Randy Nelson

Baby Trading Simulator made it to Steam's New and Trending!!

If you're already enjoying it, *please* leave a review to keep our momentum going in the algorithm--and thank you all so much for playing!
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OpenAI's Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch | TechCrunch Sora's mobile app downloads fell 45% in January, and consumer spending dropped.

OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch

They look great!

Peggy Guggenheim

Check in with this BRAND NEW instrumental from us!
It's called Peggy Guggenheim!
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It’s great!

Massive kudos on this milestone, CJ and crew!

One day I'll be in the play.date owner's club! 🙏

🕹️ Something interesting is happening with NYT Games.

Crossplay soft-launched for ~8 months, ~228K installs.
Then it goes live for all and adds ~186K in a day.
Now it's the No. 1 free app on iOS.

Feels like brand gravity has kicked in.
This could be a gateway, not just a game.

@appfigures.com top non-game apps by December downloads and revenue are out. This is worldwide, App Store and Google Play. Although ChatGPT is No. 1 overall, it's interesting to see Gemini doing so well on iOS. Will we need both Gemini AND "Siri 26" on our iPhones though?

X pulled its best subscription feature out of the app.

Looked reckless.
Turns out it was a demand test.

Standalone pricing unlocked more revenue than hiding it in X subs.
Now X + Grok just had their biggest revenue month ever.

Unbundling didn’t kill value. It exposed it.

Well, there goes the metaverse! | TechCrunch The metaverse is on its last legs as VR is eclipsed by AI. But that's not the only thing that went wrong for Meta's VR ambitions.

Well, there goes the metaverse!

This looks exceptional.

Hey, we hadn't met, but if we had there were like half a dozen pre-IGN sites to work on before they formed the first iteration of what we have today. Colin oversaw them all.

Throw Frank O'Connor in the mix for good measure. That would be a killer podcast right there.

Worked for Colin and with Gary. Without a doubt two of the most fascinating figures in the games press—not only in terms of knowledge, but storytelling as well. I could listen to them talk about industry minutiae and their lived experiences for hours on end. Big inspirations to me. Important guys.

The Sanctum BBS in Palm Springs, CA. Its SysOp, The Ancient One, ran it on an Apple ][.

Announcement: Steam Demo Out Now!
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.

How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
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Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev

Eyeball

Our brand new Eyeball ep is here! Please share with everyone you know!

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Hope you find/found an easier fix! I'd transferred my island but created a new resident for some reason and just want back to where I was. I can see my old house and it's making me sad. Need to look into my options.

Were you one of the 5 million?

I was. 🤠

Sacrificing people and saying AI will let them "do more with less". Like I saw in a comment earlier today: no, they'll do less with less. AI can't replace most of the rare talent they've lost in these short-sighted moves to appease the money people who are asking them "y u no use AI?"

My annual look at how mobile apps and games fared in the year just passed. H/T to @sarahp.bsky.social for connecting the dots of what it all means, as usual.

Happy Birthday, buddy!

Yes.

Mine has never stopped increasing. I should probably buy another copy before it’s too late.

This is what a labor of love looks like.

I wrote a thing. Mobile games are still making $$$, but in December, one of the historically biggest months for mobile gamer spending in the top titles especially, the big ones saw a $32M dip. New device owners boosted downloads 12% over November, while full-year 2025 installs grew just 1.1% YoY.

Slightly diminish a game

Semifinal Fantasy

Awesome, thanks! Going to give this a shot!

What’s the second accessory apart from the external DAC/amp?

Ooo! What are you favorite headphones with this setup?