Phenry Ewing
@hoverbird.bsky.social
Game designer/developer. Creative Director on Neo Cab (Chance Agency), Design Lead on Cat Burglar (Netflix) and developer/designer on Firewatch (Campo Santo). He/him.
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Phenry Ewing
@hoverbird.bsky.social
· Sep 8
Neo Cab
Hold on to humanity in a world overcome by automation. Play as Lina, the last human driver-for-hire on the streets of Los Ojos. Your friend and only lifeline has gone missing; with no money and nowhe...
apps.apple.com
Neo Cab is BACK on the App Store, baby!
If you love soft sci-fi, cozy mysteries, and/or themes of staying human in a world overrun by tech oligarchies and automation… well, have we got a game for you 💜
Chapter One is a free download- please give us a try & plz share!
apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-c...
If you love soft sci-fi, cozy mysteries, and/or themes of staying human in a world overrun by tech oligarchies and automation… well, have we got a game for you 💜
Chapter One is a free download- please give us a try & plz share!
apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-c...
Neo Cab is the App Store’s Game of the Day today- and the entire first act of our anti-capitalist cyberpunk adventure is now free to try:
apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-c...
apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-c...
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Neo Cab is the App Store’s Game of the Day today- and the entire first act of our anti-capitalist cyberpunk adventure is now free to try:
apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-c...
apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-c...
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Two years and two days ago, a woman delivered some chili to her new neighbors. Everyone was very happy and normal and there were no lasting effects.
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Two years and two days ago, a woman delivered some chili to her new neighbors. Everyone was very happy and normal and there were no lasting effects.
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It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
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It’s 2010, AAA is chasing bullshit trends, leaving behind opportunities for small indies with good new tools and respect for the medium
It’s 2025, AAA is chasing bullshit trends, leaving behind opportunities for small indies with good new tools and respect for the medium
It’s 2025, AAA is chasing bullshit trends, leaving behind opportunities for small indies with good new tools and respect for the medium
a drawing of a man with a blue eye and the website chaptertwo-thepacnw.tumblr.com in the corner
Alt: Dr Manhattan
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It’s 2010, AAA is chasing bullshit trends, leaving behind opportunities for small indies with good new tools and respect for the medium
It’s 2025, AAA is chasing bullshit trends, leaving behind opportunities for small indies with good new tools and respect for the medium
It’s 2025, AAA is chasing bullshit trends, leaving behind opportunities for small indies with good new tools and respect for the medium
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🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
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"To some degree, I have been able to leverage my experience, reputation, or resume -- which is like maybe 10% deserved and 90% circumstantial -- to create opportunities for other people."
@joelburgess.bsky.social on the eve of Ambrosia Sky's release.
www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...
@joelburgess.bsky.social on the eve of Ambrosia Sky's release.
www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"To some degree, I have been able to leverage my experience, reputation, or resume -- which is like maybe 10% deserved and 90% circumstantial -- to create opportunities for other people."
@joelburgess.bsky.social on the eve of Ambrosia Sky's release.
www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...
@joelburgess.bsky.social on the eve of Ambrosia Sky's release.
www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...
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I worked on the Torment Nexus for five years. Here’s why the project has lost its way. | New York Times (Gift Link)
October 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I worked on the Torment Nexus for five years. Here’s why the project has lost its way. | New York Times (Gift Link)
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my pumkin
he is everything
he is everything
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
my pumkin
he is everything
he is everything
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A @wired.com AI package needs to clear an impossibly high bar.
And by god, I think we've done it. Hours of sensational, thought-provoking, fun reading, and the design is simply dazzling.
WIRED can't predict the future, but we can try to make sense of it. And that's exactly what we're doing here:
And by god, I think we've done it. Hours of sensational, thought-provoking, fun reading, and the design is simply dazzling.
WIRED can't predict the future, but we can try to make sense of it. And that's exactly what we're doing here:
AI of a Thousand Faces
What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A @wired.com AI package needs to clear an impossibly high bar.
And by god, I think we've done it. Hours of sensational, thought-provoking, fun reading, and the design is simply dazzling.
WIRED can't predict the future, but we can try to make sense of it. And that's exactly what we're doing here:
And by god, I think we've done it. Hours of sensational, thought-provoking, fun reading, and the design is simply dazzling.
WIRED can't predict the future, but we can try to make sense of it. And that's exactly what we're doing here:
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The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge
October 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge
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This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
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Many English placenames contain 'mere', a word that's not often used anymore. It means "body of standing water".
'Mere' is closely related to German 'Meer', whose meaning is now "sea" but used include "lake". Conversely, Dutch 'meer' now only means "lake".
Read more in the graphic and the thread:
'Mere' is closely related to German 'Meer', whose meaning is now "sea" but used include "lake". Conversely, Dutch 'meer' now only means "lake".
Read more in the graphic and the thread:
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Many English placenames contain 'mere', a word that's not often used anymore. It means "body of standing water".
'Mere' is closely related to German 'Meer', whose meaning is now "sea" but used include "lake". Conversely, Dutch 'meer' now only means "lake".
Read more in the graphic and the thread:
'Mere' is closely related to German 'Meer', whose meaning is now "sea" but used include "lake". Conversely, Dutch 'meer' now only means "lake".
Read more in the graphic and the thread:
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Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
September 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
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"More than a million people had canceled Disney streaming subscriptions as of Monday, the Disney source told me, and the company likely knew that trend would only continue the longer they kept Kimmel silenced."
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase
The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky
www.thehandbasket.co
September 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"More than a million people had canceled Disney streaming subscriptions as of Monday, the Disney source told me, and the company likely knew that trend would only continue the longer they kept Kimmel silenced."
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
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The anime turn-based RPG Wander Stars is OUT NOW!
Buy the game on Steam to claim the digital sketchbook and original soundtrack for FREE‼️
💥 Steam: bit.ly/WanderStars
💥 Nintendo Switch: bit.ly/WS-Switch
💥 PlayStation 5: bit.ly/WS-PlayStation
💥 Xbox Series X|S: bit.ly/WS-Xbox
Buy the game on Steam to claim the digital sketchbook and original soundtrack for FREE‼️
💥 Steam: bit.ly/WanderStars
💥 Nintendo Switch: bit.ly/WS-Switch
💥 PlayStation 5: bit.ly/WS-PlayStation
💥 Xbox Series X|S: bit.ly/WS-Xbox
September 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The anime turn-based RPG Wander Stars is OUT NOW!
Buy the game on Steam to claim the digital sketchbook and original soundtrack for FREE‼️
💥 Steam: bit.ly/WanderStars
💥 Nintendo Switch: bit.ly/WS-Switch
💥 PlayStation 5: bit.ly/WS-PlayStation
💥 Xbox Series X|S: bit.ly/WS-Xbox
Buy the game on Steam to claim the digital sketchbook and original soundtrack for FREE‼️
💥 Steam: bit.ly/WanderStars
💥 Nintendo Switch: bit.ly/WS-Switch
💥 PlayStation 5: bit.ly/WS-PlayStation
💥 Xbox Series X|S: bit.ly/WS-Xbox
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
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Boycotting Disney and Hulu. It’s actually so, so much easier than you might be thinking rn
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
September 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Boycotting Disney and Hulu. It’s actually so, so much easier than you might be thinking rn
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Ta-Nehisi Coates has a predictably wonderful essay about the political class's reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk. to quote a post I saw on here a few weeks back, "we're gonna need a bigger Reconstruction"
web.archive.org/web/20250916...
web.archive.org/web/20250916...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
web.archive.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates has a predictably wonderful essay about the political class's reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk. to quote a post I saw on here a few weeks back, "we're gonna need a bigger Reconstruction"
web.archive.org/web/20250916...
web.archive.org/web/20250916...
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I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
September 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length