I'll be honest: dunno that I'm willing to buy a "we HAVE to force tutorialization down players' throats" argument in a period where games like counterstrike, dota, minecraft, roblox et al are some of the most popular games in the world

we're gonna have a fuckin field day on VGBees. what a news week

(trying and failing not to make this about me) I'm not really a journalist but I am on a gaming podcast called VGBees. I cover indies from my perspective with no particular timeline or timeliness, we discuss gaming news across the board, and we have a damn good time making fun of executives

deploying via steamworks vs deploying via the itchio butler

I like Six One Indie and I as per usual am interested in and appreciative of their awards show, but the Community Management category is very strange. an official dev account posting on TikTok every day with the hopes of going viral isn't community management, that's social media marketing

every DOTA 2 character looks like a World of Warcraft add and every Deadlock character looks like a Fortnite skin

Ambrosia Sky becoming Ambrosia Sky: Act 1/3 at some point with no formal announcement until after launch is a crazy fumble

inscrutable shrew (inshrewtable)

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beautiful irony in millennials learning about whole word approach from articles like this n then proclaiming w their newfound knowledge that that's why "the kids" aren't alright, because "the kids" can't read, when the first two words of the lede are "for decades." guess y'all can't read either LOL

I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do. Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?

I know I'm cynical about the industry but reading some folks' words about Keighley/Future Class actually makes me feel like I'm from Mars

Windswept - OUT NOW! A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute! You must help them! 🦆🐢 Find it on: 🔹 Steam 🔹 Nintendo Switch 🔹 PS4/5 🔹 Xbox Series X/S 🔹 GOG

it was only a matter of time before the forces of capital recognized that Japan was a relatively small source of consumers n I think we're at that point where the sort of imperial boomerang of Cool Japan is comin back. Japanese gamers don't matter to Sony as much as Cool Japanese cultural cache does

and when exactly does the State of Play Japan, curated special for gamers in Japan, go live in Japan time. on a Tuesday

My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash

bluesky branding refresh unveiled

hello! my game is about exploring an interconnected underworld, grapple-hook movement tech, and frenetic FPS combat. been simmering on low for a few years now but it is almost ready. please wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/1396870/... #pitchyagame

saw lots of folks talking about ARC Raiders, realized they were the developers of The Finals (which uses AI-generated voices), and promptly ignored it. we know why from every angle but it's insane how uncritically this is being received and covered

I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm

it's a long one this week folks

My birthday sale is now live! No discount code, prices are manually reduced on my end, including my full discography on Bandcamp which is around $40 today. Thanks for listening to my music! 2mellomakes.bandcamp.com 2mello.net/store

abscond #art #furry

to my many website/blog/RSS pervert moots (and anyone else who wants to chime in tbh!): do you have a favorite resource for making your own website/blog? whether that's the absolute most basic Making The Website Exist for Dummies or an in-depth HTML/CSS guide, I would like to see it!

this was written in 2023 in the wake of, I think, the TGAs failing to speak up about palestine and a broader discussion about how to "fix" it as an awards show. and I still believe what I said then, which is that you can't fix it bc it's succeeding at its goal, and its goal is to be an advertisement

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...

and she hits the character limit perfectly again. some are asking how she does it

Can't get enough of it really. A representation of Gulf South habitats as faithful as we can make it.

gosh this website is white

geez we talked about a lot this week Amazon Games? not smart Don't Nod + Netflix big boi update for ACNH BOTW OST is vinyl-only in the US for some godforsaken reason John played Once Upon a Katamari and some ninja stuff and I played Kinophobia and some point-and-click horror stuff!

if California were gerrymandered to favor Republicans as badly as Texas is, San Francisco and Sacramento would share a congressional district, connected by a strip of I-80 which would widen and shrink to swallow any sufficiently blue areas in its path. fuck em. thanks y'all.

Dick Cheney dies, Zohran Mamdani wins, a beaver moon shines in the sky… I just know the Etsy witches have been busy.

if Teen Vogue as we know it dies today, I hope its team know in their hearts that they did more to champion democracy and freedom of speech and to mobilize citizens of all ages toward progressive causes than all the pundits at legacy outlets who sneered at the notion of wanting teens to be informed

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

pitched to a certain games-adjacent website and feeling pretty strong about my submission... fingers crossed!

geez we talked about a lot this week Amazon Games? not smart Don't Nod + Netflix big boi update for ACNH BOTW OST is vinyl-only in the US for some godforsaken reason John played Once Upon a Katamari and some ninja stuff and I played Kinophobia and some point-and-click horror stuff!

The Deadly Maze of Knives Is Concerningly Lethal

Fans Furious After News of Reliant Armadillo Recasting

She's flying in a little late.......

KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of non-commercial interactive fiction in 8 years, comes out on the 31st. An entry into Ectocomp.

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back! Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary. Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest! #MundaneHalloween

"How Do Adventurers Die?" Source: QuestBusters, March 1988.

“what radicalized you” idk paying attention

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

realistically I know Strange Scaffold's whole schtick is aren't we quirkyyy pop off on TikTok bullshit but it sure is grim

everyone's favorite sea creature!