Brendy_C
@brendyc.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, and game dev.
Narrative for: Cataclismo, Creatures of Ava, and Moonlighter 2.
Bylines at Rock Paper Shotgun, IGN, PC Gamer, Edge, Eurogamer, etc.
See more: https://brendycaldwell.com/
Narrative for: Cataclismo, Creatures of Ava, and Moonlighter 2.
Bylines at Rock Paper Shotgun, IGN, PC Gamer, Edge, Eurogamer, etc.
See more: https://brendycaldwell.com/
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For a fraction of the cost, I can make placeholders for you that are guaranteed to slip through to final build and far beyond.
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For a fraction of the cost, I can make placeholders for you that are guaranteed to slip through to final build and far beyond.
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
One of the few enlightening posts to come out of the "nag line" discourse (aside from the term "nag line" itself which i do think is kinda funny)
New article: one thing from every inkle game that we failed to explain clearly enough, and how often we've been made to regret it.
You can’t underestimate everyone
Here is a quick list of features in inkle games which we failed to tutorialise or remind players of enough. The data is empirically backed…
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
One of the few enlightening posts to come out of the "nag line" discourse (aside from the term "nag line" itself which i do think is kinda funny)
@thislop.bsky.social nice to meet you today man!
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@thislop.bsky.social nice to meet you today man!
demos are made from lil data poops, it's true
The opening for 'Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 20'.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
demos are made from lil data poops, it's true
But lots of genre names are dumb.
* "Survival" (don't you survive in most games?)
* "Roguelike" (is Balatro really "like" a 1980s dungeon crawler?)
* "Hack n Slash" (what?)
All taxonomy is folly, yes, but you have to call your game something based on traits. And Marathon? That's an extractoshoots!
* "Survival" (don't you survive in most games?)
* "Roguelike" (is Balatro really "like" a 1980s dungeon crawler?)
* "Hack n Slash" (what?)
All taxonomy is folly, yes, but you have to call your game something based on traits. And Marathon? That's an extractoshoots!
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
But lots of genre names are dumb.
* "Survival" (don't you survive in most games?)
* "Roguelike" (is Balatro really "like" a 1980s dungeon crawler?)
* "Hack n Slash" (what?)
All taxonomy is folly, yes, but you have to call your game something based on traits. And Marathon? That's an extractoshoots!
* "Survival" (don't you survive in most games?)
* "Roguelike" (is Balatro really "like" a 1980s dungeon crawler?)
* "Hack n Slash" (what?)
All taxonomy is folly, yes, but you have to call your game something based on traits. And Marathon? That's an extractoshoots!
good news for good writers: the more slopsters out there, the more your original work will stand out. don't be a slopster
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
good news for good writers: the more slopsters out there, the more your original work will stand out. don't be a slopster
Also Kane in Alien is continually depicted as being too curious and eager for his own good. That's why he looks at the egg. Sometimes characters aren't acting stupidly, you just haven't been paying attention and think everyone should act like *you* would.
“WHY WOULD ANYONE LOOK INSIDE AN ALIEN EGG??” this is why:
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Also Kane in Alien is continually depicted as being too curious and eager for his own good. That's why he looks at the egg. Sometimes characters aren't acting stupidly, you just haven't been paying attention and think everyone should act like *you* would.
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stop touching the arachno-belly
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
stop touching the arachno-belly
but have they cast *her*?
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
but have they cast *her*?
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Church of Saint-Nicolas in Hérémence, Switzerland. r/brutalism
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Church of Saint-Nicolas in Hérémence, Switzerland. r/brutalism
Kotaku's deals headlines are unhinged. Can you say something is "going for pennies!" when it costs [checks price] 4000 pennies?
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Kotaku's deals headlines are unhinged. Can you say something is "going for pennies!" when it costs [checks price] 4000 pennies?
survive til 2025!
subsist until 2026
just you and your mate kevin til 2027
you sealed kevin's fate in 2028
kevin meat in brine 'til 2029
the ghost of kevin that manifests as a result of your overwhelming guilt is getting shirty until 2030
subsist until 2026
just you and your mate kevin til 2027
you sealed kevin's fate in 2028
kevin meat in brine 'til 2029
the ghost of kevin that manifests as a result of your overwhelming guilt is getting shirty until 2030
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
survive til 2025!
subsist until 2026
just you and your mate kevin til 2027
you sealed kevin's fate in 2028
kevin meat in brine 'til 2029
the ghost of kevin that manifests as a result of your overwhelming guilt is getting shirty until 2030
subsist until 2026
just you and your mate kevin til 2027
you sealed kevin's fate in 2028
kevin meat in brine 'til 2029
the ghost of kevin that manifests as a result of your overwhelming guilt is getting shirty until 2030
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man I dunno this is just off the top of my head, probably missed some things
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
man I dunno this is just off the top of my head, probably missed some things
Great news for all my British followers. Europa Universalis V is great for those who enjoy cluelessly starting a beef with France www.rockpapershotgun.com/europa-unive...
Europa Universalis 5 review
Europa Universalis 5 is a deep, intricate historical simulation that will overwhelm you with menus as much as it will compel you through centuries of history.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great news for all my British followers. Europa Universalis V is great for those who enjoy cluelessly starting a beef with France www.rockpapershotgun.com/europa-unive...
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team calls when we finally fire EVERYONE in games 🥰🙏🥂
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
team calls when we finally fire EVERYONE in games 🥰🙏🥂
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It wasn't deep. It didn't have much to say. But Xiao Xiao inspired millions to try Flash animation for themselves.
A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...
A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It wasn't deep. It didn't have much to say. But Xiao Xiao inspired millions to try Flash animation for themselves.
A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...
A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...
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ANUBIS: (presses button with paw) [guilty]
OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry
ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food]
OSIRIS: you already ate
ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad]
OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good
OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry
ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food]
OSIRIS: you already ate
ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad]
OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
ANUBIS: (presses button with paw) [guilty]
OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry
ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food]
OSIRIS: you already ate
ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad]
OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good
OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry
ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food]
OSIRIS: you already ate
ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad]
OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good
not only does this look quite rad, the publisher listed on Steam is a thing of beauty
store.steampowered.com/app/3639060/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3639060/...
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
not only does this look quite rad, the publisher listed on Steam is a thing of beauty
store.steampowered.com/app/3639060/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3639060/...
This is how I feel about BallxPit too. It's a hypnotizing yet hollow numbers-go-up, closer to an idle game than any arcade inspirations. It does nothing to my brain except activate the binge cortex.
Ball x Pit is a hollow, repetitive roguelite that cynically preys on players' weakness and offers little in return--and I need to go play it again. www.endlessmode.com/article/bewa...
Beware of Falling into Ball x Pit
Ball x Pit is a hollow, repetitive roguelite that cynically preys on players' weakness and offers little in return--and I need to go play it again.
www.endlessmode.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is how I feel about BallxPit too. It's a hypnotizing yet hollow numbers-go-up, closer to an idle game than any arcade inspirations. It does nothing to my brain except activate the binge cortex.
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New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
Egg by Terry Cavanagh
why not be an egg
terrycavanagh.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
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the most exquisitely written piece i have read this year harpers.org/archive/2025...
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
harpers.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
the most exquisitely written piece i have read this year harpers.org/archive/2025...
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This appropriation of gaming imagery and culture to push authoritarianism is, as @alyssamerc.bsky.social points out here, the natural extension of what Gamergate began
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
Why Trump’s White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE
A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of ‘rootless white males’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This appropriation of gaming imagery and culture to push authoritarianism is, as @alyssamerc.bsky.social points out here, the natural extension of what Gamergate began
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...