ICYMI! There's a preorder sale at B&N and you can pick up my new book HOTBLOOD! VOL. 2 THE VALLEY OF KINGS for 25% off with the code PREORDER25 until 3/26. I don't have a fancy graphic because the files are due to prepress 4/1 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hotblood-v...

I think that if you're a parent and you want your child to experience a world of wizards and magic, you should get them into heavy metal

Grave Seasons is back at it. Come see @perfectgarbage.bsky.social and THIS WEEK at @officialpax.bsky.social at Booth 10949 with Blumhouse Games. We’re showing off our first ever player-facing demo and yapping about our game! >Pics from SGF this time last year!! We’ve grown so much since then. :’)

Coquette Dragoon Chapter 5 Part 1 is finally out! 30k words of Wibble goodness. Make sure you're on version 4.1! burgeroise.itch.io/coquette-dra...

"bro is this fetish art 😭" anything and everything you will ever interact with is someone's fetish. someone wants to fuck clouds. someone's horniest thought is to be a branch on a tree. someone's going to fuck a salt shaker. someone wants to fuck math. someone did. his name was albert einstein

unexpectedly brought a new person up to the bedroom the other day and had to violently throw the Astarion body pillow behind a dresser

Placeholder assets in a game should look obnoxiously temporary, so obvious that no one would mistake it for the final asset. In past games we've used the doge dog (rip) as an icon, hot pink versions of characters, our CEO's head, etc. If you use a temp asset that seems passable, it may stay there.

our game Fledgling Manor is on sale for 50% off! meet a bunch of freaky vampires and try not to die (again) store.steampowered.com/app/3238510/...

polyamorous couples' therapist who charges per person

One of our talented narrative designers is moving on to another great project, and we're looking for someone to join the team to keep the Valley growing!

Yorhel has passed away He was known for running vndb, a website he created back in 2007 The moderation team is working to preserve the website but cannot provide details at the moment

No Flamecon table for us 😔

this is what i see when i wake up every morning

We're partnering with @humblebundle.com and @themix.bsky.social for the MIX Spring Showcase Games Across the World Bundle. Support Xperience Studios and play some incredible games at a great value! tr.ee/MIX-KF-Aroun...

I couldn't be more excited to announce something I've been working on for a long time - Please welcome Belltower House Artist Residency, a multidisciplinary gift of time in my erstwhile home in southern New Mexico, now accepting applications for 2026. belltowerhouse.org

A collection of 49 short interactive stories. A fragmented diary of modern-day Milan. A mumblecore narrative game. Call it whatever you want, but In Their Shoes is OUT NOW on Steam, with a special launch discount! store.steampowered.com/app/3608120/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #newgame

you will always fall in love with Emet-Selch over and over again

⏰ THE CLOCK IS TICKING ⏰ There’s only 5 days left on the All Will Rise #Kickstarter! We need your help! Can you help us get to 1000 backers / €50K? Our €50K stretch goal unlocks a whole story arc! 🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe... #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

New on the site today, @julie.radiantarray.io on Pathologic 3. Read it here: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/03/18/a...

The nationwide book ban bill is now entering the House of Representatives for consideration. Here's everything you need to know about HR 7661, including next steps to take in helping defeat this anti-LGBTQ, anti-intellectual, pro-voucher bill before it goes any farther: bookriot.com/hr7661-advan...

hi! we're the makers of 1000xRESIST, and we have... something special coming up soon 👀 ✨ triple-i showcase on April 9 ✨ 9am PDT / 12pm EDT ✨ no hosts, no ads, just GAMES see you there, sisters 💖

hell yeah brother

LRP I have to repost it every time someone sends it to me or I even think about it

gotta put my load-bearing post on here #ffxiv #ffxivart

Winning an award was nice and all but I don't think anything topped the rush of finding someone else at GDC whose favorite Nitro+chiral game is Sweet Pool

really having fun flexing my prose muscles again in the thing I'm working on now - I'm proud of The Vow but painfully aware of the fact that it's an older piece of writing, and also... Oz & Lalo are maladjusted 20-somethings who use fairly juvenile language bc they are incapable of communication lol

Huuuuge power outage in my entire neighborhood after the storm last night knocked a tree into some electrical lines AND a telephone pole 😭

Nominations for Game Dev Heroes are open! This is a great time to nominate a writer doing the kind of work you want to celebrate (there are lotsa categories outside of leadership) gamedevheroes.co/nominations/

NEW: Game developers at direct-join union UVW-CWA have launched the 'We Don't Play With ICE' campaign in a bid to protect their colleagues across the industry from marauding ICE agents. At GDC, I spoke to union members about the petition and was told this is a "critical matter." Full story below:

saw like 30 seconds of @eyeguys.bsky.social 's next thing and am already running around in circles like an excited dog with zoomies

Only 6 days to go to back @allwillrise.bsky.social on Kickstarter! Help us get closer to the dream goal of €100k and a MOBILE version so we can reach the broadest possible audience. Not sure if Ace Attorney x Disco Elysium is your thing? Try our demo on Steam 💪🏽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

Hi everyone. Things have been happening in the fan-translation scene and I've been overdue in talking about them. For the first time ever I've made a long writeup. Please read it and feel free to reach out to me with comments.

Just told the entirety of the Silent Hill 2 plot to my mother, who shook her head and said “he shouldn’t have done that”

i booked a same-day flight to florence yesterday to be with my mom after she had a life-threatening heart event. she is very sick and remains in the ICU, and we were not prepared for anything like this. any shares and donations are so appreciated, thank you ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

I know calling reps is very nerve racking. You're not sure what's the right thing to say, and tbh having a script thrown at me makes things just as nerve racking. I called today, and I figured I'd write up a transcript of how my call went down. Hopefully it helps demystify the process

We are 1 day away from Oscar.

jumpscaring everyone here by using a real picture of myself for the first time since I made the account

Orangepeel, Onionskin VERSION 1.1 is OUT! 💀 a winner of the 2025 erohorror jam 🔞 horror / gore / romance / erotica VN ❤️ made with @godaughtr.bsky.social 🖊️ ~17.5k words, ~80 images, one linear route free/PWYW, play now: godaughtr.itch.io/orangepeel-o...

honestly it's been a good week for very clearly demonstrating that successful projects have skilled human narrative designers and human editors

gonna reshare my big HORSES interview that not enough people read since the game won the Nuovo Award at the IGF! vgbees.com/in-search-of...

Checked the weather back home and oh... good...

Waiter at airport breakfast place gave me a free iced tea to go and called me boss 🥹

Thank you to all of my friends old and new who made this week so wonderful. I am returning home to my partners and cats with so much confidence and excitement ;-;

Now that IGF and GDC is over I finally got around to writing up my postscript on IGF submissions and some of the issues we ran into in 2025. If you plan to submit your game in 2026 I recommend reading this, tbh. auratriolo.com/blog/2026/03... Here's a little spoiler:

To celebrate HORSES’ Nuovo Award win, we’ve launched a new Italian Horror Trilogy bundle featuring 2024 IGF Excellence in Narrative winner Mediterranea Inferno and 2022 IGF Grand Prize Honorable Mention Saturnalia, all for $15.99 for a limited time! www.gog.com/en/game/ital...

Weird and scary times but my heart is so full. I only wish more of my beloved friends felt safe enough to come share this wonderful energy

2026: the year of the game editor? Three editors of IGF winners (me, Titanium Court; @deptofmeteors.bsky.social, Perfect Tides: Station to Station; @arden.rip, Horses) enjoying the afterparty. Really lovely to see editors included and celebrated onstage with their teams!

GDC's 2026 IGF winner calls out U.S. cruelty at home and abroad

this is such an honor, especially given the peer-reviewed nature of the IGFs. and it feels great to be part of a night where dedicated editors were so present & recognized in the winners, with @jesshaskins.bsky.social on Titanium Court and @arden.rip on Horses.