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There have never been more immaculate vibes radiating from a sprawling land of ancient lizard ruins.

Minos brings an esoteric, strategic, and surprisingly fun take on the Hades-style roguelike.

I will not be at Summer Game Fest. It’s my big goal for 2027 to cover the event with @crossplayconvos.bsky.social & my own channels. More work to do before then! ✏️ 🎥

We played many cool video games at PAX East 2026! Some of my faves included: 🛼 Canvas City 🧑‍🌾 Grave Seasons 💠 Crystalmancers 🍣 Moldwasher 🗡️ Curse Chapter: Dawnthief 🦝 Do A Crime Listen to the full recap below!

I’m beyond thrilled to share that I’m joining Games Done Quick as their new Creative Director. I’ve been such a fan and admirer of GDQ for what feels like a lifetime. It’s a sincere dream to take what I’ve learned from building Six One and bring it to these *unbelievable* events and daily streams.

I spoke about some of my favorite games from Pax East. I'm going to need games like Well Dweller and Inkblood ASAP. youtu.be/xMIt7GprVGQ

I would love if people that immediately clog the aisle even when the flight attendant says "please stay seated so people can make they're connecting flight" were cursed to miss their next flight.

I want to emphasize that there was not this much light in that room I don't know how this photo turned out so well

I regret nothing I did when this picture was taken

I wrote this

Mike begins his bittersweet farewell tour, as he prepares to officially step away from Six One Indie 💙

(pardon my French)

New today, @th3hoopman.bsky.social and I take the bathysphere down into Rapture for a deep dive into Bioshock, a game that feels as fresh as ever. As always no spoilers for a while, so would you kindly enjoy the show? LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/206 WATCH: youtu.be/i4avhdtg8Lo

Already one of my favorite games of the year. Fun dialogue, active gameplay, and a reasonable time to beat.

One more video and one more thread of demos before Next Fest Wraps this weekend. youtu.be/brVBrH_TO1A P.S. I'm giving you all the answers to the test below in the hopes that you'll at least like the video and watch it for a minute (need those stats baby).

Even the The Eternal Life of Goldman main menu music goes hard. My goodness.

A lot of demos to play this week! I captured 10 of my favorites so far! (Hopefully) More coming soon! youtu.be/OdyDDmoDUrs?...

Jill is too kind to me 😢

Joseph Hooper (@th3hoopman.bsky.social) is a wickedly talented writer with such a strong voice. His latest preview on Denshattack was a wonderful combination of funny and insightful: theindieinformer.com/2026/02/19/d...

So I played the The Eternal Life of Goldman demo yesterday evening and I ended up enjoying it so much I basically wrote an impromptu novel last night open.substack.com/pub/cantpaus...

I wrote another piece! Shout out @finruin.bsky.social and the @theindieinformer.bsky.social crew as always for giving me the opportunity.

You can tell how long I've been gone because my Display Name still has PAX West in it 😂 Going to preemptively update it for East now, see you all there!

Hey all, long time no talk! I've kinda abandoned all social media, but I came back to share my first writing piece of the year. Rolled credits on Mio and had to get my thoughts out. This might have ended up as my longest review to date. Go check it out!

It is my great pleasure to reveal the newest voice joining The Indie Informer is the seriously accomplished Hayes Madsen (@solfleet.bsky.social)! His first article on the site is a brilliant examination of Cairn, which I hope you will enjoy and share.

Our penultimate episode of the show is out now! @th3hoopman.bsky.social and @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social break down the TGAs - awards, announcements and more! Listen: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Watch: youtu.be/gYPURqaXEAM?...

Crazy to see a post and think "I know that dog"

Please. I'm begging for one reputable outlet to review Detective Instinct before the end of the year for fantasy critic.

On today's episode, the gang is deep in GOTY prep and talks about five 2025 indie games: 🥾 Tall Trails 🛒 Discounty 👁️ The King is Watching 🛹 Megabonk ⚔️ Absolum Listen: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Watch: youtu.be/GsW5oN7Lu94

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

We’re doing an @extralife4kids.bsky.social stream on Friday! Come hang out with us as we raise money for a great cause. 💙

I hope everyone will help me congratulate @th3hoopman.bsky.social on his debut at The Indie Informer! Read his wonderful work below:

Go easy on me.

This week, the crew builds a list of the best games to play during the month of October! From horrific scares to a cozy fall vibe, we have a game for everyone. Pour a hot beverage, relax, and let’s get spooky! 🎃 Watch or listen now! Video: youtu.be/FL6Iwf-M-XA?... Audio: plnk.to/crossplayconvos

W. Fantastic game.

Maybe one of my favorite pods of all time? I love this game.

Sometimes I have to make some tough realizations on the show, this was one of them (Demon Tides is still gas though 🔥)

Wake up y'all, the squad has another one! @clairebearrose.bsky.social, @jacob.bsky.social, @th3hoopman.bsky.social & @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social are back to talk about their favorite games of PAX West! Audio: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Video: youtu.be/S7mh26Py1yk?...

Recently @th3hoopman.bsky.social and @jacob.bsky.social attended a special Hands-On Preview Event hosted by @xbox.com! They played Hollow Knight: Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X and more. Let's talk about it! Watch or listen now! Video: youtu.be/L6dLh4qhHkI?... Audio: plnk.to/crossplayconvos

I spent a week moving my site over to Substack, but now that it's done, I can start sharing my thoughts about some of the most interesting things I saw at PAX. Let's start with No Stone Unturned from @wisemonkeyltd.bsky.social! www.cantpause.com/p/no-stone-u...

I jumped on Octopath Traveller 0 and Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake at PAX. I break down my thoughts in the short(ish) ep below!

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

Some of these bugs be singing their mf heart out

Xbox, Nintendo, and Steam stores are all cooked lol

Want to see @th3hoopman.bsky.social and I literally transform into mad scientists in the name of Video Game Trivia? Well have I got a PAX Panel VOD for you! Big shoutout to @jacob.bsky.social for hosting such fun panels! Always a blast to be a part of it. 🎉😻🥰

Crazy hand drawn artwork combined with fun and varied combat abilities made this one a standout last weekend. Apparently the have a 2 (yes TWO) hour demo up right now for people interested. store.steampowered.com/app/1446900/...

This might be one of the greatest weeks of my life. - Short work week - PAX West wrap up - Silksong launch - NFL Regular season start - New JJK season 3 trailer - Blue Prince merch What generational disaster is coming my way to balance all of this out?