Hello! I'm currently looking for freelance writing and editing work. I'm made a shiny new portfolio, you can find it here. laurieoconnel.com

I think I often find myself, when we talk about elections, thinking… when push comes to shove, if the proletariat really threatened the ruling class, would this person encourage us to seize power or would they negotiate with the bourgeoisie and send us home. Would I bet my life on it?

⭐Announcing Haven's Heir, The Hidden Isle's first campaign book. Uproot conspiracies, defy gods and despots, and decide what Dioscoria becomes when the world discovers magic.⭐ Sign up to get a free adventure! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Visual done by: @solelle.bsky.social

Jesus... I knew it was bad, but wiping out almost all of Id Software's coders - the most experienced engine coders and optimizers in the entire business - is ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 4w ago

“Most, if not all,” of Id Software’s coders, 60-70 Obsidian developers, and more veteran developers have reportedly been laid off from Microsoft as the scale of this week’s big Xbox cuts becomes clearer. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-la...

If you think games are in a bad state, there are demos that can fix you: - Virtue and a Sledghammer - Entropy - Moldrise - Penguin Colony - Burn-9 (that’s just what I have time to play which is no time at all!) There’s so many ideas still to explore and so many people doing it. Don’t ignore them.

Do you think we need communism yet?

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2mo ago

It’s a strange and perhaps fitting irony that Elon Musk’s rhetoric comes the same week he could turn into the world’s first trillionaire with a SpaceX initial public offering that could tank your retirement fund.

Welcome to SIGNET CITY... 👁️A first person fungalpunk RPG from (me) the creator of Citizen Sleeper ◼️YOU ARE A PARASITE ◼️Manipulate your hosts, feed on their emotions ◼️Discover a strange city of biotech and brutalist architecture Support the game and WISHLIST now on Steam 🙏 bit.ly/SC-Steam

Turns out that despite my attempts to not tell on myself constantly @julianbenson.bsky.social has got me down. Signet City has been growing in my brain since it set down roots in 2018: www.rockpapershotgun.com/play-a-paras...

Our friendly-faced rivals at PC Gamer might think they exclusively revealed the new RPG from Citizen Sleeper's creator, but I have relevant unused quotes from an old feature and I'm not afraid to use ...

Signet City is new game from Citizen Sleeper creator Gareth Damian Martin. The first-person RPG sees you play a brain parasite.

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Another Sunday, another stupidly ambitious game idea 🙃

We’re pretty thrilled with this - TR-49 has been nominated for *two* Apple design awards We love the mobile form factor and always have - the immediacy of it and the lower barrier to entry - and we’re dead chuffed to have that recognised!

Mobilegamer.biz@mobilegamerbiz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Apple's annual design award nominations include nods for Inkle, Devolver, FuturLab, Toppluva, Sound Games and Arknights: Endfield maker Hypergryph: mobilegamer.biz/inkle-devolv...

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Martin ➡️ gamescom@sharkbombs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ready to hit the big red crowdfunding button

Comparing people’s living conditions in 1901 to now is already silly & serves no meaningful purpose so let’s talk about numbers that matter to Alive People In 2016 Elon Musk’s wealth was 11 billion dollars. Today it is 800 billion dollars. Federal minimum wage in 2009 was 7.25. Today it is 7.25.

30 years ago Richard Garfield released the game he considers his masterpiece. invented to fix all the problems he saw in magic the gathering, a game he pitched in a moment of panic when robo rally got turned down. still the best game ever made

Null Signal Games@netrunner.nullsignal.games · 3mo ago

"Wow!" - ams Celebrating 30 years of Netrunner!

I talked about two of my favourite games, go listen I guess!

Ask Us About Loom - An Adventure Game Podcast@askusaboutloom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW EPISODE! Join @jamespatton.bsky.social and Matt as they deep, deep dive into @inkle.co's open world interactive novels Overboard! And Expelled! pod.link/1641529105/e...

My game is a finalist in MCV Develop's "Narrative Innovation" category! WhaT?! Amazing seeing my little game right next to KC:D, Still Wakes the Deep and DOOM. 🤯

NEW EPISODE ON FRIDAY! @jamespatton.bsky.social talks about @inkle.co's "Overboard!" *AND* "Expelled!" We cover both Inkle's open world interactive novels and we get really, really deep into what they may be exploring. It's a good 'un, this one. #podcasts #adventuregames

I feel similarly. "We're going to establish a moon base" got me excited, but "so that China doesn't" took all my enthusiasm. Of course they're doing it for imperialism.

Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 4mo ago

OK, I'm going to sign off from Bluesky today. I'll be sick I see one more amazed "look its all of humanity wow" post when there's countless people on Earth that are had their last look at the moon about to be murdered by the United States' influence and military before it rises again.

peoplesdispatch.org/2026/04/01/t...

Thiago Ávila, coordinator of Global Sumud Flotilla, deported from Argentina : Peoples Dispatch

According to Ávila’s account, the ban on his entry came from the highest levels of the government of Javier Milei, a staunch ally of Israel and the United States.

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Greatly enjoyed the political philosophy of @jamespatton.bsky.social ‘s Duskpunk. Drawing from Mbembe’s Necropolitics, in this blogpost I explain why the game’s resource of plasm is such a great narrative mechanic. Check out the game on steam! codedmass.com/2026/04/04/d...

Death Commodified: The Necropolitics of Duskpunk

In his 2003 essay “Necropolitics”, the Cameroonian historian and political theorist Achille Mbembe posits that the “ultimate expression of sovereignty resides, to a large degree, …

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Time to yell about the upcoming CROWNBREAKERS CROWDFUNDER! Help me make the game better! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...

Coming soon: Crownbreakers - Tactical Deckbuilding-Brawler for Steam!

A fast-paced, single-player video game for PC that mixes deckbuilding with turn-based combat and dynamic battlefields.

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Hello Bluesky. I'm working on an animated short and just launched a Kickstarter for it. Please take a look and share with anyone you think will like it! 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt...

Damn, I just finished the one-two punch of @chrisbodegard.bsky.social's Esoteric Ebb and @jamespatton.bsky.social's Duskpunk. Dice-based videogames are BACK babeyy

thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social for bringing the cold, hard facts about Israeli genocide & Microsoft’s complicity to their audience in covering our @nogamesforgenocide.com pledge. we love to see courageous reporting in games, and we are so grateful for the support from our community 💪🏽

Rock Paper Shotgun@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The creators of gloriously unearthly anti-capitalist deckbuilder All Will Rise have announced that they're joining the No Games For Genocide boycott against Microsoft's business links with the Israeli military. https://bit.ly/4unTxBz

#Duskpunk, #cyberpunk and more: An interview with James Patton (Clockwork Bird), a British indie game developer based in Vienna (paywall). #RPG #SiliconDreams #TheHiddenIsle #Spinnortality #indiegames #games #gamedev @jamespatton.bsky.social @subotron.bsky.social www.games.ch/austria-game...

Österreichische Spielestudios im Porträt - Special - Teil 4 - Clockwork Bird aus Wien: Dystopische Welten

Der Brite James Patton lebt seit Langem in Wien und entwickelt dort Computerspiele. Sein neuestes Werk "Duskpunk" ist Ende letzten Jahres erschienen. Ein Interview über Einflüsse wie "Citizen Sleeper"...

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Last chance to pick up a gorgeous gilded Tarot deck plus bonus items! 🪙 Divination coins 🌏 Deck travel bag 🦭 Seal and wax 🕯️ Scented candles and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cau...

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

This is why it's ok if my games don't blow up on launch day. Even if my games don't make tons of money, there will be a handful of players who absolutely love each one. None of them are failures.

Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · 5mo ago

a single paragraph guide to taking pleasure in both the games you play and the material you put into the world. via @meredithgran.com meredithgran.com/perfect-tide...

Every day is shut the fuck up Friday

Ricci@riccisergienko.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Important Friday message from lawyer representing politically active people. Please listen if you want to keep yourself and others around you safe. Avoid easy ways of getting caught up! Always remember - STFU!

ONE. THIRD. and countless lives destroyed because of it.

Landon Noss@landon.wtf · 5mo ago

still just really upset about this variety.com/2026/gaming/... unreasonably upset. uncouth ass industry

I'm writing a Tarot book, now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cau... ✨ Inspired by esoteric Tarot wisdom 🃏 Delves into the mysteries of the cards... 📜 ...and the traditions of Dioscoria!