The real takeaway here is that if Elon was to say this about China, the govt would shut down his business overnight and revoke access to the market. But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.

Uber Eats is somehow always like “delivery in 17 minutes”, then once you order, it creeps up to 60+ minutes. Every. Time.

Apparently you can hedge your bets (travel) against rainy weather in LA now

All these games companies going on and on about Gen AI being such a huge productivity boost and yadda yadda. Have any of you thought about boosting productivity by just transitioning away from Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Teams? How does anyone anywhere get any work done with this crap?

💯 Western companies all racing to become the McDonald's of games need to take notes: finance.yahoo.com/news/nintend...

Katie Wilson, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, has embraced a city-owned startup designed to emulate Vienna’s social housing model, which involves a public developer building housing designed to be permanently affordable.

Friends! I'll be home in LA during the week of the @thegameawards.com and Dec. 11th, you can specifically find me wandering the JW lobby pretending that it's peak E3. If you're around, let's catch up 🥂

No but seriously, how do we get @aoc.bsky.social, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and @kumail.bsky.social in on a game of @rvthereyetgame.com?

🎉 2 million sales in 8 days 🤯 You guys are crazy, thank you so much for the support!!

This is all sorts of incredible, super happy for all at Team Nuggets 🎉

Every time Trump gets mad at Canada, he makes Americans pay more for stuff. Weird strategy. 🤷🏼‍♂️ “Being angry is like taking poison expecting the other person to die.”

🎉 1 million sales in 4 days Thank you so much to everyone who has enjoyed the game this past week! We never thought our lil game jam game would take off like this but it's such a treat to see y'all enjoying it. We're still patching it, so stay tuned for updates. thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou

📢 RV There Yet? is OUT NOW on Steam with a 10% discount! Vacation time is over folks, and you and your buddies need to drive home in our brand new, chaotic, co-op adventure. Time to pack up the RV and get a move on! Buy now ► store.steampowered.com/app/3949040/...

ARC Raiders has a huge toxic PvP problem. Camping spawns, camping extracts.

Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!

Ex-Coffee Stain vets are making a game about driving an RV with your friends

Hello! We're a new game! 🎉 RV There Yet? is a co-op adventure game where you drive your RV home with your friends. However, you're forced to take an alternate route through Mabutts Valley... Can you make it home? Releasing October 21st on Steam! #indiegame #ue5 #coop

Play our demo today: store.steampowered.com/app/3972400/...

happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you

Video games 🎮 can allow people to do the right thing—and to learn about cultural heritage. edition.cnn.com/world/africa...

Looks like Xbox solved the Game Pass cannibalization problem! gamerant.com/xbox-game-pa...

Another day on earth.

Time to break out the chart

After a week of #gamescom, I’m off to #PAX West in Seattle, and the #XDS Summit in Vancouver starting this weekend. Say hello, show me your games, tell me about your favorite pizza.

"Lifelike" developed by kunabi brother AND the soundtrack, crafted by @loscil.ca, is absolutely stunning. Don't sleep on this game and album (rather, sleep TO it) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB65...

NEW: After six GOP governors volunteered to send their National Guard troops to D.C., Democracy Docket reporter Jim Saksa reached out to ask how they would feel about troops being deployed in their own states. Here’s what they had to say↩️ www.democracydocket.com?post_type=ne...

Gamescom. Why again do we do this to ourselves every year? 😵‍💫

Taxiing VIE ✈️ CGN headed to my 16th #gamescom

New #Embracer Group CEO Phil Rogers: "I think we're confident..."

Approaching 15 years of Candy Claws "in Dreamland" (Season 1) 🌌 vimeo.com/showcase/152... All episodes here: vimeo.com/showcase/152...

Howdy Wranglers! We've just dropped a big Closed Alpha Update, and you know what that means? We need new eyes on Among the Wild! 500 more alpha keys have been sent out! Also: a new video with a sneak peek of some of the changes we've made in the alpha 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEZD...

Hi! I'm Nina, I'm a 3D Artist from Austria 🇦🇹 and I am ✨open to new remote opportunities✨ I have ~4 years of experience working on stylized props, enemies & environment art for games. Feel free to reach out or share! 📧 [email protected] 🎨 www.artstation.com/niku30 #artjob #opentowork

Unreal Fest Orlando. Set designers are fans of Beach House

If only Los Angeles had a large convention center, say in DTLA, where all of the 212 diff showcases, publishers, developers and events could centrally locate and show their games. Not sure what it could be called but someone could surely come up with something short and sweet.

Any hotel in Asia: “High speed internet included in your reservation: 32.5 MB/s” Any hotel in the US: “High speed internet included in your reservation: 686 KB/s”

it's a train, it's an island, it's relaxing 🚂🔧 and it will be out later today! ahhhh!!! 🥹

🚨 CRESCENT COUNTY KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!! 🚨 Pledge now to - 🧹 drift and drive on your witch-tech motorbroom 🏍️ make deliveries by day, street race by night 💋 kiss your friends on the mouth?? 💫 BE GAY DO GLIDES 👇 BACK US HERE 👇 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...

Games friends! I’ll be exhausted from non-stop travel, but will be in Malmö on the 20th for #NordicGame. Let’s catch up over coffee and a semla and chat about this great industry we’re a part of.

A video game that should get a sequel, but never will.

“We’ve got no money” is the new “no” for games publishers I see.

Proper @kiddesimo.bsky.social 👏 👏

book your flights and hotels now #GDC2026

You: “See you next year! #GDC2026!!!” Me:

I helped co-found a thing! Almost Ready Games Fund is live! We provide funding, connections & advice to help indie games that are almost there cross the finish line. The team run the day to day while I help with advice, memes & threats of encouragement. Need a boost? Let us know! 🚀

Funding for US AA/AAA is dry. Strategics are dropping portfolios, platforms do not support devs anymore, games VCs close funds but hire $250k/year Principals to offer a few $1m rounds, publishers want live/profitable AAA games built at SE Asian costs. OPEX needs to dive if you want to survive 2025