This is the result of turning academia into a paper-churning machine for scholarly points instead of an institution to advance knowledge. Kudos to the guys replying with their blue-checked professional profiles to let everyone know about their disregard for rigor - journal editors should take note.

Today in things that make me proud to be Mayor: PS 889's Hyper Pigmentation became 2-time Minecraft champs at the City's Annual Video Game Festival. Gaming doesn’t have to be a male-dominated industry. NYC is a top recruiter of gaming jobs & we want the next gen of hires to look more like our city.

At times the win is to keep doing what one does best. Congrats, Dave 🎉 🩷@wadjeteyegames.bsky.social

Although I don’t find Mel Brooks as funny as when I was younger, between this and a lifelong dedication to make fun of Nazis, he should be declared a U.S. National treasure.

🎉 Yes, it's true! Thinky Direct is returning for 2026, with a whole new line-up of exclusive trailers and reveals for the most amazing thinky games. Keep an eye out for more info very soon! Puzzle sicko content creators and journalists, reach out! More info below 👇

In my past life as a Shakespeare scholar, this is why I was never a fan of R+J, because it’s the story of two horny teenagers who wreak havoc in the middle of an awful family feud.

We live in a timeline written by stupid AI spewing a Stephen King novel where all the James Bond villains rule the world. We’re all characters in a terrible, never ending novel.

This is an impossible conversation because OF COURSE most games "use AI", games have been using AI since they were invented. Nobody has a problem with machine learning or artificial intelligence in and of itself. What we hate is slop. It serves Google/OpenAI etc to conflate and flatten these things

Types of Board Game xkcd.com/3235/

I'm going to keep shouting about this, so any help would be most appreciated!

Let’s try this again now that bsky works Ahead of a talk at NYU on games media, I’d like to hear how folks get reporting. Not criticism. Not analysis. I got those covered for now Plz send links to outlets, writers, video makers, podcasters who do interviews, uncover new info, break news, etc!

Anthology of the Killer is OUT NOW on PS5 and Nintendo Switch! The groundbreaking and dreamlike, IGF Nuovo-winning horror-comedy series from legendary auteur thecatamites, is finally on console! Play once and remember forever.

@shirachess.bsky.social’s article helped me realize why the Backrooms trailer resonated with me. I started studying videogames while I was studying Gothic literature, so the concept of Institutional Gothic and the Nevis history are music to my ears. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/backrooms-an...

This is why we need literature. ❤️

Let us do without soldiers. The joy built upon successful slaughter is not the right kind of joy; it will not do; it is fearful and it is trivial.

The SIG will be present at @narrascope.org this year, June 12-14 in Albany. Furthermore, we will be running Write Club on Saturday night. Interested in attending? Sign up to play or spectate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Made it to @puzzmo.com’s Crossword Con, and finding out how many @nyugamecenter.bsky.social people are fellow puzzle heads. 😊

YESSSSSS

🔥answer from @jon.inkle.co Also, most times, this kind of "can I pick your brain?" messages alienate the person receiving them, so please don't.

The Black State of the Games Industry Survey is up! It'll be open till May 6th, 2026 and should take 20 minutes maximum of your time. Only requirements are that you're a Black Game Developer over the age of 18! 🎮🎮🎮 forms.gle/teLH4p9rAokS...

Adjuncts often don’t have offices. They don’t get paid for prep, grading, or meeting students. They usually have other jobs. Adjuncts can’t be your department’s ambassadors to students because they have unequal job status and supports.

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

college professors are actual human beings with feelings and needs and not education-dispensing automatons who hate students and live to see them fail

Hey look, my current publisher has rebranded with a much easier to pronounce name and a new Bluesky handle! Go follow ASH Games: @ashgames.com

I was once laid off from an indie studio. Whether or not I get to keep making games depends entirely on how successful my previous ones are. So no, indie games are not some magical savior. They’re having a hard enough time saving themselves.

Oh Apollo’s demo is also available now on Steam! 💛 store.steampowered.com/app/4406930/...

I love building things in @inkle.co's ink, I love interactive fiction, and I love game cities. Also, I do love teaching my *Create An Interactive City In Text using ink* course. ▪️ Find out more: www.d6learning.com/course/creat... ▪️ Live presentation (23 Apr): www.eventbrite.com/e/1980617816...

My first paper presentation as a grad student was on “splatstick”, horror movies that used comedy alongside gore - Evil Dead 2 and Peter Jackson’s Braindead were the main examples. The core idea is that many of the underlying mechanics of both were very similar.

Do you design or publish board games? Do you want to protect the planet? Earlier this month, the Green Games Guide team updated the website and the Guide to include more info to help you make more eco-friendly games. Please check it out and share! greengamesguide.com

HI I MEANT NEXT WEEK. fill out this form, ok? docs.google.com/forms/d/1z5r...

Are you a PoC and work as a TTRPG, Board Game, and/or Card Game developer? Apply to speak at the @gdocexpo.com today! We want to hear from ALL developers! Applications are open until April 18th! www.gamedevsofcolor.org/apply Need some inspo? Check the 🧵 thread for talks from the TTRPG community.

This is tomorrow! 6:30pm in downtown Brooklyn. We've put together an amazing panel to talk about unionization and labor organizing in games. Should be a great conversation!

store.steampowered.com/app/2778210/... Coming April 13

Thank you so much!! 🎉🎉 The Crimson Diamond has hit 600 reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive! Making this game was my dream project, seeing people play and enjoy it gives me so much joy. ☺️ And it's still 25% off (until tomorrow) for the #CuriousOdyssey Steam event! store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/...

Look at what came in the mail! @jon.inkle.co

Released today -- new update for Expelled! that adds a desaturated mode, as asked for by exactly no one (zero people) store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/...

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...

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VACANCY: Screen Ireland is seeking to hire a Head of Digital Games to lead the agency’s strategy and policy for the Digital Games sector. 📅 Deadline for applications: 25th March, 5pm 🔗 screen-ireland.jobs.personio.com/job/2529275?... #JobFairy #IrishGames

Tthe only moment of FOMO I had this week of not being at GDC was this panel: absolute stars talking about teaching about gen AI - @alt254.bsky.social @chouxsalad.bsky.social @n-w-f.bsky.social @codingcrafter.bsky.social @recardona.bsky.social @cheesetalk.bsky.social @flantz.bsky.social

"The freedom can be very exhilarating at first, and it feels immersive, and it feels cool," one player wrote. "And it can also feel overwhelming." This proves the point game writers have been making. Once the novelty wears off, players get overwhelmed by the flood of useless information

I’m not at #GCD but you can find copies of the latest edition of my book, Introduction to Game Analysis, in the bookshop.

Adventure games! From Spain! You can play them in English!

I'm not at #GDC, though I'd have loved to see people's pretty faces. You can find many of my NYC darlings there, however, so say hi if you meet @mjweise.bsky.social, @jesshaskins.bsky.social and any of my amazing colleagues and students from the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social because they're the best.

Catching up with friends and talking business ideas for The Game Editors at ESD’s lovely New York games space (at 149 New Montgomery), where the NYU Game Center and a bunch of great NYC devs are set up. I wanna steal one of those pillows. #gdc

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Back in the day, hint lines, guide books, and walkthroughs in magazines were part of the process. Sharing information and playing with your friends was a way to bond with others over games. Thinking that the pleasure of playing adventure games is beating them in 4 hours is a bit shortsighted.

Needed a musical pick-me-up this morning on the way to work, and this song somehow came to mind. After listening to it and looking it up, I realized the original composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Me, listening to ALB voluntarily? What is happening? www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Vc...

If you're in SF next week for #GDC go see @toiya.bsky.social @nessathewriter.bsky.social @mjweise.bsky.social @ashleyruhl.bsky.social @asaraviapt.bsky.social and ask them questions to learn the ropes when you start as a game writer.

Our volunteer Hélène Lupa wrote a blog post about the history of NarraScope! Did you know NarraScope started in 2019? And in 2023 there were NarraScope Pogs? narrascope.org/blog/post/20... .