Eight days left to fund @mossrc.bsky.social's book on the making of AGE OF EMPIRES.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#gamehistory #ageofempires #aoe #wololo #realtimestragegy #rts
Neon pixel art of an amazon in a sleeveless leather top and miniskirt with a Y2K-style visible midriff. She has a huge blond pony updo and a big sword.
Pixel character portrait of a woman with a mess of brown hair, big, upturned blue eyes, and pursed, pouty-looking lips.
ASCII art of a a brown-haired, blue-eyed woman stretched out while a bloody dagger hovers over her midriff. She looks displeased about this.
Pixel screenshot of a woman in tattered brown rags being held between two Centurian-style soldiers while a king on a throne condemns her.
my new zine, Shareware Made Me Trans, is now out!! ~6000 words (and lots of images) on the 90s games that shaped my gender identity, including windows 3.1 amazons, sapphic crpg romances, and my own teenage fetish games.
link in reply with excerpts and free community copies for trans readers
Two weeks, two picture books. Third up next week. #amwriting
Stay awhile and listen as I tell you about the latest @shacknews.com long read! youtube.com/shorts/YrcL_...
Review codes are available starting today!!
From its origins as a DOOM 2 mod to a standalone survival horror game, Total Chaos has had a long journey.
If you like brutal early 2000s era horror games, this will scratch that itch.
This is the most comprehensive tell-all @nightdivestudios.bsky.social story and I'm truly honored that @davidlcraddock.bsky.social and @shacknews.bsky.social wanted to tell it.
If you ever wondered how this whole thing got started, this is your answer.
Yesterday, we launched the new Shackpass, which gives you access to all of David's amazing Long Read content in downloable e-reader form. Today is very good day to consider it if you want to take the untold stories that helped formed the foundation of Nightdive on the go. ☺️
If you prefer to read on an e-reader, you can grab an epub of Haven't You Ever Wanted to Go Diving? by subscribing to Shackpass for as little as $5/year! Signing up will make the "Download" button appear when you open the long read on the website. Enjoy!
Introducing "Haven't You Ever Wanted to Go Diving? The Story of Nightdive Studios," a behind-the-scenes look at @nightdivestudios.bsky.social's origins, operations, and some of their many remasters. Free to read on @shacknews.com! www.shacknews.com/article/1416...
Another hint as to the subject of today's @shacknews.com long read.
A shot of the games featured in Doom + Doom 2.
New @shacknews.com long read drops today at 9am PT/noon ET! Here’s a hint:
So I was just laid off from Vicariously.
If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy.
Any reposts super appreciated.
Sharing this cool thing:
A reader named Andrea (@pinkevyis.bsky.social) is reading one of our books every month! If you want to link up & discuss, you can join her book club on the Fable app.
She's starting from the beginning with EarthBound.
fable.co/club/boss-fi...
Just a reminder that a 30th anniversary Direct will air on @shacknews.com today! It'll offer a look at what we're working on and what comes next for our outlet. Join me in watching at 9:30 a.m. PDT/12:30 p.m. EDT! www.shacknews.com/article/1486...
This one's late for personal reasons that I won't go into.
As someone who grew to love musicals in his 30s, I love some of People of Note's ideas. A few annoying design choices and an overreliance on puns keep it from the top of the charts.
Trying my hand at writing a picture book. Wish me luck! #amwriting
Draft 0.5. Still has more writing to do in order to bring the format to life, but it’s in a good place.
Thanks! Nonfiction dealing with the making of video games. Got a fiction novel on submission right now, too.
Coming in 2028. (I like to work ahead.)
#amwriting #amediting
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
We've got a huge milestone coming up! Join us next Tuesday, one week from today, to learn more about the future of @shacknews.com
Been up since 3am and have finished 2 manuscripts. LET'S GO! Back to bed.
#amwriting #amexhausted
My latest book is about more than the making of Age of Empires. It's a story of brothers, camaraderie, innovation, and dreams—the cost of chasing them, the passion that drives them, and the joy when they come true. Available for preorder from @bossfightbooks.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
Happy Day of Visibility to my trans friends! You are seen.
Finally launching the new cover template for BFB (illustration by @spectrafoundry.com!). Very pleased with how it came together.
My friend and FPS co-writer @mossrc.bsky.social has written the definitive history of Age of Empire's development! You can back the book on Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab... @bossfightbooks.com
The thing about constantly pursuing realistic and "better" graphics is that in 2002 there was this little GameCube game called "Resident Evil" a remake of a tragically unknown PS1 game you see... And...
That's still the most gorgeous looking game even today.
We peeked 25 years ago!
