Perhaps the most unexpected thing I learned from teaching fighting games over the last ten years is that the things people need to learn the most aren't really fighting game skills but life skills. Fighting games just give you a fun way to expose these gaps before real life does.

It wasn't deep. It didn't have much to say. But Xiao Xiao inspired millions to try Flash animation for themselves. A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...

We got blatant and ruthless union busting before GTA6??

… but no one ever asks HOW you like bass?

Taking screenshots of the game worlds we save doesn't just make us tourists; it turns us into nature photographers of a sort. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Arco is still 40% on Steam ('till October 20th) 🏹

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Love these video game "photos." So amazing! store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/f...

SAG-AFTRA Statement on Synthetic Performer www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-st...

In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it's vanishing in the wild.

A new game trailer making podcast is coming soon via the Bins & Bytes group organized by Philip Roberts of Crytek! I'm 1 of 6 in the first episodes sharing anecdotes and insights from our perspectives working independently, internally at studios, or at agencies. www.youtube.com/@BinsAndByte...

Solidarity signs are popping up in restaurants across Los Angeles. They're a simple but powerful way to say we know our rights and we've got each other's backs. To download your own solidarity sign and for more free Know Your Rights resources, head to ilrc.me/protect

Arco 🏹 has "extremely positive" tag on Steam again 💫 thank you so much for your support on this ❤️

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We're hiring a Technical Artist! If you are an artist, and technical, come work with us! job-boards.greenhouse.io/digitaleclip...

Reminder! We're doing a big LIVE finale show this week! Guests! News! Exclamation marks! Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE! 09/17 at 5:30pm PST @ twitch.tv/eggplantshow

A Life Well Wasted episode 9: Game Over is up now. Grab a timed-edition poster by Olly Moss anytime in the next 7 days to support the show. Thanks for sticking with me! alifewellwasted.com

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I have been writing about fighting games for a long time, and I am very good at it, so here's a thread of my greatest hits for folks who are new to the Patrick Miller Experience. I love FGs because they push people to improve themselves, so that's usually what I focus on. (Art by @koh.money) #fgc

South Korea's foreign minister is considering a trip to the U.S. to meet with the Trump administration after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested in Georgia at an electric vehicle battery plant.

Friendly reminder that you've 'till tomorrow to get Arco 50% off! 🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/...

I am looking to chat with people who have been disparagingly featured in Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt’s content. I would like to see how this affected you, especially if you can provide ample receipts and clear timelines. Please signal boost this anywhere you’d like, as I’m not on Twitter anymore.

Sometimes I think back on all of the amazing things people wrote about our li'l game, and it's real nice. And hey it's on sale for a few more days. kotaku.com/arranger-rol...

like the overwatch and world of warcraft teams before them, over 450 diablo devs have voted to unionize. last year's mass microsoft layoffs convinced them to start organizing, but this year's kicked things into high gear

@plante.bsky.social post games is really good, have a happy Wednesday

CHERRY RUSH, the UFO 50 charity marathon (cherry-ty marathon?), now has a schedule - check out the games, runners, and more! Happening August 29-31. #UFO50 🍒: www.cherry-rush.org/schedule

Friendly reminder that Arco is 50% off on Steam with a brand new patch so now it's definitely the best chance to have to try it out 🌱 I made some cool screenshots from my last run (guilty run) so you can see I'm worthy 💀🐋

In Donkey Kong Bananza, DK follows objects of interest with his eyes. However, he has an incredibly short attention span. Whenever a new object enters his vision, his attention is drawn to it instead. If many objects are moving, he will be distracted by each new one.

Volunteer over fear. Even when things feel hopeless, scary, and distressing, it is important to focus on what you can do and start where you are. By Amelie Velez-Martinez Full story: lataco.com/volunteer-in...

Arranger is 60% off ($7.99!) from now until Sep 3rd for its belated 1-year anniversary! Tell a pal! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/ Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... EGS: store.epicgames.com/p/arranger-a... Itch: furnimat.itch.io/arranger

Arco is the cheapest it has ever been in Steam! 50% off! Best chance to get a game that many have called good, even great! Go check our publisher's sale and grab it with many other cool games! store.steampowered.com/sale/panicsa...

A 'game capture director' is the person who gets the gameplay footage for a video game trailer: aftermath.site/video-game-tra...

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, some enemies enter "sulk mode" when they are surrounded by blocks and cannot move, whereby they will sit down and look upset with their situation. Some enemies can sulk but never do so during regular gameplay. Below are all enemies capable of sulking.

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So good. Obviously I can think of other examples but in terms of pure ratio I’d like to see a lot more of this kind of performance at “videogame” events bsky.app/profile/joon...

✨Happy Arco's anniversary! ✨ A year has passed since we released Arco🫂During this year, I composed a track telling the story of an Iyo woman, and now you can hear it 🥹Would mean the world to me if you can listen to it and share it 💖 TY for your support all the way ✨ tidal.com/browse/track...

Bloodborne is $9.99 on US PSN buff.ly/ZUfKnFH The Old Hunters $9.99 buff.ly/qAIh1yx also on PS+ Extra

Blippo+ is coming to PC and Nintendo Switch on September 23! It's a live-action FMV TV simulator, and soon you'll be able to channel-surf the intergalactic programming of Planet Blip in FULL COLOR. Another TV is possible. 📺 blippo.plus

Reading @lizpelly.bsky.social’s excellent Mood Machine and DAMN if this doesn’t apply to all of the major videogame storefronts too

game dev joys: discovering you can use the new customizer feature to make the entire cat lime green, turn them into a green screen and overlay a king gizzard video on there

Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 - Combatants We're joined by @chouxsalad.bsky.social, @alt254.bsky.social, and @sxezskoz.bsky.social to discuss the 46th game in the collection. “The evil Red Ants have taken your land! Fight Back and defend your queen!” eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of...

🍒 Big thanks to Hidden Trap for helping us port UFO 50 to Switch and @bursterror.bsky.social for his help with our trailers once again. And we're excited to announce that we're partnering with @fangamer.com on an amazing Switch physical edition! Preorder here: www.fangamer.com/collections/...

🍒 Whoa, what's this?! UFO 50 is available right now on #NintendoSwitch! #UFO50 #IndieWorld

We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer. As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free. Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...

My tenth Evo, in the books. Lead my biggest photo team to date. Watched the Invincible VS trailer I helped create debut on the Evo main stage. Captured MenaRD taking his long-sought Evo win. gallery.rmpaul.com/Esports/Evo-...

So proud to be a part of the FGC since ‘09. Evo25 Top 8 for MK1- I recognize someone who stomped me in SF4 ‘09, his grown ass son stomping now on the main stage. I’m so touched by that and I feel so lucky to be a part of this scene.

I have very few people who I genuinely considered heroic for the creative fields, but Kevin MacLeod was one of them. To learn that the "free varied music for whatever you want it for" guy stopped composing and started prompt engineering AI slop for almost a year is the most depressing twist.