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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 17h

Mostly just prioritizing other stuff. Lots of little life factors that kind of steer me away atm.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 18h

Likely never gonna play Galactic Racer, but "BIDDY BLAAAAS" is lodged in my brain forever now

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it’s ben @yotsuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

you know, the voice actor for Biddy Blas has gotta be having the time of their life lmao

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 18h

Old shit and all that, but I firmly believe they should NEVER ANSWER who Leon Kennedy married or didn't marry, one way or another.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Know I've been quiet here lately, but I'm just saving my "takes" for the things I'm trying to write! Harder when I work everything night now

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I mean, I would gladly trade all the piddly boring shit like farming, gathering, dungeons, etc. for more supports. That would certainly reduce the hour count if that's the concern for you

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There is just a severe lack of supports or character interaction overall. The characters all feel totally disconnected from one another in a way that I can't recall ever happening for the series. It's a huge step down

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just stop the lame ass "just asking questions" shtick if you're not actually interested in conversation or elucidation. You're not interrogating shit, you just want to be told you're right.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Considering myself lucky to have gotten my 3070ti when I did, but whew. If games ever need more than that, it looks like I'm just not gonna participate

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

3070ti. Works well enough for the time being.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So I am just never gonna get to upgrade, huh?

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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 03/10/2026

LET ME TALK ABOUT THE NUANCES OF DIGITAL RESURRECTION AND WHY TUPAC'S APPEARANCE IS NOT ONLY IN POOR TASTE BUT A MANIFESTATION OF RACISM AAAAHHHH

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Addie / EposVox @demodisc.zone · 02/10/2026

It's time to talk about the next issue of JAMPACK'd Magazine! Starting with a brief "what I've learned", issue 2 progress, & Patreon launch! patreon.jampackd.quest/posts/jampac...

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JAMPACK'd MAGAZINE ISSUE 2 UPDATE #1 & PATREON LAUNCH | JAMPACK'd Gaming Magazine

Hello there! Welcome to the Patreon for JAMPACK’d Magazine – a human-made physical gaming magazine packed full of hidden gems, blasts from t

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Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've never been anti-rating, but review scores for high-budget games are so sequestered in that 8-10 range (more than ever, I suspect) that critical consensus, by and large, is meaningless.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've now had 6 different coworkers express shock at my age and I'm starting to wonder if this is just a vibe thing

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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I know this is being done with good intentions so I say it with all love: Dudes, when women are expressing fear and disappointment over a predator who was by all outward appearances safe and kind, that’s not the time to, how should I put this, humble-boast about how *you’re* one of the safe ones. ⬇️

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grace @gracemachine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

the perniciousness of rape and abuse is always horrifying and i hope anyone affected with recent news, close or far, is taking care.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Struck by the fact that the only reason that specific document with Geller's name on it even exists is because the university had a pattern of violating the title IX anti-retaliation provision.

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 01/10/2026

Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax. He won't be on content moving forward and we won't be publicly airing this week's episode of The MinnMax Show. We're in shock and deeply hurt. Thank you for your patience during this sensitive time.

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just want to write about art and spotlight artists making noteworthy and adventurous work that exists in conversation with our present moment. I don't want to breathlessly launder hype and write listicles until the sun explodes.

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Blonde Pizza (Mashina OUT NOW!!) @blondepizza.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Horrible news. I haven't watched Geller for a while but I know he is a massive pillar in this community, especially after the last few years.

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SailorTabbyCat ♡s TV★( ˘ ³˘)📺 @sailortabbycat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have so many thoughts about how poorly the assault allegation reveal was handled by OP and how completely disgusting it is it only resulted in a 1 semester suspension from UNC but none of them are at all productive or helpful so I'm just going to seethe (ʘ‿ʘ✿)

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I remember reading some very long and detailed review of BG3 on this little obscure blog where the lady had been writing these reviews for like 2 decades unnoticed Starting to think this is a good way to be. Every day provides more evidence that being in games media is like the worst thing possible

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Made the mistake of doing a feast.

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Jordan Wood @thecrossoverappeal.com · 29/09/2026

Apropos of nothing, here's bunch of women, femme, nb writers whose work I've appreciated over the past year. First, @katyar.bsky.social. I've shared her work a bunch before because her sharp coverage balances enthusiasm for the form with wide-eyed crit. playingthisweek.substack.com/p/the-games-...

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To the games I won't ever play...

An ode to those who make experiencing them still possible.

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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 29/09/2026

Im sorry to be a bummer on the tl, but the idea of losing Stop Caring is really painful. I am very proud of the small space I've carved for myself and others, the ways readers have received our pieces, and all the lovely people I've met. It would be a shame to lose it all.

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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 29/09/2026

A little peek inside my life: There is a very real possibility I will lose my job soon. They are asking me to do something I am not comfortable with. If I lose my job, I have no safety end. That means that Stop Caring will be on hiatus until my material reality improves. I dont know what to do.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

MOST of the best writers in the gaming space are women, POC, queer, or some combination of those traits. Disappointing to see they're almost always the first to go when things get tough. You'll hear a million reasons why this happens, but we know who gets to stay regardless.

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This whole "review" is one of the more embarrassing things I've seen a major games media channel post on their YouTube in a minute.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No final decision yet, but i really don't think my normal October review focus on horror games is going to happen this year. Not sure i can really commit to it, all things considered. At least not at the level of quality I want for my work going forward.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ok, so I am going through onimusha again on story mode because I want to make a save point before basically every major story beat (at least as much as I can). If you are playing this game in this way, you are making a big mistake. You owe it to yourself to try the normal difficulty.

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The severity has increased but ICE has always been terrifying. They have always harmed us. They have always kidnapped us. Now it's even more violent, widespread, and just so much worse. Idk. I am just terrified all of the time.

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In 2025, 1 person died in ICE custody every 10 days. They are rounding us up and killing us. This isn't a hypothetical, it is actively fucking happening. Do you know how terrifying it is to know that nothing you do matters when they are just hunting people who look like you? Who have an accent?

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Waiting for the fallout from any site giving it an 8

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 25/09/2026

If you bring an iced coffee to the job interview, I won't hire you. Bam. But not because you brought a drink. Because you put ice in your coffee. You do not respect the beverage and thus cannot be given meaningful responsibilities

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not really surpluses that publishers are shrinking the number of outlets they give their codes to, but it IS surprising that even major publications like Game Informer couldn't get one.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have lost 30 lbs this year, but I have not been taking pictures, and I've refrained from saying anything until now because it's a bit like announcing, "the hermit in the woods says he lost a lot of weight! Nobody has seen him before or since!"

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Can't believe I didn't know he left vanillaware. Look at those credits! One to keep your eye on, for sure.

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It feels like they took all the wrong lessons from the success of 3H and they're likely to double down on all this STUFF due to this games reception, but you could sincerely cut out most of what you do in this game and it would be made an unambiguously better experience for it

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm actually pretty bummed that like 75% of what I have played from FE FW is just tedium. I do think it has some really cool stuff, but those elements/moments are really few and far between

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's not really an open world; there's just a small hub area where you can do minor quests and fight guys. The majority of the game takes place within completely linear "dungeon"-like areas.

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Over at @aftermath.site today, I'm talking Trails, side quests community service, policing, and finding inspiration in art. I don't necessarily think art or games can change the world but they show us better possibilities. They help us imagine. So! Anyone want to start a Bracer's Guild?

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Screw It, I'm Starting A Bracer Guild

The Trails in the Sky series has always understood that the big heroics aren’t the only thing that make a hero.

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

join the military, you get to starve on a rusting ship that repeatedly sails into and out of the range of enemy missiles in order to manipulate gambling websites where people bet on your death

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Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

While I agree with the prevailing sentiment that the dungeons in Fortune's Weave are quite bad, I do also have to say that I don't find the implementation of them meaningfully or notably different/worse than the way dungeons and TB combat are done in most turn-based RPGs.

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The funny thing about the Tim Tebow Christianity scam investigation from Pablo Torre is amazing, but it is also the reality of ALL prosperity gospel evangelical churches. Hope this leads to people meeting those churches with the skepticism it deserves.

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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 24/09/2026

Somehow, @mads.haus convinced me to publish a Sonic essay on Stop Caring. Please read/share this beautiful essay on Sonic the Hedgehog, its ecological themes, and how Sega's current and future actions might potentially jeopardize its own environmentalist messages. www.stopcar.ing/never-give-u...

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Never Give Up The Fight

A look back at environmentalist themes in the Sonic games—and how Sega might jeopardize them.

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