EoinBT

I'm really excited to let you all know that I'm now represented by @litagentfran.bsky.social at Kate Nash Literary Agency. I'm looking forward to working with her on my first novel inspired by Lebor Gabála Érenn, aka The Book of Invasions. 🥳

Happy Halloween, everyone! What a great opportunity to replay one of the best home-grown Irish games of recent years!

BE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ENIGMA AND BUY THE GAMES

The Séance of Blake Manor is coming to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, XBOX Game Pass, PS5 & Nintendo Switch 2 in 5 days! www.theseanceofblakemanor.com

European Projects Coordinator John Crowley and Games Projects Coordinator Eoin Butler Thornton travelled to Iceland last week as part of the Interreg project InnoGS - exploring how creativity, innovation & collaboration can help address societal challenges! 💚✨🐳 Read more: ardan.ie/initiatives/...

Sparks: Game Changers returns in early 2027 🎮 ✨ 💚 🌈 Hear feedback from two of last year's participants, Alanna Kelly and Caitlyn Rooke, on their programme experience and what they found most beneficial for their careers. Take poll: tally.so/r/9qLPkQ Watch feedback: youtu.be/P3uPRCmvkDY

Ardán and Code Coven will be returning with Sparks: Game Changers in 2027, the second year of an online career development course for people of underrepresented genders in the Irish games industry. 🎮 ✨ 💚 🌈 Take the poll - help us shape the programme - let us know what you think: tally.so/r/9qLPkQ

Not too shabby. 💅 The Irish Mini Crossword No. 80 ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 0:29 · 2 day streak · avg 1:25 Can you beat that? theirishminicrossword.com

The invincible airplane

Announcing The Lich Wars! store.steampowered.com/app/2245710/... In our prequel to The Necromancer's Tale, you play as a musketeer in the army of a country that raised the dead to win a war, and which spent the next 20 years paying the price. A story-rich gothic RPG from the same writing team.

It’s my birthday! I’m 42 today! If you would like to do me a nice little birthday thing, reshare this original post or even send it along to cool companies looking for an expert game director, narrative designer, story-driven game designer or writer 🌟🎂🎉

Biddy Blas has apologised for recently resurfaced tweets from 2011.

Big news! Papaya Plaza is officially in Steam Next Fest (Oct 19–26)! 🎉 To celebrate, our brand new demo is LIVE! 🐱 Meet Pudding, our newest character. 🎁 Character gifts, new music & dynamic SFX. 🎮 Controller support & essential QoL fixes. Play now. Link in bio.

🍣🍣Major Announcement!! 🍣🍣 So excited to announce that Sushi On Wheels is coming out on the 7th of December!!! We’ve also surpassed 10,000 wishlists! Thank you so much for the support! Can't wait for the full release? Play the demo now! store.steampowered.com/app/3749760/...

I also want Vertical Slice to evolve beyond the confines of a traditional paper. That's why I'm launching The Repository, a growing (free) collection of pitch decks and design docs donated by generous contributors including @kitfoxgames.com, @outersloth.com, and @outerloopgames.bsky.social.

I love that a big part of making a Star Wars game now is: "turning a big dial taht says 'weird character' on it and constantly looking back at the internet for virality like a contestant on the price is right." LIKE IF YOU ALSO REMEMBER TURGLE FROM SW JEDI: SURVIVOR

"It looks delicious," she said, "but one question, what actually is 'homemade ghee'?" its butter i clarified

Adobe Suite getting a vibe-coded knockoff is the perfect storm of "literally everyone in the story is wrong" we haven't gotten in a while!

Essential reporting.

I played this game at Adventurex back in.....oh 2023 I think? It was hilarious, really looking forward to it!!

Genuinely surprised me where he's been popping up, and who with. After all these years I'm still naive about people's desire to do the easy and correct thing. It's SO EASY to ignore a game made by a dangerous crank these days. But no.

I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days. I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it. I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.

I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example. They DO track these things, and even that drives interest. Let this show die. Trans people deserve better.

Hello!!! I am still alive!!! I've spent the past few months putting 100% of my energy into TÖLT, leaving none for posting/socialising/events/sharing my work but rest assured, I'm still very much active and making something huge + daft. Here is a screenshot for engagement. Please engage with it.

Demo in 3 days!!! This is not a drill!!!!!!!!

Reminder: The EOI for the Irish Games Fund - Development Fund closes this week on October 8th. You cannot access the Application Form without filling out the EOI. The Application Form deadline is October 22nd. You can apply for the Irish Games Fund here - www.imirt.ie/irish-games-...

Yesterday's news about Jacob Geller broke my heart, so much that I couldn't stop dwelling on it all day. In an effort to make sense of this horrific news and my admittedly complicated feelings about it, here is my article on the Jacob Geller situation: epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...

Announcing The Séance of Blake Manor physical editions! We are excited to partner with Lost in Cult to introduce the stunning EDITIONS of The Séance of Blake Manor. Including the game on PS5 or Nintendo Switch 2 & exclusive extras. Pre-order yours now: https://bit.ly/4yyFH0H

Andrey Surnov's concept work for Jusant in my brain again this morning. Can't think of a game set among ruins that made me more desperate to see more of its world. So few games manage such an original and rich aesthetic, so sad the team never got to make more.

There's just under a month left to wait until The Séance of Blake Manor opens it's doors on XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, Game Pass, PS5 & Nintendo Switch 2. 👻🔮🐦‍⬛ You can wishlist the game on your preferred console here: www.theseanceofblakemanor.com

Finally started this over the weekend now I know my money's going to a good home, and holy moly if this isn't one of the best-looking games I've ever seen? Like playable concept art.

Strange Scaffold are geniuses.

Yesterday, for a brief moment, I was the tallest (highest?) person in Ireland. Today, my body will not forgive me.

It is crazy to have witnessed the turnaround on this game! Both me & them started our video game projects at the same time, on the same program - Indie Dev 2025 prototype fund, this time last year. Now they've gone ahead & launched it; wild! Fallosophy was masterfully scoped & fun from the start 😁

Had the privilege of working to support this game through our work at @ardan-ie.bsky.social Met the team at Gamescom this year and watched as they turned a relatively small prototype fund into absolute GOLD. Big congrats to the team, can't wait to get my hands on it during the week.

Screen Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of John-Patrick Molloy as the agency's first Head of Digital Games. 🎮 John takes up his role in Screen Ireland today. Read more ➡️ www.screenireland.ie/news/screen-...

it would be wild if we announced a game next week, that comes out before the end of the year right

POC in Play x Melanin Gamers meetups are here! 🎉 Join us & Melanin Gamers @melaningamers.bsky.social on 22 October for a panel and networking with games industry peers and leaders. Hosted with Ukie / Raise The Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social 🎮 🎟️ Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocinplay-...

Please watch this show. Top three of all time for me. Maybe top two. Oh God, maybe No. 1.

Halt and Catch Fire made the 100 Best Shows of the 21st Century.

❗️ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🍣Sushi On Wheels Demo is out NOW! 🎉🍣 📖Manage your food truck 🍣Serve Sushi to customers 🔎Explore Seaside Japan 🔨Upgrade and customize your food truck! Play the demo here! store.steampowered.com/app/3749760/... #indiegame #cozygame #gamedev

This feels like one for @patrickklepek.bsky.social / @cado.bsky.social to stream on @remapradio.bsky.social ??

We made Getting Over It, except you're a pinball climbing through the history of philosophy. The FREE demo just got a huge upgrade: – Fully voiced story – 2-player co-op – Saving, which carries into the full game Fallosophy launches in 7 days. Would you trust a friend with half the flippers?

Just 8 DAYS until Fallosophy launches on Steam - and we’re officially STEAM DECK VERIFIED! ✅ Fallosophy is pinball meets Getting Over It. Climb a vertical world shaped by the history of ideas. Fall. Learn. Climb again.