“Dawn of the Ted” 🧟‍♂️ DiNola

It's a rough time to be an indie dev, so we got to thinking what we could do about it... Announcing MATES' RATES 🍻 We're offering 12 month-long co-dev engagements where we work on whatever you need to succeed! Very permissive terms. Flat rate of US$5,000ea (+ taxes). 🎟️ yarnspinner.dev/mates-rates

This sounds like the pitch for a mid-2000s SyFy channel movie.

Yesterday: Warren Spector justifiably furious about how f'd up the razing of Bioware is Tonight: Warren's in Brooklyn talking with us about his career, and probably also all this f'd up #!(*% extractive consolidation going on? Bring your questions ALSO at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter see you there

LinkedIn trying to stem the deluge it created.

Leveraged buyouts like EA’s are the purest example of “generating shareholder value”. Sellers walk away with a premium payout, and everything of *actual* value is put at risk. We need more long-termism in the way we Business. Our obsession with extracting value is destroying our ability to make it.

Dear Capitalism, Sustainable creative capacity isn’t an obstacle to generating returns, it’s what makes those returns possible. Signed, The games industry, film industry, music industry, and everyone else trying to make things #GoodnightBsky

Dear Capitalism, Sustainable creative capacity isn’t an obstacle to generating returns, it’s what makes those returns possible. Signed, The games industry, film industry, music industry, and everyone else trying to make things #GoodnightBsky

That warm feeling* of seeing polymarket directly embedded on multiple midterm election sites *warmth provided by raging dumpster fire

BioWare v_v

Coming soon: sentient cars from unthinking billionaires.

In about ~17 hours at @roguelike.club, I’ll be talking about Hint Line ‘93! I’ll also share my tiny little @yarnspinner.dev based #roguelike, which you can see here: try.yarnspinner.dev/sample/rogue... It’s designed for you to see how Yarn Spinner works, so you can build your own silly things.

EL PASO, ELSEWHERE 2 DEMO OUT NOW!!! 🔫 NEW GUNS 🧛 NEW ENEMIES 🦇 NEW ABILITIES store.steampowered.com/app/3642020/...

Lying in bed sick but had a nice little Antarctic jaunt through Penguin Colony. Delved into ancient horrors and gazed into the mirror of our societal sins. Good way to spend a Saturday morning.

Time for a cozy Antarctic trip, y’all

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Games Person: That was planned time for experimentation and prototyping before we committed to pre-production

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Great read. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

For some reason these guys couldn’t tell me anything about Yarn Spinner.

So which US companies have already switched over to “Super”?

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

Had a great time at Technically Games listening to folks share stuff they care about. See folks tomorrow at PAX and Megadev!

“When we speak about the LLM business being built around theft, we should speak about the appropriation of this societal product, not [just] of stealing individual works.”

Love this slide

This verges on understatement

“[Creating] A videogame magazine is an act of resistance” to the modes of consumption of the present day

Perfect talk title at Technically Games #MIGW

Dr. Christy Dena talking through making narrative structures work for you instead of forcing yourself to work with them

“If we keep funneling money into the machine, money is surely guaranteed to come out eventually!”

Heading on over to the Technically Games Lightning talks! Find me there and at drinks afterwards! #MIGW

Where’s my victorian based pixel artists at? I may have work for you ❤️

Friends at Riot, huge opportunity on the table here. #PAXAus

Penguin Colony has a new vibesy asf Launch trailer! As we approach our launch on the 16th!!! The trailer features the instrumental version of ‘Ātete’ a song I wrote for the end of the game. youtu.be/7YT3AM70BE8?... Go give it a watch!!

Q: “Ted, what do you consult on?” A: “Yes!” Interaction design, player intent and friction, roadmap and when-to-do-things, pitch tuning, editing your scope, balancing creative and commercial goals, therapy and shoulder crying, having a tasty hard lemonade Come say hi 😅

Q: “Ted, what do you consult on?” A: “Yes!” Interaction design, player intent and friction, roadmap and when-to-do-things, pitch tuning, editing your scope, balancing creative and commercial goals, therapy and shoulder crying, having a tasty hard lemonade Come say hi 😅

In Melbourne during #PaxAus? This Saturday I’ll be running my Open Office hours out of Boatbuilders throughout the day. Whether you’ve been in games for a while or just getting your start, come and have a yarn! Want to have a more focused chat? Throw some time on my calendar at t.esdin.net/meetme

Hello! I'm in Melbourne until Sunday. Looking to connect with Asian-Australian game developers, especially those from Southeast Asian diaspora. Mostly to yap about @seagshowcase.bsky.social 🙏 Reposts appreciated! 🇦🇺

Earlier this year I met @veselekov.bsky.social and @haraiva.bsky.social. I wanted to learn more about how they make artistic games in the southern hemisphere. In an industry that feels so stagnant, their works are bold, provocative and truthful. For @unpause.nl 👇 www.unpause.nl/verhalen/ach...

Come see us at PAX booth 21!!

In the build up to LudoNarraCon we have a new demo live! All new! Very new! Completely different! Not the same! #indieGame #noAI #horror #comedyhorror

I’m not sure if this is just an AI Slop chart in a patent or if there’s a person who actually thought this was a meaningful and valid representation of game roles. A confusing mess of a chart.

And the 2026 #AGDAs Game of the Year Award goes to….. 🥁… Mixtape!

The new GCAP Legacy award recognizes the contributions of @tonyalbrecht.bsky.social! “This is called a legacy award which is somewhat alarming…” 😅 #GCAP #AGDAs

The 2026 Studio of the Year award goes to Uppercut Games! #GCAP #AGDAs