what do you MEAN the developers of Cookie's Bustle contacted every person who registered their copy by mail 25 years ago and invited them to a secret Cookie's Bustle party with live music and merch???
Crewtapes
@crewtapes.bsky.social
hi i'm ollie / https://linktr.ee/crewtapes / he/him pakeha living in so-called australia
friendly reminder that i am open for commissions! if you want to support a real flesh-and-blood artist (instead of that AI that everyone hates so much) and you need anything from a poster for your next gig to full package design for your next album...hmu! (plz RT+share to raise visibility! ty!)
still looking for work! here's some more client work samples. all pen and ink with digital color. #noAI, ever. help a queer artist keep the lights on: #hireme for your next project!! rates + info below or email piperbomb (at) protonmail (RT, boost, and share <3) #commission #art #queerart
GamesPond was off the chains! Thanks hugely to everyone who checked out Blood Being 2 and had a chat. Thanks to all the other devs and the organisers and everyone involved,
YOOOooo i'm showcasing Blood Being 2 at GamesPond this year! check out da game, say hello, support a whole bunch of excellent devs! grab a ticket at www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
two new recent releases you should check out ! crewtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ungluing spacey jams from @crewtapes.bsky.social !!!! w/ a remix from @freedrull.bsky.social !
Ungluing, by Crewtapes
5 track album
crewtapes.bandcamp.com
RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...
out now ! fun to jam on @crewtapes.bsky.social synths with another dub mix
i just released an album called Ungluing and i am extremely happy to say it's on the legendary @datafruits.bsky.social! four tracks of long, melodic, jammed-out, ambient-y tunes and an incredible remix by @freedrull.bsky.social that i'm extremely stoked about ❤️ crewtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ungluing
i just released an album called Ungluing and i am extremely happy to say it's on the legendary @datafruits.bsky.social! four tracks of long, melodic, jammed-out, ambient-y tunes and an incredible remix by @freedrull.bsky.social that i'm extremely stoked about ❤️ crewtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ungluing
Ungluing, by Crewtapes
5 track album
crewtapes.bandcamp.com
there isn't a problem with the game's industry. there's a problem with every industry and every publicly traded company. getting a "nice CEO who cares" or whatever won't fix anything until things are addressed at a more fundamental societal level. the system will always drive towards this behavior.
Last week Toroa: Skycall won the Digital and Interactive Award at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto!!! 🤯 We are so humbled and honoured to get to take this home and are still in awe of being recognised by our international Indigenous whānau 💞 ngā mihi nui ki a koutou!
plz RT! lost my day job the week before pride month, so commissions are open! here's some previous client work. pen and ink, no AI, ever celebrate pride month by hiring this #trans cat for your next project! rates + info below or email piperbomb (at) protonmail <3 #commission #art #queerart
another excellent tip: do what I did and use low-res dither-y visuals etc. to create visual coherence when you're kitbashing a game together with 98% free 3D assets from various sources!
tbh i like when a game can just use pixel art or lo-fi 3d PSX type aesthetics and not bother at all to position itself as either a riff on some 90's/early 00's game, or have some sort of plot point involving the 90's. just borrow those aesthetics and do your own thing - no one's stopping you!
tbh i like when a game can just use pixel art or lo-fi 3d PSX type aesthetics and not bother at all to position itself as either a riff on some 90's/early 00's game, or have some sort of plot point involving the 90's. just borrow those aesthetics and do your own thing - no one's stopping you!
i recall the first time i heard an indie dev talk about how their game was going to bring back the 90's and how that's all we really wanted. was a little taken aback to hear someone not, like, a gamergater speak like that without irony. now it's so normal to speak that way it's like background noise
✦ PARALLELS 2026 — THE CALL-OUT IS HERE ✦ Making a game, and wanna yap about it at Parallels 2026? Now is the time to let us know! Speaker submissions close on the 5th of June. That’s THREE WEEKS. Don't overthink it. Just apply here: forms.gle/j8NkrdqMnwoH...
I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo
Dreams on a Pillow - Official Gameplay First Look
YouTube video by Rasheed Abueideh
youtu.be
We’ve come full circle, as the very first BitSummit was dedicated to independent pioneer and #gamedev maverick, Kenji Eno. #KenjiEno #BitSummit
#BitSummit Punch will feature a special performance of Kenji Eno’s music by violinist Shauno ISOMURA accompanied by pianist Katsutoshi ISHIGAKI. It will be a special moment so hopefully you can all enjoy it. Produced by Mrs. Eno and Lost In Cult. @bitsummit.bsky.social bitsummit.org/%e3%80%8cbit...
INTROIT & PROPHECY AT 1420 MHZ OUT NOW. VIDEO BY ROBERT BEATTY. INFERNO. 29 MAY 2026. warp.net/introit-prop...
Blood Being 2 is on Steam! an atmospheric horror walking sim visual novel about NZ, work, billionaires. Check That Out store.steampowered.com/app/4699250/...
Blood Being 2 on Steam
A first-person 3D horror exploration and puzzle game about the end of work in Aotearoa New Zealand (and what happened after the first game).
store.steampowered.com
got that Bobo Bag full of Bozo Bread
Gotta have my bozo bread
GO wishlist Prof. Bringoo's Big Dumb Block Factory on Steam now !!! store.steampowered.com/app/4574960/...
Prof. Bringoo's Big Dumb Block Factory on Steam
Play by yourself or with a friend in this action puzzler. With tons of power up combinations, zany sound effects and music you'll never get bored.
store.steampowered.com
bitsummit is doing a musical tribute to the life and work of kenji eno. yes..... yes!!!!!!!
I don't use it / don't know any writers who are using it (AFAIK). I started my career as a designer who wrote average dialogue as part of my job and over the past ~25 yrs have moved on to writing above average dialogue. I don't feel enticed to use it. I'd rather continue to slowly improve on my own.
The idea that all writers are using AI and just lying about it is not only NOT my experience with other writers, but I think that line of thinking is pure cope. We MUST be using it! I mean everyone THEY know is using it! How else do we get all this done??? Coffee. The answer is coffee & routine.
give this game a spin ! 'Professor Bringoo's Big Dumb Block Factory - Super Alpha Broccoli Tomato DEMO' freedrull.itch.io/professor-br...
Professor Bringoo's Big Dumb Block Factory - Super Alpha Broccoli Tomato DEMO by freedrull
Play in your browser
freedrull.itch.io
Also check out these new releases from datafruits djs! @synkretic.bsky.social synkretic.bandcamp.com/album/bootle...
Bootleg_Vol.4, by Synkretic
7 track album
synkretic.bandcamp.com
Stop literally everything. Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time. fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...
Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi
12 track album
fugazi.bandcamp.com