Erica Pinto

Development is coming along on my next card game with @buttonshy.bsky.social, Astronotl! I had a lot of fun with this one in their 9-card challenge, and can't wait to show you more :) If you're interested in playtesting, join the Button Shy Discord! www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b... discord.gg/aUBMvnu

Part of my literal job is to fly out to physical game studios to rescue and recover historical materials that might be endangered and put them in a permanent archive. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is a 501(c)3 publicly funded to do that, my DMs are open, and I'm free for the next couple weeks...

We are also looking for judges for the Annie Awards! If you are a working professional in the animation industry and feel your skills apply to any of our categories, please apply: annieawards.org

Thank you so much @gamedevperkup.bsky.social for allowing me to speak about @asifahollywood.bsky.social and the Annie Awards! Submissions are open for Best Character Animation -Video Game and we need YOUR GAMES! Help us keep the category going strong, spread the word!

The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall's pivotal midterm election. https://to.pbs.org/4A4PNaS

Who is this woman and what was her poncho emergency

“The world does not need an artificial intelligence that diminishes humanity. Rather, it needs human intelligence enlightened by wisdom, political authority guided by conscience, and technological innovation directed by charity.” — Pope Leo XIV

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Today feels like a good day to announce it! I'm preparing for my first crowd funding campaign! Bot Builders is an engine building game about robots and the people who make them, inspired by real life robotics competitions.

What's PerkUp / Good People Coffee without adorable pups? September event RSVP post dropping very soon! 🐕🌱 #Community #Gamedev #PerkUp

After the last Button Shy design challenge, I offered feedback to willing entrants in exchange for a small charitable donation. That meant watching and rewatching a lot of pitch videos, and there’s one big piece of feedback that I found myself repeating: SHOW US WHAT MAKES YOUR GAME EXCITING. 1/8

The results of the video I posted earlier was this iconic shot 👏 Danny León and his crew smashed it.

never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com #heatwave

The Button Shy Friday sale is LIVE! www.etsy.com/listing/4520...

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

I am honored to return to the God of War saga, as the composer of God of War Laufey. I’ve been working on this for years with a stunningly talented team of developers, musicians, performers, and singers, and look forward to sharing more of all our work with you soon!

“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson

so for those keeping count of the heavy launch systems (me, i'm the motherfucker keeping count) that's elon's starship: 12 test flights, 11 damaged, 6 explosions bezos' new glenn: 3 test flights, 2 explosions nasa's space launch system, in development for 12 years, 2 launches, 0 explosions

I simply do not believe that He Who Created The Heavens and the Earth feels glorified by the exact same chord progression and soft tenor voice every single time

Last weekend I had the pleasure of making a game with one of my kids at TOJam (the Toronto game jam)! It's a 2-4 player local multiplayer battle game called Frogin' Tongues. If you've got a windows computer and a bunch of game controllers, you can download it here: otrain13.itch.io/frogin-tongues

"Eight of the nine LLMs tested exhibit clear LLM-vs-Human self-preference... ...In practical terms, this means evaluator LLMs are between 26% and 98% more likely to select a resume they generated themselves than an equivalent resume written by a human." arxiv.org/pdf/2509.00462

While we're talking percentages, let's talk about the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget. NASA is currently 0.36% of US federal spending. www.planetary.org/space-policy... The proposed budget cuts NASA science by 47%. NASA science is already on a shoestring, and that string is about to break

[Downtown Las Palmas review] /mobster voice/ he's got the whole town in his hand guy turns around in seat revealing Downtown Las Palmas http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/19/downtown-las-palmas/

I had a lovely week, board-game-wise! What did you get to the table?

Today is a big day for Button Shy. We just launched our Spring Collection on Kickstarter. It's our first boxed campaign with 4 great games. Astro ROVE, The Rise Of A Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper. Join us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

What? @buttonshy.bsky.social is evolving! Congratulations! Your WALLETS evolved into BOXES! (but you can still get wallets 🥰) Excited to see the new KS campaign, look at that gorgeous box art for amazing games! Check it out and support small game publishers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Catching some quality glitches on the NASA stream when the signal from the spacecraft was breaking up. Space glitch, a truly rare glitch.

Me, horrified, seeing a bunch of sparks flying: 😱 CAPCOM: Everything looks good, normal

Artemis II splashing down soon!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhD...

Had some zines printed up for demoing at Breakout Con this weekend! I’m pretty stoked to show off Infinite Paths in particular. It’s a really neat system with a lot of fun potential and these quickstart rules look SO GOOD in person!

holy shit

school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history

People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

A reminder that not so long ago we honored immigrants in the US, even by carving monuments like this one at Immigration Point, over the Golden Gate connecting the Pacific to SF Bay. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good. This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it. A thread on how to do that 🧵

Finally got my Button Shy Black Friday order...! I'm SO excited about all three of these games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, @psyham.bsky.social, and @jwaaaap.com & @squidcor.bsky.social!!

There are tons of awesome games in this lineup! I'm still amazed that I get to share the spotlight with some heavy hitters in the gaming industry. 2026 is gonna be a good year...

Support small businesses this Black Friday! Buy more games! (and if one of them happens to be mine, that's cool too, but seriously you can't go wrong with any Button Shy game, and those $10 bundles are a STEAL) 😁