Ottawa is melting and under all that snow was videogames...! /|/ // FEBRUARY SHOW n CHILL /|/ WED FEB 17TH @ 8 PM /|/ // @avantgardebar.bsky.social

Finally got a minute to do a quick writeup on how I printed the arcade cabinet, since many folks asked about making their own. www.hangedmandesign.com/mute-city-ar...

This distills several of the ideas I've been trying to get across to otherwise-sensible-people in the last while, both in and out of games: - There's always a reason why decisions get made (even if sometimes the reason is bad) - The more invested someone is, the less they can be trusted to judge it

👾 ANNOUNCING 868-BACK! Dismantle capitalism one server at a time in this computer-hacking strategy roguelike game by Michael Brough! Play the free demo in Steam Next Fest on Feb. 23rd! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/...

We need your help! Dirty Rectangles is putting together an informal list of every game made in Toronto from 2020 to 2026 as well as the general location of its development in the city for the purposes of a fun exhibition during Toronto Games Week. Know a game? Tell us! dirty-rectangles.com/toronto

Hauled the Mute City out to Perfect Storm this weekend, now featuring realistic panel weathering (definitely not due to cheap vinyl) and my new signage that'll hopefully save me a few questions

Every day I wake up and step out the door into cold that could kill. But by grit, wit, spit, writ, and the collective calluses of endless people I'll never get the chance to know, I survive. That's pretty cool. Hard to remember, sometimes; but hard to forget, these days.

also i had a reeaaaallly good time playing a absolute truckload of short-leg-on-purpose CorgiJam games with @hangedman.bsky.social last week www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKE... some good good good games in there <3

// OTTAWA // FRIENDS // DEVS // COME CELEBRATE 16 YEARS OF 'TANGLIN' IN THE CAPITAL // LOCAL GAMES n LOCAL VIBES // // JANUARY 21st // 8PM // @avantgardebar.bsky.social

Made a little cryptic puzzle game prototype for CorgiJam last weekend. Runs in browser, only a handful of levels and no polish, but pretty pleased all the same. hangedman.itch.io/wisdom-will

Made a little cryptic puzzle game prototype for CorgiJam last weekend. Runs in browser, only a handful of levels and no polish, but pretty pleased all the same. hangedman.itch.io/wisdom-will

This is a patch I made to fix some incorrect text, in one regional language version of a very old game, that few will play due to its poor reputation. I don't know if this will matter to anyone. But I had the skills to do it, and if even one person benefits, why not? Merveillez, comme je l'ai fait.

Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question: Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends. Make. Friends.

Not much for rankings, so here's what I enjoyed this year. Congratulations to Awarded of Game.

excessive but very fun part of the corgispace trailer was working with @hangedman.bsky.social to create this physical CORGISPACE cartridge and box (which was rigged with fishing line pulls for various uh effects shots) i think it turned out unironically beautiful ??

Out now: WHALE ROADS The chronicle of a year-long, 30+ player West Marches campaign of Wolves Upon the Coast by @lukegearing.bsky.social A 250-page "zine" filled with play summaries, original art, and Referee commentary. Available now, and it's 100% completely free. sulcata.itch.io/whale-roads

Finally got to show off this project at Tidal Waves last weekend. Turns out if you can't get an Astro City, you can just print your own. Much assembly required, though.

This strange project's nearly finished.

This is how it feels to play Quest 64 on a handheld

I strongly believe in the breadth and influence of independent art, to grant us oblique angles on the world and ourselves. But also every indie game is somewhere on this spectrum:

Famicase online exhibition is up! famicase.com/25/ #famicase #famicase2025 Here's mine:

My entry for 'My Famicase Exhibition' 2025: "FaminiGDman". Please check out all the entries at famicase.com/25/index.html or by visiting METEOR shop in Nishi-Ogikubo. #Famicase #ファミカセ展 #Y2K

i think it's about time we got some new shapes. i like triangles and rectangles as much as anybody, but how about a shape with, like, seven or eight sides? that'd be fun

Yeah, ok.