It's crazy how saving and quitting in videogames is still frustrating to do. Even in games released within the last year! Here is an explanation of how to design a save dialogue, with a bunch of examples over the decades: rystorm.com/blog/save-ga... There is no reason to still mess this up.

Spent the day making a massive enemy ai flowchart in draw.io. Twas a good day

Google having Gemini button that looks like a cross at the upper corner of the screen, where the close button usually is, is so 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

But why does confluence need 2 different "ask llm" buttons :'/

The Promise track from Signalis still slaps incredibly hard. Apparently I already saved it in 2023, two years before actually playing the game 😅

Hey there! I've analysed some games that I have played and wrote down things on how to encourage the player to use consumable items! marantis.dev/2025/09/06/c...

Please don't call it that

A friend got me to play Ys Origin. And apart from technical difficulties and a bit weird layout, it's a very solid game with some really fun boss fights!

Often when our list of Adobe alternatives is shared people comment that it's okay to pirate Adobe software. It's not, because that still supports Adobe through usage and staying in their ecosystem. Instead, do look into alternatives! github.com/KenneyNL/Ado...

Damn, The Ascent's environments are honestly a such an eye candy! I feel like they worked Houdini to the bone lol

lately when i’m feeling hopeless i just think of the Katamari cat wearing scuba gear. if she can survive in an inhospitable environment then so can i

Been trying Zen browser for a while now. And today I found out you can have two windows side by side without having 2 different windows. And they are combined in the tab view. Such a great thing for wathcing videos and taking notes. I don't think I will ever come back to FireFox or Chrome

Almost every year around this time I always get a notification that a wordpress subscription payment has bounced back. No idea how, it just happenes lol. So let the wordpress coupon hunting games begin!

Just finished binging the second season of Arcane and holy hell was it good. Almost makes me want to play League. But maybe I'll go with Mageseeker, it's been on my horizon after reading a really cool boss fight design analysis article some time ago

I rarely go to concerts, but when Gojira was showing up I decided to go for it! And I'm super glad I did!

I've started Final Fantasy XIV yesterday, after finally resolving account and game version issues. And ngl I've been enjoying it. Probably more than PSO2 New Genesis, which I kinda dropped when the free inventory extension period ended

Yeah, Sprawl is great. The music really hits that ghost in the shell vibe perfectly and the combat is definitely fun!

Damn. @docseuss.bsky.social was absolutely correct. Sprawl _is_ mad fun

Damn, the fleshy bits in Signalis, especially chapter 3, look so yucky 😭😭😭😭, but in a horrory kind of way tho

Music that I've been served up by algorithms has become repetitive. Then I found a playlist by some very cool person that has been adding songs that Hideo Kojima has posted on socials. And honestly, been going band by bans ans I've been really enjoying it!

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

Ah, Signalis supports controllers! That's very nice!

Only an hour inz but can confirm, Signalis is pretty spooky

There's a reason why, in my interviews and just at random, I explicitly name people and things they did. There's even an interview or two where I correct the interviewer with "that didn't come from me." A team is a collection of different individuals, and it's very important to share that

A very good read, worthy of attention!

Mesh2Motion (@scottpetrovic.bsky.social) is an open-source alternative to Mixamo that allows you to rig humanoid and four-legged characters! mesh2motion.org

First time I'm not using VC for a project is the first time I couldn't open it 😭😭, thankfully the .uproject file was only missing a square bracket for the plugins array after I deleted some stuff yesterday

手のひらサイズ

Honestly, Godot spoiled my with it's inbuilt tweening system that I started seeking out it in anywhere I can

Sad times. Trying to install a tweening plugin into UE5, currently trying to compile the modules but with no luck as the compiler can't find the library. Though RiderLink plugin installed quite nicely. Fun times being a linux boy

I got influenced lol. Bought 17 games, 4 of which were mystery bundles, which was something like 24€. Half of the games I thought I'd like, the other half for game design inspiration. Now onto playing the most difficult game - finding time to actually play it

LinkedIn is so cooked, man.

Our game trailer is going live at 3pm today, 83 is a spiritual successor to Rising Storm 2: Vietnam if you ever played that www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxEB... #gamedev #games #gaming #gameart #ue5 #unrealengine

Honestly, Elden Ring has been fantastic. Starting with the ability to summon NPCs without getting invaded by other players. Or the summoning ashes. And the online messages fit in so well with the open world that has so many hidden little things in it! Having a blast!

Yeah, the dungeons with little chests in ER are hella cool

Finally started Elden Ring! Was a bit doubtful early on, but I feel like I am getting into it. Really enjoying the combat changes from DS3, especially the special counter-attack after being hit while shielding. Ability to summon NPCs without embers/humanities is also great!

Was thinking of participating in Kenney's game jam, came up with an idea, downloaded UE5.... and then importing issues came up lol, on which I spent half of the day. I think I will continue it as a small side-side project and a refresher on UE, but at my own pace ^^

Updated my profile picture and I think it looks neat. End of skeet.

over 20% of the global game dev force was laid of on the last 3 years and absolutely none of it was because of piracy

King replacing staff laid off with AI they built and trained is absolutely abhorrent and disgusting. Garbage behaviour from one of the biggest mobile developers in the world. mobilegamer.biz/laid-off-kin...

I wrote this column and I'll just say that the original headline was much meaner. The piece itself, though, is still very angry and very mean, I assure you.

so there's a fun trend right now in the deltarune fandom over on twitter where folks rearrange various songs to include the melody of Don't Forget. anyway, just thought that was interesting. here's a totally unrelated runescape video #chess_arts (?)

(if youve ever been laid off and this has happened to you, id love to talk about it, contact info in bio)

I really miss dragon dogfights from the previous games in Drakengard 3 :'(. Also got the ending A

Many many years later I'm still salty about Sega making Phantasy Star Universe Episode 3 fully online and then shutting down the servers without any chance of playing it. So this kinda hits home. My friends and I have signed it and so should you too (if you're in EU) eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...

You've probably seen this a ton already, but in case you haven't...if you are in the UK/EU, sign this initiative to help game preservation! More detailed info on the SKG website: www.stopkillinggames.com GB:: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... EU: eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public #StopKillingGames

"Sure we're causing drastic misery and upheaval in the lives of thousands, but don't worry, shareholders-"

This 100%. Experiencing anything new in life brings friction. It's why children only eat that which they already know. Moving beyond that and enjoying the friction of new experiences is part of life's most beautiful journey.