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· Oct 20
The Backstage of the Soul: The House in Fata Morgana
The House in Fata Morgana is a triumph of storytelling, and one of my new favorite games of all time. A special edition of The Great Backlog Project.
www.criticalconstruct.com
In an attempt to wrangle my backlog, I played and wrote about The House in Fata Morgana, a triumph of gothic fiction and now one of my favorite video games of all time.
www.criticalconstruct.com/p/the-backst...
www.criticalconstruct.com/p/the-backst...
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
Guy who mixes up Kinsey Scale and Bristol Scale
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Guy who mixes up Kinsey Scale and Bristol Scale
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February 6th marks one year since the release of Episode 1.
Since then, of the Devil has garnered nearly 2000 positive Steam reviews, making our debut commercial title one of the best received games to come out on Steam in 2025.
Thank you all for playing.
Since then, of the Devil has garnered nearly 2000 positive Steam reviews, making our debut commercial title one of the best received games to come out on Steam in 2025.
Thank you all for playing.
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
February 6th marks one year since the release of Episode 1.
Since then, of the Devil has garnered nearly 2000 positive Steam reviews, making our debut commercial title one of the best received games to come out on Steam in 2025.
Thank you all for playing.
Since then, of the Devil has garnered nearly 2000 positive Steam reviews, making our debut commercial title one of the best received games to come out on Steam in 2025.
Thank you all for playing.
Incredible show about the love of craft. Worth a revisit now especially.
Anime: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken/Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!
Style: Opening
Track: Easy Breezy!
Artist: chelmico
Year: 2020
Studio: Science SARU
#Anime #Animesky #AnimeThemes #AnimeOpening #AnimeOP #KeepYourHandsOffEizouken! #EizoukenniwaTewoDasuna! #Eizouken
Style: Opening
Track: Easy Breezy!
Artist: chelmico
Year: 2020
Studio: Science SARU
#Anime #Animesky #AnimeThemes #AnimeOpening #AnimeOP #KeepYourHandsOffEizouken! #EizoukenniwaTewoDasuna! #Eizouken
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Incredible show about the love of craft. Worth a revisit now especially.
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please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
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Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
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opened YouTube and literally yelled seeing this on my front page
Laura Dern’s Closet Picks
YouTube video by CRITERION
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
opened YouTube and literally yelled seeing this on my front page
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yakuza kiwami 3 is an insult to the game rgg has purported to remake, its players, the studio's previous quality output and, bewilderingly, women. oh, and the casting of an admitted sex pest. i'm somewhere between dejection and fury.
my review for vgc:
www.videogameschronicle.com/review/yakuz...
my review for vgc:
www.videogameschronicle.com/review/yakuz...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review: How not to do a remake | VGC
Sega delivers a disappointing remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken…
www.videogameschronicle.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
yakuza kiwami 3 is an insult to the game rgg has purported to remake, its players, the studio's previous quality output and, bewilderingly, women. oh, and the casting of an admitted sex pest. i'm somewhere between dejection and fury.
my review for vgc:
www.videogameschronicle.com/review/yakuz...
my review for vgc:
www.videogameschronicle.com/review/yakuz...
I will never give my government ID to post on the internet
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I will never give my government ID to post on the internet
I know basically all major publications are just covering for right-wing interests these days but this shit really drives me up the wall.
No she isn't, no it doesn't, and any real journalist would be embarrassed to have this tripe next to their name.
No she isn't, no it doesn't, and any real journalist would be embarrassed to have this tripe next to their name.
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I know basically all major publications are just covering for right-wing interests these days but this shit really drives me up the wall.
No she isn't, no it doesn't, and any real journalist would be embarrassed to have this tripe next to their name.
No she isn't, no it doesn't, and any real journalist would be embarrassed to have this tripe next to their name.
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Oh she’s a scam artist, got it! Every single time you hear about a person offering coaching in one of these pieces they’re just a scammer and the media falls for it
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Oh she’s a scam artist, got it! Every single time you hear about a person offering coaching in one of these pieces they’re just a scammer and the media falls for it
While the code is probably bad and will need to be re-worked at some point, wrote an enemy spawning system for my game project. Feels really good!
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
While the code is probably bad and will need to be re-worked at some point, wrote an enemy spawning system for my game project. Feels really good!
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Heading to the market, you need anything?
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Heading to the market, you need anything?
Hey you should read this book immediately
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Hey you should read this book immediately
If someone has this many tags I basically imagine them like Renfield, just creeping around a dark cell screaming at shadows and eating rats
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
If someone has this many tags I basically imagine them like Renfield, just creeping around a dark cell screaming at shadows and eating rats
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Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
Getting a huge Yakuza-style back tattoo of this guy so I can tear off my shirt at the karaoke bar and become the main character
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Getting a huge Yakuza-style back tattoo of this guy so I can tear off my shirt at the karaoke bar and become the main character
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They should make a second being alive where it’s not depressing to be doing it
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
They should make a second being alive where it’s not depressing to be doing it
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it's illegal to be queer in nigeria, but queer people still exist there (as they do everywhere). nigerian reporter ebenezer mowete spoke to queer local gamers about how they do and don't express their identities when they play --> www.mothership.blog/queer-nigeri...
We spoke to queer Nigerian gamers about the identities they hide online
Voice chat can mean teamwork, coordination, and banter, but for many of the queer Nigerian gamers we spoke to, the mic is a risk assessment tool.
www.mothership.blog
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
it's illegal to be queer in nigeria, but queer people still exist there (as they do everywhere). nigerian reporter ebenezer mowete spoke to queer local gamers about how they do and don't express their identities when they play --> www.mothership.blog/queer-nigeri...
Hi Tech Electronic Service Center in Chinatown/LES
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Hi Tech Electronic Service Center in Chinatown/LES
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Hey, I know Blizzard confused everyone yesterday, but just as a reminder -- Bethesda is also a Microsoft studio, and is still part of the BDS boycott.
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Hey, I know Blizzard confused everyone yesterday, but just as a reminder -- Bethesda is also a Microsoft studio, and is still part of the BDS boycott.