Creative chills are a phenomenon I'd like to understand better. I'm at the gym and had an amazing plot point for my WIP book pop into my head. Instant chills, arm hairs on end, even while I'm there melting on the treadmill. Why?!

I have no idea what it does yet, but LinkedIn adding a "This seems like AI slop" button is hilarious. I hope all platforms follow suit

I am unexpectedly at Develop for the day. If you're here, let me know!

Getting a lot of eyeballs at the moment, so, if you’ve also announced an indie game recently, reply here and show off your wares with a trailer. If you’re reading this later, go checkout these games and get them wishlisted (you know, just like you’ve already wishlisted Vampirium: 1997)

Are we... Are we going to see Count Binface on Question Time? Might that actually happen? Please let that be a thing that happens

Been working on this as part of my Levelling The Playing Field program for a while, as part of a mission of creating fairer access to knowledge. Eight 101 video courses for independent game dev, €40 each, available soon. Sign up for the launch announcement & newsletter at courses.ramiismail.com

Does anyone else have a cat who sleeps with his leg sticking out like a little weirdo? Or is it just Caesar?

Firstly, someone get this movie a sequel! Secondly, he's totally right that the magic looked better with purposeful hand movements than with uninspired gestures. It makes them feel kinetic and weighty

Bill Mudron@mudron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is really interesting food for thought, creating an approximation of the full game before diving deep into any part of it. I'd love to give this a go with one of my solo projects

ari velazquez 🌯@arivelazquez.com · 2mo ago

have been pondering on the horizontal slice (vs. vertical slice) since reading sam's post and replies last week. coincidentally, we're implementing this at work off of @joewintergreen.com 's advice and knowledge of half-life 2 having a big linear dev hallway in a leaked build with placeholder beats

remedy opened a senior writing position-- best of luck, fellow weirdos gamejobs.co/Senior-Write...

Senior Writer at Remedy Entertainment

As a Senior Writer at Remedy, you will work with the Writing Team to create stories, characters, dialogue, collectibles, game text, and provide any other writing support the project may need.

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If you're games industry and following some folks already, reply with who you are and what you do, and then re-post this or whatever it's called. Let's try and find each other on this new place

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

Happy Mewgenics day to those who celebrate

Between Fable, Mewgenics, Hozy, Paralives, Erosion, and Dobble Dungeon, my Steam wishlist is looking very healthy. I think 2026 is going to be a great year for games releasing

In this age of review embargoes lifting at the last possible second, Mewgenics reviews coming out releasing the week before completely threw me. I'd almost forgotten early reviews could happen

getting increasingly stressed that I've only got a single lifetime to work on all my projects

Overheard in Waterstones: "I loved the Midnight Club but I couldn't get into Mike Flanagan's other series because they're about old people" Old people... Ouch.

Listening to the latest @playwatchlisten.bsky.social episode at the gym, and my headphones ran out of battery just after Alanah asked Mike "Are you into goth girls?" What a cliffhanger! @charalanahzard.bsky.social @mikebithell.bsky.social

Mistborn and Stormlight Archive TV shows! Hopefully this means we'll finally get to see Sanderson's work on screen. And he's got creative control. I need to go shout at the sky in excitement. www.ign.com/articles/bra...

Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Universe Reportedly Coming to Apple TV With the Author Retaining Control - IGN

Apple TV has closed a deal for the rights to Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first adaptations being considered are the Mistborn series for film and The Sto...

ign.com

Counterpoint. Instead, offer free media literacy and critical thinking training to every adult in the UK.

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme

The place we need to get people to, on both sides of the Atlantic, is immigration enforcement is not a priority. It should rank far below littering on our priorities as a society. We're talking about paperwork here.

Going to a LOTR themed night at a friend's house. Naturally, being 6 foot 3, I've chosen to go as a hobbit.

Only tangentially related to this, but for a long time I refused to call Twitter "X" because it felt like Musk trying to claim credit for someone else's homework. But the Twitter I knew is dead and buried, and new built-in features are used to abuse. So now I call it X

Alanah Pearce@alanahpearce.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A few people have come at me for “still paying to subscribe to X” even after making this video, since I’m still verified on there. It seems a lot of people didn’t know this: Twitter ‘gifted’ verification to a number of people, even after making a big deal out of verification being FOR THE PEOPLE.

Now's a great time to delete that X account. I just did.

Alanah Pearce@alanahpearce.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it. (also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary) youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ

I'd been in a writing rut this year, feeling like I'm treading water with my current book. So, for the first time, I tried a November writing challenge ( #WriteOne since #NaNoWriMo is dead). 800 words per day writing something new, continued into December. Just hit 32,000 words and loving it.

Hi GameDevs please share to help your friends get hired. We are opening more roles: www.absurdventures.com/careers

I googled "chill games on gamepass". One of these things is not like the others

1 day, 3 hours, 48 minutes and 15 seconds until #Reach comes out... Not that I'm counting or anything... 👀

nDreams@ndreams.bsky.social · last yr.

Feel VR immersion like never before. Delve into the unknown and make the leap with Reach. Coming to Meta Quest, PS VR 2, and PC VR in 2025. Wishlist now! Meta Quest: bit.ly/43Z4b5o PS VR2: bit.ly/4jKBj6H Steam: bit.ly/3FRuyBX

It's almost here 🎉 Cannot wait for people to get their hands on Reach. 16th of October!

nDreams@ndreams.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Reach is officially coming. October 16 2025. Pre-order today for your favourite headset! Meta Quest: bit.ly/43Z4b5o PS VR2: bit.ly/4jKBj6H Steam: bit.ly/3FRuyBX