Here comes the sun, doot-n-doo-doo [extremely ominous]
Dice Punks@dicepunks.bsky.social · 4d agoAh, here we go! We can welcome the new month with a new episode of the podcast, continuing @drewmm.com's ongoing slow-motion campaign in @hthrflwrs.bsky.social's Extreme Meatpunks Forever: 0.25 - Eye Contact: www.dicepunks.com/podcast/0-25/
🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...
Game industry hardship fund by Necrosoft Games and 109 others
Game industry hardship fund: 127 items for $10.00
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Our two investigations into Madison Square Garden are now unpaywalled and free for anyone to read.
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoYesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
I'm GMing a third... arc? cour? of the EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER TTRPG right the fuck now, over on @dicepunks.bsky.social. Two episodes (of four) are already out to make you say "woah" and "hmm" and also very likely "ew." You can hear it wherever you can hear podcasts.
0.23 – Big Bone Wot Has Shrapnel In It – Extreme Meatpunks Forever – Dice Punks
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Im open to new contracts for music, sound design and implementation - please reach out to me if you're interested in working together or setting aside a production period soon!
Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW@visager.bsky.social · 7mo ago✨ Hi I'm Josie - I make music for games! I'm looking for work this spring and I'd love 2 combine forces with a team that wants to make something weird, wild, and full of heart. Is that you? Let's talk!! 🙋🏻♀️ josiebrech@gmail.com 💻 josiebrechner.com
Wishing the Double Fine folks the very best, and looking forward to buying Kiln and Keeper the instant I can do so without breaking BDS.
Double Fine@doublefine.com · last mo.
Though by no means a complete metric I’ve always considered “can I install an emulator on this?” to be a good shorthand for if you actually own a computer or not.
If you like TTRPGs that draw you into genuinely strange worlds, then I can't recommend this one highly enough.
Jack King-Spooner@king-spooner.bsky.social · 2mo agoSluggish Morss: The TTRPG is now available for print on demand! Enter the bizarre world of Blobbits, Zardles and Time Expressions. A full colour, maddening explosion of joy. www.blurb.co.uk/b/12253004-s...
Among the truest things ever said in/about any manifesto: "(I'm trying to convince myself just as much as I'm trying to convince you.)"
thisisstar@thisisstar.bsky.social · 2mo agoI also made something for #manifestojam & I would love if you would check it out. thisisstar.itch.io/instructions...
New missions! Today's update for U.V.S. Nirmana adds 10 new bonus missions that will require you to use familiar tools in unfamiliar ways, increasing in difficulty to challenges that may at first seem impossible. steamcommunity.com/games/253672...
Hell Will Scar You. Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is releasing Fall 2026. 😈 store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
I stand in the water looking at the shore. Puzzle World is out now. visager.bandcamp.com
🚨 Our Healthcare Town Hall is in ONE WEEK!!!! 🚨 Game workers in the US, we'd love to hear from you about the current challenges you face securing insurance and get your feedback on a couple of the things we've got cookin'. Registration link is here 👇
Game Workers Conference@gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 2mo agoDid you know? @videogameworkers.bsky.social is holding a ✨Healthcare Townhall✨ June 8th at 5PM PT / 8PM ET! Game workers deserve healthcare. UVW is working on solutions and we need your input. Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/healt...
868-BACK is out TOMORROW at 1PM EST! 👾 Here's what Finji Co-founder & Director @adamatomic.bsky.social has to say about the matter. (spoiler: he's really into it)
Thank you to everyone who tuned into our first ever Game Workers Conference! Onto next year! Conference streams are still freely available Day 1: www.youtube.com/live/CFF97Oj... Day 2: www.youtube.com/live/3e1yOhV... And please fill out our feedback form: gameworkersconference.org/feedback-form
"Homeland security," like DHS itself, was very obviously about xenophobia, bellicosity, paranoia, and cowardly scapegoating from day one. Literally no one was "reassured" by it. (I was in high school at the time. We were walking out of class and such to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan).
NPR@npr.org · 2mo agoDHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring. n.pr/4nOx8KP
We need your support Launchgood.com/1948
“Dreams on a Pillow” is in development - Help Us Tell The Full Story | LaunchGood | LaunchGood
Development of the stealth adventure game about the Nakba is underway. New game trailer headlines a final crowdfunding push for remaining budget until release.
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Game Workers Conference@gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn their talk, Palestinian Voices in Games highlighted a number of projects from Palestinian creators. Here, they are talking about Rasheed Abuideh's Dream on a Pillow
Did you know? @videogameworkers.bsky.social is holding a ✨Healthcare Townhall✨ June 8th at 5PM PT / 8PM ET! Game workers deserve healthcare. UVW is working on solutions and we need your input. Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/healt...
We are back from break with United Videogame Workers Freelancing Committee! Come join the stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e1y...
The Game Workers Conference 2026 (Day 2)
YouTube video by Game Workers Con
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Hard to keep up with how fast the decomp/recomp port scene is moving right now. Just updated with stuff from the last monthish that's now playable: - Twlight Princess - Bomberman Hero - Kameo With a bunch either imminent or alpha/pre-release: Ace Combat 6, Minish Cap, Mario Party 4, and more
Decompilation projects and N64 Recompiled PC ports (May 2026)
A guide to the playable and upcoming retro game decomps and recompilations, updated monthly.
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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
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Gabe's Baby Steps GDC level design talk just got set to free - obviously I'm biased but the session feedback scores were also off the charts. Recommended: gdcvault.com/play/1035806...
Curating the World of 'Baby Steps'
'Baby Steps' is a 3D hiking game with a vast open world created by a very small team. While the world is completely fixed, exploring and curating undesigned random levels was an integral part of the c...
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Mythic and dream-like in ways you'll appreciate if you're like, genuinely into myths and dreams.
Talha Kaya@taloketo.bsky.social · 3mo agoBIG NEWS Judero is coming to Nintendo Switch next week! Pre-order available with a very competitive price. FREE DEMO with lots of content available NOW! We’ve been working on this port for years on and off, so happy it’s coming out. Plays great on Switch.
It's heartbreaking that games as a medium remain out of reach for people telling the stories worth telling most. www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
The Palestinian game fighting to exist
A developer from the occupied West Bank is turning a 75-year-old Palestinian folk tale into a video game.
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My memory of what it was like to browse the Xbox Live Indie Games store page in 2010
Are you a 2D game artist looking for a new job? Do you live in the Redmond, WA area? Do you think that UI is the most exciting part of a video game? Were you sad when skeuomorphic design went out of style? Consider joining the Coincidence team! coincidence.games/artist/
coincidence | JOB POSTING: 2D GAME ARTIST
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U.V.S. Nirmana is now available on Steam! Set off on a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe. Stop by distant worlds and ancient civilizations, helping them as part of your pilgrimage with your companions, the Renunciants. store.steampowered.com/app/2536720/...
