I finally understand the appeal of team sports: to sit in a room with a bunch of strangers and feel unbearably anxious

i made this post years ago in 2019 and it continues to haunt me as the only true thing i have ever actually said

House on the Highway (1/18)

TEXTURETOWN (@str0nkyk0ng.itch.io) "TEXTURETOWN is an algorithmically remixed MMO created from assets of now-defunct mid-2000's children's MMOs. It uses the fabric of games themselves as media to collage." Free - Windows: warpdoor.com/2026/06/03/t...

Listen I like her music but I don’t think Laufey has the chops for a video game

I made it so the player character looks in the direction they're moving. crazy how one line of code can add so much life to a character, it feels like cheating #gamedev #indiegame

My big Titanium Court piece on the game's (mis)use of theatrical frameworks of storytelling is now free for everyone to read over on my blog. Please give it a read and even though you don't have to anymore, consider sending me a tip on ko-fi if you like it willarowe.bearblog.dev/titanium-cou...

Welcome to Overworld. One page for all video game news, grouped by topic and sorted by what's gaining coverage. Check it out: overworld.vg [0 - 0]

the computer used to work

There is a link between gaming culture and the culture of ICE. They're Call of Duty cosplayers who need their opponents to be children in order to feel like real men. Prosecute and abolish ICE. My new video is live now on Nebula and Patreon.

one day i will hear the term “ai” for the last time

i just discovered a font for the first time that made my heart flutter. i take it all back. i think im in love

look. is everything more expensive now? yes. but you have to look on the bright side too. now every time you open a computer, it doesn't work

there are way too many fonts out there

Humiliations In No Particular Order

Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.

before you vaguepost, THINK: is it TRUE? is it HELPFUL? is it INSPIRING? is it NECESSARY? is it KIND?

great writing about a great game

Video game website company reveals galaxy brained new plan to play writers nothing if their posts don't get enough clicks https://kotaku.com/one-of-the-worst-companies-in-games-media-reveals-new-plan-to-only-pay-writers-per-click-2000698959

On Thursday evening Valnet issued new contracts to writers at TheGamer instituting a minimum article viewership threshold for payment. Most writers already have pay tied to article performance, but this new system would mean that if a piece didn't get X number of clicks you wouldn't be paid for it.

Hey I wanted to share out a recently released capstone project from my student Bernadine Mattson! Doo-Daa is a collaged RPG Maker MZ 2003 game where you play as an astronaut cat handing out informational pamphlets marketing the planet Earth to Dadaist aliens. bobby4apples.itch.io/doo-daa

can’t wait for the shoplifting discourse to get rehashed bc of i love boosters

floral archway drawn for a wedding gift

please i JUST finished labeling and organizing my inbox

almost missed critdist this week! very honored to have an oldie in the further reading www.avclub.com/dont-let-an-...

Unironically one of the most important game dev texts of the era

I don’t want to be fed by the algorithm. I want to be emailed links/screenshots of articles and lists of random books, movies, and songs with no explanation by a small group of trusted advisors like they are my grandparents.

Over a year ago, I spoke with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about Dreams on a Pillow for a piece that was killed before it could be published. I am honored that he was willing to take the time to speak with me again in spite of that and tell me about his beautiful homeland: kotaku.com/upcoming-ste...

In addition to railing against AI, I also get to rail in favor of learning search query skills

SO hi, had some thoughts about the almost too sexy sexiness of Love and Deepspace. I love a game that wields intimacy with a big ole turbo sexy bat

youtube needs an "i've already seen this" button for all the videos i watched with my partner on his account

the kind of games journalism we need more than ever. an elegant and empathetic encapsulation of this game and its surrounding context. empathetic to the devs caught in the crossfire, the makers of DE, the people who will struggle with whether to play this game. as always, diego's writing is a beacon

no truce with the furies. here’s my review of zero parades

Congrats to the winner of the Digital Moment Award 🌴🦩:  Hanwen Xu & Hatim Benhsain with coalescent || tidal rapture 🏆 This game goes beyond normative depictions of intimacy and doesn't shy away from being meaningfully sensuous, mysterious, complex, and primal.  #amaze 2026

why isn’t anyone talking about this game (also 12-year-olds need stuff like this, so that headline isn’t necessarily a criticism)

Everybody’s resharing their station to station reviews so I’ll hop on the band wagon. Good game!

Perfect Tides: Station to Station is out on Switch. It’s a masterpiece (and requires zero gaming skills!) If you‘re even a little curious, listen to this interview with its creator about the growing trend of memoir games

All this over... Mixtape? aftermath.site/mixtape-review...

Finally wrote about Perfect Tides: Station to Station, far and away the best game I’ve played this year.

Capitalism lives in the eternal "now". It doesn't want you to know about history, it doesn't want you to know art has existed for tens of thousands of years, it wants you slavering for whatever's coming NEXT, whatever's HOT and NEW, and ignoring everything else. You do not have to do this.

endlessly funny to me that valorant omen has another, smaller omen on his chestplate. "dont talk to me or my son ever again" type character design

the wide open sky is running out of catfish is on sale!!! basicallllly $10! store.steampowered.com/app/3172760/...

Social Media in 2035

Been on the road so I totally missed to post about the newest Mosa Lina update (it's for the sickos, u can find it in the change menu) and the 40% discount on steam!!! store.steampowered.com/app/2477090/...

particular opinions aside, the post-launch Mixtape reviews keep proving that you don't need an early code or to come out at embargo to have MOTION with your review! you just need a TAKE! keep taking swings! this is where the good stuff is!

I am getting back in the swing after a very busy year (so far) that has stolen a lot of my writing time, and for some reason I played all of MIXTAPE today and then wrote 2500 words about in a flurry. I didn't care for the game, but it's beyond the music to me. ckunzelman.com/2026/05/10/o...

I have reviewed Mixtape. This is the Hater Zone. Don't be surprised to find Hater Opinions here. I've warned you.

it’s my birthday, so you have to like my new blog www.underleveled.xyz/full-tomodac...

live oak tree drawn as a gift (a wedding present)

Titanium Court is steeped in theatrical language, pulling from the medium to help establish the rules of it's absurdist world. And while the game successfully replicates these theatrical frameworks, it misses the most important part: The Point ko-fi.com/post/The-Pla...