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GTA 6, Black Mirror, and the Platonic Ideal of the Video Game
What could games ultimately become? Rockstar Games and Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker offer diverging visions.
May 9
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Steam Reviews for "Blue Prince" Are Hilarious
"Now on 100+ hours of play... I still have a lot of mixed feelings about the game, and it has some weird game design decisions..."
May 2
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Steam Reviews for "Blue Prince" Are Hilarious
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The Games Industry is Deprofessionalizing
The fragmentation of a creative form and its institutions
Apr 18
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Ryan K. Rigney
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A Divisive Question
Is AI tech getting exponentially better? And if so, what does that mean for the games industry?
Apr 11
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Is Making A Great Game All That Matters?
My theory: A 7/10 game can't be helped. A 9/10 game can't be stopped.
Mar 14
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Games Marketers Are In Crisis Mode
The world's biggest games publishers no longer know how to reliably sell games
Feb 28
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Memes are a form of file compression
And not all information is compatible with our operating systems
Feb 21
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Ryan K. Rigney
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What I'm Reading About the History of Venture Capital and Game Development
Plus some quick book, game, and TV recommendations
Feb 7
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Ryan K. Rigney
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2,500 Books To Go
The clock is ticking, and attention is all we have.
Jan 3
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Book Review: Too Much Fun – The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer
push to talk #50 // the forgotten history of early 80s home computer games + a bizarre anecdote involving nintendo, commodore, and (allegedly) the mob
Dec 13, 2024
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Curators vs. the Algos
push to talk #49 // to find truly great games, music, movies, or books, you've gotta exit the algorithm and find a human with good taste
Dec 6, 2024
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Long Death of the Gatekeepers
push to talk #48 // a digression on william faulker + what the book publishing industry can teach us about the value and ultimate fate of industry…
Nov 29, 2024
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Ryan K. Rigney
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