Checkpoint (on hiatus)

A mid-monthly summary of goings on in the video game sphere, highlighting interesting writing and news stories plus bit sized recommendations of games.

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

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gamers read up

[cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman]

at 11am Eastern / 8am Pacific we're going to be starting PREPARE TO GIVE 2022, an Elden Ring - All Remembrances run to benefit The Brigid Alliance! Come help us raise our initial goal of $18,750! Use your donation to vote for the ending we choose! https://t.co/qLXCRGZ1oS

[Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks]

okay since gog's site finally seems to be somewhat stable, long overdue from me: time for some game sale recs

as ever i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weirder games. there'll be a separate thread later when the steam sale starts later this month

so, onwards!

[Uppercut 🥊 @UppercutCrit]

"Basically, if an icon is perfectly representative of God, then there cannot be a God. The icon represents only itself. What happens when the icon can speak?" - @grace_machine is back with another BANGER Killing Our Gods column:
https://t.co/2Yn8G0UcZQ

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

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[A M R // A L-A A S E R @siegarettes]

If you haven't checked out CANON FIRE, my series on the unknown and underappreciated side of games history, what're you waiting for?

I've covered everything from Chinese cosmic horror to Gameboy shooters and magical girl summer vacations!

links to the site and Patreon below:

[weirdo @vg_history]

everquest, magazine screenshot (1999) https://t.co/j3dAzTZuuq

[lowpolis @lowpolis]

co-open is 35% off for today! ✨

Consider telling your friends about it or maybe buying it as a gift for someone 💖

https://t.co/nnGJY6yzTf

[itch.io @itchio]

😱 CREATOR DAY IS HERE 🎉

For the next 23 hours and 37 minutes (sorry tweet a bit late), we're waiving our portion of all sales across the entire site!

Also, many creators have discounts just for today! Take a look and support your favorite creators: https://t.co/rezDf8ZOHc

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

no espace magazine! https://t.co/EoMcFCyLNv

[Lewis Gordon 🐚 @lewis_gordon]

I want to write more positive labour stories like this in 2022. For @verge, I spoke to the studios operating four-day work weeks, how it works, and the benefits they're seeing.

@crowsx3
@gutefabrik
@KitfoxGames
@swizzle_kiss
https://t.co/7y99Ix7xcC

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

looking forward to more from @noescapevg in 2022!

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

lowpolis is the best! co-open rules!!

[lowpolis @lowpolis]

😱 AAAAAAAAAA? 😳💀👰‍♀️

[Paste Games @PasteGames]

Halo Infinite's microtransactions reinforce how broken the economic institution of videogames, and the systems that allow them to exist, really are. https://t.co/8jjWYV5iKS

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

✍️ @critdistance is accepting submissions for the best video games blogging of 2021

gonna share some of the writings i enjoyed this year in the thread below — J

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

Passion Play from @HugeMantis for @_reallifemag https://t.co/ZhuumIjnlN

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

✍️ @critdistance is accepting submissions for the best video games blogging of 2021

gonna share some of the writings i enjoyed this year in the thread below — J

[Checkpoint (on hiatus) @checkpointgot]

20 Years of Halo: The Incoherence of Corporate Art by @headfallsoff for @PasteGames https://t.co/Onxtj7Xuih