Joost van Dreunen

babyface card never declines

Kickstarter & Video Games in 2025 After a few years of hiatus, I am bringing back the review of the numbers for video games on Kickstarter. Last year, I did a talk at GDC…

I have put together the numbers for video games on Kickstarter last year and the blog post is going over them.

Short summary as a thread

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we must go deeper

mamdani. no notes.

ok back to work

taking the rest of the year off. #startuplife #riseandgrind

yes, the answer is yes.

Ah yes, so helpful.

Happy mandatory OS device update to all those who celebrate

end of semester grading is going to be lit

The Price of Platform Participation Goodreads’ introduction of paid giveaways reveals how charging for discovery affects ecosystem diversity and match quality.

What happens to ecosystem diversity and #platform match quality after a platform introduces paid #discovery tools (e.g., Apple's search result ads)? @kai-zzzzzz.bsky.social and co-authors share insights from #Goodreads introduction of paid book giveaways.
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thanks laine! next time i’ll save you a seat at the front ❤️

twofer!

👻 NEW EPISODE ALERT 👻
📑The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? ⚖️ PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker on the future of games in NYC 🎮 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...

Why Can’t Sony Make More Multiplayer Hits? How the PlayStation maker lost—but still survived—gaming’s live-service struggle

​In addition to @shawnlayden.bsky.social, I spoke to SOCOM creator Seth Luisi, SOCOM director, David Sears, Uncharted 2 and 3's @wildspeculation.bsky.social, former Eurogamer EIC Tom Bramwell, Kotaku's @ethangach.bsky.social, and analyst, @superjoost.bsky.social.

www.theringer.com/2025/10/24/v...

i read that as 99% + a half, suggesting i’m currently nowhere near finished

i will not be taking any questions.

#ghostofyotei

aaaaaand my weekend is gone

#ElectronicArts

This week on @unboxingpod.bsky.social we've got @colleenmacklin.bsky.social giving us an update from the Game UX Summit + @superjoost.bsky.social on how H1B fees are America's loss but Europe's gain.

All that and more, with the least annoying game industry pod you could ever listen to...

@superjoost.bsky.social and I dish on our students favorite game

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Data is the new spice

git gud

so that’s where i left them

From the kids you brought you “I don’t want to eat my dinner” comes a new classic: “Can I have ice cream?”

pod material

Also this is the podcast where I discovered @superjoost.bsky.social is trained in martial arts

I’m trained to live in the shadows🥷

does it account for the energy i spend having to deal with this

IYKYK