I am so proud of this one haha. Thank you so much @jalopes.bsky.social and the @traindetective.bsky.social team for the shoutout!! I was so happy to be a part of the team for the brief time I was able to 😭💕 Good memories!

Extremely cool art of Detective Instinct's cast, illustrated by @jmanvelez.bsky.social! 🚂

ditch the longform 2 hour vgm vibe playlists. make playlists of actual tracks from actual games. be intentional. if you’re intentional, you won’t be nearly as likely to fall for obvious bait like this. another really great reason why crediting and id-ing the music you’re listening to is valuable

A rare chance to get some out of print Mechanic at Large shirts (one of my personal fav designs!) Please support @konjak.org!

Happy 🔧 ICONOCLASTS 🔧 anniversary! Sat a long time on physical goods, and could use help for coming projects. I decided to try a few auctions for support! Hope this is a good avenue for those of you asking for this. I have always been grateful for your support! 💛 www.ebay.com/usr/konjakon...

ARIEL (1986-2006) illustrated by Masahisa Suzuki.

It was great looking back and reflecting on how much the indie scene has changed. Thanks @cutemonster.bsky.social for a great episode!

Blinx: The Time Sweeper

Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.

Things I notice: Commenters on popular youtuber's latest upload rarely address the video's topic, and are only talking about how smart and cool said youtuber is

I'm not at MAGfest, but Kero Kero Cowboy is! Come check it out at the Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase 🐸🤠

Have you peeped the mascot shirt design for this year's Super @magfest.org 20X6? If you do, please share! (bc it was ya boy Jorge, wishing he was there...)

BIG THANKS to @antoncorazza.bsky.social for reaching out and letting me be part of COYOTE ANTON'S reveal. Been a fan since Mutants over Broadway so it means so much, almost surreal 🤯 I went with a painterly style for this one to commemorate that one time we played Splatoon 3 and also for aura lmao

Friends, I am sorry I cannot be at MAGFest this year, but I will be there in spirit. You will see what I mean by that soon 😉

I’m all set up at MAGFest!

All set up in the Marketplace at MAGFest! Hope to see you all this whole weekend! Check out my very professional map 💪😤🎈🎈🎈

Lost my voice but come by my booth anyways if your at mag!!

New year new episode! This week we talk about features added in sequels, spinoffs, and spiritual successsors that taught us less is more. Stinky skill trees, crappy crafting, and oh no another open world, we discuss the bloat that gets our goat. Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/4Pmm...

Enjoying GDQ? Check out my new @gamesdonequick.com designs, now available through @fangamer.com 🏎️💨 $16 from every sale benefits the @preventcancer.org foundation!

The most "let me have this" thing for me is when people try to replace my own lingo with internet memes. Honestly feels like my identity is slowly being taken away by people I don't even know and will never meet, it fucks me up!!

Another big achievement for me this year was over 25 episodes of @jmanvelez.bsky.social and my podcast, Brainlords. It's been really wonderful to have a small project each week that takes something I care about and forces me to get offline and actually learn about it. I'm so greatful to have this.

Christmas came early, we have a Game of the year extravaganza featuring @esper.bsky.social! We have spacial awards just for the best 2025 games in our BACKLOG. Come listen to use yap about games we did play, games we *didn't* play, and even a special Audio Drama. open.spotify.com/episode/6Iq5...

Just in time for Xmas, the Final Fantasy X Retrospective is here! Learn about the creative decisions behind the game, the state of Square as a company after the failure of The Spirits Within, and the grander themes which may have eluded western players. youtu.be/f8PqQE_FbNc

There were far more delays than I would have liked, but the latest level Ethuna is finally playable in the latest update to #exzodiac! The game is also currently 60% off in the Steam Winter sale - store.steampowered.com/app/1249480/...

【 𝕄 𝔸 ℝ 𝕀 ℕ 𝔸 】 "I don't think you're as cute or as smart as he's always saying you are." (●0●) #mischiefmakers #fanart

You know what lets let the studios have "indie", it's time to make doujin games

I have such complex feelings about the TGA Expedition 33 sweep. It's deserving of praise and I even consider it my personal GOTY, but to have it dominate the "indie" category forced games like Absolum, Blue Prince and more importantly, Despelote to be measured against it. I think that is a problem.

Thank you again @cutemonster.bsky.social and @jmanvelez.bsky.social for inviting me to be on this episode of Brain Lords. I had a great time talking about fan translations and sharing our hot takes on video game dubs :)

Milano's Odd Job Collection, our revival of a gorgeous pixel art PS1 game from 1999, is now out on all platforms!

I like OpaOpa's design dude. He's cool. He's a little guy with hands and feet.

ANGELINE ERA IS NOW OUT ON STEAM!!! In this 3D ACTION ADVENTURE GAME... 🔍Every level is hidden in plain sight… 🗺️… so chart your own path through the world! ⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places… 👼 and a soul-shattering story! PLAY TODAY! BUMPSLASH TIME! store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...

29 gold disks in and UFO 50 has gone from my 2024 GOTY to one of my fav games of all time 💾

Detective Instinct released a week ago today. Since then, we... - debuted with an 84 on Metacritic - were ranked #2 in download-only titles on the JP eShop - have gotten 169 reviews on Steam Let's keep it up! Drop us a review on Steam if you enjoyed the game, it helps a lot!

Listen to this while you eat Thanksgiving Lasagna.

Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever. I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.

I discovered so many games just trying to find text I could use for this bit, which quickly became a high effort shit post during editing... Shout out to @cutemonster.bsky.social for the audio mixing!

There are currently at least 7 automated bots on the network, posting the same fundraising link. They've posted the same link well over 100 times today. Yesterday it was 4 with over 300 posts to the same link in a single day Nearly every single one has "✅Verified by #Molly_Shah" in the bio.

The MOTHER/EB subreddit has a serious issue with people joining just to complain about MOTHER 3 or lack or remakes and ports rather than contribute anything meaningful or creative to the fandom. It is honestly making me miss the old days when the fandom fed on each other's passion and spirit.

Time to catch up on the latest Zoldathian fashion trends... Thru Dec 1, free US shipping on in-stock #UFO50 merch from @fangamer.com! Discount on int'l orders. To Europe/UK, you can also get free shipping from Fangamer Europe. 🛸Worldwide: fanga.me/r/ufo50-bf2025 🛸UK & EU: fanga.me/r/ufo50-bf20...

I already know my goal for 2026 is to update my portfolio and socials. I've worked on so many things but haven't been uploading because I'm so burned out with the social media cycle. Being offline rules, it is the new cool! but it sucks if you want to stay relevant and keep your career in motion.

We're doing shorts now and I'm really blown away at how funny @jmanvelez.bsky.social makes them.

"If you hate GenAI you're going to have to stop playing new games when they all start using it" My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever

My hot take about Metroid is that I'm not big into Metroid but I don't think you should ever hear a single human voice or see a single human face during the course of those games unless you 101%'d it, and then you get to see Samus's newest gorgeous visage say "congratulations, gamer" at the camera

I've got a fun podcast! I guested on @brainlordspod.bsky.social again w/@cutemonster.bsky.social & @jmanvelez.bsky.social to talk P.T. for the spooky season open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj... P.T. cracking methods are mentioned. David Lynch is mentioned. The eternal debate over auteurship rages on!

A waterfall and something hidden behind it

I've gotten into the hobby of tracking down worn out and cheap game boxes for my loose games. To me, the wear, scribbles and leftover labels tell a story. I find much more value in that than a pristine copy ❤️

Jorge nearly makes an unforgivable slip up discussing the game OFF with @strucci.bsky.social in our Scariest Non-Horror Games episode. Listen to more here: open.spotify.com/episode/6ax9...

Drove up to Atlanta to see Rocket with @jmanvelez.bsky.social last night. Great set, glad I stayed up 21 hours for it.

HUGE THANKS to @strucci.bsky.social for taking time to chat with us about some of our favorite terrifying moments in games that aren't really presented as scary! We had so much to say about this topic it is reflected in how dense this week's episode art is 😂 💀 👻 ENJOY!