Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com
I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Hello, I was one of those affected by the layoff at TNM this past Thursday. If you or anyone you know of any openings or would just want to connect please DM me or comment below. I appreciate your help. www.artstation.com/adrianicastro
Adrian Castro
Biome Lead @ Thats No Moon
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We're live! In 10 days, expect Directing 101. For now, enjoy Marketing 101. We're going to cover a lot of 101 in this one: store pages, wishlists, KPIs, setting clear and measurable goals, press lists & releases, influencers, social media, ads, timelines, and some basic community management.
Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · last wk.Getting read to launch Marketing 101 on courses.ramiismail.com - for those of you that bought the full package or pre-ordered, it should go live in the next hour and a half. For those of you interested, you can check the course details out at courses.ramiismail.com/courses/mark...
Studio closures and layoffs are ravaging video games, and now EA has been sold to Saudi Arabia. Perhaps, says @ramiismail.com, it's time for the industry to "shatter into a million beautiful shards that all have their own heroes, their own things, their own structures, their own funding methods”
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d agoBalkanize the video game industry aftermath.site/aftermath-hour...
The legit most unrealistic part about Primer, the ‘04 sci-fi thriller, is that two tech bros sat on their invention for a few years because they wanted to understand the implications of their technology and not release it to world too soon. And yes, it also includes building a Time Machine.
If you're one of the folks that already finished the Levelling The Playing Field Marketing 101 course, please do write a review! For any review on the platform, regardless of the rating and comment, you'll get a €2,50 credit towards your next course or gift purchase as a thanks for taking the time!
I know the industry is in a dire state right now for jobs but If any indie studios see this and need an additional programmer, PLEASE let me know ASAP! my partner @barndone.bsky.social is a great generalist programmer and needs a home! Vancouver on 1 salary isn't going to cut it for long 😓
I am one of the most experienced and hardest working writers in this business. I have penned six reviews since the end of May and had nine more on my schedule this year. I was actively reviewing Tokon when the lay offs came down.
So we found out this morning that everyone - myself included - from Restart's editorial staff has been let go. After like six layoffs in six years, that gif is my unfortunate reaction. Looking! For! Opportunities! I guess I'm open for freelance for a while!
Imran Khan@imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d agoThis isn't about games but same for games. Please don't let anyone tell you you're doing creative things "wrong", including myself. You're not here to make my things, or their things, you're here to make your things. Feedback is just another perspective - believe in yourself.
Dominique Ramsey 𓃥@dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social · 2d agoWhen I say that you have to be leery of who critiques your art, your life will depend on it. The wrong person giving you critique will have you fighting with your own creativity, leaving you mentally unwell. Especially if you don't have enough people around you encouraging your art
Oh no a game just for me
Plan of Attack@planofattack.bsky.social · 4d agoReport on a series of eerie events in 1980s narrative newsroom thriller Static Hour! You’re the lone night shift news editor amidst a mysterious lockdown in a small town... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CqD... Official PR: mailchi.mp/planofattack... #indiegame #indiedev
"reality physics engine is bullshit, if my guy catches it it shouldn't ragdoll out of field, devs fix or thumbs down"
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 2d agoThis is remarkable
I have never fully recovered from "You've been an inspiration since my dad showed me Super Crate Box back when I was a baby"
Mike Bithell@mikebithell.bsky.social · 3d agoIt’s very weird settling into a universe where the modally aged indie played my stuff as a kid. Gives me a very unearned status with some people, based entirely on my having arrived slightly earlier.
I mean they're right but also they are way too smart to pretend they didn't already know this would be the outcome at the time. I am glad they're attempting to rectify the problem here, though, I do miss old Devolver.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 3d agoDevolver wants to delist because indie publishing is not 'compatible' with public trading
You may not like it, but this is what peak localization looks like (Asterix: Mega Madness (PS1, 2001))
Happy to write a whole essay on @softnotweak.bsky.social's Spirit Swap! It's now one of my favorite indie games b/c of how it let its LGBTQ+ cast be emotionally vulnerable while learning to take care of themselves and each other.
Mothership@mothership.blog · 4d agoIt’s @wordsfromapenn.com back today with a look at Soft Not Weak’s Spirit Swap, which paints queerness as, well, soft, but not weak.
I mean they're right but also they are way too smart to pretend they didn't already know this would be the outcome at the time. I am glad they're attempting to rectify the problem here, though, I do miss old Devolver.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 3d agoDevolver wants to delist because indie publishing is not 'compatible' with public trading
Whenever this post appears in my timeline - depressingly often - I get Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pools in my head. Apropos, tickets for Wednesday night at Gamescom available here. If you've been laid off and you're seeking work out there DM me and I'll send you a discount code: maraoke.com/GC26
Maraoke LIVE! @ Gamescom 2026: the best karaoke night of your life, but with video game jokes · Luma
After last year's magnificent yet chaotic success, Maraoke makes its return to Cologne for Gamescom at TURISTARAMA the cinema bar, located in central…
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Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 2mo agoGame failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.
Game failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.
Entirely possible Unity have just pushed the most exciting update of my lifetime. Will be checking this out asap, HUGE if this works as advertised. www.youtube.com/shorts/YwcDU...
Slide method for Rigidbody2D
YouTube video by Unity
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Tip for level designers: Get one of these, go to a cafe, and relax. Many of my best level design ideas existed on paper first. Tip for notepad manufacturers: Many level designers would be excited about hexagon patterns instead of square grids.
Folks, turns out the "Would you still like it if AI was banned" guy was doing a very poorly phrased thought experiment. I'm super OK dunking on anyone suggesting we "need" AI but I'm less OK dunking on someone wondering what this means for our world. So with my apologies, I deleted that post.
If you're one of the folks that already finished the Levelling The Playing Field Marketing 101 course, please do write a review! For any review on the platform, regardless of the rating and comment, you'll get a €2,50 credit towards your next course or gift purchase as a thanks for taking the time!
Looking through old Maraoke photos for a thing and... who wants to play spot the @ramiismail.com? (Also @joonturbo.bsky.social and @jtoresson.bsky.social??! Anyone else???) Discounted tickets for our Gamescom gig available for the next few days: maraoke.com/GC26 Go go go be quick.
Turns out Golden Sun, my first and still favorite RPG of all time, turned 25 years old today. Unrivaled to this day.
Golden Sun - "The Elemental Stars"
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Months of work, a lifetime of learning, but the Levelling The Playing Field 101 Courses program launches right now. Eight €40 courses launching 10 days apart, I aim to make the critical less-spoken parts of indie gamedev accessible away from expensive visa-locked hotel bars. courses.ramiismail.com
"This moment recognizes the extraordinary people whose creativity, ambition and passion have made EA one of the world's leading interactive entertainment companies", says Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, somehow keeping a straight face and potentially believing his own bullshit. www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...
EA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners
EA Positioned to Accelerate Creativity and Innovation to Shape the Future of Entertainment Consortium Brings Long-Term Capital, Sector Expertise and Strategic Support to Advance EA’s Next Chapter
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