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Finished the forgotten city. I give it an 8/10. The developers obviously had a clear vision and executed on it perfectly. Combat felt a bit out of place but the constant twists felt natural and rewarding. (There should be an award for the "Karen" line alone)

I have perfected my stress management so finely that I'm constantly one cup of tea away from a panic attack. Now I don't need to stop working 🫠

Tried Persona for the first time. It's both boring and cringe. I don't understand the appeal. The dialogue and editing are *awful*. If it was camp, at least it would be fun.

HEY SOUND DESIGNERS - a friend has passed on their need for some quick adhoc freelance work. 300£ p/day. Something about a theatrical digital experience for children. Message me for details

the modern version of Checkovs Gun is Akiras Bike Slide

Watching people interact with AI is so sad. It's like watching my child put an excess of energy into trying to avoid brushing her teeth.

@amazefest.bsky.social where will the 2027 event be held? Do you have a city or venue already?

Sorted all my fabric samples. Extremely satisfying.

I realize now that as a kid, low poly graphics never felt unrealistic, instead it felt like I was looking at an actual real thing, through a distorted screen - like a bathroom window.

Jet2 is ridiculous. All the other plane company names could not have been taken. I guess next year we'll see the launch of "_Planes"

THERE'S A DEATH NOTE MUSICAL?? www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...

I'm going!

Not so long ago, there was just blood salt and water. At the emergence of industry, 49 more holy substances were discovered.

Quote with a ridiculous movie you think people should watch. ( I will be watching all of them)

Game design process in one image

I want to work with all of these

The whole design team are on the chopping block. I worked with all those being let go and they are an incredible people and skilled artists. Anyone looking for any designers?

At my kids school they're doing playground repairs but it just looks like the most cursed hopscotch

Where's the AI tool that gives the user a sense of ethics? Oh there isn't one? how interesting

Across all the video games I've played, I have never seen a desire path

I had a dream where Kellogs released a cereal mascot smash brothers clone, based on those 8 packs of mini cereal boxes. The Golden nuggets prospector was hammering the coco pops monkey.

THE GAME IS OUT! GO PLAY ZA/UM's NEW TITLE! 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/...

‪My new business - selling soft drinks with high SEO searches as names - "when do the clocks go forward" (lemon) - "Restaurants near me" (peach) - "how many litres in a gallon" (grape) - "why am i so tired all the time" (energy drink) - "photoshop online free" (raspberry)

That bit in movies where they flash back and the child versions of the characters have the same hairstyle and clothes is the most hilariously lazy trope

We watched the end of the century Compressed on a tiny screen A dead star collapsing and we could see That something was ending

Be gay, break chat bots github.com/Exocija/Zeta...

One last illustration for the Swords Without Masters, again @portablecity.bsky.social is such an incredible art director and assembled such a cool squad of artists for this project, it's been so fun to see everyone flesh out their ideas

Check out this fun new trailer for the game! youtu.be/SMCuyXXlFz0?...

Living in a Post-Shrek world

From the animated trailer directed by POTTO Collective for "La Langue des Vipères", a graphic novel by Juliette Brocal, published today in France by Rue de Sèvres. Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH56...

Rich furries are the 21st Century equivalent of those Renaissance art patrons

All of Terry Gilliam's films need a bath

HEY GO PLAY THE DEMO FOR THE GAME I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS. FOR COOL PEOPLE ONLY store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/...

Concept art by Alex Niño and Marcelo Vignali for Mulan (1998), dir. Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft, Walt Disney Feature Animation

The XX: they who made a track called "intro" which was a brief 2 minutes, it has no business being this good.

We are the curators of our own awarenesses

Heya, folks! I'm looking for games writing work, available asap. Some notables about me: ▪︎ 10 years of freelance writing/narrative design exp ▪︎ skilled in compact prose to convey expansive inner/outer worlds ▪︎ genres: fantasy, scifi, magical realism, occult, post-apoc ▪︎ loves the weird + heartfelt

Virtual-on cyber troopers for sega saturn. Extremely cool game. extremely crispy.

How did all duck characters become typecast as being up their own asses

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

In 2026, "Grinch" becomes a new DnD race

Modern assassination markets are purchasing a curse from an Etsy witch

Game thought - what if the player creates the music of the game passively, as the repercussion of their actions? Such as matching the rhythm to how often they do specific actions, or favoring instruments for spending more time with different equipment.

Zero ethics here. Disney is cool with AI as long as it makes them a billion dollars openai.com/index/disney...

What about a tower defense which is about urban planning

I don't think, therefore I'm not

Recovery time is not leisure time

An easy way to tell that you're in England is that all the woodland animals have surnames. Look, there goes Fox Robinson and Badger Cummington

I challenge you to open this in your browser and not be impressed and sucked in messenger.abeto.co

EXCUSE ME I ASKED FOR *UN-SCENTED*, THIS CANDLE SMELLS LIKE WAX