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it's on root. it's literally on zulip. it's on stoat (formerly revolt). it's on fluxer with plutonium. dude it's on tuwunel. you can probably find it on mattermost. it's on pumble. you can go to pumble and look at it. log into pumble right now. pumble has it for you. pumble has it for you

and IRC apparently

people will post about "we need go back to Forums" and then not set up or use Forums

natural causes

UK game writer/nds we have a union!

The WGGB provided invaluable support when I was made redundant. A rep was in all my meetings and briefed me before and after. While everything was above board in my case, I did not have to go through it alone.

As a freelancer, they vet my contracts.

Pizza Jam (✨Pizza Prize!✨) A game jam from 2026-03-13 to 2026-04-10 hosted by ComputerJames. Hello! This is a themed 9 day jam that runs from 7pm Friday March 13th until 7pm on Sunday 22nd (GMT+1), in order to WIN A PIZZA. Ther...

If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (and win a delicious pizza) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts March 13th

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So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina

just get some cheap masks and go outside and film your own fucking movie with your phone at that point goddamn. stop. who gives a shit

we have to move on to culture 2. since culture 1 is just at the end of its rope / predicated on regurgitating its own shit back into its mouth forever

no those are the two, I think. you might enjoy The Crying of Lot 49

I have a suspicion that the uhh bold and innovative approach to software quality management currently affecting the windows OS is also bleeding out into other microsoft products

oh this happened to me the other day without unreal's help

it might be worth experimenting with less aggressive versions of the filter, or a more nuanced colour range, to accentuate the characters while keeping the floors and non-essential scenery from competing with them visually

hmm, I don't think the unprocessed version looks bland at all tbh! the lighting and colour choices are doing a lot of work to make it look cohesive, and the sprites really jump out; you lose some of that when you palletise the colours because it adds a lot of contrast to less-important areas

Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG

Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!

I second this

Comparing my two current projects on how long it takes to go from pressing F5 in Visual Studio to being in the game and editor:
Eldritch 2 (custom tech): 8s
The Killing Stone (UE5): 3m9s

It's so much easier to iterate on code when compiling and relaunching takes only a few seconds.

microsoft out of vvardenfell

we already have modern morrowind, it's called openmw.org

"it can't be the Eliza effect because I'm too smart to fall for the Eliza effect" – guy who just fell for the eliza effect

Hypnospace Outlaw x Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator bundle, 10% off for both on Steam

Guess who's in a bundle with @writnelson.bsky.social / @strangescaffold.bsky.social latest horrifying (positive) project? 👀

Get it:
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making a UI that works with a controller: 1 work
making a UI that works with a mouse: 1 work
making a UI that works with a controller AND a mouse: 4 work

wow cool jank

people will post about "we need go back to Forums" and then not set up or use Forums

none of it

people just lining up to prove the thesis on this one goddamn. site's never beating the allegations

hey wait I know that guy

looks like Josan Gonzalez or maybe Craig Paton

back to the office for a "quick chat with HR"

aaa not beating the donezo allegations

Lex, Word Fun One cover art. Wizard with helicopters. Incredible concept. The game allows you to become a wordy pilot of the Semantic Squadron, I've read!

Word Fun 1 Based on a helicopter theme, this package provides learners with plenty of hands on action as they take control of their various aircraft. Its interesting graphics reinforce the fantasy aspect of a skill building word rescue assignment. Oppocopter uses words taken from a large pool of carefully selected exact opposite pairs, that have beeen graded into four levels of difficulty. The learner manoeuvres a helicopter to shoot down the correct opposite from a multiple selection. A scorebar counts correct answers, but if an error is made, the correct answer is highlighted. At each level, one of four speeds can be chosen to place a time limit on answering each question. Synocopter asks the learner to effect a rescue by helicopter, by matching a word with its exact synonym to correctly locate the target. There are three levels of difficulty and three speeds to choose from. Alphacopter provides a unique way to practise alphabetical skills as well as strategic problem solving skills. Using a helicopter to lift the top word block off one of three piles and then to move it to another pile, the learner is able to transform a randomly ordered pile of words into an alphabetically ordered array. Six levels grade this activity from a simple task to a most demanding one. The exciting action in all three games gives this package a particularly strong computer games appeal which is well balanced by its sound educational content. Walk across instructions and the very simple, clear, and consistent use of the arrow keys for all user controls, make it very easy to use for all age levels. Ages five - fifteen.

Spelling Fun 1 menu screen. In fetching CGA!

Lex, Wizard of Words commencement screen. Yet more lovely CGA!

FUCK IT, MISSING DOS WEDNESDAY

Trying to locate an Australian DOS game from ≈ 1988, 𝐋𝐞𝐱, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝟏.

The game was part of a series of four Edutainment games by Reckon Software/John Grimley.

Here's the box cover art, a text ad, and screenshots of 2 other games in the series! Help a gal out!?