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"Humans cannot even think without a brain" - Kohei Saito, Marx in the Antrophocene
May 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Humans cannot even think without a brain" - Kohei Saito, Marx in the Antrophocene
At the start of Everhood 2, they asked me a series of deeply personal questions to determine my soul colour. The final one? "Do you play Fortnite?" Absolute Masterpiece. Oh, the gameplay is fun too.
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!
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March 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
At the start of Everhood 2, they asked me a series of deeply personal questions to determine my soul colour. The final one? "Do you play Fortnite?" Absolute Masterpiece. Oh, the gameplay is fun too.
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Even though Rift of the Necrodancer made me realise I'm the worst rhythm game player in the world, it's still absolutely goated. Seriously, go and play it
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Save 10% on Rift of the NecroDancer on Steam
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where...
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February 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Even though Rift of the Necrodancer made me realise I'm the worst rhythm game player in the world, it's still absolutely goated. Seriously, go and play it
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January 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As a pro-consumer guy, I wasn't happy about Tekken 8 adding an in-game shop post-launch. So I wrote about how publishers might be digging their own graves by trying to game the ESRB.
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I’d love to hear your thoughts, and feedback is always welcome :3
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I’d love to hear your thoughts, and feedback is always welcome :3
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How video game publishers are digging their own graves
Exploiting the ESRB to maximise profits
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January 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As a pro-consumer guy, I wasn't happy about Tekken 8 adding an in-game shop post-launch. So I wrote about how publishers might be digging their own graves by trying to game the ESRB.
khaddel.substack.com/p/how-video-...
I’d love to hear your thoughts, and feedback is always welcome :3
#games
khaddel.substack.com/p/how-video-...
I’d love to hear your thoughts, and feedback is always welcome :3
#games
Since I primarily write in German, I figured it would be a fun exercise to translate some of my work into English and share it on Substack, since I have no idea how blogging works. I'll try to post some of my writing at least semi-regularly now :3
January 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Since I primarily write in German, I figured it would be a fun exercise to translate some of my work into English and share it on Substack, since I have no idea how blogging works. I'll try to post some of my writing at least semi-regularly now :3
I have no idea what's going on over at the #Silksong subreddit, but the idea that the whole chocolate cake situation is either a prank by a random user or a Team Cherry dev trolling the community for over a year is honestly sending me rn. Even IGN reported on it
Anyway, release on 21.2? Who knows!
Anyway, release on 21.2? Who knows!
January 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have no idea what's going on over at the #Silksong subreddit, but the idea that the whole chocolate cake situation is either a prank by a random user or a Team Cherry dev trolling the community for over a year is honestly sending me rn. Even IGN reported on it
Anyway, release on 21.2? Who knows!
Anyway, release on 21.2? Who knows!
I didn’t expect to spend this much time with a $4 roguelite, but Talented absolutely blew me away. It has a very interesting spin on the formula and is super easy to learn
If you like spinning characters around, I recommend picking it up
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If you like spinning characters around, I recommend picking it up
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Talented on Steam
Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and yo...
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January 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I didn’t expect to spend this much time with a $4 roguelite, but Talented absolutely blew me away. It has a very interesting spin on the formula and is super easy to learn
If you like spinning characters around, I recommend picking it up
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If you like spinning characters around, I recommend picking it up
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Anyone else already exhausted by all the big games releasing in 2025 and beyond?
While I'm excited for Witcher 4, I just have more fun spending three hours on a bite-sized indie game like #Awaria than I would sinking the same amount of time into a giant AAA game just to make a dent in its story.
While I'm excited for Witcher 4, I just have more fun spending three hours on a bite-sized indie game like #Awaria than I would sinking the same amount of time into a giant AAA game just to make a dent in its story.
December 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Anyone else already exhausted by all the big games releasing in 2025 and beyond?
While I'm excited for Witcher 4, I just have more fun spending three hours on a bite-sized indie game like #Awaria than I would sinking the same amount of time into a giant AAA game just to make a dent in its story.
While I'm excited for Witcher 4, I just have more fun spending three hours on a bite-sized indie game like #Awaria than I would sinking the same amount of time into a giant AAA game just to make a dent in its story.
I do have a soft spot for Indie-Soulslikes and FOUNTAINS may be one of the coolest I've played this year. If you haven't checked it out yet, give it a go! I picked up a human skull and now wear it as a helmet - take notes, FromSoft
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Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
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December 22, 2024 at 11:11 AM
I do have a soft spot for Indie-Soulslikes and FOUNTAINS may be one of the coolest I've played this year. If you haven't checked it out yet, give it a go! I picked up a human skull and now wear it as a helmet - take notes, FromSoft
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Well, #SteamReplay is here, and it reminded me that 2024 had some of the most amazing games, especially in the indie scene. Plus, 2025 already looks incredible with games like Hyper Light Breaker and Kyora from the Core Keeper devs. Let's hope I find the time to play them all (I won't).
December 18, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Well, #SteamReplay is here, and it reminded me that 2024 had some of the most amazing games, especially in the indie scene. Plus, 2025 already looks incredible with games like Hyper Light Breaker and Kyora from the Core Keeper devs. Let's hope I find the time to play them all (I won't).
After playing The Cabin Factory for half an hour, I can safely say that I am too much of a baby to play games like The Cabin Factory. Still pretty good tho.
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Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
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December 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM
After playing The Cabin Factory for half an hour, I can safely say that I am too much of a baby to play games like The Cabin Factory. Still pretty good tho.
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There's a non-insignificant number of people working in games media who are old enough to remember the job being part of a wider movement, to distance the act of writing about games from the practice of selling them.
Seeing the tide wash back in on that, despite our best efforts, fucking sucks!
Seeing the tide wash back in on that, despite our best efforts, fucking sucks!
December 17, 2024 at 2:32 AM
There's a non-insignificant number of people working in games media who are old enough to remember the job being part of a wider movement, to distance the act of writing about games from the practice of selling them.
Seeing the tide wash back in on that, despite our best efforts, fucking sucks!
Seeing the tide wash back in on that, despite our best efforts, fucking sucks!
Alright, no matter what you're doing right now, open Steam and pick up NAIAD. It's one of the cutest, most cozy games I've played all year, and the art style is honestly incredible.
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Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist and colorful adventure. Flow with Naiad across a mysterious river and interact with its fauna and flora to discover little secrets. Enjoy a wholesome experie...
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December 11, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Alright, no matter what you're doing right now, open Steam and pick up NAIAD. It's one of the cutest, most cozy games I've played all year, and the art style is honestly incredible.
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I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
December 9, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
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Dear Santa:
All I want for Christmas is for the Oxford comma to get the respect it so rightly deserves.
All I want for Christmas is for the Oxford comma to get the respect it so rightly deserves.
December 7, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Dear Santa:
All I want for Christmas is for the Oxford comma to get the respect it so rightly deserves.
All I want for Christmas is for the Oxford comma to get the respect it so rightly deserves.
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Welcome our newest monster - the devil-dog Mephisto!
December 5, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Welcome our newest monster - the devil-dog Mephisto!
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Also, holy shit, Bluesky sends real traffic. Will update this tomorrow with firm numbers but journalism is going to move here for sure. Twitter is a drop in the bucket. It's over, but we are so back, and so on and so forth
December 3, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Also, holy shit, Bluesky sends real traffic. Will update this tomorrow with firm numbers but journalism is going to move here for sure. Twitter is a drop in the bucket. It's over, but we are so back, and so on and so forth
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December 3, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 8:30 AM
I'm very afraid of what Path of Exile 2 is gonna do to my free time
December 1, 2024 at 11:28 AM
I'm very afraid of what Path of Exile 2 is gonna do to my free time