J. Isaac Gadient (they/them)

Hi, i'm isaac, I write video games, fiction, criticism, and the occasional scrap of poetry. I've been studying Narrative Design for over three years and I've made some of the best friends a them could ever have, here in gamedev. My gender is the dual e-bow fuzz solo in "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins.

MASSIVE news for the GameMaker game engine... Starting January 1, 2027 GameMaker can be used completely free for commercial game development on Desktop, Mobile and Web using the new GMRT. gamefromscratch.com/gamemaker-go... #gamedev #indiedev #GameMaker

NEW: I spoke with current and former EA employees to understand how the latest layoff round played out and the realities of daily life at the U.S. publisher. The short version? EA is controlled by an executive class that "cannot fail, only be failed." Workers, then, will always pay the price.

yeah I miss Bioware. I also miss Westwood, I miss Origin, I miss LucasArts, I miss Sierra, I miss Looking Glass, I miss SSI, I miss Interplay, I miss Bullfrog, I miss Sensible, just mergers and buyouts and then stripping the fucking copper from the walls and throwing our history in the garbage.

Bluesky has four kinds of users

Fursona non grata

Union girlie here - unionizing a studio takes time, and campaigns have to be TOP SECRET until they're ready to file with the NLRB else risk getting busted. For all you know, devs could be working to unionize at any given AAA studio, so please refrain from punching down to retain solidarity. Ty!

see also “special thanks” instead of saying what you actually did

this was just a concept we made with NEON for fun, its not a real game but glad to see you guys really like it

RED RAIN by @smallloanstudio.bsky.social is out today! GET THE GAME FREE RIGHT MEOW: store.steampowered.com/app/4087210/... youtu.be/FkLTwX0duY4 (I was grateful to contibute to the game's development in a small way by helping with a tiny amount of QA & playtesting.)

hey so this thing already happened with comics, the site was called comic.mp4. My most popular post on this platform was about them using AI to franchise out creator's work. They no longer exist. No one worked with them. They never got to grift. Please let that happen again.

How did y'all feel about Evil Dead (2013)?

i ain't got the scratch, but i do think it's pretty cool that @limitedrungames.com put out a Big Box edition of Myst and Riven (pre-order ends tonight, apparently) limited-run-games.myshopify.com/products/mys... limited-run-games.myshopify.com/products/riv...

Write a short story in the robust world of Heaven's Vault! For the sickos out there, you're even allowed to use Ancient.

FYI there is a boss fight books about the making of dragon age 2 by @charlottereber.com and it’s quite good bossfightbooks.com/products/dra...

why do they call it indie when uyou in the game then die instead hot out die the in

For your consideration, these simple submission guidelines, recommended to *all* publishers:

My job interview strategy has thus far proved ineffective; but no, i will not be changing course.

My school had us play The Oregon Trail on Apple II's in the computer room, which was a repurposed coach's office off the gymnasium. The only time we were allowed in there besides computer class was to take Accelerated Reader tests.

Just watched READY OR NOT (2019) and as skeptical as i was of the premise, it was very enjoyable.

jesus fucking christ www.ebay.com/itm/15748907...

sometimes adhd is like returning to a browser tab to just this and then getting all existential about it

i've returned to watch this like once a month for the past two and a half years youtube.com/shorts/5z1XO...

Microsoft is killing Arkane.

<ron paul gif>_[it's:happening]/ itch.io/jam/space-co...

There are no ethical uses of AI. There are no “safe” uses of AI. There are no defensible “leftist” uses of AI. You want to know how I know this? The computer scientists in my life who had to work on it are all suffering moral injuries and burnout.

MEGA MAN LEGENDS 2 - The Flutter. excited to finally map this game out! was a bit overlooked I think and it looks amazing for the PS1

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If you watch the new Harry Potter tv series, you are supporting a transphobe. You are sending money to a woman who has used and will use it to fight against trans rights. And yes, it is “that serious.”

Devastating.

Unfortunately after almost 6 and a half years, my job at Radical Forge is currently at risk. While I'm not able to speak on more for now and nothing is confirmed, if anyone has any jobs going or any leads for one, feel free to give me a shout! ❤️

The meme term "Glup Shitto" coming from a Dune fan tracks.

Curious about how we're making the multimedia approach work in terms of our storytelling? Check out my most recent devlog! stupendiumsoftworks.com/writing-a-mu...

Yikes

cute, but $225?! in this economy? lofigirlshop.com/products/lof...

I need @remedygames.com to make a fighting game in which champions from rival monasteries engage in mortal combat, soundtracked by diegetic background cantors chanting Call that FINNISH HYMN

Someone from my life a decade ago just wrote me back, saying, "I'm glad you're doing so well," and by INSTINCT, my immediate thought was, "WHOA, I didn't mean to give that impression" #chronicthrillness #mentalhellth

1) happy belated bday, NES! You *were* my childhood 2) what in the slop is this

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

For those about to embark on Steam Next Fest: I salute you. Blessed be the demos and may the wishlists open. 🤣