Save the date! Our #WorldAfricaDayOfPlay Annual Showcase returns May 25th highlighting culturally relevant games coming out of Africa!

But BEFORE that we have our Link & Level Up to connect developers, recruiters and creators across the Motherland and Diaspora on May 21st.

excited to announce Games & Resistance, a podcast miniseries hosted by @doougle.net and I 🍉

EP1 features @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social and his projects Liyla and the Shadows of War, and Dreams on a Pillow.

🎧 games-and-resistance.pinecast.co/episode/0356...

🪙 support Rasheed: launchgood.com/1948

The support I received after my GDC talk was tremendous, and it reinforced my belief that we can change the narrative about Palestine through games.
That’s why I’m now working with a team of professionals to create Dreams on a Pillow, a game you can support today

Support on: launchgood.com/1948

BREAKING: 750+ musicians are now calling on major labels to drop their $621 million lawsuit against @archive.org — a suit that could destroy the entire nonprofit.

Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at SaveTheArchive.com

@ ARTISTS!!! (PLEASE REPOST FOR AWARENESS)

if you are unable to use glaze or nightshade for whatever reason, please protect your art by using art shield. it's a free service that takes minutes, and can run on mobile as it is browser based!

artshield.io#services

-shows up wearing ceasefire pin
-talks about how the art and magic of games comes from the creatives and devs
-denounces the games made for quotas and in boardrooms
-takes a shot at TGA about giving proper airtime to creatives
-doesnt name drop any celebs

forget the awards, this guy wins hearts man

It was all second monitor content this year. Twitch Wrapped 2024

In case you missed this yesterday - this project is incredibly important and dear to me. The developer, @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social, is potentially in danger for insisting on making this game, but he refuses to back down because backing down would mean not telling this story.

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.

I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948

UPDATE: Our documentary exploring the 25 year legacy of the Soul Reaver franchise is almost complete.

Including interviews with original developers, fans, community members, people involved with the remasters & Crystal Dynamics studio leadership.

Coming first week of December.

While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.

I blogged about it here:

best use of AI yet? UK mobile operator O2 has created a human-like AI “Granny” to answer calls in real time from fraudsters, wasting as much of their time as possible 😅 news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-d...

New update from @brewster.kahle.org on how the Internet Archive is learning from recent cyberattacks.

🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/11/14/l...

Hi Supporters,

We have an important announcement. 2024 has been a scary year, especially independent outlets like ours. We had to make a decision we've held off on doing since we started this journey.

Please read our Letter from the Editor about the BWT's future.

butwhytho.net/2024/11/lett...

I made a Black women in tech starter pack because I couldn’t find one and it annoyed me.

go.bsky.app/5upv7SQ

A lot of the game dev Starter Packs are *very* light on Black game developers. I know we're only ~5% of the industry, but STILL! 🤭

👀 Peep this Starter Pack to help fix that. We'll be adding more devs as they join Bluesky.

go.bsky.app/TKGP8JR

Enjoying @ashesofcreation.bsky.social ? Loving expansions for @warcraft.bsky.social ffxiv? Make sure your favorite MMORPGs and Content Creators get nominated in the Scuffed Game Awards! Nominations close on November 7th thescuffedgameawards.com it's 100% fan voted so the nominees are up to you

Okay, I threw together a quick Starter Pack of Gaming History & Preservation for the new arrivals. Pls signal boost (and let me know who I inevitably forgot).

go.bsky.app/KCnJY1w