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Words: IGN, Roger Ebert, Skywind, etc.

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I reviewed Destiny 2: The Final Shape at Ebert:

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Absolutely! I'll be on there running that new Nessus activity for sure. I'll shoot you an invite soon

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I reviewed Destiny 2: The Final Shape at Ebert:

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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The new Killer Klowns from Outer Space game is a lotta fun. My review for the Ebert site:

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Trump has been nearly as bad for the Democratic party as for the Republicans, in that he allows centrist dipshits to simply shrug and run on "At least we're not Trump," an unreliable and untenable electoral strategy

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I skipped Fallout 4 despite being excited to see Boston in a game because I had a lot of anxiety about the 2016 election and did not want to see a bombed out Boston. I’ve finally checked it out, and while it is really depressing to see Boston like this, I’m finding it to be a lovely game.

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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I really think a lot of it is a case of missing the forest for the trees. There's so much good stuff in there, especially if you can install the DLCs and treat them as part of the larger whole.

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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I wrote a love letter to Fallout 4 for IGN:

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Curse them for making Onslaught...

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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A great poet once said: Work sucks, I know

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The answer to the question of “do you guys take pitches” is finally: yes 😎

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Yeah, the "play as anyone from any era" action-figure vibe of BF2017's Heroes vs. Villains and so on definitely lends itself to the What If? concept

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Nice! I wrote a fairly generous review of it, so the director reached out to thank me, and then I wound up interviewing him for kind of a making-of Q&A

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In my latest for @ign.bsky.social, I look back at the history of the Star Wars Battlefront series, make the case for why I’d love to see another one in the future, and consider what that might look like in today’s turbulent landscape.

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Every time I'm like "I'm gonna play KotOR as a Sith this time," it's always a lie. In 21 years, I've only rolled credits as a dark sider once. It's the weirdest thing

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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A game that came out when I was 12

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Thinking about... her again (* the DualShock 4 controller)

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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"I love video games and writing, so I guess --" 5 years later: *thousand-yard stare*

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The Endpoem Podcast is back for season two! Here’s my career-spanning interview with Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson, who touches on his early days at BioWare with projects like Star Wars: KotOR, his new studio Humanoid Origin, and his next exciting game.

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Feeling weird and self-conscious about having this very first-drafty version of a thing out there, but it's really cool to see it spending a fair bit of time on Itch's New & Popular page and getting some traffic, so thank you for boosting. 🙏 Hopefully I can find the energy to polish it up soonish

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鋼のStephen Meyerink's avatar 鋼のStephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social
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Does anyone know if there's any official data or writing on the subject of engagement with updates/seasons being higher when they're given a cool name instead of "Season 14" or "patch 2.5"? I could swear I'd read as much, but searches aren't yielding anything. RTs welcome.

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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No! It looks pretty high-quality tho

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Maybe I'll grab it on CDKeys soon

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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I still have yet to try 2042. But BF V and Battlefield 1 were great -- I'd love a sequel to Battlefield 1 (2016) at some point

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My new Twine project’s up on Itch today: Astoria, a text game about life in space. It’s a fairly linear, 9,000-word story inspired by Forbidden Planet, Golden Age science fiction, and starfaring games like Knights of the Old Republic and The Outer Worlds. Key art by Kelly Chong.

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I wasn't sure if toon shading or outdoor levels would work for Eldritch 2; but even in proxy blockout form, this is starting to feel like how I imagine Innsmouth should feel.

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"I don't think it's that deep," I say as Anton Chigurh flips a coin and asks me to call it

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Here's a look at my cover to issue 6 of Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer's excellent Transformers series from @Skybound. Colors by Stacey Lee!

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David Brady's avatar David Brady @dbradyart.bsky.social
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Trying to get my portfolio out in front of more publishers for covers and such. Anyone know good places I should send to?

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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The more of Suicide Squad I play, the more I like it. But it should've been called Escape from Metropolis

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Holy shit this is a real movie... I had no idea

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Writing a 3-hour gritty corporate thriller about the decision to exclude Jar Jar Binks from the new poster. Al Pacino will play the Lucasfilm exec who fought for Mr. Binks and, in spite of everything, was outvoted 11 to 1

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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one of the all-time great console OSs for sure. and i like all the N64/GBA stuff they brought back around

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I got pretty deep into it before I was like "this is very prose-heavy, I've made a big mistake, how will I ever wrap this damn thing up" -- hence the viewpoint change 😆

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I never touch my 3DS these days, but I still wanna grab this at some point while it's possible

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oh damn thank you! it looks rough to my eyes, but i think that's normal immediately after you send out something new with no idea which parts work and which parts are super corny and/or unpolished haha really appreciate you taking a look!

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Flashback 64's avatar Flashback 64 @flashback64.bsky.social
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Just played this! It’s very cool and unique and I highly recommend it.

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Meet the Parents and The Meyerowitz Stories 👌

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"Dear Omelas Child, it looks like your student loan payments are not current -- but fear not, for you have options"

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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Feeling weird and self-conscious about having this very first-drafty version of a thing out there, but it's really cool to see it spending a fair bit of time on Itch's New & Popular page and getting some traffic, so thank you for boosting. 🙏 Hopefully I can find the energy to polish it up soonish

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Alex James Kane's avatar Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social
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It's 60 over here too, but also supposed to snow in a few days lol

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Nimue, Lady of the Lake and Giver of Excalibur. First in some Arthurian illustrations that I’m working on.

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