John

Video games, storytelling, Christianity, technology, and more. Freelance meddler. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, here goes!

[John @jhanan]

Don't be precious with your love. Be generous, make it known.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A breakfast counter. The waitress recommended the biscuits and gravy, and when the plate arrived, I thought something had gone wrong in the kitchen.

I say this with shame. The dish looked like a construction site after rain. Pale mounds. Gray ladle-fall. Speckles I could not identify.

In my land, the eye eats first. A meal is arranged like a garden. This meal was arranged like weather.

"Is it… finished?" I asked, carefully.

"Honey, that's what it looks like."

The man beside me was already eating his. He did not look up. "Just try it."

I am a man who has charged hillsides at dawn. I raised the fork. I tried it.

I must now formally apologize to the biscuits, the gravy, the waitress, the kitchen, and the entire breakfast tradition of the American South.

It was magnificent. Warm. Peppered. The biscuit drank the gravy the way a field drinks rain — THAT is why it is shaped like that, you fool — and every mound I had insulted was a soft fold of comfort that my homeland, in eight hundred years, never once thought to invent.

"Well?" the waitress asked.

"I judged it," I confessed. "By its appearance. I am ashamed."

"Everybody does, hon."

Everybody does. A national dish that forgives you for doubting it. It expects the doubt. It waits for you on the other side of it.

Do not judge the gravy by its face. Judge yourself, for hesitating.

I order it every Saturday now. I no longer see the construction site. I see only the garden.

It was a garden the whole time. The eye must be trained.

[John @jhanan]

@PolytropicSage Sounds like a wonderful trip!

[John @jhanan]

This might be the best gaming news this year? And it's been a pretty good year.

[Nintendo of America @NintendoAmerica]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be reborn on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. #NintendoDirect

[John @jhanan]

@NeilShenvi @TheParableMan Thank you for getting the joke 😅

[John @jhanan]

This has been one of my most anticipated games for a while now, and Archetype is only reinforcing that excitement with this gameplay. Looks spectacular!

[EXODUS @EXODUSGame]

The wait is over.

Our Extended Gameplay Reveal is here, and it’s the most comprehensive look at #EXODUSGame we’ve shared yet.

Watch as we walk through Jun Aslan’s journey across the Centauri Cluster, from scrappy salvager to Traveler. You’ll get a deeper look at combat, exploration, companions, choices, powerful tech, and more.

WHAT YOU’LL SEE IN THIS REVEAL:

⚔️ Combat across deadly worlds

🛰️ Exploration of ancient Celestial ruins and fallen civilizations

👥 A closer look at companions — human and Awakened animal alike — who fight alongside you

🔀 Paladin and Immortal morality alignments that define who Jun becomes

🧠 And high-stakes decisions that shape how your story unfolds

This is just the beginning of Jun’s journey.

What was your favorite moment from the Extended Gameplay Reveal?

Let us know here in the comments ⤵️

[Matthew Millsap @mattmillsap]

This was a fascinating read: “‘Nobody's Making Games for the Retired People’ – The Growing yet Underserved Market for Grey Gamers”

[Brittany Hughes @RealBrittHughes]

Just learned that the couple who aborted their baby for having Downs was a) documenting the story for weeks for clicks and b) has a disabled dog they've spent tons of $$ keeping alive. Anyone who pretends this is some morally gray issue rather that straight-up evil is either stupid or lying.

[John @jhanan]

So far I've enjoyed Mad Max, but it does seem a little bit like Avalanche didn't give much thought to controls - and the only alternative scheme swaps just two buttons!

[Game Club @Game_Club_Pod]

New month, new big game to focus on! I'm playing Mad Max in June, as well as celebrating a few of my favorite games - this week's game is Fable Anniversary! I hope you'll join me!

https://t.co/xDeoKaNpVH

[John @jhanan]

Mine was the TI-83, but yep, exactly this. I do think learning to mess with the calculator in that way is far more beneficial than having a smartphone in school is, though.

[LaurieWired @lauriewired]

ti84 game programming about to enter a new golden era

[John @jhanan]

@TheTheoLogan That was my first thought as well 😂

[Matthew Lee Anderson @mattleeanderson]

This is great. 'Never hunt, but flay them alive if you find it' has been my approach since I started teaching and it has worked marvelously.

I have had to add a 'suspicion' amendment for AI, but so far have not had to activate it.

[John @jhanan]

@PolytropicSage I loved the concept of it, but ultimately the narrative got lost in the frenzy of the multiplayer action. I'm not sure how it could be done without forcing players to pause and sit through unskippable cutscenes between matches.

[John @jhanan]

I know it's a remake of the N64 game, but that was one of my favorites growing up. Very much looking forward to this!

[Nintendo of America @NintendoAmerica]

Blast your way through enemies in a fast-paced adventure with Fox McCloud and the #StarFox team! Star Fox is coming to #NintendoSwitch2 on June 25.

Pre-order now: https://t.co/5wr6dHRFHm

[John @jhanan]

@PolytropicSage We blaming @OrthodoxLurker for this, or...?

[John @jhanan]

That boys and girls play very differently seems obvious.

[John @jhanan]

@PolytropicSage I would never have expected square biscuits!

[John @jhanan]

@Meldougherty77 Is this the spider church?! I was always so curious about that building when I lived there!

[John @jhanan]

@PolytropicSage Looking pretty decent, too

[John @jhanan]

I think the familiarity but also freshness of Jedi: Survivor stands out in the context of The Mandalorian & Grogu. The movie, while fun and in the same familiar universe, does not feel as fresh as this game.

[Game Club @Game_Club_Pod]

That's a lot that's familiar in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but it's also much more than that. Also new this week: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart! https://t.co/xDeoKaNpVH