John Walker - Industry Analcyst

I've been sorting our bookshelves, and two layers deep I found this total classic.

Sadly the site doesn't appear to work any more.

The Game Awards are losing their luster A lot of flash concealing increasingly shrinking substance.

I love love love @adashtra.bsky.social's reporting.

www.theverge.com/games/841710...

"[...] if there were a way to make this Godot-based game an engine others could use to script their own adventures, it could lead to something extraordinary."

This is a wild compliment. I may have to think about this, but the first step would definitely be an overhaul of my scripting language, lol.

So, I COULD stay up and watch The Game Adverts during which Jonathan Blow will be appearing, or I could leap headfirst from the roof of my house onto a three foot spike.

How to decide...

9 Of The Best Demos To Try In Xbox's Indie Selects Demo Fest ID@Xbox curates a collection of unsung heroes to play on your Xbox Series console

I've picked out some of the best-looking demos in @idatxbox.bsky.social's Indie Selects Demo Fest:

kotaku.com/9-of-the-bes...

Labour is, in theory, a pro-union party, and has historically been in large part funded by the UK’s various major unions, as opposed to the Conservatives who are mostly funded by big businesses and Satan himself.

Got to bust out my specialist UK knowledge for a post about the UK government responding to the Rockstar union busting.

kotaku.com/gta-6-rockst...

The Amateur Deity Society screenshot.

The Amateur Deity Society screenshot.

The Amateur Deity Society screenshot.

The Amateur Deity Society by @robertcarlson.bsky.social is a new approach to interactive fiction with the sensibilities of a point-n-click adventure, telling a great short story to boot.

buried-treasure.org/2025/12/the-...

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The Amateur Deity Society screenshot.

The Amateur Deity Society screenshot.

The Amateur Deity Society screenshot.

The Amateur Deity Society by @robertcarlson.bsky.social is a new approach to interactive fiction with the sensibilities of a point-n-click adventure, telling a great short story to boot.

buried-treasure.org/2025/12/the-...

Support Buried Treasure for just $2 a month www.patreon.com/c/buriedtrea...

“ken let’s play pokémon unite”

yes let me just boot it up rq…

In case you were wondering what it’s like to boot a free to play mobile game in 2025

You know you're completely acing parenting when you find yourself frequently using the phrase,

"One screen at a time!"

YouTube video by USGS [V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)

Planet Earth, just not giving a shit about all our nonsense, live:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...

I am incandescent with rage about this:

No one, in the history of the universe, has ordered it "custard and apple crumble."

Who wrote that? AN ALIEN? IS BBC NEWS STAFFED BY ALIENS?

"What's for dessert, my love?"
"Custard and apple crumble."
"We are getting a divorce."

I'm so mad.

This is exactly the thing I needed to watch in this immediate moment.

It's sad to see what Yoshi's become, ever since the divorce.

I really like following people who mostly post in languages I cannot fathom. I always assume that what they're saying is smart and informed and most likely improving things in general, and am far too lazy to ever find out if I'm wrong.

Finally finishing S4 of the wonderful, hilarious Resident Alien, after starting over to show it all to the boy.

I am so constantly blown away by the passion behind the acting, and most of all by @alicewetterlund.bsky.social. No one conveys more complex emotion with just a look.

Trump, Sheinbaum and Carney on a stage together.

How is this happening?

How are Carney and Sheinbaum not just bumrushing Trump with the podiums above their heads?

This is the worst game show I've ever seen.

Manager: You design that peace prize trophy for trump?
Sculptor: Sure did boss, the demonic hands of hell grasping as if to drag the entire world down with them, just like you asked.
Manager: Y'know what fine

Two corrupt men being corrupt next to a shit statue.

This prize is like AI slop in 3D!

It's a CORRUPTICLASM!

FIFA, the most corrupt thing ever, has invented a fake-ass "Peace Prize" to give it tothe most corrupt man ever, Donald Trump!

Hello. I just want to say that trans and non-binary people deserve infinite love at a time when the scant few rights they had are being so cruelly torn away.

I am so blessed to have trans and non-binary friends, colleagues, neighbours and relatives, who inspire me every day.

Love to you all.

If you love someone, call them out on their bigotries, especially when they're small. I'm so pleased I have friends who love me enough to have called me out in the past.

I'm sorry to those I've let down. And I'm so lucky to know so many awesome, inspiring trans people!

I wanna add that in the past I've been pulled too close to some ugly transphobic places, and I've been a shitty silent voice for years, and I'm so pleased to be free of it all. It's taken severing important friendships, and that sucks, but the air is so much fresher for it.

Hello. I just want to say that trans and non-binary people deserve infinite love at a time when the scant few rights they had are being so cruelly torn away.

I am so blessed to have trans and non-binary friends, colleagues, neighbours and relatives, who inspire me every day.

Love to you all.

But you super-did mean to imply that, because you said "must" in scarequotes, and then wrote "That's all I've seen in reporting."

But you haven't seen it anywhere, at all. So that's a bit silly.

Arc Raiders' Stair Slides Are The Greatest Thing In Gaming There is nothing more rewarding in all the world

A calm and considered article on the merits of a movement feature in a video game:

kotaku.com/arc-raiders-...

If someone ever registers the email address "madeup@madeup.com" they're going to get SO much spam from my wifi registrations.

PC Gamer and EDGE cost £4 to £5 in the late 1990s. Were these pamphlets or something?

I really disagree! A PC Gamer subscription in the '00s cost about as much as my annual Aftermath sub, WITHOUT accounting for inflation.