Billy Givens
@billygivens.bsky.social
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This Caturday we have a special post to share.
@billygivens.bsky.social shares how a kindness from the developers of Cat Quest helped him heal.
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@billygivens.bsky.social shares how a kindness from the developers of Cat Quest helped him heal.
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Cat Quest For Healing: How A Game Developer's Kindness Helped Me Cope With Losing My Best Friend
Games writer Billy Givens speaks about how a kindness from the developer of Cat Quest helped him heal from the loss of his beloved cat Indie. "Sometimes, the path to healing can come from the most unexpected places. In my case, the kindness and empathy of a game developer helped me to begin processing the grief of losing the best friend I've ever had."
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September 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This Caturday we have a special post to share.
@billygivens.bsky.social shares how a kindness from the developers of Cat Quest helped him heal.
www.gamercatcafe.com/post/cat-que...
@billygivens.bsky.social shares how a kindness from the developers of Cat Quest helped him heal.
www.gamercatcafe.com/post/cat-que...
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you can just dislike a game genre folks, you don't have to invent a reason that makes you morally superior for disliking a genre that's currently the big trend
August 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
you can just dislike a game genre folks, you don't have to invent a reason that makes you morally superior for disliking a genre that's currently the big trend
You can easily tell we're in the dumbest timeline because we're gonna get another Mario Kart instead of a new Diddy Kong Racing as a Switch 2 launch title
Never forget what they took from you
Never forget what they took from you
January 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You can easily tell we're in the dumbest timeline because we're gonna get another Mario Kart instead of a new Diddy Kong Racing as a Switch 2 launch title
Never forget what they took from you
Never forget what they took from you
PSA: Those new Taco Bell nuggets are S-tier.
Or maybe I just have bad taste in food.
Either way, I'm probably eating them every day for the next month.
Or maybe I just have bad taste in food.
Either way, I'm probably eating them every day for the next month.
December 20, 2024 at 12:37 AM
PSA: Those new Taco Bell nuggets are S-tier.
Or maybe I just have bad taste in food.
Either way, I'm probably eating them every day for the next month.
Or maybe I just have bad taste in food.
Either way, I'm probably eating them every day for the next month.
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It's cool when the name of the food item is also the entire recipe, like "meatball"
December 11, 2024 at 4:10 AM
It's cool when the name of the food item is also the entire recipe, like "meatball"
Hey there, hot stuff.
December 6, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Hey there, hot stuff.
I wrote about how Final Fantasy XIV is the only MMO that keeps me coming back nowadays.
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Why I kept coming back to Final Fantasy XIV in 2024
In 2024, Final Fantasy XIV reminded us why it's still the undisputed king of MMOs.
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December 4, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I wrote about how Final Fantasy XIV is the only MMO that keeps me coming back nowadays.
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/why-i...
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/why-i...
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
Another year of everyone in my feed complaining that the most widely popular games in a medium are nominated for GOTY instead of their personal favorite indie game most players in the world have never heard of.
It's a mainstream awards show for average gamers. It's not for us, ya'll. 😅
It's a mainstream awards show for average gamers. It's not for us, ya'll. 😅
November 18, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Another year of everyone in my feed complaining that the most widely popular games in a medium are nominated for GOTY instead of their personal favorite indie game most players in the world have never heard of.
It's a mainstream awards show for average gamers. It's not for us, ya'll. 😅
It's a mainstream awards show for average gamers. It's not for us, ya'll. 😅
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I just walked into a GameStop and it was the most depressing thing since the end of The Mist.
September 13, 2023 at 10:55 PM
I just walked into a GameStop and it was the most depressing thing since the end of The Mist.
Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara is lovely. I wrote about how I think its relative simplicity is what helps it stand out among a sea of indie platformers.
This breezy 3D platformer embraces its simplicity as a strength | Digital Trends
Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara may not reinvent the 3D platformer, but its simple and sweet design is its greatest strength.
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July 30, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara is lovely. I wrote about how I think its relative simplicity is what helps it stand out among a sea of indie platformers.
For such a transphobic loser who likes to bitch about pronouns, Elon sure has no problem telling us Twitter now identifies as X
July 27, 2023 at 11:14 PM
For such a transphobic loser who likes to bitch about pronouns, Elon sure has no problem telling us Twitter now identifies as X
I don't wanna hear any heretics give me guff about #3. Deep down you know I'm right, and it's okay to admit it.
Every FromSoftware Soulsborne game ranked | Digital Trends
Every game on the list is a spectacular entry in the library of one of gaming's most beloved developers, but that doesn't mean they're all created equal.
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July 26, 2023 at 2:52 PM
I don't wanna hear any heretics give me guff about #3. Deep down you know I'm right, and it's okay to admit it.
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Me on this app trying to re-find everyone I've ever known and loved
July 4, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Me on this app trying to re-find everyone I've ever known and loved
Reskeeting sounds extremely disturbing
Anyway, this site seems cool so far
Anyway, this site seems cool so far
July 4, 2023 at 4:10 AM
Reskeeting sounds extremely disturbing
Anyway, this site seems cool so far
Anyway, this site seems cool so far
Twitter looks weird
July 4, 2023 at 12:39 AM
Twitter looks weird