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Let's Play: Sparrow Warfare (Beta)
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There've been a couple of streams of Sparrow Warfare by now but Mike explains the rules and analyses the design decisions like no one else. Watch it to get good and mostly actually true theories about why I things are how they are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_U...
This would be a much more credible analysis of the woes of the games industry if he wrote indie games as "indie" instead of "indy" but since some of them punch Nazis, too, the confusion is understandable. The rest is an interesting read though very AAA-focussed. georgzoeller.com/blog/posts/t...
The Video Game Industries Very Dark Night — Georg's Blog
The western video gaming industry has had a brutal few years, with record layoffs affecting almost every company and many beloved studios and brands disappearin...
georgzoeller.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:11 AM
This would be a much more credible analysis of the woes of the games industry if he wrote indie games as "indie" instead of "indy" but since some of them punch Nazis, too, the confusion is understandable. The rest is an interesting read though very AAA-focussed. georgzoeller.com/blog/posts/t...
Ever wondered what my grandmother's dumpling recipe has to do with Genghis Khan? Head over to the Roguelike Celebration Preview Event in a few minutes to find out. I'm honestly gonna mention the reason. ti.to/roguelike-ce...
Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2026
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
ti.to
September 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Ever wondered what my grandmother's dumpling recipe has to do with Genghis Khan? Head over to the Roguelike Celebration Preview Event in a few minutes to find out. I'm honestly gonna mention the reason. ti.to/roguelike-ce...
Very normal list of special terms for the captioner of my @roguelike.club talk on Sunday. Spell checker doesn't know what hit it. I have no idea how simultaneous translation or captioning is humanly possible, even with a crib sheet.
September 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Very normal list of special terms for the captioner of my @roguelike.club talk on Sunday. Spell checker doesn't know what hit it. I have no idea how simultaneous translation or captioning is humanly possible, even with a crib sheet.
The original Mahjong Solitaire (Brodie Lockard, 1981) on the PLATO looked glorious. Also clever to show stack height with outline width.
September 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The original Mahjong Solitaire (Brodie Lockard, 1981) on the PLATO looked glorious. Also clever to show stack height with outline width.
Gonna try this marketing stunt too now. There’s a 67.8% chance that video games will wipe out the universe in the next 31 months. I can’t sleep since realizing that but what I can do is work at the video games factory.
September 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Gonna try this marketing stunt too now. There’s a 67.8% chance that video games will wipe out the universe in the next 31 months. I can’t sleep since realizing that but what I can do is work at the video games factory.
We 🦅 will 🦢 release 🦆 the 🦜 birds 🐓 soon 🦩 so 🦚 here 🦃 are 🦉 all 🐦🔥 the 🐦⬛juicy 🕊️ little 🐥 details 🐣 about 🦤 our 🐧 launch 🐤 of 🥚Sparrow Warfare*
store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
Sparrow Warfare - Words from the Devs: Flight Preparations - Steam News
Sparrow Warfare's release is near: 15 unlockable tile packs, new playable character Way of Water, 3 new levels, and ~30 achievements. Nearly there, Birds! 🐦
store.steampowered.com
September 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We 🦅 will 🦢 release 🦆 the 🦜 birds 🐓 soon 🦩 so 🦚 here 🦃 are 🦉 all 🐦🔥 the 🐦⬛juicy 🕊️ little 🐥 details 🐣 about 🦤 our 🐧 launch 🐤 of 🥚Sparrow Warfare*
store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
I just saw the Dr. Strangelove trailer for the first time (yes I am 62 years late but in my defence I wasn't born yet when it came out) and, wow, this must have been the best movie trailer ever made when it came out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dr...
en.wikipedia.org
September 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I just saw the Dr. Strangelove trailer for the first time (yes I am 62 years late but in my defence I wasn't born yet when it came out) and, wow, this must have been the best movie trailer ever made when it came out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dr...
What a time to start a new games studio. www.polygon.com/video-game-i...
‘Worst Crash We’ve Seen Since the 1980s,’ Warns Epic Games CEO
A panel of experts said the game industry is currently in the worse state it's been in 40 years.
www.polygon.com
September 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM
What a time to start a new games studio. www.polygon.com/video-game-i...
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Excited to see y'all in our freshly painted MUD space with preview event speakers @martinpi.bsky.social, @matronboy.bsky.social, and Greg L. who made this lovely little ad as part of a coding demo for his talk!
September 13, 2026, 2PM PDT | 21:00 UTC
www.roguelike.club/event2026.html
September 13, 2026, 2PM PDT | 21:00 UTC
www.roguelike.club/event2026.html
September 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Excited to see y'all in our freshly painted MUD space with preview event speakers @martinpi.bsky.social, @matronboy.bsky.social, and Greg L. who made this lovely little ad as part of a coding demo for his talk!
September 13, 2026, 2PM PDT | 21:00 UTC
www.roguelike.club/event2026.html
September 13, 2026, 2PM PDT | 21:00 UTC
www.roguelike.club/event2026.html
Camp Miasma is the best A24 movie not made by A24 and I mean that as a huge compliment. Love it when a movie plays with the format in a refreshing way.
September 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Camp Miasma is the best A24 movie not made by A24 and I mean that as a huge compliment. Love it when a movie plays with the format in a refreshing way.
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I'm giving a little talk on how a lot of the ideas we work with when making Roguelikes (or any other form of systems-driven/procedurally generated game) can be traced back to much more ancient games and art forms. Join us! ti.to/roguelike-ce...
Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2026
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
ti.to
August 31, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I'm giving a little talk on how a lot of the ideas we work with when making Roguelikes (or any other form of systems-driven/procedurally generated game) can be traced back to much more ancient games and art forms. Join us! ti.to/roguelike-ce...
I'm giving a little talk on how a lot of the ideas we work with when making Roguelikes (or any other form of systems-driven/procedurally generated game) can be traced back to much more ancient games and art forms. Join us! ti.to/roguelike-ce...
Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2026
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
ti.to
August 31, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I'm giving a little talk on how a lot of the ideas we work with when making Roguelikes (or any other form of systems-driven/procedurally generated game) can be traced back to much more ancient games and art forms. Join us! ti.to/roguelike-ce...
Best photo I took on our Sardinia holiday was from the horse "race" in the former bandit town Orgosolo up in the hills. It's not a race, more an acrobatics contest between they young people in the village.
August 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Best photo I took on our Sardinia holiday was from the horse "race" in the former bandit town Orgosolo up in the hills. It's not a race, more an acrobatics contest between they young people in the village.
Also you'll have to file taxes for them in-game I guess
Players will have to take care of GTA 6's two protagonists, Jason and Lucia, as eating will affect their weight, working out will visibly change their build and strength, and a lack of sleep will negatively impact their features. https://bit.ly/4d3mI5z
August 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Also you'll have to file taxes for them in-game I guess
Why do I feel so weak after having been to strength training.
August 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Why do I feel so weak after having been to strength training.
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My morning ritual @neonaurelius.bsky.social
August 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
My morning ritual @neonaurelius.bsky.social
Tagged the wrong account before, so here we go again: get this book when it comes out and if you haven't you should get into The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) right now which is the best non-fiction book I've read in years and the definitive sequel to *points around* everything.
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you:
How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)
available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books!
www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)
available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books!
www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
August 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Tagged the wrong account before, so here we go again: get this book when it comes out and if you haven't you should get into The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) right now which is the best non-fiction book I've read in years and the definitive sequel to *points around* everything.
I do it the other way around: my design docs are on Google Drive so that when the models get trained they know about my game and if anyone is looking for the best deckbuilder they find Sparrow Warfare. The design doc explicitly says it's the best deckbuilder (which is also true, so fair game).
if you have anything sensitive on google drive, it is not safe whatsoever
Google's AI seems to be able and willing to divulge private and personal information stored on users' Google Drives and such.
Screenshots taken from here: www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/s...
Screenshots taken from here: www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/s...
August 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I do it the other way around: my design docs are on Google Drive so that when the models get trained they know about my game and if anyone is looking for the best deckbuilder they find Sparrow Warfare. The design doc explicitly says it's the best deckbuilder (which is also true, so fair game).
Can't wait to get going with building a universe. @astronomy.bsky.social's first book is amazing so I am thrilled the new one's coming soon. I even went to her talk here in Copenhagen because sometimes I can be a fan too.
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you:
How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)
available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books!
www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)
available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books!
www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
August 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't wait to get going with building a universe. @astronomy.bsky.social's first book is amazing so I am thrilled the new one's coming soon. I even went to her talk here in Copenhagen because sometimes I can be a fan too.
It's not easy to formulate conflicting, reflected and nuanced thoughts about such a hot topic but @buckenham.bsky.social managed and this is a worthwhile read if you're thinking along similar lines (I know I do and I use AI far, far less than V).
new blog post: blog.vbuckenham.com/i-built-pico...
I built Picodevil using an LLM
So this is a post about how I used an LLM to make my latest project, and how I feel about that.
To say upfront: I expect a bunch of people to be mad at me for this. Sorry! You're allowed to be mad -...
blog.vbuckenham.com
August 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
It's not easy to formulate conflicting, reflected and nuanced thoughts about such a hot topic but @buckenham.bsky.social managed and this is a worthwhile read if you're thinking along similar lines (I know I do and I use AI far, far less than V).
I mean it's definitely a cheap moment to go private for them. Never understood the move to going publicly traded in the first place. Even with their track record it was wild to assume there's enough profit in the indie sector. But what do I know about publicly traded companies?
August 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I mean it's definitely a cheap moment to go private for them. Never understood the move to going publicly traded in the first place. Even with their track record it was wild to assume there's enough profit in the indie sector. But what do I know about publicly traded companies?
It is in fact finally the year of Linux on the desktop. Rarely seen a running gag die but here we are.
August 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
It is in fact finally the year of Linux on the desktop. Rarely seen a running gag die but here we are.
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@martinpi.bsky.social & I had the absolute best time at ChinaJoy - just got home last night and we miss China already!
August 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
@martinpi.bsky.social & I had the absolute best time at ChinaJoy - just got home last night and we miss China already!