The original post is gone, but this was my response to "what are travel tips for going to DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".

Hooray! First post of ‘26! Here’s to many more!

some say that to love and to be loved is to build a better world, and she took that literally

we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!

The old imperial machine is creaking back into action again. Only the groaning isn’t discontent, it’s the sound of all the old and decrepit little gears still in the works, cheering another opportunity to oil their hides with the blood of the poor.

I’m deeply, profoundly lonely currently. And I presume for a long while, since my patterns are deeply set. I stopped podcasting in march, have struggle writing, and just kind of waft through each day like a ghost. Looking to find a way out of it soon. But goddammit does it feel endless.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

What a tragedy. Such a cool guy who seemed to care so much about the people around him.

"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-" wrong I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI get good

Really admire great video journalism, especially for video games. Very good video here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...

I don't know why the idea of developing concept art with AI is somehow meant to convince us that AI isn't replacing creative professions, when concept art is one of the single most creative and imaginative parts of the entire development process.

Every once in a while I’m reminded of the Star Wars game that never was.

Hey. It's Christmas soon. I will be celebrating it alone. 2025 was one of the toughest years of my life, and I had to work so hard, my health tanked badly. If you like my work and think I should have a good Christmas, I'll post a pic and thanks if you send something www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

The Indie Game Awards air on Dec. 18th, streaming on IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie. It’s not a night for new trailers, but a night to celebrate global devs who swung for the fences with unrestricted creative freedom. 🕐 IGAs Countdown: 6:30 PM ET 🏆 Ceremony: 6:50 PM ET 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg

we contain multitudes 😌😌😌 but no seriously, all of us love a different games, and the fact that we're venturing in such a different direction with this project is a result of valuing our individual team members' creativity, trusting the process not letting ourselves be put into a box 🥰💖

Interested in game-writing? In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft. ~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games. Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:

Uh oh, you have billions invested in generative AI: aftermath.site/generative-ai-...

Another little thought-pebble for consideration: I think part of the reason why people like Taylor Swift can become so culturally dominant is because of the whole white supremacy thing of turning white people into a monolith that robs white people of any kind of real culture. That empty space is

Folks, our Makeship campaign for Calicorn plushies is SO CLOSE to being fully funded 🥹🙏💖

i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies

We're on a call and laughing out loud at @exalclaw.bsky.social 's write-up of Scrabdackle Thank you for the review and sorry again about the Duck Knight 😬 🦆⚔️ PS. @jakefriend.bsky.social is on the call too, and they say they *aren't* sorry

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Also. Small side note. When @halo.gg decides to show Master Chief’s face, it has to be Marcus Lehto right? Right. Ok. Carry on! Always Forward. Forward Unto Dawn.

There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.

I misread this image so badly that I can only really hope to illustrate what I saw. ( Also a good excuse for an #art study )

Yeah, I'm calling bullshit on layoffs and cost cutting being the result of AI adoption. A recession is coming, & these companies know it

A topic near and dear to my heart. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/h... #gamedev #indiedev

A truly unique, special, incredible experience. I’m going to be playing ARC Raiders for a long time. I have never had a game imprint on me with such unforgettable, organic, emergent gameplay. Holy shit.

A terrible thing about the internet is you can watch a guy's Mario Kart 64 videos and go "Yeah this is kinda neat" and then one morning you wake up and find out the guy has made a blog post along the lines of "Black people prove phrenology is not only real but necessary"

Whooooaaaa…it’s really happening…

📢 We're reopening creator keys requests for our older games! As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!

Just a reminder that Clair Obscur was caught doing almost exactly the same thing FIRST (launching with some AI 'placeholder' textures that got patched) and yet somehow caught like a tenth of the flak. Making an example of one while smiling and shrugging for the critical darling sits wrong with me.

🗣️ Release date announcement!!! My Citizen Sleeper inspired antifascist RPG DUSKPUNK is out Nov 19th. Survive on the streets of a Steampunk city consumed by war. Fate hangs in a roll of the dice. Will you join the ranks of the powerful… or become part of the revolution? youtu.be/q2P4ruI8FPU

The Trump Halo memes aren't supposed to make sense aftermath.site/trump-halo-twi...

Not sure how to sum this one up. Ramblings…anger at reality…describing the active enshittification of something? One of those.

Ah, the demo's live for In The Black - a very Expanse-inspired space combat sim. I figure a few of you might be interested in that!

We took a break from krumpin' last week but we'z back for a mega session! 4 hours of community dakka, krumps an' talk about the new stuff coming to @speedfreeks40k in Orktober including da Deffkopta 💥 Krump wiv us on twitch now! twitch.tv/wiredp

“Add to the mix an absolutely blistering score by Nine Inch Nails and Tron: Ares stands out as one of those sci-fi experiences people will return to again and again over the next ten years.” Hey…uhm…guys. This movie rules.

ok it’s time

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Xbox 360 Dollars Per Year

So BioWare needs to finish Mass Effect by end of 2026 and then promptly resign. Thats the Paragon action.

Have you given our making-of documentary a watch yet? 👀 bsky.app/profile/okom...

@osamadorias.bsky.social taught me the fundamentals of this some time ago and the very next visual I made was so good and useful that we ended up converting it into an in-engine overlay for use with our dev tools Highly recommended reading ⏬

Fun fact, my story contribution to this anthology “AEON” is built off of an abandoned game idea that formed the a tiny part of the basis of Citizen Sleeper including the name (“Aeon Sleeper”) If that kind of deep cut sounds interesting, back this book! 👇

If You're Not Shidding and Farding Out Your Doodoo Ass, You're Not Paying Attention

Quick heads-up: presskit() has been updated. Patch-notes are very short. - Fixed a few minor bugs. - Removed all functionality depending on discontinued applications ( distribute(), promoterapp ) - Now uses https exclusively. If you want to update: dopresskit.com - fully backwards-compatible.

You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate. It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.

KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?" BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao" 1. "It, um, doesn't say anything." 2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe." 3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."

The one time we got the smoking gun of undeniable ideology that mapped neatly onto american partisanship in political violence was J6, and we decided it was too scary to treat it as such, so now we return to deciphering memes of school shooters like medieval peasants panicking at an eclipse.

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes