Btw did you know that this game will have ROLLBACK CO-OP AND POSSIBLY A PVP BATTLE MODE??? bsky.app/profile/duck...

you don't get "cargo utility booty shorts" from claude. toby gard had to go into his mind palace for that one

wolverine sniffing a thing then saying out loud, to no one, "looks like i can follow this sent if i walk forward to the objective" is what i would make up as a cruel parody of playstation games so it is a bold choice to start on that

Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action's demo is out on Steam! It's top-down arcade bump action game where you play as a bunny girl who uses her huge hammer to hit enemies into other enemies! store.steampowered.com/app/3605570/...

I kinda love that Vampire Crawlers happened, because it was very revealing to hear people explain how counting from 0 to 3 was an interesting thing to think about. Turns out that "put the shape in the square hole" video really was about video games, that's about the amount of depth gamers want.

i looked up what j blow actually said about derelict star because i keep thinking about it, this is the snake oil "game designers" are trying to sell you! fuck design

Re-reading scripture: interfacecritique.net/book/olia-li...

new big blog post: being a level design tooling squeaky wheel through the ages www.joewintergreen.com/being-a-leve...

I can finally show the kinds of evil little bastards I've been cooking up

So, there it is: a way to make run-based progression and stage-based progression, two different kinds of power curves, integrate with each other, without the former drowning out or trivialising the latter.

MYM'S SWORD TRAILER... IS NOW!! 🗡️✨

Bryce2 (1996)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iTb... Surprise Announcement from the 2026 Thinky Direct: New Trailer just dropped- The Outpour Demo is LIVE right now for the Steam Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! #gamedev #indiedev #trailer Play and Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3615290/...

The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is now live! 🧩🥳 Featuring discounts and demos for 500+ excellent puzzle games! The event is kicked off by @thinkygames.com 's Thinky Direct starting right now. Tune in to see not one but two exciting reveals from us. store.steampowered.com/sale/Cerebra...

868-BACK is 868-AVAILABLE store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/...

Your money is worthless here, señor Ocampo, at the end of the world. (music by the amazing Matías Olmedo)

shocked to learn that the site run by games media's biggest cowards is acting cowardly.

it is your responsibility to preempt the nanny state because *we* aren't going to use our clout as a major platform to get anything through

Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.

I mean sure I guess it's good if people drop a gacha game because of AI, but I don't expect that to be the bridge too far for many when gacha should be illegal on principle in the first place.

EMUUROM by @borbware.itch.io is finally out! Discover curious creatures and explore a retro, pixel art land in this metroidbrainia with layers of secrets!

Guest characters in fighting games more and more having the vibe of looking at a restaurant's dessert menu and its all fucking "dark chocolate Snickers™️ cheesecake" or "Butterfingers™️ caramel mousse" or "Trolli™️ Gummi-Worms™️ sorbet sundae"

This cabinet is going to make me fucking cry

As a trans woman I had the I guess novel experience of being like a magical coding prodigy in the eyes of my peers and managers right up until I transitioned, then was "under-performing" and put on a PIP fairly soon afterwards. The shift was pretty jarring

new post on misc. topics! like.. - is cyclical game discourse a ritual for gamers - what is "BS" in games + AngEra design - what do I even want out of games?? - do games have artistic movements - losing award shows, fame... - religious change and internet - fruit buttondown.com/melodicambie...

it's funny that they actually give it a min-height based on your viewport to ensure it pushes the useful results below the fold even if the ai summary is a null response like this

This is red shanked douc langur.

xcancel.com/hirano_bunch... The game's dev talked about it a little while ago & basically he loved pro-wrestling & was a newcomer to the games industry, so wasn't concerned that wrestling games didn't exist. He wanted to play one & against the odds he managed to get one made, which was a huge hit

Of course! They are the red, blue, yellow and green penguin as seen in 👇

"players will optimize the fun out of the game" is used to mean 'players are dumb jerks for using exploits' and then the actual blog it comes from is about how players literally cannot stop themselves and a designer needs to be mindful of how exploits will impact their game in reality

auto shooter survival is actually a perfect descriptor, even setting aside the ASS game of it

"birth rates are declining" don't care I already got born

Clover's Quadrants will be part of this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! Expect an updated demo... and maybe some news? @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3191170/...

Just heard a radio DJ use the phrase “I’m just doing my job” while introing the new drake

Stateless puzzles? I prefer Stateful, or even Spiteful! youtu.be/36j6ytVIL-g #gamedev #puzzle #rustlang

Prooooooolly woulda been better to hold that initial damage lmao youtu.be/FFTuoB0bNGc

I wrote about how "whatever freedom popular music makes possible is something other than either liberty or subordination" www.its-her-factory.com/2026/05/the-...

achewood removed the ai upscaled strips

We gave a written interview about some of White Knuckle's development!! Check it out!!! (And see some dev screenshots!) 80.lv/articles/bre...

happy baroque day

wet floor sign needed #fiteclips #rbff #rbff1

I’ve been tuning competitive games for 15 years, and I’ve come to one inevitable conclusion. Want to know why people loved our patches on Killer Instinct and Rumbleverse so much? My hour long deep dive premieres tonight at 10pm EST on Game Design Direct! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCPQ...

Remake fans are gonna love when they redo Talos 1 and 2 with even more DLSS store.steampowered.com/app/3703630/...

Maybe I'm crazy, but I find it weird to be defensive about that. Critics in tune would just be perfect buyers guides, nothing more. By definition press can't be in tune, the context is entirely different, but also the goal is to target that legendary broad appeal, while gamers can be anyone.

Thank you Bluesky! Without you I'd only be able to perceive the world through the singular socially acceptable feeling for men: anger.

This manifesto is evergreen.

strategy games need to stop being afraid to let players fuck up and this is not only because failure is valuable but also because the difference between blundering your queen and a genius queen sacrifice is not always obvious at compile time

This is also happening in the mainstream music industry rn - at the same moment that Spotify demonetizes most music, women have come to dominate both fan and critical acclaim (did the Jacobin piece talk about this? no lol)