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Found a new friend in seat next to me...
Best girl. Likes my Turkish slides. 🐶💜

Why Can’t Sony Make More Multiplayer Hits? How the PlayStation maker lost—but still survived—gaming’s live-service struggle

​Over at The Ringer, I went long on the history of PlayStation online, from SOCOM and Uncharted 2 to its current live-service woes.

Notable hearing Shawn Layden on​ GaaS:​ “A live-service game to me isn’t really a game. It’s a repetitive action engagement device.”

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The Strong is hosting their annual Play Ball fundraiser this week, and with it, the auction! These are items donated specifically for the fundraiser. Lots of great items available, including signed Atari hardware, Defender poster, @shawnlayden.bsky.social signed PS1, and more! strongmu2025.ggo.bid

WH Press Corps learnable moment. 💥

WTAF, America?

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

YouTube video by 2MinuteTwilightZone POSSESSED CHILD -- 2 Minute Twilight Zone -- It's A Good Life

Your periodic reminder that Rod Serling was the Nostradamus of our times. 😬😱😩

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No frickin way

#allythepiper #piperally #freebird

YouTube video by HipHopGamer Shawn Layden And HipHopGamer Discuss The Gaming Business Future, Xbox, PS6, Nintendo, AA Gaming.

It was a 60 minute lightning round. @hiphopgamer.bsky.social Gerrard does the homework and brings the 🔥. Barely escaped with me head. Can't wait to do it again! 💥🎮💪🏼💙

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The presser was held at the Japanese American National Museum #jamuseum
The sight of storm troopers there should be an affront to all Americans. In fact, the sight of them in any city is outrageous.
#NeverAgainIsNow 💥

True of most residents everywhere I'd bet.

Enigmas

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a microphone ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a microphone

Yup. Sometimes Dems too zealous.

I'm old enough to remember a time when a single Polaroid could deep six your political life. How we've declined.... 😔

SOLID💥🔥✨

Hundreds gather in Oakland in solidarity with Los Angeles protesters

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Celebrating the month!
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Apropos of nothing in particular, that was a heckuva party..... now where's my VHS deck....? 📼🤷

Story starts way back when....
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Today in POTUS :
1 Make Alcatraz Great Again!

2 💯% Tarrif on movies shot overseas.

He's really leaning into the crazy today.

Bullshit Asymmetry Principle “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” - George Bernard Shaw.  Shaw’s warning seems more pertinent than ever, as we face growing amounts of misinform...

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Your regular reminder.

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Yeh. That's improving efficiency.
Fuxake 🤦🏽‍♂️

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And cats. 😻💪🏾💙

First Corporate-Sponsored White House Easter Egg Roll Draws Trump Pals Amazon, Google, Meta First Lady Melania Trump’s Easter Egg Roll is brought to you by Silicon Valley.

Pimping out the South Lawn.
So effing on brand. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

The Future of Games Isn’t Bigger, It’s Smarter: A Conversation with Shawn Layden ● Framer template Mikko Fuselle ● Blog, Magazine, Journal Player Driven explores what motivates players to keep playing and how studios are driven to attract and engage them. Where player passions meet studio strategies, diving into the dynamics that fuel la...

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Really had a good podgab with the dynamic duo at Player Driven: Greg Posner and Lewis Ward. With the dynamic range of change in our gaming world, we've got to stay engaged. Blink and you'll miss it.
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It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.

We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.

Citizens cannot, by legal definition, be "deported." What she's describing is kidnapping and forced imprisonment without cause. She and many, many others in this administration should face prison one day. bsky.app/profile/ones...