Mathew Kumar
@mathewkumar.com
Writer of exp. magazine (https://expzine.com). Game developer for hire. He/They.
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Mathew Kumar
@mathewkumar.com
· Sep 16
Pleased to announced that exp. 2602, a new #zine in my exploration of the 1970s releases for the Atari 2600, is available for pre-order NOW at our new online store! Read more: expzine.com/2025/09/16/a...
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Report: Mindseye dev installed surveillance software without employees' knowledge
Report: Mindseye dev installed surveillance software without employees' knowledge
The surveillance software is "directly linked to Mindseye's success," co-CEO Mark Gerhard reportedly told employees.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Report: Mindseye dev installed surveillance software without employees' knowledge
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surprise it's just blatant corruption again
A billionaire family that owns a bridge crossing between Michigan and Canada has wanted Trump to stop a new bridge — and Trump is now threatening to block its opening (with authority he doesn’t have). www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 AM
surprise it's just blatant corruption again
New exp. for subscribers! I look at one of the Amiga's "killer apps", Cinemaware's Defender Of The Crown, swither at length if I should play it on the Amiga, and then do anyway. expzine.com/2026/02/10/d...
On Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/defend...
On Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/defend...
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
New exp. for subscribers! I look at one of the Amiga's "killer apps", Cinemaware's Defender Of The Crown, swither at length if I should play it on the Amiga, and then do anyway. expzine.com/2026/02/10/d...
On Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/defend...
On Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/defend...
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this is not a tiktok it is a documentary
January 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
this is not a tiktok it is a documentary
This is actually an unbelievably important (and necessary) advance for the future of this planet, container ships are insane driver of pollution
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is actually an unbelievably important (and necessary) advance for the future of this planet, container ships are insane driver of pollution
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
#THETENX5
#9 GHOSTPOET - Liiines (2011)
Yet again really struggled on which single to pick here. This is just such an amazing album closer and an easy "let's just play it again" pick.
#9 GHOSTPOET - Liiines (2011)
Yet again really struggled on which single to pick here. This is just such an amazing album closer and an easy "let's just play it again" pick.
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
#THETENX5
#9 GHOSTPOET - Liiines (2011)
Yet again really struggled on which single to pick here. This is just such an amazing album closer and an easy "let's just play it again" pick.
#9 GHOSTPOET - Liiines (2011)
Yet again really struggled on which single to pick here. This is just such an amazing album closer and an easy "let's just play it again" pick.
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If you're gonna read any quote from an article on the game, let it be this one, because I think it sums up a lot of the feelings of fans pretty succintly
![“In a word, it’s grief,” Yakuza/Like A Dragon Wiki “Chairman” Masu told me. “If you’re a longtime fan or even if you can see yourself becoming one, if the series has resonated with you, it’s hard to come to terms with the idea that maybe its driving principle of chivalry is just a power fantasy to be packaged and sold and not a sincerely-held belief. And if you’re a survivor like I am, it’s even harder to lose faith in creators you hoped were in your corner when most of the world isn’t. A lot of us are being forced to close a chapter in our lives [that] we never wanted to close.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fih2jbqfmjrza7yqgbtn5phi/bafkreigs7vvyitkf77yiu4ytu3cghqyojcmfqwajzktyymakgftxmjq434@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If you're gonna read any quote from an article on the game, let it be this one, because I think it sums up a lot of the feelings of fans pretty succintly
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Commission work done for @dogemario12.bsky.social
Tiffany makes a devastating blow to Morrigan
#fanart #pixelart #spritework #anime #manga #Boxing #punchout #crt #CAPCOM
Tiffany makes a devastating blow to Morrigan
#fanart #pixelart #spritework #anime #manga #Boxing #punchout #crt #CAPCOM
February 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Commission work done for @dogemario12.bsky.social
Tiffany makes a devastating blow to Morrigan
#fanart #pixelart #spritework #anime #manga #Boxing #punchout #crt #CAPCOM
Tiffany makes a devastating blow to Morrigan
#fanart #pixelart #spritework #anime #manga #Boxing #punchout #crt #CAPCOM
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I have this weird habit where I white balance images that come across my timeline, it's a nervous tic, it's like my digital fidget toy
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I have this weird habit where I white balance images that come across my timeline, it's a nervous tic, it's like my digital fidget toy
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By 1986 there wasn't much room for complex simulations at the top of the UK games chart. Then along came MicroProse, and a submarine combat game by a designer who Commodore User referred to as 'Sid Mayer'...
New post on Silent Service: www.superchartisland.com/silent-service
New post on Silent Service: www.superchartisland.com/silent-service
Silent Service – “Sonar reports distant explosions”
Back in the earlier days of the British microcomputer boom, when we were still figuring out what computer games could be, Psion’s Flight Simulation was a huge hit on the ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum. A…
www.superchartisland.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
By 1986 there wasn't much room for complex simulations at the top of the UK games chart. Then along came MicroProse, and a submarine combat game by a designer who Commodore User referred to as 'Sid Mayer'...
New post on Silent Service: www.superchartisland.com/silent-service
New post on Silent Service: www.superchartisland.com/silent-service
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
#THETENX5
#8 THE HORRORS - Still Life (2011)
Things are the way they have to be...
(As with the last song, perfect lyrics for angtsy teenage vagueposting. I was not a teenager at the time.)
#8 THE HORRORS - Still Life (2011)
Things are the way they have to be...
(As with the last song, perfect lyrics for angtsy teenage vagueposting. I was not a teenager at the time.)
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 AM
#THETENX5
#8 THE HORRORS - Still Life (2011)
Things are the way they have to be...
(As with the last song, perfect lyrics for angtsy teenage vagueposting. I was not a teenager at the time.)
#8 THE HORRORS - Still Life (2011)
Things are the way they have to be...
(As with the last song, perfect lyrics for angtsy teenage vagueposting. I was not a teenager at the time.)
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Nintendo: Hey, are you ready to shoot our new commercial?
Ad Guy: *snorts 8 lines of pure cocaine* ... I am now.
Ad Guy: *snorts 8 lines of pure cocaine* ... I am now.
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Nintendo: Hey, are you ready to shoot our new commercial?
Ad Guy: *snorts 8 lines of pure cocaine* ... I am now.
Ad Guy: *snorts 8 lines of pure cocaine* ... I am now.
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Epic made provably incorrect statements about the game’s content, refused to provide details supporting their claims, and has not shared their claimed AO IARC certificate, which normally includes a link for the developer to appeal. They do not ‘love that studio’, they have effectively ghosted us
Earlier this week, I spoke briefly Epic about Horses, a game that was approved for release on EGS, then blocked after a re-rating
"We love that studio," Epic VP Steve Allison said of Santa Ragione, but maintained that an AO rating was a dealbreaker
www.gamefile.news/i/186925441/...
"We love that studio," Epic VP Steve Allison said of Santa Ragione, but maintained that an AO rating was a dealbreaker
www.gamefile.news/i/186925441/...
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Epic made provably incorrect statements about the game’s content, refused to provide details supporting their claims, and has not shared their claimed AO IARC certificate, which normally includes a link for the developer to appeal. They do not ‘love that studio’, they have effectively ghosted us
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@thelocal.to worked with the brilliant Toronto artist Michael DeForge to create this data illustration to mark the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown thelocal.to/understandin...
Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations | The Local
From Shohei Ohtani’s salary to the tunneling rate of a mole—an unorthodox guide to the numbers behind Toronto’s newest transit line.
thelocal.to
February 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
@thelocal.to worked with the brilliant Toronto artist Michael DeForge to create this data illustration to mark the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown thelocal.to/understandin...
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SAMURAI GUNN 2
⚔️ IS SO BACK ⚔️
Rebuilt from the ground up in our own engine, FASTER and DEADLIER than ever!
MORE to COME!
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
⚔️ IS SO BACK ⚔️
Rebuilt from the ground up in our own engine, FASTER and DEADLIER than ever!
MORE to COME!
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
SAMURAI GUNN 2
⚔️ IS SO BACK ⚔️
Rebuilt from the ground up in our own engine, FASTER and DEADLIER than ever!
MORE to COME!
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
⚔️ IS SO BACK ⚔️
Rebuilt from the ground up in our own engine, FASTER and DEADLIER than ever!
MORE to COME!
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...
#THETENX5
#6 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - Final Form (2010)
Not the first time on this list that I'll struggle on what song to pick from a band.
#6 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - Final Form (2010)
Not the first time on this list that I'll struggle on what song to pick from a band.
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
#THETENX5
#6 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - Final Form (2010)
Not the first time on this list that I'll struggle on what song to pick from a band.
#6 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - Final Form (2010)
Not the first time on this list that I'll struggle on what song to pick from a band.
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The 2026 zine annual comes
bundled free with the latest issue of Forgotten Worlds. It showcases independent video game magazines from around the world - each one introduced by the editor. More details 👇
@sharkabytes.bsky.social @pixelsandpolygons.net @mathewkumar.com @devilsblush.bsky.social
bundled free with the latest issue of Forgotten Worlds. It showcases independent video game magazines from around the world - each one introduced by the editor. More details 👇
@sharkabytes.bsky.social @pixelsandpolygons.net @mathewkumar.com @devilsblush.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The 2026 zine annual comes
bundled free with the latest issue of Forgotten Worlds. It showcases independent video game magazines from around the world - each one introduced by the editor. More details 👇
@sharkabytes.bsky.social @pixelsandpolygons.net @mathewkumar.com @devilsblush.bsky.social
bundled free with the latest issue of Forgotten Worlds. It showcases independent video game magazines from around the world - each one introduced by the editor. More details 👇
@sharkabytes.bsky.social @pixelsandpolygons.net @mathewkumar.com @devilsblush.bsky.social