The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope is now in eBook format ✨ Over 100 essays on writing for video games, from a bunch of super-smart writer-types! But now you can pretend it's smut while you read it! You can even blush at some of the essays to make it extra convincing!!!! www.lulu.com/shop/jon-ing...

What 1000xRESIST is not: ❌ a game with combat ❌ an emotionally cozy game ❌ a quick story What 1000xRESIST is: ✅ a doomed yuri simulator ✅ a game that will break your heart (& maybe not put it back together) ✅ a story you won’t forget anytime soon Get it for 40% off! ⬇️

Last night, Wednesdays won two awards at the Pégases (basically the french Game Awards): - Best Impactful game 🏆 - Best Accessibility 🏆 If you still haven't played the game there's currently a -50% discount on Steam to celebrate 🥳 store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...

Starting today, Perfect Tides: Station to Station is 20% off during the Women's Day Steam event. This is the first time ever the game is on sale! A great chance to get your copy or grab one for a friend. store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...

Stream's live, folks: playing Final Fantasy X and talking about...well, whatever comes up I'm sure there won't be anything relevant to the current day in this RPG about wars started by people in power with religious overtones under false pretenses and such nothing at all twitch.tv/intelligame

ultraviolent tropical gothic horror dialectical mysticomaterialist xianxia buddhocommunism ttrpg 10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN play as wandering assholes who must survive together in a dead world slain by the forces of Peace, reanimated by neoliberalism and Capital. free below

Stream's LIVE! twitch.tv/intelligame

I'm gonna be browsing through some demos on stream in a bit! Would love to get some of your recommendations in the thread below (and help spread the @intelligame.us word a bit, haha)

I haven't had time to play any Next Fest demos, so I'm gonna do some Steam browsing and wishlisting on stream! (I'll also probably download too many demos, lol) Tell me what games I should check out! Feel free to link someone else's game or your own :)

SOME GENERAL TIPS FOR STEAM GAME DEMOS (from someone who has played so many of them) Note: These tips also apply to games in general! They're good tips!

If I can add to this from a streamer POV: Don't default to VSYNC off and UNLIMITED FRAME RATE First off, 90% of games don't need this in any way and secondly, all it means is the first thing that happens when I boot up your demo is screaming as my camera gets frame-y

I was 1/5 into writing this & thought, yeah I need to incorporate more rigorous Black political consciousness in my analytical work going forward.

I can’t believe we’re still having these same conversations. I can’t believe we still have to wonder if you’re laughing at us and degrading us when we’re not in the room. I can’t believe we haven’t burned this fucking place down. 1/5

Love this work, make sure you check it out!

It's Stream Time!

Despite being back at work, Kickstarter is retaliating against our teammates for our legally-protected strike action from last year. Tell Kickstarter’s CEO this is both ILLEGAL and UNACCEPTABLE

Two games on the IntelliTries playlist today: @inkle.co 's TR-49 and @meredithgran.com 's Perfect Tides: Station to Station! We're heavy on the narrative discussion today...as it should be

Here's what TikTok has been doing to our work & art without our consent.

[AD/gifted] Checking out the DLC for @lilgatorgame.bsky.social - In The Dark! Thank you to @playtonicgames.com for providing code <3 twitch.tv/lomadiah youtube.com/live/5ni7zwN...

So. The intro has an NPC offer you booked gas station nuts. I replied "I'm allergic". This has mattered, and came up multiple times in that start. You also can talk to animals, and give a fluffy baby a nest. Buy this game.

My next couple streams for @intelligame.us are going to be IntelliTries: quick looks into recent games with some thoughtful flair. Today's games: @ghmofficial.bsky.social 's ultraviolent Romeo is a Dead Man, and @nyamakop.co.za's reclamation heist Relooted! twitch.tv/intelligame

We want to see your vision of how the people can come together to fight for a brighter future, in your workplace, your neighborhood, your communities. The optional theme of the first #UnionMadeJam is "Solo El Pueblo Salva El Pueblo, Only We Can Save Us." Let's go!! itch.io/jam/union-ma...

Alright friends, it's stream time! We don't just play the game, we talk about the meaning behind the games we play. So if you're looking for a deep dive on Final Fantasy X and the world, you've come to the right place: twitch.tv/intelligame

nobody is doing narrative design and choices like Black Tabby. i’ve played the full episode and am still reeling from how incredible it is. 💖 anyone in the press who wants a code for part one and/or a build for the full episode: you know who to message!! (is meeee)

K yeah we're doing this again today, lol. Like, right now even: twitch.tv/intelligame

Sleepy Kae forgot to post about the end of stream (@slashie101.bsky.social and I went to say hi to @intelligame.us and you should follow them both) but let me tell youuu Relooted is fantastic! Wishlist it, buy it, gift it, it's so worth store.steampowered.com/app/3255890

A really interesting and very bracingly honest bit from this interview: unwinnable.com/2026/02/11/a...

There's gonna be a Spirit Swap TTRPG, and you should help bring it to life!

Launching tomorrow! #zinequest "Spirit Swap: A Slice of Life TTRPG" is a solo journaling game designed by @noroadhome.itch.io about moving to a new magical city, befriending the people who live there, and learning how to be a full-fledged witch. Follow the page below to get notified when we launch!

Hanging out and doing some co-working today! Come in for some good music and focused work time with the community: twitch.tv/intelligame

The reality is America is a huge multicultural multilingual country, not a white ethnostate, and venomous white supremacist MAGA crybabies lose it whenever that reality becomes unignorable. We should always seek to increase, not decrease, their discomfort. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...

Good morning Bsky!!! We're onto the second day of fundraising for @twloha.bsky.social Valentine's Day Doesn't Have To Suck, and we're playing some romance VNs! We're moving on to the third secret chapter in Sucker For Love, figuring out the endings for Chapter 2! www.twitch.tv/mattcaulder

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

Your reminder that the game is on sale for a few more days at 30% off! It’s a perfect Valentines’ day pick too💕

Stream is live! Today's stream includes: *Talking about the power of love (thanks, Bad Bunny) *Talking about platforms making trash choices (thanks, Discord) * Playing Final Fantasy X (thanks, Final Fantasy X) twitch.tv/intelligame

I hate everything about this.

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Stream's live! We're starting with The Warmup, then hopping into Final Fantasy X: twitch.tv/intelligame

Scarlet Hollow starts now!

Excited today to do some coworking and then explore @blacktabbygames.com 's Scarlet Hollow! I loved Slay the Princess, and Scarlet Hollow's their 6-episode visual novel! Episode 5 drops next week, so I'm getting started with Ep 1 today at 11:30a PT! See you there: twitch.tv/intelligame

Today we're doing some co-working, thrn checking out some of Escape From Ever After, a Paper Mario-style RPG that's pretty unhappy with Capitalism (don't worry, game, me too): twitch.tv/intelligame

The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...

It's time to get in THE SPIRIT LIFT :)

One of our favorite streamers! 🤩

Coworking and The Spirit Lift! Come hang out for some chatting and morning productivity, then let's show some love for @drmikachu.bsky.social and the @prettysmart.bsky.social team by playing their new game The Spirit Lift! Game starts at 11:30a PT! Stream's live: twitch.tv/intelligame

This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm. The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him. Happy Black History Month.

I used this app and other VR apps during covid and after when I had a back injury that barely allowed me to walk. Supernatural was incredibly accessible with a support community. The median age/demo for Supernatural is 50 year old women, a group oft ignored in games. This really is a loss

Thanks so much for bringing the community over!

Time for a little more #ThoughtfulPlay! On today's stream: * BLACK HISTORY MONTH * Playing Final Fantasy X twitch.tv/intelligame, bring a friend :D

You may think "I don't need more tea, I have enough", and that's you lying to yourself. Even if you think you have enough, Friday has teas you haven't even considered, and you should get more. Right now, immediately. I'm gonna thread a few of my favorites.