The Kindest Weapon
@thekindestweapon.bsky.social
Software person, video game person, editor person, person person. (she/her). Very ace.
Read my stuff on my blog: https://thekindestweapon.neocities.org/
I miss Cohost so much.
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Read my stuff on my blog: https://thekindestweapon.neocities.org/
I miss Cohost so much.
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I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
dateemups.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
This is what being ace is like.
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
This is what being ace is like.
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please watch movies and read books and play games and look at art, please view it with your own eyes through a lens you made yourself and not just through video essayists and ending explained videos please im begging you
October 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
please watch movies and read books and play games and look at art, please view it with your own eyes through a lens you made yourself and not just through video essayists and ending explained videos please im begging you
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The DUNGEON GALS #NextFest demo has LAUNCHED!
Play as a cute throuple and save a civilization in the sky from disaster!
store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...
Play as a cute throuple and save a civilization in the sky from disaster!
store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...
Dungeon Gals on Steam
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredibl...
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The DUNGEON GALS #NextFest demo has LAUNCHED!
Play as a cute throuple and save a civilization in the sky from disaster!
store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...
Play as a cute throuple and save a civilization in the sky from disaster!
store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...
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Here's the Retro Awardments for Blue Stinger I was working on.
I can't support them platforming hate and trying to non-committal "both sides" backstep.
My Retro Achievements claim was dropped despite being told it wouldn't do that in review so I'm done with 'em.
blog.retroheart.net/blog/retro-a...
I can't support them platforming hate and trying to non-committal "both sides" backstep.
My Retro Achievements claim was dropped despite being told it wouldn't do that in review so I'm done with 'em.
blog.retroheart.net/blog/retro-a...
RETRO AWARDMENTS: Blue Stinger | Mechanical Heart
Pleasing taste, some monsterism.
blog.retroheart.net
October 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Here's the Retro Awardments for Blue Stinger I was working on.
I can't support them platforming hate and trying to non-committal "both sides" backstep.
My Retro Achievements claim was dropped despite being told it wouldn't do that in review so I'm done with 'em.
blog.retroheart.net/blog/retro-a...
I can't support them platforming hate and trying to non-committal "both sides" backstep.
My Retro Achievements claim was dropped despite being told it wouldn't do that in review so I'm done with 'em.
blog.retroheart.net/blog/retro-a...
Reposting this more to help myself remember after work, but y'all should grab this book too. Then we can talk about it like we're in a library book club! Complete with library book club drama if you want; not against role-playing here.
ALERT! ALERT! We're in the last days of being able to preorder my book EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED: ON ASSASSIN'S CREED, which is a book about the Assassin's Creed franchise and how games reflect and impact the real world! Click this link and use the code MN93450 for 30% off! z.umn.edu/14943
Everything Is Permitted
An entertaining deep dive into the world, gameplay, and evolution of the hugely successful Assassin’s Creed video game franchiseA hooded figure stands i...
z.umn.edu
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reposting this more to help myself remember after work, but y'all should grab this book too. Then we can talk about it like we're in a library book club! Complete with library book club drama if you want; not against role-playing here.
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My tiny TTRPG, Tiny Mall Wizards, is in full release! Singlesided and Booklet printable format PDFs are available along with a blank mall layout on my Itch page. I am wicked proud of getting this goofy little game out the door, and I hope you enjoy it!
greenintern.itch.io/tiny-mall-wi...
greenintern.itch.io/tiny-mall-wi...
Tiny Mall Wizards by Grint
A micro rpg about Little Wizards with Big Problems
greenintern.itch.io
August 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My tiny TTRPG, Tiny Mall Wizards, is in full release! Singlesided and Booklet printable format PDFs are available along with a blank mall layout on my Itch page. I am wicked proud of getting this goofy little game out the door, and I hope you enjoy it!
greenintern.itch.io/tiny-mall-wi...
greenintern.itch.io/tiny-mall-wi...
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happy 9th anniversary! #talesofberseria
August 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
happy 9th anniversary! #talesofberseria
The words "asymmetric fighting game" flashed in my mind. What do I do with this?
July 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The words "asymmetric fighting game" flashed in my mind. What do I do with this?
A mouse with a sword for @tietuesday.bsky.social and @wobblypython.bsky.social.
July 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A mouse with a sword for @tietuesday.bsky.social and @wobblypython.bsky.social.
Time to find out if Ryyudo's food "crime" is any good.
July 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Time to find out if Ryyudo's food "crime" is any good.
Brian is among the top of my list of artists I'll reach out to when I have a project that suits them. I think peeps should commission them until (and after) that day happens!
Hi, I'm Brian! Happy #PortfolioDay ! I work on video game art as well as commission work! I love working with pixel art and watercolors!
I'm available for work at the moment!
CONTACT: DM me or email me at infinitebrians @ gmail
PORTFOLIO/COMMISSIONS: infinitebrians.neocities.org
I'm available for work at the moment!
CONTACT: DM me or email me at infinitebrians @ gmail
PORTFOLIO/COMMISSIONS: infinitebrians.neocities.org
July 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Brian is among the top of my list of artists I'll reach out to when I have a project that suits them. I think peeps should commission them until (and after) that day happens!
Shoutouts to Gregg Egg, aka @teddyras.bsky.social, for one of the best runs at #SGDQ
Egg
youtu.be/CIXuOXKBlU0
Egg
youtu.be/CIXuOXKBlU0
Arctic Eggs by teddyras in 32:04 - Summer Games Done Quick 2025
YouTube video by Games Done Quick
youtu.be
July 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Shoutouts to Gregg Egg, aka @teddyras.bsky.social, for one of the best runs at #SGDQ
Egg
youtu.be/CIXuOXKBlU0
Egg
youtu.be/CIXuOXKBlU0
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Goddamn. SGDQ just had an all-black femme/NB speedruning crew doing Wolfenstein 2, and ending it with a public call to stand up to fascism, and a reminder that "These are our woods.".
Fuck yeah.
Fuck yeah.
July 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Goddamn. SGDQ just had an all-black femme/NB speedruning crew doing Wolfenstein 2, and ending it with a public call to stand up to fascism, and a reminder that "These are our woods.".
Fuck yeah.
Fuck yeah.
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Drove through a diverging diamond today for the first time while my housemate was in the car. They were very confused about my excitement.
Me: "Wait is this a diverging diamond!?"
Also me: "YOOOO, there are cars on that side, I think this is a diverging diamond."
Me again: "OH YEAH, IT TOTALLY IS."
Me: "Wait is this a diverging diamond!?"
Also me: "YOOOO, there are cars on that side, I think this is a diverging diamond."
Me again: "OH YEAH, IT TOTALLY IS."
July 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Drove through a diverging diamond today for the first time while my housemate was in the car. They were very confused about my excitement.
Me: "Wait is this a diverging diamond!?"
Also me: "YOOOO, there are cars on that side, I think this is a diverging diamond."
Me again: "OH YEAH, IT TOTALLY IS."
Me: "Wait is this a diverging diamond!?"
Also me: "YOOOO, there are cars on that side, I think this is a diverging diamond."
Me again: "OH YEAH, IT TOTALLY IS."
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I put together a tiny userstyle which moves Steam's content note box up near the purchase options so you know upfront if it uses genAI https://gist.github.com/ticky/a86d1749da142ea7b6dd5582748b461e
June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I put together a tiny userstyle which moves Steam's content note box up near the purchase options so you know upfront if it uses genAI https://gist.github.com/ticky/a86d1749da142ea7b6dd5582748b461e
Brian is a cool person. Does cool art, takes cool photographs, talks about cool things, recognized the cool Xenoblade necklaces I wore during magfest, etc.
Check out the game!
Check out the game!
Rock Quest, the game I've worked on this year, has a demo featured on NextFest! You can find it here or in the rhythm game section: store.steampowered.com/app/3695470/...
check it out and wishlist it if you can!
check it out and wishlist it if you can!
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Brian is a cool person. Does cool art, takes cool photographs, talks about cool things, recognized the cool Xenoblade necklaces I wore during magfest, etc.
Check out the game!
Check out the game!
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Happy Pride Month to All
June 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Happy Pride Month to All
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Watching @teddyras.bsky.social speedrun Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster once a week be like:
Speedrunners love to put "Best Possible Time" in their splits but then you watch them and they're having the worst possible time.
May 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Watching @teddyras.bsky.social speedrun Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster once a week be like:
I forgot I did this.
Also, thanks to @thekindestweapon.bsky.social for this yesterday, no additional context is needed
April 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I forgot I did this.