"The wargames market was basically inaccessible to people that were part of the anti-war movement, unless it was couched in a way that wasn’t revisiting the atrocities that people were seeing on TV coming out of Vietnam." Jon Peterson with Angela Chen & Clara Collier for Asterisk https://asteriskmag.com/issues/14/shall-we-play-a-game?src=longreads #war #games #boardgames #rpg #longreads #history #conflict

SteamDB's Steam Calculator feature is insane. My account, with LOWEST prices, is worth $2770 based on the games alone. With my inventory added in, at today's prices, it's worth over $12,000.

In addition to valuation, it gives you access to all sorts of other geeky statistics and facts about your account that you may not even know. Fun to use, especially if you enjoy making use of Steam's countless features!

https://steamdb.info/calculator/76561198023974103/

#Steam #steamdb #steamdeck #Valve #games

#SIGIL is awesome! Like, the true oldschool #Doom awesome, without all the annoyances of Doom II.

#games

I'm starting to think I should have set a lower difficulty in #Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel. I mean, holding the fire button so much is getting boring.

#games

I've also been playing the games in the Atari Recharged bundle. Mostly Yars Recharged, Centipede Recharged and Breakout Recharged. The bundle is really expensive normally, but it's 75% off and at $15 it's totally worth it.

The games are all modern reinterpretations of the classics. Yars Recharged is the one that I've played for the longest time (split between the GOG and Steam versions), but recently I have really liked playing Centipede Recharged.

#games #videogames #brotato #atari #yars #centipede #breakout

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Screenshot of GOG activity feed entry showing 50 hours of Brotato gameplay.

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Centipede Recharged cover art that has a human holding a zap zap laser gun and a giant centipede right in front of them. The right side has a screenshot of the game.

I only do these grid quizzes if I can use my own games... still need to fill a few slots... working on it!

https://grids.fun/t/about-me-video-games-mf3qh

#games #gaming #VideoGames #Gamer #GaystationSunside #Liberation #CGATrek

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A list of games I have made, from Gaystation Sunside to My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant. Arranged in a grid with categories such as "best vibes" (Low Earth Orbit Adventures) and "best combat" (Cell Sword)

Game devs, drop the keyboard and play this drinking game. Then continue coding to experience real vibe coding.

https://ludocity.org/wiki/Tablero_de_Yinzer

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Tablero de Yinzer is based on Tablero da Gucci, which in turn is based, allegedly, on a gambling game called Tablero de Jesus. Tablero de Yinzer is the version Tablero da Gucci played in Pittsburgh, as adapted by members of Obscure Games Pittsburgh.

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#Yinzer #Pittsburgh #Beer #Games #BoardGames

I'm not saying Early Access (EA) is abused by indie developers but I will say it creates a financial situation that pushes indie devs to bad outcomes.

It rarely provides the funds to complete the game, so after EA launch there is less incentive to finish the game. Instead it incentivises publishing a big roadmap and then eking out a v1.0 bare minimum release to close off the project.

It's like if everyone is breaking the law then that law is probably bad, not the people.

#gamedev #games

I've spent the last few hours discussing this point with several LLMs.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/24/100-human-content/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

If the AI tells are so well-known and predictable, why don't we simply reverse them?

tl;dr? Grok suggested I go all in and pepper my output with LLM-isms just to make a point. Choke the LLM-detectors with their own poison.

#philosophy #rant #ai #llms #claudeai #grok #delve #tapestry #— #bollox #writing #authenticity #effort #voice #games #statistics #tldr #wahwah #hashtag #notAI #advice

Always hire a lawyer to read the fine print. Thank you for your years of service. You've helped make us rich, while eroding privacy. There will be no severance package or back pay, but console yourself: You got the job you loved.
https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-data-ai-robots-niantic/
#ArtificialIntelligence #privacy #surveillance #news #pokeman #AI #gamification #games #robotics #robots

Fedi Games
A brief post on a brief find. I was wondering if anyone thought of using the Fediverse, that nebulous internet thing that includes Mastodon, Lemmy, Peertube, Loops, Pixelfed, Hubzilla, Miskey, Fundwhale and more, and used it as an interface to game software. The main thing I've found so far is this site, games.rerere.org.

A very simple interface, but maybe
https://setsideb.com/fedi-games/
#niche #Bunkers #fediverse #games #niche #RockPaperScissors #ScorchedEarth #TicTacToe

Chess pieces, optical illusion.

ART - https://deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/chess-pieces-optical-illusion-red-silhouette-rachel-league.html

#ayearforart #buyintoart #mastodonart #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #art #arte #artist #artwork #wallart #homedecor #kunst #creativetoots #artforsale #artprints #chess #games #braingames #strategy #silhouette #acrylicart #painting #strategygames

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Discover this unique chess-themed optical illusion art print featuring a striking silhouette of chess pieces. Look closer to see the hidden illusion of two faces in profile, symbolizing strategy, duality, and perception in the game of chess. Perfect wall art for chess lovers, thinkers, and modern art collectors. Also available in black.

I'm at the ASU maker space etching and cutting 10 Print boards. Cardboard now. Wood in the future.

I am trying to make the cardboard games for less than five dollars so I can afford to give them away.

#games #boardgames #10Print

Chess pieces, optical illusion.

ART - https://deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/chess-pieces-optical-illusion-black-silhouette-rachel-league.html

#ayearforart #buyintoart #mastodonart #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #art #arte #artist #artwork #wallart #homedecor #kunst #creativetoots #artforsale #artprints #acrylicpainting #painting #chess #silhouette #illusion #games #gaming

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Discover this unique chess-themed optical illusion art print featuring a striking silhouette of chess pieces. Look closer to see the hidden illusion of two faces in profile, symbolizing strategy, duality, and perception in the game of chess. Perfect wall art for chess lovers, thinkers, and modern art collectors. Also available in red.

I'm visiting with my foster family, Adam and Kim Foster and their kids.

I just played 10 Print with Simon and Marshall and Simon said he was proud of me.

What better endorsement could a game developer get than praise from a 12 year old.

#games #game

10 Print Red Wins Purple Slides

The red won the combat. On the next turn purple slides into combat with the red. Vengeance is mine!

In this game you change the battle terrain.

#games #BoardGames #gaming #10Print

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10 Print red wins purple slides shows how the slide mechanism works. After losing a battle to red on purple's next turn he can slide into combat and attack red.

10 Print Starting Position

To play the tactical combat game the corner squares and the pieces are place on the three tiles in front of the player. 2-4 players can play.

#games #BoardGames #gaming #10Print

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10 Print starting position shows the corner squares removed and the pieces on opposite sides of the board. This is the setup for a two player game.

10 Print Maze Art

These 2 1/4" tiles were purchased and the laser etched the lines creating the maze art.

#games #boardgames #gaming

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10 Print preliminary game board showing 25 2 1/4" tiles laid out on the board creating a maze.

I did laser print a full set of 25 tiles for my 10 Print game. Next step is to lay a piece of Baltic Birch plywood into the laser printer and have it cut and decorate all the tiles and the surrounding border with one push of the button. Glue on the back and add the dice an pieces (meeples) and it's ready to play.

My son, Kier, aka @dadget , is going to help me with the SVG file to feed the laser printer.

So, that's my game news for this week.

#games #boardgames #gamedev

We're going to do a game jam at NEA Game Fest this year.

Probably a 3 hour session to come and create a game. We'll have game stuff and you can bring your own too. Individuals or teams. Board games, card games, and RPGs. Then the next day, play the games.

#games #gaming #ttrpgs #GameJam

Some old RPG classics and new games inspired by them, all for $23. Not bad if you don't already own these games!

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/beamdog-owlcat-rpg-masters-2026

#RetroGames #rpg #crpg #humble #bundle #gamedeals #games #pcgaming #PCMR #Steam

It’s game night. We are playing Architects of the West Kingdom. It is really complicated. So many pieces. So many interactions. It’s not really obvious what a winning strategy is when you’re a noob. They say supposedly a 90 minute game. We are on minute 150 and we are about 2/3 to the end.

#boardgames #gamenight #games

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Photo of the game board with cards and pieces on a colourful green background.

Low Earth Orbit Adventures now has a demo and a new trailer! Rescue astronauts from a stricken space plane in this relaxing newtonian space sim. Good for anyone who wants to live in space but can't.

Mastodon community helped with some of the details :D

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3984420/Low_Earth_Orbit_Adventures

#spacesim #LEOAdventures #SteamNextFest #games #StarCops

Discord will default all accounts to "teen" mode next month, requiring face scans or ID for full access to age-restricted servers. 📱
Most skip via account inference, but unverified users face filters, DM limits, and blocked Stage channels—raising privacy concerns. 🔒

🔗 https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

#TechNews #Discord #Privacy #AgeVerification #Biometrics #Gaming #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Surveillance #ID #FacialRecognition #UserRights #Tech #Regulation #Game #Games

Gamepad users! Camera on the left stick or right stick?

#games #gaming #xbox #ps5 #switch

Many of the early text based adventure games were written in Basic. Vivian started programming by debugging text games written in Basic. The only way to distribute these games was as Basic source code.

So, I got no skin in the game but I do think that Basic would be a good addition.

#text #games #basic

If you're sometimes overwhelmed by the number of games getting released, this is a really interesting video where a person looks at every game released in the first week of 2026 on Steam.

I've never really worried about "too many games" (AI or not) because since about 1830 there have already been more books than one person can read in one life time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjf-GPp3n5k

#indiedev #gaming #games #steam #gamedev

#Emulsion 0.11.13 is out NOW 🚀

https://yphil.gitlab.io/emulsion/

#gamedev #linux #FLOSS #openSource #gaming #games #retrocomputing

My top three #games for 2025:

* Genshin Impact, probably ~300+ hours this year. I literally chose a specific new phone because I could find a Genshin themed case on Aliexpress. But not a Qiqi one like my old Nokia

* Where Winds Meet. Obviously I have a taste for high-production-values Chinese gacha. I like the art style, but it's less of a lifestyle/merch fixation so far. (Yi Dao plushie when?)

* Vampire's Dawn 3. Love Asgar, the unrepentant monster. 🧛

Speaking of DRM, I sometimes bought games on Real Arcade too... Obviously, all those licenses are lost now as well. Real Arcade, if I remember correctly, was the first service to offer a PC version of SEGA's Sonic The Hedgehog. :0)

#games #gaming #realarcade #platform #arcade #action #sega #sonic #sonicthehedgehog #drm #retro #retrogaming