Rollin Bishop

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Out of frame, now within A couple of handy recommendations from your good friends at re:frame.

It's just me and @thesaintoftous.bsky.social holding down the fort this week, and a chunkier interview originally set for today ended up pushed to next Friday – so, in its place, here's our first full-on re:frame recommends:

For the first time in over a decade, Square Enix is teasing a brand-new zone for its OG MMO Final Fantasy 11 Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 11

shout outs to @thewillarowe.bsky.social for killing it this week helping out the GR+ news desk for a couple of shifts

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Out of frame, now within A couple of handy recommendations from your good friends at re:frame.

It's just me and @thesaintoftous.bsky.social holding down the fort this week, and a chunkier interview originally set for today ended up pushed to next Friday – so, in its place, here's our first full-on re:frame recommends:

Photo of the soundtrack cover with dr Frankenstein standing in front of the creature in the lab - the creature eyes loom over the composition

In seeking life, we created Death.

SO EXCITED to finally have this revealed! I collaborated with @madebymutant.bsky.social to provide the full packaging art for the release of Alexandre Desplat’s extraordinary score for @realgdt.bsky.social’s Frankenstein, now available on Mutant’s website! 1/2

the lasting, meaningful impact of my 2007 Writing for the Web class was a 5-year World of Warcraft addiction

Wasn't this at an epic keynote?

remember how the beastie boys delayed the release of hot sauce committee part 1 by several years only to eventually just release only hot sauce committee part 2?

rockstar should release gta 7 next year

did you mean to write this like We Didn't Start the Fire

As a Dragon Quest noob, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake honestly feels like the perfect introduction Now Playing | It only took me nearly 40 years

I've somehow managed to avoid playing a single Dragon Quest up to this point (despite owning several) and casually strolling through Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake at my own pace has been a goddamn delight.

ban this sick filth

it's right there! all 3 of them!

slander and libel

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As a Dragon Quest noob, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake honestly feels like the perfect introduction Now Playing | It only took me nearly 40 years

I've somehow managed to avoid playing a single Dragon Quest up to this point (despite owning several) and casually strolling through Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake at my own pace has been a goddamn delight.

Plant powers rule in this grimdark Metroidvania about reclaiming industrial spaces, and I love the condensed approach to maps that still pack secrets Hands-on | Alruna: End of History is a Metroidvania with blooming good powers

Really enjoyed playing Alruna: End of History - a plant powered grimdark Metroidvania!

look, did i see willa's posts about dispatch? yes

did i remember that when this was assigned? no

did my subconscious try to immediately bully her? you decide

YouTube video by Beastie Boys - Topic Say It

the mood

sorry about your noösphere

oh cool this is my local airport very cool and chill

You don't need no ticket, boys On Punch Cat Studios' Over the Garden Wall Reanimated and the value inherent in passion.

Love me a passion project. Love Over the Garden Wall. Love me an Over the Garden Wall passion project.

re:frame #28, out now:

You don't need no ticket, boys On Punch Cat Studios' Over the Garden Wall Reanimated and the value inherent in passion.

Love me a passion project. Love Over the Garden Wall. Love me an Over the Garden Wall passion project.

re:frame #28, out now:

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It wasn't deep. It didn't have much to say. But Xiao Xiao inspired millions to try Flash animation for themselves.

A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...

bummer. i can count on one hand the number of times a publication moving under the url of another brand in the same editorial unit has actually been beneficial long term for the publication doing the moving (because it is zero)

ah yes, gruv, the website that has found it necessary to include "Is this a legitimate digital movie store?" in the FAQ

first re:frame triple header!!

A glimpse of the future, finite but full This year’s Gobelins graduation animated shorts are all moving looks at what's next.

For the first time, @kambole.bsky.social, @thesaintoftous.bsky.social, and myself share a byline to reflect on this year's Gobelins graduation shorts so far – and, more broadly, what moves us about this annual tradition.

re:frame #27, out now: