Jason Dean

Spend the Night: Perfect Tides: Station to Station We take a look at the narrative-driven point-and-click adventure Perfect Tides: Station to Station

We played Perfect Tides: Station to Station. Check out our review and let us know your thoughts on the game here or in the comments. thegamesletter.com/review-perfe...

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings

"[2025] was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total."

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Do better, Kansas.

One hell of a lot better.

On Wisconsin!

Captain Blood: The Game That Would Not Sink After nearly two decades since it was first announced, Captain Blood finally hit the high seas.  Captain Blood feels and looks like a game from the early 2000s because that is when development starte...

Captain Blood is currently free for Amazon Prime members. Is it worth the price of free? Maybe? Check out our review from last year. thegamesletter.com/captain-bloo...

A Shake-Up at Xbox Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond depart with the head of Microsoft’s CoreAI team taking over

Xbox leadership completely changed last week. Find out who left and who is taking over. Also, will the RAM shortage mean a gaming console shortage as well? All the latest gaming new, subscribe today! #GamingNews #Gaming #Xbox thegamesletter.com/a-shake-up-a...

One of my least favorite things around AI in video games is when these LLM idiots try to say that "AI has been in video games for decades," as if the routines that tell ghosts to chase Pac-Man are exactly the same as the chat bot claiming there are nine Rs in strawberry.

What a stupid time to be alive.

Friends, I have been teaching for barely 5 years, and this was one of the first things I noticed. That's why I try to do as much ON PAPER as possible. Same with reading: actual PRINT ON PAPER, not pixels on a screen.

No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.

10 Intriguing Games from the No ICE in Minnesota Bundle Play cool games and help raise funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.

We took a look at a few of the 1,400 games and assets included in the No ICE in Minnesota bundle designed to raise money for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Which are your favorites? thegamesletter.com/10-intriguin...

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

When you realize it would take less time and be significantly less frustrating to do the project you’re working on in HTML than in Word.

Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

3:22 p.m. I remember when I could actually get a spot downtown and not by the airport (or further). Sigh.

Some year, I will get a decent time through the Gen Con housing portal. This is not that year.

In these crazy times for those who enjoy games, maybe it's time for you to subscribe to @thegamesletter.bsky.social thegamesletter.com#/portal/sign...

two women are sitting next to each other on a stage . one of the women is wearing a gold medal . ALT: two women are sitting next to each other on a stage . one of the women is wearing a gold medal .

Well done, Team USA. Well done!

a woman says " this is a very overwhelming experience " in a gym ALT: a woman says " this is a very overwhelming experience " in a gym

This hockey game is stressing me out!

NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE

then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"

and i was like.
oh!

aside from being a right-wing ideological project, substack’s entire goal is to trap writers and readers in their platform. it sucks to use, it sucks be a reader of. a worse user interface, worse fee breakdown for writers, and directly supporting nazi blogs. ditch it.

It's been a while since I've used GitHub, and man has it become absolute garbage. Thanks Microsoft.

Happy Wednesday!

Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.

Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:

www.404media.co/leaked-email...

John Wick, James Bond and Kratos Walk into a PlayStation Check out the top announcements from Sony’s State of Play and the winners from the D.I.C.E. Awards

Sony had some big announcements at their latest State of Play event. Check out the highlights. Also, we have the complete list of winners from the D.I.C.E. Awards. All that and more. #GamingNews #Gaming thegamesletter.com/john-wick-ja...

"The company has informed some users in the UK they may be part of "an experiment" with Persona, an age verification vendor whose investors include Peter Thiel, co-founder of ICE's premier surveillance provider, Palantir."

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This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘I Don’t Know How And It’s Not My Event’: Simone Biles On Her Decision Not To Snowboard At The Winter Olympics

This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘I Don’t Know How And It’s Not My Event’: Simone Biles On Her Decision Not To Snowboard At The Winter Olympics

Chris Paul announces he is officially retiring from basketball after 21 seasons, ending a Hall of Fame career.