Did you know? APWOT originally started as a student zine all the way back in 2014! ๐
The original self made publication used a limited colour palette, came in two sizes, was about 20 pages and was made in just under 2 weeks. We've come a long way to having Astro Bot and Playstation on the cover! ๐ค
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FRIENDS! ๐
My team at @bluebackpack.bsky.social and I just released The Berlin Apartment, the game weโve worked on for the past 4 years! ๐ญ๐
Give us so much love, wishlist and buy! โจ
store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/...
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This campaign also includes the Astral slipcase, for issues 4-6 of APWOT! It features a fantastical creature accompanying each letter of the APWOT initialism. Crafted from 3mm-thick card with foil blocking and spot varnish, and available as an add on and a bundle for this campaign!
kck.st/4i1GAHT ๐
12.11.2025 18:51 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
LAUNCH PARTY TIME! Save the date ๐
Come to Gosh! Comics in Soho on the 4th of December to help us celebrate the release of Issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time! ๐ฆ๐
Hope to see you there! ๐
07.11.2025 18:54 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
I do not post on social media, but I feel in the age of AI slop and digital only releases, something physical, beautiful and created with such care should be shouted from the rooftops.
@apwot.bsky.social keep doing what your doing!
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How lucky we are to have Cas and the team throwing everything at every issue of APWOT. An honour to be asked to contribute - so many great writers I can't wait to dig into. Its annual arrival is a highlight of my gaming year. Treat yourself to a copy and you won't be disappointed.
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A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
My life as a creative adult is just buying all my friends kickstarter projects
Anyway, check out A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 by Caspian Whistler on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
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๐ค๐ Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! ๐๐ค
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the gameโs director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
๐ซ kck.st/4i1GAHT ๐ซ
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Top tip for cat parents: set up a pile of sewing tissue paper.
Peli has been going wild for the crinkle.
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So happy to have been a part of Polaris! ๐ Go give these lovely and ridiculously smart game devs a follow.
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How โAPWOTโ, The Most Beautiful Gaming Journal, Made Its Annual Release An Event
'A Profound Waste of Time' has set an incredibly high bar for printed gaming media, even if only four issues have been produced in ten years.
Thrilled speak to Forbes about the origins of the mag, the challenges of working on APWOT part-time for nearly a decade, and my hopes for the future. ๐
"APWOT is arguably the best example of print media celebrating the industry."
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
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Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle - itch.io share.google/NQA8gyN57GEe...
@seagamesforgood.bsky.social
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Hi folks ๐ I am available now for freelance UI/UX design work (but also 2D art, illustrations, motion design or art direction).
Don't hesitate to drop me a message for any new opportunity!
See more of my work:
โจ cedrepradier.com
๐ฎ cedreprader@gmail.com
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'Interact as a colleague not as a fan' was salient advice I received very early on in my career.
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Oooh would love to see you! Depends on when, we're away until the 26th. Hopefully we can make it work. ๐
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๐ฃ 48 HOURS TO GO!
You can still get all 3 of these timeless games publications along with a collectible slipcase in the APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign! ๐
Get them here!๐
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WE JUST HIT 400% FUNDED!!!! WITH A WHOLE WEEK LEFT TO GO!!! ๐ฅณ๐๐ฅฒ
๐ Check the campaign out here:
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LETS GO!!
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A painting of Anna's Crescentsona: a modern motorbike broom witch. It features a sci fi punk witch and a motorbroom with a 90s background. It says Broom Broom in the corner.
I got my #Crescentsona done just in time! They're a part time street racer, part time espresso drinker, full time menace ๐๐๏ธ
We've got just 3 hours left on our Crescent County Kickstarter! Please go check it out! ๐
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
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Here to provide hype and feed you muffins. ๐ซก
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That's me. The friend doing the supportive dance at Anna's booth.
NOW GO SUPPORT CRESENT COUNTY! ๐๐งน
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Oh no way! Hi Martin. Lets hang out.
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Thank you KC! ๐ Hope you're well!
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APWOT is generally some of the best games-related publications you can get. Absolutely worth it, incredible writing and art, and after being the coffee table book for some time, they're so pretty that they retire to a place of honour in my book cabinet for future reference.
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Omg I'd love that! Maybe I'll get some practice in.
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A healthy little lad.
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researching play, experience design, machine learning, cognition, making, and games. I hold hands with strangers. ๐๐น Typos promised.๐ผโค๏ธ
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Franchise Narrative Director @ Scopely. Previously Netflix, Riot Games, Unannounced Blizzard Survival Game, Mageseeker. She/her.
'Funky urban Galadriel' | 'Celestial gigawitch' | 'Bird lady' | 'Crone' | โSingularly horrifying โ 5 starsโ
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Toronto based game designer/developer.
SSMP. Marc. Gone Vroom. A pile of digital trash that's disappeared.
Working on new stuff. Still missing Miitomo.
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Views my own.
Artist and game developer. Designed Manifold Garden, Hotel Infinity, and Strata. Creative Director at Studio Chyr. Adjunct at Columbia College Chicago.
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GDC Talk: Bear Hugs and Dev Tears https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/bear-hugs-and-dev-tears-building-stories-for-cozy-grove-camp-spirit/907863
Lead game designer for Cozy Grove; Camp Spirit, scavenger of knick-knacks. โค๏ธ๐
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Toronto-based solo-ish game dev of The Crimson Diamond: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/
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