29th January 2021|
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January #2: BEITOU

Hey everyone! LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO ‘TIL CULTIST IS OUT ON SWITCH. Thumbs at the ready, people!

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22nd January 2021|
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How It Happened To Happen

Jack Cohen is a reproductive biologist who gives talks on speculative xenobiology. I once heard him explain how we had happened to evolve from a species of fish that kept its reproductive organs next to the pipes it used to eliminate waste from its body.

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15th January 2021|
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January #1: APELLICON

Happy 2021, everyone! This year is the Year of the Ox, the Year That COVID Might Go Away, and the second year in a row that we’re likely to have to put off our wedding. BUT LO! It’s also the year we get to properly share ongoing BOOK OF HOURS development with you, so I’m feeling pretty chipper about that.

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11th December 2020|
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The Gift of Music

appy nearly Christmas, everyone! I’m old enough to have had a LiveJournal back in the day.

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4th December 2020|
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Let’s Talk About Text

Story in games is a hot topic. But what about structure? How does the narrative form of a game influence its player’s experience?

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27th November 2020|
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November #2: XENOPHON

Happy Black Friday! It’s terribly consumerist, I know, and I sort of hate it. But it’s a good opportunity for a SALE and who doesn’t like a sale?

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27th November 2020|
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/kəˈbal/, Part 2: The Denied

The Denied are a small cult – perhaps two hundred in all, including children – most of whom live in a sizeable but remote village in Kurdistan.

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20th November 2020|
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THE SIBYL’S LEAVES OUT NOW!

The long-awaited newest edition to the Church o’ Merch is finally here! The Sibyl’s Leaves: Playing Cards for Divination, Fortune-Telling and Augury is now available in the shop!

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13th November 2020|
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November #1: THE WITCH

Hey everyone! Yer fortnightly dose of game dev coming up.

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6th November 2020|
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The Law of Boob

Every week I receive ICO Partners’ Steam newsletter. It’s a simple round-up of all the week’s latest Steam games, alongside their number of reviews and overall review score

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30th October 2020|
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Octomber #2: VICE

As promised, this is a biggie! So sit down, get comfy, and get hype.

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23rd October 2020|
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EXILE’S COMING TO MOBILE ON TUES 3RD NOVEMBER 2020!

That’s right! You have all been exceedingly patient, but it’s now READY TO GO.

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16th October 2020|
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Octomber #1: UNA

Seasons + VFX. And our September newsletter goes out.

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9th October 2020|
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The Disappearance of Everything (or, Don’t Underestimate Bards)

There’s a concept in literature of the ‘oral tradition’, where stories spread by word of mouth rather than being written down.

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2nd October 2020|
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September #2: TALUS

Content, content, content. Skeleton Songs episode 9 comes out.

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18th September 2020|
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September #1: IS THIS THING ON?

MAYBE A PUBLIC ALPHA OF BOOK OF HOURS?! Also, our August newsletter goes out.

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11th September 2020|
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It’s (Not) the Real Thing

I’ve been playing Fallout 4’s Nuka-World DLC. Hoofing it through postapocalyptica with a customised robot companion and shooting raiders in the face has always been fun, but I was surprised to find that Nuka-World, though vast, actually felt constrictive.

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4th September 2020|
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AUG #3: REDCROSSE

The sky is the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel. The Thames lies swollen with silt, shoes and stolen shopping carts. Someone nicked Alexis’s bike and threw it in a lake, and someone else casually set fire to some cars next door. Happy autumn, all!

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