Alissa McAloon 🖤🤍💜
@gliitchy.bsky.social
Lawful Average, speaks at 1.5x speed. Publisher/Editorial Director at @GameDeveloper. Ace, Bi, She/Her.
Expect sandbox game, TTRPG, media preservation, midwest game dev advocacy, and weird movie tangents.
Expect sandbox game, TTRPG, media preservation, midwest game dev advocacy, and weird movie tangents.
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People have said we're crazy for making a game like this, but we love it.
Ever level of Shroom and Gloom is created with 1000s of layers of illustrations. Don't think folks understand how fun it is to building a world this way!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #shroomandgloom #indiegames
Ever level of Shroom and Gloom is created with 1000s of layers of illustrations. Don't think folks understand how fun it is to building a world this way!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #shroomandgloom #indiegames
October 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
People have said we're crazy for making a game like this, but we love it.
Ever level of Shroom and Gloom is created with 1000s of layers of illustrations. Don't think folks understand how fun it is to building a world this way!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #shroomandgloom #indiegames
Ever level of Shroom and Gloom is created with 1000s of layers of illustrations. Don't think folks understand how fun it is to building a world this way!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #shroomandgloom #indiegames
I started writing for @gamedeveloper.bsky.social 9 years (!!!) ago this month as a freelance news writer
Still just infinitely thankful for the opportunity I was given, & for a team that made it so wonderful to learn and grow as a writer, editor, & person in the game industry over that near-decade
Still just infinitely thankful for the opportunity I was given, & for a team that made it so wonderful to learn and grow as a writer, editor, & person in the game industry over that near-decade
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I started writing for @gamedeveloper.bsky.social 9 years (!!!) ago this month as a freelance news writer
Still just infinitely thankful for the opportunity I was given, & for a team that made it so wonderful to learn and grow as a writer, editor, & person in the game industry over that near-decade
Still just infinitely thankful for the opportunity I was given, & for a team that made it so wonderful to learn and grow as a writer, editor, & person in the game industry over that near-decade
me waiting for this release for the next year
October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
me waiting for this release for the next year
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition (PS5/Switch/PC) Standard/Classic/Whoopee Editions up for preorder at LRG buff.ly/hnMW5rU #ad
October 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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It wasn't headline news but it's worth noting A Minecraft Movie drove Minecraft to record monthly active usage and revenue during Q4.
It underlines why game companies are leaping on the transmedia bandwagon. Even if your movie isn't a box office hit (which this was), there is money to be made.
It underlines why game companies are leaping on the transmedia bandwagon. Even if your movie isn't a box office hit (which this was), there is money to be made.
Microsoft becomes PlayStation's top publisher and annual Xbox Game Pass revenue nears $5 billion
Microsoft becomes PlayStation's top publisher and annual Xbox Game Pass revenue nears $5 billion
'We have nearly 40 games in development, so much, much more to come.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It wasn't headline news but it's worth noting A Minecraft Movie drove Minecraft to record monthly active usage and revenue during Q4.
It underlines why game companies are leaping on the transmedia bandwagon. Even if your movie isn't a box office hit (which this was), there is money to be made.
It underlines why game companies are leaping on the transmedia bandwagon. Even if your movie isn't a box office hit (which this was), there is money to be made.
me, every game reveal event
July 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
me, every game reveal event
Depression decided I’d only plant a few plants this year and nature decided to make up the difference with monstrously tall tomato plants with a million flowers.
July 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Depression decided I’d only plant a few plants this year and nature decided to make up the difference with monstrously tall tomato plants with a million flowers.
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"...think of Crystal Chronicles as a fairy tale, the old and dangerous sort where children are abandoned in a famine, thorns blind the eyes of noble princes, and little girls are eaten whole by wolves for their naivety, never to be rescued."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/08/08/a...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/08/08/a...
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: An unforgettable adventure
Imagine a world where the air alone is poisonous enough to quickly kill any human walking through it without protection, monsters build grand arenas for their own amusement, and the remaining survi…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"...think of Crystal Chronicles as a fairy tale, the old and dangerous sort where children are abandoned in a famine, thorns blind the eyes of noble princes, and little girls are eaten whole by wolves for their naivety, never to be rescued."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/08/08/a...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/08/08/a...
Absolutely knocked it out of the park, the Guthrie production of Cabaret did not pull punches.
July 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Absolutely knocked it out of the park, the Guthrie production of Cabaret did not pull punches.
Starting to think new Tomba! 2 was too just good to be true 🥲
June 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Starting to think new Tomba! 2 was too just good to be true 🥲
Living life one “I love your _____ by the way” girl compliment at a time 😎
June 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Living life one “I love your _____ by the way” girl compliment at a time 😎
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💥 Today marks the biggest console launch ever, with 14.4 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles predicted to sell in 2025, according to Omdia. 👇
Switch 2 is poised to outperform the original's debut year, launching into a far stronger market position. 🧵
#nintendoswitch2 #switch2
Switch 2 is poised to outperform the original's debut year, launching into a far stronger market position. 🧵
#nintendoswitch2 #switch2
June 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
💥 Today marks the biggest console launch ever, with 14.4 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles predicted to sell in 2025, according to Omdia. 👇
Switch 2 is poised to outperform the original's debut year, launching into a far stronger market position. 🧵
#nintendoswitch2 #switch2
Switch 2 is poised to outperform the original's debut year, launching into a far stronger market position. 🧵
#nintendoswitch2 #switch2
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Whoever gets Nintendo to comment on Staplegate will have my unending respect.
June 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Whoever gets Nintendo to comment on Staplegate will have my unending respect.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Another Switch 2 saved from the Staten Island Stapler.
June 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Another Switch 2 saved from the Staten Island Stapler.
Who do I have to sell my soul to to get a Proshot of Orville Peck’s Cabaret???
May 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Who do I have to sell my soul to to get a Proshot of Orville Peck’s Cabaret???
First day back from staycation after a week and a half away;
I was so unplugged from online that I only found out about the Switch 2 preorder date from a paper flyer taped to a Best Buy display.
I was so unplugged from online that I only found out about the Switch 2 preorder date from a paper flyer taped to a Best Buy display.
April 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
First day back from staycation after a week and a half away;
I was so unplugged from online that I only found out about the Switch 2 preorder date from a paper flyer taped to a Best Buy display.
I was so unplugged from online that I only found out about the Switch 2 preorder date from a paper flyer taped to a Best Buy display.
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well well well look who it is, the lazy ass ferns that just laid browned and flaccid on the ground all winter wanna get all high and mighty now that its a little warmer outside. i wont forget your true nature now that youre standing erect you little shits
April 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
well well well look who it is, the lazy ass ferns that just laid browned and flaccid on the ground all winter wanna get all high and mighty now that its a little warmer outside. i wont forget your true nature now that youre standing erect you little shits
STILL weeping over this, cannot even comprehend how happy it makes me to see GI’s crew and hard work back online.
Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world.
www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
March 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
STILL weeping over this, cannot even comprehend how happy it makes me to see GI’s crew and hard work back online.
brb screaming into the void
March 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
brb screaming into the void
sometimes mental health is taking a pitstop during a flight home to watch musicals
March 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
sometimes mental health is taking a pitstop during a flight home to watch musicals
@thehashtagonist.bsky.social congrats on the win not-localthunk!
March 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
@thehashtagonist.bsky.social congrats on the win not-localthunk!
Hello I just loudly clapped and woo’d when @alexaray.bsky.social shouted out people who write Fallout Ghoul fanfic @ the GDCAs and it was JUST me.
March 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Hello I just loudly clapped and woo’d when @alexaray.bsky.social shouted out people who write Fallout Ghoul fanfic @ the GDCAs and it was JUST me.
I’m at GDC, weeping happy tears on the Expo Floor.
(Game Informer alumni friends, come catch up at my Game Developer booth near the IGF pavilion? 👀)
(Game Informer alumni friends, come catch up at my Game Developer booth near the IGF pavilion? 👀)
March 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I’m at GDC, weeping happy tears on the Expo Floor.
(Game Informer alumni friends, come catch up at my Game Developer booth near the IGF pavilion? 👀)
(Game Informer alumni friends, come catch up at my Game Developer booth near the IGF pavilion? 👀)
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We are devastated to see 20% of our beloved colleagues laid off by the same leadership who have yet to recognize our union.
We demand that leadership at Sesame Workshop bargain with us over the terms of these massive layoffs. Consider letting them know that you expect the same.
We demand that leadership at Sesame Workshop bargain with us over the terms of these massive layoffs. Consider letting them know that you expect the same.
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We are devastated to see 20% of our beloved colleagues laid off by the same leadership who have yet to recognize our union.
We demand that leadership at Sesame Workshop bargain with us over the terms of these massive layoffs. Consider letting them know that you expect the same.
We demand that leadership at Sesame Workshop bargain with us over the terms of these massive layoffs. Consider letting them know that you expect the same.