So @farisattieh.bsky.social, who dreamt up House of Hikmah, sent this to me with a big crying emoji and it's so cool to see the game ripple through media. It does leave a glaring hole - I do really wish Western media, who control Metacritic and all that, would hold more space for non-Western stories
hi. so, things aren't going well right now.
i need help.
gofund.me/2ccf3c914
if you're in a precarious situation yourself, then don't worry about me. get back on your own feet first.
if you're not in danger, i'd appreciate whatever aid you can offer.
thank you.
the second entry of the spider-man complex with @dykedeitz.bsky.social is up now!
on the ups and downs of both black suits, the disappointments in the sequel being both bigger and emptier, and the eternal feelings of love and boredom š
ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/the-spider-m...
Same goes for literally anyone in absolutely any creative profession.
Iām going to reshare a thread from a few months ago about two immigrants to the US developing a lifelong friendship despite the language barrier, because I sincerely believe that white nationalism is a narcissism designed to normalize learned helplessness on the part of white folks. 1/
Been bad about posting my work recently but I previewed IllFonic's Halloween for PAX East @ign.com and I thought it was rad.
Also very grateful to @dmc-ryan.bsky.social for letting me use "Why live laugh love when you can stab stab stab?" as a subhed.
I was on the NPR show Climate One! Talking about how games choose to interact with, or ignore, the climate crisis.
www.climateone.org/audio/press-...
The Masters would be a lot better if it was more like Super Battle Golf. Also in this weekās Playfield: the cyberpunk rhythm game Gridbeat and @exalclaw.com on Esoteric Ebb. www.avclub.com/super-battle...
Morning folks! Iām this weekās guest on AVC Gameās new weekly column Playtime. Wrote a blurb about Esoteric Ebb and how itās the kind of game you wanna introduce with a story rather than a label
Morning folks! Iām this weekās guest on AVC Gameās new weekly column Playtime. Wrote a blurb about Esoteric Ebb and how itās the kind of game you wanna introduce with a story rather than a label
I chatted with Cuba's indie dev about making a game while his country seems to unravel.
You can read my latest here:
New Stop Caring essay is live.
@letominor.bsky.social joins the site yet again to examine the original Assassin's Creed's ahistorical and apolitical qualities.
Please read and share, if you would be so kind.
www.stopcar.ing/everything-i...
Hello. Moneyās real tight atm, so Iām looking for some new opportunities in game journalism.
Open to freelance, part-time, and full-time (gotta exist somewhereš). I specialize in reviews and guides but open to anything.
If you need someone, DMs and email are open. My MuckRack can be found below.
Loved getting to talk with Derek about card games, and got to speak about topics that are extremely rarely discussed in North American spaces due to overwhelming groups prioritized more often.
Did not know until recording it would be audio only published, so dressed up in bowtie just for Derek.
A generated edit of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom boxart with a logo that reads: 'I NEED WORK AND ALSO MONEY PLEASE HIRE ME I WROTE A BOOK AND EVERYTHING'
Not saying yāall should start choking around me, but Im certified to do smth in the event it happens now!
One thing that's easy to miss about the just-released House of Hikmah is that the Islamic Scholars are known with the same awe and reverence as superheroes in Western culture. It'd be hard to grow up without learning of the exploits of some of these characters.
gameobserver.com/house-of-hik...
If you're looking for an editor, my availability starts in June!
I'm open for developmental and line/copy editing, and I'm prioritizing games that are < 10k words.
You can find more information, testimonials, and a list of games I've edited on my website.
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
About to be so certified in saving lives in very specific scenarios soon
Hell yeah fuck yeah, PMA continues to rule
Landfall, the co-developer of climbing game Peak, has unveiled a new publishing arm called Evil Landfall.
Aside from publishing its own games, Evil Landfall will provide funding support for external, self-publishing indie projects.
Games like Sulfur, Webbed, and Isopod have already benefited.
Tysm! Means a lot
I re-released Elder's Bizarre Adventure with 4 new songs! Inspired by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the project features songs based on Parts 1-9, with two extra thrown in for the love.
Stay positive and drink plenty of water ā¤ļø
- elder!!!
#steelballrun
okumuramusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/elders...
ICYMI did a preview for Imprinted!
Couple things I like, among them is how it simulates editing.
The focus here is audio given you play as an audio restorationist, but even as a video editor, was interesting to see how it captured the flow of working with editing software
Excited to share my exclusive interview with
@blacktabbygames.com and @sunsetvisitor.studio about PROVE YOU'RE HUMAN, which was just revealed during the Triple-I Showcase
We go a bit inside baseball about publishing, development, and we go all in on Sunset Visitor's approach to storytelling
Quick thoughts on doing my first preview: seeing smth in development was cool, but chance for an interview was the best part.
Fun side bar, was nervous about writing this enough to first watch @plante.bsky.socialās preview class in his VG Journalism class. So many roads really do lead back to 2008
An Imprinted preview and chat with @exalclaw.com about imposter syndrome, co-composing, and dreaming of Josef Fares telling me to get up and make a game about a broken audio engineer! exalclaw.com/imprinted-pr...
