Wrestling with whether to post this or not, but I’ve been trying to articulate why some of the Xbox conversations this week have been bothering me Especially for anyone who’s never been told “you’re highly valued” one day and “you’re gone” the next, maybe this is worth sharing

Playthrough thread for "Mina the Hollower". #MinaTheHollower This thread will have screenshots, which will show the game environments and mechanics, but I will try to keep it reasonably spoiler-free. Alt text may contain additional thoughts (including spoilers, but with a warning).

@dekudeals.com How do new games get added? Normally I can find newly announced games on DekuDeals right away. But I wanted to wishlist Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, and it's not showing yet. (According to the end of the trailer, it is launching on Steam+Xbox X|S+PS5+NS2.)

Bonus! Played the #StarFox demo. Excited to play the final product (eventually). What can I say? It looks awesome. Controls are tight. Voice acting is solid. Script refinements are appreciated. It looks like they've done a great job with the remake.

Boooooo.

Name your favorites from Star Trek: Uniform: Deep Space Nine (later seasons version) Spock: Leonard Nimoy Couple: Sisko & Yates Character: Data Ship: Enterprise E Villain: Dukat !!! Series: Toss-up between TNG and DS9 Captain: Picard Movie: First Contact Theme: Voyager Guest: John de Lancie

Curious how we approached Mina’s pixel art? 🎨 We’re resurfacing an old Mina the Hollower Kickstarter update about how we tackled Game Boy Color-inspired sprite sizes, palettes, and visual restrictions. 🐭🕯️ Check it out in the link below! 🧵

Announcing YCG Explains! ⚓ We’re launching a live series about game development, design decisions, behind-the-scenes stories, and more. Join Sean and David for Episode 1 on 5/21 at 11 AM PDT, featuring Mina the Hollower’s Sidearms and live Q&A! 🐭🕯️ youtube.com/live/zKhxOzv...

Playthrough thread for "XC3: Future Redeemed". #FutureRedeemed This thread will have screenshots, which will show the game environments and mechanics, but I will try to keep it reasonably spoiler-free. Alt text may contain additional thoughts (including spoilers, but with a warning).

Completed games thread for 2026! Games I completed this year, before I started making dedicated BlueSky threads: • Pikmin 4 • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond • To the Moon (+ minisodes) • Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected • A Bird Story • Tunic • Star Trek: Resurgence • Pokémon Pokopia

Autistic people are "bottom up processors," meaning we need details to make sense of the world around us. We're also "whole to part learners," meaning we need context when learning new information.

Looks like you can get in line to buy a Steam controller starting at 10 AM (U.S. Pacific time) tomorrow! steamcommunity.com/groups/steam...

General agreement. I could complain about this game … if it didn't look like they are absolutely nailing it. #StarFox

I am personally excited for the Star Fox game, Star Fox 64 is easily my favorite of the series, and seeing it redone with this level of graphical fidelity plus the expanded cutscenes is just great. Yeah, character designs will take some getting used to, but I think they're OK. #StarFox

TRUE FINAL RELEASE DATE!! 🐭🙌 Mina the Hollower launches May 29 for only $19.99! Prepare yourself for one of the greatest top-down adventures ever to be delivered directly to your soul for less than 20 bucks. Mark your calendars. Tell your friends. Wishlist now - links below! 🧵

A good look at the FF7 Rebirth port on various platforms, based on the recently released demo. Generally, the graphical compromises for Switch 2 don't bother me very much, most would be difficult to notice if you didn't have the PS5 version to look at… but the foliage pop-in can be a little jarring.

Picking this up on Switch!

A little pricey, but I've been waiting for this and I'm excited to try it out.

Playthrough thread for "Outer Wilds". #OuterWilds This thread will have screenshots, which will show the game environments and mechanics, but I will try to keep it reasonably spoiler-free. Alt text may contain additional thoughts (including spoilers, but with a warning).

Mina the Hollower has officially gone GOLD! The game is complete and has begun the submissions process with our first-party partners. We’ll know the final release date soon and as soon as we can share it, you’ll know it. Thank you for sticking with us. We can’t wait for you to play!

My most anticipated video games for the rest of 2026

It’s Bensday and all Ben wants to say is: 😁

"Stonking Stingray", I love it…

come on man.

It feels like I've had this on my wish list for years… I'm excited to see the finished product!

Took so many wonder pick attempts to get this guy. This is just the second time I’ve managed to complete an expansion (silver cards only)… #PokemonTCGP

🐢🌴Isles of Sea and Sky🌴🐍 is 80% off on Steam until April 28!!! A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/... Thank you all for the support!! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #puzzlegame #pixelart

Make It Myself xkcd.com/3233/

How cool is to have your own game in a Nintendo console... My 10 year old self wouldn't believe this 🤯 Elementallis is releasing in less than two weeks! Thank you everyone ❤️

I didn't know this game was about to disappear, but I am glad that I picked it up last month. #StarTrekResurgence

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past released in North America 34 years ago for Super Nintendo. I've played Zelda games since I was 3 years old with the original on NES, but this is the one that made me truly love them. It's not just a great Zelda game, it's one of the greatest games ever made.

…What? What?!? …Oh. Took me a second, and it probably shouldn't have. :-\

Seen this floating around and decided to take a stab at it. Took me a while to decide the answer to some of these, and my answers would probably be different tomorrow.

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 12. Not sure how Azurill can sleep balancing like that... Just keeping on with the flow. The third main area is starting to come together a little bit.

QTP - An old game you'd love to see get a remake or a brand new game Chrono Trigger ... HD-2D *please* !!

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 11. Quickly checked out Palette Town, which I will come back to... Then, actually found my way to the next main area, which is another mess to put back into shape.

If you see this, QTP with one of your favorite Pokémon. ...I guess I'll try.

Evening to myself. Doesn't happen that often. So, first thing after work is done: barbecue, and @didyouknowgaming.com.

Trying the #Promosky again. Hello! Software developer & father of two girls. #Autistic I'm a nerd. I like: 🎮Games (Nintendo, indies, retro, RPGs) 🍎Apple 🐧Linux 💻Tech in general 🖖🏻Star Trek / sci-fi ✨Anime (variety, but not too silly) 📰World events 🌳Walks and light hiking Nice to meet you.

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 10. • Wrapping up the main work in the second area, ready to move on. • I do like how new mechanics continue to be slowly added, and I hope that continues. • I swear, Machamp does nothing but sleep.

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 9. • Semi-functional farm. • Lots of boxes for storing items by "category", giving a little more organization than the mish-mash mess that I had before.

I love crazy projects like this.

Just got my #AppleWatch back after sending it out for battery service last Friday. I hadn't fully realized how much I rely on it until I went without for several days. I missed cooking timers, current outside temperature, subtle message notifications, and the "where did I leave my phone" ping.

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 8. Actually doing some exploring today... and yeah, there actually is some interesting stuff to find.

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 7. Learning how to cook stuff, and it looks like I'm about to take up farming? Also intrigued by this "lava cave", I feel like there hasn't been a whole lot of real "exploration" to do yet.

This is fun… • Apple uses "binned" (partly defective) chips in MacBook Neo, that would otherwise get thrown out. • MacBook Neo is apparently so popular that they're going to run out of such chips before demand eases. • Apple holding steady on price during this electronics crunch is quite something.

Saw The Super Mario Galaxy movie this afternoon, with my kids. It was a fun time. I want to talk about it a little bit, but to avoid spoilers, I'm putting my thoughts in the Alt text on this image! Check it out if you would like.

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 6. Yeah, I did manage to pick up the inflatable Sudowoodo while it was available. With everything in order "enough", I moved onto the second main area, where I guess I am sort of starting from scratch!

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 5. Rain helps with the dry grass but did not clear everything up. Just working on setting up new types of habitats, and trying to make everyone happy...

Pokémon #Pokopia, day 4. Bring on the rain...