here's my comic final i made for my class. it's based on the song by florence and the machine and also i wanted to do something for mermay. (1/2)

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

if you enjoy storytelling in video games or have ever so much as glanced at Twine, I implore you to follow @iftechfoundation.org IFTF shares all kinds of updates about the interactive fiction space: IFComp deadlines, microgrants opportunities, annual NarraScope conference details, and more

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

Unconventional medieval sayings

five years ago today i published my senior thesis project That Which Faith Demands, an interactive fiction game about salvaging a fallen mech made from the body of a god jannouna.itch.io/that-which-f...

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Actually a really good and enjoyable coming of age story that’s not about white people and features a lot of great original black music is South of Midnight

this account is run by a human at NASA JPL who only posts real images with their receipts. it only has 11k followers compared to the 200k the ai slop space account has

didn't you put your phone in the pool because it was too hot or something?

Despite a 10-day ceasefire declared in Lebanon last Thurs and a promise by Trump that Israel would stop its strikes, Israel has continued its violations. Today it targeted two journalists and obstructed Red Cross access to them, leading to the killing of one of them, Amal Khalil.

Powerscaling the Tumblr Staff tie-belt guy against the entire Bluesky team

real ones have always loved the term (me)

😭😭😭 so proud of the team!

I designed this greeting card for that one very special event all of us go through at one point or another 🎉

guys, this is how you lose the time war

it’s honestly so messed up that AI ruined both em dashes and ✨ for us

there's only so many times you can hear "your voice is so important!" but not getting the institutional support you need to succeed and be safe before you want to start cutting heads off

I’m thrilled to announce I’ve joined Take This as Executive Director 🎮💙 We’re a nonprofit focused on reducing stigma & supporting mental health in games. If you’ve ever been at PAX and used an AFK room you’ve experienced one of the many services we provide! ➡️ www.takethis.org/2026/04/take...

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Re: LRP(s), I've been thinking a bit about Nier R/G lately (thank you @sinuntosea.bsky.social) and I for sure get why Replicant is the favored version, but to me Gestalt really hits hardest as a Dad Game BECAUSE it doesn't shy away from his entitlement to his daughter, and even his younger friends!

I think men don't even manage to learn empathy from the dad games, they just enjoy fulfilling their dad power fantasy of protecting their daughters (who they see as property) from external threats.

do they need to keep making dad games so men can learn to have empathy for their daughters or is that something they can learn on their own

start her like grim death and grinning devils, and raise the buried dead perpendicular out of their graves, boys

ultramarine blue has my whole heart 💙

As the Integrity crew splashed down TO THE MINUTE of their estimated arrival and hit the BULLSEYE, this is a reminder that Katherine Johnson was an absolute genius. My God. #NASA #ArtemisII

If any mutuals are regular PoGo players (not even necessarily daily!), I'd love to swap friend codes! I have way too many gifts and not enough active friends to send them to.

Prove You're Human (sunset visitor 斜陽過客, 2027)

i don't believe in posting through it or centering my Diaspora Feelings over what my family and friends are living through in real time so i will refrain from expanding this into a whole thread of angst. please donate to mutual aid efforts in lebanon www.chuffed.org/project/1719...

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

Knight of Swords

A strongly worded letter is not enough. I need him to excommunicate JD Vance.

I called Adam Smith*'s office while on the light rail and not a word of a lie, I overheard at least one other person doing the same by the time I got to my stop. Say something! *Same Dem who called pro-Palestine protesters fascists, so I made it clear he's part of the reason we're in this mess too!

you or i as americans might not be responsible for this, we might not have wanted it to happen, we might have fought against it. but we are by dint of our simple existence here complicit in it. sit with that. let yourself be sad and ashamed. you can probably handle that, if you're not a coward.

finding joy amidst despair applies to the people affected by the situation, not you being a bystander and seeing your country blow up civilians and killing black and brown immigrants. You should be filled with unrest, with rage, with the feeling of wanting things to change, of taking charge.

The President of the USA declaring that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" is not something that arrives out of a vacuum. It is precipitated by the widespread international failure to hold USA, Israel, and their allies including the UK, accountable for their actions for many decades

🐺⚔️ #joart #eldenring

Someone with the handle @velocity69.bsky.social is sharing a video with the caption: "The highest quality video of the moon was just released… so beautiful * Artemis II" It's gone viral, but it's not from Artemis II. If you've shared it, you might want to un-share.

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This is the only screenshot of Pentiment I have ever taken. The hit of dopamine I got from a request for this very screenshot was off the charts

We've signed the pledge! Humble Grove will not be taking funding from or publishing on Microsoft Platforms going forwards. If you're a game dev, streamer, journalist or even just someone who enjoys playing games, you can sign too.

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learning that astronauts have to use microsoft outlook in space is unspeakably depressing. we have set microsoft outlook free from the bounds of earth. polluting the stars with that janky piece of shit

those beautiful naked women have made a compelling argument i'm going to steer this ship into the rocks

Knight of shadow... from ancient slumber, the bloody... glyph... carved in flesh, take my body, lead me as your own...

What a fucking shot holy shit