This is back open; if you're part of a (massive) layoff in the game industry you can request a product of mine for free. It's not much, but it might help you in your journey ahead. 🫂 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Would there be a collapsing game industry if the workers were more unionized? I know a few unions have popped up, but I wonder if stronger unions would lead to better contracts that build in a safety net or at the very least a mandatory minimum payout if laid off

These firings at Epic have me contemplating Unreal Engine's place in my curriculum. I've taught thousands of students in my career, maybe it's time to go fully into Godot. If you're thinking of making a game, or learning game design maybe it's time to add UE to the ban list.

Okay, I completed another project that was sitting on the shelf. I'm 200% more productive this year than any previous years lol If you want to thumb through it you can check it out at: goldskullgames.itch.io

1/4 Google has known about a bug that breaks VPN apps for 7 months, leaving users exposed with no warning or error, just a VPN app that stopped working in the background. If you're using ANY VPN on Android, you can help us by getting Google's attention to fix it. Details 👇 🧵

I don't normally subscribe to the "German has a word for it" thing because all languages can invent and borrow new words! That said, I can't stop thinking about "hobbyless" as an insult since I saw it a few days ago, so here you go It promotes a growth mindset!! www.tumblr.com/abbiistabbii...

"You've inherited a movie theater - what's your first double feature?" 90s NJ Classics! Kevin Smith's Clerks and Mallrats #MovieSky

I'm pretty sure @duneawakening.com told me to stop playing it forever. By that I mean I'm stuck in a storyline stealth puzzle separate from the main world while my base shield uses fuel up. Guess it's time to uninstall.

Yeah I'm going to need everyone who's writing TV shows to stop what they're doing and watch the live action One Piece. I didn't think anything could be better than Arcane, but we might be in that neighborhood.

Alright, I'm going to do it. I'm going to watch television. Fallout season 2, and One Piece (even though I never read the manga) and if these are good I'll have something nice to do on spring break

So I just put my first item up on Itch.io and it's super tiny so I'm not going to promote it or anything, but I'm glad I got SOMETHING finished at some point and I already have one more tiny thing nearly done (the state of most of my projects) that I'd like to get sorted by the weekend, little wins!

If there is one game I've published that I'd love more people to try, it's this one. So much so. That for the next week you can get the pdf for free!

thank you SO MUCH for your support on our campaign for mom! we’re $15k away from our goal! i posted an update - she’s still very sick but is out of ICU and waiting on more tests to figure out what is going on with her heart. shares/donations SO appreciated ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Can we start a new trend of savory Easter baskets? Like why not fill them with Crab Rangoon, Mozzarella Sticks, Chicken Fingers, Jalapeño Poppers, and Dumplings? Plastic eggs full of dipping sauces? This is way better lol

The Humble Bundle has some bangers in the Beamdog & Owlcat bundle: Neverwinter Nights, Baldurs Gate 1 and 2, Planescape: Torment are must owns, very cool!

I think people want more shows set in a space western setting then they do new episodes of Firefly, the setting did a lot of heavy lifiting on that show.

I need to put in my emergency plans that if something happens to me, I need someone to log on to Dune and make sure all my stuff is moved out of Deep Desert before the storm lol

Japanese government makes indie game developers eligible for grants of up to $60,000 USD, covering production costs and promotion automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

On Friday the 13th, the WHPA hardcover will be 20% off in my Etsy shop. Use the code: JASONLIVES www.etsy.com/listing/4317...

Someone needs to check on Aesop Rock, dude's out here making albums like when my Aunt gets mad and just starts cleaning everything in the house lol its been 16 minutes since he dropped the last album and another one's already out lol

It has been done! Myrient has been preserved! People weren't confident it could be done before the end of the month but it was 91% when I uploaded and its basically 100% now! But come hear the future of the archive youtu.be/4vz4D8yu7f0 #gaming #gamingnews #myrient

Thysiastery by @dirgagames.bsky.social looks amazing visually (except for the weirdly different promo thumbnail) it's kind of wild to see dungeon crawlers make a comeback, this would be the third I've played in a month, before that maybe Eye of the Beholder?

Listen, I don't know a lot of things, but I do know this: If you are at all serious about making games, you need to find a way to do it in a group. Having all these kids in the same room is so beneficial to motivation, creativity, and building commonality.

Chrono Trigger is officially 31 years old today! I honestly don't know what I can say to do this game justice, but if I had to try? This is is a MUST play JRPG. A heartfelt story, beautiful art by Akira Toriyama, and incredibly rich gameplay. It's simply one of the greatest video games ever made.

To those who celebrate...

If ya'll are enjoying Pokopia, make sure when you're done you give Dragon Quest Builders a shot, Omega Force made that one too!

I'm telling ya, Japanese devs are learning from gaming's history. Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, and now Pokemon Pokopia, who's gameplay is more Viva Pinata then anything else, it's honestly wonderful to see. Meanwhile over here our game execs are like how about another team shooter lol

Looking at these new base builders, people are taking way too much inspiration from Satisfactory and not enough from Rimworld

This post is going around again so I will add this excellent resource: leavesubstack.com

(I dont know if the link is going to be this long when I post, it'll be weird if it is)...hey do you like Meow Wolf? They're doing a TTRPG, and it's on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/exa...

If you just turn the dial a bit more to pulp fiction / horror, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the best settings of all time

I deleted my ZA/UM post, I won't be playing their game. There's too many other demos that are actually worth my time.

Slugblaster is BACK, BABY. Hop through other dimensions on your hoverboard and make it home before your parents get too worried. Available now on our website, link is in our bio! #ttrpg #ttrpgtok #slugblaster #indiegame #tabletopgames less

Okay last Next Fest demo, Esoteric Ebb: 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons meets Disco Elysium and it comes out tomorrow, is going to be an insta-buy for me and you can keep your character from the demo for the full release version!

Everything Is Crab is Cubivore for the modern era. Instant Wishlist. Probably the most fun I've had in this season's Next Fest so far.

Make the weird game, whatever makes you most excited. Get a team who also want to make weird games. Don't worry about "what the market wants." Doing that will stifle creativity and lead to burn out. It's also impossible to know. Who is the market? What will they want in 6-12 months? Nobody knows

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

Luxman Moonlit Market has amazing art and style, but the game is taking a while to digest, I definitely need to get back to it eventually but it's tough to understand in one sitting

Data Center is a cool, if not poorly titled for SEO, game that I hope I can add to my small, but growing pantheon of titles I use to teach high schoolers basic CS concepts, PC Building Simulator 2 being the current workhorse of the group, would love to have a networking focused one!

I think XBox's first move should be to open up an arcade. I think people want unique, interesting game experiences you can't get anywhere else and another console isn't going to give people that. An arcade would allow for fun, new games to be developed and tested and still make a little money

I think im going to workshop a new article in public here, maybe try and get some input from others so I'm not wildly biased. The title is "50 Retro Games New Gamers Need to Play", I'm sure Gen Z or Alpha look at the sheer amount of older games and have no idea where to start..

I'm glad the ACLU is suing Kansas over their anti-trans laws--makes me happy there's a Shadowrun Humble Bundle raising money for them! And it has a crapton of great PDFs, also. www.humblebundle.com/books/shadow...

Is there a tabletop RPG that utilizes poker (not cards, not a poker-like mechanic, the actual real game) as the focus of the game? I was thinking it'd be neat to sit down to hold em, but also add an RPG element to it with characters, hidden info, and alternate goals

The second demo out of Next Fest I've enjoyed is DarkSwitch, a fun city builder with a cool dark fantasy setting that gives it a Frostpunk type of tone

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

You know, when the first few games used "you're a low wage worker in space" it was an interesting commentary. When the 63rd game uses it, it becomes a straight simulation of being a low wage worker and why would anyone want that

Well @ryuugahideki.bsky.social nailed it, I played 10 demos so far and the only thing worth talking about is Alabaster Dawn. Amazing, fast paced introduction, no slow tutorials, great art, cool story. If you like games like Cult of the Lamb, Hades, or Transistor this will be your new fav

Looks like XBox is in good hands with its new leadership, their first move is to employ BrazeAI to awkwardly spam users with test messages. Good luck Microsoft! Lol

It's amazing how many people chose to use AI Art for their title cards "we worked really hard on this game, how do we make sure no one checks it out" lol

Someone should really have double checked this title choice lol