Phoenix

Phoenix

@phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social

Atlantic Canadian game critic (She/They) Columnist at @unwinnable.com Co-Editor of @tier-review.com https://muckrack.com/phoenix-simms phoenixwritesdown@protonmail.com Banner by Lina Wu Avi by realrollsweat

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I love how everything about Big Walk inspires us to explore in a playful, non-extractive fashion. Its environments aren’t solely in service to a narrative nor is it a repository of useful items. Even the keys you unlock from puzzles are merely oddities that facilitate further exploration.

Unwinnable@unwinnable.com

"The charm of Big Walk is how it instills a collective sense of awe, curiosity and admiration similar to what you might experience going on hike with friends IRL." @phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social explores the biophilic design of House House's latest endeavor: buff.ly/qzV6NKy

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Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale, my all-time dream project. For the last couple years I'd been in discussion w/ BioWare & EA to take on the project & as part of that I wrote close to 20 minutes of music to explore where the franchise can go next, may as well share it!

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Om jameel:I am battling bleeding&pain in the hospital, and my ailing heart aches for my hungry kids.I urgently $250 to cover the surgery that could save my life &tissue examination& prevent anemia,&allow me to return to my kids&hold them close to my chest Don't leave me🙏😭 chuffed.org/project/1839...

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There is something demoralizing in listening to a fan podcast that misses the point entirely. There’s something a little reassuring when you realize only a few dozen people have probably heard it. There’s something re-demoralizing when you consider that’s still several classrooms’ worth of people.

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Your monthly reminder that if you're using ChatGPT to do your science, you're failing your colleagues, community, and all of us. Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.

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NEW OPPORTUNITY: Short fiction writer? Love the world of Heaven's Vault? ... then come play in the waters. We're looking to commission 20 short stories set in the Nebula for a new anthology. Paid, obvs. Full details and a link to the form on the blog: www.inklestudios.com/2026/10/24/t...

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okay, i rewatched and wrote about the cabin in the woods on flesh and fluids, complicity and consequence, and the catharsis of That One Scene it is illegal to say what i want to happen to fascists and/or those 'just doing their jobs' ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/let-monsters...

ashlikeadragon.bearblog.devlet monsters come for themthe cabin in the woods has stuck in my mind for years, for reasons i was long unsure of. it's not my favourite horror movie. it's not my favourite satire, if...

Not surprising at all. We need to do better.

The Tyee@thetyee.ca

Amending the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was so important to Premier David Eby that he was ready to send the province to a spring election over it. Months later, with a snap election now on, DRIPA is not mentioned at all in the NDP platform. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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Good news! New medicine is helping me a lot AND we got Lou to the dentist today. Definitely some procedures to do once we have citizenship and coverage but it looks like Lou’s dental health is gonna be okay in the meantime! No emergencies! Every chip in this wall is such a relief. Thank you. 💚

Phoenix@phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social

Ways to support Azrai and Lou! www.gofundme.com/f/help-queer... throne.com/theazrai www.patreon.com/theazrai theme-alchemy-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad?utm_s...

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yeah man you get to wave away the environmental impact of your ai use when you’re not the one actively seeing the city you grow up in slowly sink into the seawater

Aura/Moom@moomanibe.bsky.social

I'll be honest, there is nothing more demoralizing to me than devs saying "I know AI is built on theft, and anti-labour, and harms the environment, but I'm going to use it anyway bc I don't believe individual choices matter". This is how a movement fails. www.molleindustria.org/blog/future-...

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In Gaza, 15-year-old Abood suffers from epilepsy & severe, sudden seizures that are becoming more frequent without medication. His condition is worsening, but his family cannot afford his expensive treatment. He urgently needs $150 for his Keppra epilepsy treatment💔 chuffed.org/project/1844...

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If you've yet to vote in the BC provincial elections: - Please register to vote if you haven't. You can do it day of! elections.bc.ca/2026-provinc... - Vote strategically if necessary, sites like votewell.ca will help. You can find your riding on the Elections BC website, too.

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ya. get a grant, a scholarship, a fellowship, anything that elevates you to a place you weren’t allowed access to previously and it becomes exceedingly clear how hostile everything that follows is to your presence. your ability to succeed depends on how well you mimic the established culture.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

the other thing is that conservatives resolutely do not see the purpose of education as providing social mobility but as reifying and deepening existing inequalities of status. they are as hostile to low income students getting admission to elite institutions as they are black ones.

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At long last, we have created a way for you to take away Nikki's free will, from the classic horror movie "don't take away Nikki's free will"

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com

Nikki from OBSESSION joins FORTNITE tomorrow. You wished for this...

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When the cold creeps in and the wind is howling, the only cure is to curl up with a feline friend. Ghosts and specters enjoy a good lap cat, after all, they were only human once too. 🍂🐈‍⬛

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Foreign interference is actively rigging the conversation around Alberta’s referendum. Reports raise questions about collusion between the Trump administration, Russian-linked bot networks and Alberta separatists to break up Canada.

cultmtl.comLarge majority of Albertans agree that foreign interference has had an impact on the referendum campaignAccording to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute, a large majority of Albertans agree that foreign interference has had an impact on the Alberta referendum campaign.

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I'VE BEEN FUCKING SAYING

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Zuckerberg's own employees confirm that he directed an intentional effort to throw the Brazilian election in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro, apparently because he understood this is what Trump wanted. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Meta trying to steal the Brazilian election really should be bigger news.

Mike Elk@mikeelk.bsky.social

Meta has censored 1,080 pro-Lula accounts, so we need your help to crowdfund to cover Brazilian workweeks Donate today as Lula stages a comeback fight in Brazil! paydayreport.com/as-trump-tri...

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GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social

Star Wars: Galactic Racer was made by a core team of 75 people. "What we wanted to do was keep that core small, smaller than perhaps you might have done in the past, and scale capacity and capability with what we call distributed development." https://bit.ly/4hT02qg