Dan Maher

So, so happy for Team Asobi and their massive, much-deserved Game of the Year win at The Game Awards. I'm credited as 'Word Jockey' on the game, which means I had the privilege of naming all the stages, enemies and, best of all, the VIP bots + their Gatcha items. Dream job. Here's a few of my faves:

Back with another Convergence Radar! @dominictarason.com champions Silver Pines (bsky.app/profile/team...), Afterbeat (bsky.app/profile/vita...) and Invokyr (bsky.app/profile/ludo...), plus all the other usual goodness. Subscrib doon! convergence-radar.beehiiv.com/p/lynchian-h...

Look, I am angry. I know I'm not the only one. The amount of AI slop we see trying to find worthwhile games on Steam is overwhelming. So, to not be consumed by rage, instead I made this list of the most shameless excuses devs have written as AI content disclosures. Enjoy.

FYI, the Next Fest page has updated! Where previously it was slop, my top recommendations in the main listing are: Dead of the Brain Queen's Domain ReBlade Annalynn MD Anomalith TETRIC (which is new to me and looks WILD) Derelikt Godzilla: DAMM Surfpunk Prison Of Husks Hell Wait Zero AI. Told ya.

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You may not like it, but this is what peak localization looks like (Asterix: Mega Madness (PS1, 2001))

New Convergence Radar from @dominictarason.com! Normal Golf Game (Luke Muscat and @futurefriendsgames.com), Nivalis Nights (@nivalisgame.com), TOEM 2 (@swmgames.bsky.social) PLUS creator spotlights, Convergence alumni updates and vid recommendations! convergence-radar.beehiiv.com/p/abnormal-g...

Thank you for tuning in for Convergence to help celebrate indie games last week. 🧡 We saw 64 indie games from 25+ countries, all via co-streams and live gameplay with your favourite creators, hosted by the marvellous @jessecox.bsky.social and @ashleyroboto.com. See you again in February 2027!

The Number of the Bins

Hiii. I got made redundant over summer and job-hunting is SLOW so I'm very available for freelance work! Over the last 15-20 years I've done a tonne of podcasts, streams, video interviews, photos, written articles/reviews, and drone stuff. Proof that I don't suck: www.midnightcereal.com Thanks!

Reposting for the morning crowd - trailers and Steam links within, or visit our Steam hub store.steampowered.com/curator/4509...

The October @convergence-gs.bsky.social Showcase just finished - if you missed it, there's a full summary on our Beehiiv convergence-radar.beehiiv.com/p/october-sh...

hey the indie showcase i help showrun is tonight it will be a good one with great games please watch pray hands emoji

Alright, it's the final day of the Steam Sale! We've got seven hours left, and I've got eight whole articles of recommendations right here, all indexed in one place!

Tickets are moving *slowly* for this. Which is fine. I'm not expecting it to sell out. But it'd be really nice to get a few more bums on seats between now and Oct 14. It'll be good, promise! Brighton game likers/devs, please share, tell yr pals, think positive thoughts, thank you.

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Dominic continues to produce an excellent (and packed!) weekly newsletter for my company's indie showcase (@convergence-gs.bsky.social). Always full of great game and long-read/watch recommendations, plus game key giveaways. Get subscribing!

Plan a horrorfest using only your first name. Dawn of the Dead Alien Nightmare On Elm St, A In the Mouth of Madness Eden Lake Let The Right One In

1. Pray...for...Mojo. 2. Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all! Nothing at all! NOTHING AT ALL! 3. The goggles do nothing. 4. Are they saying "boo" or "Boo-urns"? 5. The most rewarding part was when he gave me the money. Bonus: IT'S WHISPER QUIET

Very excited to say that I've been brought out of presenting retirement to co-host this excellent showcase with the lovely Haz Dullul! There's a ton of good stuff to look forward to - and there's even a Datablast for the Bad Influence! hedz, so make you get your VCRs ready.

A Review of the Guardian’s Review of Channel 4’s ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ theneuroscienceofeve... I reviewed the Guardian's review of The Great ADHD Myth, and found it... well, lacking doesn't really do it justice. #ADHD #Channel4 #Guardian #Neurodivergence

Blogged it. Happy Hater Week. aftermath.site/war-crime-n6...

Just a little reminder to everyone: Algorithms are useless. It's very hard to find cool stuff without being shown it by someone else. So if you find something cool - a band, a game, a video essay or anything else - share it and tell people about it. And thanks to anyone who does! You're cool!

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio

A massive and critically acclaimed story with: Greek mythology & gods Witches A painful journey of self-worth I guess The Odyssey and Magic of Myths have some things in common... Get your bundle of our fantasy series with 15% off using the code Odyssey26 via brothersonbooks.gumroad.com/l/hudgy

Great read. Awful man (and awful wife, it seems).

are you ready for OFFBEAT in just 2 days?? aaaah!! our silly little game about music and monkeys and other things also is out in early access on WEDNESDAY!!! eep!!! wishlist wishlist wishlist!! there are not 30k+ of you thank you so much!!! store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/... #indiegame #music

This week we revealed our game, Bandwagon! It's such a fun project to work on :) It's still relatively early, we need some feedback to make the best version of this adventure/survivor-like game! So please join the upcoming playtest if you have some time (starting very soon!), thank you! #gamedev

WHAT IS THIS GAME

So, I've mentioned that I've been doing the newsletters recently for the @convergence-gs.bsky.social Games Showcase. Well, their latest big show was yesterday - here's the Youtube VOD! The industry is having some BIG problems, no question, but there is still an endless flood of creativity out there

Crow Country is 🐦‍⬛🎡🎊🚨 🎉 70% OFF ✨ 👀⭐👆😱 for a Steam Daily Deal to celebrate tomorrow's launch of our new game, The Mermaid Mask We're not discounting this low again for a looong time, so grab it white you can! Already played? Recommend to a friend! store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/...

The show went SO well! Follow @convergence-gs.bsky.social and check their feed for all the announcements, or just pop over to our Steam page to wishlist everything store.steampowered.com/curator/4509...

Thanks all for watching @convergence-gs.bsky.social And of course as always thanks to @dexbonus.co.uk for putting up with my nonsense :P

Tomorrow (16/7) is the second @convergence-gs.bsky.social of 2026, where we'll present 40+ upcoming indies in trailer + live gameplay form over two hours, all fronted by @jessecox.bsky.social and @dexbonus.co.uk, with guest appearances from lots of top streamers. Watch! www.convergenceshowcase.com

Dominic does a great job on these, and I do my little bit by coming up with crossword-esque clues for our weekly game code giveaways. Subscribe for great indie game, creator and long-read recommendations! substack.com/@convergence...

Aah, I notice the latest Convergence Indie Showcase newsletter is up! I've been writing these for them, and you can always find some good indie picks in there Shoutouts to @moonlightpeaks.bsky.social, as well as the developers of Cat Mail Co. and Veritas Tales, who should get Bluesky accounts too!

If you see this, post an archer

B.O.B.B. (Bombs Over Big Bird)

🚨🚨🚨 One More Day 🚨🚨🚨 Mythmatch is coming to Nintendo Switch tomorrow!! Are you all ready!?

Bold claims from Tuchel

So, as mentioned previously, I've been writing the newsletters for the Convergence Indie Showcase! We got weird games, liminal chillout videos and even a giveaway this week, plus some sales picks. Shoutouts to featured devs/publishers DMCAGuy, @tinybuildgames.bsky.social & @moldwasher.bsky.social