I wish I could tell you that I have consumed any other culture/thought about anything else in six months but I haven’t, and here’s a little bit about why. Thanks to @publicbooks.bsky.social and anyone who has allowed me to talk at them about HR and MD: www.publicbooks.org/heated-rival...

The Kickstarter for WILDBERRIES 🫐 is live!!! Go check out some awesome games!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boa...

We are hitting close to the anniversary of @czechgames.com releasing this statement. We are still looking for actual results. We want to see actionable progress made public. Pay attention to more from @blockcollectives.bsky.social as time gets closer, until we get official statements from CGE.

❤️ Love the Wayback Machine? Some publishers and news organizations are blocking it from archiving journalism—cutting off the public record & future accountability. Want them to stop? ✍️ Sign the open letter to support preserving journalism in the Wayback Machine ⤵️ www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

We’re excited to announce the three winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program: @classicalglaiza.com, @yesnogoodbye.ca, and @jaztice.bsky.social!

My cat is sick please buy my games moreblueberries.shop

Upper Deck has announced that they have acquired the Harry Potter license for a series of trading cards. They have not yet said that they will be using this license for games, and we urge them to refrain from doing so, to help keep gaming a welcoming environment.

so excited that @persephone.blue @mariakalberto.bsky.social @hibbythach.com, Brandon Blackburn, & my chapter on Thirsty Sword Lesbians ⚔️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 appears in this kickass collection!

Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026 We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left). As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3

The Time We Have: A Conversation Between Brothers is NOW AVAILABLE A tragic two-player zombie roleplaying game played on opposite sides of a closed door. A game about what it means to be a brother. Want to learn more about the game? It's time for a megathread ⬇️

📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨ CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026. This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”. Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...

Are you gender Teflon? Do you hoard genders like a squirrel? If so, do this survey: survey.gendercensus.com We're about 60 responses short of 32,000. #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender

On Rascal today, Emily Friedman and Evan Torner talk about the fragility of digital spaces, the danger of letting the market decide who gets remembered, and how history was always more diverse than we might think.

Officially ran out of all 250 of my #BlacklistCGE zines—so I’m printing 500 more!!!!!

Jukebox is at GenCon! Indie Game Design and Music 🖋️📖🎶 Make a Playset for Jukebox (Workshop) www.gencon.com/events/299907 www.gencon.com/events/299910 Buy Jukebox @plusoneexp.bsky.social & @ipr.bsky.social @ Booth 449 Jukebox ChainxLink MASH-UP 🎤🔗 Friday 1pm-2pm @ Booth 449

Come hear me yell at you about orbital blues

Working on something BIG for gen con this year! 🌊🐚 Come check out this special demo edition of High Tide at Underdog Games booth #1319 🎲✂️

A reminder for anyone going to Gen Con next week: Please MASK on the plane there, in the convention, in bars, restaurants, anywhere that isn't well ventilated!!!

This was such a phenomenal panel to be a part of. 😭🫶 big shoutout to Matt for live skeeting us—playbour at work! 🤘

Congratulations to my student Dr. @iceberge.bsky.social on a successful @ucftandt.bsky.social defense of "Unplayable Games: A Ludoarsonist's Manifesto on Trans Play and Possibility in Digital and Analog Gaming" today! 🎉🎉🎉

This is my favorite picture in the universe rn, oh my gosh! Shoutout to the AMAZING @internetmaggie.bsky.social @jeanketterling.bsky.social @percivalhornak.bsky.social so grateful to have presented with y’all this #SCMS24

Ahh, it’s almost tomorrow! Join us bright and early in Back Bay B (2nd floor) for an erotic start to the day 😅 #SCMS24

It's that time of year when I talk about monsters at #SCMS2024 🧌 @jeanketterling.bsky.social & I are honored to co-chair "Playing (With) Sexy Beasts." Join us @ 9 AM on Saturday to hear about hot monsters from us and @percivalhornak.bsky.social, @internetmaggie.bsky.social, & Izzy Williams 🔥

My colleagues and I have finally released our equity-minded mentoring toolkit. Research shows that mentoring relationships are associated with vital, positive outcomes for graduate student development. Learn more and view our hands-on activities: equitygraded.org/wp-content/u...

It’s here!!! My first Game Studies publication, with the one and only Kimberly Dennin! Come check it out: https://gamestudies.org/2302/articles/denninburton