Deporting children with cancer. Using a 5-year-old as bait. Shooting moms. ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

friends! acquaintances! help! i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks. know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty! hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

Sprained my finger landing when tripping as I was lifting my cat in his stroller up my porch (cat was fine) 😹

New Christmas Sweater righteous gemstones fans iykyk

Skin Deep year-end roundup: blendogames.com/news/post/20... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas. It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...

sElf dRiVinG caRs wiLL bE sO mUch sAFer www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

If you are interested in game urbanism and the cities of video games, do join me tomorrow (Dec 17, 17:00 CET) for the live *Designing Cities for Video Games* course presentation, and an intro to the subject. [A Q&A session will follow.] Reserve your spot here ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...

TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit

Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year. It's for a science + art event. We can offer $500 for the gig. Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.

I am stuck in an airport so I guess I'm watching the game awards. Apparently indie game award is relegated to the pre show 😆😭

I struggle with teaching meaningful abstraction to young game programmers - and this shit is ingrained in people in the how CS curricula present problem solving so you've find this even in very senior folks. But they will prefer a "clean" abstraction...

WOW, I didn't really realize things were this stupid/bad... this definitely makes the HORSES ban look a *lot* worse IMO, or at least like the obvious consequence of media titans that don't take videogames seriously as culture. :/

I don't think the average remotely reflects on what they "steal" online, going back to people's rationalizations for streaming music in the 90s. Steal in quotes not to suggest it isn't, just that the definition is complex.

Though only a receipt will arrive this holiday season, why not preorder my new book today, while the powerful foam of undying commercial waves is already crashing over your fragile human mind?

Cozy is such a subjective word... How does my neighborhood sim prototype feel to you? Repost = cozy Favorite = not cozy #screenshotsaturday

Cozy is such a subjective word... How does my neighborhood sim prototype feel to you? Repost = cozy Favorite = not cozy #screenshotsaturday

Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it. store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/... store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

The irony of this clip from this failed genAI game trailer, is that if they had actually used genAI for the text, it would have spelled it correctly:

Yesss.. I always wanted to make a journalism game set in this period, finally someone did it so I don't have to.

What is Microsoft shutting down hardware development and returning to only software development, Alex? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Poignant piece by one of Fetterman’s former staffers. It’s also a good reminder that much of this guy’s sparkling social media presence was the work of some overqualified young writer from Brooklyn.

the children yearn for the slop

Congrats @nelsanderson.zone! Can't wait to check it out!

what is a "go-forward plan"... isn't that... just... a plan?

This week we dropped a new trailer for Beatdown City Survivors that dives into a city that's out to kill you. 🌆New stages 🧟‍♀️New monsters 😎New playable characters And: 🪖Introducing a new threat, heavily armed special forces sent in with no oversight. Run it up! 🔊Sound on🔊 youtu.be/UsjZyIFwXOo?...

ANNOUNCEMENT: introducing our latest game! The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕 💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle 💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman 💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/

We've just finished the announce trailer for our very small team's indie game. "Hello World-If you think the world is ridiculous now, wait til you see the ending." Rimworld + Stardew Valley + Fallout. The apocalypse we deserve. #gamedev #indiegames www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVQh...

New @cheekface.bsky.social song dropped

Skin Deep is 25% off on Steam -- 2 days left in the sale! store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

It's past midnight on the east coast, which means it's officially Shadow of the Colossus' 20th anniversary. Come join the party.

Getting off work? Finally have time to read a 10,000-word story? Or perhaps you live overseas... 👀

This is super cool! @mattleone.bsky.social did the behind the scenes of Spielberg's LMNO way back when, and has a unique talent for drawing out these kinds of stories

A little more info here: blog.lauramichet.com/ive-been-lai...

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month. Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

Ah Marc Maron: “I mean, the same guy that’s gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a fucking suitcase. But don’t let that stop the yucks, it’s gonna be a good time!” au.variety.com/2025/more/ne...

Sigh GDC

Are you or someone you know skipping GDC (or considering doing so) because of worries about coming to the US/San Francisco in the current environment? If so, I want to hear from you for a piece. DM me here or kyle DOT orland AT arstechnica DOT com. Please spread the word

something something political violence

The novel PROCESS is the tragicomic story of an embittered failed tech entrepreneur in his own words. It’s published by Ireland-based independent press Tune & Fairweather. I even read the audiobook. You can listen to me. www.tuneandfairweather.com/collections/...

Now would be an excellent time to wishlist our just announced bird-based mahjong-inspired deckbuilder Sparrow Warfare, don't you think? store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

The irony is, even for most streamlined game dev learning platforms, Roblox has like, professionally speaking, shit for actual game ai tools. But now can I use an LLM to generate an FSM?

Take Us North is aiming to deliver a narrative experience that the world needs more of, especially now. Contribute if you can and help the team at @anima-interactive.com push this project further.

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

Netflix released guidelines on the use of AI in productions partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/art...

A little #screenshotsaturday of the prototype of my current project, a cozy little city sim...