Axel حسن Taiari
@shevek.bsky.social
Writer. ZERO PARADES. Neurocracy. weird fiction. narrative design. game studies. (He/they)
Axel's one of the best writers at ZA/UM and they have the best writers in the industry. He's also a really cool guy. Whichever team snags him will be really lucky.
Axel حسن Taiari@shevek.bsky.social · 3w agoI'm one of the folks affected. *Many* on the list are gifted; their work was crucial to the weird little miracle that is ZP. Please, consider hiring them. Dust is still settling on my end, but my inbox is open.
Axel is an incredible, brilliant writer and a person that I am honored to call one of my best friends. They make any place better to be, and they will make any story 10x funnier, smarter, and more heartbreaking. Also, great beard. Really can’t undersell the beard.
Axel حسن Taiari@shevek.bsky.social · 3w agoI'm one of the folks affected. *Many* on the list are gifted; their work was crucial to the weird little miracle that is ZP. Please, consider hiring them. Dust is still settling on my end, but my inbox is open.
I'm one of the folks affected. *Many* on the list are gifted; their work was crucial to the weird little miracle that is ZP. Please, consider hiring them. Dust is still settling on my end, but my inbox is open.
ZA/UM Studio@zaumstudio.bsky.social · 3w ago
Neurocracy is on sale and proceeds will to go funds helping the earthquake victims in Venezuela. A great time to pick up the game for you or for a friend!
joannes@playthroughline.com · last mo.Two more weeks until Neurocracy expands once more with a batch of new stories! Starting now and running for the duration of these stories, we've discounted the game to half price, with all proceeds donated to help the people of Venezuela after the devastating earthquakes Please share if you can 🙏
there's a touch more cynicism to it all than elysium, i think. both feel clearly written by jaded communists, but disco still contains a kernel of hope. zero parades embodies the winter cold of its gray spy setting, because once it's all over it doesn't feel like you accomplished much at all
I remember when it first popped up, and my fellow writers and I geeking out about this piece. Michel Donze killed it with this one.
Konstantinos Dimopoulos 🔜 Gamescom Dev@konstantinosd.bsky.social · last mo.This early piece of concept art by Michel was an important step in defining the look and atmosphere of Zero Parades' Portofiro: www.artstation.com/artwork/V8oqqZ
Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!
I’m about $50 away from knocking my car insurance bill out, and then all that’s left is a phone bill
No Escape from the Tyranny of Virtue 🏴🏳️⚧️🇵🇸@noescapevg.com · 2mo agowelp, haha. got the calendar event for the "mandatory project town hall" at my day job. it's scheduled for Wednesday. been juggling bills for a hot minute; could use the help ko-fi.com/noescapevg/g...
Yea I'd love to hang out but I am completely zooted off the ｓｗｅｅｔ ｍｕｃｉｌａｇｅ excreted by droseraceae to attract and ensnare their prey
I wrote a SIMULATIONIST'S MANIFESTO for #manifestojam2026 ptychomancer.itch.io/simulationis...
SIMULATIONIST'S MANIFESTO by ptychomancer
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[after dropping a cool billion or two on a few companies] ah, now on to the obvious next step: stupendously Fucking It
People Make Games traveled to Michigan to meet Jerry Gretzinger, an 84-year-old man, who's spent most of his life working away on a single, giant map to an imaginary world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8N...
The Man Who's Spent a Lifetime Making One, Giant Map
YouTube video by People Make Games
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Nothing like writing shit straight from the heart and seeing someone *fully* get it. My work here is done.
Younès ★@pyrofoux.itch.io · 2mo agoSee, I can tell you with 100% accuracy that the ones who wrote GOAT EYES have sipped mint tea while looking at the sunset, sitting on a plastic chair at the foot of their apartment block in one of the concrete cities around Paris. I was friends with this character in high school, guys.
for @aftermath.site, I spoke to the makers of Forbidden Solitaire about the virtues of being a “no-hit wonder” and how tricky things get when you do have a hit aftermath.site/forbidden-so...
Forbidden Solitaire's Developers Made The Opposite Of What They Planned: A Hit
Two tiny indie studios share the difficulties of keeping things slow and steady
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"We're shipping so much more code with AI!" "Good, stable code?" "Oh heavens no. No no no. not at all. We couldn't possibly"
Sue Smith@suesmith.lol · 2mo ago"The AI engineering impact data shows that output is up. It also shows that the work required to ensure that output is safe, correct, and maintainable has not decreased. It has increased substantially." Aye, if only any of us had been saying this from day one 🤡 www.faros.ai/blog/ai-acce...
as a long time Xenogears nerd, I am finally playing Xenosaga. early verdict: it bangs. it's wondrous, and weird, and at times impossibly stupid (laudatory).
It's true: we're organizing a games industry hardship fund! This is the kind of mutual aid that can happen when workers get organized, too. And we've got a lot of irons in the fire 💅
Jason: "So much of life is lived through the ritual of the everyday. There are all sorts of rhythms and loops in our lives that come to define the experience of being in the place we are, the time we are. Which is an interesting dovetail with games, because games are made out of loops."
Daniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep@innkeep.bsky.social · 2mo agoA cool panel on Medieval Games and Information, from Coding Medieval Worlds. With Lu Yahuai, Jason Grinmblat (@jfg.land) and Brian Bucklew (@unormal.bsky.social).
[spreading chaos voice] Xenoblade 2? You mean the best Xenoblade?
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery of Why I Keep Eating Unidentified Herbs And Hoping It'll Work Out This Time
The vBulletin-based community I ran for eight years in the dying days of the Internet forum era generated, encouraged, or otherwise hosted incredible writers who went on to publish. It was literally partially a fan site for @stephengrahamjones.com and @paultremblay.bsky.social was part of it
rich traditions@helldude.bsky.social · 2mo agoeveryone being on one dumb website that could be instantly turned into a nazi machine is, partly, how we got into this mess. things were better when we posted on forums for things we had a genuine interest in. menswear, mmos, watches, perfumes, what have you. if you really loved posting you'd get it
