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holy fuck this is ridiculous, how can we claim games are art if art is this scary to our two primary distribution channels?
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
holy fuck this is ridiculous, how can we claim games are art if art is this scary to our two primary distribution channels?
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Kemi did it on LBC last night if you need to reinforce it
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Kemi did it on LBC last night if you need to reinforce it
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Perhaps have a phone conversation on speaker but holding the end of the phone up to their mouth like an idiot, too. Could he do that?
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Perhaps have a phone conversation on speaker but holding the end of the phone up to their mouth like an idiot, too. Could he do that?
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Could Starmer watch a video on his phone with volume on full blast, no headphones, on a train, next please?
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Could Starmer watch a video on his phone with volume on full blast, no headphones, on a train, next please?
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Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
movie: we can't trace their payload, it's behind two layers of base64!
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
computer knowers: *groan*
reality:
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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enjoying The Wise-Woman's Dog, 2nd place in this year's Interactive Fiction competition - you play as a dog in 1280 BCE and there's copper merchants and everything. play online in your browser -- ifdb.org/viewgame?id=...
The Wise-Woman's Dog
A Bronze Age Adventure
Anatolia, 1280 BCE: the last swan song of the Hittite Empire. The Great King abandons the capital in the face of barbarian raids; moving south, he declares that his new city ...
ifdb.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
enjoying The Wise-Woman's Dog, 2nd place in this year's Interactive Fiction competition - you play as a dog in 1280 BCE and there's copper merchants and everything. play online in your browser -- ifdb.org/viewgame?id=...
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Four UN special rapporteurs and an independent expert have condemned the UK's proscription of Palestine Action as 'not justified', 'unnecessary' and a move associated with authoritarian states
UN experts say Palestine Action ban 'associated with authoritarian states'
www.thenational.scot
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Four UN special rapporteurs and an independent expert have condemned the UK's proscription of Palestine Action as 'not justified', 'unnecessary' and a move associated with authoritarian states
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There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
Save 50% on Babushka's Glitch Dungeon on Steam
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
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Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
![Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
247 points by stillatit 10 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 200 comments
Just saw the CEO of Substack celebrating traffic from X/Twitter shooting up thinking they stopped suppressing tweets with links[0]. Actually, this traffic is because now any time you open a tweet with a link, the in-app webview loads in the background, and displays when you press the link.
I run an ecom store that gets a lot of its customers from Twitter. I was also shocked to see my traffic double or triple overnight and thought the algorithm had blessed me and my business. Soon realized what was actually happening. Thought other traffic-monitors might appreciate this explanation.
Meanwhile Nikita Bier is pretending they never suppressed tweets with links to begin with, offering the alternative explanation: "a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and people forget to Like or Reply. So X doesn't get a clear signal whether the content is any good"[1]. A bit of a rewriting of history since Elon and his mom both tweeted about how it wasn't fair to use his platform to promote other links/platforms, even banning people who shared profiles of other social networks (including Paul Graham for a period). They suppressed all links shortly after.
[0] https://x.com/cjgbest/status/1985464687350485092
[1] https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1979994223224209709](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tpg43qhh4lw4ksiffs4nbda3/bafkreia62cq7p2dn2o76cjuuzl5dpwaatnf5m5cl5bm7lmoprsavebgl4q@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
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One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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the extrajudicial boat murders have become so prevalent they meet the official definition of serial killing
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
the extrajudicial boat murders have become so prevalent they meet the official definition of serial killing
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Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates of the tormented souls bound to it. End a 50-year curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.
KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play.
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play.
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
Kinophobia by Bruno Dias
Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates its tormented souls. End a curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.
brunodias.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates of the tormented souls bound to it. End a 50-year curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.
KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play.
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play.
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
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Coming in Spring 2026: Oeuf, a 3D physics platformer where U egg. Wishlist innit. store.steampowered.com/app/3831080/...
Oeuf on Steam
3D physics-platformer where you are an egg! Roll, hop and slide your way back home.
store.steampowered.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Coming in Spring 2026: Oeuf, a 3D physics platformer where U egg. Wishlist innit. store.steampowered.com/app/3831080/...
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It's done! Silly #oeufgame controller. (Thanks to @mrlucagames.bsky.social and @robinwobbles.bsky.social for help with construction).
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's done! Silly #oeufgame controller. (Thanks to @mrlucagames.bsky.social and @robinwobbles.bsky.social for help with construction).
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New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
Egg by Terry Cavanagh
why not be an egg
terrycavanagh.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
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A curious approach from people who don't like the concept of immigration
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A curious approach from people who don't like the concept of immigration
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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NEW
The Kneecap prosecution collapsed because police and prosecutors did not take terrorism law seriously
Where "a technicality" hides a fundamental error
By me
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-kneeca...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
The Kneecap prosecution collapsed because police and prosecutors did not take terrorism law seriously
Where "a technicality" hides a fundamental error
By me
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-kneeca...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
NEW
The Kneecap prosecution collapsed because police and prosecutors did not take terrorism law seriously
Where "a technicality" hides a fundamental error
By me
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-kneeca...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
The Kneecap prosecution collapsed because police and prosecutors did not take terrorism law seriously
Where "a technicality" hides a fundamental error
By me
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-kneeca...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
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why are you giving them so much fawning media coverage? oh we have to take them seriously because they are polling so well. why are they polping so well? oh maybe its all the fucking media coverage
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
why are you giving them so much fawning media coverage? oh we have to take them seriously because they are polling so well. why are they polping so well? oh maybe its all the fucking media coverage
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We made a new game. It’s called Q-UP. It’s a coin flipping eSport. There’s a free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
store.steampowered.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We made a new game. It’s called Q-UP. It’s a coin flipping eSport. There’s a free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...