Game devs, nothing is better than accidentally leaving a build open for a weekend and then coming back to no memory leaks, right?
John Cooney (jmtb02)
@john.wonderfulelephant.com
A hundred Flash games meets an indie dev 🐘 @wonderfulelephant.com, studio in Davis, CA ⚡ Former CEO of Armor Games, Dev at Kongregate 🧩 Flash Games like Achievement Unlocked, This is the Only Level, Hedgehog Launch 🌈 games are for everyone
I've been finding a lot of joy in Pokemon Go recently, if you'd like to friend up let's go!
TL;DR - the game industry is art and business - art is absolutely killing it - business is absolutely killing it (in the wrong ways)
the news has been up for less than an hour, if your immediate gut response is to try and find a "silver lining" to this many people losing their livelihoods, i think it's fine not to post that publicly
🚨Breaking: Today, SCOTUS delivered a devastating blow to asylum rights. In our case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court ruled that the gov can block people from seeking asylum at official border crossings—turning people away w/out the chance to seek the protection they have a legal right to request.
I’m tired of reposting this. ❤️🩹 here if anyone needs help with job search, keeping organized, etc. Please, take care of yourselves. 🖤
Myriame・．🦂@mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 12mo agoSomething that helped me keep sane when I had to look for work was having a spreadsheet where I could keep every detail of job applications in one place. I updated it in 2024 & made a template, anyone can use it by clicking File > Make a Copy. 🔹 tinyurl.com/8vc5nwmn
My Tuesday Takeover for @newgrounds.com pick is Paplote++, by O-Ovinnie: 21 years old mouse-drawn animation still kicking on NG www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/...
Papalote++
A giant Kite Ride
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2026, still paying for Flash* *it's AIR, but still
🚨 LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Signy And Mino: Against All Gods comes to Steam/PC on July 30th, 2026!
Saying goodbye to my Intuos 3 Wacom Tablet I bought in 2005. Most of my games were created using this tablet. It still works, but modern Mac support is tough to find :( I'm thankful to have had a device so capable and important to my career for as long as I have Goodbye old friend <3 🖊🫡
Whoh, is Wordle the first web game to get a tv show since Angry Birds? Trying to think if there were any other web games (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/b...
Wordle to Become Prime-Time TV Show, With Savannah Guthrie as Host
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I made a game called Bike that can only be played on April 24 every year, that is today: meditations.games/index.php
Meditations
Meditations is a different short experimental game by a different developer every day.
meditations.games
you've been told all your life you need to know how to use Microsoft Word and the actual answer is SPREADSHEETS Doesn't matter if it's Excel or Sheets or Numbers just make it part of your daily routine. You'll be surprised how much your life changes learning basic skills in spreadsheets
Dora B@heyitsdora.com · 4mo agoI don't know who needs to hear this, but if you don't have someone on your team who is Good At Spreadsheets, it is imperative that you take up that mantle yourself
someone wrote a support ticket simply asking me to have a good day :) couldn't fulfill that before but now feeling like I can close this ticket :)))
Heading up to PIGCON in May! 🐷 I love the @pigsquad.com community, haven't visited since pre-Covid @ XOXO and have been looking for an excuse to visit again! They just extended speaker and game submissions until April 13, would love to see your games/talks there too! pigcon.pigsquad.com
PIGCon 2026 - Portland Indie Game Convention
A weekend for indie devs to learn, share, and connect. May 30-31, 2026 at Norse Hall, Portland, OR.
pigcon.pigsquad.com
Portland Indie Game Squad@pigsquad.com · 5mo agoANNOUNCING: PIGCON, the Portland Indie Game Convention A weekend for indie devs of all kinds to learn, share, and connect May 30-31 at Norse Hall, Portland, OR pigcon.pigsquad.com See you this spring 😉🌟
Took 307 days, but Wonderful Elephant® has a US Trademark! 🎉 TL;DR: Day 0: Application, proof of usage Day 1: Filing is public, spam calls/texts/emails nonstop (even now) Day 140: US attorney requests additional proof of usage Day 252: Passed! Day 258: Published for public opposition Day 307: 🎉
Reflecting on #GDC2026: - Friendships, colleagues, and spontaneous joy still the highlight to attend - International folks very, very absent :( - Good meetings yay! - Passes are way too expensive (my cheapest option was $1,199 USD, didn't buy) - GDC needs to leave SF, I say this as a local
I bought a couple of koroks, been hiding them so my kids can go on TOTK quests when they get home from school
GDC for only one day, Thursday. About all I have time for this year message me if you want to catch up!
Happy 9 Year Anniversary to The Flash Games Postmortem! This talk is absolutely my favorite, most stressful, most important talk I've ever given, 141k views (!?) on Youtube. See young John Cooney wear a plaid shirt (whoh!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=65cr...
Enough about the elephant in the room. Let’s talk about what’s INSIDE it. Namely, 15 weird, wonderful minigames of all types to delight, dazzle, and discombobulate you. Wishlist Good Things Vol 1 on Steam, and play the #SteamNextFest demo store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/... #gamedev #indiegame
Enough about the elephant in the room. Let’s talk about what’s INSIDE it. Namely, 15 weird, wonderful minigames of all types to delight, dazzle, and discombobulate you. Wishlist Good Things Vol 1 on Steam, and play the #SteamNextFest demo store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/... #gamedev #indiegame