we all know I have no life, so:

In LA for a week for work and it is inexplicably raining. Did I do this??? Do I have this power????

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!! Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on! I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

Eating well as a NIN fan these days. Eating very, very well.

We should have never doubted this man

Accidentally shaved off way more of my beard today that intended (I'm essentially down to heavy stubble) and I have never experienced such a sense of self-revulsion. How did I live like this, beardless, for so long???

Fuck yeah.

*werner herzog voice* one day the eggs will hunt you

The third Mario movie should be a straight adaptation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead but with Wario and Waluigi.

A genuinely awesome 1978 fold-out Star Wars illustration by the great Noriyoshi Ohrai.

Gregory Sievers, American (1951- ), The Theater, oil, 36 x 24 in, private collection

What a fucking shot holy shit

It is beyond clear that there is something deeply broken at the heart of the AAA game industry.

I don't know if the release of The Matrix and Trans Day of Visibility being on the same day is intentional, or just a lovely bit of serendipity, but it's definitely one of my favourite little quirks of coincidence. But then again...

Happy Trans Day of Visibility ❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

A really lovely article on the Kaleidoscope essay book, from @clert.bsky.social. And humbled to be mentioned directly alongside a lot of the other wonderful and talented creators in the collection.

All I can say about this one is that y'all simply do not sleep on the narrative team behind this game. You do not.

I replayed a campaign of Rebellion a couple months ago. Still absolutely whips. I'm told many people think otherwise. Those people are wrong. It's the kind of grand strategy Star Wars game I'm crying out for a new version of.

wouldn't be the first time disney killed sora

finally, some good fucking news.

how many of those 1000 will ever work in the industry again. how much development knowledge did we just lose again

So as it turns out, helping your mother move out of your childhood home, the only home you ever knew growing up, is a pretty emotional experience.

I had a really good time last month at the Yorkshire Games Festival, where I was invited to give a talk about game writing. I particularly love how the pictures from the event make it look like I am giving a fiery, impassioned political speech. I promise it was actually very fun. Laughs were had.

qui-gon: i presume negotiations with the trade federation will begin shortly the trade federation:

DLSS 5 OFF // DLSS 5 ON

holy shit no way.

Got to tell some total strangers in the bookstore that the book they were mulling over was excellent. What a thrill.

Apropos of nothing, happy 'stabbing a would-be tyrant to death in the once-hallowed halls of governance' day, everybody.

Having varied (though mostly positive) thoughts about Apple TV's Shrinking, but one thing that's consistent is how fucking good Harrison Ford is. A real demonstration of understated excellence.

The 3 genders

as a jrpg fan, my primary interests in video games are raising and lowering sewer gates, such as to manipulate the water level

PSA: a lot of people asked for an ebook edition — and we’ve been able to put one together! And with hyperlinks, of course.

Good haul today.

Be crazy if someone (me) had just given a whole talk on respecting the players and protagonists in videogames, and how that someone (me) talked about how players are smart enough to empathise with situations unlike their own, while also imaginative enough to immerse themselves without that hook.

one thing they don't tell you about being a professional writer is how much of the writing is fucking emails

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Very very proud to say that I am in this fantastic book, standing in the shadow of some truly inspirational game devs! I have a humble essay on world building, that is just one small piece of this incredible collection! Run, don't walk, to the Place Where You Can Buy It™.

I haven't played Apex Legends in a looong time (sorry, My Employer™), but this... I mean... this is tempting.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

BROWT GANG

This trip will save their marriage

I have never not picked a grass starter in a Pokémon game, and I'm not about to start now, but I'll damned if Pombon isn't everything to me. (but also I love you very much, angry little Browt)