Danny Hawk

Late last year I interviewed a host of folks from one of my greatest loves… ‘The DIY Arcade scene’ for Issue 5 of @apwot.bsky.social This week the weighty and lovingly designed issue dropped through the letterbox…

that’s a wrap on my time at pcmag, so hello! i'm bee, a games and digital culture essayist who's written for kotaku, a.v. club, unwinnable, aftermath, and more. if you need a writer hit my line at beewertheimer [at] gmail [dot] com check out my work at beewertheimer.com

is there anything better than riling up the dog

this game just got its first content update. It's hard to do patchnotes in a video so here's a bunch of pictures of things that have been added or changed

it's here! spooky movie recs 2026. this year's list is special. i worked /entirely/ too hard on curation and couldn't be more excited to share this with y'all. brief notes on watching experimental work (3 posts) then recs. commence MOVIE RECS 2026 - SPOOKY EXPERIMENTAL + ARTHOUSE. let's go!

five more days of hat

this is a good piece on the jacob geller situation. for me at least the site was down when i tried to visit, you can use this link: archive.is/Ao2C8

Harper Shen and Chase Dodge talk Cyberpunk 2077’s pubic hair options and the lightness of play in Signal Fire #2! i-miss-my-wisdom-teeth.itch.io/signal-fire-...

If you make physical games, video games or other software based on modifying or reappropriating existing games or software, please consider submitting your work to be shown in the quadrennial plunderludics exhibition, to be held in New York later this year: plunderludics.github.io/misc/2026-op...

really enjoyed getting to be a part of this discussion!

Amazing conversation we got to have at boshi's! Thi's writing about games and play has quickly become a keystone to my own practice and thinking.

was looking on flickr for a picture of a smoke alarm but instead found photos of someone's cat named smoke alarm

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2026 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 27th More info 👇

So you're telling me that duskbloods is bloodborne kirby air ride???

are you good at 3D modeling and animating? do you live in or kinda near NYC? do you wanna work with the folks that made that flying catfish game? you should reach out and say wassup! zipit.games@gmail.com or send us a DM #gamedev #3dmodeling #animation #unity #indiedev

i'm here to announce a studio class i'll be teaching at @boshis.place (and remote) this fall! * idiosyncratic games * we will choose four game devs with unique styles, play & discussing their games and then make and critique projects inspired by them! expand your horizons and get some work done!

Everyone should play THE CANON OF BALLS store.steampowered.com/app/3962460/...

Join us for karaoke night on impossible mode as we replace the lyrics to any SONG with words from a specific TEXT, then try to sing the results on the spot. Our songwriting system, THE WEIRD ALGORITHM, matches each line syllable-for-syllable so you can sing along if you know the tune.

started playing shadow of the colossus ❤️‍🩹

bitsy is turning 10! to celebrate i've created an archive of every released version of bitsy, and i'm hosting an extra-special, extra-long 100th #bitsyjam :D blog.adamledoux.net/posts/2026-0...

My translation of one episode I liked from the Sunset Sway podcast is published in the new issue of @romchip.bsky.social. Thanks @lainenooney.bsky.social & Logan & Mary. Thanks Yanqin & Zitao.

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POINPY IS BACK! 🎉 And now it's FREE! No ads, no paid unlocks, just the full game. There's a tip option if you feel like it 😉 Available NOW on iOS and Android!

For our latest big story, @duncanfyfe.net dives deep the bestselling pinball game of all-time, The Addams Family.

Due to all the interest we've added a free RSVP for the fireside chat! Please sign up in order to attend pools.events/t/5lt2ymah/

boshi's lecture series presents: a fireside chat with C. Thi Nguyen! join us for an (interactive!) fireside chat with Thi about his philosophy work digging into games, metrics, yo-yoing, rock climbing, ttrpgs, aesthetics, fly fishing, bernard suits, and more. friday july 17th @ 7pm

"We're ending physical disc production, but don't worry — we're ALSO shutting down our digital stores!" blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/a...

nice nice nice!

If you’re in NY ask me about Summer of Ludd!

I'm going to freakIN DO IT AGAIN YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

my new book THE HOUSEWIVES UNDERGROUND is out today from @crownpublishing.bsky.social 🧡 reviewed in the NYT this morning as "a social history of novelistic propulsion" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/b...

student loans open in one tab, the complete kubrick criterion set open in another

Nancy 2/22/26… 🪱WOIMS🪱

Ready, set, be of use. goblinAmerica is out in Early Access on Steam now. store.steampowered.com/app/1944040/...

Beautiful in ways that are hard to put to words

boshis place is putting on a mega game! super-diplomacy is regular diplomacy, but bigger! specifically 35 people big, and 3 gms! join us at boshis place saturday june 27 at 5 for an epic night of backstabbing and politicking grab your tickets here: pools.events/event/tyo08I...