Top recent posts by Web Professionals with a Focus on Game Development and Storytelling on Bluesky

relooted is being made by a team of developers from numerous african countries, but only its white south african creative director was able to demo it to summer game fest attendees. this was most certainly not always the plan

i quit polygon; today's my last day. back to being an intergalactic bounty hunter (full-time freelance writer)! you'll soon see my bylines elsewhere & ofc you can still hear my video game opinions on Triple Click weekly. if you've got room in your budget for me: maddymyerswrites at gmail dot com <3

Taylor Swift shares sweet moment with a patient at children’s hospital today.

"Fascism doesn't just take down the oppressed, it doesn't just come for the people it's trying to control; it inevitably destroys the people who have worked the hardest to build it" — #Andor creator Tony Gilroy

Bob Belcher, Hank Hill and Cleveland Brown playing Fortnite together.

I think a lot of games jargon is incredibly bad but I have to give it to whoever coined the new term for Clair Obscur-specific subgenre of the French-infused JRPG, the j'RPG. Incredible work.

Gary Oldman has been knighted 🗡️ He is now Sir Gary Oldman

Wikipedia has halted their AI-generated summaries after backlash from editors

At Amsterdam airport on a LA-bound flight, I got a random check as always. This time, as soon as security opened my backpack, I got hit by the strongest weed smell I'd ever smelled. I've never used any drugs. It wasn't mine. Nervous, I glanced at the person behind me, and Snoop Dogg nodded back.

Eight years ago, Hitman developer IO Interactive was bleeding so much money that Square Enix paid to get rid of it. Now it's one of the largest privately owned video-game companies in the world, with 500 employees. I spoke to IO's CEO about how that happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

anime-style procedural pixel clouds achieved! :D☁️ #bombshellblitz #gamedev #madewithunity

First look at Pixar's 'Gatto' 🐈‍⬛ • New movie from ‘Luca’ director Enrico Casarosa • Follows a black cat in Venice who starts questioning whether he’s lived the right lives • Blends 2D hand paint textures with CG animation • In theaters Summer 2027

I'm glad the strike is over, but I'll never stop thinking about the nasty tactics certain voice actors engaged in in just to "hurry up and get back to work" for a handful of dying and corrupt companies, and I know I'm not the only one. Many voice actors got a foul look at their heroes this strike.

First look at ‘GATTO’, a new PIXAR film from ‘Luca’ director Enrico Casarosa • Follows a black cat in Venice with a love of music who is shunned by locals due to superstitions • New hand-painted style of animation • In theaters Summer 2027

Ron Clements is coming out of retirement to rejoin Walt Disney Animation Studios as a mentor for the next generation of filmmakers He wrote and directed many classics including 'The Little Mermaid', 'Hercules' and 'Aladdin'

Sabrina Carpenter urges fans to join her in donating to the National Immigration Law Center amid on-going ICE protests

Sony appears to be removing regional restrictions on their Steam/PC games God of War Ragnarok steamdb.info/sub/833972/h... The Last of Us Part II Remastered steamdb.info/sub/1219787/... Spider-Man 2 steamdb.info/sub/1219797/... Helldivers 2 steamdb.info/sub/137730/h...

Gary Oldman has been honored with a knighthood from King Charles. He is now Sir Gary Oldman.

X3 Sigma is Devil Gundam with the serial numbers filed off.

Happy 44th Birthday to Chris Evans 🎂

The original cut of ‘Star Wars’ screened for the first time in decades yesterday Kathleen Kennedy attended so fans wouldn’t think it was an ‘illegal screening’

Saw lots of games at SGF I haven't talked about yet, so here's a short thread! POSSESSORS (Heart Machine) Extremely slick metroidvania with a modern hellworld setting (think Devilman). Immediately just *feels* good to jump and attack. They told me the combat was inspired by Smash Bros?? Cool.

our new game PEAK is a climbing game with friends where the slightest mistake can spell your doom🗻 reach the top of the mountain as a group of scouts when it drops JUNE 16‼️

Ah, so they’re already at the point where they don’t feel the need to use the “thousands of criminal immigrants” narrative anymore. Just “socialists” will do.

Yes, that is a Kong surfing on a rock. #DonkeyKongBananza comes to #NintendoSwitch2 on July 17.

Sony Vaio UX Micro PC

David Lynch’s family is considering releasing his final script “People can then sit with his ideas. It would be very sad if people didn’t get to see it” (via The Times)

Best 20 Mobile Games To Play While Driving hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

Dear Western media, Israel's attack has put the Middle East "on the brink of war" the same way Hitler's blitzkrieg in Poland brought Europe "to the brink of war". Which is to say, Israel attacked Iran unprovoked, after Iran already showing restraint the last few times Israel did this.

Well I didn’t think this little section of the KOTOR 2 LP would be so instantly relevant.

the standard definition trans catgirl pipeline

Algorithm Figures You’ll Enjoy This Beheading hard-drive.net/hd/entertain...

Even if a particular reading is not the author’s intent, what a reader brings to a work of literature (or any kind of art!) is also valuable. And that’s what Death of the Author actually means.

Nintendo making it so the Switch 1 pro controllers can't turn the Switch 2 on is such a middle finger move. Like, it's not a big enough deal to justify me buying an expensive new controller, but I do sit down, try to turn the console on, swear, and get up to do it manually every single time.

Okay, so who here on Bluesky actually PLAYS Retro Games? If you do, let me know your favorite consoles and titles. 👾

A kids tablet LilyPad will be a villain in ‘TOY STORY 5’ The tablet has a different perception of what’s best for Bonnie in contrast to the toys.

this year’s summer game fest took place against the backdrop of LA’s anti-ICE protests, which proved impossible to ignore. this forced a reckoning for many in attendance: what is the point of the show, and as american society crumbles, what is the point of games?

in the last week, every one of these pop-culture accounts have been like "hey, i recognize all this shit from Andor" and I got to say that I don't mind that at all

Thanks for the awesome week on Giant Bomb.

Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Android codes for Civilization VI courtesy of @aspyr.com. Giveaway ends on June 15th, 6PM PT New update available now www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-N6...

I was messing around with something and accidentally generated a funny screenshot.

I don't say this enough I feel like, but thank you so much, those that tell me they look up to me. I'd be lying if I said I haven't thought often this past year that I should just give up voice acting and flee to Canada or something, but on days like that it's you all that keep me going. ❤️

In case I've seemed quiet for the past month: I'm tackling a pretty sudden deadline at the studio (that will be important for later!) I'll be more publicly active once the goal is met, but for now, here's a very early sneak peak at some unannounced stuff ~ #pixelart #ドット絵

like a year or two ago they announced they had something like 12 live service games in the works and we were all like "that's not a good fucking idea"

Awake and ready to interrogate these kids on the subject of “who stuffed a bunch of stuffing into the space around my mouse wheel?”

is there a box I can tick on my estimated tax form that says “but don’t use this to buy weapons for those ethnostate genocidal cunts”. asking for a friend.

Seen while out tonight at the door of a local eatery. ✊🏾👏🏾

One thing I’ve noticed in my own life and work - people don’t always realize how much thought + care goes into a single line of dialogue. The curtains are never just blue

Overview of a new model I'm working on for ABYSS X ZERO I'm using the most cursed UV techniques making has even known (UV is shown at the end the video btw) Video music: Au Revoir by Malice Mizer #gamedev #blender #lowpoly #indiegame

wife texts

i always forget that like. people actually like forrest gump. in my mind its remembered as embarassingly as crash but no thats just me and my communist friends

First look at Mayor Winddancer in ‘ZOOTOPIA 2’ Described as an actor turned politician.

Nintendo Switch 2 set a new all-time launch week unit sales record for video game hardware in the US, with over 1.1 million units sold during the week ending June 7, 2025 (excludes sales from the My Nintendo Store). The record was previously held by PlayStation 4.

Mentioned this on In Review yesterday; here it is for your eyes today!

Final day to pre-order the SIGNALIS OST on Compact Disc!

I'm having an interesting experience with the Nightreign videos, which is that they're underperforming with subscribers but are performing well on every other metric. So I guess there are still some longterm Souls fans who aren't fully sold on it yet.

You were one of the seven Dems who voted to confirm Noem.

Aight pin this and lets come back to it in October

Weekend gaming starts now! Which style of play are you excited to jump into? #NintendoSwitch2

Smile Fest figure preview: photogallery.goodsmile.com/smilefest202... -PlayStation for figmaPLUS -Resident Evil 4 Ada Wong Nendoroid -Baldur's Gate 3 SP The Emperor Pop Up Parade -Final Fantasy XII Fran Scale Figure

ending this video in 30 seconds saying ah they're all basically the same, nine way tie and making nintendo guys so mad it causes a minor earthquake

just wanted to say big thanks to everyone that's gone out and bought the earthblade & beastieball albums this week since there's been a lot of visibility between the feature, new track & delta's rune 🤍 the support means a lot especially as i toil away on long-term projects

One of the reasons why the Wii is such an exciting console to own these days: Wii Room. The Wiilink service translated the 'Wii No Ma' channel that was Japan exclusive, localising it as Wii Room. Then they not only restored much of its content but have been producing original shows since last year.

Free Swimming Lessons via Camp Crystal Lake. Today Only.

It makes my heart swell seeing Cody Flanagan in The Life of Chuck. I met him during Midnight Mass when he was about 4 years old and immediately loved him.

I repeat: One of the most fundamental lessons of intersectionality is that when competing alliances exist, so many will pick their empowered (Whiteness here) identity over any marginal identity they possess because choosing to stand with the disenfranchised requires sacrificing their privilege.

For those worried because "downtown LA" your friendly turalangeleno comes with a map 👍

this is absolutely nowhere near the curfew zone. 35 minute drive in normal traffic.

The Switch 2 Pro Controller is already my favorite Nintendo Controller. Now we need more interesting colors and some special editions.

A new ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ maze titled “Jason Universe” is coming to Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal’s Hollywood and Orlando parks.

hd 2d games be like what if they were just like you remember them from the 90s. but everyone took approximately three thousand times longer to walk across the screen

incredible week to be mostly offline and busy and often out of signal range

Aggregated library support = more games at your fingertips than ever before 🔥​ Welcome to the future of gaming on the go: xbx.lv/43VXqB6

The druid has been acquired, clothes were removed, Lae’zel had some choice words to say about us, and Burnadette’s pursuit for a cure continues! All while @leahlemoncakes.bsky.social answered your cinematic and gameplay animation questions 🎥 Watch the latest stream: larian.club/CFHStream

Take Us North could not be more timely with the horrific fascism overtaking the US. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...

Hit with a blue shell again.

ah yeah guys i have a brand new idea what if we did some regime change in iran have we ever tried that before

#DyingLightTheBeast director says the game 'really is Dying Light 3' 🧟‍♂️ • His last playthrough took over 30 hours • Costs $60 • Can use guns and vehicles • Set 13 years after DL1 • Day & night cycle is similar to DL1 "[It's] the best Dying Light game we've ever made" (via PC Gamer)

Hitting the Midnight road for some High Speed Driving RPG action. 🚗 Will be a little🧵 as I do so. 💙

I feel like almost all Kingdom Hearts fans will remember this commercial for KH2 VIVIDLY. The song from Utada Hikaru, the editing, and all the characters just made it seem so epic. I remember seeing it when it came out and despite not being a fan at the time, I took notice! Truly a special moment.

There is a non-zero chance I may have stumbled upon the worst beat 'em up I've EVER played... WATCH - youtu.be/PpKdXrs0C4E

SONICFOX PLUSHIES ARE NOW LIVE!! GO GET ONE! LINK BELOW!

Where the fuck is Punch Out for the Switch

added mullets to my boy and he looks 100% nicer, dang I wish I had added this before recording the video lol (actually I just moved the back part of his hair to the front, since the coat was hiding most of it, still think it looks better) shirtless version as a bonus for y'all

The story of light and shadow that never fades is reborn. 🦋 #BRAVELYDEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster is available now on #NintendoSwitch2: ninten.do/6014SSV6K

apparently it also fixes light leaks in unreal sun temple

2 days of press junkets were made very easy when you’re sitting next to the legendary David Morse. Working with David on We Were Liars was a highlight for me, fantastic person both on and off screen 💕

We can’t save democracy without saving trans people. If we allow the truth and fairness to be crushed by rhetoric and hate, we lose

going directly from a sega master system rpg to a modern bells and whistles remake is so funny. oh you died somehow i’m so sorry sir would you like a convenient autosave or an instant respawn… and would you like your balls sucked or just gently massaged…

castle ragoona, screenshot, trs-80 coco (1984) www.mobygames.com/game/182337/...

Matthew McConaughey will star as private investigator Mike Hammer in a new film written by ‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto. (Source: variety.com/2025/film/ne...)