Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Mysterious obelisk in California desert sparks intense speculation

Grant St. Clair
Dec 07, 2025
∙ Paid

God of War: Ragnarok. Courtesy Santa Monica Studio

The Game Awards hits us in less than a week, but apparently that’s enough time for viral marketing. It started, as so many stories do nowadays, with a tweet: Geoff Keighley, TGA’s master of ceremonies, posted a cryptic picture with an equally cryptic phrase.

What could “regal inspiring thickness” possibly…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Grant St. Clair's avatar
A guest post by
Grant St. Clair
Subscribe to Grant
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture