A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.

This applies to a lot of rich powerful people, who clearly cannot understand affection, love or joy, and just try to fill the black hole where their souls should be with infinite money, and it’s never ever going to be enough.

A plea for help. 🙏 One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor. His story, contact and donor information can all be found on iggyland.org Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙

Waking up with a bit of extra hope this morning feels good.

Victor is one of the smartest people in game studies right now. get ready for his book!

My dear fellow New Yorkers who can vote, thank you for showing up today. ❤️Signed, a legal alien who can’t vote while paying taxes.

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

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if merely the success of making a profit is not enough for you--if you feel the need to dominate an entire market and generate endless growth--you have a sickness.

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

time to get your submissions in, folks!!

Discover the Cities of 8-bit Video Gaming this Wednesday (Oct. 15) in a live, *free* @d6learning.bsky.social lecture with yours truly! We'll discuss tech limitations, game design, systems, worldbuilding, and more in the virtual cityscapes of the '80s. 🎓 Enroll → www.d6learning.com/course/8bitc...

Happy Friday to everyone. I’m in a Rocky Horror kinda mood today and may end up dancing the Time Warp because how else are we going to get through these days.

Look, I'm no economist, but it's obvious that the investors are going to sell EA for parts. They don't care about employees or whatever product they make.

But--yeah. To the original point, thank y'all for being here. I'm doing what I can but it's rough out here. If you wanna support me, sjhdoesgames.carrd.co has links to both my Ko-Fi and my itch page where you can buy my game Final Spike. Working on a second game to put up there (not Shootlanzer). >>

5 decades later, this is still a quintessential NYC movie. The way it’s funny as a way to deal with the everyday messes of the city is basically how we get through day to day (especially when one is a regular subway rider.)

I made 10 Lost Boys in 2020. Not sure I expected the game to be relevant five years later, but here we are. samplereality.itch.io/10-lost-boys

i will say: i genuinely don't know how to get people to broadly care about games that push the boundaries of the medium in interesting or compelling ways and aren't already big sellers, especially in an age where it just feels like everyone wants to retreat into their bubbles.

We're collaborating with leaders in the NYC #gamedev scene to bring you: "The State of NYC Indie: Developing a Better Games Community" On Thursday, October 9th, join us for a discussion on the state of the community and how we can improve it for the better! 💜

Hey I’m making another Starter Pack for those who will be selling at NYCC ‘25! Comment below if you want to be added go.bsky.app/QjxicuS

I’ve been gone awhile because things have been very hard at home. I find myself at an unfathomable point, and my heart is absolutely broken. If you’re able to donate and share, my gratitude is deep. I never wanted to get here. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. gofund.me/0b0592ad0

This Tuesday, at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social, Celia Pearce is coming to present her book Playframes. If you're in NYC, come and join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/playframes...

Ayayayayayay can't wait! Looking and sounding so good!

Submissions to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on! More info about the session and where to submit can be found on our NEW website here www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

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Musical theatre fans / theatre kids / game designers / players: this Thursday we have a talk + workshop for you. Come learn how Stephen Sondheim was also a game designer and learn more about his games at Barry Joseph's book presentation. RSVP below!

Hey! I have no idea how to do this, I’ve never made a List or Starter Pack before, but: ⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk! ⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!

We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically: - Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already) - Dying Light: The Beast - Silent Hill f Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at [email protected]

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

One issue generally overlooked in the whole screenwriter vs gamewriter, discussion is time. Beyond anything to do with training, ability, style etc is the amount of time screenwriters get to invest in a script. Whilst there are time pressures on any writer, the vast amounts of script that- 1/9

We live in The Twilight Zone.

These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder -WS Romeo & Juliet

The Thinky Games website turns 3 today! 🎉 thinkygames.com/

Not only that - many of the "stable" game jobs are also in some of the most expensive cities too, so if/when you are laid off, it's likely that you have to move again.

In case you wanted to get a 100% achievement score in Old Skies today...

Since today's discourse is on how "not everyone grew up with Nintendo", I'll reshare this: medium.com/@felipepepe/... And reinforce that this is systemic - a consequence of US hegemony. It's NOT a personal attack on American journos, youtubers & gamers, but rather a reminder of our differences.

Execs have no idea of the importance of institutional knowledge-they think of employees as numbers, believe they're interchangeable, and have no idea of how the sausage is made. Disbanding a team where people knows each other and works well is terribly inefficient and does not lead to more profit.

The final episode of my playthrough of @grundislav.games's Rosewater is now up on YouTube! You should definitely check it out! It’s a charming hang with a great cast of characters, and easily one of my favorite modern point-and-click adventures.

I know developers are afraid to deny players what they want or expect, but I genuinely believe that doing so — intentionally & thoughtfully — can mean players *remember* the game long after, like a grain of sand in an oyster turning to a pearl #ThirstySuitors 💔💦 www.dualshockers.com/great-games-...

For the NYC crowd: Linda Linda Linda is an absolute delight and you can watch it on the big screen this weekend. Youll end up singing along Japanese rock after seeing it.

Because I keep mum too often: Hey! I'm looking for projects! Does your game have words, stories, or voices in it? We do game editing, narrative consulting, and voiceover production! If any of those sound useful to you or someone you know, let's chat! Boosts appreciated! 💖 thegameeditors.com

The funny thing about this review is that not only it describes the new Frankenstein adaptation as being faithful to the original (which is hard to do!), but talks about it as if it was a bad thing.

I have an MIT degree, I have a PhD, I'm a seasoned university professor and today it took me five whole minutes to get my computer to work after it ran out of batteries, because I forgot to turn on the power strip I plugged it into. I'm well-versed in technology, I swear. 💀

Any visit to NYCC includes a stop at Yoshi’s booth and their fabulous stuff.

ChatGPT mines the work of actual PhD dissertations, and it’s nothing without the effort of humans, and it can’t produce new knowledge, which is what people with PhDs do. People should stop selling AI as something that it’s not.

@alexinthecupboard.bsky.social did such a fantastic job with this game. Short and (bitter)sweet, Fishy will steal your heart. So happy to see this out in the world - go play it!

Extremely proud to have Grundislav Games be part of the newly launched Adventure Game Merch store! Use coupon code Lamplight10 to get 10% off all store items this week! www.adventuregamemerch.com

Fucking called it - Next Benoit Blanc movie it's a locked room mystery. (I know a thing or two about whodunits by now.) maxblizz.com/first-plot-d...