Dayten Rose
@daytenrose.bsky.social
Games and culture ✍️✍️✍️ Kansas City based
Words in Rock Paper Shotgun, Unwinnable, Thinky Games, GamesRadar+, Into the Spine, Tedium
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Dayten Rose
@daytenrose.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Step into a new identity. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @daytenrose.bsky.social on butterflies in games, @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social on Disco Elysium and the trans experience, and our regulars on the topics on their minds.
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BioShock 2 stocks have never been higher
The fuck?
BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned.
A shocking end for a well-respected studio.
A shocking end for a well-respected studio.
February 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The fuck?
Imagining A Future Instead Of Taking Steps To Create That Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
February 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Imagining A Future Instead Of Taking Steps To Create That Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
Youre sent back to 2017. One bullet. Your target: the Slay the Spire map. do you do it
February 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Youre sent back to 2017. One bullet. Your target: the Slay the Spire map. do you do it
Had about 15 seconds of feeling sad that this is going roguelike instead of competitive, then realized this is one of those games where i’ll probs just be happy pressing buttons
Developer Capybara Games had to make "major directional change" for Battle Vision Network to continue.
Battle Vision Network Fighting Towards Launch After Netflix Games Upheaval
Changing course.
theindieinformer.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Had about 15 seconds of feeling sad that this is going roguelike instead of competitive, then realized this is one of those games where i’ll probs just be happy pressing buttons
My office has a tampon dispenser, because obviously, but they also have a dispenser for Gender which I think is just super thoughtful of them
February 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
My office has a tampon dispenser, because obviously, but they also have a dispenser for Gender which I think is just super thoughtful of them
The thing about trying to be active in media but not being a born poster is that I often just forget I have a bluesky
February 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The thing about trying to be active in media but not being a born poster is that I often just forget I have a bluesky
No i mean this is cool i just wish i could explore a world with all-new game mechanics
February 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
No i mean this is cool i just wish i could explore a world with all-new game mechanics
Public service post courtesy of @grahamsmith.bsky.social
Editorial: Game Names Are Almost Universally Terrible
NEW SINGLE PURPOSE CONSULTING FIRM TARGETS GAME INDUSTRY Don't Name Your Game That, Ltd. Has One Piece Of Advice And Yo…
www.rockpapershotgun.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Public service post courtesy of @grahamsmith.bsky.social
Nooo why did you give the coolest game a name that I’ll forget by the time i post this
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Nooo why did you give the coolest game a name that I’ll forget by the time i post this
If your uncle works for Yakoh Shinobi Ops could u please get me a copy soon
February 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
If your uncle works for Yakoh Shinobi Ops could u please get me a copy soon
I’m not gonna say who cares im not gonna say who cares
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I’m not gonna say who cares im not gonna say who cares
Maybe im putting my foot in my mouth, but “more people should have played Highguard because its *fine*” (not Luke’s point, to be clear) is just so ass backwards.
If people wanted to play it they would play it! The solution is not to rotate volunteer hours to keep 7/10 live service games afloat!
If people wanted to play it they would play it! The solution is not to rotate volunteer hours to keep 7/10 live service games afloat!
February 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Maybe im putting my foot in my mouth, but “more people should have played Highguard because its *fine*” (not Luke’s point, to be clear) is just so ass backwards.
If people wanted to play it they would play it! The solution is not to rotate volunteer hours to keep 7/10 live service games afloat!
If people wanted to play it they would play it! The solution is not to rotate volunteer hours to keep 7/10 live service games afloat!
“The natural development of any artform begins by trying to recreate reality - and how many polygons is reality?”
Man, was not expecting to feel so heard and seen in 2026 by the 1999 film, eXistenZ, as a game developer. These quotes from David Cronenberg in particular are wild.
Guess what David, you were right 😶🌫️
Guess what David, you were right 😶🌫️
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“The natural development of any artform begins by trying to recreate reality - and how many polygons is reality?”
Reposted by Dayten Rose
One thing we’re going to see a *lot* of: Pieces that appear to explore an intellectually provocative question inspired by AI, but that assume a premise (in this case “friendship with a chatbot is possible”) that’s a) nonsensical and b) perfectly aligned with the aims of AI marketing
What Would a Real Friendship With A.I. Look Like? Maybe Like Hers.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
One thing we’re going to see a *lot* of: Pieces that appear to explore an intellectually provocative question inspired by AI, but that assume a premise (in this case “friendship with a chatbot is possible”) that’s a) nonsensical and b) perfectly aligned with the aims of AI marketing
Reposted by Dayten Rose
If the New York Times decided to run nonstop coverage in favor of boll weevil blights, a certain subset of intelligent, graceful literary writers, not known till now for being pro-agricultural plague, would find themselves fruitfully grappling with thoughts about the role weevils play in their lives
July 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If the New York Times decided to run nonstop coverage in favor of boll weevil blights, a certain subset of intelligent, graceful literary writers, not known till now for being pro-agricultural plague, would find themselves fruitfully grappling with thoughts about the role weevils play in their lives
Not mentioned in my impression: one of the best shaped guys of the year so far
Cassette Boy explores perception with its central puzzle mechanic, but its RPG elements struggle to support it.
Cassette Boy dazzles and vexes with its inventive metaphysical mechanic · Thinky Games
Cassette Boy explores perception with its central puzzle mechanic, but its RPG elements and world design struggle to fully support it.
thinkygames.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Not mentioned in my impression: one of the best shaped guys of the year so far
Sans lingua franca…
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Sans lingua franca…
I have half a thought about the fact that its hard to tell whether any ad is AI, and how maybe the shift to slop has been far more of a gradient than a switch flip
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I have half a thought about the fact that its hard to tell whether any ad is AI, and how maybe the shift to slop has been far more of a gradient than a switch flip
Reposted by Dayten Rose
De-aged Robert Deniro: are you talkin to me?
De-aged Sylvester Stallone: yo it wasn’t me, maybe it was Adrian
De-aged Urkel: did iiiiiiii do that?
Voiceover, done by an AI Gilbert Gottfried: Plasmax Services! buying blood and sperm for over 60 years!
De-aged Sylvester Stallone: yo it wasn’t me, maybe it was Adrian
De-aged Urkel: did iiiiiiii do that?
Voiceover, done by an AI Gilbert Gottfried: Plasmax Services! buying blood and sperm for over 60 years!
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
De-aged Robert Deniro: are you talkin to me?
De-aged Sylvester Stallone: yo it wasn’t me, maybe it was Adrian
De-aged Urkel: did iiiiiiii do that?
Voiceover, done by an AI Gilbert Gottfried: Plasmax Services! buying blood and sperm for over 60 years!
De-aged Sylvester Stallone: yo it wasn’t me, maybe it was Adrian
De-aged Urkel: did iiiiiiii do that?
Voiceover, done by an AI Gilbert Gottfried: Plasmax Services! buying blood and sperm for over 60 years!
You know what I’m rocking with WeatherTech. Like a million dollars to tell people they make seat covers
February 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
You know what I’m rocking with WeatherTech. Like a million dollars to tell people they make seat covers
Purchasing music feels fucking awesome
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Purchasing music feels fucking awesome
Reposted by Dayten Rose
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
Guys you gotta take reindeer organs
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Guys you gotta take reindeer organs
Reposted by Dayten Rose
The Crimson Diamond is 25% off for Steam Typing Fest 2026! 🎉⌨️ It's a text parser cozy mystery adventure set in early 1900s Canada! If you've never typed "open door" to open a door, this may be the perfect time to see if your brain is wired to love that! ❤️🔥🧠 store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/...
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The Crimson Diamond is 25% off for Steam Typing Fest 2026! 🎉⌨️ It's a text parser cozy mystery adventure set in early 1900s Canada! If you've never typed "open door" to open a door, this may be the perfect time to see if your brain is wired to love that! ❤️🔥🧠 store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/...
Reposted by Dayten Rose
New “how your email finds me” just dropped
JLab’s new Bluetooth speaker doubles as supersized headphones
JLab’s new Bluetooth speaker doubles as supersized headphones
It’s not an early April Fools’ Day prank.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
New “how your email finds me” just dropped