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...

👇🏼in case some of you haven’t received the memo

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... .

Excited to announce I’ll be speaking at Narrascope this summer! A sequel to my 2023 talk, I’ll be explaining the new tiered budget agreements and recounting my experiences with Rosewater and Foolish Mortals.

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

Lovely thread by @grundislav.games talking shop about walking cycles in adventure games.

If you’re new to puzzle games, this is a terrific (and free!) starting point.

GET HYPE! 🎉 Game Devs of Color Expo returns September 22-25, 2026. ✅ Submissions are now open for panels, speakers, interviews, and games. ❌ No exhibition or submission fees. 💰 Speakers are compensated and all participants are considered for a grant. You in? Tickets: ti.to/GDoCExpo/2026

Happy 'entering the town of Twin Peaks' day to those that celebrate 🥳

So many people I adore are showcasing some wild stuff on @romchip.bsky.social's annual Twitch charity stream today! If you want a lovely stream to chill to this Saturday or would like to support this titan of open source game histories please check it out! www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal

phil spencer collecting his final xbox paycheck

Seems like an obvious idea, but apparently nobody had done it before. Looking forward to playing this game!

Poking @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social because I know the 3rd number has to be The Shivah. OMG has it been 20 years! 👵

On Saturday at 3 PM ET I'm going to be streaming a game I haven't thoroughly played since the mid-90s -- Cosmology of Kyoto, the early game that blew Roger Ebert's mind with the possibilities of an "open world." Also you can get molten metal poured into your ass and out of your mouth! Be there.

Id be okay being in a country “left behind” when others rush to fall off a cliff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

12 years later, some people's understanding of game journalism remains very poor. This is the current generation of people who care about "ethics".

New book now coming out very soon. Next month!

Buy this book and support a bunch of rising stars in game narrative

👀 Last Call for ELO26, folks! ✨ Share your research and your digital creations with us!! >>hosted fully online July 15-18, 2026<< stars.library.ucf.edu/elo2026/ Please circulate widely 🙏 #ai #elit #dh #allthehashtags

if you want to support visual novel devs: - wishlist our games on Steam - leave reviews / ratings for them on store platforms - tell friends about our games - recommend them to streamers to play - share posts on social media - tell a developer you enjoy their work

Boston friends! Anna will be talking about game writing next week and you should go see her.

eXistenZ is a movie that anyone working in games should watch. Prescient in a lot of ways, it's also a story about a woman game designer who is getting chased by men who don't like how she designs games. (Yes, really.)

We’re looking for someone at a senior level to work with the best faculty and students in game design.* come join us! *okay, I’m a bit biased.

"[W]orkload creep can in turn lead to cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making. The productivity surge enjoyed at the beginning can give way to lower quality work, turnover, and other problems." hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...