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Gamedev designer/writer/director - Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Pajama Sam, Sam & Max, Wolf Among Us, etc. Most recently, Return to Monkey Island! Currently fiddling around with a game about paper. Halloween-liker, food-maker, dad.
Very grateful for @theonion.com these days. Possibly the only thing keeping me sane.
January 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Very grateful for @theonion.com these days. Possibly the only thing keeping me sane.
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There are in fact puns for every orientation! Vampire Therapist is a game about honest, radical acceptance of ourselves as we are. That means juvenile sex jokes masking the highbrow psycho-social stuff. 😁
Vampire Therapist is an unexpectedly enlightening and enriching experience couched in a game about an admittedly funny premise full of gay sex puns and I'm absolutely in love with it.
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
There are in fact puns for every orientation! Vampire Therapist is a game about honest, radical acceptance of ourselves as we are. That means juvenile sex jokes masking the highbrow psycho-social stuff. 😁
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
tfw you check on the thing you put in the oven after 25 minutes and realize you did not actually turn on the oven
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
tfw you check on the thing you put in the oven after 25 minutes and realize you did not actually turn on the oven
Back when I used to try new things I tried this and it might be a big part of the reason I no longer try new things
One time in college I was obliged to drink a Hubba Bubba soda and it was exactly like if someone chewed up an entire package of the gum in their mouth, drooled the resulting saliva into a glass and carbonated it
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Back when I used to try new things I tried this and it might be a big part of the reason I no longer try new things
I bumped into Bobby McFerrin in a lunchroom and we had a conversation about the finer points of adding cranberry juice to your lemonade.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I bumped into Bobby McFerrin in a lunchroom and we had a conversation about the finer points of adding cranberry juice to your lemonade.
Harrison is a talented and lovable designer, fire your AI and get him.
Hello to all my new followers! I am Harrison, a Narrative Designer & Writer who has worked on a bunch of things across my career including The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands, Diablo IV and the Rime update for Myst (2020). I'm currently looking for work so DM me if you'd like to chat!
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Harrison is a talented and lovable designer, fire your AI and get him.
Pajama Sam doesn’t usually get much attention because it’s, you know, “for kids.” But no longer!
It's here!
I was lucky enough to sit down with game developer @thatdave.bsky.social , writer of Pajama Sam and veteran of Telltale Games and LucasArts, to play through and chat about Pajama Sam!
Humongous Entertainment fans and veterans, this is for you! ❤️ Thank you all!
youtu.be/72B6wUsgkok
I was lucky enough to sit down with game developer @thatdave.bsky.social , writer of Pajama Sam and veteran of Telltale Games and LucasArts, to play through and chat about Pajama Sam!
Humongous Entertainment fans and veterans, this is for you! ❤️ Thank you all!
youtu.be/72B6wUsgkok
December 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Pajama Sam doesn’t usually get much attention because it’s, you know, “for kids.” But no longer!
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Two nights playing with fire at Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's steakhouse: defector.com/two-nights-p...
Two Nights Playing With Fire At Patrick Mahomes And Travis Kelce's Steakhouse | Defector
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As celebrity restaurant mascots, athletes offer a tidy sense of vertical integration: Why not supply the very calories they need to expend on the field? I’m surprised there are so…
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December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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We made a bookshelf that slowly moves to the side when the player pulls out a certain book.
Thank you @nico-sterneck.bsky.social for letting me change "direction" and "speed" to satisfy my need for chaos.
Thank you @nico-sterneck.bsky.social for letting me change "direction" and "speed" to satisfy my need for chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We made a bookshelf that slowly moves to the side when the player pulls out a certain book.
Thank you @nico-sterneck.bsky.social for letting me change "direction" and "speed" to satisfy my need for chaos.
Thank you @nico-sterneck.bsky.social for letting me change "direction" and "speed" to satisfy my need for chaos.
I’ve been assuming there was some kind of AI foolishness going on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksV...
Thank the maker- I was feeling clumsy for about three releases. Well done Apple.
Thank the maker- I was feeling clumsy for about three releases. Well done Apple.
It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken
YouTube video by Michi NekoMichi
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December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I’ve been assuming there was some kind of AI foolishness going on
Turns out that the way AI is going to torpedo my job is by helping to make real life far more absurd than my absurdist fiction.
The Department of War aims to put Google Gemini 'directly into the hands of every American warrior.'
Pete Hegseth Says the Pentagon's New Chatbot Will Make America 'More Lethal'
The Department of War aims to put Google Gemini 'directly into the hands of every American warrior.'
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December 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Turns out that the way AI is going to torpedo my job is by helping to make real life far more absurd than my absurdist fiction.
I mainly just like that the page title shows up in the post as "Nothing's Ever Really Dead on Steam"
The Steam page for our first game is now LIVE! 🎮✨
We've heard wishlists are pretty important.
(Please wishlist us!) 🐊
store.steampowered.com/app/4218800/...
We've heard wishlists are pretty important.
(Please wishlist us!) 🐊
store.steampowered.com/app/4218800/...
Nothing's Ever Really Dead on Steam
A cyberpunk point-and-click murder mystery. Solve the murder of your best friend ... with the help of your best friend?!
store.steampowered.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I mainly just like that the page title shows up in the post as "Nothing's Ever Really Dead on Steam"
This is a classic!
Out today in comic book stores! Fox Bunny Funny by Andy Hartzell!
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This is a classic!
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I recently completed #ReturnToMonkeyIsland and I have to say I thoroughly loved every second of it and it hit me in the feels at the end. Such a fantastic game and you can very clearly feel the love that went into it. Thank you so much @grumpygamer.com and everyone at @terribletoybox.com ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I recently completed #ReturnToMonkeyIsland and I have to say I thoroughly loved every second of it and it hit me in the feels at the end. Such a fantastic game and you can very clearly feel the love that went into it. Thank you so much @grumpygamer.com and everyone at @terribletoybox.com ❤️
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Really loving #Dispatch! So much fun characters so I had to draw them.
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@adhocstudio.com @erinyvette.bsky.social @mayannaberrin.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Really loving #Dispatch! So much fun characters so I had to draw them.
@adhocstudio.com @erinyvette.bsky.social @mayannaberrin.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social
@adhocstudio.com @erinyvette.bsky.social @mayannaberrin.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social
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Good job, people. Keep it up.
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Good job, people. Keep it up.
In case you missed it last night
I didn't think I was going to do a pumpkin this year, but my son wouldn't allow that. So there's a new one up, a little rushy, but still fun:
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/
The Pumpkin House of Horrors
Carvings from 1996 to the present.
phrenopolis.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In case you missed it last night
I didn't think I was going to do a pumpkin this year, but my son wouldn't allow that. So there's a new one up, a little rushy, but still fun:
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/
The Pumpkin House of Horrors
Carvings from 1996 to the present.
phrenopolis.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I didn't think I was going to do a pumpkin this year, but my son wouldn't allow that. So there's a new one up, a little rushy, but still fun:
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/
Now now, there is a simple path from this to good. You just start over from scratch and make a different game, using people this time.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Now now, there is a simple path from this to good. You just start over from scratch and make a different game, using people this time.
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This is insanely bad for anyone doing game development. Who the hell knows what Gaming Copilot is doing with your screen captures, but it almost certainly isn't compliant with your NDA.
If you're using Windows 11, Microsoft is now surveilling you in a new way. This may already be turned on on your computer, and you would not be notified; it activates whenever they detect you are in a "game", which in my experience Microsoft often false-positives on
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
Gaming Copilot, rolling out now to Windows 11, adds a new attack surface to Windows.
doublepulsar.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is insanely bad for anyone doing game development. Who the hell knows what Gaming Copilot is doing with your screen captures, but it almost certainly isn't compliant with your NDA.
Just… so gross.
This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Just… so gross.
This is a fun thread, particularly if you enjoy cooking or Cooks Illustrated.
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a fun thread, particularly if you enjoy cooking or Cooks Illustrated.