Richard Lemarchand
@rich-lem.bsky.social
Former Naughty Dog Lead Game Designer, now a professor in the USC Games program. Wrote 'A Playful Production Process' for the MIT Press. He/him.
Just finished binge-listening to Sarah Marshall’s outstanding new podcast, ‘The Devil You Know,’ about the Satanic panic. It’s a superb piece of journalism and cultural analysis—here’s the CBC site, but I’m sure it’s a available on your favorite podcast service! share.google/UDLAhFLr9Mxl...
The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing babies, and infiltrating North American society on a massive scale — yet these thousands of alleged Sat...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Just finished binge-listening to Sarah Marshall’s outstanding new podcast, ‘The Devil You Know,’ about the Satanic panic. It’s a superb piece of journalism and cultural analysis—here’s the CBC site, but I’m sure it’s a available on your favorite podcast service! share.google/UDLAhFLr9Mxl...
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The webpage for our upcoming book has the cover on it now which is enough of a milestone for me to write another post about the book we have coming out soon. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The webpage for our upcoming book has the cover on it now which is enough of a milestone for me to write another post about the book we have coming out soon. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!
Did you know that alt.ctrl.GDC is celebrating 12 years of alternative controllers this year? We’re looking for your coolest idea, if you built it and the game to go with it, it’s time to submit your project!
Submissions close November 20th.
Submit today! bit.ly/43dEaQc
#GDC2026
Submissions close November 20th.
Submit today! bit.ly/43dEaQc
#GDC2026
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!
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🤜🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 🤛
A bullet (fist?) heaven
survivors roguelite
set in a gritty, beat-em-up *style* city is releasing Q1 '26!
🛠️lots of weapon crafting
👥fun unlockable characters
🏗️dynamic/destructible environments
Wishlist today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
#pitchyagame
A bullet (fist?) heaven
survivors roguelite
set in a gritty, beat-em-up *style* city is releasing Q1 '26!
🛠️lots of weapon crafting
👥fun unlockable characters
🏗️dynamic/destructible environments
Wishlist today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
#pitchyagame
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🤜🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 🤛
A bullet (fist?) heaven
survivors roguelite
set in a gritty, beat-em-up *style* city is releasing Q1 '26!
🛠️lots of weapon crafting
👥fun unlockable characters
🏗️dynamic/destructible environments
Wishlist today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
#pitchyagame
A bullet (fist?) heaven
survivors roguelite
set in a gritty, beat-em-up *style* city is releasing Q1 '26!
🛠️lots of weapon crafting
👥fun unlockable characters
🏗️dynamic/destructible environments
Wishlist today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
#pitchyagame
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Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 40 featuring @oolimry.bsky.social is out now! Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game.
draknek.org/podcast
draknek.org/podcast
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast
Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and th...
draknek.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 40 featuring @oolimry.bsky.social is out now! Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game.
draknek.org/podcast
draknek.org/podcast
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
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Hi! this is a reminder to people who would like to be considered for an award for the AIAS narrative award for their game, especially if it is a deep, hours long, reactive RPG with branching!!!!! please allow us time to play your game and submit it here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Submissions Now Open
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the video game industry’s professional trade organization, representing over 30,000 development and creative members, has opened submissions for the ...
www.interactive.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hi! this is a reminder to people who would like to be considered for an award for the AIAS narrative award for their game, especially if it is a deep, hours long, reactive RPG with branching!!!!! please allow us time to play your game and submit it here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
As if today wasn't excellent enough already: Frank and co's new game is out!!!! 👍 🪙 🥳
The biggest day in esports has arrived. Q-UP is out. store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Save 10% on Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As if today wasn't excellent enough already: Frank and co's new game is out!!!! 👍 🪙 🥳
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
I just learned that a GDC Festival Pass (which AFAICT gives access to everything except the GDC Vault and a bunch of luxe bonuses) is $349 for students, staff, and faculty—it's normally $649! You need an academic email address and will have to show ID on site. A big deal for game programs, I think!
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I just learned that a GDC Festival Pass (which AFAICT gives access to everything except the GDC Vault and a bunch of luxe bonuses) is $349 for students, staff, and faculty—it's normally $649! You need an academic email address and will have to show ID on site. A big deal for game programs, I think!
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This Halloween we've joined forces with some other new puzzle releases and created a brand new bundle for a head-scratching Halloween that's out now:
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This Halloween we've joined forces with some other new puzzle releases and created a brand new bundle for a head-scratching Halloween that's out now:
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
You should know about KB's wonderful game(s)! KB is a terrific game designer, educator, and human—give her a follow!
yooooo whatsup bluesky, my name is KB and i made a game about vaginas! it's called valsguide.com and if you're making games about sex, sexual health, relationships, consent etc (ur typical sex ed topics) I'D LOVE TO MEET YOU!!!!!!!!!! :')
(VAL)IANT
or, val's guide to having a broken vag
valsguide.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
You should know about KB's wonderful game(s)! KB is a terrific game designer, educator, and human—give her a follow!
I'm a couple of days into Daniel Benmergui's Dragonsweeper now, and I LOVE IT! It's just so outrageously good, rewarding deduction and reflective thought. And the vibes are just so good! I'm going to recommend it to those many of our students into roguelikes... danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui
A roguelike minesweeper adventure
danielben.itch.io
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm a couple of days into Daniel Benmergui's Dragonsweeper now, and I LOVE IT! It's just so outrageously good, rewarding deduction and reflective thought. And the vibes are just so good! I'm going to recommend it to those many of our students into roguelikes... danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
(Click the purple book icon in lower-right for a bit of "how to play" advice...)
Here's something for your Monday break time, that I just learned about from from the excellent @cigumo.bsky.social - Daniel Benmergui's newest game, 'Dragonsweeper,' a Minesweeperlike dungeon crawl! Fiendishly fascinating... and a GREAT soundtrack! danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui
A roguelike minesweeper adventure
danielben.itch.io
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
(Click the purple book icon in lower-right for a bit of "how to play" advice...)
Here's something for your Monday break time, that I just learned about from from the excellent @cigumo.bsky.social - Daniel Benmergui's newest game, 'Dragonsweeper,' a Minesweeperlike dungeon crawl! Fiendishly fascinating... and a GREAT soundtrack! danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui
A roguelike minesweeper adventure
danielben.itch.io
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here's something for your Monday break time, that I just learned about from from the excellent @cigumo.bsky.social - Daniel Benmergui's newest game, 'Dragonsweeper,' a Minesweeperlike dungeon crawl! Fiendishly fascinating... and a GREAT soundtrack! danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
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"Even without people and without dialogue, Keeper excels at demonstrating friendship, companionship and genuine heartfelt connections; even between a walking lighthouse and a weird muppety seagull looking thing."
(Spoiler-Free)
powerup-gaming.com/2025/10/18/k...
(Spoiler-Free)
powerup-gaming.com/2025/10/18/k...
My review on of @doublefine.com’s #Keeper from @leepetty.bsky.social is now live!
“For a game inspired by the pandemic, Keeper is a beacon of light and hope in what was (and continues to be) a very dark period indeed.”
“For a game inspired by the pandemic, Keeper is a beacon of light and hope in what was (and continues to be) a very dark period indeed.”
Keeper Review (Xbox Series X) – The Boys Light Up - PowerUp!
On first blush, Double Fine's Keeper is an odd bird. And no, I'm not talking about Twig, the bird companion to your player-controlled Lighthouse. It's odd in that you take control of an anthropomorphi...
powerup-gaming.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Even without people and without dialogue, Keeper excels at demonstrating friendship, companionship and genuine heartfelt connections; even between a walking lighthouse and a weird muppety seagull looking thing."
(Spoiler-Free)
powerup-gaming.com/2025/10/18/k...
(Spoiler-Free)
powerup-gaming.com/2025/10/18/k...
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New @beatdown.city survivors demo is OUT for Next Fest!
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New @beatdown.city survivors demo is OUT for Next Fest!
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Keeper looks AMAZING! Out now!
BREAKING: We've recieved a letter from @leepetty.bksy.social, to all players of Keeper!
www.doublefine.com/news/dear-pl...
www.doublefine.com/news/dear-pl...
Dear Players of Keeper
Hi there, my name is Lee Petty, and I’m a Creative Lead here at Double Fine Productions. My new game, Keeper , was inspired by the events of the last few…
www.doublefine.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Keeper looks AMAZING! Out now!
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Out today on Steam, Undusted: Letters from the Past is a game about cleaning long-neglected objects and learning their backstories. "As each object is restored to its pristine condition, the items start whispering memories of the past to her."
October 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Out today on Steam, Undusted: Letters from the Past is a game about cleaning long-neglected objects and learning their backstories. "As each object is restored to its pristine condition, the items start whispering memories of the past to her."
And on the topic of incredibly brilliant things that I'm coming to late: sharonvanetten.bandcamp.com/album/sharon...
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, by Sharon Van Etten
10 track album
sharonvanetten.bandcamp.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
And on the topic of incredibly brilliant things that I'm coming to late: sharonvanetten.bandcamp.com/album/sharon...
LTTP, but I want to recommend Backpack Battles to you! An ingenious inventory management autobattler with tons of depth and a delightful art style, made by the cool folks at @playwithfurcifer.bsky.social Many thanks to @sorenlundgaard.bsky.social for the rec! store.steampowered.com/app/2427700/...
Backpack Battles on Steam
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
LTTP, but I want to recommend Backpack Battles to you! An ingenious inventory management autobattler with tons of depth and a delightful art style, made by the cool folks at @playwithfurcifer.bsky.social Many thanks to @sorenlundgaard.bsky.social for the rec! store.steampowered.com/app/2427700/...
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ROCTOBER 13 is coming up! I'll be playing Brütal Legend all day on Monday, matchmaking with random Xbox headbangers looking for an easy victory.
To celebrate, we're sharing a never-before-scene 2005 pitch video we made to get the game signed! Enjoy!🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9di...
To celebrate, we're sharing a never-before-scene 2005 pitch video we made to get the game signed! Enjoy!🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9di...
Rocktober Surprise! Previously unreleased Brütal Legend Pitch video unearthed!
YouTube video by Double Fine
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
ROCTOBER 13 is coming up! I'll be playing Brütal Legend all day on Monday, matchmaking with random Xbox headbangers looking for an easy victory.
To celebrate, we're sharing a never-before-scene 2005 pitch video we made to get the game signed! Enjoy!🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9di...
To celebrate, we're sharing a never-before-scene 2005 pitch video we made to get the game signed! Enjoy!🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9di...
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This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The (un)dead are growing restless. Spooky Express is almost here... 👀
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The (un)dead are growing restless. Spooky Express is almost here... 👀
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express