Guardian

Guardian

@shieldguardian.bsky.social

Comp Splatoon player Pfp by Yura

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Too many neurons firing too much drive time to post discord rambling screenshot. If I'm crazy tell me I'm crazy but I don't think I am

Pika@pikadave465.bsky.social

All of this to say is at least why I argue for the renaming/repurposing of the competitive player label is half the stuff that's been being talked about with player motivation and the other half is this opposite end. I feel like we could grow a lot if we didn't self-label our bubble for existing.

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yesterday was national suicide prevention day, if you didn't do this yesterday, i recommend you take a few mins out of your day to remember those lost to suicide. if you have survived an attempt, im so glad that you're alive

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vaguepost vaguepost callout post vaguepost “we’re too negative” callout post “meta sucks” vaguepost “liter players should die” vague callout post “Ws over morals” “the french are killing the scene” retirement post vaguepost vaguepost “why don’t we have any resources to learn the game” callout post

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INTRODUCING: SQ CARDS ive been working on this project for MONTHS and im so excited to debut it! these are NFC business cards embedded with your Sendou profile—you, your team, your results—whatever page you'd like! made in collaboration with @sendou.ink 💥🪲 available at Riptide 2026! #compsplatoon

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT. COMP SPLATOON PLAYERS BE READY!!!

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Replying to @vheavy.bsky.social

this is actually a very common concept in japanese culture. it is known as “ライブ・アクション・ロールプレイング”, which roughly translates to “live-action role-playing” or “larping”

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sendou.ink update - August 30, 2026 This availability tool has been in my plans for a long time, really excited to finally get it out. It's inspired by my own experiences running teams and the difficulty with scheduling to get consistent practice. Give it a go with your Riptide team! #sendouink

@ecfriedman.com have you ever come across this lyric game? riverhousegames.itch.io/the-treasure... I got it in a bundle a while back, but it stood out to me for doing something similar to DIE RPG by making a game that itself is a bit of a deconstruction of TTRPG and OCR tropes. Super fun read!

riverhousegames.itch.ioThe Treasure At The End Of This Dungeon Is An Escape From This Dungeon And We Will Never Escape From This Dungeon by Riverhouse GamesA kaleidoscopic roguelike dungeon crawl

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Today Gail found out (via a vile misreading of her work) about how Valnet buys up media sites with sterling reputations, guts them of the people who made them shine, & turns them into hollow zombies vomiting clickbait. In case you too haven’t heard why cool kids say “RIP Polygon” (& so many more)

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social

This just gets more and more depressing. I’m sorry you went through that, Arrow.

like genuinely it is insane how much she nailed the personality and vibes of the character, I give them in game screenshots and barely any references (sorry!) and they return back with perfection

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To be clear: If “TTRPGs” in your scholarship, teaching, & outreach start & end with D&D — or even GMed games — that’s a skill issue you need to reconsider. You’re gonna get left behind.

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“If you only play 1 TTRPG this year, you should probably try Realis. It looks great. But if you play 3 TTRPGs this year, 1 of them should definitely be DIE”

Grant Howitt@gshowitt.bsky.social

let's see how many of these blurbs for DIE RPG Backerkit will let through their quality control net

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Splatoon Community Census 2026! Last year the form got over 1000 responses and gave some great insight into the community! This year's census will continue in its goal of encouraging dialogue and identifying issues within the scene It takes 10 minutes to complete! 🔗 forms.gle/xqYSpB7AanqJ...

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5 ways you can make a more welcoming scene: - Say GGs, hype up opponents after your sets - Thank TOs after playing a tourney - Loudly share good creators; resist spotlighting bad ones - Get involved (become a TO, join SBA, etc) - Research how to improve your + your friends’ mentals #compsplatoon

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there should be like a game jam but for like content and I would maybe give 50 dollars to whoever makes my favorite splatoon video by the end of this month (under 1k subs) and maybe 10 bucks for whoever gets the most views idk idk #compsplatoon

aza?@designsbyazalea.bsky.social

i feel like with the big surge of viewership in splatoon, we should try making more content, especially high level players. it cannot just be chara out here😭 #compsplatoon

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This is what every game developer sounds like right now.

Game Informer@gameinformer.com

Sega confirms and responds to generative AI content in the new Crazy Taxi. "Generative AI was used to support our teams during the development of background assets for Crazy Taxi: World Tour," Sega says. gameinformer.com/2026/06/07/s...

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As you can see, Xbox held their presentation on 6/7, while Nintendo is holding theirs on 6/9. This is due to their core company missives; Nintendo holds fast to traditional (and successful!) gamer values, whereas Xbox is a brand that constantly tries to remain relevant by latching onto trends

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Nintendo Direct is scheduled for tomorrow (June 9th) at 7 AM PT

Just finished reading imagecomics.com/comics/serie... and it might be my new favorite comic of all time. Instant 10/10, the premise is taken very seriously and still manages to have lighthearted and meaningful moments. It’s only 8 issues; you will not regret picking this one up.

imagecomics.comEight Billion GeniesIf you had one wish...what would you wish for? Now, what if everyone else had one wish too? That's EIGHT BILLION GENIES, the new eight-issue series from CHARLES SOULE & RYAN BROWNE (CURSE WORDS). At e...

ykw why not make this a favorite comics thread - wicked and the divine: super cool concept, love the story - DIE: absolutely beautiful, and some well-thought out commentary on RPGs - runaways: haven’t read this one in a while, no idea if it’s any good but it was my personal favorite superhero comic

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Everyone says "we should just use x power instead of results" but never actually explains why, and I think I've found one of the bigger reasons why we should (mostly) convert (as a "D4" 2200 XP NA peak player who didn't enjoy X rank for the longest time) Thread below 🧵

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🇵🇸 doodles 4 palestine starts in less than SIX HOURS! join our discord to get a headstart: discord.gg/CVMja4r6bm #freepalestine #digitalart #doodles4palestine #gaza #fundraiser

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🇵🇸🎨 doodles 4 palestine@doodles4palestine.bsky.social

‼️ doodles 4 palestine is BACK! ‼️ from may 22-24th, we will be raising money to help evacuate a Palestinian family from Gaza. everyone who donates can get a drawing as thanks! donate to Eslam’s gofundme: gofund.me/d5e7ae2e2 join our discord to participate: discord.gg/CVMja4r6bm #freepalestine

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Replying to @almojo.online

"content" is nothing more than an advertisement. a promise of something more to come after to fill your time. it's nothing but transactional. when you enjoy anything as art, though, it is an enrichment experience. you choose whether to empathize or reject it but both parties grow as a result

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LAN Championship Showdown 2026 Reflection and Thank Yous (with an important note/update in the second-to-last post in this thread): Overall, this event was once again a tremendous success - The logistics and planning for this even started 7 months ago directly after Riptide 2025.

The Lan Showdown is such a technical and logistical marvel omg So smart to have streams running all the games so you're guaranteed able to cheer on your team, but it must take so much to keep track of 5 streams, 11 commentators, bracket...

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why don't we have big-scale team introductions in top 8 of splatoon major LANs. i need to see ftwin walking up to the riptide mainstage, introduced one by one, while sirius by the alan parsons project plays like they're the threepeat bulls