Syp takes a fond look back at the SNES and PlayStation JRPG boom, from Chrono Trigger to Final Fantasy IX, as a peak era of cartridge-era comfort.
CrazyKinux rounds up EVE Online’s biggest gotchas for returning pilots, especially lawless former high-sec systems that can wreck you before you notice.
Sey is all-in on Under the Island, praising its A Link to the Past vibes, snappy exploration, smart upgrades, and hockey-stick-wielding hero Nia.
Krista highlights Nippets as a short, cozy hidden-object game full of hand-drawn maps, playful interactions, light puzzles, and yes, pettable cats.
Emily revisits Bionicle’s Masks of Power for nostalgia, enjoying the Toa personalities and Makuta’s ominous presence even if the kid-focused novel feels slight.
Wilhelm recaps EVE Online’s Atioth fiasco, where The Imperium’s Keepstar push against WinterCo collapsed under brutal server load and 10,000-player chaos.
Thomas says Fort Solis nails Mars atmosphere and cinematic presentation, but its thin gameplay and deflating mystery ending keep this walking sim from landing.
Jamie Zawinski shares a McSweeney’s-style cosmic-horror riff on Trump-era politics, where Nyarlathotep is basically the punchline and the diagnosis.
Warner argues Trump’s Iran threat has already done damage, calling for protests and far more urgency than the usual feeble political response.
Dave Winer bounces from Hacker News and software reality to grim Trump-Iran brinkmanship, reading the day like a surreal political disaster movie.
Bruce Schneier flags a malicious litellm PyPI package that auto-executes via a .pth file, then points to the usual unglamorous fixes like SBOMs and SigStore.
Scopique spirals productively through mic, room echo, USB-versus-XLR, and OBS tweaks while trying to make Stellar Tactics videos sound less rough.