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Three Gen Z gamers and journalists break down the latest and their favorites in all things gaming. Hosted by Tori, Noah and Nathaniel. linktr.ee/press_startpod

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Really amazing to be asked to write about a game I loved so much for bullet points. I called this piece Baby Steps: or the Modern Pinocchio while I drafted it lol. There is no merit to continuing our own suffering, Nate (and all of us) deserve compassion, most of all from himself.

26.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children: Kuro no Sho (2000, Game Boy Color)

22.01.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Chained Echoes (2022)
YouTube video by Leaving the Party Chained Echoes (2022)

NEW EPISODE of leaving the party about hit jrpg "CHAINED ECHOES"

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spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1aQc...

pocket casts: pca.st/sy4qhg87

overcast: overcast.fm/+ABQzGWkb61I

youtube: youtu.be/pi742uYQG0o

blog post: leavingtheparty.blog/2026/02/20/c...

20.02.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Sony buys remake studio in 2021, shuts them down in 2026 and lays off 70 workers without them releasing a remake:

aftermath.site/sony-buys-rema...

19.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 914    πŸ” 266    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 50
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found a god-tier panel in a history of hyrule promo zine

18.02.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6159    πŸ” 2011    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 107
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05.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1788    πŸ” 687    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 23

at a certain point you just have to laugh

03.02.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Unwinnable Submission Guide - Unwinnable You have stories to tell. We want to hear them. We are always searching for new voices to add to the conversation at Unwinnable and we firmly believe that personal experience is the foundation of a gr...

If you missed my earlier post, I’m now the co editor of Exploits’ books section! If you have a pitch for us, please email exploitssubmissions@unwinnable.com and find our pitch guide here

03.02.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Episode 157 - This One’s For The DO-11s | Girl Mode

After taking a break for the longest week in human history (and the customary annual lay-off of one of our hosts), we’re back to talk about two interesting games: one we like and one we don’t. How novel.

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28.01.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolute Bruce is 8 feet tall and weighs 350 lbs of pure, sexy muscle

28.01.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
STRAY CHILDREN

STRAY CHILDREN

β€œChildren are small and fragile, but their hearts are incredibly soft. They absorb everything and change easily. Adults say clever things, but in truth, their hearts may be rigidβ€”resistant to change.” - YOSHIRO KIMURA

β€œChildren are small and fragile, but their hearts are incredibly soft. They absorb everything and change easily. Adults say clever things, but in truth, their hearts may be rigidβ€”resistant to change.” - YOSHIRO KIMURA

"I've always loved thinking about strange people."

We spoke with @oniongames.bsky.social's Yoshiro Kimura about STRAY CHILDREN, classical satires and how games change as you grow.

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28.01.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I ported Super Monkey Ball to a website.
You can access it in the replies.
(or just type what you see in the video, I'm not your boss.)

26.01.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4919    πŸ” 2231    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 84
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pokemon lazarus (2025) + the pokemon episode – PODCAST apple / spotify / pocket casts / overcast Hello! It’s been a minute. How are you? What a lovely answer, I assume! It’s 🐝 yourself Friday and wouldn’t you know it, the Leaving the …

it’s 🐝 yourself friday!!! and leaving the party podcast is back with an episode about Pokemon Lazarus, a romhack by nemo622. me tess + yvonne talk about why lazarus excites us and why the pokemon company drives us insane, before proudly introducing the ANNUAL LEAVING THE PARTY AWARDS CEREMONY AWARDS

16.01.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Fire Emblem protagonist: "We need to save the kingdom from these evil invaders!"
Grizzled Advisor: "Only you can lead the people to victory, my lord."
Love Interest: "Come on, let's go save the villagers!"
The Other Two Guys You Start With:

14.01.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2854    πŸ” 1314    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 3
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Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.

that's goddamn right

blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...

13.01.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 868    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0

I was asked to contribute to Eteo Archetypes and wrote about vacation towns and summertime in Persona 4. Enjoy!

08.01.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Willa's top 10 games of 2025 My personal top ten list for 2025.

Better late then never: my top 10

Wrote up some very quick short blurbs so as not too think too much, but I did link to great supplemental works from people who aren't me (except in a few cases)
willarowe.bearblog.dev/top-10-games...

05.01.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

What about lists with Devil May Cry 4 on them

04.01.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ 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. πŸ’ž

31.12.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 9

It’s here!! Our end of the year ep!! We’re opening gifts we got each other, we’re giving away games, we’re going through our OTYs. This ep has everything.

30.12.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guy who's only ever seen Boss Baby

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ATTN: 12 a.m. Dec. 27 to enter our holiday Wordatro Steam key giveaway. Entry details are at the top of our latest episode!!

24.12.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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23.12.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

New reaction image potential

16.11.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 642    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Listen to this week's ep for more info about our holiday Wordatro Steam key giveaway 😈

15.12.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.

13.12.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4539    πŸ” 1538    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 17
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I guess it's chibi, gameboy, pixelart metroid time again.
4 colors
160x144px

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