Crying over this

Listening to the 868-HACK episode of @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social where Doug recommends the 2015 release trailer which I’d never seen and oh wow 🤣❤️ youtu.be/PRTSoVxxElQ?... @smestorp.bsky.social 👏👏👏

if u are in berlin, don't miss out on this full despelote playthru tomorrow at a film theater! it will be followed by a Q&A session with our amazing sound designer Ian Berman kulturfabrik-moabit.de/16-01-gamera...

loving Game Poems, a new "online playable magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames" www.gamepoems.com

Manifold Garden is currently 75% off on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/473950/M...

Lowres today. Made an ASCII shader as a post FX on some circles. I'm quite happy with the output. #genuary4 #genuary

I love Poems on the Underground. It is one of the most civilised and lovely things about London - thank you TfL, and thank you Janet Frame for writing it. poemsontheunderground.org

Surprise! I'm stoked to share that I'm writing this book. It's a dream to learn more about the game's development history from @wrongorgan.bsky.social themselves!

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/...

Check in on your friends. Your neighbors. Your family. Especially the constantly online, or the news consumers. Nobody is okay. Just love people. Love people and let them know you’re there. We’ve become so, SO isolated. We need to reconnect.

Wow. Thin Lizzy playing the Doctor Who theme music is not something I had come across before youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY

I'm starting to write more reviews of smaller titles on Steam. 1. Reviews are very helpful for developers and players alike. 2. It's a nice way to cap off a fun time with a game. So not only do I recommend Babushka's Glitch Dungeon, but I also recommend writing reviews of indie games you enjoyed!

corgijam is going suuuper good so far itch.io/jam/corgijam lots of pico8 but lots of not pico8 going on too, everybodys games are very funny and focused so far, so cool to see !!

When I made my last RT I didn’t realize Coven of the Chicken Foot is Wildflower Interactive’s new game! (I missed the game awards.) It looks *wonderful* @brucestraley.bsky.social ! Congrats to you and your talented team! youtu.be/mRNAbGYwvgg?...

Two incredible looking game trailers in Orbitals and Coven of the Chicken Foot youtu.be/YLXtLqTfV7I

I intend to use my profits from the game to fund and uplift creators less privileged than he is. I’ve already begun that effort with the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant: grants.draknek.org

My appearance on the USC Game Innovation Lab's Playthink podcast is live! I was so happy to sit down with my dear friend Tracy Fullerton to talk about my book, A Playful Production Process. Search "Playthink" on your fave podcast app, or listen here! www.gameinnovationlab.com/playthink/20...

Broke: Ok Mr Ludologist man, have you played Disco Elysium Bespoke: Ok Mr Ludologist man, have you played You Are Jeff Bezos

A lot of people are talking about the controversy around the game Horses. If you are one of those people, you should buy the game, it's $5 and doesn't take long to beat. www.gog.com/en/game/horses THEN you can talk about it. :D

I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).

Did my part.

The current takethis.org fundraiser (which supports game community mental wellness) has a donation matching program today, so this is a great time if you want to support them! givebutter.com/GivingTuesda...

For those that don't know, I'm the Board Chair for @takethis.org and I'm asking in my capacity as Chair for you to support Take This on Giving Tuesday. It would me a lot to me and it helps us keep running. givebutter.com/GivingTuesda...

It’s out!!!!!!!!!!!! PlayStation ghost town goooooooo

Arcadia.

Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.

games are central to the media consumption of many people who have come up in the world with zero cultural or media literacy. that's part of why so many are eager to watch, like children, as the corporate political order redraws the lines around basic standards for free expression and thought.

We can't stop thinking about Blippo+, a "game" that simulates channel surfing cable TV in the '80s and '90s. www.avclub.com/best-blippo-...

"I think the best strategy in the age of AI is: bet on yourself… unique work made well with huge amounts of love is actually going to become more valuable in the AI era." A very heartening story about the brilliant Naomi Alderman buying back “Zombies, Run!” www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Don't know if you'd be interested in a bit of work on Saturday 1st July, they're booking people to roam around in wild animal costumes uptown.

I know many people here's reflex on seeing this is to assume it's from factual errors, like how fox news viewers are wrong about more basic facts than people watching no news, and while that's a factor, even if it could be 100% accurate this effect holds! see next post below for what I mean in TLDR👇🏼

Congratulations, @caraellison.bsky.social and the Ghost Town team!!!

Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?

level design book update: little cleanup of the tools page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/tools) and trenchbroom page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/too...)

Had a rather mixed experience yesterday with local history some of which Beryl and myself do not intend to repeat.

Shot + chaser

I have great news... YOU CAN. RIGHT NOW. uvw-cwa.org @videogameworkers.bsky.social

join @videogameworkers.bsky.social and meet other videogame workers, learn more about organizing, share stories and resources, and generally cause trouble with us. coming together to strategize is how we start to change this fucked up industry!

Search in settings screens is an often overlooked quality of life feature in games If your setting screen requires scrolling and/or is across several tabs consider adding search to it!

Oh wow, thanks @johnhopson.bsky.social — that’s amazing! Big ups to Travis, Jaros, and Tegan who came up with our “bad jumps” system!

Only just saw this—thanks so much, @caraellison.bsky.social !

Just finished binge-listening to Sarah Marshall’s outstanding new podcast, ‘The Devil You Know,’ about the Satanic panic. It’s a superb piece of journalism and cultural analysis—here’s the CBC site, but I’m sure it’s a available on your favorite podcast service! share.google/UDLAhFLr9Mxl...

The webpage for our upcoming book has the cover on it now which is enough of a milestone for me to write another post about the book we have coming out soon. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!

🤜🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 🤛 A bullet (fist?) heaven survivors roguelite set in a gritty, beat-em-up *style* city is releasing Q1 '26! 🛠️lots of weapon crafting 👥fun unlockable characters 🏗️dynamic/destructible environments Wishlist today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm #pitchyagame

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 40 featuring @oolimry.bsky.social is out now! Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game. draknek.org/podcast

Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art. I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.

Hi! this is a reminder to people who would like to be considered for an award for the AIAS narrative award for their game, especially if it is a deep, hours long, reactive RPG with branching!!!!! please allow us time to play your game and submit it here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...

As if today wasn't excellent enough already: Frank and co's new game is out!!!! 👍 🪙 🥳

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.