Final day to back “Dreams on a Pillow” -- here: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

i’m feeling so human now

After a long wait i have finally had @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social on the podcast. I always was a believer that games can be more than just shooty things and Rasheed is pioneering in that with his game Dreams on a Pillow. Give it a listen: youtu.be/EfSUzhXf7Ws

Cis folk; we have to step up for trans ppl here. Because this might feel like it's not relevant to you, but it is. I, a 5'10" broad-shouldered, deep-voiced cis person, look forward having my gender questioned* and needing a BIRTH CERTIFICATE in order to pee. *But only in a tactful, polite way obvs

tired: unregulated media oligopolies destroy truth in pursuit of profit wired: gen z is pioneering a new understanding of truth this is an excerpt from a book, but it’s still shameful that this is published there. one cannot pioneer anything if they’re a subject of crushing forces.

I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo

🔼 HEXA is OUT NOW on #steam! the best thing since the hexagon (maybe) is here...a cosmically-good match-six puzzle game. with addicting gameplay, bundles of modes, & dozens of "missions" (you can even make your own!) + achievements, leaderboards, & more! YAY! store.steampowered.com/app/4581230/...

Small piece of news for our project. The Arab League of Misfits finally has a dedicated headquarters on Bluesky, so follow @arabmisfits.bsky.social and help us out. We promise unfiltered behind the scenes content, project updates, and loud opinions, and probably too many jokes and memes.

me thinking about a weekend when my wife and daughter are at grandma’s: i’m gonna do so much work! me when my wife and daughter are at grandma’s:

my last year was absolute horses

Oof this is a bad change. You can judge it alone on how many times indie devs excitedly post about their game appearing on this chart. Now it won’t appear and they will join the long slop list…

We’re starting to open up playtesting for ☄Comet a little more widely. Fresh eyes are will be really useful, especially across the first two chapters, so we’ve shared a short devlog with details and signup info: guv-bubbs.itch.io/comet/devlog... #playdate #gamedev #Indiegames

good thing i’m not working in 3D

I really like the Artemis pictures that are clearly taken from the window. It gives it a sense of ‘realness’. Like we’ve all tried to take a cool picture out of the window of an airplane only to have the reflection of the window spoil the image.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mK3... still absolute shivers down my spine at 0:59

just got this discounted on steam, now what

The existence of folks deciding about a video game’s quality based on its player count scares me into imagining that some viewers could actually enjoy this producer-like approach to movie watching

Music rec: this amazing Genesis-like Megaman X cover album by Dshana www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKBH...

Fool me once, ughhhhh

GPEGA.EXE

I am thrilled to announce that Dreams on a Pillow has wrapped up pre-production and we are about to start full production. We can’t do it without your support. We are starting our second round of crowdfunding, to support us you can find out more here www.launchgood.com/1948

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba. I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share! 🔗 launchgood.com/1948

Absolutely horrendous work by the @moderation.bsky.app team

10 am work: heyy, can we have a short zoom today to clear up a few things? me: sure! when? 2 pm work: hey, so, turns out we won’t manage to talk today. Would Monday be okay? me:

This is the thing, if "academia" wanted to stop this, we could easily tomorrow. Over 3 incorrect references? Rejected and forbidden to submit next year. The purpose of a system is what it does!

I'm glad Wachowskis' Speed Racer is getting some attention and 4k release now. It's still one of the most visually engaging live action movies with the wildest whip pans and zooms to create the feel of a kinectic anime I've ever seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIK0...

This video about seasonal workers picking oranges and thinking about their life felt pretty cathartic. Good TV. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

What’s in the mailbox, Lucas?

A huge congrats to @ethangach.bsky.social @carolynmichelle.bsky.social @shepardcdr.bsky.social @zackzwiezen.com and @botherer.bsky.social who kept doing great work at Kotaku -- even when parts of the internet proclaimed its death. I love the addition of @duckvalentine.bsky.social.

NICE

The Dreams on a Pillow store page is live! If you want an emotional piece of Palestinian history, then please check it out! The team have been working really hard and are crowdfunding soon to raise more money to develop the game. Please wishlist 🖤 store.steampowered.com/app/4438850/...

BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

amazing run. I was authentically astonished! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQx_...

They'll keep shrinking the definition of "acceptable art" until you can't talk about any of your lived experiences in a fictional setting

This woman is facing a copyright claim for her own music by an AI company that took her youtube page and copied her.

We didn't deserve this day.

Realizing that some of my inexplicable sadness about the Artemis II stuff is that it feels like a trans-dimensional communication from an America that took a different path and chose joy instead of fear and hate.

Also on Bandcamp if you want to direct a few dollars to Quebec: anginedepoitrine.bandcamp.com/album/vol-ii

Folks, I knew about this for some time and now it’s official… Sometimes You Gotta Wait a bit longer :-/ You can find some gameplay from the last trailer to keep your hopes up on Mastodon mastodon.gamedev.place/@MouflonClou... 💖 #playdate #gottaBounce

This shit makes me so damn angry and it continually breaks my heart

Post a non-religious picture you think of as holy

buy the game from one of the nicest devs i follow here

At least it’s spring

it feels bleak to be posting about the state of things it feels bleak to be posting about literally anything else

today's reoccurring call of "god y'all please go review as many games as you can that you've played and enjoyed on steam" is inspired by, despite all the glowing press I've seen about it and who it's by, finding out perfect tides station to station has only barely passed 100 reviews

It’s my great grandfather’s and Nobuo Uematsu’s bday!

Did you know that in the history of tracking press murders, Israel has murdered more press than any other war, conflict, government, or military. At number two is the whole Iraq invasion & conflict, which still led to less press murdered in a decade than Israel systemically murdered in just 2 years.

12 hours left to back this doc about Brenda Romero!