I'm kicking off a series of videos for absolute beginners who want to learn programming games. Pico-8 is a fantastic engine for devs who have been at it for 10 years or 10 seconds, so join me and let's make some fun stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9-...

Learn Game Programming in Pico-8 - Total Beginner

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I got some art in my little c++ prototype, so thought I'd share! Really enjoying working on this little maze game so far. Not sure how far I'll go with this, but I'll share progress as I do.

I've been working on a little prototype in c++ lately and I think it's the most game dev fun I've had in years. I've never felt this connected to the project when working in a bigger game engine

Kirby Air Riders really does feel like if the guy who made Kid Icarus Uprising made a Mario Kart

I need a detailed backstory for every character in Kirby Air Riders

"I code so others can dream." Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer. Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...

Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine

Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.

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Uh oh it's Pluribus time

for the record: I develop games for people who play games to have fun

If you are of the political commentariat I don't wanna hear shit from you except how to feed people

Reuters@reuters.com · 9mo ago

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

The cameras at self checkouts are specifically balanced to pick up bald spots

speaking of… this one just went live and it’s to support legal aid itch.io/b/3276/hello... please help share this around. any amount of effort helps!

Nathalie Lawhead@alienmelon.bsky.social · 10mo ago

i didn't know this but on your itch account you can see all the bundles you where in! the total sum of money made for charity over the years (only that i participated in) is... $9,748,184.49 and that's only what i was part of! imagine how much more the site facilitated that went to various causes.

Companies are going straight from investing in NFTs to investing in AI. Maybe just invest in a GAME??

Bad news: I got laid off from a project and rent is still late, I'm afraid I'll receive an eviction notice soon. I managed to pay part of it last month but we're still struggling. Any help is appreciated! You get: - Steam Key - Portrait In-game(If you donate $50+) - + more! ko-fi.com/2dchaos/goal...

We need to start indoctrinating moms into far right movements so the kids will think it's cringe and become leftists

I went to 4 different stores today to look for a maze book and came up short, which means it's either an untapped market or there's no audience. Anyway, here's a maze I drew!

Blegh, very tired of this take The problem is not too many games. Not everyone needs to play every game. Not every game SHOULD need to make a huge sales splash. There is a problem with getting games to their audiences. It's a curation, literacy, storefront, scope, and legacy games culture problem.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them. They want us all eradicated.

My 2 cents: Silksong is a game about achieving something difficult in an unfair world. Its gameplay is often unfair and difficult to support the aesthetic and the story, and I think it's able to pull it off in a way few games do.

Looking to pick up a bit more work—if you're looking for stylistic, atmospheric art direction I'd be happy to chat!

oldmanofthefire@oldmanofthefire.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey friends, I just lost my job—I’m looking for new work! See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more. If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!

Going down rabbit holes about the kirk shooter and I feel like Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men

America now

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 12mo ago

“Jimenez Rosa, a legal permanent resident and mother of four U.S. citizens, was detained over what her lawyer believes was a decades-old, personal-use marijuana charge, which is no longer a crime in Massachusetts today… “I was just like, ‘Girls, we might never see your mother again in this country’”

"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉 Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

Birb

Ahh shoot. Just found out about a game coming soon that is extremely similar to a game I've been prototyping. Beat me to the punch!