"The more complex a magic system, the funnier it is when someone pulls out a gun."
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave gave a nun a gun: aftermath.site/fire-emblem-fo...
Harrison G. Pink
@gilespink.bsky.social
Award-winning Game Designer. Lead Narrative Designer - @shinyshoegames.bsky.social. Tall Bermudian 🇧🇲. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Cyan (Myst, Riven), Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III) - www.harrisonpink.com - NO AI NO NFTs
"The more complex a magic system, the funnier it is when someone pulls out a gun."
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave gave a nun a gun: aftermath.site/fire-emblem-fo...
If you enjoy playing video games in the US you should be paying attention to this and contacting your reps if you're into that sort of thing or like personal rights or whatever.
Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.
A couple more of my Project: Anglerfish concepts from @cyan.com's presentation at Mysterium last week:
Happy Emancipendence, Jamaica! For those who don't know for Jamaica - Emancipation was Aug 1 and Independence Day is Aug 6! In honor of that currently running a weeklong discount for Duppy Detective Tashia (and the rest of the Spritewrench Portfolio).
Duppy Detective Tashia is out now on Steam! Help Tashia crack the case - in this Short, Sweet, Spooky, Narrative Mystery game based on Caribbean Folklore! 🔍Gather Clues 👻Meet the Suspects 🎶Bop to the Music store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...
This Film often has the piss taken out of it for being a rather sedentary piece about 2 people just talking a lot — BUT — it has one of the most brilliantly prescient monologues in the history of Movies imho. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (1981) Have a listen.
You could not waterboard "I can't DM without AI" out of me.
"I'm entitled to whatever I want whenever I want it for any reason and I don't care what satisfying these urges does to me or the world" well okay dude, seems like there's something deeper going on here, but that's just my take
Whenever anyone asks me "How's the games industry?"
These Mystery Booster Commander cards have been deep cuts so maybe there's hope for my boy Jaeuhl Carthalion.
It will be worse than this! Most websites will be forced to ask you to send your ID to a third party surveillance service, adding a credit card won't be enough for most. Bluesky asks for your *social security number* if you live in Texas now, due to this shit. Call in, and kill it.
This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.
Already noticed some AAA games from the last few years slipping in quality due to the attack on labourers by the wealthy class and uh... I think gamers need to know it's gonna keep deteriorating in small ways, not a big bang Games will still drop for a while, but they'll be quietly worse
Sign this petition to show your support for keeping Senior Editors in the Dark Horse Workers Union. actionnetwork.org/petitions/dh...
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Since the Voluntary Recognition Agreement was signed, Dark Horse Workers United has been working in good faith with Dark Horse Comics to take the next steps toward contract negotiations—but that good ...
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A Jamiroquai commercial for the Japanese Sony Minidisc. Circa late '90s.
I am livestreaming bug fixes to our classic 4X #indiegame Emperor of the #FadingSuns as well as its Phoenix mod right now at youtube.com/live/rnwirP7...
Emperor of the Fading Suns: Opening Moves
YouTube video by Georgia Game Developers Association
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You’ve helped us raise over 80k for laid off gamedevs in need so far, and we still have plenty of time left in the bundle’s drive. Everyone who organized this effort was doing so on their own time for the benefit of others. If these companies wanted to, they would. They don’t. We do. Join us. ✊
Dracula, seeing a man seemingly dead:
I am going through Bram Stoker’s earliest notes on DRACULA today - they include a list of the powers and features of the Count (then named “Wampyr” before Stoker stumbled on “Dracula”), many of which are never elucidated in the book…
never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.
"yeah i just ask chatgpt and-" cool i no longer take you seriously as a person
There is this nice shot in the TNG episode "Lessons" that I love. In this episode Picard faces a situation where someone he is romantically involved is on an away mission and might die. So, without showing Picard distressed, the show does this unique shot to show him vulnerable and small.
The other (much smaller) game @shoomlah.bsky.social and I worked on near the end of our time at Cyan is shown here (@ 28:07). "WhoD'nit?", a Myst visual novel / Phoenix Wright style murder mystery (and yes you would obviously be able to flirt with all the suspects!) I still really want to make this.
Last weekend, Cyan studio co-heads Hannah & Eric attended the annual Mysterium fan gathering to give this year's “State of Cyan” address. Lots of information was revealed. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrBSgqf1XM
Last weekend, Cyan studio co-heads Hannah & Eric attended the annual Mysterium fan gathering to give this year's “State of Cyan” address. Lots of information was revealed. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrBSgqf1XM
Happy Emancipation Day / Cup Match to all my Bermudian friends! 📢📢📢 www.gotobermuda.com/our-island/f...
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regardless of whether you find this change to be good or bad, i think we can all agree: whoever was told to do it has probably already been laid off
Bethesda reveals new logo for its 40th anniversary
I have not seen the "Seems like AI slop" button appear yet but I am 100% convinced it is actually a tool to flag stuff that is too obviously AI to then be fed into future AI to make it less obvious. Remember that LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft! There is no altruistic reason for them to add this.
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
Happy Emancipation Day / Cup Match to all my Bermudian friends! 📢📢📢 www.gotobermuda.com/our-island/f...
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