Joshua
@elvenmonk.bsky.social
I'm a blogger, ESL teacher, and beginner indie dev.
I'm working on a new game, a donation based ESL website, and a new blog.
I'm working on a new game, a donation based ESL website, and a new blog.
All this talk about things highguard did wrong but the only thing I officially heard from them around launch was them saying they didn't invite dr disrespect to an event. Which kind of says a lot
February 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
All this talk about things highguard did wrong but the only thing I officially heard from them around launch was them saying they didn't invite dr disrespect to an event. Which kind of says a lot
Every time i play Shaun White skateboarding I'm saddened by how one of the best skateboarding stories and games that captures the true essence of skateboarding is ruined by shitty controls
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Every time i play Shaun White skateboarding I'm saddened by how one of the best skateboarding stories and games that captures the true essence of skateboarding is ruined by shitty controls
When your grandfather's birthday is on Valentine's day it's great. If you're single you can always spend it with him to be with someone.
Then when he passes every Valentine's day hurts. You remember his birthdays. You remember never hearing his laugh again.
I miss you grandpa.
Then when he passes every Valentine's day hurts. You remember his birthdays. You remember never hearing his laugh again.
I miss you grandpa.
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 AM
When your grandfather's birthday is on Valentine's day it's great. If you're single you can always spend it with him to be with someone.
Then when he passes every Valentine's day hurts. You remember his birthdays. You remember never hearing his laugh again.
I miss you grandpa.
Then when he passes every Valentine's day hurts. You remember his birthdays. You remember never hearing his laugh again.
I miss you grandpa.
The push to $70 made me go,"I'm no longer buying games over $35"
One takeaway from the DICE convention here in Las Vegas, where game makers gather to pitch and schmooze?
Most video games should not cost $70.
This week’s column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Most video games should not cost $70.
This week’s column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Video Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buy
One way to get out of the video-game industry funk is to recognize that players aren’t spending $70 on most games
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The push to $70 made me go,"I'm no longer buying games over $35"
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once again just gonna point out that if you hear good news and immediately start doing deep research to find a way it's bad news so you can be sad/angry about it you should probably stop posting online and start looking into therapy
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
once again just gonna point out that if you hear good news and immediately start doing deep research to find a way it's bad news so you can be sad/angry about it you should probably stop posting online and start looking into therapy
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Community Notes don’t fuck around.
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Community Notes don’t fuck around.
It also can't be said enough that he wore cat ears to hunt for cum with a blacklight to make sure his friend wasn't jacking off.
it really can't be said enough that this is a person who has dined with the president of the united states
Fuentes then fantasizes about “breeding gulags”: “So just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… They go to the breeding gulags. The good ones will be liberated. The bad ones will toil in the mines forever.”
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It also can't be said enough that he wore cat ears to hunt for cum with a blacklight to make sure his friend wasn't jacking off.
This guy is one of the dumbest people ever.
Highguard is a fucking indie game. It was independently released. No major publishers
Highguard is a fucking indie game. It was independently released. No major publishers
February 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
This guy is one of the dumbest people ever.
Highguard is a fucking indie game. It was independently released. No major publishers
Highguard is a fucking indie game. It was independently released. No major publishers
C'mon $1 hair changes still be in the game and $93 season passes
Dead or Alive coming back is pretty neat but I'm ngl the DOA6 trailer showing off the new photo mode that allows for optimal looking at boobies but not mentioning anything regarding netcode is beyond parody
February 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
C'mon $1 hair changes still be in the game and $93 season passes
They have a trillion dollars they owe in future parts and development!?
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
They have a trillion dollars they owe in future parts and development!?
So a wood chipper is the best security defense. At least that's what I'm hearing
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
So a wood chipper is the best security defense. At least that's what I'm hearing
You can't begin to fathom the shit that pops up here.
You hire a delivery driver to bow to your family members. Fucking nightmare world
You hire a delivery driver to bow to your family members. Fucking nightmare world
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
You can't begin to fathom the shit that pops up here.
You hire a delivery driver to bow to your family members. Fucking nightmare world
You hire a delivery driver to bow to your family members. Fucking nightmare world
Can we stop trying to rewrite the narrative?
Yes people were making fun of you but first people were trying to figure out if the game was even real due to no advertising.
Jokes didn't start until fake Twitter and blue sky accounts made were made with people calling it Concord 2 because no ads
Yes people were making fun of you but first people were trying to figure out if the game was even real due to no advertising.
Jokes didn't start until fake Twitter and blue sky accounts made were made with people calling it Concord 2 because no ads
"We were turned into a joke from minute one" - fired Highguard developer reflects on game's ill-fated launch and "false assumptions" after Game Awards reveal www.eurogamer.net/we-were-turn...
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Can we stop trying to rewrite the narrative?
Yes people were making fun of you but first people were trying to figure out if the game was even real due to no advertising.
Jokes didn't start until fake Twitter and blue sky accounts made were made with people calling it Concord 2 because no ads
Yes people were making fun of you but first people were trying to figure out if the game was even real due to no advertising.
Jokes didn't start until fake Twitter and blue sky accounts made were made with people calling it Concord 2 because no ads
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The way people pile on games really has become absurd and I'm sure being on receiving end of it must suck but this game got 100k concurrent players, people absolutely gave it a chance and it didn't stick with them
"We were turned into a joke from minute one" - fired Highguard developer reflects on game's ill-fated launch and "false assumptions" after Game Awards reveal www.eurogamer.net/we-were-turn...
February 13, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The way people pile on games really has become absurd and I'm sure being on receiving end of it must suck but this game got 100k concurrent players, people absolutely gave it a chance and it didn't stick with them
My nephews have a very strong bond with madden and sonic.
These are games they can buy frequently as Madden is yearly and Sonic is every 2-3 years.
Also killer klowns from outer space for the youngest.
No idea why but I appreciate it
These are games they can buy frequently as Madden is yearly and Sonic is every 2-3 years.
Also killer klowns from outer space for the youngest.
No idea why but I appreciate it
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize - AUTOMATON WEST
Japanese gamers on X discuss why classic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quests are less popular among the country's young people.
automaton-media.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
My nephews have a very strong bond with madden and sonic.
These are games they can buy frequently as Madden is yearly and Sonic is every 2-3 years.
Also killer klowns from outer space for the youngest.
No idea why but I appreciate it
These are games they can buy frequently as Madden is yearly and Sonic is every 2-3 years.
Also killer klowns from outer space for the youngest.
No idea why but I appreciate it
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yeah no fucking shit
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize - AUTOMATON WEST
Japanese gamers on X discuss why classic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quests are less popular among the country's young people.
automaton-media.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
yeah no fucking shit
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
maybe 7 year development cycles are fucking stupid and unnecessary and don't even produce measurably better games than shorter ones
Modern software devs are a joke.
First dead by daylight confirms purchases through the client allowing hackers to buy dlc that doesn't exist if you're in a match with them and now this.
First dead by daylight confirms purchases through the client allowing hackers to buy dlc that doesn't exist if you're in a match with them and now this.
I don't wanna stop anyone cause like fuck them and fuck Thiel's creepy little shithead creeper company but it's funny how it was like "Actually it is client side" "we hacked it" "oh shit we need to switch since people can hack the client side" and now we're at "SEE THEY WERE ALWAYS LYING TO US"
I love that someone was like "Discord has to be lying about client side because if that was true you'd be able to cheat and verify yourself on your end"... and apparently you can??
Not going to link anything because I don't trust any of it yet but hey
Not going to link anything because I don't trust any of it yet but hey
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Modern software devs are a joke.
First dead by daylight confirms purchases through the client allowing hackers to buy dlc that doesn't exist if you're in a match with them and now this.
First dead by daylight confirms purchases through the client allowing hackers to buy dlc that doesn't exist if you're in a match with them and now this.
I can't believe the GoFundMe made 32k
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I can't believe the GoFundMe made 32k
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Hate to say it, but it's better to focus on the people executed in Minnesota and the Epstein files.
Anyone pro Trump found that post funny. Everyone anti trump found it a disgrace to the Whitehouse. Spending more effort on debunking lies and showing the truth is, sadly, a better investment
Anyone pro Trump found that post funny. Everyone anti trump found it a disgrace to the Whitehouse. Spending more effort on debunking lies and showing the truth is, sadly, a better investment
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Hate to say it, but it's better to focus on the people executed in Minnesota and the Epstein files.
Anyone pro Trump found that post funny. Everyone anti trump found it a disgrace to the Whitehouse. Spending more effort on debunking lies and showing the truth is, sadly, a better investment
Anyone pro Trump found that post funny. Everyone anti trump found it a disgrace to the Whitehouse. Spending more effort on debunking lies and showing the truth is, sadly, a better investment
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BREAKING Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is disqualified from the Winter Olympics after refusing to back down over his banned helmet, which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
BREAKING Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is disqualified from the Winter Olympics after refusing to back down over his banned helmet, which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia
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You cannot claim to be restructuring city government while silencing the voices of the people. As I began to speak to the charter commission tonight on its stalled police accountability reforms, they cut the mic.
Watch the moment the Commission chose bureaucracy over the community. (1/3)
Watch the moment the Commission chose bureaucracy over the community. (1/3)
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
You cannot claim to be restructuring city government while silencing the voices of the people. As I began to speak to the charter commission tonight on its stalled police accountability reforms, they cut the mic.
Watch the moment the Commission chose bureaucracy over the community. (1/3)
Watch the moment the Commission chose bureaucracy over the community. (1/3)
I'll be honest, you can't really complain about people only reacting to a headline when the article is pay walled and the headline is click bait/rage bait.
You're just mocking people for being unable to afford a subscription for an article designed to initially stoke emotions
You're just mocking people for being unable to afford a subscription for an article designed to initially stoke emotions
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
I'll be honest, you can't really complain about people only reacting to a headline when the article is pay walled and the headline is click bait/rage bait.
You're just mocking people for being unable to afford a subscription for an article designed to initially stoke emotions
You're just mocking people for being unable to afford a subscription for an article designed to initially stoke emotions
Windows 12? I've not even installed win11 yet. I've used it for a total of 5 minutes.
Blunder of an os
Blunder of an os
*screams*
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Windows 12? I've not even installed win11 yet. I've used it for a total of 5 minutes.
Blunder of an os
Blunder of an os