Ben Slinger
@ben.slinger.com.au
He/him. Web programmer, game dev, working on The Grant Grover Anthology (http://s.team/a/4144960). Podcast at Bit Storm (http://bitstormcast.com). Dad of 4, leftist. Melbourne, AU
I've come across three references to Great Wolf Lodge in the past month after managing to go nearly 45 years never hearing that combination of words in that order
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I've come across three references to Great Wolf Lodge in the past month after managing to go nearly 45 years never hearing that combination of words in that order
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Whether it's illegal to say it or not (?), Israel is quite clearly committing genocide in Palestine. The Australian government (but not the Australian people) is quite clearly supporting it. And our farce of a democracy is being further eroded so people don't speak this truth.
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Whether it's illegal to say it or not (?), Israel is quite clearly committing genocide in Palestine. The Australian government (but not the Australian people) is quite clearly supporting it. And our farce of a democracy is being further eroded so people don't speak this truth.
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CONTINUE TELLING EVERYONE YOU KNOW THAT AI IS THE STUPIDEST SHIT EVER
IT IS WORKING
CONTINUE TO MAKE ART YOURSELF
CONTINUE TO WRITE THINGS THAT INSPIRE YOU
THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING ALIVE IS TO CREATE COOL SHIT
AI STRIPS US OF THE POINT OF BEING HUMAN
IT IS WORKING
CONTINUE TO MAKE ART YOURSELF
CONTINUE TO WRITE THINGS THAT INSPIRE YOU
THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING ALIVE IS TO CREATE COOL SHIT
AI STRIPS US OF THE POINT OF BEING HUMAN
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:17 PM
CONTINUE TELLING EVERYONE YOU KNOW THAT AI IS THE STUPIDEST SHIT EVER
IT IS WORKING
CONTINUE TO MAKE ART YOURSELF
CONTINUE TO WRITE THINGS THAT INSPIRE YOU
THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING ALIVE IS TO CREATE COOL SHIT
AI STRIPS US OF THE POINT OF BEING HUMAN
IT IS WORKING
CONTINUE TO MAKE ART YOURSELF
CONTINUE TO WRITE THINGS THAT INSPIRE YOU
THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING ALIVE IS TO CREATE COOL SHIT
AI STRIPS US OF THE POINT OF BEING HUMAN
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Hey folks, time for another indie #ShowCasey, January edition! Are you an indie developer? Do you have an upcoming game you would like to show off to people? Reply below with a pitch for your game, screenshots/video, and link to the store page! Use the hashtag if you want, only one rule:
No genAI!
No genAI!
a cartoon character wearing a hat and holding a cane
Alt: a cartoon character wearing a hat and holding a cane
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Hey folks, time for another indie #ShowCasey, January edition! Are you an indie developer? Do you have an upcoming game you would like to show off to people? Reply below with a pitch for your game, screenshots/video, and link to the store page! Use the hashtag if you want, only one rule:
No genAI!
No genAI!
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Australia needs to seriously come to terms with how much the Labor Party fucking sucks
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Australia needs to seriously come to terms with how much the Labor Party fucking sucks
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Hello, it is time for the Annual Tweet! Are you working on a COOL, NEAT, and perhaps even EXTREMELY WEIRD video game that'll be launching in 2026?
If the answer is YES then let me know in the replies below!
I want to get eyes on some coverage candidates before the year begins to consume us all.
If the answer is YES then let me know in the replies below!
I want to get eyes on some coverage candidates before the year begins to consume us all.
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Hello, it is time for the Annual Tweet! Are you working on a COOL, NEAT, and perhaps even EXTREMELY WEIRD video game that'll be launching in 2026?
If the answer is YES then let me know in the replies below!
I want to get eyes on some coverage candidates before the year begins to consume us all.
If the answer is YES then let me know in the replies below!
I want to get eyes on some coverage candidates before the year begins to consume us all.
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The Grant Grover Anthology is part of the Detective Fest, and we're currently showing up on the second page of the Popular Upcoming section which is super cool!
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Detective
Steam Detective Fest 2026
store.steampowered.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The Grant Grover Anthology is part of the Detective Fest, and we're currently showing up on the second page of the Popular Upcoming section which is super cool!
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
The Grant Grover Anthology is part of the Detective Fest, and we're currently showing up on the second page of the Popular Upcoming section which is super cool!
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Detective
Steam Detective Fest 2026
store.steampowered.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The Grant Grover Anthology is part of the Detective Fest, and we're currently showing up on the second page of the Popular Upcoming section which is super cool!
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Hoping this sends a few wishlists our way 🤞
store.steampowered.com/category/det...
We've updated our demo with some additions to one of the endings and some fixes
Thanks to @ceebee514.bsky.social for streaming the demo and finding some of these issues!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/414...
Thanks to @ceebee514.bsky.social for streaming the demo and finding some of these issues!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/414...
The Grant Grover Anthology - Demo Update 1 - Steam News
Just in time for Detective Fest!
store.steampowered.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
We've updated our demo with some additions to one of the endings and some fixes
Thanks to @ceebee514.bsky.social for streaming the demo and finding some of these issues!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/414...
Thanks to @ceebee514.bsky.social for streaming the demo and finding some of these issues!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/414...
I'm trying to decide if I should re-do our key art on Steam before the Detective Fest that starts in a couple of days. The original seemed a bit unfocused so trying for something more eye-catching.
I'd love some feedback!
Worth changing to the new one, or just keep the current?
#solodev #gamedev
I'd love some feedback!
Worth changing to the new one, or just keep the current?
#solodev #gamedev
January 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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I've been a little remiss in posting, but I have been doing the demo dives! VOD for it all is on Twitch and YouTube, and the write-ups on Ko-Fi, including tonight's stream of The Grant Grover Anthology by Bitstorm Games! @trevhscott.bsky.social and @ben.slinger.com.au ko-fi.com/post/Demo-Di...
Demo Dive: THE GRANT GROVER ANTHOLOGY
CeeBee published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I've been a little remiss in posting, but I have been doing the demo dives! VOD for it all is on Twitch and YouTube, and the write-ups on Ko-Fi, including tonight's stream of The Grant Grover Anthology by Bitstorm Games! @trevhscott.bsky.social and @ben.slinger.com.au ko-fi.com/post/Demo-Di...
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hello, please tell me which australian and new zealand-made games you are excited to see this year. i'm in listicle mode & would love to feature as many as possible. 🫶
January 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
hello, please tell me which australian and new zealand-made games you are excited to see this year. i'm in listicle mode & would love to feature as many as possible. 🫶
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PM Albanese is a stooge to the violent pedophilic fascists in the US and Israel.
Saying things like "we've always been concerned about human rights and democracy" as the Empire flattens both is gaslighting and propaganda.
Australia needs a strong, moral leader. We have a toad.
Saying things like "we've always been concerned about human rights and democracy" as the Empire flattens both is gaslighting and propaganda.
Australia needs a strong, moral leader. We have a toad.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
PM Albanese is a stooge to the violent pedophilic fascists in the US and Israel.
Saying things like "we've always been concerned about human rights and democracy" as the Empire flattens both is gaslighting and propaganda.
Australia needs a strong, moral leader. We have a toad.
Saying things like "we've always been concerned about human rights and democracy" as the Empire flattens both is gaslighting and propaganda.
Australia needs a strong, moral leader. We have a toad.
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We hit the button and released our demo!
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
The Grant Grover Anthology on Steam
In Neo Naarm in the 22nd century, augmentation technology has run amok. Combining deduction, visual novel and point and click gameplay, play as Grant Grover, private detective, one of the only remaini...
store.steampowered.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We hit the button and released our demo!
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
We hit the button and released our demo!
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
The Grant Grover Anthology on Steam
In Neo Naarm in the 22nd century, augmentation technology has run amok. Combining deduction, visual novel and point and click gameplay, play as Grant Grover, private detective, one of the only remaini...
store.steampowered.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We hit the button and released our demo!
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
The demo contains the whole of The Echo Runs Deep, the first case of the anthology. We've polished it up from the game jam version, adding content and improving the visuals.
Try it out and wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
"what was your biggest impact on the Internet"
I made a Dopefish theme for Windows 95 and it's been on the official Dopefish website for more than 25 years 😂
dopefish.com
I made a Dopefish theme for Windows 95 and it's been on the official Dopefish website for more than 25 years 😂
dopefish.com
"what was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
I started an Ultima Dragons Usenet thread called the Never Ending Thread (NET) and it kept going for years.
I started an Ultima Dragons Usenet thread called the Never Ending Thread (NET) and it kept going for years.
"what was your biggest impact on the internet?"
I co-founded (and named) the internet's first (and for a time only) immersive sim fan community, Through the Looking Glass (TTLG). It's still going. Also helped coin the term "Fan Mission" or FM. (what we called Thief mods)
I co-founded (and named) the internet's first (and for a time only) immersive sim fan community, Through the Looking Glass (TTLG). It's still going. Also helped coin the term "Fan Mission" or FM. (what we called Thief mods)
December 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"what was your biggest impact on the Internet"
I made a Dopefish theme for Windows 95 and it's been on the official Dopefish website for more than 25 years 😂
dopefish.com
I made a Dopefish theme for Windows 95 and it's been on the official Dopefish website for more than 25 years 😂
dopefish.com
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We've launched a public playtest for the demo of The Grant Grover Anthology! The full demo should still be out by the end of the year, but if you're interested in giving some feedback, we'd love for you to try it out:
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
The Grant Grover Anthology on Steam
In Neo Naarm in the 22nd century, augmentation technology has run amok. Combining deduction, visual novel and point and click gameplay, play as Grant Grover, private detective, one of the only remaini...
store.steampowered.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We've launched a public playtest for the demo of The Grant Grover Anthology! The full demo should still be out by the end of the year, but if you're interested in giving some feedback, we'd love for you to try it out:
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
We've launched a public playtest for the demo of The Grant Grover Anthology! The full demo should still be out by the end of the year, but if you're interested in giving some feedback, we'd love for you to try it out:
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
The Grant Grover Anthology on Steam
In Neo Naarm in the 22nd century, augmentation technology has run amok. Combining deduction, visual novel and point and click gameplay, play as Grant Grover, private detective, one of the only remaini...
store.steampowered.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We've launched a public playtest for the demo of The Grant Grover Anthology! The full demo should still be out by the end of the year, but if you're interested in giving some feedback, we'd love for you to try it out:
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
store.steampowered.com/app/4144960/...
#gamedev #indiedev #noir #cyberpunk
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Where do you keep your spares of these little doohickeys?
Maybe I keep them in the same place and just forgot?
Maybe I keep them in the same place and just forgot?
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Where do you keep your spares of these little doohickeys?
Maybe I keep them in the same place and just forgot?
Maybe I keep them in the same place and just forgot?
I honestly don't remember wanting to do anything other than computing - my dad was in that field so we had computers around the house, and in the 80s that was semi-remarkable.
My path into actual jobs was not ideal, I often think I should've skipped uni since I was already self taught and inspired
My path into actual jobs was not ideal, I often think I should've skipped uni since I was already self taught and inspired
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I honestly don't remember wanting to do anything other than computing - my dad was in that field so we had computers around the house, and in the 80s that was semi-remarkable.
My path into actual jobs was not ideal, I often think I should've skipped uni since I was already self taught and inspired
My path into actual jobs was not ideal, I often think I should've skipped uni since I was already self taught and inspired