Doug
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#NoTories
#NoRacists
#NoTerfs
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸
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NEW VIDEO: I participated in @theessaylibrary.com's Video Jam 2026, and the result is a video exploring the way in which the Spelunky games celebrate and reward failure as much as they do success
Spelunky Doesn't Care If You Die, and Neither Should You | Static Canvas
YouTube video by Static Canvas
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January 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
NEW VIDEO: I participated in @theessaylibrary.com's Video Jam 2026, and the result is a video exploring the way in which the Spelunky games celebrate and reward failure as much as they do success
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NEW VIDEO: After multiple instances of dogmatically attacking the Search Action 'boss fight' in my writing, I felt like I had to explain myself, returning once more to one of my biggest white whales in order to review what my issue was with one element of a genre I otherwise adore:
The Worst Thing About Hollow Knight | Static Canvas
YouTube video by Static Canvas
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January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
NEW VIDEO: After multiple instances of dogmatically attacking the Search Action 'boss fight' in my writing, I felt like I had to explain myself, returning once more to one of my biggest white whales in order to review what my issue was with one element of a genre I otherwise adore:
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An interesting video of which I have absolutely no public opinion youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
An interesting video of which I have absolutely no public opinion youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
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deleting a white supremacist dating site live onstage while dressed as the pink power ranger has got to be one of the most cathartic hacker experiences
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
deleting a white supremacist dating site live onstage while dressed as the pink power ranger has got to be one of the most cathartic hacker experiences
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🎮 2025 in review!
Nick’s Top 10 Games Played this year are up — from indie gems to blockbuster hits, these are the games that defined his year.
Check out the full list and see what made the cut! 👾
lapsedgamer.com/nicks-top-10...
Nick’s Top 10 Games Played this year are up — from indie gems to blockbuster hits, these are the games that defined his year.
Check out the full list and see what made the cut! 👾
lapsedgamer.com/nicks-top-10...
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
🎮 2025 in review!
Nick’s Top 10 Games Played this year are up — from indie gems to blockbuster hits, these are the games that defined his year.
Check out the full list and see what made the cut! 👾
lapsedgamer.com/nicks-top-10...
Nick’s Top 10 Games Played this year are up — from indie gems to blockbuster hits, these are the games that defined his year.
Check out the full list and see what made the cut! 👾
lapsedgamer.com/nicks-top-10...
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Why are people only just now speaking out on Venezuela. This has literally been building for months and only Caribbean and Latinx people were shouting.
Why don't y'all ever listen to us!!!???
Why don't y'all ever listen to us!!!???
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Why are people only just now speaking out on Venezuela. This has literally been building for months and only Caribbean and Latinx people were shouting.
Why don't y'all ever listen to us!!!???
Why don't y'all ever listen to us!!!???
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It's time to conclude the annual LGR "best games we played this year that might have come out this year but not necessarily extravaganza 2025". In this episode we reveal honourable and dishonourable mentions, and our top two games of the year.
podcast.lapsedgamer.com/e/293-side-q...
podcast.lapsedgamer.com/e/293-side-q...
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It's time to conclude the annual LGR "best games we played this year that might have come out this year but not necessarily extravaganza 2025". In this episode we reveal honourable and dishonourable mentions, and our top two games of the year.
podcast.lapsedgamer.com/e/293-side-q...
podcast.lapsedgamer.com/e/293-side-q...
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Been reading "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams before it's due to be returned to library.
You can blame Meta/FB for a load of s**t, but a chunk of blame should lie at the feet of regulators.
Anyway more people should probably borrow it from their local library
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You can blame Meta/FB for a load of s**t, but a chunk of blame should lie at the feet of regulators.
Anyway more people should probably borrow it from their local library
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Social media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Been reading "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams before it's due to be returned to library.
You can blame Meta/FB for a load of s**t, but a chunk of blame should lie at the feet of regulators.
Anyway more people should probably borrow it from their local library
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You can blame Meta/FB for a load of s**t, but a chunk of blame should lie at the feet of regulators.
Anyway more people should probably borrow it from their local library
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW VIDEO: I searched long and hard within myself to come up with a list of 2025's best in show, and what resulted was eight games, titles that gave me something more than simply a good time. In this video I explore why these stood above anything else in 2025
The [Best?] Games of 2025 | Static Canvas
YouTube video by Static Canvas
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December 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NEW VIDEO: I searched long and hard within myself to come up with a list of 2025's best in show, and what resulted was eight games, titles that gave me something more than simply a good time. In this video I explore why these stood above anything else in 2025
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
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December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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This hits so close to home. The professional and personal isolation both @ramiismail.com, @tamoorh.com and many more describes is a brutal, unspoken reality. For many of us, the last two years haven't just been "difficult" but a systematic stripping away of support and community.
There’s a moment in this where @ramiismail.com talks about people distancing themselves or being told to do so because of his advocacy. Most never talk about but, man, it’s so real. The last couple years have been professionally and personally isolating in brutal ways. It’s been really eye-opening.
December 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This hits so close to home. The professional and personal isolation both @ramiismail.com, @tamoorh.com and many more describes is a brutal, unspoken reality. For many of us, the last two years haven't just been "difficult" but a systematic stripping away of support and community.
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New on GMTK - The World Design of Hollow Knight: Silksong youtu.be/l7xXW0EbK4g
The World Design of Hollow Knight: Silksong
YouTube video by Game Maker's Toolkit
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December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New on GMTK - The World Design of Hollow Knight: Silksong youtu.be/l7xXW0EbK4g
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NEW VIDEO: 25 Games You May Have Missed in 2025. That's it, the description is in the title. Enjoy!
25 Games You May Have Missed in 2025 | Static Canvas
YouTube video by Static Canvas
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December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
NEW VIDEO: 25 Games You May Have Missed in 2025. That's it, the description is in the title. Enjoy!
DAZN being #DAZN.
What a garbage streaming service.
Do you realise how awful you have to be for me to WISH this was on YouTube, #NFL #NFLGamePass?
What a garbage streaming service.
Do you realise how awful you have to be for me to WISH this was on YouTube, #NFL #NFLGamePass?
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
DAZN being #DAZN.
What a garbage streaming service.
Do you realise how awful you have to be for me to WISH this was on YouTube, #NFL #NFLGamePass?
What a garbage streaming service.
Do you realise how awful you have to be for me to WISH this was on YouTube, #NFL #NFLGamePass?
No further questions needed
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
No further questions needed
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Going to be on Novara Live later this evening (I think about 6:45PM?) discussing the Rockstar firings and the union's efforts to get those employees reinstated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
Carer’s Allowance Crisis Leaves Hundreds Of Thousands In Debt | #NovaraLIVE
YouTube video by Novara Media
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November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Going to be on Novara Live later this evening (I think about 6:45PM?) discussing the Rockstar firings and the union's efforts to get those employees reinstated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
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Oh hey, I'm in the credits for this one! My very first video game credit! Look mum, I've made it!
And Morsels is out today too. Very squishy, swampy roguelite shooter from the Atomicrops people. The demo was really good.
Save 10% on Morsels on Steam
Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this u...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Oh hey, I'm in the credits for this one! My very first video game credit! Look mum, I've made it!
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While I wrote my latest blog, #Fallout4 was updating on my Steam Deck. Just last week I had completed a second playthrough of the videogame. But everywhere online is rife with stories of the latest update breaking everything.
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
While I wrote my latest blog, #Fallout4 was updating on my Steam Deck. Just last week I had completed a second playthrough of the videogame. But everywhere online is rife with stories of the latest update breaking everything.
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
Read all about it at geryow.com/is-this-upda... (free for free members)
Remember Twitter's sad decline to fascism and intolerance?
Do you wonder what Bluesky will do to avoid the same?
Do you wonder what Bluesky will do to avoid the same?
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Remember Twitter's sad decline to fascism and intolerance?
Do you wonder what Bluesky will do to avoid the same?
Do you wonder what Bluesky will do to avoid the same?
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To get your $20 refund for not getting the Disney channels you paid for on YouTube TV, you have to go claim the credit. They aren't applying it automatically. Which is bullshit.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
YouTube TV customers must affirmatively claim their $20 Disney credit
Google had been winning the P.R. battle with Disney over the absence of ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned channels from YouTube TV by doing nothing.
www.nbcsports.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
To get your $20 refund for not getting the Disney channels you paid for on YouTube TV, you have to go claim the credit. They aren't applying it automatically. Which is bullshit.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
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Still need to check this one out. Has a gorgeous sense of style, the first episode is, rather generously, free:
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Still need to check this one out. Has a gorgeous sense of style, the first episode is, rather generously, free:
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NEW POST: In which I talk about the state of tv shows in the age of online, using examples from the extreme ends of the spectrum:
That live action Furi trailer was weird, right? I kind of love it.
Not everything has to look like a Spielberg movie
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October 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW POST: In which I talk about the state of tv shows in the age of online, using examples from the extreme ends of the spectrum: