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Cover reveal graphic with a large image of the RECORDS//ANALYSIS zine cover, which depicts ALLMIND's version of SOL 644 standing on a mound of defeated ACs in front of a dark space background and the planet of Rubicon-3. The accompanying text reads: "Preorders Open until 3/31. Cover Artwork by Kyou. Cover mockup. Final products may differ from mockups."

▫️▫️▫️ COVER REVEAL ▫️▫️▫️

Our fanzine's awesome cover artwork was drawn by @kyoou.bsky.social as a tribute to the world, characters, and mecha of AC6! 🔥

Book preorders remain open until March 31st 11:59PM ET! If we reach 200 orders, this cover will have iridescent foil!
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Eager to hear your thoughts on it >.>

Alright, the flier's finished!

We have 17 days before Oregon's temperate rainforests are turned to mulch. Spread the world, write your representatives, & tell the Bureau of Land Management *exactly* where they can shove their logs.

Further reading: morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

Sometimes life is a sitcom where back to back two people read the Public Access campaign sheets and have the same 5 staged reaction that you did, in real time, and you get to not feel like you missed something -w-

OK also I checked with a few folks I know who seem to agree that (a) you used to be able to extract low level healing items (IDK why they'd remove this??) and (b) NPC density and difficulty feels way higher :/ *le sigh* One day Bungie will have a great game on launch

i like having fun with my friends

Marathon is not /bad/ by a long mile, but it feels like it's half-assing its risks and in a way that robs it of being anything more than just another live-service extraction shooter instead of living up to its bold art and story direction. Here we go again Bungie. 8/10 so far~

appear towards the end of a match - An event you're very unlikely to see unless you're squadding up, well geared /and/ lucky

All this is to say the game seems designed to eat your time with friends, which is fine, but it's a crowded field. I played 10 years of Destiny, so I'm good on that front.

that's this deadly and this densely populated (especially given someone else can proc a mission and steal your chance)
> The cosmetic support is laughably abysmal for a game and studio this stylish
> All of this combined makes the game feel REALLY repetitive esp when all the cool mix-ups only 3/

paired with the faster TTK is very much a bad feel (I pretty much exclusively play Vandal as a result)
> Rook feels weirdly implemented - It's great in concept but they coulda leaned into it more if you get blocked from Faction Progress
> Faction Missions also feel weirdly implemented for a game 2/

Still percolating Marathon critiques but after 10 hours I can say ;
> PvE content feels aggressively balanced around squads despite there being Solo Lobbies
> Fast TTK feels good initially but most engagements start to feel samey
> The game feels like it's half-assing its shmoovement which 1/

Divine Patronage: A Separate System for Party Advancement In the past, I've written about why parties should have their own character sheet.  The party sheet can track reputation, how noisy they ar...

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It's 2014 and there are no words that describe the peace of getting Taco Bell and playing Bungie's new game Destiny

It's March 2026 and there are no words that describe the peace of getting Taco Bell and playing Bungie's new game Marathon

WYVERN ERA

I'll make another one of these when I finish the other 4 class "iconic hunter" artwork. :)

From of the Riddle of the Eight Bridge Haunting Sheet

Back of the Riddle of the Eight Bridge Haunting Sheet

Finally finished the first Haunting for this game (minus a more thorough editing pass) and pretty happy with how it came out? Keeping things to one double sided page that's all at once interpretive and evocative was a delightful challenge TBH

The is a green graphic with a crab with a maryland flag hat on (but a little green). the text says: Hey Affinity User! See That Key? (It is indicating the enter key). Press it to get a menu that will change your life (the image of a move / duplicate menu in affinity). It is signed: "yet another" helpful tip from adam bell. the crab is signed (#brocrabwisdom)

"YET ANOTHER" HELPFUL TIP FROM @adambell.games

A cyborg woman, with a massive helmet, in a vividly colored suit, holding a massive rifle.

I rarely play video games, yet I pre-ordered #Marathon because of its art direction.
I never do fan art, yet my sketchbook is now full of runners.

I think it's serious.

my other nuanced ttrpg take is that most trad ttrpg combat systems are really boring and we need to find new ways of simulating tactical combat. Not even in a sense that i'm against combat conceptually, just that it exists in this weird half way state between wargames and it's own thing

came out w n update to b&w version of this for color sensitive readers and also split the book into 2 (rules + compendium) for smaller file size and navigation

as always all free: makapatag.itch.io/10000-swords...

I'm the type of goon that consistently drops a healing item and is strategically placed right after a checkpoint in case you're at low health.

Video Games Are Dying (But Actually For Real This Time [Except Maybe Indies But You Know]) It's 8 p.m. on March 3rd 2026, a little over 24 hours from the conclusion of the Marathon Sever Slam - No not that Marathon , instead its n...

//oolala two posts in one day cultural critique op-ed eat your heart out - - -

VIDEO GAMES ARE DYING
/for real this time
//except for indies but you know

:: a measured observation ::

www.failforward.moe/2026/03/vide...

VNDL

For those who played the new Marathon and wished that it wasn't a PvP game:

If you love the new cyber-brainsmash aesthetic, play the Cicadamata demo immediately.
store.steampowered.com/app/3817250/...

And if you want a more old-school Marathon, Supplice. Now.
store.steampowered.com/app/1693280/...

a traditional painting of herons in flight among trees, green, pink and white hues

I painted herons in flight. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper

Ooooo this is vvv good feedback - Thank yee

And it slaps 👏

Tattooing ‘throw away the genre emulation’ onto the inside of my skull. Good shit from @sandroad.moe. www.failforward.moe/2026/03/i...

As someone who spent many hours over Halo:Reach, Left 4 Dead, and Battlefield, I dig this.

The Play Reports Improv, Play Culture, and Authority

Started thinking about player improv and what the hell that means!

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#ttrpg #blog #improv #play

GAMING IS DEAD