Sebastian Åkerberg

Games are fun. Sociology is fun. I try to be as much fun as I can be as well. Former games writer, aspiring something-else-writer. Tweets in Swedish/English.

[Sebastian Åkerberg @Ercarret]

I see what the article is going for, but I don't think it really sticks the landing on the issue.

So, thread.

[Polygon @Polygon]

Games need to return to black-and-white morality https://t.co/lFzlvHTOjn

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@jhawkansson Jag har hört att hennes böcker är alldeles bisarrt populära i Tyskland, så det förvånar mig inte särskilt mycket att de semestrar i flock i Vimmerby.

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@pcgamer Bioshock: Infinite. I wasn't a massive fan of the game itself, but I think the intro is a masterclass in tutorial crafting.

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@SkyShowtime Hi! Do you have any plans on streaming the upcoming medical show Watson in Sweden? It's a CBS show but those seem to be streaming on Paramount+ in the US, but Paramount+ shows seem to be streaming on SkyShowtime in Sweden, so I'm...*sigh*...a bit confused. Hahaha.

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@shutterandreas Aw, shit.

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@CatMurdock_Art @MarvelChampions I have quite a lot, but I also have a lot of t6cc so hopefully I'll be able to use most of it at least.

The most pressing problem for me is that I have no ISO left. While it's not a problem with an expiration date, it's a really annoying problem nonetheless.

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@MarkNarrations Me asserting subtle dominance over a cupcake: "You tiny thing. What did you think you could do to me? Make me feel bad for consuming you? I've eaten bigger cakes than you. Cup-sized? Ha! Try bucket-sized. I will devour you too."

What others see: me grinning dorkily at a cupcake.

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@dorklessons I got Scream. Very happy with that.

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@shutterandreas Merry jul på dig också!

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@VegaPlaybook I think you're right. Someone on the forum explained (and Crashed agreed) that the reason the crystals aren't stacked is that the whales would just run away from everyone else that way. By putting the exciting stuff in the events, it allows a more even distribution of rewards.

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@seatinmol @MarvelChampions I had about the same experience with the crystals as everybody else, but I did have amazing luck with all of the 7*s I pulled as a result. New Negasonic, Misty (I like her), Medusa and Hood; awakenings of Chee, Onslaught, Luke Cage. Literally not a single bad pull.

So I'm happy.

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@xgabo Where is this from? It looks like one of those end-of-act comics that you get, but I don't recognize it. Granted, it's been ages since I finished the earlier acts, but still. I'm curious.

[Lady Gravemaster @LadyGravemaster]

Of all the layups Disney-Marvel has missed, and there are MANY, they missed this one the hardest.

[Spotify @Spotify]

This is not a drill, Kendrick just dropped the album. Stream GNX on Spotify now!

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

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@JonasMaki Jag kommer förmodligen alltid finnas här i någon utsträckning. Med det sagt så skapade jag ett konto på Threads och letade upp dig, så nu finns jag där också. Får se hur aktiv jag är, men ett konto är första steget.

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@JonasMaki Såg din text om Deadpool & Wolverine. Skönt att se nån som inte tycker att den faktiskt var just Marvel-Jesus. Herregud vad jag ogillade filmen. De två första var kul, men jag fastnade inte alls för denna. Jag gillar multiversum i teorin, men D&W klavertrampade hårt.

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@JonasMaki Nej, det blev inte av att jag flyttade någonstans. Men jag är öppen för att prova. Jag känner att Twitter är rätt dött nuförtiden ändå. Det är sällen jag säger något här, och när jag väl gör det så är det ändå ingen som lyssnar. Så att hoppa skepp känns inte helt fel.

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I just watched the final episode of The Penguin. Truly phenomenal show! I loved it. Such amazing acting all around. Almost every single actor on the show should be showered with awards.

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And I'm only talking about people with seemingly reasonable objections toward the game. The whole "Trans representation? Yuck!" crowd isn't even worth addressing.

I dunno. I find the game to be fine so far. I'm maybe not mindblown by it, but I'm perfectly happy with it.

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I'm not sure where this absolutely vitriolic hatred towards Bioware/DA: The Veilguard comes from. I can understand people not liking the game. I like it quite a lot and have over 50 hours in it after a week, but it's definitely the most "fantasy Mass Effect" DA has ever been.

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Since then, I've played Bioware games for their side plots and character quests. But I think Mass Effect 2, 3 and Andromeda, as well as Dragon Age Inquisition, have all had terrible main stories. I don't even remember DA2's story, and perhaps that's telling in and of itself.