Writing is hard. Writing is great. Writing sucks. I love writing. I wish I could stop writing. I cannot stop writing. Please help. Please leave me alone, I have another 3 pages to get through. Please read my work. Please never perceive this garbage I've created. Respect me. Ignore me.

Andy Merrill (Brak) is an Amazon delivery driver. Carey Means (Frylock) got CHF from/exacerbated by COVID & was recently working as a restaurant dishwasher. C. Martin Croker (Zorak) died of sepsis from an infected tooth he couldn't afford to get treated. Capitalism destroys both art & artist.

Guess what now has a Steam page: Deductopia THE FULL GAME! If you like supporting indie devs then smash that wishlist button because Steam visibility is everything for us small devs. store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...

🎶Little Victories is back!🎶 Here is my latest episode with People of Note’s creative director, Jason Wishnov. It was the privilege of a lifetime to talk about the creative process behind the game’s systems, its dazzling soundtrack, and all those music-based puns. Please enjoy:

if i seem laid back and relaxed to you, it’s an elaborate ruse - i actually carry the kind of tension that makes massage therapists and other health professionals say “wow” and “oh no”

New DLC for Zephon landed last week!!! Download it for two tales of toying with fascism and tugging at the threads that bridge humanity, machines, and the divine.

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

The clips that launched a thousand elder millennial vocal stims.

@cyan.com's rerelease of the Classic PS1 versions of Myst and Riven last year meant new trophies, which meant new trophy icons, which gave me an excuse to get all weird and illustrative with it! Always fun getting to revisit these worlds:

It was Marty's 12th birthday on the 19th. He's still the same little gremlin, sans a few teeth, but that hasn't slowed him down at all! Still grumbling when I try to kiss his head and barking at a noise from across the street. Thanks for being a part of my life little boy. ❤️

Me explaining to anyone who will listen how I just really like Keith David and everything he’s ever been in, even the bad stuff, because he just seems to always be having a good time and I’m glad he’s getting a star on the Walk of Fame because good for him.

Financial circumstances mean I am available, possibly even a little desperate, for freelance gigs that can use my abiltiies as a writer (Cryptmaster, Valheim, Ironheart etc) and voice actor (Cryptmaster). Anyone who can pump the visibility on this will have my eternal(ish) gratitude!

Yeah, everyone warned me not to make a huge-ass farming game combined with literally Pokémon… but look now at my glorious creation✨ And... SURPRISE 😆 Ova Magica 1.0 is officially OUT TODAY on Steam 💚 🎮 Consoles launch July 21 (Everyone also warned me not to shadow drop😂)

Does your team need a senior writer or designer with shipped exp in narrative RPGs, imm sims, or emergent stories? I'm available, and am open to temp/contract/FTE. I specialize in delivering rich, player-driven narratives and developing living worlds in historical settings. REPOSTS APPRECIATED ♥️

No discussion of Hollywood is complete without discussing this revolting trend. The people who make what art are running out of places to work, and their slices of pie are being handed to useless, out of touch executives.

I can't remember who recommended Piranesi to me (maybe @catacalypto.bsky.social or @emberdione.bsky.social ?) but yup great call what an utterly delightful book.

hope every asshole out there knows that even if someone else forgets, i won’t. i’ll be there at the end of times, still angry and disappointed and disenchanted, standing at hell’s gates if needed, pulling on satan’s sleeve, pointing my finger and saying “it’s him, he used ai”. i’ll be there.

Plenty of writers and narrative designers here who still need work! Chuck a buck to your friendly, neighbourhood phrase-forgers! go.bsky.app/FwZqzcz

losing my shit because the dev of Butterfly Soup is making a new game that's like if Pentiment was set in Chinese folklore and had a Disco Elysium skill tree, and the music is being composed by the same person who's doing Delphinium kotaku.com/butterfly-so...

Want to learn about some recently-released-but-overlooked games?? I'm happy to announce that the Unearthed Treasure Room showcase is coming back for Part 2!! Right before Summer Game Fest, we'll be premiering the showcase on... June 3rd at 4 PM Pacific (12 AM BST), on Youtube!!

So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning

Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.

I've been on the site for like 90 seconds. The cool Myst games we could have made for less than two minutes of investment in the thievery machine man.

Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) isaiprofitable.com

section from the scarlet hollow episode 4-5 devlog regarding players sending hate mail over getting locked out of episodes 6 and 7 for using a hacked worldstate (which, while specifically about video games, is definitely relevant to fandom in general)

This is an all-time quote from Kojima

Since I haven't found a job in the year since my unemployment ran out, I'm throwing the link to the GFM with a slightly raised goal. I hate it but things are getting dire and nothing seems to be working out. gofund.me/202b9a87a

My favourite fact in ages, via @lucyjames.games on the Besties: Widow's Bay (which is great btw) was created by the overdressed Babadook from this historic tweet.

Quite possibly my favourite X-Files episode. Just takes such wild swings with the format.

Widow's Bay is brave enough to ask "What if the horror protagonist was just the asshole mayor from Jaws?" (I am only 3 episodes in please do not spoil me!)

I want to share because I think it's really cool Obsidian is looking for folks with ttrpg/DMing XP!! www.obsidian.net/careers/open...

Saying again I desperately need work, I do not have a way to pay my rent on the 1st, please get in touch if you would like me to write for your game or book or comic or show or website or whatever

Shoutout to all the players out there who have been cheering on gamedevs everywhere as we take back our trade from the executive class. We see you 💪

Our very joyful, very gay game is available now on Switch AND is on sale for 50% off until June 4! 🥳🌈💜 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

my heart goes out to all the talented creatives at Bungie who struggled under catastrophic mismanagement for years trying to make a good game who will likely be thrown into the worst games job market in history

Are you a disabled/trans/GNC/woman streamer or content creator that plays Final Fantasy XIV? Long-time player or just start? Drop a reply with a link to your channel and whatever you'd like to share about yourself!

My GDC 2017 Narrative Design talk on creating resonant characters is now up on YouTube! I go over some lessons learned (and mistakes made) attempting to build characters that players would really be able to attach to emotionally. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyQf...

I know I have followers here that are much younger than me and might not be immediately aware of the influences #InfinityTrain was stealing from. Myst and Riven were HUGE inspirations for the show and these look like pretty solid remakes. Now is a good time to check them out if you haven't before!

Read the room and all that, but what I find particularly, specifically, especially odious about all these videos is the desire to control artists. To bash them into place; to expect from them obedience and compliance. This is what arts programs want to do to their students? Fuck you. Fuck you hard.

WE'RE LIVE: www.twitch.tv/ps_garak

favoritepokemon.vercel.app Oh my gosh, whoever made this website, this is the most heartwarming thing I've seen in a long time.

Today on Quest Quest the adventure game podcast @decafjedi.com and I are talking about one of my favorites: Space Quest 5! Ultimately: its fun to be a captain of a spaceship even if its a vacuum cleaner. Listen here or where ever: zencastr.com/z/3lGjGqCw

The wait is over. Myst & Riven are NOW AVAILABLE on PS5, PS VR2, and Xbox Series X|S! https://cyan.com/2026/05/19/myst-and-riven-console-launch/

I’ve had a few consulting gigs wrap up and now have time in my schedule for new projects! I’m a game writer with six years of experience working with AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, Star Trucker, and [REDACTED]. Full resume and portfolio: www.nessacannon.com

Hey everyone I've just announced the creation of a new independent video game studio in Montreal. We're Build Machine Games Always attack!

"Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'" (1996.04.12) S03|E20|3X20 Director: Rob Bowman Writer: Darin Morgan Director of Photography: John S. Bartley Art Director: Graeme Murray #XFiles #TheXFiles

Sorry to any listener hoping for deep insight from this episode.