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New story coming a week from tomorrow!

Well, I love Arc Raiders, but really I’m more just hoping for a glimpse of something that explains why Bungie wants this to be the next era of their studio. Doesn’t look like a great bet.

Right now it’s McQuarrie. All time probably McTiernan.

Gonna try and get some Marathon in today, just so I can say “Okay, I know what that is” and then never play it again.

Dueling covers and a teaser for my next short story. Gonna be dope.

Help.

🚨 XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X GOT A SWITCH 2 UPDATE 🚨

No Rest for the Wicked is gonna be a Dark Souls-level paradigm shift when it hits 1.0

No one reads these so let me just say SEAHAWKS, BITCH.

You’re blackpilling? Hideo Kojima has encountered the glory of Orthodoxy and you’re blackpilling?

Hi hello yes I would love a new Witcher 3 expansion in 2026, let’s do it.

Among other things, I grabbed Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 for Christmas. I dig it, that game is doing Cool Things, but I didn’t really see what wowed Digital Foundry so much until I tried it in docked mode. Holy cow, that game ERUPTS to life on a TV.

Gobek the Bell, Part 3 "Where I stride, the demons cannot be."

My new short story is finally done and imo you should read it. It kicks ass. polytropism.substack.com/p/gobek-the-...

Seen a lot of guffawing at this poster, so let me intrude:

It’s the tail of the horse
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“the tale of the horse”
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that follows Odysseus everywhere.

Good stuff.

Picked up Witchfire now that it’s Deck verified, and it’s basically a super dope Destiny expansion where all the new game mechanics feel whole-assed instead of half-assed. Gonna make for a great Christmas break.

Pretty boss move of Larian to build a cult audience, cash it in for a no-expense spared, universally praised legacy sequel that elevates the entire medium, and then say, “Now that we have your attention, we’re going back to *our* series.”

Tried Megabonk. Refunded Megabonk. If it had been the first of its kind, I think it would have been incredible, but showing up to the party at this point, with that aesthetic, makes it one of the more naked and dull skinner boxes on offer.

Gobek the Bell Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of my new short story is live. You should read it if you like things that make you say, "I have no idea what's going on but I'm into it." polytropism.substack.com/p/gobek-the-...

On a scale of yeah to hell yeah how is it?

I hate to say this but it just looks dull.

Pantaleimon Tagawa pictured with an icon of the Theotokos and Christ.

Memory eternal to Pantaleimon Tagawa, aka Shang Tsung. I am sad.

Part 2 of my new short story goes up tomorrow, if you even care.

You've Never Seen ARC Raiders Like This YouTube video by TopsideFlicks

This is superb. Dude plays Arc Raiders as a photojournalist and gets so much great footage. youtu.be/Tp90LEe8BHY?...

Can highly recommend you avoid Madden on the Switch. A bloated mess of 2K-chasing bullshit, endless loading, and terrible optimization. I paid a Black Friday price and I want my money back.

I’m gonna play until I get a top 10 finish and then I’m OUT.

1.7 million points wasn’t even good enough to crack the top 100 this week. The daily boards are way more important than the daily doubles. If you can’t perform well there you’re sunk, and I imagine the top 10 is all people scoring 15/15 every day.

Highly recommend you do not read the RFK Jr. texts going around today. You have a soul, be careful with it.

Gobek the Bell, Part I A Tale from the Smoking Room...

Sup nerds. I wrote a wee horror story. Part 1 today, part 2 Dec. 5th. open.substack.com/pub/polytrop...