KaL
@kaly.blackskycomra.de
Hardcore Gaming 101 Podcast host, game writer and creative. He/Him Australia.
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Yet another long-haul early access game close to done - this time it's No Time, a Back To The Future-inspired sandbox immersive sim.
Yes, it has fully simulated time travel. Messing with NPCs in the past changes how things grow and change in the future
The main story is now complete after 6+ years
Yes, it has fully simulated time travel. Messing with NPCs in the past changes how things grow and change in the future
The main story is now complete after 6+ years
Save 35% on No Time on Steam
Go on a trip through time! Experience the freedom of traveling into any date, hour and minute in time between the years 1 and 3033 AD! Help your best friend Edward in his scientific affairs! Watch out...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Yet another long-haul early access game close to done - this time it's No Time, a Back To The Future-inspired sandbox immersive sim.
Yes, it has fully simulated time travel. Messing with NPCs in the past changes how things grow and change in the future
The main story is now complete after 6+ years
Yes, it has fully simulated time travel. Messing with NPCs in the past changes how things grow and change in the future
The main story is now complete after 6+ years
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Beyond the Wall of Stars (1992) is one of those weird multimedia experiences tailored-made for me. Ultralow-budget sci-fi interactive multiple-choice book with bonkers plot, water pistols, digitized actors and all that good stuff.
It was supposed to be a trilogy but alas, that never happened.
It was supposed to be a trilogy but alas, that never happened.
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Beyond the Wall of Stars (1992) is one of those weird multimedia experiences tailored-made for me. Ultralow-budget sci-fi interactive multiple-choice book with bonkers plot, water pistols, digitized actors and all that good stuff.
It was supposed to be a trilogy but alas, that never happened.
It was supposed to be a trilogy but alas, that never happened.
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Guy who's only ever seen Boss Baby
December 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Guy who's only ever seen Boss Baby
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choro q jet - rainbow wings / psx
takara, 1998
takara, 1998
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
choro q jet - rainbow wings / psx
takara, 1998
takara, 1998
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Just a reminder that Nick’s funeral is later today. If you ever enjoyed his work please use the details below.
Nik’s funeral is taking place on 30th December at 1pm GMT. For those that can’t attend, the funeral will be live-streamed. We have tried to contact as many of Nik’s friends as we could, but we may have missed some. The link is watch.obitus.com username: cuma6886 pin:962499
watch.obitus
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Just a reminder that Nick’s funeral is later today. If you ever enjoyed his work please use the details below.
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Speaking of preservation, this will probably need to be done unofficially, but any tech wizards that want to try and preserve Humanity (the Lemmings-like puzzler by the Tetris Effect studio) and its years of user levels and community jams... You've until March 2026
Maybe find a way to save locally?
Maybe find a way to save locally?
HUMANITY - [News] Update on HUMANITY User-Generated Content - Steam News
The User Stages mode in HUMANITY will end service at the end of March 2026. After this time, users on any platform will no longer be able to successfully upload stages they've created or play stages c...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Speaking of preservation, this will probably need to be done unofficially, but any tech wizards that want to try and preserve Humanity (the Lemmings-like puzzler by the Tetris Effect studio) and its years of user levels and community jams... You've until March 2026
Maybe find a way to save locally?
Maybe find a way to save locally?
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StoryNexus is going down for good Jan 27 (they've been http-only for years, but if you add a browser exception you can still play them now).
storynexus.com
#InteractiveFiction
storynexus.com
#InteractiveFiction
StoryNexus
StoryNexus allows you to play, and create, storygames: interactive stories in a rich variety of worlds. Create a storygame as a creative experiment, a source of income, an educational tool, a piece of...
storynexus.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
StoryNexus is going down for good Jan 27 (they've been http-only for years, but if you add a browser exception you can still play them now).
storynexus.com
#InteractiveFiction
storynexus.com
#InteractiveFiction
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with how much the PS3 era changed the series, it's easy to forget it all started with low-poly rats and fixed camera angles
December 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
with how much the PS3 era changed the series, it's easy to forget it all started with low-poly rats and fixed camera angles
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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jams
This Deer Hunting USA board might be malfunctioning...̸̴̶̡͈͔͚͎̌̐ͧ̎͌ͬ.̯ͪ_̸̴̧̟̝͔̰̱̇_̼̤̩͍̪̦̟̺̝̙͔̠̮̆ͬ̆̆́͋̆̔͐ͧ.̵͙͔͊ 🦌
December 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
jams
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another year, another 20+ translated Japanese game developer interviews published by @shmuplations.bsky.social at shmuplations.com —the final updates for the year just went up, so allow me to run down what's been translated over the course of 2025, from most to least recent: (thread)
shmuplations.com
shmuplations.com is a repository of Japanese game developer translations, covering primarily older arcade and console games from the 80s, 90s, and beyond.
shmuplations.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
another year, another 20+ translated Japanese game developer interviews published by @shmuplations.bsky.social at shmuplations.com —the final updates for the year just went up, so allow me to run down what's been translated over the course of 2025, from most to least recent: (thread)
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every day I log on and see this girl here
December 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
every day I log on and see this girl here
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2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
December 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
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"video games are art" people when I talk about the way To a T lets you see other npcs grouse about their daily life alongside Teen to demonstrate that Teen is really just like everyone else even when they're having a hard day and not French Bullshit where adults argue about fear of death or w/ever.
December 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"video games are art" people when I talk about the way To a T lets you see other npcs grouse about their daily life alongside Teen to demonstrate that Teen is really just like everyone else even when they're having a hard day and not French Bullshit where adults argue about fear of death or w/ever.
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As it turns out this song is actually taken from JAZZ.mid composed by Carl Franklin. Really not surprised that it's yet another song not actually composed by the credited composers lmao
youtu.be/av1SBwlrdDE
youtu.be/av1SBwlrdDE
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
As it turns out this song is actually taken from JAZZ.mid composed by Carl Franklin. Really not surprised that it's yet another song not actually composed by the credited composers lmao
youtu.be/av1SBwlrdDE
youtu.be/av1SBwlrdDE
One thing about Minecraft is because I have only orbited it remotely in the last decade it's always a shock when it has lighting and *water*
We ended up accidentally watching this whole video yesterday, and against all odds, it ended up being one of the greatest pieces of cinema I've ever experienced:
youtu.be/ef568d0CrRY?...
youtu.be/ef568d0CrRY?...
1000 Players Simulate Civilization: Rich & Poor
YouTube video by ish
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
One thing about Minecraft is because I have only orbited it remotely in the last decade it's always a shock when it has lighting and *water*
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We ended up accidentally watching this whole video yesterday, and against all odds, it ended up being one of the greatest pieces of cinema I've ever experienced:
youtu.be/ef568d0CrRY?...
youtu.be/ef568d0CrRY?...
1000 Players Simulate Civilization: Rich & Poor
YouTube video by ish
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We ended up accidentally watching this whole video yesterday, and against all odds, it ended up being one of the greatest pieces of cinema I've ever experienced:
youtu.be/ef568d0CrRY?...
youtu.be/ef568d0CrRY?...
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I watched Take Me Out To Snowland (私をスキーに連れてって), a movie I've had on my mind for over a decade since I watched its opening sequence. I'm pleased to say that it's just as confidently stylish and beautiful as its opening all the way through. An incredible winter movie.
December 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I watched Take Me Out To Snowland (私をスキーに連れてって), a movie I've had on my mind for over a decade since I watched its opening sequence. I'm pleased to say that it's just as confidently stylish and beautiful as its opening all the way through. An incredible winter movie.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
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i am a strong believer in the permaban. many are uncomfortable with anything permanent, but it is an opportunity for growth and the realisation that nothing is permanent; like your tattoos, your ban from a video game lasts only until you die, maybe a little longer
I kinda miss multiplayer games that were aggressive with banning bad actors for a few hours or days. Time outs do work on adults and I think people need more of them
December 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
i am a strong believer in the permaban. many are uncomfortable with anything permanent, but it is an opportunity for growth and the realisation that nothing is permanent; like your tattoos, your ban from a video game lasts only until you die, maybe a little longer