Totally, totally, kids cut off their parents because of "ordinary conflict." Hey, unrelatedly, here's an email I got from my father 27 years after the last time I saw him.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d ago

why would you cite a survey of parents and not children to uncover the behavior of the children

This sounds fantastic:

Dr Sam Hirst@romgothsam.bsky.social · 2d ago

Just for fun and your knowledge, I'm going to be running a history of queer romance course next year through the Uni of Liverpool. Online and for everyone. I *think* it's the first of it's type in the UK but I could be wrong?

The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing. In a letter of demands, the union has urged Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast leaders to stop pushing generative AI. https://bit.ly/4hMhPzG

Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen Nobody knows my sorrow

Yep! Isn't it cool?

Sporkamarink@strivingally.bsky.social · 3d ago

It blew my mind when I learned that “upper case” and “lower case” literally referred to where the letters were stored in the early printing presses.

Not everything needs to be polished into the same familiar shape. We need games that feel like they could only have been made by these people, from this place, carrying this history. We need artists with something strange, specific and deeply human to say. That ai could never.

Getting mine Friday next week!

Jane Espenson@janeespenson.bsky.social · 6d ago

Getting my COVID vaccine this morning— let’s all do it!

Har I nogensinde tænkt over at store dele af den klassiske danske sangskat bare er en hyldest af fuckboys?

looking for five (paid!) voice actors for my next #indiegame project, a short, underwater sci-fi visual novel inspired by games like Subnautica and In Other Waters! if you're a VA or know someone who is, more info is here: www.castingcall.club/projects/how...

“Guaranteed human” will make me give the art/book/game a shot. AI-produced content will make me go “ew”, put it back without buying, and mentally mark the creator as a No Thank You going onward.

Alicia Z. Ramos@aliciazramos.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Little to no financial risk" ... except that readers may be disgusted and mentally blackball them forever. (In addition to all your other critiques.)

“Guaranteed human” will make me give the art/book/game a shot. AI-produced content will make me go “ew”, put it back without buying, and mentally mark the creator as a No Thank You going onward.

Alicia Z. Ramos@aliciazramos.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Little to no financial risk" ... except that readers may be disgusted and mentally blackball them forever. (In addition to all your other critiques.)

The dystopian nightmare continues.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2w ago

Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Laid Off Just Four Days After Celebrating The Game Going Gold

*screams in games industry*

Willard Foxton@willardfoxton.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think it's absolutely mad that today there's a *national news story* about 400 oil platform workers losing their jobs, and the government being blamed. 25% of the UK TV industry lost their jobs in the last 4 years and we never hear a peep about it! Some jobs are 'real jobs' I guess.

They understood the goddamn assignment.

Danielle (TBQ)@thebookqueen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Whoever was in charge of the movie poster for WICKER, bless you for giving us a classic historical romance clinch pose 😍

Remember back in 2018 when RDR2 was coming out and an article revealed the 100 hour week crunch period right before launch, and we all revolted and said never again? I miss the alternate universe where we stood by that and I didn’t hear friends say “at least I only worked 55 hours this week”.

Jaime Cross@speedyjx.bsky.social · 3w ago

I really REALLY need game devs, and especially those who are in higher up positions, indie or otherwise, to clue into the fact that crunching away for weeks or months of a time is neither normal nor something you should wear as a badge of honour.

Sensible Defaults do not exist, and neither do Best Practices. New video: youtu.be/deKtxzvf92g Whenever next anyone asks me what 'Sensible Default' to use, or what the 'Best Practices' are, I will link this video. It explains my arguments, includes examples, and hopefully finally puts it to rest.

Tool Design: Customizing workflows without 'Sensible Defaults'

YouTube video by Robin-Yann Storm

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Someone posted this to my discord. Still laughing.

I hope everyone there has a fantastic time!

Write the Docs@writethedocs.bsky.social · last mo.

Almost ready for Write the Docs Berlin! Join us from 8:30 onwards, with opening presentations starting at 9:30. And virtual starting tomorrow.

The new billy joel song is depressing

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last mo.

we have immigrant concentration camps, diarrhea lettuce, zillion dollar gas, suicidal soldiers, measles resurgence, national park land sold to the highest bidder and teachers crowdfunding school supplies, but the real problems facing our country are a muslim senate candidate and an influencer

Okay okay okay save my sanity; this author doesn’t understand what “left on read” means, right? While then describing it EXACTLY as the worse option.

Gamescom 2026 Thoughts: - Big studios playing it safe with sequels, remakes, etc - Smaller studios struggling for funding. - Almost zero metaverse, NFT, blockchain, VR/XR - 'Prompt your game/asset' AI tech demos mostly didn't work - Increase in Asia presence: games, IPs, companies, etc

Game engines: - Unreal devs/studios are not happy about news of Blueprints being sunset - Godot massively on the rise with indies - Unity devs using the engine due to familiarity; cautious but hopeful for future of the company - Studios investing in own tech/engines for ownership & control

Hi gamedev friends! Who’s going to gamescom? I’ll be in Cologne for both Dev and Gamescom, and would love to meet up and chat!

Hi gamedev friends! Who’s going to gamescom? I’ll be in Cologne for both Dev and Gamescom, and would love to meet up and chat!

Moodboard

This is such a good list!

Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 2mo ago

I get asked this a lot so as a reminder: if you're new to Bluesky and looking to get your feed up to speed on game dev, do check out my "background radiation" starter pack - it basically adds 150 hand-picked accounts to your follow list from every games discipline & every perspective on game dev.

I hope good things happen to everyone today.

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

Hey gamedev friends! I’m going to Gamescom Dev in a few weeks, where I’ll give a talk: Why Is This Not Written Down? About knowledge management and documentation practices at all levels of your dev process, including tips and tricks that I’ve picked up and taught others. Come say hi!