Nate Shearer
@faultrunner.bsky.social
Editor at NextPlay Australia
I’m not ticklish, so don’t bother trying it.
I play games and pretend to watch movies.
> faultrunner@outlook.com <
I’m not ticklish, so don’t bother trying it.
I play games and pretend to watch movies.
> faultrunner@outlook.com <
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Nate Shearer
@faultrunner.bsky.social
· Dec 30
2026 is gonna be a good year for new games!
Here is my final list for the 12 for 12 challenge:
Yakuza 0
Tale of Vesperia
Final Fantasy 12
Cross Code
Dicey Dungeons
Reverse Collapse
Scars Above
Final Fantasy 7
The Forgotten City
Soul Reaver
Kingdom Hearts
Tales of MajEyal
Here is my final list for the 12 for 12 challenge:
Yakuza 0
Tale of Vesperia
Final Fantasy 12
Cross Code
Dicey Dungeons
Reverse Collapse
Scars Above
Final Fantasy 7
The Forgotten City
Soul Reaver
Kingdom Hearts
Tales of MajEyal
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Citizens are alarmed to see how many IOF terrorists of Australian nationality are serving in genocidal state of Israel's military, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social.
What steps are you taking to investigate these people for possible war crimes & keep all Australians safe at home? #auspol
What steps are you taking to investigate these people for possible war crimes & keep all Australians safe at home? #auspol
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Citizens are alarmed to see how many IOF terrorists of Australian nationality are serving in genocidal state of Israel's military, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social.
What steps are you taking to investigate these people for possible war crimes & keep all Australians safe at home? #auspol
What steps are you taking to investigate these people for possible war crimes & keep all Australians safe at home? #auspol
I can't get past Rivers Cuomo.
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I can't get past Rivers Cuomo.
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We’re still not bullying the big publishers anywhere near enough.
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
We’re still not bullying the big publishers anywhere near enough.
Great timing for a Ubisoft earnings report
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Great timing for a Ubisoft earnings report
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ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
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HAVE YOU PLAYED THESE YET?
Over on noclip_2 here are four of the best new games we played last month that you (possibly) didn't hear about yet.
Featuring:
- Cairn
- Berry Bury Berry
- Don't Stop, Girlypop!
- Perfect Tides: Station to Station
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhJJ...
Over on noclip_2 here are four of the best new games we played last month that you (possibly) didn't hear about yet.
Featuring:
- Cairn
- Berry Bury Berry
- Don't Stop, Girlypop!
- Perfect Tides: Station to Station
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhJJ...
Outstanding Games from January 2026 You Might Have Missed
YouTube video by noclip_2
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
HAVE YOU PLAYED THESE YET?
Over on noclip_2 here are four of the best new games we played last month that you (possibly) didn't hear about yet.
Featuring:
- Cairn
- Berry Bury Berry
- Don't Stop, Girlypop!
- Perfect Tides: Station to Station
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhJJ...
Over on noclip_2 here are four of the best new games we played last month that you (possibly) didn't hear about yet.
Featuring:
- Cairn
- Berry Bury Berry
- Don't Stop, Girlypop!
- Perfect Tides: Station to Station
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhJJ...
Panic is my favourite publisher of all time. They rarely miss, a lot of these games in the screenshot are more than worth paying full price for
Panic Publisher Sale via eShop. #ad https://ow.ly/oUPg50Yexhs
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Panic is my favourite publisher of all time. They rarely miss, a lot of these games in the screenshot are more than worth paying full price for
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At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Here I was, cooking up a storm… all of a sudden, 2 to 8 rats jumped me!
Announcing RAT GAME! 🐀
1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win??
A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them…
1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win??
A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them…
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Here I was, cooking up a storm… all of a sudden, 2 to 8 rats jumped me!
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
Thanks @peterspittech.bsky.social
You’ve got me sobbing at work with your story this week
You’ve got me sobbing at work with your story this week
social media + direct to consumer advertising has made pre-release reviews feel more disposable than ever.
so, what exactly is the point of a videogame review these days? does anyone really care about them?
🚨CRITICAL ERROR: youtu.be/Zn99oLmoDLo?...
so, what exactly is the point of a videogame review these days? does anyone really care about them?
🚨CRITICAL ERROR: youtu.be/Zn99oLmoDLo?...
February 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Thanks @peterspittech.bsky.social
You’ve got me sobbing at work with your story this week
You’ve got me sobbing at work with your story this week
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At the age of 58, I’ve bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man? | Adrian Chiles
At the age of 58, I’ve bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man? | Adrian Chiles
Bored with my DIY hopelessness, I’ve decided it’s time I learned some basics, writes Adrian Charles
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
At the age of 58, I’ve bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man? | Adrian Chiles
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The great thing is there’s no shortage of great games these days.
Excuse me while I play @nyamakop.co.za’s Relooted instead.
Excuse me while I play @nyamakop.co.za’s Relooted instead.
February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The great thing is there’s no shortage of great games these days.
Excuse me while I play @nyamakop.co.za’s Relooted instead.
Excuse me while I play @nyamakop.co.za’s Relooted instead.
Anyone here have experience with game shark?
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Anyone here have experience with game shark?
Well, I didn’t really care much for Ethan and Hila Klein being included in Mewgenics. It wasn’t that consequential to me in the grand scheme
To find out Edmund included them and other controversial figures as some weird, veiled statement seems… actually not surprising at all
To find out Edmund included them and other controversial figures as some weird, veiled statement seems… actually not surprising at all
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Well, I didn’t really care much for Ethan and Hila Klein being included in Mewgenics. It wasn’t that consequential to me in the grand scheme
To find out Edmund included them and other controversial figures as some weird, veiled statement seems… actually not surprising at all
To find out Edmund included them and other controversial figures as some weird, veiled statement seems… actually not surprising at all
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so anyway this is what i've spent the past four years being pissed off about www.mothership.blog/rest-in-peac...
Rest in peace, Bayonetta
A full-spoiler explanation as to why queer fans like me felt so disappointed by Bayonetta 3
www.mothership.blog
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
so anyway this is what i've spent the past four years being pissed off about www.mothership.blog/rest-in-peac...
11 months left to get into Forbes’ 30 Under 30
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
11 months left to get into Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Let’s fucking goooo
Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
Ubisoft workers are on strike: 'We are treated like children'
The strike comes after the publisher revealed plans to cut up to 200 jobs and ordered remote workers back into the office
www.polygon.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Let’s fucking goooo
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🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
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If I could have a dollar for every time someone says to me “what do you expect Israel to do, nothing after being attacked by Hamas?” I’d be a rich man.
That’s a deliberate perversion of history. October 7, 2023 didn’t happen in a vacuum—its genesis goes back to 1948 and beyond.
That’s a deliberate perversion of history. October 7, 2023 didn’t happen in a vacuum—its genesis goes back to 1948 and beyond.
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
If I could have a dollar for every time someone says to me “what do you expect Israel to do, nothing after being attacked by Hamas?” I’d be a rich man.
That’s a deliberate perversion of history. October 7, 2023 didn’t happen in a vacuum—its genesis goes back to 1948 and beyond.
That’s a deliberate perversion of history. October 7, 2023 didn’t happen in a vacuum—its genesis goes back to 1948 and beyond.
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Israel is a terror state.
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Israel is a terror state.
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Jillian’s husband donates to a group who opposed The Voice because it’s a “race-based lobby group that you have no say over” and didn’t want laws that “divided Australians by race”
Antisemitism Envoy admits she 'wasn't focused on' unequal protections in 'hate laws' seeking to protect only one religion. The bias isn't a bug it's a feature.
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Jillian’s husband donates to a group who opposed The Voice because it’s a “race-based lobby group that you have no say over” and didn’t want laws that “divided Australians by race”
I just saw this on the Party Line pod
Wtf lol
Wtf lol
UPDATE — TEXAS: The Trump supporter who started a fight with those high school kids, and proceeded to get his ass kicked and run away, has been arrested.
(Right-wingers had cut off the top of the video that showed he started it)
www.kxan.com/news/local/b...
(Right-wingers had cut off the top of the video that showed he started it)
www.kxan.com/news/local/b...
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I just saw this on the Party Line pod
Wtf lol
Wtf lol
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“NSW is now one of the most draconian anti-protest jurisdictions in the democratic world. The restrictions do not make the public safer and may, counterproductively, fuel social division.” On you @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social! Election ahead! #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
NSW anti-protest laws were rushed through to keep the peace. They’ve failed
NSW is now one of the most draconian anti-protest jurisdictions in the democratic world, with anti-protest rules that violate international law.
www.smh.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
“NSW is now one of the most draconian anti-protest jurisdictions in the democratic world. The restrictions do not make the public safer and may, counterproductively, fuel social division.” On you @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social! Election ahead! #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...