Personally devastated I'm not on the list. I need to up my game :(

Congratulations to all the cool kids who made the list today, I'm in good company

I’m still so damn proud of this show.

Fun behind-the-scenes fact:
Previously eliminated contestants would wait up in the hotel lobby to greet and commiserate with that night’s elimination.

An attempt at drawing an owl in MS Paint. A small child would likely draw a better owl. It looks a bit like a potato with something vaguely resembling eyes, feet, wings, and feathers. A text bubble says "Hoot" and it is the nicest drawn part of the picture and that isn't saying much.

"Draw the rest of the fucking owl"

Okay.

Turn based sickos eating good.

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Ahhhh congrats on the baby!!!

We make games about food and cooking to connect with people.

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Dosa Divas good. It's like a JRPG mixed with a warm hug. And a lot of puns. Which is really all I want.

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My "is a hot dog a sandwich" take is M:tG is a hybrid live service game like Halo. Sure, you can play with your commander deck whenever you want (like Halo campaign). But draft? Wizards needs to print cards, you have to pay each time you want to draft a new set. Like Halo MP, there's ongoing costs.

I think most players these days would view it via the lens of not "developer operations cost" and more through the lens of "player cost." My intuition is most players don't think of an MMO as a live service game because it has a subscription, not funded solely through mtx. Mtx is the common thread.

I think I broadly agree with you. A live service game is one where there's an ongoing operational cost to keep the game functional & playable (Matchmaking, dedicated servers, etc).

There is form of ongoing monetization to pay for said service (Subs, mtx, etc), maybe in addition to an "entry fee"

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Mega proud of this talk @fortebass.bsky.social and I did on game funding and it's free!

Give it a watch! 💖

Also seems like they're bringing Kefka back so I guess I should find a static for raiding huh 👀

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STOP THE PRESSES YOU CAN PET THE CHOCOBOS NEXT WEEK WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR 🥹

My cat: I'm so hungry 😿

Also my cat: I don't want to eat 😿

Also also my cat: I love being on your lap never move again 😻

Also also also my cat: Wait why don't I have food on your lap 😿

Framing the request as a "maybe I made a mistake, please correct me!" tends to help invite the corrections, especially if there's a power dynamic between us (because I definitely do make mistakes!) :)

Giving them written material that they can digest and review async tends to give them space to reflect on any delta between us. *Then* a meeting to hash out that delta can be a bit more productive. Or sometimes a quick DM of "OHHH that's what you meant okay rad" is all you need.

Agile's definition of done framing is really useful for me here. When I think there's misalignment, I take the time to write a super specific bullet point outline of what I think "done" should look like, and ask "Hey, I think this is desired outcome of what we talked about- what am I missing?"

“Two people have a conversation, agree on a plan, and leave with 3 different plans” is SUCH a mood.

The Pitt went straight for my emotional jugular with that last scene.

“So many wonderful things to see and people to love ahead of you”

God I really should make a baldur's gate 3 house around the dark urge.

I feel this so deeply in my bones right now and I'm still only a baby indie 😭

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They summoned too hard!

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Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value Allbirds announced a deal with American Exchange Group to sell its intellectual property and other assets for $39 million in March.

At some point I should stop being surprised. But every time it's *still* surprising.

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Light at the front of the tunnel!

…oh wait.

I don't actually know what the discourse is but my mom is cool and I want to brag okay.

Solitaire is a mom game. I know this because my mom woulda been the Faker of Solitaire if it was an esport. You gotta respect her grind, she played a few hours after work every day. She played a two deck variant called forty thieves because her win rate was too good and she got bored. Legend.

My body is machine that turns food into angry tummy.