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Phoenix
@phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social
Atlantic Canadian game critic and demiwoman cryptid. (She/They)

Words at Unwinnable, Endless Mode (previously Paste Games), and more
Co-Editor of @tier-review.com

https://muckrack.com/phoenix-simms
phoenix.simms@gmail.com

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In which I add The Mysteries of Harris Burdick and Agatha Christie to the Blue Prince evidence board, alongside @emilyprice.bsky.social’s keen observations of Piranesi and its parallels to the aforementioned game.
"You search for room 46, but also for the ephemeral legacies of your family and its place in the wider world."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social digs into the non-videogame influences behind Blue Prince's environments:
Negative Spatial Awareness - Unwinnable
Environmental storytelling and puzzles are at their best when they’re kept simple and almost subliminal.
unwinnable.com
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VOLUME 3 has arrived!! 📚

Thank you so much to @retrogamebooks.com for this one, and for all the amazing work they do with the Video Game Maps books and beyond 🙏💙

#SNES #Gaming
December 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities

if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Ace attorney fans one joke is defrosting
December 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Another holiday shopping season is here, another chance to give the gift of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR linktr.ee/jordanwminor
VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR, my book, is one of the best video game history books around
linktr.ee/jordanwminor
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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please send tips

I need help with my January 1st Rent , groceries , and gas in my car.

I also need to buy a few books I can’t find at the library for my Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace journalism pieces coming in February / March

I'm indie, trans, and all my work free.
i survive off tips.
i am extremely proud to announce my latest journalism

this piece is about DuPont, General Motors, TEFLON, PFOA, PFOS, and our POISONED world

we keep each other safe, and it begins with free, trustworthy information

read it for free: junoryleejournalism.com/2025/12/18/d...
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Little ceramic kitty cat cup in the cold winter light #ceramics #pottery #art
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Please help Amr! As always, even a share helps get this signal boosted.
December 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Put a good deal more time into this game after writing this and it continues to reveal how special it is... Rare to play something that feel so good as a toy and yet mature.
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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(psst) also you can buy the ebook for half off as part of the itch winter sale.

itch.io/s/176001/win...
Killing Our Gods: Essays on Religion, Christianity, and Video Games - ebook | Winter Sale 2025 by graceinthemachine
A sale by graceinthemachine, 50% off Killing Our Gods: Essays on Religion, Christianity, and Video Games - ebook
itch.io
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
✨💖✨It’s happening✨💖✨
December 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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not that the present economic picture is rosy, but i do think that popular culture — and specifically nostalgia bait television — is a big part of the reason that our public memory of the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s seems to miss the real economic pain that marked each of those decades.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I forgot how much I love being an publication editor. I love learning from my fellow contributors and helping them develop their drafts as well.

I'm not a natural grammarian per se, but that gives me something to continuously learn. And I love lifelong learning.
December 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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important
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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baby yoda lookin ROUGH these days
(h/t @rubeck.bsky.social )
December 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
ICYMI:
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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We do not need 7+ years, hundreds of devs, and AI tools to make a memorable game. We need more sickos and studios to take a chance on their ideas
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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people used to try and separate "interactive multimedia art" from "videogames" in an attempt to divide what the game industry valued from what a lot of artists wanted to be associated with. but that divide was imaginary. it's a smart thing to call everything "videogames" and force that confrontation
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks for contributing this wonderful piece!

Artemis kicked off our 24 Killers issue for @tier-review.com with what I would consider an exemplary personal essay. There’s a great balance of game analysis and the personal here.
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ahmad. Ahmad is a web programmer and designer. He is 23 and was starting his life but lost his laptop early in the war and then his home. He was shot while he was trying to get water for his family from a roof container and needs a surgery.
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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when you're a little kid and there's a big fight scene happening on TV
timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
December 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Anybody else remember when - occasionally - something cool or good used to happen? I swear this is real
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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OPPORTUNITY Narrative Designer- Jam City - US, CA

Not affiliated. Shares welcome!

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Jam City - Narrative Designer
We are looking for an experienced Narrative Designer to bring their expert writing and game design skills to help build a new game within our Narrative studio, the team behind the hit mobile game Harr...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM