You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.

I told my daughter I am talking at her careers day tomorrow. She asked if I will talk about corndogs.

Happy 38th birthday, KNIGHTMARE, the hardest game show on television! In 1987, Treguard the Dungeon Master welcomed the first team of adventurers to his blue screen labyrinth. Losers didn’t just fail, they 'died': blades, spikes, and bottomless pits abounded. "Ooh, nasty..."

VideoGames Glasgow Soapbox meetup on now with @calmdowntom.bsky.social

Tonight! Glasgow Games Soapbox at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social degree show, in association with VideoGames Glasgow sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/glasgow... @calmdowntom.bsky.social @glasgowindiegamesfest.org

When two words sound the same but have a different meaning it’s called a

Check out the latest trailer for the atmospheric gothic horror game Eyes Of Hellfire, as it has been released into Early Access today. #EyesOfHellfire #horror

Amazing conversation on the bus to the Chappell Roan gig. Bus full. Everyone wearing pink cowboy hats. The bus says Chappell Roan on the front. "When should we get off?" "When... When everyone else does..."

ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do

For the Guardian, I spoke to Speculative Agency about All Will Rise, a card game about environmenral activism that hopes to show that community will win out. Thanks again for having me, @meghna.bsky.social 😗 www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

Crisol is PLAYABLE this weekend at Gamescom inside the Games from Spain booth in Hall 10.2. Are you feeling brave enough?

I did a wee interview about writing for Tantallon and my upcoming short story in their collection! tantallontir.com/author-spotl...

Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995

French history archive nerds: any idea about exactly where I would find a list or record of the dead (unidentified or otherwise) displayed in La Morgue on the Île de la Cité, circa 1853? RTs welcome!

As a parent I don't want face scans for adult websites. I want the government to force Facebook, YouTube and other massive tech companies to be held accountable for the millions of hours of disturbing content they show to kids every day.

A percentage of the profits from AI should be paid to all working artists whose work has been stolen (used as training) as UBI. Long term this would benefit even the AI companies as artists wouldn't be put out of work and the algorithms wouldn't regress to training on itself, regurgitating AI slop.

Had a lovely time speaking at @glasgowindiegamesfest.org this evening. Great event with an impeccable vibe.

Our sound (and audio for games) tutor Daniel 'Danski' Neil (Team FOLON) will be talking about Mods in the morning, and visiting lecturer @calmdowntom.bsky.social (Cloudpunk/Nivalis) about video game writing in the evening. Drop by and say hello!

Society if Gü made their ramekins stackable.

The most positive masculinity I've seen was a man swapping shoes with his girlfriend and wearing her heels on the walk home cos her feet were sore.

Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

✨ It's finally time. The fifth Queer Games Bundle is live now. For $60 (or $10+), get over 600 games, TTRPGs, zines, and more. Support over 300 queer artists for their survival and future art. itch.io/b/3062/

The Eyes of Hellfire beta begins in just 2 days! Gather your friends and hike up to the Lodge (on Steam)

Most of the internet used to be like this. This is actually the default, it took companies enclosing the internet and adding weird, soul-killing incentives to make people behave the way they do now. In a way, there is truly nothing special about Wikipedia except that it survived longer.

Thank you friend! Always appreciate your support.

still my most anticipated game, i'm so excited for how this is coming together! please wishlist Nivalis!

Nivalis is looking absolutely stunning, can't wait to go back to the city. Cloudpunk hit so hard when it released, possibly boosted a bit by being stuck indoors; but what stays with me and should be seen by each prospective GAMEDEV is the writing in it.

Here's a new trailer for Nivalis. Can't wait for people to meet the games cast of lovable weirdos! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5p...

I'm going to be speaking at @glasgowindiegamesfest.org about why you should write buddy cops in your games. Even if they're not buddies. Or cops! Hope to see some of you there. Let me know if you want to chat!

Here's the trailer for another cool game I'm working on. Service with a shotgun! You can even play the demo right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTnS...

This is a big deal. I have to make a good first impression with this one... Attached file: picth.docx

I have a creepy story in this collection of new Scottish fiction! tantallontir.com/product/274-...

having an already-popular youtube channel before releasing a video game is like being a nepo baby except my famous dad is also me

Hello fellow NB's! I just learned we have a day (I am learning a lot!)

I have a short story in this collection of new Scottish fiction. It's about time travel and why you shouldn't! tantallontir.com/product/274-...

We just launched super fun sci-fi co-op shooter MYCOPUNK. The universe it's set in is very cool and weird, so I put this thing together, inspired by old school game manuals, and loaded it with ~lore~ and other interesting nuggets. 🔗 www.mycopunkgame.com/employee-han...

In every city in Europe the number 37 bus goes everywhere.

Yoooo! Play our game on consoles now.

🔪🍸 Best Served Cold is now on console! Mix drinks. Solve murders. Uncover secrets. Now available on: 🎮 PlayStation 4&5 🎮 Nintendo Switch 🎮 Xbox Series X|S Step into the speakeasy. Your story begins now. #BestServedCold #VisualNovel #ConsoleRelease #IndieGame #MurderMystery

Last month, Unwinnable turned 15 years old. A third of my life has been spent maintaining Unwinnable as a place that publishes stories no one else will print. So long as I am around, Unwinnable will be around. @unwinnable.com

"You guys really love the 1997 hit 'Freed From Desire' by 'Gala'" - Me, every summer, anywhere in Europe.

Nice one Google. You invented our game. www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

I'm coming towards the end of a big project and the only extra text we can add is barks and incidental dialogue and it's lots of fun. I know some writers think this peripheral stuff is a hassle, but I think you can do all sorts of world building and scene setting. Also - weird jokes.

Photo of me and any one of my many goth friends.

We've reached the end of the month, and that means it's time to give you a peek behind the scenes 🍜 Today we're letting you dive into the city itself through a set of new clips. We hope these will help you better imagine what it feels like to walk through the bustling streets of Nivalis 🌃

SUPER LONE SURVIVOR is on sale for 60% off. biggest discount so far! now you can revisit this indie psychological survival adventure in 4k with parallax scrolling, 4:3 mode, joypad support, new music and additional sidequests store.steampowered.com/app/1907440/...

So Heart's Choice, Choice of Games' romance imprint, is having a Steam sale (Check them all out!), including DAWNFALL, my queer SFF epic portal fantasy. Which I just noticed has been added to A List that made me Actual LOL. What great recommendations! store.steampowered.com/app/1183300/...

Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' was released 43 years ago today

The hardest line in fiction was written on this canvas mushroom bag.

We need to stop using press release language when covering this news: almost 2,000 people were fired to maximize shareholder profits. It’s not “right-sizing” it’s not “reducing headcount” it’s not a “departure” or “restructuring,” it’s using people’s livelihoods as currency.