It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly
Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
Announcing: Freeplay is here to stay. Parallels 2026 is coming and we're advocating for games to be funded as art. Read more and get involved: freeplay.net.au/posts/freepl...
It's been offline for a couple of months due to hosting issues, but the Video Game Soda Machine Project archive is back online again. If you've ever wanted to browse through more than 3,000 screenshots of soda machines from video games dating back as far as 1983, this is the site for you.
Our (@mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and I) book GAME STUDIES: A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD is officially OUT everywhere in the world except the US for some reason. So here is an actual thread about why we wrote it and what we were trying to achieve with it.
A thread on ZEN AND SLOW GAMES (MIT Press, 2026)
I wrote about Marathon (2026) again, trying to figure out why it pushed me to tears.
blog.aurahack.ca/marathon-rep...
Graph showing the relative share of game engines used in Global Game Jam from 2018 to 2026. It mainly shows a relative decrease of the Unity share from nearly 80% to 57%, while Godot grew from 1.4% to over 25%. There's a notable inflexion point in the year-on-year growth from Godot in 2024.
The 2026 Global Game Jam #GGJ26 was last weekend, so let's take a look at their historical data for engine usage.
📈 @godotengine.org is having a good run!
#Godot is now firmly established as the #2 engine in game jams (correlated by #GMTKJam data), rapidly closing the gap with #Unity.
Baby YouTube thumbnail depicting a vanishing mommy. Baby will explain how peekaboo works
The Surprising Physics behind Mommy
crazy etymology
Hilo de la cobertura mediática de ZEN AND SLOW GAMES, por si queréis saber más del libro.
(Libro disponible aquí: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...)
Yellow taxi goes vroom! Completing a collecting pizza ingredients minigame showing one second remaining on the clock.
I love a good game and a sight read close call.
An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Really sad to hear today that Freeplay Independent Games Festival is likely coming to the end of its adventure in 2026 after 22 incredible years. Freeplay has been pivotal to my own career and I have some complex, straight out contradictory feelings about the announcement I wanna try to articulate.
a blender 3d render of a viewmaster-style scene with kermit and robin the frogs looking at a real frog.
ok ok last muppet render for now 🐸
Stacks of old game cartridges and video game books by Lost in Cult are arranged in front of blue-shaded archive shelves.
Games preservation took steps forward in 2024 - but still has a long way to go
www.eurogamer.net/games-preser...
Ok, so this one felt earned.
Mario Kart is all about skill. Ofc I knew where I was going.
How to catch a darn(er) dragonfly.
dur
#pixelart
All the better for you asking!
How cool are these!?
Old habits die hard.
❄️ Frosty Games Fest will premiere Sun, June 8
⏰ Tune in at 9am AEST, 11am NZT, or 4pm PDT (June 7)!
🍦 With 50+ games set to be featured, the lineup is chocka-block with some of ANZ's finest.
We can't wait to share our first ever showcase with you! 💙
A tarot spread of The Lovers, Death, and Fortune, in bright red and pale blue, with the words 'Freeplay - Angles' on top.
Freeplay Angles 2025 - Coming this Winter
Talk submissions now open: forms.gle/U5jQ2RRnTPxb...
Info @ freeplay.net.au
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THEY DID SOMETHING "LIKE A BOSS" I ASSUME THEY DID NOTHING AND JUST TOOK CREDIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK.
The University of London Press is now accepting for new proposals for short-form books (20,000–30,000 words) on Digital Cultural Heritage on themes of use, access, value(s) and ephemerality uolpress.co.uk/book-series/... #BDCAM25
A great team of colleagues from @chludens.bsky.social together with @unil.bsky.social are organising a very cool conference on the ‘History of video games from the players’ perspectives’ #GameStudies this September
HERE you can find the #CFP: chludens.hypotheses.org/3389
@pachuki.bsky.social
Heaps o’ stuff ey.
RHYTHM HEAVEN
I built a Playstacean!
