Happy Halloween! @allymobbs.bsky.social  made some glitch art featuring a very spooky enemy who awaits you within #AWAYSIS #gaming #indiedev #Halloween

🎃 Today’s the physical release of HOTEL BARCELONA! It’s Halloween—the perfect day for a horror game. Digital is instant, sure, but cracking open that case, sliding the disc in, and feeling that little surge before it boots up… that’s magic. Happy Halloween #HotelBarcelona #PhysicalEdition

Big congrats to @ancientgames.bsky.social @yuzokoshiro.bsky.social on today’s Japanese physical release of EARTHION!🚀✨🥳 Super proud of the @sdxgames.bsky.social versions we made, and especially stoked that we teamed up with 8BitDo (the best!) on this rad M30! ❤️ superdeluxegames.jp/collections/...

Super proud of the team for absolutely smashing out this trailer, it’s getting close!!!

Because JAPAN

If you liked our making of story of THE TERMINATOR, please share the opening post. bsky.app/profile/did:...

If any of y'all remember Ben Ruiz? Made Aztez? Super tight brawler? This is his next game Y'all should try it! Just snagged it myself. Friend has been enjoying the hell out of it.

Double Fine’s latest “Keeper” led by Lee Petty makes me realize there is a lot to be done in this medium yet. Unbelievable work, congrats to the whole Double Fine team!! Very inspiring!! @leepetty.bsky.social @timoflegend.bsky.social

I just bought the Wilson version. Just about to finish SHOGŪN!

With our new demo running during Steam Next Fest, I'm seeing more players discover Ambrosia Sky's immersive sim sensibilities. I thought it might be fun to share a pair of moment from the demo that illustrates this, through the lens of how I do my work as a level designer.

Lee has been a monster of production design and art direction, and my hero for many years!

Design sketches for Hilda from Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968), dir. Isao Takahata, Toei Doga Art by Yoichi Kotabe

Sometimes #AWAYSIS art reviews can get a little… weird 🤷 #gamedev #indiedev #gaming

The folks over at @videogameschronicle.com dropped a huge interview with Hip Tanaka, going over some of his legendary music that helped shape the industry. We cannot overstate what a honor it is to work with such a legend on #AWAYSIS. We can't wait for you to hear the soundtrack.

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc. vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Did you know that Rieko Kodama worked on Girl's Garden? In this third chapter, we also talk about Flicky, Ninja Princess, and Quartet. vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama3/ Aussi dispo en VF : vgdensetsu.net/riekokodamav...

Mamoru Oshii planned it. A young Satoshi Kon took the lead on its layouts. The result: a stunning moment from Patlabor 2. We're looking inside the film's martial law sequence, including storyboards and production art: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/life-under...

While diving today on the northern Kyoto coast I saw a giant fucking lionfish and it freaked me out. It didn’t help that my kids were cliff jumping 40 feet away from it.

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

I love this

Looking forward to diving into this in PSVR2! Congrats @baiyon.bsky.social and @dylancuthbert.bsky.social and the whole team!!!

Do we have any followers in #Melbourne? Head down to Big Games Night Out in Fed Square tomorrow night to check out #AWAYSIS for the first time in Australia, thanks to our pals over at Events Engine. www.biggamesnightout.com #indiedev #gaming #MIGW

Sometimes we ask @jkooza.bsky.social & @allymobbs.bsky.social to do level testing. Somehow they always get stuck fighting ⚔️ #gaming #indiedev #gamedevlife #awaysis

Taking a 15 minute nap recharges me faster than going to get a coffee.

The Emperor of Japan literally rolled right past us today, waving at us as he cruised by. #ThugLyfeJapan

Odaiba Boy is a new book written by Yohsuke Tamori, the author of PopoloCrois series released in 2023. Set around 1960, showa era. The main character, Isao, a boy who attends Daiba Elementary School and his parents own a watch store, explores the downtown area as his curiosity takes him.

Great mention from @pcgamer.com "I was impressed when I saw Awaysis' physics-based slide jumps and enemy-propelling magic projectiles, but I was elated when I saw one player seemingly brush their co-op partner off a ledge and into an endless abyss by accident." We call it co-opertition. #indiedev

I think I just had the best meal of my life. I don’t know what to do. I’m considering quitting my job to write haiku about this meal by the river to start. Inoue Shouten is the best restaurant in the city.

We literally got our first family computer when I was 13

does anyone know if there are any sites still looking for a reviewer for demonschool? boosts would be appreciated! 💜

@84play.bsky.social pre-TGS party is a major highlight of every TGS, and has been for over 20(!!) years! This year was longer than ever and had insane live sets from LEGENDS Chip Tanaka (also doing music for our latest game AWAYSIS) and Yuzo Koshiro!!

TOKYO

The long ride to Makuhari Messe for Tokyo Game Show at the buttcrack of dawn is an age old tradition with my long time partner-in-crime @johntv.bsky.social

TOKYO

TOKYO

Meat vs fish sushi at Kintan, Ginza. Pretty stunning.

Death Stranding 3: Escape from Tokyo

Countdown to the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct on Sunday, September 28 ✨ Which game reveal are you most excited about? ⭐️ Watch here: www.pcgamer.com/tokyodirect

Always one of my favorite meetings of the year

Spy Drops Prologue beta demo is at Tokyo Game Show this week. It’s a retro stealth game. Rainy Frog booth, hall 5 next to Devolver & Battlefield. #tgs2025

ONLY NOW DO I SEE THERE IS A TACO BELL AT TGS!!! Wtf

Our CEO @jkooza.bsky.social made it up to #TGS2025 today after a long train ride. Some nice shots as he head into the convention center. #gamedev #indiedev

Hello Tokyo!! Ready for Tokyo Game Show!!

WORNING:

Less than a month left of the Expo in Osaka so I thought I’d give these another push. A highlight of this year for me.

Had a delightful catch up with @reidman.bsky.social alongside @jkooza.bsky.social & gang on Friday 😊

Always a top honor to be featured in the games industry’s finest journal, EDGE!!

I’ll be in Tokyo for TGS week and happy to talk anything AWAYSIS!!

Here is Beer2Me2 with his previous owner for those of you wishing to get to know him www.instagram.com/reel/DOUP0sX...

Say hello to my new BFF, Beer2Me2