we're now at the 'commercial tv economy guy posting about how fucked this industry is' stage of market collapse

Watch out, Odysseus. Circe's magic is stronger than you think. Press the X button when she starts charging up her pig blast, or you'll be turned into sliced ham!

Beatdown City Survivors has one of the most fitting licensed soundtracks this year. The game makes listening to NYC's underground rap scene while playing as them just work! My latest on why, as well how it came together based on my chat w/ @shawndoublea.bsky.social: exalclaw.com/beatdown-cit...

Relationship Building Is Why Killing Huge Roaches As Fatboi Sharif While Listening To ShrapKnel Is Possible

Beatdown City Survivors' soundtrack is an incredible fit for the game's mayhem. A chat with developer Shawn Alexander Allen reveals how years of appreciating NYC underground rap and building relations...

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AI is every corporation's dream come true! It's obvious! Is the following - product that "may change the world" - sycophantic hypeman - motivational speaker - coach - consultant - destroys the planet - ruins local communities - enables mass layoffs - makes line go up 📈

The @itch.io summer sale ends today. You can get both of my commercial games for $5, which is the price of JUST BoJ on Steam. So if you want the biggest bang for your buck, now's the time! essaygames.itch.io/ne9jwnt7tk Sharing and reposting would be a huge help, tyvm!

Summer Sale 2026 by Essay Games

A bundle by Essay Games, $5.00 for The Last Survey, Bundle of Joy

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People asked what The Intersection & PAX Together Intersection (PTI) programs are. So this is a thread to share what we do & what will not be at #PAXWest 2026 & may not have again. #SaveTheIntersection Email @officialpax.bsky.social paxquestions@reedexpo.com east.paxsite.com/en-us/featur... 🧵 1/16

PAX Together

PAX Together is a program which celebrates diversity and underrepresented groups both at PAX and in the gaming community at-large. PAX believes that games should be for everyone and made by anyone. Wh...

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Rents due, phone bill due, lots and lots of bills. I'd appreciate any assistance at all in at least keeping my phone on ($60) CA: $KyngVee0 Venmo: @/KyngVee Pride month may be over, but never a wrong time to support a Black Trans single parent 💙 thank you!!

The PTI is how I got my start exhibiting at conventions. The work Cassie does with the PTI is so important. Please share and listen to everything Cassie has to say here.

Cassie aka Lamia@intersectionscch.blacksky.app · last mo.

With the nightmares for QTBIPOC in the United States right now, it is so so telling that @officialpax.bsky.social has decided that 2026 is the year to cut support and funding for The PAX Intersection & its PTI programs that made a PAX safer & life changing event for devs & attendees of color alike.

I highly encourage you all to email PAX, hop in their DMs, their comment section, and share your experiences of your times in the Intersection Library and it's PTI programs. This is fucking egregious. I'm asking for my community to email them ASAP paxquestions@reedexpo.com

Cassie aka Lamia@intersectionscch.blacksky.app · last mo.

With the nightmares for QTBIPOC in the United States right now, it is so so telling that @officialpax.bsky.social has decided that 2026 is the year to cut support and funding for The PAX Intersection & its PTI programs that made a PAX safer & life changing event for devs & attendees of color alike.

Exhibiting at the PTI booth at PAX East has been an invaluable experience, and the organizers did a great job. It's incredibly disheartening to see this program at risk of getting cut from PAX West and Unplugged, as institutions cede ground. Please read, signal boost, and save the intersection.

Cassie aka Lamia@intersectionscch.blacksky.app · last mo.

With the nightmares for QTBIPOC in the United States right now, it is so so telling that @officialpax.bsky.social has decided that 2026 is the year to cut support and funding for The PAX Intersection & its PTI programs that made a PAX safer & life changing event for devs & attendees of color alike.

Looking for a memorable adventure game in the Steam summer sale? Check out one of our games which are all on sale! Details in alt texts store.steampowered.com/developer/an...

May I only ever log into social media long enough to see my homies thriving, and never long enough to see the dark underbelly of internet strangers I'll never meet

Absolutely unheard-of concept in western game production They'd fire all this talent, release a solemn statement and then pocket those wages

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · last mo.

Nintendo has given all employees in Japan a 10% base salary raise President Shuntaro Furukawa said the pay increase is aimed at helping the company retain talent

Repost to terrify or arouse a Narrative Designer (depending on how much of a sicko they are).

igor.sarzynski@srznsk.bsky.social · last mo.

btw

Time to Lenovo Legion Go to the Polls this Amazon Prime-ary Day

Time to Lenovo Legion Go to the Polls this Amazon Prime-ary Day

You should Amazon Prime-arily Go to the Polls... for Primary Day

we lived in a better world when every new soda flavor release was accompanied by a website that had a cool flash game

Extremely disappointed for reasons that are of no slight to the creators

Important news: My wife, who worked in Detroiters’ art department, has located the original Karn on the Cobb file in her archive.

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Truly one of the stupidest and also best jokes in sitcom history

Want to learn about some recently-released-but-overlooked games?? I'm happy to announce that the Unearthed Treasure Room showcase is coming back for Part 2!! Right before Summer Game Fest, we'll be premiering the showcase on... June 3rd at 4 PM Pacific (12 AM BST), on Youtube!!

New to the library: we've digitized the complete run of Neopets The Official Magazine. Yes, Neopets! It's important game history, and here's why:

Why we scanned every issue of Neopets The Official Magazine | Video Game History Foundation

It might be a little silly, but Neopets Magazine is an important slice of a different part of gaming culture.

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Watched Shrek again (my Peacock sub from the Olympics is still $2.99 a month, so why not). I noticed, when you're a kid you like it because you relate to Donkey and wanna be everyones friend. When you're an adult, you like it because you relate to Shrek and struggle letting people into your world

Not me at 1 AM wondering about if theres a direct correlation between weeb culture and the fact that japan is the largest foreign holder of US treasuries

I love making a mistake as a video game journalist because not only is it very public, but readers often assume you have all these layers of protection and aren't simply one member of a small, overstretched team being forced to spin hundreds of plates at once.

There are so many Black self-liberation stories like this - just the coolest shit anyone’s done & I truly believe that if America liked stories of revolutionaries or rebels defeating elites as much as we used to act like we do we would have mined these types of stories more for film & television.

This Many Years Ago@thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 3mo ago

164 years ago, on the 13th of May 1862, Robert Smalls escaped slavery by capturing the steamboat 'Planter' and steering it through Confederate lines. The US Navy commissioned it as the USS Planter and appointed Smalls as captain, making him the first black man to command a US ship. #otd #history 🗃️

Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...

Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry

Mamdani, who praised the importance of libraries, faced criticism for slashing library funding earlier this year.

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Showed Clyde's World and Memoir Games at NYC Video Game Festival this weekend! Lots of turnout and engagement for this growing festival. It was fun seeing the reactions of all the young people as well. Looking forward to this next year! Ty @madein-ny.bsky.social @vgamateurs.bsky.social

Mild MCU spoilers for Eternals and WandaVision It occurs to me that Druig faces the same dilemma that Wanda does about the free will of others. But it does bring up the question of whether theres a Marvel villain who believes in a different more machiavellian conclusion. Maybe Avengers 1 Loki?

Experimental post: The Time 5-Year-Old Supper Mario Broth Thought Luigi Was a Cryptid I share a story from my personal life about the first time I encountered Luigi at the age of 5. Due to a combination of factors, I was unprepared for him and ended up believing he was a cryptid.