Ben Newbon
@bennewbon.itch.io
Creator of silly rules-lite TTRPGs, actual player and host of the Cybertopia actual play podcast.
Videogames analyst currently looking for work
https://bennewbon.itch.io
https://anchor.fm/cybertopiaap
https://youtube.com/@ben_newbon/videos
Say no to genAI
Videogames analyst currently looking for work
https://bennewbon.itch.io
https://anchor.fm/cybertopiaap
https://youtube.com/@ben_newbon/videos
Say no to genAI
I don't remember it being like this with my thigh but maybe it's because ankle/calf hair is thicker :|
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don't remember it being like this with my thigh but maybe it's because ankle/calf hair is thicker :|
Always looking to branch out more!
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Always looking to branch out more!
Some of the ppl Rockstar fired (without any evidence or due process btw) had literally worked there for decades. There's no evidence they leaked anything (because they didn't) but this studio, releasing the biggest game ever in 6 months just dumped collectively over 150 years of R* experience there!
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Some of the ppl Rockstar fired (without any evidence or due process btw) had literally worked there for decades. There's no evidence they leaked anything (because they didn't) but this studio, releasing the biggest game ever in 6 months just dumped collectively over 150 years of R* experience there!
I may do just that if I can find the spoons :) thanks for being an inspiration!
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I may do just that if I can find the spoons :) thanks for being an inspiration!
Also available on YouTube if that's your preference: youtu.be/Qbc-cOLKqsM
And this ep we promo @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social's wonderful actual play of The Between!
And this ep we promo @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social's wonderful actual play of The Between!
2.25 Team Tentacle
YouTube video by Ben Newbon
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November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Also available on YouTube if that's your preference: youtu.be/Qbc-cOLKqsM
And this ep we promo @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social's wonderful actual play of The Between!
And this ep we promo @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social's wonderful actual play of The Between!
That's amazing, Tanya! Good on you!
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
That's amazing, Tanya! Good on you!
Okay yes, that looks much more awesome and totally sells it!
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Okay yes, that looks much more awesome and totally sells it!
I'm so confused by this. I know a lil about it from other contexts but this ad tells me basically nothing about the con. Heck it doesn't even say where or when it is! Let alone what it's all about. And looks like it was professionally made too, so probably cost a pretty penny!
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I'm so confused by this. I know a lil about it from other contexts but this ad tells me basically nothing about the con. Heck it doesn't even say where or when it is! Let alone what it's all about. And looks like it was professionally made too, so probably cost a pretty penny!
Feels like this would be of interest to @cosmopunk.bsky.social and @stellarencore.bsky.social ;)
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Feels like this would be of interest to @cosmopunk.bsky.social and @stellarencore.bsky.social ;)
Yeah, especially with the US government explicitly going out of their way to stamp out DEI!
I'm sure there's more going on behind the scenes here that they can't/won't announce but it must be a scary environment to be trying to put on such an event
I'm sure there's more going on behind the scenes here that they can't/won't announce but it must be a scary environment to be trying to put on such an event
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Yeah, especially with the US government explicitly going out of their way to stamp out DEI!
I'm sure there's more going on behind the scenes here that they can't/won't announce but it must be a scary environment to be trying to put on such an event
I'm sure there's more going on behind the scenes here that they can't/won't announce but it must be a scary environment to be trying to put on such an event
My assumption is that this comes out of the zionist controversy around the last time BBC happened but also could be in relation to the dangers around the US government policies and associated difficulties with visas and travel and whatnot.
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
My assumption is that this comes out of the zionist controversy around the last time BBC happened but also could be in relation to the dangers around the US government policies and associated difficulties with visas and travel and whatnot.
Yeah. It's pretty brutal. They also tend to be places that have very little knowledge of or care for employment law
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Yeah. It's pretty brutal. They also tend to be places that have very little knowledge of or care for employment law
IMO mysteries and investigative stories are the hardest to gamify well and a lot has to be put into the RP aspect of it all. Games like Brindlewood Bay are a decent take on it and I appreciate the structure of games like Call of Cthulhu and Delta Green... there are at least some useful aspects there
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
IMO mysteries and investigative stories are the hardest to gamify well and a lot has to be put into the RP aspect of it all. Games like Brindlewood Bay are a decent take on it and I appreciate the structure of games like Call of Cthulhu and Delta Green... there are at least some useful aspects there