Disco Elysium

ZA/UM

Zero Shame for IP Thieves.

Huge thanks to the folks @delysiumzine.bsky.social for the copy of the incredible “After Death, Life Again” zine! It is every bit of stunning and beautiful that you would expect from such a fantastic collection of artistic people in this endlessly creative community. Full video coming soon!

For @nytimes.com I dived deep into the insane story of Disco Elysium, a brilliant RPG made by a group of Estonian socialists who then exploded into bitter infighting, lawsuits and a scrap over the legacy of one of the greatest games ever made. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

IT'S OUR NINTH BIRTHDAY 🎉 So we're launching a brand new channel - dedicated to discovering new games that push our industry forward, previews of exciting new titles and reporting on the issues that face gaming today. welcome to noclip_2 TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lf...

Equally excited and TERRIFIED to finally do this. Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry. And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible. welcome to noclip_2

New episode of Human Can Opener now live and it’s a guest I’ve been excited to talk to for quite some time! It’s People Make Games co-founder, reporter, and Disco documentarian, Chris Bratt! People Make Games (PMG) Co-Founder Chris Bratt Interview - Human Can Opener S3E3 youtu.be/JkIklYjJ4pQ

Yes, Law Enforcers can love too. #gamedev #indiegames #gaming

Really enjoyed this! Thanks for having me on @the41stprecinct.bsky.social.

New episode of Human Can Opener now live and it’s a guest I’ve been excited to talk to for quite some time! It’s People Make Games co-founder, reporter, and Disco documentarian, Chris Bratt! People Make Games (PMG) Co-Founder Chris Bratt Interview - Human Can Opener S3E3 youtu.be/JkIklYjJ4pQ

Twigames Founder Valeriy Minenko on Making Games In Ukraine & The Story of upcoming cRPG Hollow Home youtu.be/6xIUa89BbHA

Maybe instead of emailing people’s employers y’all should be emailing your reps & demand gun control immediately 🧠

If you’re a journalist writing a Charlie Kirk piece and you reference him being “controversial” why not add in a few direct quotes from the man to illustrate to your readership what people found controversial about him.

✍ Hey mum and dad! Just writing to you from our class trip to Norvik - woohoo! Did you know it was only founded 77 years ago?! AND there used to be Lion Kin and Snail Folk here?! It's so pretty too, and there's this giant Pillar of Jor that..oops out of room! I'll write again next week, promise! ✍

Giulia Martino On Indie Games, Writing, The Power Of Video Games On The Political Stage & Much More youtu.be/sjOxlwjJQWA

How God sees GLASSHOUSE: #gamedev #IndieGameDevs #leveldesign #indiegames

Giulia Martino On Indie Games, Writing, The Power Of Video Games On The Political Stage & Much More youtu.be/sjOxlwjJQWA

And for the many video game lawyers who follow me because I'm a policy nerd: wouldn't it be a great opportunity for your business to offer discounted support to emerging/existing media outlets to support their reporting? Short answer: yes, yes it would be.

Please go & support real journalism in a world designed to suppress it, Chris and the PMG team do far more than just report on ZAUM. I believe their work is important, meaningful & risky, as illustrated by their need to use expensive legal advice. Please support if you can! 🫡

It's #wishlistwednesday once again and we're asking very nicely with cream on top if you could check out our upcoming TTRPG themed CRPG Esoteric Ebb! Roll dice to determine outcomes as you investigate a mysteriously blown up tea shop right ahead of Norvik's first ever election... 🍵🎲

Please be excited. New episodes of Human Can Opener are on the way!

Group IBEX Interview - Sacred & Terrible Air Translation Team Discuss The Book & Disco Elysium youtu.be/SarjkAt20fY

Hollow Home Artist Anastasiia Ratushna Interview @ Gamescom 25 - Human Can Opener Bite Size youtu.be/TBFMI0pb2Sg

Rue Valley's Time Loop Mechanic Will Set It Apart From Other Narrative cRPGs youtu.be/OeMmuiLZ1nk

Summer Eternal & The Radical Dream To Transform The Games Industry - Aleksandar Gavrilović Interview youtu.be/84hvxYXrYeM

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

My CRPG, crafted in our spare time since 2022. #indiegames #pcgame #gamedev #gaming #RPG

Rue Valley's Time Loop Mechanic Will Set It Apart From Other Narrative cRPGs youtu.be/OeMmuiLZ1nk

Disco Elysium: New Vegas

Watch the interview in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=84hv...

Hollow Home Artist Anastasiia Ratushna Interview @ Gamescom 25 - Human Can Opener Bite Size youtu.be/TBFMI0pb2Sg

Is it Super Seducer? Is it Young Stalin? NO! It is our politician-in-residence Aleksandar, speaking on how co-operatives can overcome challenges in the games industry. A huge thank you to @the41stprecinct.bsky.social for the interview and our friends at @glasshousecrpg.bsky.social CRPG for filming.

Summer Eternal & The Radical Dream To Transform The Games Industry - Aleksandar Gavrilović Interview youtu.be/84hvxYXrYeM

Since we published our follow-up, both Argo and Dora have now publicly responded to ZA/UM's statements about them in the documentary, which they strongly reject and describe as defamatory. And they brought a lot of screenshots too. Argo: medium.com/@fourhundred... Dora: medium.com/@dora.klindz...

I want to put an end to the deception and disinformation ZA/UM has been spreading about me, and finally leave this entire chapter behind once and for all. Here is what really happened on Locust City.

The defamatory statements Zaum gave to PMG about myself and Dora Klindžić in the latest Disco Elysium follow-up story left me with no other choice than to disprove them with hard evidence. This is what really happened in Zaum between June 2022 and Feb 2024:

Disco Elysium Easter Eggs youtu.be/qXNvbMLFpdQ

Claiming the opening of Disco Elysium is boring has to be rage bait 😂

Sylvie’s response to Harry here never fails to make me chuckle.

Hello fellow British people

Let’s get back to the case, Detective.

And above all, you let life defeat you. All the gifts your parents gave you, all the love and patience of your friends, you drowned in a neurotoxin. You let misery win. And it will keep on winning till you die -- or overcome it.

Disco Elysium - Klaasje Amandou Compilation youtu.be/ncIuzjOXhjM

And here's a criminally deep-buried interview with the developer for a Disco Elysium fan-podcast. Pretty optimistic that the game will be good!

Play Disco Elysium

Gaming has grown in to the biggest entertainment industry on earth & just like any other lucrative expression of creativity, there are plenty of suits to line their pockets off the back of other people’s talent. Never forget these stories & vote with your wallet en masse.

The boring old regular movement of time means that this is now today, come join us tonight at 18:00BST!

Rue Valley Dev Stream is TOMORROW! 🕰️ Creative Director Marko will take us through the updated demo & answer your questions in the chat! You can register your interest in the stream and get notified when it starts by following the link! Please be excited! www.youtube.com/live/jfy5SZ9...