Gregory Avery-Weir

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YouTube video by Technology Connextras LED replacement bulbs for cars are bad and you shouldn't use them.

This is a hill I will die on.
youtu.be/fDvxq7IF1W4

I'll be streaming a cute game in a bit under three hours with the other half of @futureproofgames.com in chat!

The Forest and the Trees by Jill Murray An upcycled game about finding ways to move on and finish art.

I took a Bitsy game I never finished, about a maple syrup heist, and turned it into a poetic memoir about finishing things, for a @gamepoems.bsky.social submission. I'm told it will be shared this weekend at the Winchester Poetry Festival in the UK, which I'm excited about. Takes ~5 mins to play.

GregoryAveryWeir - Twitch Video game developer, writer, tabletop gamer. Worked on

Gregory is going to take up the noble occupation of dinosaur ranching tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern as Future Proof Plays: Paleo Pines, an adorable farming game from @paleopines.bsky.social. Spend some time with us and chat about dinosaurs and game design! www.twitch.tv/gregoryavery...

The British Podcast Awards featured a strange “glitch” that everyone found amusing; but has interesting implications. Most of the winners were upstairs in the cheap balcony seats, meaning there was a few minutes’ delay on almost EVERY award as the winners went down the back stairs to the stage. >>

Unity® An important message A security vulnerability was identified that affects games and applications built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later for Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. There is no evidence of any exploitation of the vulnerability, nor has there been any impact on users or customers. We have proactively provided fixes that address the vulnerability, and they are already available to all developers. The vulnerability was responsibly reported by the security researcher Ryotak, and we thank him for working with us. Key Facts: • There is no evidence of any exploitation of the vulnerability nor has there been any impact on users or customers. • Unity has worked in close collaboration with our platform partners who have taken further steps to secure their platforms and protect end users. • Released games or applications using Unity 2017.1 or later for Windows, Android, macOS, or Linux may contain this vulnerability. • Unity has released an update for each of the major and minor versions of the Unity Editor starting with Unity 2019.1. • Unity has released a binary patcher to patch already-built applications dating back to 2017.1.

What Actions Should You Take? You need to take action if you have developed and released a game or application using Unity 2017.1 or later for Windows, Android, or macOS. It is imperative that you review the following guidance to ensure the continued safety of your users. • If your project is still in active development: • Download the patched update for your version of the Unity Editor, available via Unity Hub or the Unity Download Archive, before building and publishing. This will ensure that your releases are fully protected. • Games and applications already built: • We strongly recommend you download the patched update for your version of the Unity Editor, recompile, and republish your application. • We have provided a tool to patch already-built applications dating back to 2017.1 for Android, Windows, and macOS for developers who prefer not to rebuild their projects. The tool can be accessed here.

• For Android or Windows Applications, some additional protections are being put in place: • If your Android application is distributed via Google Play, other third-party Android App stores, or direct download: As an additional layer of defense, Android's built-in malware scanning and other security features will help reduce risks to users posed by this vulnerability. This does not replace the time critical need to apply the patch update for affected apps. (These protections do not apply to AOSP-based platforms unaffiliated with Google.) • If your application targets Windows: For Windows-based applications, Microsoft Defender has been updated and will detect and block the vulnerability. Valve will issue additional protections for the Steam client. •If your application employs tamper-proofing or anti-cheat solutions: • You will need to rebuild your project with the patched update for your version of the Unity Editor and redeploy to maintain these protections. Patching your existing application isn't possible because it will trip the tamper protection. Additional Platforms: • For Horizon OS: Meta devices have implemented mitigations so that vulnerable Unity apps running on Horizon OS cannot be exploited. • For Linux: The vulnerability presents a much lower risk on Linux compared to Android, Windows, and

• For Linux: The vulnerability presents a much lower risk on Linux compared to Android, Windows, and macOS. • For all other Unity-supported platforms, including iOs, there have been no findings to suggest that the vulnerability is exploitable. • For the best protection, we always recommend you are on the latest patch release of the version of Unity you are using. Consumer Guidance: • There is no evidence of any exploitation of the vulnerability nor has there been any impact on users or customers. • Advise your users to keep their devices and applications updated, enable automatic updates, and maintain current antivirus software. • Encourage security best practices, including avoiding suspicious downloads and routinely updating all software.

Unity is telling every developer who has a game running on anything newer than 2017.1 to update to fix a vulnerability

“It is imperative that you review the following guidance to ensure the continued safety of your users.”

Everything Is Permitted An entertaining deep dive into the world, gameplay, and evolution of the hugely successful Assassin’s Creed video game franchise​A hooded figure stands i...

ALERT! ALERT! We're in the last days of being able to preorder my book EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED: ON ASSASSIN'S CREED, which is a book about the Assassin's Creed franchise and how games reflect and impact the real world! Click this link and use the code MN93450 for 30% off! z.umn.edu/14943

Don't worry about not fitting in, because fitting in isn't an important part of your life.
Be proud of being different♡
Your life is shining🌈

Steam forum post for EARTH MUST DIE. The question is raised "Is this game political? or will I be able to enjoy it and escape from this dire reality for a moment?"

I can answer this!

EARTH MUST DIE is about a dumbass authoritarian dictator, and the whole game is deeply, unashamedly anti-fascist in nature.

The GOOD news is, if you're a fascist, most of the jokes will go over your head and you can just look at the pretty colours? 👍

Art & System: Games for Expanded Play A new indie game series from Central Michigan University Press launching with a lineup of three games: Princess with a Cursed Sword, Dog Eat Dog, and the Mountain Witch

Live now: Back new physical editions of Dog Eat Dog, The Mountain Witch, and my Princess with a Cursed Sword!

Thaumaturge 10: Epilogue We've reached the end of our Thaumaturge story, and it is time for the Conclude action. Each Princess Sword game has a unique Conclude action, and it typically involves a choice between two possible o...

My Thaumaturge let's play is concluded. If you liked it, please be sure to back the Art & System campaign when it goes live tomorrow!

Hegseth did his whole fatphobic, anti-DEI speech to the generals in part so that when they correctly object to having soldiers kill US civilians, he is set up to claim that they're actually upset about the former. They're worried that the military brass won't willing to murder Americans otherwise.

Gotta start at the beginning. You're gonna need an oscilloscope.

The Lift

The Lift turns household chores into sci-fi
aftermath.site/the-lift-playt...

Submissions to Game Poems Community Showcase #1

Are you a fan of expressive short-form videogames? Check out the first Game Poems Community Showcase at gamepoems.org/showcase

Please play, share, and leave comments!

Some transgender people see only darkness in front and behind them.

The current climate is especially accelerating this.

Transgender people just want to love the people they love and live their lives as themselves.
Let's all join hands and change the world🫶🌏🫶

YouTube video by PlayWarframe Warframe | Damage Attenuation Developer Workshop

Game community folks, a great case study in addressing player complaints: @pabloalonso.bsky.social describes the current situation, explains the design intent, reflects what players dislike, describes what changes are planned, and asks for feedback after it's live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yaa...

i directed this 1.0 announcement trailer for rhythm doctor; you will notice the word i did not use is "edit," and the reason for that is that the thing i say at the start of this trailer is 100% true (i mean. of course it is, imagine how brazen it would be if it wasn't)

EP4ADD1::"In the shadow of the ████████'s full restoration, the inner world of the █████████ roils."

PLAY:: corru.observer
INFO:: corru.news/e4a1

Organisers of GDC:
“Festival of Games will be easy to search for. ‘fog in san francisco’ ”

A roleplaying game called HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOAT GIRL. Text only version here https://www.patreon.com/posts/138800567

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOAT GIRL is my one hundredth one page game.

YOU ARE A GOAT GIRL. It is always your birthday and God Himself could not stop you from doing exactly what you want.

PDFs (including text-only) and design commentary here: www.patreon.com/posts/138800...

Circle inset of a woman with short dark hair and aqua cat eye glasses sitting in the sunlight. Behind inset is black and maroon drawing of cards on a table with a raven looking at the objects.

Crowdfunding soon: Princess with a Cursed Sword (bound edition) by game designer, author, and educator @cyborgurl.bsky.social. Catch up with her actual play of Thaumaturge, the edition's new RPG, at https://bit.ly/4pByJUC in Dev log.
BackerKit: https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn
Art: @evlynmoreau.bsky.social

Autism does not need to be cured! It's the rest of society that needs to be more accommodating!! Neurodivergence and disabilities cause suffering only because we have so little understanding or support. Treating it as something "broken" or "wrong" only enforces that, please just help people instead.

In the latest Before the Future Came, we talk about two episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. I bring up an old Discordian parable about how paternalism is insufficient to produce a moral culture. Later, we applaud and lament James Doohan's voice work. beforethefuture.space/podcast/s01e...

Hey, entire non-US games industry - @kyleor.land is good and trustworthy people.

I know this is an art account but I just want to let my fellow Godot devs know that I made custom skin and eye shaders and they're available for FREE on GitHub!

Still work in progress, feel free to give feedback!

#godot #godotengine #gamedev

Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice.

Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT."
IT IS ART.
YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.

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Mommy and Daddy, it's a little dirty, can you wash it for me?

ほんのちょこっとだけ汚れちゃったのでちぃたん☆洗ってくれませんかっ？☆