The best I got is "freedom of speech"

wehee finished another level in Bionator, now i just have to put the sounds in the new enemies and mechanics. #pixelart #retropc

when your pet frog is missing, you do whatever it takes, damn it, even if it requires you getting in a kick-ass futuretank and go on an incredible adventure into the vast and wondrous subterranean world lurking right underneath your house.

It’s funny catching wind that my posts against generative ai have raised a few eyebrows and pissed a few people off. I’d love to be able to give a fuck, but first I’d need to steal a million fucks from other people, and have a machine randomly assemble small parts of those fucks together for me

I'm happy to reveal that WARP ZONES will be in Super Sunny World 🌞 (my upcoming NES platformer). They are hard to find, but easy to reach again once you know where they are (similar to Mario Bros). This should make the limited-lives style of gameplay more enjoyable. #nesdev

Ah, that feeling when you discover a bunch of stuff is broke just before bed

make video game

Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!

This is a pretty cool advertisement for a vst plugin. youtu.be/c4lxxxLyNdE?...

I really appreciate when people share how to disable AI sharing your data in commonly used apps after it gets sneakily added to a deep down settings menu.

It was unexpected that when filing a claim with @geeksquad.bsky.social protection plan, I still needed to pay $200 to repair the phone. (The phone is still under warranty but warranty claims take longer than I can afford to wait right now).

really my problem with the traditional game industry is it feels like everything gets put on two poles, both of which are unquestioned: the grimdark fantasies of violence and conquest and the cartoony family-friendly fantasy that's just pure escapism and we don't have to think about anything.

EA always gonna EA

Is there anyone that actually likes social media or do we all just use it because everyone else does?

I made a whole space suit costume for this, and the orange overalls came with a fireproof coating that absolutely stank. So I washed them, and now ALL my clothes stink. (And maybe are fireproof?) In conclusion, this level of commitment deserves a repost.

Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):

Remember how @nataliethenerd.com made the Lego Game Boy play carts for real? She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here: www.theverge.com/games/805673...

Are there success stories of games written using AI? I keep reading how AI has replaced many coders at Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, and I just don't get how that is viable, but maybe it's because they have simpler needs than I do?

(Probably soon to be contradicted) Wisdom of the Day: You can never have too many thermometers.

Proposed AI super intelligence ban. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

It would be awesome if Nintendo put all of their classic games on their Switch/Switch 2 store to buy/own and not just as a monthly subscription service don’t you think?

Hard agree. Audiences are CLEARLY missing episodic shows with longer seasons that they can watch consistently. The shows I want to make most are classic case-of-the-week shows we don't see anymore. I think when someone makes a really fun, cost-effective show in that niche they'll do REALLY well.

nerd shit

Coders, artists, audio folks and more come together to make free games flexibly year-round in devpods.gg Our group has people with a career focus, some already in industry, but also many hobbyists! We're low key, self-paced, beginner friendly, open to anyone who would like to make games with us 😁

Finally achieved a lifelong dream, sorry to all my haters who doubted me

Imagine the Duffer Brothers' excitement upon learning that the Force is actually created by microorganisms called 'midichlorians' that live in your bloodstream, a full 22 years after A New Hope. "It's good that we know this now." "Yes, I feel like Star Wars has only improved, having these details."

man if 8bitdo would just make a controller that connects to any system made in the last 25 years with a simple toggle i would buy it in a heartbeat

Sometimes I think about doing a weekly stream where I try to be as much my real self as I can (as opposed to an internet personality, which we have enough of). I would likely not enjoy this, but maybe it would be good.

Everything to do with consoles is like this, TBH. If there was one time I wished for someone to blatantly copy another's hard work, it would be for console makers to clone the steam developer interface.

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Have you ever been lost in a video game level, wandering empty halls, until you know you're going the right way because you finally run into enemies? Because you don't know what to do without conflict? Well some people live their real lives that way

Very first impressions of Silent Hill F: hard to be scared when the environment is this beautiful. Is this the environment equivalent of Lady Dimetrescu?

I'm curious as to what the industry was like to work in during the early days. Today it seems like most of us grew up playing games and that's our motivation, but in the 70s and early 80s, was it more hoping you stumble on something people may like, not even knowing if you like it yourself?

Minor medical situation on the flight and it’s cool that my wife is able to jump up and help out when they ask for a licensed medical professional. One day someone will need a regular expression so I stay ready.

The Animal internet just has pictures of cute human hands reaching out for cuddles

ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY ROLL THE CLIP

Take a chronological journey through gaming’s least linear format: the action RPG with The History of Metroidvania: Decade One—1980-1990, coming next march. Details: bit.ly/3KBaRk9 Dives into the gaming trends of the early 1980s and how those beginnings shaped metroidvania genre. By Jeremy Parish

It's 48 hours since Little Rocket Lab launched, we've been top of New and Trending for the entire time, 94% rating on Steam, huge player numbers, big numbers on Game Pass, tons of streams and YT videos... and we've still received next to no press at all The press for smaller games is just dead.

People have asked me before if I have compromised my games to appease the current political climate. I haven't. But sometimes I wish I had made things more inclusive back when I was designing the plot in 2011-2013-ish, if only because I am so tired of the same old same old.

Small Brain: Bob Ross is a great artist Big Brain: Bob Ross' art style is basic, rudimentary, and prescriptive to the point that anyone can copy it Large brain: if anyone can copy it then everyone can make art Galaxy Brain: Bob Ross is a great artist

reposting this because the replies contain such a wealth of amazing fonts! i'm still trying them all out, myself.

This book is awesome, like a combo of browsing an old toy store and a gaming magazine at the same time. Unfortunately I missed volume 1 and 3 but I would love to have a whole encyclopedia of these covering gaming history.

I somehow expected this, not because it's rational, but because there seems to be so many cases of "let's Bring Back a Shitty Thing" going on that it fit right in. Same for any forthcoming calls to Bring Back Dysentery, Public Stonings, Lobotomies, Pistol Duels, Human Sacrifice, Trepanning, etc.

I feel very disappointed when someone I respected makes fun of someone by insulting their appearance or other qualities they can't control. It's tantamount to making fun of everyone who has similar qualities, regardless of whether they've done something wrong.

This is amazing; I very much agree with the how the report calculated value to society here: www.gov.ie/en/departmen... But for people excited about a *literal* profit machine, note that the real net fiscal cost was almost €72M. It made €146M due to the estimated value of gains in mental wellbeing.

I've tried to keep quiet about this angle per the simpsons observation that you don't win friends with salad, but yeah been vegan 23 years and seeing people who defend factory farming for flavor and tradition wondering if their teddy ruxpin can suffer and needs ethics consideration sure is something

Kinda bummed that Silent Hill F and Yotei released before I could even finish AC Shadows.