We used to release three reasonably-but-not-wildly evolved entries in a series on the same console. We called them "trilogies" and usually the second one involved giving the mascot a gun.

julie muncy, calamity's augur@julie.radiantarray.io · 2w ago

i've been saying, one path forward for the mid-budget games industry is just... going and making expansions to popular old games. there's a market here. bring back the era of outsourced expansion packs. i'm so serious.

Was trying to think of a name for a magical dog. I thought “dog…canine…magical…arcana…Arcanine! Wait…fuck!”

Writing is such a painful compulsion and I don’t know why this is this one of the main things I love to do with my time? Like, I’m just going to suffer the act of dragging myself over to the desk to do some scribbling even though TV exists? Madness. Makes not one lick of sense. Fuck you, writing.

I want to talk about a project I’m working on so much but I guess I’m going to have to settle on this roundabout way of saying there’s something cool happening with cool and talented people and I’m there, too!

Finishing up a big freelance project this week then I'm ✨open for freelance video editing✨ nights and weekends for September. I cut the video for a multimillion $ Kickstarter campaign and am an expert on crowdfunding videos and algo-centric editing (along with comedy/video essay-style) so Hit Me Up

Finally at a point where I can create a style guide without wanting to address every single exception and use case. This is growth for me.

New wire mother just dropped

Congrats team! We are award winners!

The ENNIE Awards@ennie-awards.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hans's Judge's Pick - Trash to Treasure, Bright Bard Games

It gets to a point where you can't out-survive the state of things without losing your passion for what you do during the ever-growing extinction event transpiring before us unless an outside force greater than you changes things. I'm rapidly discovering my shelf life doing this is fast approaching.

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2mo ago

Luke says "It's extremely frustrating seeing what's become of video games journalism": aftermath.site/video-game-jou...

this is also how the games industry works.

🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃@zackdavisson.com · 6mo ago

Seen several people say "success" in comics requires "connections." And yeah... a bit. But how do you think connections are made? Here is a story of how my connections led to me working on the X-Men for Marvel In 2016, I am tabling at a comic convention in Portland, OR. I meet Peach Momoko (1)

people are leaving the games industry en masse. once you're fired, you're scrambling for work, and oftentimes people are forced out of it bc you can't find a job that can sustain you in the current economic climate. devs, journos, etc. are payed a laughably low wage as it is 90% of the time.

But I thought my therapist told me shredded Beaker isn’t real and can’t hurt me.

Snickelsox@snickelsox.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Meep.

There's a bit about half way through where they talk about a freelancer who says something to the effect of "Can I invoice you this, I've never charged anyone this much before." and Reader I have been this freelancer. The first time I worked with MCDM on a few patreon encounters I was gobsmacked.

Matt Colville?@mattcolville.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I will say; I do see folks in this space learning from MCDM. I think they're mostly new folks who can watch something like the Community video, and learn from it. I got a ton of messages from folks saying the Community video changed how they did things, but they're all people just getting started.

You're not going to make any money doing this and no one is going to read it, so you must hope for a secret third thing to happen

@djstrahd.me hey, friend! Been a while but do you mind if I reach out to ask you a couple questions about potentially collaborating on a project?

Blanket censoring the word “gambling” is literally a pro gambling move. Gambling platforms avoid the word for obvious reasons, so YouTube eliminating its use under the pretense of combating gambling is the best fucking cover a gambling platform could ask for. It’s pretty disgusting.

Commander Sterling@commandersterling.bsky.social · 10mo ago

YouTube removed another of my anti-videogame gambling videos for being pro-gambling. What a fucking farce of a website.

Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.

Hot Take: Chrono Trigger is pretty fun.

lets talk on big issue for artists, REVIEWS. lot of discussion on how to feel about these things when youve put so much work into your art. usually buds will assure you 'dont worry, that negative review is wrong,' but i disagree. i think it is important to remember that NEGATIVE REVIEWS are correct

“Oopsy, we just shit in the elevator on purpose. Please stand in the elevator with us while we explore ways to monetize a shit-filled elevator.”

Giant Bomb@giantbomb.com · last yr.

We understand your frustration and appreciate your patience — we're actively exploring creative directions for the future of GB and look forward to sharing more with you soon.

also after trying to make this a thing back when prima games was a good website and getting derailed twice by two different owners, Skybox is now the official home of my annual shitpost game awards skyboxcritics.com/2025/05/01/m...

My Personal 2024 Game Awards for Videogame Excess and Excellence

Back at it again trying to be funny and cool on the internet.

skyboxcritics.com

oh god yeah, we're trying to do something different publish what we want, when we want, and offer professional editing and feedback for anyone who wants to do the same

Zombies. The undead. You know, ghouls.@edgarallanbro.bsky.social · last yr.

We had always planned to launch today, but it seems more necessary now than ever, so here goes: @brianbarnett.bsky.social, @hokutolucas.bsky.social, and I are launching an independent games website today called Skybox. You can read our welcome letter/mission statement here:

maddy helped me regain my confidence after years of abuse from other editors and i know for a fact i’m not the only person she’s supported in that way. she is a leader through and through.

Gamurs 2.0 Fucking hell :(((((

The Mewling Skull@themewl.bsky.social · last yr.

"was making between $15-20 per article of 500-1000 words and that's including the "bonus" I got for being good enough to have "self publish status." They continued to pile on more requirements to the point that I was making maybe $5/hour before I just decided to walk" www.reddit.com/r/freelanceW...

Running out of gaming websites that I’m still willing and happy to visit. What a shit show of an industry. Employee-owned businesses are starting to seem like the only ethical, high quality options. Business bros can’t accomplish anything except personal enrichment at the expense of everything.

I can imagine a lot of people who published articles on Gamurs sites are rushing to back up their posts somewhere. Obviously there are a lot of ways to do this, but I liked using Obsidian and the web clipping tool. Formats nicely, includes meta data and images, and is easy to organize.

Read the quoted post over lunch today, along with a great recent feature by @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social on Tweet roundups and how people frame discussions online. aftermath.site/tweet-roundu... Both really good, as well as reminders of the value of games/media journalism these days. (1/2)

It Happened To Me: I Wrote Those Shitty Tweet Roundups - Aftermath

I can’t honestly say I’m proud of everything I’ve written but I have very few regrets. I do feel ambivalent about the tweet roundups I wrote.

aftermath.site

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2y ago

'There are so few of us left': Even full-time games journalists at big websites are feeling it in 2025: aftermath.site/video-games-jo...

a dream job made unnecessarily stressful and ultimately destroyed by rich assholes, yep that tracks

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2y ago

'There are so few of us left': Even full-time games journalists at big websites are feeling it in 2025: aftermath.site/video-games-jo...