Axel is an incredible, brilliant writer and a person that I am honored to call one of my best friends. They make any place better to be, and they will make any story 10x funnier, smarter, and more heartbreaking. Also, great beard. Really can’t undersell the beard.

Axel's one of the best writers at ZA/UM and they have the best writers in the industry. He's also a really cool guy. Whichever team snags him will be really lucky.

I'm one of the folks affected. *Many* on the list are gifted; their work was crucial to the weird little miracle that is ZP. Please, consider hiring them. Dust is still settling on my end, but my inbox is open.

oh yeah

The game industry is so fucking back

yep.

Neurocracy is on sale and proceeds will to go funds helping the earthquake victims in Venezuela. A great time to pick up the game for you or for a friend!

same

there's a touch more cynicism to it all than elysium, i think. both feel clearly written by jaded communists, but disco still contains a kernel of hope. zero parades embodies the winter cold of its gray spy setting, because once it's all over it doesn't feel like you accomplished much at all

I remember when it first popped up, and my fellow writers and I geeking out about this piece. Michel Donze killed it with this one.

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

I’m about $50 away from knocking my car insurance bill out, and then all that’s left is a phone bill

Zero Parades: "Inside you there are 66 wolves."

Yea I'd love to hang out but I am completely zooted off the ｓｗｅｅｔ　ｍｕｃｉｌａｇｅ excreted by droseraceae to attract and ensnare their prey

Now 15ish hours into Xenosaga. Verdict so far:

I wrote a SIMULATIONIST'S MANIFESTO for #manifestojam2026 ptychomancer.itch.io/simulationis...

[after dropping a cool billion or two on a few companies] ah, now on to the obvious next step: stupendously Fucking It

People Make Games traveled to Michigan to meet Jerry Gretzinger, an 84-year-old man, who's spent most of his life working away on a single, giant map to an imaginary world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8N...

Nothing like writing shit straight from the heart and seeing someone *fully* get it. My work here is done.

for @aftermath.site, I spoke to the makers of Forbidden Solitaire about the virtues of being a “no-hit wonder” and how tricky things get when you do have a hit aftermath.site/forbidden-so...

"We're shipping so much more code with AI!" "Good, stable code?" "Oh heavens no. No no no. not at all. We couldn't possibly"

as a long time Xenogears nerd, I am finally playing Xenosaga. early verdict: it bangs. it's wondrous, and weird, and at times impossibly stupid (laudatory).

It's true: we're organizing a games industry hardship fund! This is the kind of mutual aid that can happen when workers get organized, too. And we've got a lot of irons in the fire 💅

Jason: "So much of life is lived through the ritual of the everyday. There are all sorts of rhythms and loops in our lives that come to define the experience of being in the place we are, the time we are. Which is an interesting dovetail with games, because games are made out of loops."

[spreading chaos voice] Xenoblade 2? You mean the best Xenoblade?

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery of Why I Keep Eating Unidentified Herbs And Hoping It'll Work Out This Time

The vBulletin-based community I ran for eight years in the dying days of the Internet forum era generated, encouraged, or otherwise hosted incredible writers who went on to publish. It was literally partially a fan site for @stephengrahamjones.com and @paultremblay.bsky.social was part of it

Today in Zero Parades: I imagined a woman and it healed my mind

ZERO PARADES (2026) (h/t @julie.radiantarray.io)

An objectively good and correct take.

...I should call her... ...and ask for a hint.

I ended up beating Zero Parades, wrote a review, and then went back and beat it two more times to get very different endings. This is my catnip. giantbomb.com/reviews/zero...

Guild Wars 3

This is one of the coolest games I've played in a long time. Reminds me of Aeon Flux. youtu.be/iZG4Oc54BUg?...

Another Zero Parades fanart because I'm obsessed with Hershel #cascade #zeroparades #fanart

Dragon's Dogma III Dragon's Dogma IV Dragon's Dogma V

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The first release batch comprises three stories coming from an amazing line-up of writers and designers: ⭐ Bertine van Hövell (@baroness.bsky.social) ⭐ Bruno Dias (@brunodias.bsky.social) ⭐ Julie Muncy (@julie.radiantarray.io) Stay tuned for further updates and do spread the word if you can 🙏

@zaumstudio.bsky.social also included a very lovely letter for the content creators who showcased the game early.

La non-suite spirituelle de Disco Elysium vainc ses propres démons et s'émancipe de son héritage avec une catabase d'espions de haut vol. Malgré tout, Zero Parades est de nouveau un jeu brillant. Le test par @benjaminbnt.fr ⬇️

Chuck was impressed by the breadth of player choice available in Zero Parades: For Dead Spies by ZA/UM - his review is up on the site now! giantbomb.com/reviews/zero...

I saw your profile, nothing you could ever say will interest me. Goodbye.

Me after a dozen hours playing Zero Parades

THE SECRET OF THE SNAIL In the art of the classic Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, the Nine of Pentacles depicts a noblewoman alone, surrounded by a decadence of grapes. In her left hand is a hooded falcon, as calm and indifferent to the surrounding world as she... www.greaterrealityarea.net/the-secret-o...