Jason Winter
@jasonwinter.bsky.social
Gamer and reforming curmudgeon. Formerly known as @winterinformal on Twitter
Check out my YouTube channel where I explore the history behind fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/@FantasyRoots
Streams: http://www.twitch.tv/jasonwinter
Check out my YouTube channel where I explore the history behind fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/@FantasyRoots
Streams: http://www.twitch.tv/jasonwinter
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Jason Winter
@jasonwinter.bsky.social
· Jun 23
The ability of other people to get me into their hobbies and fandoms is matched only by their ability to swear off said hobbies and fandoms once I get invested.
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sound on. I’m still laughing
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
sound on. I’m still laughing
Made a garlicky dish last night but also cut open my finger and it bled quite a bit, so I can't tell if Dracula would be repulsed or attracted.
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Made a garlicky dish last night but also cut open my finger and it bled quite a bit, so I can't tell if Dracula would be repulsed or attracted.
Reposted by Jason Winter
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Really regretting that I didn't tour the White House during my DC trip two years ago before 1/3 of it was destroyed. This was as close as I got.
October 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Really regretting that I didn't tour the White House during my DC trip two years ago before 1/3 of it was destroyed. This was as close as I got.
Meant to mention this three days ago, but 100 years ago, on October 20, 1925, these two twenty-somethings got married!
Those are my maternal grandparents. Nice hat, Grandma!
Those are my maternal grandparents. Nice hat, Grandma!
October 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Meant to mention this three days ago, but 100 years ago, on October 20, 1925, these two twenty-somethings got married!
Those are my maternal grandparents. Nice hat, Grandma!
Those are my maternal grandparents. Nice hat, Grandma!
Two of the three games I tried -- The Legend of Khiimori and Master of Command -- are on this list.
But my favorite, by far, was Shadow of the Road, which I think is an awful title but an amazing game.
Think Baldur's Gate 3 but with samurai, magic, and steampunk.
But my favorite, by far, was Shadow of the Road, which I think is an awful title but an amazing game.
Think Baldur's Gate 3 but with samurai, magic, and steampunk.
Now that the October edition of Next Fest is officially closed, the Most-played demo recap is here! store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfes...
If you want to join the bandwagon, come check out everyone else's favorite demos. Some of the demos are still up!
If you want to join the bandwagon, come check out everyone else's favorite demos. Some of the demos are still up!
Most-played demos of Steam Next Fest: October 2025 Edition
These are the 50 games with the most-played demos during the week of Steam Next Fest, by number of unique players
store.steampowered.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Two of the three games I tried -- The Legend of Khiimori and Master of Command -- are on this list.
But my favorite, by far, was Shadow of the Road, which I think is an awful title but an amazing game.
Think Baldur's Gate 3 but with samurai, magic, and steampunk.
But my favorite, by far, was Shadow of the Road, which I think is an awful title but an amazing game.
Think Baldur's Gate 3 but with samurai, magic, and steampunk.
The only time I will use AI to search for something, because I want it to commit seppuku
October 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The only time I will use AI to search for something, because I want it to commit seppuku
In 2015, e-sports was *so close* to being mainstream! By 2025, it would be on par with the NFL! Championship events would be broadcast alongside the World Series! And you could own a team with unlimited potential for just a few million dollars! It's a sure thing!
From WoW killers that never materialized to waiting on MMOs that still haven't launched, here are 10 things that haven't changed about the MMORPG genre since 2015
Perfect Ten: 10 things that haven’t changed about the MMORPG genre since 2015
massivelyop.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In 2015, e-sports was *so close* to being mainstream! By 2025, it would be on par with the NFL! Championship events would be broadcast alongside the World Series! And you could own a team with unlimited potential for just a few million dollars! It's a sure thing!
Watching some pro Marvel Rivals, and both teams are running 1 DPS, 2 tanks, and 3 healers. A team in the last match was running 3 tanks and 3 healers.
Role queue is coming, that's a guarantee. They can't have half the roster be DPS and see them hardly used.
Role queue is coming, that's a guarantee. They can't have half the roster be DPS and see them hardly used.
October 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Watching some pro Marvel Rivals, and both teams are running 1 DPS, 2 tanks, and 3 healers. A team in the last match was running 3 tanks and 3 healers.
Role queue is coming, that's a guarantee. They can't have half the roster be DPS and see them hardly used.
Role queue is coming, that's a guarantee. They can't have half the roster be DPS and see them hardly used.
And now it can become the best MMORPG ever because it exists only in the mind and was never released for people to be disappointed by it.
Well, this sucks: NetEase has abandoned another western MMORPG, this time Greg Street’s Project Ghost
NetEase has abandoned another western MMORPG, this time Greg Street’s Project Ghost
massivelyop.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
And now it can become the best MMORPG ever because it exists only in the mind and was never released for people to be disappointed by it.
At the Decipher holiday party of 1996, one of the prizes offered up was a PlayStation. I really, really wanted it ... and I didn't win it.
A few months later, April 1997 I think, the guy who won it offered to sell it to me and I immediately accepted.
A few months later, April 1997 I think, the guy who won it offered to sell it to me and I immediately accepted.
Thirty years on, former SIE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida recalls the European launch of the PlayStation - and the Nintendo PlayStation prototype that started it all. "It was almost helpful that Nintendo cancelled the project," he says.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-european...
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-european...
The European launch of PlayStation, as remembered by Shuhei Yoshida
Thirty years on, the former SIE Worldwide Studios president recalls inter-regional rivalries and the Nintendo prototype that started it all
www.gamesindustry.biz
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At the Decipher holiday party of 1996, one of the prizes offered up was a PlayStation. I really, really wanted it ... and I didn't win it.
A few months later, April 1997 I think, the guy who won it offered to sell it to me and I immediately accepted.
A few months later, April 1997 I think, the guy who won it offered to sell it to me and I immediately accepted.
I'm never going to get used to hearing about something in "21" and not immediately thinking it means 1921 instead of 2021.
October 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I'm never going to get used to hearing about something in "21" and not immediately thinking it means 1921 instead of 2021.
Saw a commercial for ICE on TBS.
Removed TBS from my channels list.
Removed TBS from my channels list.
October 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Saw a commercial for ICE on TBS.
Removed TBS from my channels list.
Removed TBS from my channels list.
Gamers: "I want a game with a huge, expansive open world!"
Also Gamers: "I have to travel more than 100 feet to do a quest? Unacceptable!"
Also Gamers: "I have to travel more than 100 feet to do a quest? Unacceptable!"
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Gamers: "I want a game with a huge, expansive open world!"
Also Gamers: "I have to travel more than 100 feet to do a quest? Unacceptable!"
Also Gamers: "I have to travel more than 100 feet to do a quest? Unacceptable!"
I played Hades on Game Pass but didn't beat it when my time was up, so I figured "it was good but whatever," but I watched a stream of Hades II and thought, "damn, I'd like to play that"
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I played Hades on Game Pass but didn't beat it when my time was up, so I figured "it was good but whatever," but I watched a stream of Hades II and thought, "damn, I'd like to play that"
We used to run hopscotch out to 10 or 12 when I was a kid. Man, inflation has hit everywhere.
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We used to run hopscotch out to 10 or 12 when I was a kid. Man, inflation has hit everywhere.
A wild (and rather depressing) blog post appears: jasonwinter.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/h...
How To Stop Lying, To Your Friends And To Yourself
It’s been four years since I last wrote anything here. When I had That One Thing(tm) happen to me in late 2022, I put it on Google Docs and linked to it on Twitter. I think that’s becau…
jasonwinter.wordpress.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A wild (and rather depressing) blog post appears: jasonwinter.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/h...
My latest video on Fantasy Roots is all about elves and some of their most common myths -- one of which might not have any true basis in history! youtu.be/4AeNyT75AMs
Common Elf Myths Found (Or Not) In Historical Sources
YouTube video by Fantasy Roots
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September 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My latest video on Fantasy Roots is all about elves and some of their most common myths -- one of which might not have any true basis in history! youtu.be/4AeNyT75AMs
Finally, science proves that I've been right all along www.eurogamer.net/scientists-h...
September 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Finally, science proves that I've been right all along www.eurogamer.net/scientists-h...
Look on the bright side -- in 50-100 years or so, there will be some amazing video games about the times we live in now, once they're far enough removed from the present that we can view them as entertainment.
Can't wait to play Modern Warfare: Cancel Culture and Assassin's Creed: 2025.
Can't wait to play Modern Warfare: Cancel Culture and Assassin's Creed: 2025.
September 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Look on the bright side -- in 50-100 years or so, there will be some amazing video games about the times we live in now, once they're far enough removed from the present that we can view them as entertainment.
Can't wait to play Modern Warfare: Cancel Culture and Assassin's Creed: 2025.
Can't wait to play Modern Warfare: Cancel Culture and Assassin's Creed: 2025.
When Tarkin ordered the destruction of Alderaan, he did so in a calm and measured voice, so it was OK.
He argued with civility. It's a start.
What disagreements, exactly, was he bridging via his work and words?
September 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When Tarkin ordered the destruction of Alderaan, he did so in a calm and measured voice, so it was OK.
Mood: Nihilistic
September 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Mood: Nihilistic
Looking through Street View at places I used to live and I just kind of want to go there again and wander the streets. No particular goals, just "cruise the old neighborhood," so to speak.
September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Looking through Street View at places I used to live and I just kind of want to go there again and wander the streets. No particular goals, just "cruise the old neighborhood," so to speak.
It would be a shame if people knew about all the (not exactly legitimate) sites they could go to to watch RedZone for free. A real shame.
September 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It would be a shame if people knew about all the (not exactly legitimate) sites they could go to to watch RedZone for free. A real shame.