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The Twitch-YouTube Livestreaming Wars Are Over, And Nobody Really Won
"All these millions of dollars were slung around ... and the end result is a status quo that’s not that different from what came before"
The MiSTer, The Best All-in-one Retro Gaming Machine, Just Got Cheaper
One YouTuber's new clone board for the MiSTer project is lowering the barrier to entry, but Taki Udon isn't done there.
A Great Graphic Novel About Riding Your Bike
"You and a Bike and a Road" shows the ups and downs (oh no, is that an elevation joke?) of bike travel
The Tulip Is A Tiny, Open Source Music-Making Computer For Cheap
Open source, intentionally under-powered, and able to create music, write code, and run on a chip found in many lightbulbs. Tulip is more than just a synthesizer.
The Painstaking Process Of Adding Rideable Horses To Fallout: New Vegas
"I keep rewriting code over and over again, looking for that 'OK, this feels close enough' moment"
The Anatomy Of A Speedrun
'Speedrunning Celeste really ties into the themes of the game, of overcoming things'
Concord Shows That The Triple-A Pivot To Live Service Was Always Doomed
You can't solve unsustainability with more unsustainability
You Don’t Need AI To Write A Novel
AI isn't a privilege issue, no matter what National Novel Writing Month says
New Heights Could Be The Climbing Game I’ve Always Wanted
The early access game threads a fine line between realism and fun
Why Big Games Like Concord Aren’t Surefire Successes Anymore
"A tiny game can become huge, and a huge game can be tiny, depending on the circumstance"