Robert Yang

In May '25, a beloved Australian games website was sold off. It went dark then, a month later, rose from the dead but stuffed full of gambling links and AI authors.

It wasn't the first time, or the last time, this exact thing had happened. And it's still happening.

My months-long investigation 👇

we switched mostly for cheaper domain / email, and it's been mostly fine, just expect the feature sets to feel like 10 years ago. e.g. drive app phone photo sync is weird, mac drive app can't sync shared folders yet... lots of multi-platform edge cases

watched Tea & Sympathy (1956)... tried it for the queer themes, but stayed for the drama, and the age gap stuff still feels transgressive today

🚨 Special Urban Report 🚨

Pump N Munch
Minneapolis, MN

Saint Elizabeth, by ella guro 10 track album

the day is today, the time is now

my album Saint Elizabeth is out now
ellaguro.bandcamp.com/album/saint-...

they should just put chimichurri on everything

SLUG WORLD 2026 flier -- GDC Tuesday (3/10) Noon until dark

SLUG WORLD 2025

Slug World 2023

Slug World is a DIY community meetup outside of GDC for indies, artists, weirdos n punks of all types.

If you're looking for a welcoming queer woman-run environment w likeminded people who don't rly care about clout and cliques, come make friends. Everything is free.

ah yeah I watched the English one haha but I’m sure the Hebrew is on point!!!

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

Oh hey, this sounds familiar encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/t...

gay sex game? no excuse not to put in a flashback to mont st michel

making a scifi spaceship game? easy, just flashback to mont st michel

every game should have a mont st michel level

the translation was lovely! and the ending was fresh

Letting go of Evo I don’t know if there’s a whole lot to say about Evo that hasn’t already been said, but I figured I should write something about Evo’s…

"Letting go of Evo"

I wrote about why I'm breaking my Evo attendance streak (every year since 2011; first Evo was 2003). It's sad, but I think this a good opportunity to celebrate the Evo moments that got me here before moving on.

pattheflip.medium.com/letting-go-o...

Poster art for Bennett Foddy's Lecture Series event with the NYU Game Center. Features characters from QWOP, Getting Over It, and Baby Steps. Text reads: NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Bennett Foddy Creator of QWOP, Getting Over It, and Baby Steps Why did I make this? 7:00pm, March 5th, 2026 Room 202, 370 Jay St. Brooklyn, NY

NEXT THURSDAY

"Why did I make this?"
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Bennett Foddy
March 5th 7pm - 8:30pm
RSVP: bennettfoddylectureseries.eventbrite.com
(Also live streaming at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter)

Join us for a career retrospective with @foddy.net!

Poster by @cromsferatu.bsky.social

I’m trying to watch this Norwegian art film called “Sex” but it’s just this guy arguing with his wife

The Vibes of SimCity Thoughts after replaying a couple of the SimCity games, and how a single, straightforward decision can change the entire feel of a game

Thoughts after replaying a couple of the SimCity games, and how a single, straightforward decision can change the entire feel of a game

play our new cozy game demo today! 😃

🎶run your own record store
🎶hang out with customers, recommend good music
🎶chill out, play at your own pace, unwind

check out Wax Heads’ new demo during Steam Next Fest! 💫

store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...

Sewer Jam 3 is starting! you have three weeks to make a sewer-themed Quake level... I'm gonna fill mine with piss?? thread: www.slipseer.com/index.php?th... but hangout in the discord jam channel for more fun (pictured: Sewer Jam 2 from 2022)

FYI for anyone considering applying for this position, or halfway through -- initial (simple) application deadline was today but we're extending it to Friday, February 27!

ONTO MAIZILIND UNTO INFINITY

ONTO MAIZILIND UNTO INFINITY

ONTO MAIZILIND UNTO INFINITY

ONTO MAIZILIND UNTO INFINITY

“She told me there was a presence in the room that night.”

@thestaticman.bsky.social had all the pieces for OMUI, but it lacked a throughline. Then an unexpected collaborator came to him. Family reaching out from the beyond.

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I wish I came up with a cooler answer but at least everyone else did

Ahh they're REALLY close now to funding this horrible amazing weird thing.. Please help Jack + Talha get it over the line if you can - I want to play it! x

6 Tips For Making Angeline Era-style Exploration If you've played, you might know that Angeline Era's approach to exploration is very unusual. There's only a very minimal map, about half the levels "Have No Point", and treasures aren't really the ma...

New blogpost on some @angelineera.bsky.social game design! Come and learn..
'6 Tips For Making Angeline Era-style Exploration'. buttondown.com/melodicambie...

new vlog: my weekend at Splore (NZ music festival at the beach)

Splore (local NZ music festival at the beach) has been very good this year… shame this is the last one? why do governments keep defunding good stuff

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.

“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”

So many people I adore are showcasing some wild stuff on @romchip.bsky.social's annual Twitch charity stream today! If you want a lovely stream to chill to this Saturday or would like to support this titan of open source game histories please check it out! www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal