrum
Knot in 3D. The short, simple title printed on the side of this game’s case is both a neat little pun as well as the entire premise of the experience residing on the tape within. I am going to make…
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Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.org · 02/10/2026
Wrangling a sick household this week has left me kind of frazzled, so I almost forgot that the latest Intellivision Archive video has gone live! Enjoy two really solid games and one absolutely failed by the system’s controller youtu.be/ARQnf7wLRiA
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Night Stalker, Sub Hunt & Space Hawk - Intellivision Archive Episode 9
YouTube video by Atari Archive
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Pete Davison @moegamer.net · 01/10/2026
Wrote this late last night so resharing! Nighthawks is a triumph: a wonderfully compelling piece of interactive fiction that constructs an well-realised little world in your mind and populates it with memorable characters. Funny, tragic, dramatic, emotional, it's everything I hoped it would be.
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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 30/09/2026
Queen's Domain, our retro-fantasy action RPG, is launching on October 30th! We've also revealed Switch 2/Xbox Series/PS5 versions for the first time alongside Steam, all launching on the same day!
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks, real sad you're not able to make it down too! ❤️
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Got around to doing my own stuff I'll be around at for #MIGW26 thing. A lot of my time around GCAP is catching panels around self-pub and funding options, at least based where I am on my current projects. For any peeps who are gonna be there & might be up for a chat, LMK! 🖤 #AusGameDev
A screen of Rob's intinerary for Melbourne International Games Week in 2026.

He's attending GCAP, the launch for CONTINUE, Parallels, PAXAUS, Technically Games and Megadev.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Had a dear friend recommend it to me, and yeah, I don't think I made it that far in before thinking, ehhhhhhhhhhhh. (Part of me wonders about going back, but sounds like that might not be smart...)
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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 30/09/2026
New Ancient DOS Games Shareware Edition video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/C-LLSusr0i8
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A Literally Sketchy Game - ADG-se Week 13
YouTube video by Pixelmusement
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think I'd be disappointed regardless of the change, but gosh I wish the vax wasn't going to be so damn expensive. Even at $50, I could probably justify, and I think plenty to, at least going into a high-risk period. Absolutely piss-poor judgement from those at the top, ignoring the real-world…
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This ain't good. I certainly am going to find it hard to afford to get my COVID booster next year if it actually goes up to $150. I'm sure there's plenty of folk who'll feel those pressures too and probably skip it.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m so sorry man. He looked like a nice little guy. 😢
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
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• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Pete Davison @moegamer.net · 28/09/2026
BATTY BUILDERS for Atari 8-bit is an early example of an action-puzzler... from an era a bit before the puzzle game genre as we know it today was established. It's a fun, tricky game, and highly original concept at a time when walls in games were usually for smashin'! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ecV...
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BATTY BUILDERS for Atari 8-bit is a Health and Safety nightmare
YouTube video by ThisIsPete
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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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404 Media @404media.co · 28/09/2026
Executives working on AI at Microsoft and OpenAI admitted what its critics have been saying all along: LLms are predatory pieces of technology that have been built on what a Microsoft executive called “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The C64 Tetris theme by Wally Beben is one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed and the fact that so few people will ever hear it is a tragedy.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's me on Ace Combat 8 for @player2au.bsky.social . AC8 builds on what was laid down with AC7, offering more thrilling and expansive aerial shenanigans. That's coupled with a move to present its story from a more personal perspective.
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Review – Flying High | Player2.net.au
Rob takes to the skies with Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve. But is this latest flight a turbulent disaster or a smooth, easy journey? He explains with his review.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's me on Ace Combat 8 for @player2au.bsky.social . AC8 builds on what was laid down with AC7, offering more thrilling and expansive aerial shenanigans. That's coupled with a move to present its story from a more personal perspective.
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Review – Flying High | Player2.net.au
Rob takes to the skies with Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve. But is this latest flight a turbulent disaster or a smooth, easy journey? He explains with his review.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW VIDEO TIME! It's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its target platform, but @badcomputer.bsky.social's Razing Core for the Master System is absolutely one which sits amongst the greats on that machine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzjsfD…
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Razing Core (Sega Master System) - Raising the Core of Quality for 8-Bit Shmupping!
● Buy Razing Core (ROM): https://badcomputer0.itch.io/razing-coreIt's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its ta...
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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 25/09/2026
Everyone can now read this piece on Saturn ??? 'em up, Deadalus! The box says it's a shooter. The box is wrong. kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/09/25/d...
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Deadalus: Right game in the wrong genre
You may have played this under its English name, Robotica, and may also recall the consistently middling to bad reviews it received at the time. It’s generally considered a dull FPS, and for severa…
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Rebecca Fernandez O'Shea @rebeccafernandez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey Aussies, last few days to get a free covid booster. After Wednesday you'll have to pay. I just walked into the pharmacist today and they gave me one immediately, super easy. Covid seems to be doing the rounds again here too, have a few mates laid up at home with it www.abc.net.au/news/health/...
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COVID vaccines no longer free for many Australians from next month
Only some people will continue to get the COVID-19 vaccination for free after October 1. Here's what the changes mean for you.
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PandaMonium @pandamonium.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today, I decided to dump all my thoughts about A.I. infecting the retro and Saturn scene into one cohesive article. In short, I am certifiably sick of this.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've never quite made time to sit down with Speccy Dan Dare (as much as I dig its C64 counterpart), but I feel like this might be time to do so to virtually pour one out. Martin seemed like such a cool chap 😢
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Player2.net.au @player2au.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It really is the year of Final Fantasy for @jesszam.bsky.social had the chance to check out Final Fantasy Revelation a few weeks ago and has reported on the experience. Spoiler: the highlight is cats www.player2.net.au/2026/09/fina...
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation – Hands-on Preview | Player2.net.au
Final Fantasy VII Revelation - Hands-on Preview I missed Final Fantasy VII growing up, so it has long been one of those ‘I’ll get there one day games’ that’s at risk of dying in the backlog. But this ...
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Thalamus Physical @thalamusdigital.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Surprise! Binky: Frozen in Time is now available for the Commodore 64! Grab a copy a.s.a.p and take advantage of the 20% launch discount! thalamusdigital.itch.io/binky-frozen #retrogaming #c64 #indiedev #binky #coldfeet #snowballeffectgames
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh it absolutely is. In a proper society OpenAI would be indicted for this, but with out wet paper PM, who knows… *shrugs*
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Concern? How about arrest the f*cker?? Cripes. If you or I hacked Medicare, the AFP would bash down our doors. AI does it? Oopsies! I am concerned! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he told chief executive he was disappointed it had taken company ‘way too long’ to inform government of breach
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Michael Irving @mikeirvo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well, my redundancy has been finalised today. Not really sure what to do with myself now, but posting about it again feels vaguely productive.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Xevious 3D/G! Nice. Such a nice evolution of Xevious, and it got a sick home conversion to PS1, because there's shared hardware like a bunch of other Namco games of the time. (Worth an archive pull to plug that!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrWv...
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Beyond The Scanlines #019: Xevious 3D/G+ (PlayStation)
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines
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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ooh, Xevious 3D/G is this week's ACA game, always been curious about this one, especially now I understand Xevious a bit more~! (No SW1 / PS4 version, only SW2 / PS5 / XS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1u...
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Arcade Archives 2 XEVIOUS 3D/G
YouTube video by HAMSTER Corporation
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thank you (and everyone else who worked with you) for such a banging game! 😀
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Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just finished this great vid by @robcap.bsky.social - the only games I was familiar with were Hydlide and Silpheed, in other formats than these OG versions. (And shout out to my boy Thexder in the outro; I recall the Amiga port being insanely difficult... 😂 ) #BeyondTheScanlines #RetroGaming
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Neat EGGCONSOLE Games Which Don't Need You To Know Japanese! Beyond The Scanlines #123
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines
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Player2.net.au @player2au.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rayman Legends: Retold is a remake of @hewso.bsky.social's favourite ever 2D platformer, so he was worried that it would get mucked up in the process. Turns out his worries were unfounded. www.player2.net.au/2026/09/raym...
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Rayman Legends: Retold Preview – My Worries are Gone | Player2.net.au
Rayman Legends: Retold Preview - My Worries are Gone I love Rayman Legends. In fact, I have gone on record numerous times to state that, for me, it is the single best 2D platformer ever made. I'm sorr...
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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 23/09/2026
Lots of new videos tonight, I know, but once you're done watching the ones I reposted from fellow video-creating colleagues, here's the latest No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/ldnmzQznYMY
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Timeball - NNRG Week 113
YouTube video by Pixelmusement
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Player2.net.au @player2au.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey folks, Site is down right now with some maintenance going on in the background. Stay with us and we will be up again soon.
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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 23/09/2026
Here's the incredible games you can get your hands on each day! 🍦
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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 23/09/2026
Come play some of the coolest games from ANZ at ACMI in Melbourne on October 3 & 4 🎮 We're showcasing 20 games across the weekend as part of a free Game Showcase! Big thank you to our 2026 sponsors @nz-code.nz and strangescaffold.bsky.social, without their support, Frosty's showcases don't happen 💙
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW VIDEO TIME! It's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its target platform, but @badcomputer.bsky.social's Razing Core for the Master System is absolutely one which sits amongst the greats on that machine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzjsfD…
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Razing Core (Sega Master System) - Raising the Core of Quality for 8-Bit Shmupping!
● Buy Razing Core (ROM): https://badcomputer0.itch.io/razing-coreIt's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its ta...
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My heart as always goes out to those impacted by this corporate nonsense. I can only hope one day the suits get some karma for the pain they've inflicted on so many folks.
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Microsoft are cultural vandals oh the highest order. Ripping everything out of the walls to sacrifice it for delusions of a machine god. It's hard to know if the damage they've done to the AAA space can ever be fixed, or if it's the lead in to a new wasteland.
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Player2.net.au @player2au.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We are in the same boat, folks.... So I guess just keep following us here. Not sure where else we can go. We will, however, keep on truckin'! Support Independent Media!
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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nighthawks! ben304.blogspot.com/2026/09/nigh...
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Nighthawks!
Ben! Why haven't you been posting about Gilt?! Why isn't it done?! I wanted to play it! Well, firstly, I'm an idiot and designing a game is...
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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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WumpaGem @wumpagem.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Fine, I'll do it myself.
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'Game Recomps That Aren't Vibe-Coded' a list of games by WumpaGem | Backloggd
With the sheer abundance of game recompilations built with generative AI tools getting unwarranted attention from clickbait news outlets I felt we need some kind of curated database of recompilations ...
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Pete Davison @moegamer.net · 21/09/2026
NEW VID! (and the relaunch of my Atari A to Z series!) Today we look at ASTRO CHASE, the first game put out by First Star Software, and the first game that the creator, Fernando Herrera, composed in machine code. Pretty dang impressive for a first project... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jOX...
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There is no escape in ASTRO CHASE for Atari 8-bit!
YouTube video by ThisIsPete
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Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That branching mission setup is the One Thing I wish would be brought over to the mainline series. I loved how they introduced the aircraft parts system, but having those missions change based on how you tackled them? An absolutely brilliant system!
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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 21/09/2026
Here's a fresh article everyone can read on PSP plane 'em up Ace Combat X! It's the radio chatter of all things that really makes this game special to me: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/09/21/a...
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Ace Combat X Skies of Deception: Plane talking
War is bad, but fighter planes are cool. I’ve known this since I was a small child, badly gluing a plastic model of an F/A-18 Hornet together (it was the ’80s; gunpla really weren’t som…
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Player2.net.au @player2au.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sandworms and Survival are the order of the day in Dune: Awakening. Join @hewso.bsky.social as he gives his thoughts on the first 15-20 hours of the game www.player2.net.au/2026/09/dune...
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Dune: Awakening – Survival in the Sands | Player2.net.au
Dune: Awakening - Survival in the Sands Survival games are a genre that very rarely hit the mark for me. It isn't that I am against the idea, and often I find myself enjoying them for a little while, ...
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