Mom at B&N talking to her tween: “If you’re into old movies right now you should read this one [gestures to the Princess Bride book].” Tween: “I’m not into them, they just make you watch them.” Mom: “Who’s ‘they’?” Tween: “Everyone.”

Damn, Denshattack! is the PS2-ass game we need in this moment, just instantly great. Giving me some notes of Neon White in its momentum and expressiveness, so tasty.

deeply annoying that creative breakthroughs don’t come on schedule from direct work but from things like “open-ended conversations with interesting people” and “doing nothing”

Still don't understand why certain video game newsletters and podcasts remain on substack...

Spread the word! We're hiring two new research assistants at the Transgender Media Portal. Open to anyone based in Canada. Application deadline July 31, 2026. carleton.ca/transmediala...

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the best new potato chip flavor is finally available in full sized bags at Costco

Hey, New Yorkers: Mayor Mamdani is recreating the city's digital service, after Mayor Adams destroyed it. They're hiring devs, designers, and product folks to work on-site in Brooklyn, starting now. You don't even have to be a city resident. Get on it!

Shook off some podcasting dust to join this ep since I wasn’t gonna miss a chance to gush about Brooke’s amazing work which has, frankly, made me give a shit about crosswords on a daily basis. Lots of wisdom in this chat about rethinking the status quo + building something fundamentally inclusive.

Learning to bullshit your way through the parts of school you don’t care about to focus on the parts you do is critical to prepare you to bullshit your way through most parts of corporate jobs to actually focus on the important parts.

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio

this is true, important to say. it's STIRRING in a way that nothing else is.

X-Men '97 continues to be so good that it's genuinely hard to talk about, and makes me feel weirdly vulnerable to even recommend. (Maybe cause it brings me close or to tears most episodes.) If you've enjoyed ANY superhero thing this century, especially any X-Men thing, don't sleep on it. Seriously.

THE ACKROOMS

Pictures from a friend of mine who works on a crab-fishing boat off the coast of Newfoundland. I love the nightmare crab door.

All Systems Brough - BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS We're joined by @dryad.technology, @ellaguro.bsky.social, and @alt254.bsky.social to discuss the 7th game in our yearlong coverage of @smestorp.bsky.social's wide-ranging oeuvre: secretlives.games/all-systems-...

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

Spending my morning writing a statement for press inquiries about all this when all I want to do is say "consumers haven't had purchasing power in about ten years now because we gave all of our money to like ten weird guys, what did you all expect"

Deltron 30 Under 30

If you like things that I like then you will like this game

One of the most interesting and unique puzzle games in a while. Incredibly cute and very fun

Our videogame is on sale! I promise you’ll roll your eyes at at least ten of my jokes

You should get one mega-RT per year that forces your entire feed to read it. Anyways here’s mine.

Love this a little bit

@sincereengineer.bsky.social (Hi! Don’t forget to push the album live on Bandcamp, it still says pre-order. Thanks! Exciting!)

I know this is not the biggest concern going these days, but it stresses me out that basically every artist/writer/critic is now expected to create their own tiny empire instead of getting paid by any existing entity to perform a job they've worked to get good at!!!!

Play this videogame

if your name appears in the Special Thanks section of a game's credits, the polite response is to make another game and list them in the Special You're Welcomes

This is so cool, inspiring, and touching, and so relevant to game design - def recommend making the time to watch it. youtu.be/Is8N7B9b0GQ?...

I did the thing that we all indefinitely say we're going to do: I updated my website! @joonturbo.bsky.social gave it a lovely full makeover, and I've tried to nip and tuck the content (even if it's still A Lot). I'd love any feedback, if anyone is up to give it a skim! nicksuttner.com

I did the thing that we all indefinitely say we're going to do: I updated my website! @joonturbo.bsky.social gave it a lovely full makeover, and I've tried to nip and tuck the content (even if it's still A Lot). I'd love any feedback, if anyone is up to give it a skim! nicksuttner.com

Here's a rare one: we're hiring a News Editor at Eurogamer! The role is hybrid in London, though there can be some wiggle room on this for a worldie of a candidate. We're after someone who can not only proof, but understand how to push a story forwards originally. www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-is...

perhaps the greatest solely physical screen presence of the 21st century

gitaroo man is so good, it's like to-date one of the only games that's actually made me feel like i was shredding out the sickest solo of all time. my biggest example for years (and to this date) of a rhythm game that dares to just have a handful of original tracks to tell a funny little story

Game dev! Just in case you missed the yesterday, we are looking for games for a new itch bundle benefitting laid off or underemployed game workers in north america:

I played this last Fall and it was a real good time already, and Shawn is good people and Does Good For Videogames. A great moment in time to support him!

Finally saw LITE tonight and jesus hell this was some of the most insane base-playing I’ve witnessed (stick around for the over-the-top technique)

Finally saw LITE tonight and jesus hell this was some of the most insane base-playing I’ve witnessed (stick around for the over-the-top technique)

this one may still be the best thing I've ever written

Just unbelievably happy for my friends for this trailer/news. It was incredibly hard to leave Big Walk behind when I left Panic after working on it for years - it is, simply, the best co-op game. It's magical and unlike anything else, and I think it's going to change videogames at least a little.

*seven years later* Wait. Shouldn’t State of Play be Slate of Play?

[geoff keighley voice] That's right it, it's time for another Game Awards World Premiere. The Madballs are back. And this time? They're in Babo Invasion. Check out this exclusive trailer.

I’m only a few games into this so far, but what a fantastic idea and execution for a showcase. So many people these days putting in the (critically important) work to highlight cool unique shit, when the places you actually buy the games from couldn’t be bothered.

Ribbit in @puzzmo.com is incredible - I've never played a word game that feels quite like it, such a satisfying spatial brain tickle of elimination. I get a small, random thrill every day when I realize there's a new one to play. Possible GOTY?