I don’t see the argument as much any more but this is why I don’t like the idea that liberal arts will undercut fascism

I believe you, Dr. Fanon. You don’t need to prove it.

Immersion discourse in 1915

Portuguese game from the 60’s

The Hangtime! demo was a decent hour but it shows how spectacular polish and juice can only do so much for a hollow core.

ian bogost getting the timeline riled up by ludocentrism posting….. i will sleep soundly in my bed tonight because obama is president and idle thumbs still puts out episodes weekly and i’ve got uni in the morning for it is 2015

I feel like Street Fighter 5 and games in its wake were made with this idea that "fighting games are hard for beginners because there are too many things players can do, so if we let the player do less it'll be easier" which is a pretty reasonable assumption. but I think it might be wrong as fuck?

i don't think you can be a linkedin grindset guy or gal and also argue for the value of what you're doing as socially transformative, important art. i don't think those two things are ultimately compatible or can be reconciled.

sorry to some folks, but if we want games to be viewed as consequential art and not products - eventually game development at large is going to have to move past the realm of linkedin, forbes 30 under 30, how to market your game, professional business conference stuff and into something else.

The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16! Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase! Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃 Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇

you think you need to leave intelligent, thoughtful comments? lmao no “loved it!” is all you need to say. blurt that out on Steam, YouTube, Amazon for whatever game, book, or video caught your fancy The algorithm is all consuming but you can help cool people by just commenting “👍🏼”’ so do it

Hi GameDevs please share to help your friends get hired. We are opening more roles: www.absurdventures.com/careers

SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world. Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others! We hope you enjoy your stay. LINKS BELOW! ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

Game Poems is coming soon! A free online 'magazine' featuring new short-form videogames in a playable format. Add your email to our Substack to be notified when issue 1 is available online: gamepoems.substack.com/subscribe

I like thinking of difficulty as a way to modulate the player’s focus. They can skim through the easy difficulty sections and have to slow down and concentrate for the tougher ones

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

I've been left out of credits of a game (Civ3) I was the lead designer for the first ~6 months, yet core ideas that Doug Kaufman and I had prototyped (eg resource site rules) were prominently featured in the final game. I'm well known so I survived, but stolen crediting is a real industry problem.

Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch. Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...

ahhh @novaramedia.com & People Make Games crossover event about Rockstar's union busting. glad to see this news spread beyond the games industry. hopefully a warning to any future union busting efforts + a support to fired workers in their upcoming legal battle www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...

Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025! If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at [email protected] with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku. Rules next. Reposts appreciated!

It’s here. If you’re at KLABF this weekend, you can pick up a copy of Malaysia’s indie games zine, back in publication after XxY years

Goodness but I want to do what @edwinet.bsky.social talks about here and have a bit of a roundtable on AI for concepting. I haven't worked through my thoughts on it yet. www.rockpapershotgun.com/asbury-pines...

✨ Reminder!! ✨ Indie Games Night Market is tonight @ 7pm!! When the Expo Hall closes, come down to Hall C to buy the freshest indie games!! “More even than last year, these games seem like they’re pushing boundaries. They capture the spirit of what it means to be ‘indie.‘“ @danthurot.bsky.social

If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now

Duskpunk launched 24h ago. The response has been fab! ⭐GamingBible: "9/10 Exceptional" 🧠RPS: "Duskpunk has piqued my curiosity" ✨The Pixel Post: "Duskpunk’s storyline fascinated me from start to finish" Don't wait to grab it: there's a hefty launch discount! store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...

Investigate those refs

Duskpunk's been spotted in the Steam charts! I launch in SIX HOURS. Excited!

REVIEW: In the last two weeks, I've spent 30+ hours playing the remarkable News Tower, a PC/Mac strategy game about chasing deadlines and making hard choices while publishing a weekly newspaper in New York City in the 1930s. www.gamefile.news/p/news-tower...

The next Game Design Days event is back at @wonderville.nyc tonight, where you'll see a live performance from @layerhythm.bsky.social of game based dance & interaction with the audience! Doors at 7pm, performance at 8pm! Please rsvp for free tickets, find links to all events at game-design-days.com

This is a good piece on the different fantasies of sport video games. exitsouth.medium.com/spreading-ha...

this is today! we'll be approximately here. look for the rainbow parachutes. some reminders: - wear warm clothes, it's 47F at best! we're outside for 3 hours, sometimes standing still - bring a mug / cup of some sort for tea - if you want, bring a toy / prop of some kind to play with

This article on the interesting looking Arcane Eats by @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social www.endlessmode.com/video-games/... is worth reading next to @edwinet.bsky.social on Breachway and the way that cards can be anything www.rockpapershotgun.com/breachway-ea...

Songs of Silence is now FREE on Epic Games for 1 whole week! Get it while you can! See you on the field commanders!⚔️ 🏰

To celebrate our one-year anniversary, we're teaming up with @daedalic.bsky.social, @terrascape.bsky.social, and @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social for the new "Strategy & City Builder Bundle"! Get Battlegrounds, Songs of Silence, TerraScape, and The Wandering Village at a 10% discount! Link in thread ✨

It's November 13 - happy birthday to us! 🎂 Songs of Silence is releasing for free on the Epic Games Store in a few hours, but we also want to share some gifts with our existing community today. For starters, our Original Soundtrack is now available in full on YouTube! Link in thread 🎶

Read Doug Christie's press conference and tell me you don't want to see Eric Adams become the coach of the Brooklyn Nets.

I will be at PAX Unplugged, but Danni will not be. I'll be doing mobile podcasting and checking out people's cool projects. If you have a cool project to show me (or just want to hang out), please let me know!

Here's a strong #MondayMotivation: our game is going FREE this week!

I wrote a bit about why I find myself drawn to the random encounters in FFT over the story ones, why I like the jobs system so much and I also put down a sketch of a stripped down version of the game that champions the job system more. whynotgames.in/2025/11/03/f...

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

It's time!!! Independent Games Festival judging is wrapping up and thus comes my list of IGF Games I Want To Talk About for the year! As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...

I'm expecting to have room for a guest blog or two this month, if anyone's out there with something in the games crit space that needs for publishing. No specific requirements, but if you know what I like you know what I like. $100 flat rate, as much or as little as you think serves the piece.

I'll repost this tomorrow when it's not midnight but: a quick Games Aura's Playin for october before my inevitable IGF wrapup blog sometime in the next week or so auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...

On the big question of Hoop Dungeon - developing an alternative to solving a jigsaw puzzle to turn a page - and how it affects the market positioning of the game. whynotgames.in/2025/10/26/s...

Game Design Days is also returning November 14-22! This event series highlights the underground independent game design communities of NYC, creating additional opportunities for anyone curious about game design to connect with local studios, collectives, and spaces. game-design-days.com

🚨 GAME INDUSTRY FRIENDS I’m looking for professionals who would be interested in any of the following roles for a cool project I’m helping put together. These are paid positions. Hit me up and/or share! 👾

Solnit's book has upended how I think of the resiliency of the Blitz. I always viewed it as Chuchill's one achievement in a legacy of failure but she makes a very compelling case that it's human nature instead and I'm kind of ashamed of not seeing that earlier.

No Quarter is back! On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition! No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com