John Aljets

Playing a FRLG ROM hack on my Retroid 5 that adds in all later Gen Pokemon, and I just found a god damn full-odds shiny Yamper. So at least I've got that going for me, which is nice.

I've been doing interviews with indie devs for a year+ now, and I've been loving every minute of it. And now, those interviews have a home of their own! I just launched Dev_Com as its own channel, and any support you could show, I'd appreciate it! Got big plans coming too! youtube.com/@dev_comyt

It always sucks when people lose their jobs, but the closure of a storied studio such as Bioware stings just that little bit more. And as a massive fan of their games (Baldur's Gate, KotOR and the Mass Effect Trilogy are in my top 10 games of all time) this one hurts. Fuck private equity.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

If you are in one of the Olympus guild variations on the Forever Beta right now, I immediately assume you are an idiot.

I’m thrilled to announce Knee-Deep in the’90s: The First Person Shooters 🔫 That Defined a Decade! 🎙️Based on new & archival interviews 💾Deep dives into 20+ games 📚Available in all formats 📆 Releases 12.10 (Doom’s anniversary!) 🧵1/4

1000% back up the Pokemon Conquest recommendation.

Excited to announce the first cast member for Shutter Story - It's @brandonjaytheva.bsky.social as the voice of the player character/protagonist! I absolutely love the voice he's given to the character, and I can't wait for you all to hear his nuanced performance!

After using this thing for over two weeks now, thoroughly putting it through its paces, I think the Steam Controller may be the best controller of all time in my opinion. My only complaint is the inline sticks, as I prefer the Xbox-style offset sticks, but I have gotten used to it pretty quickly.

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

Are there any pre-workouts out there that aren't either super sour or sickly sweet? It's like every flavor from every brand I try either wants to melt my tongue, or taste like they have a melted down bag of jolly ranchers in each scoop.

It's not often that I release a pack of game development assets into the wild, but this is a much better use of them than letting them rot on my hard drive. Grab them, and do something cool with them please. benderwaffles.itch.io/bwtex

Evil Dead really does never miss...

Adam Pyle aka SyncError was working on finishing Quake Champions with an "end of live service" update that would remove the monetization, and replace the servers with private servers and a server browser, we just got a massive bugfix and balance update like 3 weeks ago He was laid off today

Figured it was finally time to get a moderator reel put together. What better time than [checks watch] a little over a month before SDCC? @johnaljets.bsky.social did such a remarkable job on this edit. Really thankful for his work here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHDc...

Having trouble climbing steadily to a higher elevation? Hill issue.

Can't come up with a rap name? Lil' Issue.

Hate it when fiction aliens are just humans with makeup? Trill issue.

So...are we all switching to Yahoo? Do they still do search? What about Ask Jeeves?

I really want someone who is on trial for robbery to use the argument that if it's ok for congress to commit crimes (insider trading) because the cost of living is too high, then robbing a bank should be ok to do as well. Mike Johnson said so after all.

Hey! I edited this! Go give it a looksie!

And yet, the moment that happened, we're seeing people of color being discriminated against. And for people who don't understand, and it seems to be lost in the convo. It's about representation. We want a black person who understands us to represent us. I don't see why it's so hard to understand.

Are these possibly some of the best Spot the Difference horror gamea I ever played? Well watch and find out, why doncha #indiegames #horror youtu.be/I6HvEpeqIqI?...

A while back, I sat down with one of the devs behind Tombwater, the new Zelda-like, Soulsborne with a western twist. I decided to hold off on posting it till we were closer to release, which is actually today! So go play Tombwater, and watch my interview with Max Mraz here: youtu.be/lLLiV3_6NRQ

If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately* Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code. GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH github.com/settings/cop...

There's a little under 10 HOURS left before submissions close! Best of luck to everyone!

Hey look, NVIDIA's new "make your games run like shit, while somehow looking more vomit-inducing" tech has dropped. Hate this.

Sadly, I am not there physically, but I will be working all weekend on edits for SR's SXSW coverage, so I'll be there in spirit!

Words cannot begin to express how much I need a Resident Evil Outbreak remake to happen...

Having played a little bit solo, it is fun. But it is definitely something you should be playing with a full squad. Doesn't feel super solo friendly, despite having an entire build designed around it.

Took a break from work, and decided to spend it like this instead of doom-scrolling. You don't really grasp just how fragile this design is until you build a model and it has to deal with the realities of gravity. If I look at this thing wrong the saucer and nacelles fall off... I still love it.

Between working on learning how to hand paint pixel art textures, and checking out all the awesome demos released as part of Steam Next Fest, I'm in quite the game development mood...

🚨Shutter Story's Kickstarter campaign is LIVE NOW! 🚨 It's a horror game where you examine a family's photo album for signs of the paranormal. Reposts hugely appreciated 🙏❤️ Kickstarter link below!

It's LeVar Burton's birthday. Read a book.

Trump's approval ratings are low so... they're going to stop reporting his approval rating. Can't make this complict shit up any more.

Got a little announcement!! 🚨 I'm doing a Kickstarter for Shutter Story later this month!! :) Link below if you want to stay updated 👇and thank you for all the support so far!

Just got out of seeing it myself a little bit ago. Definitely recommend it as well!

Same.

I got the chance to sit down with @aerialknight.com to talk about Dropshot, an indie fps that takes place in free-fall, giving us an exciting new take on the genre! We talk about the game, the trials of self-publishing, and why a cow has anything to do with what's going on! youtu.be/_5_My0AfQxM

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

"They tried to run me over" is just code for "I just wanted to shoot them."

Everything sucks, so here are some screenshots from my Doom episode to distract you for a half a second before we all go back to focusing on the important stuff.