Alex Delamaire 🔜 Gamescom, XDS, DICE EU

@alexdlmr.bsky.social

biz dev & comms @BBI | ex-marketing @Relic, @Hinterland, @Bethesda | opinions are my own, (re)sharing ≠ unconditional endorsement

"A History of Video Games Through Mass Extinction" Excellent and necessary summary by @molleindustria.org of what’s been happening in games - and how to think of it not so much just from an industry / capitalistic perspective, but a cultural one. (and yes, I am a yarn seller in this context 🙃)

A History of Games Through Mass Extinctions

A transcript of Paolo Pedercini’s History of Games Conference keynote (2026).

molleindustria.org

Really nice - and long overdue! - to see Vancouver and Canada celebrate its videogame history 🍁🕹️! Did you even know this is where Counter-Strike was born? Or that various city landmarks appear in the Skate series? Not to mention that the infamous Gravis sound cards and controllers originated here?

The Canadian Video Game Museum is levelling up

Canada is the only major video game-producing country that doesn't have a permanent museum.

straight.com

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

GAME GARDEN 2026 STARTS NOW!! 🎮🌻 Come today and tomorrow (June 13+14) from 11am-5pm at the Roundhouse Community Centre to check out local indie video games, art, developer talks, AND get some exclusive merch while you’re at it!! The event is free and open to all ages, so bring family & friends! 💚

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A weird day The first trillionaire and the death of one of our greatest painters A trillion dollars couldn’t buy you a trillionth of the love pouring out today for David Hockney, or an ounce of his talent

David Hockney 1960s. Black & white photo. Hockney in white tee shirt and cap with heavy black rimmed specs, with a painting and brushes in potsElon Musk, the world’s most hated man

HARDSCAPE: FISHLOVER As someone with a soft spot for dad jokes, I am so glad we got @shipbreakergame.bsky.social's "Mackerel 🐟 class" spaceship in a game full of... fish 😅 Find it as a new decorative item in @ashellinthepit.bsky.social's latest update to their amazing aquarium simulator!

A Shell in the Pit@ashellinthepit.com · 2mo ago

TOGETHER AT LAST: FISH GAME & ... SHIPBREAKER! Salvage the Mackerel spaceship & use it as hardscape in Fish Game. It makes sense; don't think too hard about it