imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

ehh I think the GDC rebrand is fine. they probably desperately need more exhibitors to fill the expo floor? they can call it whatever they want, I’m still not going next year lol

Are you or someone you know skipping GDC (or considering doing so) because of worries about coming to the US/San Francisco in the current environment? If so, I want to hear from you for a piece. DM me here or kyle DOT orland AT arstechnica DOT com. Please spread the word

finished demon souls! shocking final boss design, wow. really bold… but it’s telling that none of the later fromsoft soulslikes do anything like that though

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benedetta is like the dark souls 3 of nunsploitation

criterion streaming is amazing tbh. they have slow serious art film but they also have sexy nun thrillers and hong kong kungfu classics. switch now!!

new vlog: what I got at the supermarket today in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand vt.tiktok.com/ZSDyXXavE/

re: runback discourse... imo good runbacks are good, bad runbacks are bad? I've actually been enjoying the Demon Souls runbacks so far, it's funny when you fuck up what you thought you knew. skill does not exist

is there anything else like a phone number -- now rarely used as intended ("don't answer, it's a scam") but has a new necessary purpose (identity verification on internet)?

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to build on the rubble of what’s being destroyed before our eyes. Private corporations bending over to forcefeed everyone government-approved speech is evil and amoral, but more than anything this creates boring, inauthentic, unwatchable shit.

misc screenshots from various texture tests and experiments in Quake

Islands Edge level design notes #FinallyPlayingDemonsSouls - maybe the prettiest level? - I like the idea of an optional midboss as a route unlock, but this one was trivial to cheese idk - mantas should do more? too one note - funny boss design, cool to learn its weakness from an item description

New trailer for our game Loading... inspired by GBA-era Mother 1+2 commercials! 🥖

If you submit your stuff to us you help us fulfil our longterm goal of making Americans confused by ANZ summer

Prison of Hope level design notes #FinallyPlayingDemonsSouls - ohh it's DS3 jail but better - theme is vital, getting lost feels intentional. would fail as a blockout - keys are bad tho. DS1 archive stairs is better gating - love the mindflayer's stun and suck - cristo redentor part is hilarious

#FinallyPlayingDemonsSouls pt 2 - dragon bridge reuse makes more sense than DS1/3 one offs. you built a whole dragon system already - ohh this is where ER miners come from? basically unchanged? “get the bag” mechanic is cool here tho - like mines overall but buttons feel random, no diegetic logic

doing some rugby video game research at the purchas cup (australia / new zealand gay rugby finals) here in auckland

I like bananas slightly green, and I refuse to be ashamed about it any longer

"finally playing demon souls" reactions - vaulting mechanic is terrible lol - ohh so this is where the ds1 phalanx enemy comes from? still a good design, love how they foreshadow it - "the monumental awaits above" part is genius, damn

Queer developers speak out as adult games remain in limbo following payment processor showdown at Steam and itch.io www.eurogamer.net/queer-develo...

today i learned about the origins of the expression "spitting tacks" wpatrickedwards.blogspot.com/2016/09/am-i...

gonna try demons souls remake. never played the original DS but I’ve done all the dark souls and bloodborne etc. would appreciate any vague spoiler-free advice for maximum enjoyment? bonus points if you talk like a soulslike npc

hello content creators! you should play consume me because : - funny - mini-games - will make you cry - award winning do you want to relive MY high school experience? well now’s the time to request a code to stream or review the game at launch!! ❤️09.25.25❤️ forms.gle/npXsYjN9LvSP...

don’t tell my mom but I don’t wash my rice anymore

new blog post: mgs3 and photorealisming the painterly game www.joewintergreen.com/mgs3-and-pho...

enjoyed this long read about teaching philosophy in prison

finished death stranding 2. kinda sad how all the gameplay was so similar to the original, like all their experiments failed? fire, avalanche, flooding, monorails, BT variety — all scaled back, all sorta random and vestigial feeling. it’s fun to hit robots with the car though

I'm having one of those big birthdays in a few months and high on my wishlist is "a thorough investigation of what exactly changed in the political/regulatory climate to precipitate this sketchy NSFW crackdown by payment processors" because I bet there's a disturbing whopper of an expose in there

do most suburban US high schools have cops stage a drunk driving wreck outside with popular kids “dying” / mock funeral / etc? I was in Southern California. I know it happens a lot in Texas too?

Years ago thecatamites made his stuff in small hobbyist game engines, and now you can use a hobbyist game engine to make a thecatamites game - time is a flat circle (16x16 pixels wide)

don’t worry, I already revoked nate silver’s gay card, sometimes it takes a while for the system to update though

nothing better than eating stuff over the sink. go on and let it all dribble out of your mouth. everything is permitted

I'm pro brainrot for cats, they're already pretty deranged. even kinda OK with human brainrot. but brainrot for dogs is a bit too sad idk

good primer for ucupaint, a free almost-substance-painter blender addon

any bakers here follow Kathleen Meisinger? I just did her 6th Street chocolate chip cookie recipe and it’s shocking how well the roasting technique works. good shape, creased edges, no overspread. wish I left this one in the oven longer though, it collapsed weirdly

you may well believe

if manifesting isn’t real then why is it so fun

It's like staying up late to see if Santa is real but we're hoping Santa's dead

new vlog: enjoying Paul’s wall at Auckland Art Gallery vt.tiktok.com/ZSACeDW6Y/

If you want to know what it's like delaying a video game as a dev - I pretty much went all the way to the interior of the baseball on this one

new vlog: designing a video game version of Auckland, NZ - part 2 vt.tiktok.com/ZSA9QReut/

watched Eastern Condors, wild to see a Vietnam War film (parody?) from a Hong Kong perspective, still kind of in awe

trying to catch a feral rooster IRL and it's surprisingly difficult

Former West Coast player Mitch Brown has become the first male AFL player, past or present, to identify as bisexual In an interview with The Daily Aus, Brown – who said there were "countless" homophobic comments directed at him while playing – said he wants others to feel seen

fantastic production values, so many nice details, love that they found an envelope with such a huge window, with the pesto leaking everywhere, just well-crafted art imo

free product idea: uncrustables but filled with mac and cheese and hot sauce

new game !! out now ! this one is called ✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨ adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly 🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !! 🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS 📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND 🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops

yeah this is what fascism looks like