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" The thing that a game must do to be explicitly about Christianity, in my humble and biased opinion, is it must be interesting. It must be valid beyond its theming." ~ @writnelson.bsky.social on gaming's messy history of 'Christian video games'
Games Are Better When You Give a Shit and Pay Attention | Post GamesThis Week on Post Games: Act 1: This One Game Is Two Games Act 2: Fighting for Attention in the Age of Endless Distraction Patreon Bonus: Mawww.patreon.comGreat advice for moviegoers: "It’s okay to enjoy a stupid movie. And stupid movies aren’t always bad ones." You may replace "stupid" with "trashy," "horny," and "tedious."
AftermathI am here to defend the noble action movie from the classicist Emily Wilson: aftermath.site/the-odyssey-em...
This episode features my favorite subscriber-exclusive segment yet. @writnelson.bsky.social talks about his Christian faith. How it helps him run a studio with morals. Where it manifests in Strange Scaffold's games. Why the main goal for any game about faith is quite simple, but often overlooked
Games Are Better When You Give a Shit and Pay Attention | Post GamesThis Week on Post Games: Act 1: This One Game Is Two Games Act 2: Fighting for Attention in the Age of Endless Distraction Patreon Bonus: Mawww.patreon.comUpcoming Post Games episodes: @writnelson.bsky.social on games that demand you give a shit and pay attention @midimyers.com on the history of Metroid @adashtra.bsky.social and @heartimecia.bsky.social on the international fan fallout of Love and Deepspace It's a great time to subscribe!
Post GamesVideo Games Podcast · Updated Weekly · Post Games is an audio magazine about how and why we love video games. Each week, host Chris Plante reports on a new, overlooked, or underappreciated topic in ga...podcasts.apple.comChris PlanteWhy you should try Post Games: - An NPR-quality weekly podcast on video games - Hosted by a 19-year games media veteran - Rare interviews with the most interesting people in gaming, from philosophers to CEOs, sex game designers to Dunkey - And scripts, editing, and music that respect your time!
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Ambrosia Sky 🪐This is your informal (not formal) notice that Act Two (the second half) of Ambrosia Sky (an atmospheric sci-fi cleaning game about saying goodbye) comes out next week (August 6th). It's a free (🚫💰) update for all existing owners, which could be you (the person reading this)! ➡ ambrosiasky.com
Crushed by the Hansard news. A lesser known corner of Hansard‘s life was his close friendship with Eddie Vedder. The two were a beautiful example of how to support one another through grief. That story doesn’t fit into a social media post but this performance does youtu.be/S35d9KgruNs
Pearl Jam - Falling Slowly with Glen Hansard - Baltimore (September 12, 2024)YouTube video by MFSYNC172youtu.beRecorded some thoughts on why making the biggest video game series in the world isn't enough. Creatives are creative. And making the same game over and over is a path to madness.
Pokemon's creators needed 30 years to make a new hitYouTube video by Post Gameswww.youtube.comThe creators of Pokémon have spent nearly 30 years figuring out how to follow up the biggest game in the world. This is the story of their many brilliant (but largely forgotten) attempts.
The Blessing and Curse of PokémonPlus, a new game magazine?! In this economy?!postgame.substack.comI’m sorry I’m sorry but I can’t get over how the Halo remake manages to embody the mistakes of both old AND new Xbox
Chris PlanteWant a primer on Xbox leadership's mistakes? Look closely at the new Halo, and you'll see layoffs, botched business strategies, and illogical investments. Halo is Xbox in microcosm.