austin_walker
@austinwalker.bsky.social
Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
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Hey, I'm doing an AMA over on r/PbtA, if anybody's interested:
www.reddit.com/r/PBtA/comme...
I've answered a bunch of questions and a bunch more to go. If you want to read up or add to the pile, please come!
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I've answered a bunch of questions and a bunch more to go. If you want to read up or add to the pile, please come!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hey, I'm doing an AMA over on r/PbtA, if anybody's interested:
www.reddit.com/r/PBtA/comme...
I've answered a bunch of questions and a bunch more to go. If you want to read up or add to the pile, please come!
www.reddit.com/r/PBtA/comme...
I've answered a bunch of questions and a bunch more to go. If you want to read up or add to the pile, please come!
heads or tails? pick your poison, buddy.
New Side Story! Coins, coins coins. Killers, killers, killers. PLUS: Sylvi loves Agumon. Jack loves little zombies. And Austin is torn between his twin loves of a little clown and 'writing some self-indulgent bullshit in the podcast description field' sidestory.show/16-paradise-...
Side Story: 16: Paradise Honk
Between the barter system and the coin, there were other currencies. Cyrus the Great's Achaemenid Empire, which would one day stretchout from the Iranian plateau as far west as Egypt and north as the ...
sidestory.show
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
heads or tails? pick your poison, buddy.
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old walter b shows up at one point, as does a dive into atavistic, embodied play. you can hear me getting very close to talking about the erotics of gambling and coin flips, but this is only episode 16 of side story. come see us in two years and we'll be way out in the joyful weeds
we are ON ONE in this week's episode of Side Story as we talk about the summer of the coin and anthology of the killer sidestory.show/16-paradise-...
Side Story: 16: Paradise Honk
Between the barter system and the coin, there were other currencies. Cyrus the Great's Achaemenid Empire, which would one day stretchout from the Iranian plateau as far west as Egypt and north as the ...
sidestory.show
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
old walter b shows up at one point, as does a dive into atavistic, embodied play. you can hear me getting very close to talking about the erotics of gambling and coin flips, but this is only episode 16 of side story. come see us in two years and we'll be way out in the joyful weeds
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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we are ON ONE in this week's episode of Side Story as we talk about the summer of the coin and anthology of the killer sidestory.show/16-paradise-...
Side Story: 16: Paradise Honk
Between the barter system and the coin, there were other currencies. Cyrus the Great's Achaemenid Empire, which would one day stretchout from the Iranian plateau as far west as Egypt and north as the ...
sidestory.show
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
we are ON ONE in this week's episode of Side Story as we talk about the summer of the coin and anthology of the killer sidestory.show/16-paradise-...
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
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if your publisher has done this — and yeah, this happened — what use is your publisher?
personally speaking, most of the time I have reticence at putting just a demo forward for awards. it’s wild that people are out there kneecapping their dev’s chances for visibility.
personally speaking, most of the time I have reticence at putting just a demo forward for awards. it’s wild that people are out there kneecapping their dev’s chances for visibility.
blog post boiling within me titled "indie publishers, you need to get your shit together" based on this year of indie pubs submitting games to IGF w/ a demo and then when asked for a dev build so anyone can actually judge it, either ghost or go "we will provide you with a build on the release date"
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
if your publisher has done this — and yeah, this happened — what use is your publisher?
personally speaking, most of the time I have reticence at putting just a demo forward for awards. it’s wild that people are out there kneecapping their dev’s chances for visibility.
personally speaking, most of the time I have reticence at putting just a demo forward for awards. it’s wild that people are out there kneecapping their dev’s chances for visibility.
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Just saw Ran for the first time in its recent 4K theatrical re-release, Nakadai is incredible
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Just saw Ran for the first time in its recent 4K theatrical re-release, Nakadai is incredible
TELL EM DEVONTA
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
TELL EM DEVONTA
Bracketing that they absolutely failed here. And bracketing that such a failure reflects a dearth of discipline, understanding, and acumen...
They just don't got the juice, man. Absolutely sauceless leadership.
They just don't got the juice, man. Absolutely sauceless leadership.
CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bracketing that they absolutely failed here. And bracketing that such a failure reflects a dearth of discipline, understanding, and acumen...
They just don't got the juice, man. Absolutely sauceless leadership.
They just don't got the juice, man. Absolutely sauceless leadership.
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anyway
sometimes i feel like the republican party is a big tornado that is coming to kill me. and the democratic party is the rickety shed that i'm hiding in. and i say "we should really fix this shed, because it's not doing much." and people say "what? why aren't you criticizing the tornado instead?!"
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
anyway
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Welp not a conspiracy anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Welp not a conspiracy anymore
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tears of the kingdom: just what was zelda doing in the past?
nintendo: absolutely nothing. like it will shock you how much nothing she was up to
omega force: she was killing one million guys
nintendo: absolutely nothing. like it will shock you how much nothing she was up to
omega force: she was killing one million guys
July 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
tears of the kingdom: just what was zelda doing in the past?
nintendo: absolutely nothing. like it will shock you how much nothing she was up to
omega force: she was killing one million guys
nintendo: absolutely nothing. like it will shock you how much nothing she was up to
omega force: she was killing one million guys
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Slightly later in the morning than planned: we have a new website!! You should receive an email with everything you need to know, but let us know how it goes for you. We've worked so hard to bring this to you (especially Luke!) and we're so excited about it!
Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different. It’s taken an immense amount of time and effort, but welcome to Aftermath version 2.0:
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Slightly later in the morning than planned: we have a new website!! You should receive an email with everything you need to know, but let us know how it goes for you. We've worked so hard to bring this to you (especially Luke!) and we're so excited about it!
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New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
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The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
hellgatenyc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
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heads, side story will talk about a coin game this week. tails, side story will—well, it says here "talk about a coin game this week". that can't be right
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
heads, side story will talk about a coin game this week. tails, side story will—well, it says here "talk about a coin game this week". that can't be right
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It really is that simple.
The thing that gets me about ARC’s use of fully generated barks, as well as in The Finals, is that the juice is absolutely not worth the squeeze in a game that is unquestionably high effort. Like it sounds bad because there isn’t a human performance to ground it.
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It really is that simple.
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Joining many people applauding this review (and Rick Lane, the reviewer) for arguing a difficult point very well.
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Joining many people applauding this review (and Rick Lane, the reviewer) for arguing a difficult point very well.
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Tragically, this never stops being relevant
Here's a resource to find local organizing groups in your area.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
The Organize Directory
Daily updates and resources for mutual aid networks and grassroots initiatives across different cities.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Tragically, this never stops being relevant
Party realignment in our times
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Party realignment in our times
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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Chuck Schumer? Would love to.
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Chuck Schumer? Would love to.
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