Eric Hamel
@erichamel.bsky.social
Game developer, audio artist, composer, storyteller, and educator. Co-founder of Worthing & Moncrieff Games, and professor of game scoring at Berklee College of Music. I'm obsessed with murder mysteries.
www.worthingandmoncrieff.com
www.worthingandmoncrieff.com
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Eric Hamel
@erichamel.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Hello, folks! Our team is gearing up for another #playtest! If you like murder mystery puzzle games, pop into our Discord, join our budding community and sign up to play A Matter of Murder: Second Stab!#indiegames
discord.gg/UEdRat5B3U
discord.gg/UEdRat5B3U
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I guess the reason why they treat their supporters as gullible rubes is because it works. Scare the white people has always been a lucrative formula.
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I guess the reason why they treat their supporters as gullible rubes is because it works. Scare the white people has always been a lucrative formula.
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Cozy gamers! Ever wanted to manage your own record store?
🎶explore the shop at your own pace
🎶chat to customers + pick out recommendations
🎶original music, hand-drawn art
🚫 ZERO AI, TOTALLY MADE BY HUMANS! 💃
Wax Heads is coming to Steam + Xbox 2026! 🤘
#indiegames #indiedev #steam #xbox
🎶explore the shop at your own pace
🎶chat to customers + pick out recommendations
🎶original music, hand-drawn art
🚫 ZERO AI, TOTALLY MADE BY HUMANS! 💃
Wax Heads is coming to Steam + Xbox 2026! 🤘
#indiegames #indiedev #steam #xbox
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Cozy gamers! Ever wanted to manage your own record store?
🎶explore the shop at your own pace
🎶chat to customers + pick out recommendations
🎶original music, hand-drawn art
🚫 ZERO AI, TOTALLY MADE BY HUMANS! 💃
Wax Heads is coming to Steam + Xbox 2026! 🤘
#indiegames #indiedev #steam #xbox
🎶explore the shop at your own pace
🎶chat to customers + pick out recommendations
🎶original music, hand-drawn art
🚫 ZERO AI, TOTALLY MADE BY HUMANS! 💃
Wax Heads is coming to Steam + Xbox 2026! 🤘
#indiegames #indiedev #steam #xbox
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14 years ago we accidentally hired a genius to write the script for 80 Days. Now she’s narrative director on a deck-builder about billionaire busting.
Check out All Will Rise:
Check out All Will Rise:
All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder
A game about taking a billionaire to court for the murder of a river.
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
14 years ago we accidentally hired a genius to write the script for 80 Days. Now she’s narrative director on a deck-builder about billionaire busting.
Check out All Will Rise:
Check out All Will Rise:
We did a Mansions of Madness session last weekend. As usual, it was a blast. This time I made a themed burbon cocktail. Going mad was both tasty and fun! #boardgame #games #cthulu
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
We did a Mansions of Madness session last weekend. As usual, it was a blast. This time I made a themed burbon cocktail. Going mad was both tasty and fun! #boardgame #games #cthulu
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The latest Indiepocalypse is here! Check it out today! Recommend to a friend that they should also check it out today!
(you can also check it out at any time in the future. it's not really going anywhere)
(you can also check it out at any time in the future. it's not really going anywhere)
Starting off it's 6th year of bringing you monthly highlights of the more unexplored corners of indie games, it's Indiepocalypse #73!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cmi.bsky.social
-Cover by @alexsiple.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-73
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cmi.bsky.social
-Cover by @alexsiple.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-73
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The latest Indiepocalypse is here! Check it out today! Recommend to a friend that they should also check it out today!
(you can also check it out at any time in the future. it's not really going anywhere)
(you can also check it out at any time in the future. it's not really going anywhere)
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Oh for crying out loud
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Oh for crying out loud
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I'm excited to be boarding the Golden Eagle Danube Express this May, a luxury train that traces the old Orient Express route from Paris to Istanbul. I'll be giving a talk about Agatha Christie during the eight day journey. And, unlike a certain other train, it has ensuite bathrooms 😂 #AgathaChristie
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm excited to be boarding the Golden Eagle Danube Express this May, a luxury train that traces the old Orient Express route from Paris to Istanbul. I'll be giving a talk about Agatha Christie during the eight day journey. And, unlike a certain other train, it has ensuite bathrooms 😂 #AgathaChristie
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They didn’t delete the meme or blame a staffer because they realized it was racist and the right thing to do.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They didn’t delete the meme or blame a staffer because they realized it was racist and the right thing to do.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
Check out the super cool hat my brother got me for my birthday. I have a new adventuring cap! #KingsQuest #Sierra #adventuregames
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Check out the super cool hat my brother got me for my birthday. I have a new adventuring cap! #KingsQuest #Sierra #adventuregames
Okay. This made me chuckle.
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Okay. This made me chuckle.
It's point and click adventure games for me!
You can only play one genre of game for the rest of your life. What are you playing?
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #Games
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #Games
a cartoon of a boy playing a video game with a bag of chips in the background
ALT: a cartoon of a boy playing a video game with a bag of chips in the background
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It's point and click adventure games for me!
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Prepping for a unique edition of the Wwise Expo and bringing some special guests to talk about 25 years of Audiokinetic and celebrate Wwise 2025.1 🎉
Hope you can make it!
Hope you can make it!
Join us next week for our annual Wwise Expo! 🎉
This year's a special one as we celebrate 25 years of Audiokinetic! Join us as we dive into #Wwise 2025.1 & talk Past, Present & Future of Wwise with some very special guests from the Audiokinetic team!
🔗 Save the date: hubs.ly/Q040Tvs20
#GameAudio
This year's a special one as we celebrate 25 years of Audiokinetic! Join us as we dive into #Wwise 2025.1 & talk Past, Present & Future of Wwise with some very special guests from the Audiokinetic team!
🔗 Save the date: hubs.ly/Q040Tvs20
#GameAudio
Wwise Expo | Wwise 2025.1
This year is a special one as we celebrate 25 years of Audiokinetic. To mark the occasion, we’re bringing together a group of special guests from the team to reflect on the journey of Wwise so far and...
hubs.ly
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Prepping for a unique edition of the Wwise Expo and bringing some special guests to talk about 25 years of Audiokinetic and celebrate Wwise 2025.1 🎉
Hope you can make it!
Hope you can make it!
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A big band remix of Super Mario themes just won a Grammy Award, beating Wicked star Cynthia Erivo to win in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category. https://bit.ly/4rcZbEF
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
A big band remix of Super Mario themes just won a Grammy Award, beating Wicked star Cynthia Erivo to win in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category. https://bit.ly/4rcZbEF
This is something I've been saying for awhile. Our society needs to evaluate how to function when work isn't available.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This is something I've been saying for awhile. Our society needs to evaluate how to function when work isn't available.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
This is super cool! I plucked this from the Agatha Christie account on the former bird site.
"Puerto de la Cruz, with one of its walkways named after her - Calle de Agatha Christie
Nowadays, there is a beautiful set of 47 commemorative steps, each painted with an Agatha Christie story."
"Puerto de la Cruz, with one of its walkways named after her - Calle de Agatha Christie
Nowadays, there is a beautiful set of 47 commemorative steps, each painted with an Agatha Christie story."
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This is super cool! I plucked this from the Agatha Christie account on the former bird site.
"Puerto de la Cruz, with one of its walkways named after her - Calle de Agatha Christie
Nowadays, there is a beautiful set of 47 commemorative steps, each painted with an Agatha Christie story."
"Puerto de la Cruz, with one of its walkways named after her - Calle de Agatha Christie
Nowadays, there is a beautiful set of 47 commemorative steps, each painted with an Agatha Christie story."
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Preshow now live!
This Saturday, Indiepocalypse Radio returns at 2pm ET with guest @jordanmagnuson.bsky.social (and more??) as we talk Game Poems!
Tune in it at www.indiepocalypse.com/radio
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
Tune in it at www.indiepocalypse.com/radio
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
January 31, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Preshow now live!
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The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election. n.pr/45Ah9YM
The FBI conducts a search at the Fulton County election office in Georgia
The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election. n.pr/45Ah9YM
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More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
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In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following? n.pr/4a1T7qW
As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following? n.pr/4a1T7qW
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My literal favourite thing about running a small studio: we can make things better overnight.
- If you found the TR-49 screen uncomfortable to read / focus-on, try the new Reduce Glitches setting; it's significantly crisper / easier to read.
- And if you hate helpful games, try Reduce Hints mode.
- If you found the TR-49 screen uncomfortable to read / focus-on, try the new Reduce Glitches setting; it's significantly crisper / easier to read.
- And if you hate helpful games, try Reduce Hints mode.
⚠️ TR-49 -- CALIBRATION REVISION ⚠️
The TR-49 computer appears to have changed. We found two two new switches in Settings.
1) REDUCE GLITCHES: Reduces text animation for more comfortable reading
2) REDUCE HINTS: Deductive mode for self-directed play
See attached. Thank you for your observations.
The TR-49 computer appears to have changed. We found two two new switches in Settings.
1) REDUCE GLITCHES: Reduces text animation for more comfortable reading
2) REDUCE HINTS: Deductive mode for self-directed play
See attached. Thank you for your observations.
Steam :: TR-49 :: The CALIBRATION REVISION
Play your way, with deductive mode and accessibility features
steamcommunity.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM
My literal favourite thing about running a small studio: we can make things better overnight.
- If you found the TR-49 screen uncomfortable to read / focus-on, try the new Reduce Glitches setting; it's significantly crisper / easier to read.
- And if you hate helpful games, try Reduce Hints mode.
- If you found the TR-49 screen uncomfortable to read / focus-on, try the new Reduce Glitches setting; it's significantly crisper / easier to read.
- And if you hate helpful games, try Reduce Hints mode.
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The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust. n.pr/4tkczIu
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust. n.pr/4tkczIu
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So Our Sonic Landscape, our game audio conference here in Vancouver on May 2nd, tickets are on sale!
#gameaudio
www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-sonic-...
#gameaudio
www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-sonic-...
Our Sonic Landscape - A Game Audio Conference
Our Sonic Landscape is a one-day game audio conference happening in Vancouver, BC.
www.eventbrite.ca
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM
So Our Sonic Landscape, our game audio conference here in Vancouver on May 2nd, tickets are on sale!
#gameaudio
www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-sonic-...
#gameaudio
www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-sonic-...
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On Godot 4.6 ⤵️
www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/...
www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/...
Godot 4.6 is here with a fresh look and a focus on workflow
Godot has described 4.6 as the release that "puts you and your workflow first."
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
On Godot 4.6 ⤵️
www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/...
www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/...
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[insert extremely scrunched up kermit the frog face here]
*looks at my workflow which heavily uses Kontatk and Izotope products* this is fine
Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency - CDM Create Digital Music
According to insolvency documents, Berlin-based Native Instruments GmbH (also parent to iZotope, Plugin Alliance, and Brainworx) is in preliminary insolvency proceedings. This is devastating news for ...
cdm.link
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
[insert extremely scrunched up kermit the frog face here]
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Hey look, it's @zoehhannah.com 's first story for Mothership! I dare you to play every game on this list www.mothership.blog/our-favorite...
Our favorite cozy games (for now)
All the games I'm playing right now that center empathy, kindness, friendship, and satisfying gameplay.
www.mothership.blog
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Hey look, it's @zoehhannah.com 's first story for Mothership! I dare you to play every game on this list www.mothership.blog/our-favorite...