Luke (barse)
@thebarse.bsky.social
Senior Writer and Editor at Failbetter Games. Art creature. Half-asleep. I don't hate you, my face just looks like that. They/Them.
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DO NOT TALK TO SAMUS WHILE SHE IS WORKING
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
DO NOT TALK TO SAMUS WHILE SHE IS WORKING
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Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
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Fangamer is hiring a Graphic Designer! (remote work OK) 🙌
Rare opportunity for a creative position at the kindest, coolest company there is 💚
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
Rare opportunity for a creative position at the kindest, coolest company there is 💚
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
Graphic Designer
Fangamer is looking for a full time experienced designer with strong product and layout design skills to join our creative team. This position will be responsible for conceptualizing, speccing and pro...
www.fangamer.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fangamer is hiring a Graphic Designer! (remote work OK) 🙌
Rare opportunity for a creative position at the kindest, coolest company there is 💚
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
Rare opportunity for a creative position at the kindest, coolest company there is 💚
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
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editors
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
editors
editors
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
editors
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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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I'm currently doing contract work but I'm still looking for more – contract or full-time. I'm a narrative designer, writer, systems designer, and game designer with a decade of game dev experience, on projects ranging from indie games, to IP support for a major studio, to interactive video.
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm currently doing contract work but I'm still looking for more – contract or full-time. I'm a narrative designer, writer, systems designer, and game designer with a decade of game dev experience, on projects ranging from indie games, to IP support for a major studio, to interactive video.
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It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
The episodic superhero comedy features big-name actors like Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
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me when I’m asked about the reasoning behind any of the structures in systems I’ve designed
I cannot tell why it was exactly
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
me when I’m asked about the reasoning behind any of the structures in systems I’ve designed
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this reflects a lot of my joys and struggles running the Between, too -- such an interesting game. cinematic, propulsive, and fucking exhausting
Comrade @rossignol.bsky.social and myself write about our time playing THE BETWEEN, the Penny Dreadful'em-up. Spoilers: we loved it. #ttrpg #rpg
Threedom: The Between - Old Men Running The World
This is Threedom, our review series in which forever-GMs Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen, and The Mysterious Third (Chris) get to spend a bit of time as players
oldmenrunningtheworld.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
this reflects a lot of my joys and struggles running the Between, too -- such an interesting game. cinematic, propulsive, and fucking exhausting
this reflects a lot of my joys and struggles running the Between, too -- such an interesting game. cinematic, propulsive, and fucking exhausting
Comrade @rossignol.bsky.social and myself write about our time playing THE BETWEEN, the Penny Dreadful'em-up. Spoilers: we loved it. #ttrpg #rpg
Threedom: The Between - Old Men Running The World
This is Threedom, our review series in which forever-GMs Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen, and The Mysterious Third (Chris) get to spend a bit of time as players
oldmenrunningtheworld.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
this reflects a lot of my joys and struggles running the Between, too -- such an interesting game. cinematic, propulsive, and fucking exhausting
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Should you run The Between with your RPG group?
In short: yes.
In (really quite) long:
In short: yes.
In (really quite) long:
Comrade @rossignol.bsky.social and myself write about our time playing THE BETWEEN, the Penny Dreadful'em-up. Spoilers: we loved it. #ttrpg #rpg
Threedom: The Between - Old Men Running The World
This is Threedom, our review series in which forever-GMs Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen, and The Mysterious Third (Chris) get to spend a bit of time as players
oldmenrunningtheworld.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Should you run The Between with your RPG group?
In short: yes.
In (really quite) long:
In short: yes.
In (really quite) long:
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another day volunteering at the lone and level sands. everyone keeps asking if they can look on the works & despair. buddy, they won't even let me look on it
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
another day volunteering at the lone and level sands. everyone keeps asking if they can look on the works & despair. buddy, they won't even let me look on it
both of these are excellent and a steal
Our two most recent games, both at their deepest discount ever. 90%+ positive Steam reviews, 80+ Metacritic. store.steampowered.com/developer/sa...
November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
both of these are excellent and a steal
I had a wonderful time with the Seance of Blake Manor. It wasn't quite what I thought -- more guided adventure than deduction-forward puzzling -- but the story and atmosphere are super well realised
November 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I had a wonderful time with the Seance of Blake Manor. It wasn't quite what I thought -- more guided adventure than deduction-forward puzzling -- but the story and atmosphere are super well realised
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Golly, Seance of Blake Manor really is good isn’t it? Proper detective fantasy. Takes three minutes to be totally immersed and wracking your brains… wonderfully put together.
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Golly, Seance of Blake Manor really is good isn’t it? Proper detective fantasy. Takes three minutes to be totally immersed and wracking your brains… wonderfully put together.
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I would like to get this account to a thousand followers by the end of the year. That feels like a level where I'd have comparable reach to the 6k I had when I left Twitter
Follow me for indie game marketing and business, and honestly, sexy rat talk
Follow me for indie game marketing and business, and honestly, sexy rat talk
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I would like to get this account to a thousand followers by the end of the year. That feels like a level where I'd have comparable reach to the 6k I had when I left Twitter
Follow me for indie game marketing and business, and honestly, sexy rat talk
Follow me for indie game marketing and business, and honestly, sexy rat talk
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hazel knocked it out of the park with this one (and was a pleasure to work with): monsterkissers rejoice
It’s here! ’The Prince of All Rats’, Fallen London‘s Exceptional Story for November, was written by yours truly. I hope you enjoy the seduction of our self-styled prince!
"May I?" he asks, and he holds out a paw, his claws beckoning. He kisses the back of your hand.
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
hazel knocked it out of the park with this one (and was a pleasure to work with): monsterkissers rejoice
hazel knocked it out of the park with this one (and was a pleasure to work with): monsterkissers rejoice
It’s here! ’The Prince of All Rats’, Fallen London‘s Exceptional Story for November, was written by yours truly. I hope you enjoy the seduction of our self-styled prince!
"May I?" he asks, and he holds out a paw, his claws beckoning. He kisses the back of your hand.
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
hazel knocked it out of the park with this one (and was a pleasure to work with): monsterkissers rejoice
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"May I?" he asks, and he holds out a paw, his claws beckoning. He kisses the back of your hand.
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"May I?" he asks, and he holds out a paw, his claws beckoning. He kisses the back of your hand.
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
The self-declared Prince of All Rats has the manners, bearing, and ambition to rule – and a personal interest in your acquaintance. Will you help the Fifth City to accept his claim?
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I think video games discourse online would improve markedly if saying "bad game design" when you mean "I personally experienced frustration" got you a six month timeout from posting
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I think video games discourse online would improve markedly if saying "bad game design" when you mean "I personally experienced frustration" got you a six month timeout from posting
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the cow's tools will never be used to dismantle the cow's barn
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
the cow's tools will never be used to dismantle the cow's barn
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CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer