There is something so wild about this assumed understanding that you *have* to spoonfeed mechanics and narrative to meet a broader audience (something anyone who has ever expo'd a game would probably agree with!) when faced with the way the biggest games in the world all extremely Do Not Do This.

ah yes, when i play a kickass lady of few words, the one thing I want most in games is to be nagged around by a guy this better be restricted to the first section

I love that every new games publisher is like "we're looking for high quality games" yea no shit girl I too am looking for a man in finance, trust fund, 6'5", blue eyes

I mean if you're still reading The New York Times at this point you're reading the paper that quietly shielded the largest pedophile conspiracy of our time.

New app that matches publishers with indies where indies engage first based on what the publisher is offering. Call that the Indie Humble Bumble.

I love that every new games publisher is like "we're looking for high quality games" yea no shit girl I too am looking for a man in finance, trust fund, 6'5", blue eyes

it's been hard to put this feeling into words, but we've spent the past couple of decades being lectured to and patronized by an elite class that spent its free time joshing with jeffrey epstein about his little sex abuse empire while lecturing us about how out of touch we are

As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.

appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias) azhdarchid.com/against-metr...

Oh shit I've just realised I've worked on games professionally for 20ish years now

Oh shit I've just realised I've worked on games professionally for 20ish years now

one half of the xbox team is having an aneurysm, the other half is considering torching the ms main office

Let met tell you a bit about Live RP design :D Last VTM larp session we had a super heavy and emotional session. Players were possessed for 10 minutes by victims of other players and had to role-play them. They did a stellar job, just incredible play. But this is risky because of Bleed. 1/5

"geoff's a bad person? who woulda known!!" yeah well that snark doesn't help the marginalized folks who wanted to give him a chance, and who wanted to give this program the benefit of the doubt :)

It has occurred to me that a lot of things genAI is supposed to magically fix is really all down to bad planning and budgeting And seeing how often bad project management comes down to directors thinking they should just be able to pivot by snapping their fingers, I don't think I'm entirely wrong >

Horowitz' skills and imagination truly took a nosedive as soon as he stopped writing kids books His early work broke and rebuilt my understanding of what a story could be as a kid/teen. Such a shame, honestly.

okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form: forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...

I'm not a political genius, nor is it my country but I think if people gain extreme joy over a political success one week and you cause anger the next, they won't feel demotivated like they'd be if all they knew was dread - they'll feel galvanized because they know a better feeling is possible

I will be in Munich / München for @godotfest.com the next 3 days, and I am wondering: Are there any great buttondown shirt shops in München? I'd love to add to my collection, especially if there are particularly crazy German patterns on them.

I’m trying to pass portfolios of other artists to clients I can’t take and the amount of you that don’t have your contact details readily available! I want to give you woooorrrkk!

After the nazi occupation, the Netherlands experienced something referred to as a 'Bijltjesdag'; an eruption of 'good dutch' taking revenge against dutch nazi collaborators. The government only started prosecuting collaborators in order to stop the mass vigilantism Trials are the moderate position.

I suffer psychic damage when someone compares the genAI bubble to the 3d printing craze. Because people don't realise just how groundbreaking consumer level 3d printing was for rapid prototyping. So many qol products, medical tech, toys and tools exist because of the 3d printing boom. Incomparable.

I don't really disagree with the effect of metoo on the level they're talking about but on ground level metoo has had serious effects. The talks with guys I've had, both personally and professionally, were significantly more inclusive after It takes time & repetition unless you go full suffragette

succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

I do think bsky lists are very cool, but sometimes I get followed by a person I'm like "cool, let's interact!" and then it just turns out they started following me because I'm on a list, and not because they're interested in me interacting with them 😅

I explained the chat the deeplore of dutch politics because someone asked me whats up with the election results and I think they all hanged themselves halfway

Do any of you youths follow any streamers/content creators who do cute adventure/"wholesome" games? Bonus points for an understanding and appreciation of disability. Thanks!!

Well with all the rich folks surely moving out of NYC after threatening to do so, rent will become affordable again 😌

Well with all the rich folks surely moving out of NYC after threatening to do so, rent will become affordable again 😌

Wait so you *can* win from a sex pest? Congratulations New York City!!

Ohno this game is enticing me to make xiaolongbaos again. I don't need that complexity in my life right now

As someone on the other side: we do actually need all that information in your application 😭

Did someone find his phylactery?

I'm playing this farming/adventure game Immortal Life and I think this might be the first game where the cooking system actively makes me hungry Don't know if it's the system itself or if I'm just very nostalgic about mainland Chinese cuisine.

I wondered the same and did a bit of research and it seems a marketing strategy for the next movies Remember how everyone was baffled the Lilo&Stitch remake made so much money? Well, Disney flooded the merch market a few years before. It primed audiences to go watch the movie the merch was based on

gonna post a post-igf blog sometime full of thoughts on issues that cropped up in this year's compo and the top two points are going to be 1. buggy indev builds always trump demos in terms of whether you get an award vote or not 2. ways to assist/set expectations if your game is hard to judge

It's always curious to hear developers of groundbreaking games say 'it didn't come together until the last moment' Because this is a) very true and also b) makes pitching games so hard and also c) makes judging games to sign/fund even harder >>

My controversial writing opinion is that I actually enjoy stitching an existing game together with narrative. There's something real fun about dealing with extreme constraints. My main frustration in those cases is that some directors then still have demands and I'm like 'bro, let me work my magic'

Most soundfx in games are bad 😌 ...am I doing this discourse thing right?

I spent 30 min playing Hyper Demon and I think I've had enough no no, not because it's bad! It was enough to discover it's brilliant, and yet also not what I was looking for in a game right now :D

It's that time of the year to post thing banger www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWoT...

Is there anything happening the evening before AdvX this year?

If this were in a game set in the 19 century, ppl would've eaten the devs alive

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t... It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article. Please share :)

I have a lot of opinions about the recent Vampire: the Masquerade books, but I do really love the fact they continued the chronology of the old version, meaning the apocalypse happened but it turned out not to be that big of a deal. Inspiring. Take note eternal continuity rebooters.

As we rebuild post Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica could really use your help. If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund: supportjamaica.gov.jm

Congrats to all the nominees! Fantastic games all of them dutchgamesassociation.nl/2025/10/30/d...

Parliamentary Electionday in the Netherlands and I can pick any one of these people Toy banana for scale

> Have to layoff thousands of people because of bloat and disappointing results > Claim you 'oh actually they're being replaced by AI' to cover the fact your company is bleeding money for no reason > 📈