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Going Off Mic
Push to Talk will continue, though on a less regular schedule.
Sep 26
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Strange Descent of the Cozy Farming Sim
On the ways game genres evolve and continue to bear fruit
Sep 19
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Gamers Aren't Real
Half of all console owners only play a handful of titles per year. Is the term "gamers" really appropriate to describe these people?
Sep 12
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Can We Please Just Be Normal About AI
On world models and the temptation to view new things through a well-worn lens
Aug 22
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Write or Die
No matter what the future brings, you *must* learn to read and write well.
Aug 15
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Cognitive Costs of AI Squinting
Is that...?
Aug 1
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Ryan K. Rigney
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YouTubers Can't Save All the Indie Games
“The systems we have available just aren't built for this kind of volume.”
Jul 25
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Word-of-Mouth Magic Behind Breakout Hits Like Balatro
LocalThunk says the streamer Dan Gheesling changed everything for Balatro. I asked Gheesling for his POV.
Jul 18
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Ryan K. Rigney
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How to Get YouTubers to Play Your Game
How a dev netted 6,000 Steam wishlists with an unusually clean cold email
Jul 11
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Writers Should Ask for More
Steven Levy thinks writers have to choose between going it alone or working for a legacy publication. But new and better models are emerging.
Jul 4
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Kids Don't Care About Graphics
But the new PAW Patrol game does look sick on my RTX 5080
Jun 20
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Nintendo and the Last Hardware Exclusives
A few thoughts inspired by the launch of the Switch 2
Jun 6
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Ryan K. Rigney
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