MrAlexBethke
@mralexbethke.bsky.social
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Hey, Ontarians? We gotta push back on Doug Ford's fun new landlord empowerment bill: acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control
Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.
acorncanada.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hey, Ontarians? We gotta push back on Doug Ford's fun new landlord empowerment bill: acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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As game dev I often wonder if my intuition about the Steam market matches reality. So I did a small game to test it: Guess how many reviews a random game has. You can now play it too on steamle.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
As game dev I often wonder if my intuition about the Steam market matches reality. So I did a small game to test it: Guess how many reviews a random game has. You can now play it too on steamle.com
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Today we’re getting a barrage of new game announcements, but I wanted to share recent releases you’ve missed in ✨Underrepresented Steam Games✨. These are games that have less than 50 reviews that deserve attention. Feel free to spread the list and share if you know someone who covers small games.
June 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today we’re getting a barrage of new game announcements, but I wanted to share recent releases you’ve missed in ✨Underrepresented Steam Games✨. These are games that have less than 50 reviews that deserve attention. Feel free to spread the list and share if you know someone who covers small games.
TOJam (@torontogamejam.bsky.social) was a great success with 98 games submitted and 1 support request for submission when I checked yesterday.
Post-TOJam I put together a quick bug fix for Psychorama (Xbox One) and am just waiting on cert for that project to be 100% done.
Day job is going well
Post-TOJam I put together a quick bug fix for Psychorama (Xbox One) and am just waiting on cert for that project to be 100% done.
Day job is going well
May 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
TOJam (@torontogamejam.bsky.social) was a great success with 98 games submitted and 1 support request for submission when I checked yesterday.
Post-TOJam I put together a quick bug fix for Psychorama (Xbox One) and am just waiting on cert for that project to be 100% done.
Day job is going well
Post-TOJam I put together a quick bug fix for Psychorama (Xbox One) and am just waiting on cert for that project to be 100% done.
Day job is going well
It is way past my bedtime but the master list and seating map for TOJam are finalized and the team is poised and prepared for venue setup tomorrow night before the jam on FRIDAY!!
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
It is way past my bedtime but the master list and seating map for TOJam are finalized and the team is poised and prepared for venue setup tomorrow night before the jam on FRIDAY!!
I've been super busy this last month with work and TOJam preparations but it all comes together this week for wins across the board!
May 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I've been super busy this last month with work and TOJam preparations but it all comes together this week for wins across the board!
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Canadians. Next week we find out of we'll continue to be a sovereign nation, or if we'll be on the path to US vassalage.
We get to decide. Your vote will determine the outcome.
Please get out and vote. Please. Do. It.
#cdnpoli
We get to decide. Your vote will determine the outcome.
Please get out and vote. Please. Do. It.
#cdnpoli
April 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Canadians. Next week we find out of we'll continue to be a sovereign nation, or if we'll be on the path to US vassalage.
We get to decide. Your vote will determine the outcome.
Please get out and vote. Please. Do. It.
#cdnpoli
We get to decide. Your vote will determine the outcome.
Please get out and vote. Please. Do. It.
#cdnpoli
I did the XBox port and was very proud to help this team!
One year of anticipation, nine months of work. Our blood, sweat, and tears. Psychroma is now on Xbox.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
#gamedev #psychroma #Unity2D
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
#gamedev #psychroma #Unity2D
April 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I did the XBox port and was very proud to help this team!
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...Go follow and signal boost indie publishers!
April 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
...Go follow and signal boost indie publishers!
TOJAM REGISTRATION!!!!!!!
Registration for TOJam 2025 is LIVE! Follow the link below, fill out the form, and then do your best to contain your excitement till May 9th!
forms.gle/61fz61vQRe...
forms.gle/61fz61vQRe...
April 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
TOJAM REGISTRATION!!!!!!!
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RIP to the greatest swordsman who ever lived.
April 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
RIP to the greatest swordsman who ever lived.
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I know. You're probably itching to know what this year's theme is going to be. Unfortunately your just going to have to wa-
📣📣📣THIS YEAR'S THEME IS📣📣📣
THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE WORSE IT GETS
📣📣📣THIS YEAR'S THEME IS📣📣📣
THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE WORSE IT GETS
March 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I know. You're probably itching to know what this year's theme is going to be. Unfortunately your just going to have to wa-
📣📣📣THIS YEAR'S THEME IS📣📣📣
THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE WORSE IT GETS
📣📣📣THIS YEAR'S THEME IS📣📣📣
THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE WORSE IT GETS
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🎉IT'S HAPPENING! TOJAM 2025 IS REAL! SPREAD THE WORD!🎉
We're also looking for volunteers to help out this year, so if that sounds like you fill out this form to get started! docs.google.com/form...
We're also looking for volunteers to help out this year, so if that sounds like you fill out this form to get started! docs.google.com/form...
March 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🎉IT'S HAPPENING! TOJAM 2025 IS REAL! SPREAD THE WORD!🎉
We're also looking for volunteers to help out this year, so if that sounds like you fill out this form to get started! docs.google.com/form...
We're also looking for volunteers to help out this year, so if that sounds like you fill out this form to get started! docs.google.com/form...
I got to spend a few hours today volunteering in my son's ISP class, mostly just hanging out with my boy and watching him interact with his peers. I really appreciate the opportunity to do this and the face time with his teachers as well. So proud of his progress!
February 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I got to spend a few hours today volunteering in my son's ISP class, mostly just hanging out with my boy and watching him interact with his peers. I really appreciate the opportunity to do this and the face time with his teachers as well. So proud of his progress!
Working on the main UI for the app K and I are making for our son. Everything looks like butts (programmer art) but the INFINITE MENU SLICES functionality is hot fire!
February 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Working on the main UI for the app K and I are making for our son. Everything looks like butts (programmer art) but the INFINITE MENU SLICES functionality is hot fire!
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And here's the new one we are working on. Forbidden Solitaire - A 1990s FMV/CD-ROM inspired horror game! :-o
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
And here's the new one we are working on. Forbidden Solitaire - A 1990s FMV/CD-ROM inspired horror game! :-o
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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First: if it's "easier" to write relatable villains than relatable 'good guys,' that means something and should be considered as an independent question. *Why* have villains become so popular in recent decades? Because they reflect people's lived experiences within a broken system.
February 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
First: if it's "easier" to write relatable villains than relatable 'good guys,' that means something and should be considered as an independent question. *Why* have villains become so popular in recent decades? Because they reflect people's lived experiences within a broken system.
Clearly I ended up on some sort of list - Hello new followers! I make games and have made a LOT of games in my career. Currently I'm working on some free form kid focused digital toy experiences and a world building puzzle game as two side projects.
February 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Clearly I ended up on some sort of list - Hello new followers! I make games and have made a LOT of games in my career. Currently I'm working on some free form kid focused digital toy experiences and a world building puzzle game as two side projects.
Took a full hour to shovel mine and the elder neighbour's walkways this morning. Glorious!
February 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Took a full hour to shovel mine and the elder neighbour's walkways this morning. Glorious!
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NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
Took my daughter to school in the big sled this morning, which always gets questions, since the big sled I use to pull my kids in is a snowmobile utility sled, heh. Two of her friends jumped in and the three of them got run around the school front field a bit. XD
January 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Took my daughter to school in the big sled this morning, which always gets questions, since the big sled I use to pull my kids in is a snowmobile utility sled, heh. Two of her friends jumped in and the three of them got run around the school front field a bit. XD
I just finished a technical test, clone an existing iOS game minus a couple of extra features. I have the Unity project on a git repo in its final form, all written to my standards for clean code, and an accompanying readme which is the entire development log of how I built it.
Anyone wanna see it?
Anyone wanna see it?
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I just finished a technical test, clone an existing iOS game minus a couple of extra features. I have the Unity project on a git repo in its final form, all written to my standards for clean code, and an accompanying readme which is the entire development log of how I built it.
Anyone wanna see it?
Anyone wanna see it?
I'm helping out a local indie game company and just got their Unity game running on a console devkit. Very exciting!
While I've built games and written code for projects that ended up on console this is the first time going through the certification process myself.
While I've built games and written code for projects that ended up on console this is the first time going through the certification process myself.
January 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm helping out a local indie game company and just got their Unity game running on a console devkit. Very exciting!
While I've built games and written code for projects that ended up on console this is the first time going through the certification process myself.
While I've built games and written code for projects that ended up on console this is the first time going through the certification process myself.
TIL my daughter and I share a toothbrush, much to my horror
January 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
TIL my daughter and I share a toothbrush, much to my horror