Stephen Hilger
@stephenhilger.bsky.social
I like drawing and writing. I also like talking about games I love on @intothecast.bsky.social and youtube.com/@memorycardmanuscript
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An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
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Sorry, we need to re-record GOTY. I only now got to play Age of Imprisonment, which immediately begins with Zelda breaking the prime directive and piloting a mech for the thrill
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Sorry, we need to re-record GOTY. I only now got to play Age of Imprisonment, which immediately begins with Zelda breaking the prime directive and piloting a mech for the thrill
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2025 was a strange year for video games. It was really hard for me to make a traditional "GOTY list."
So I didn't.
That said, the best thing I played this year was Known Mysteries by @solarserver.games (Kara Stone), and it's not even close.
youtu.be/kkvQQwN5fyo?...
So I didn't.
That said, the best thing I played this year was Known Mysteries by @solarserver.games (Kara Stone), and it's not even close.
youtu.be/kkvQQwN5fyo?...
2025 was a weird year for games...
YouTube video by ~ flow state ~
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January 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
2025 was a strange year for video games. It was really hard for me to make a traditional "GOTY list."
So I didn't.
That said, the best thing I played this year was Known Mysteries by @solarserver.games (Kara Stone), and it's not even close.
youtu.be/kkvQQwN5fyo?...
So I didn't.
That said, the best thing I played this year was Known Mysteries by @solarserver.games (Kara Stone), and it's not even close.
youtu.be/kkvQQwN5fyo?...
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Wow it's the Girlies! Listen to hear all about the year's best horses, trees, bad opinions, and more!
Thanks for listening to the show this year! We'll back with more in 2026 and we mean that as a threat!
shows.acast.com/girl-mode/ep...
Thanks for listening to the show this year! We'll back with more in 2026 and we mean that as a threat!
shows.acast.com/girl-mode/ep...
Episode 154 - The Fourth Annual Girl Mode Awards | Girl Mode
The awards show the games industry deserves
shows.acast.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wow it's the Girlies! Listen to hear all about the year's best horses, trees, bad opinions, and more!
Thanks for listening to the show this year! We'll back with more in 2026 and we mean that as a threat!
shows.acast.com/girl-mode/ep...
Thanks for listening to the show this year! We'll back with more in 2026 and we mean that as a threat!
shows.acast.com/girl-mode/ep...
These episodes are always the highlight of my year. Thank you to everyone for listening and inadvertently giving us the confidence to release an episode longer than most operas.
✨ IT'S HERE ✨
Join us in celebrating Into the Aether's 2025 Game of the Year Spectacular, an unsurprisingly lengthy mp3 file for you and yours packed to the brim with the very best games the year had to offer.
Listen at intothecast.online, and share it with a friend if you're feeling generous. 💞
Join us in celebrating Into the Aether's 2025 Game of the Year Spectacular, an unsurprisingly lengthy mp3 file for you and yours packed to the brim with the very best games the year had to offer.
Listen at intothecast.online, and share it with a friend if you're feeling generous. 💞
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
These episodes are always the highlight of my year. Thank you to everyone for listening and inadvertently giving us the confidence to release an episode longer than most operas.
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GOTY next week 🏂
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
GOTY next week 🏂
I love Persona
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I love Persona
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🎄 Happy Holidays from the Shark and Pelican team! Thank you to everyone who checked out our games this year, and we hope you have a warm and happy new year! 🩵
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🎄 Happy Holidays from the Shark and Pelican team! Thank you to everyone who checked out our games this year, and we hope you have a warm and happy new year! 🩵
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One of the most fun times I've had making this show was this episode.
If you need time away this Christmas day, @insequence.pictures has got you.
If you need time away this Christmas day, @insequence.pictures has got you.
This Christmas morning the Panelists bring you A Comics Christmas Carol 🎄 To celebrate, we cover our favorite comics of the year (past), a selection of comics from @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social (present), and 8 of our future reads for 2026! insequence.pictures/episodes/a-c...
In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | A Comics Christmas Carol
In this special holiday episode, the panelists take journey through the comics of Christmas past, present, and future. We recap our favorite reads of the year, talk about some great comics from the...
insequence.pictures
December 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of the most fun times I've had making this show was this episode.
If you need time away this Christmas day, @insequence.pictures has got you.
If you need time away this Christmas day, @insequence.pictures has got you.
Playing Stardew for the first time in forever. I always had this weird idea to play the game as an alien from space trying their best to fit in and learn about humanity. Here’s Big Bang Betty 👽
December 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Playing Stardew for the first time in forever. I always had this weird idea to play the game as an alien from space trying their best to fit in and learn about humanity. Here’s Big Bang Betty 👽
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we've been doing @eyeoftheduckpod.com for 5 years now and it just so happens that episode 250 coincides with the release of my co-host's feature debut, Drink and Be Merry (which i edited!)
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
Happy holidays! Adam made a feature film and we’re (finally) going to celebrate it in style. It’s a bonus episode of holly jolly drinks and independent film, with very special guest host (and our old friend) Sarah Welch-Larson!
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
we've been doing @eyeoftheduckpod.com for 5 years now and it just so happens that episode 250 coincides with the release of my co-host's feature debut, Drink and Be Merry (which i edited!)
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
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Much like when people said text was dead and video was the only option in the past, this "video or death" approach to podcasting will pass.
If we've learned anything from the past 20 years, it's the platform trends last as long as their investors' attention span.
If we've learned anything from the past 20 years, it's the platform trends last as long as their investors' attention span.
"Unfortunately, all this also means that a lot of the openness of podcasting is slowly going away and becoming more centralized on platforms like YouTube and Netflix."
Hill I'm willing to die on: podcasts becoming a video-forward medium is / was a huge mistake, and the space is worse off for it
Hill I'm willing to die on: podcasts becoming a video-forward medium is / was a huge mistake, and the space is worse off for it
Podcasts on Netflix? My thoughts here...
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
December 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Much like when people said text was dead and video was the only option in the past, this "video or death" approach to podcasting will pass.
If we've learned anything from the past 20 years, it's the platform trends last as long as their investors' attention span.
If we've learned anything from the past 20 years, it's the platform trends last as long as their investors' attention span.
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Oh yeah. I made a video game with @jaxyacks.bsky.social this year.
We also wrapped up Moosestuck and started Moosielogues
I streamed 20 times on Twitch, which includes finishing up Friendsim
For collaborations, I:
Guested on @shortlongpod.bsky.social and co-wrote the game matthorton.itch.io/in-ten-years with @matt.bsky.social, which was among someone's GotYs
2/7
I streamed 20 times on Twitch, which includes finishing up Friendsim
For collaborations, I:
Guested on @shortlongpod.bsky.social and co-wrote the game matthorton.itch.io/in-ten-years with @matt.bsky.social, which was among someone's GotYs
2/7
In Ten Years by MattHorton
Small town interactive fiction
matthorton.itch.io
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Oh yeah. I made a video game with @jaxyacks.bsky.social this year.
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Listening to Post Games from @plante.bsky.social will make you a smarter and more well-rounded fan of the game industry. It's great to see somebody with so much experience give their all to a weekly, varied podcast. postgame.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Listening to Post Games from @plante.bsky.social will make you a smarter and more well-rounded fan of the game industry. It's great to see somebody with so much experience give their all to a weekly, varied podcast. postgame.substack.com
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A couple thoughts on games media in 2025, shout-out some of your favorite outlets/features in the replies!
Who'd think @giantbomb.bsky.social's wildest year would be 2025. I don't think you can do a personality-based gaming outlet better than what they're doing right now. giantbomb.com
Who'd think @giantbomb.bsky.social's wildest year would be 2025. I don't think you can do a personality-based gaming outlet better than what they're doing right now. giantbomb.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A couple thoughts on games media in 2025, shout-out some of your favorite outlets/features in the replies!
Who'd think @giantbomb.bsky.social's wildest year would be 2025. I don't think you can do a personality-based gaming outlet better than what they're doing right now. giantbomb.com
Who'd think @giantbomb.bsky.social's wildest year would be 2025. I don't think you can do a personality-based gaming outlet better than what they're doing right now. giantbomb.com
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ah jeez this link is dead lol. ajfillari.online is the correct link!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AJ Fillari
Portfolio site for podcast producer, AJ Fillari
ajfillari.online
December 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
ah jeez this link is dead lol. ajfillari.online is the correct link!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We’ve been working with AJ on ITA for the better part of a decade now and I can confidently say your show will immediately be better with them on board. Hire them NOW!!!
hey folks! just had a couple contracts wrap-up at the same time and i'm looking for more work in the new year! any audio/podcast production OR video shoot my way!!!!
🚨LOOKING FOR NEW PODCAST CLIENTS!🚨
i've been producing, hosting, and editing chat and narrative/actual play podcasts for nearly 10 years. i would love to work together to make your show the show of your dreams! reach out via the form on my website!!
i've been producing, hosting, and editing chat and narrative/actual play podcasts for nearly 10 years. i would love to work together to make your show the show of your dreams! reach out via the form on my website!!
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We’ve been working with AJ on ITA for the better part of a decade now and I can confidently say your show will immediately be better with them on board. Hire them NOW!!!
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"Oh my godddd okay so you don't like genAI because it steals from artists, makes processes slower, creates more work for underpaid employees, is supported by data centers that are poisoning Black communities, doesn't even look good, and no one asked for it, but do you have to be so MEAN about it"
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Oh my godddd okay so you don't like genAI because it steals from artists, makes processes slower, creates more work for underpaid employees, is supported by data centers that are poisoning Black communities, doesn't even look good, and no one asked for it, but do you have to be so MEAN about it"
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The final episode of Can't Let It Go is here. We discuss why @acfacci.bsky.social still plays Animal Crossing: New Horizons almost every day.
And we say goodbye to a project we loved making together.
AND there's a video version including island tours!
youtu.be/hXhJKBc3G2E
And we say goodbye to a project we loved making together.
AND there's a video version including island tours!
youtu.be/hXhJKBc3G2E
December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The final episode of Can't Let It Go is here. We discuss why @acfacci.bsky.social still plays Animal Crossing: New Horizons almost every day.
And we say goodbye to a project we loved making together.
AND there's a video version including island tours!
youtu.be/hXhJKBc3G2E
And we say goodbye to a project we loved making together.
AND there's a video version including island tours!
youtu.be/hXhJKBc3G2E