I just got back from Gen Con this week! I recap a bit of the travel I've been up to in this latest blog post! www.stringbatstudio.com/devblog/gene...
August – Road Trips – String Bat Studio
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Izzy Fiacco
@izzyf.bsky.social
they/them dog friend, dirt fiend, dice freak previously designer at Wizards of the Coast, Naughty Dog, Obsidian, Ember Lab & Wildflower. Opinions are my own!
I just got back from Gen Con this week! I recap a bit of the travel I've been up to in this latest blog post! www.stringbatstudio.com/devblog/gene...
August – Road Trips – String Bat Studio
stringbatstudio.com
As of this morning, the itch bundle officially broke 100k. This is a lifeline to our fellow workers and proof that solidarity extends beyond borders, both literal and figurative. Never let anyone tell you that things cannot change.
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. ✊
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%
Had a fantastic time at GodotCon Boston! I met so many talented, smart people and so excited to see all the incredible work done on this big community project!
Stoked! And SUPER excited to go to GodotCon Boston in a few weeks!
For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...
I'm super happy to say that Daniel and I won the Floodlight Game Jam 2026! 🎉 It's such an honor, with so many fantastic entries, bringing light to incredible journalism from all over the globe! You can check it out for free here! izzyfiacco.itch.io/predatorgate
Predatorgate by Izzy Fiacco
Follow the trail of evidence to unravel a spyware scandal.
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Just wrapped up a game for the 2026 Investigative Journalism Game Jam! I did my game on the Predator spyware scandal in Greece, where persistent journalism helped uncover a network of illegal surveillance. izzyfiacco.itch.io/predatorgate
Predatorgate by Izzy Fiacco
Follow the trail of evidence to unravel a spyware scandal.
izzyfiacco.itch.io
Hellooo! Trans Day of Visibility is back around to remind me to remind you that I'm still here and kicking!
IT'S LIVEEEEEEEEEE! PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT SYRENKA! SHARE AND DONATE! Wooooo! @syrenkafilm.bsky.social #2danimation tinyurl.com/SyrenkaFilm/
Made a quick utility to auto-generate a rope tightly wrapped around arbitrary geometry. Supports odd shapes and multiple objects. Had the idea for this simple algorithm while taking a walk, and it worked a lot better than expected.🪢 #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
So happy the folks at Wildflower announced Coven of the Chicken Foot last night! It was a super cool project to work on ❤️👵🏻 store.steampowered.com/app/3041680/...
Coven of the Chicken Foot on Steam
After the dungeons have been plundered and the monsters all killed, an elderly witch quietly gets to work. In this emotionally-rich, stylized, single-player adventure - Gert will need to build a bond ...
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I am simply going to say “I love this” and go back to thinking about it not-online.
This fantastic essay by @maxgladstone.bsky.social precisely and elegantly captures the feeling that the Internet has moved beyond "eternal September," but as a natural consequence of its attention capitalizing nature.
what is the point of existing moment to moment if thought is such a burden that it must be perpetually offloaded to machines
I think of ChatGPT as a productivity tool like Google Search but as I talk to non-tech users, I find their usage patterns both fascinating and disturbing. I talked to someone who had a negative interaction with their neighbor then asked ChatGPT who was out of line, them or their neighbor.
I am once again asking you to check out our Kickstarter and maybe help our campaign? 👉👈 Share! Like! Send to a family member, friend or twee rodent in your life!
🚨🚨🚨BLUESKY WE ARE LIVE!!!!🚨🚨🚨 Do you like little critters? 🐭 Quaint Victorian-esque English countryside? 🌳🌳Farming, town building... maybe even...dressing them up?🎩 Boy, have I got the Kickstarter for you! PLEASE SUPPORT US! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nea...
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!! I know there are kinda things like this in OSMO and other ipad applications, but I love it as a way of teaching kids Game Dev! Especially the translation from Paper designs to in game (which SOOO many devs skip)
Seen on r/godot (by u/stergro), this absolutely made my day. They've made their first game using #GodotEngine for their daughter, using her drawings as levels for a platformer. www.reddit.com/r/godot/comm...
Last week nearly our entire team were laid off 😞 First Monday after something like that is always going to be a strange one. I'm grateful I'll get to see a bunch of friends this week at a wedding, and take a moment to recharge 😅
me hunting a random monster, when a rathalos descends on it from the heavens and kicks its face in
Sup! Sigil- a 3D tabletop for D&D- is free to try! I've been working on this for the past year, and am stoked folks can finally check it out! I've mostly been working on the builder, so it's been really exciting to see folks' creations on the community discord! www.dndbeyond.com/sigil
FEAR THE SPOTLIGHT is out today! I played this last year right before @blumhouse.bsky.social picked it up and it's SPOOKY & GOOD with lots of PS1 Silent Hill vibes. Congrats to @cozygamepals.bsky.social on launch!! store.steampowered.com/app/1959390/...
Fear the Spotlight on Steam
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile p...
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Pastels are in theme for both Easter and Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️⚧️
Exciting news! This week I started a new job at Wizards of the Coast! I'll be working on content for D&D Digital 🧙♂️🐉
time for the annual chuck taylor purchase. the colors decide my fate for the next 12 months