Geoff Moonen

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is streamer, writer and reluctant tea shop assistant, @spacevalkyries.bsky.social! The game she is talking about today is Wanderstop by @ivyroadgames.bsky.social and Annapurna Interactive.

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PAX Unplugged has come and gone. Filled with puzzles, Magic™, & gaming with friends.

We talk about the games we played, the interviews & previews we took part in, and what's different about "just wandering the floor" when the focus is on multiplayer games.

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What are the most unhinged ways to go about tackling a video game backlog?
Newest to oldest (updated daily)?
Lowest to Highest Metacritic score?
Most valuable to least valuable?
What do you think?

Today is my friendsgiving tradition, dubbed "Vengeancegiving", so people may decompress from however their Thursday may have gone.

What are the dishes you wanted to make, but couldn't? What games are you playing to wind down before the manic end of the year begins?

Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.

tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.

🧵⬇️

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster and denizen of Sosaria, Tom from @1h1d.bsky.social! The game he is talking about today is Ultima Online by Origin Systems, Electronic Arts, Mythic Entertainment and Broadsword.

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PAX Unplugged 2025 Day Three! Last day! Let’s do this! If you see us say hi!

@djstormageddon.com
@geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social
@sarahmoonen.bsky.social

Epic handshake meme. "PAX unplugged" and "Philadelphia Marathon" clasping hands over "carb load for the long haul"

Inspired by a conversation in the hotel elevator

I saw "Shakespearean magical girl rpg" and bought a physical copy immediately

Tired, but caffeinated and ready to game at Day 1 of Pax Unplugged!

Loved my time with Ivalice Chronicles and it reminded me how much I love strategy RPGs

It's Transgender Day of Remembrance and I just want to say that a world without trans people would be a rainbow with many colors missing. We are brighter and more colorful in this world because of trans people, and have lost too many too early. I love you for being more you than most of us can be

Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that you have to go to Mandalia Plains and throw rocks at each other for a while to learn new jobs.

Rebecca Heineman's bluesky profile picture.

RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.

A PC monitor displaying the title screen for the game Megabonk

Don't know how much actual bonking I'm doing here, but I'm having too much fun to care!

Well I'm certainly proud of how we did.

And how no one resorted to cannibalism; a feature I did not know existed until after we began

If you're in the NYC area, please check out game-design-days.com and see what cool events are happening in the local game dev scene for the next week or so!

Delighted, excited, and humbled to be a part of this incredible group of folks in games media!

Keep a lookout for updates as December 18 approaches

Side Quests is back and so is host Phil Morgan from @deletedsaves.bsky.social. He is a podcaster and newly turned vampire! The game he is talking about today is Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain by Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics!

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Oh hey, remember this bsky post from *checks my watch* 6 days ago?

Let's see how it's going now...

OH WOW! Who could have seen this coming?

Me. I did. I said it. Out loud. Regularly. Constantly. Every single day.

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It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us

In my Ivalice Chronicles playthrough I did spread out my grind a little. But sooner or later, the open plains call you back.

Side Quests is back and so is host @scabzilla.superghost.site from @superghost.site! He is a podcaster and Geohound! The game he is talking about today is Grandia II by Game Arts.

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There are so many poorly remembered games that could needlessly be made available again. And should be.

The latest article in @djstormageddon.com's monthly review series is out & free to read over on our Patreon!

This time they are covering the open world biking game, Wheel World by @messhof.bsky.social!

Also special thanks to @troytlepower.bsky.social for editing!

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Episode 200! Can you believe it? Geoff & Matt are joined by @rofish.bsky.social of @fangamer.com to discuss OFF, the origins of the updated release, Fangamer’s mission in publishing physical games, and the bridging the gap between audiences for an indie game.

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This was such a highlight for me when I played it at SIX. Can't wait to try the full version!

Side Quests is back and so is host @caseaiken.bsky.social! He is a podcaster, writer, actor and genetic scientist! The game he is talking about today is Hulk by Radical Entertainment and Universal Interactive.

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FF Tactics samurai with 97 brave and Blade Grasp.
Call that "Omae wa mou Shirahadori"