Elissa
@elissablack.com
Makes games, shoots photos, does other stuff, etc. 🏳️🌈🧛🏻♀️ she/her
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out October 28th on PC!), Deck & Conn, Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out October 28th on PC!), Deck & Conn, Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
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Elissa
@elissablack.com
· Oct 28
Save 10% on Death by Scrolling on Steam
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferry...
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Death by Scrolling, my game with @grumpygamer.com, is out! It’s a vertically scrolling arcade roguelite with a sense of humour. Grab it on PC now - with console coming soon!
Alright. It's a Saturday so I'm going to try something really outrageous:
I'm not going to do any work today.
I'm not going to do any work today.
December 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Alright. It's a Saturday so I'm going to try something really outrageous:
I'm not going to do any work today.
I'm not going to do any work today.
Man tried to talk to me while I was out getting my morning coffee just now.
Always a mistake.
Sir, I'm sorry, but I'm VERY well practiced at resting fuck-right-off face and have no interest in your shit.
Always a mistake.
Sir, I'm sorry, but I'm VERY well practiced at resting fuck-right-off face and have no interest in your shit.
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Man tried to talk to me while I was out getting my morning coffee just now.
Always a mistake.
Sir, I'm sorry, but I'm VERY well practiced at resting fuck-right-off face and have no interest in your shit.
Always a mistake.
Sir, I'm sorry, but I'm VERY well practiced at resting fuck-right-off face and have no interest in your shit.
🎶 Everything is awful 🎵
(To the tune of Everything is Awesome from the LEGO movie)
(To the tune of Everything is Awesome from the LEGO movie)
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🎶 Everything is awful 🎵
(To the tune of Everything is Awesome from the LEGO movie)
(To the tune of Everything is Awesome from the LEGO movie)
The weird thing about the collection of random TV shows that now exist from the early age of streaming is that when you find one, you get treated to bizarre network logos for long-defunct streaming divisions you've never heard of like BLONGO or WESTINGHOUSE PLUS.
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The weird thing about the collection of random TV shows that now exist from the early age of streaming is that when you find one, you get treated to bizarre network logos for long-defunct streaming divisions you've never heard of like BLONGO or WESTINGHOUSE PLUS.
I watched Uncut Gems for the first time last night and then stared blankly at the wall for six hours instead of sleeping because my GOD you can't shut your brain off after the manic energy of that film.
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I watched Uncut Gems for the first time last night and then stared blankly at the wall for six hours instead of sleeping because my GOD you can't shut your brain off after the manic energy of that film.
The fascinating thing about Guy Pierce's performance in The Brutalist is it makes you realise he would NAIL playing Preston Exley, the father of his character from LA Confidential.
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The fascinating thing about Guy Pierce's performance in The Brutalist is it makes you realise he would NAIL playing Preston Exley, the father of his character from LA Confidential.
Benoit Blanc visited Sesame Street, and it's great.
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Benoit Blanc visited Sesame Street, and it's great.
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shareholders
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
shareholders
Played Eat the Reich tonight.
That's a good time. I recommend Eating the Reich.
That's a good time. I recommend Eating the Reich.
Eat the Reich - Rowan, Rook and Decard
The year is 1943. You are a team of crack vampire commandos with one mission: drink all of Hitler's blood.
rowanrookanddecard.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Played Eat the Reich tonight.
That's a good time. I recommend Eating the Reich.
That's a good time. I recommend Eating the Reich.
"Convenience is Destroying Culture" [26m]
Convenience is Destroying Culture
YouTube video by Design Theory
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"Convenience is Destroying Culture" [26m]
For those Americans curious how Australians celebrate Thanksgiving - keep in mind we're less of a "thanks" culture and more of a "fuck off, cunt" culture.
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
For those Americans curious how Australians celebrate Thanksgiving - keep in mind we're less of a "thanks" culture and more of a "fuck off, cunt" culture.
One of the few good things to say about our current society is “well at least there’s a lot of pointless and noisy distractions from the horrors”.
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
One of the few good things to say about our current society is “well at least there’s a lot of pointless and noisy distractions from the horrors”.
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Added a critical feature to Dungeons of Freeport this morning. #DungeonsOfFreeport #Roguelike #GameDev #IndieDev
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Added a critical feature to Dungeons of Freeport this morning. #DungeonsOfFreeport #Roguelike #GameDev #IndieDev
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No, it's real simple. When you take over an enemy hex, any resources and hex improvements automatically become yours. So you get the oil and it's immediately added to your Strategic Resource counter and you can build a new battleship in 5 turns.
Do people just not realize how big a mess Venezuelan oil would be to deal with? It's full of impurities, profoundly dirty, the infrastructure is a mess. I don't see how any of this would work unless you have boots on the ground for a decade.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
No, it's real simple. When you take over an enemy hex, any resources and hex improvements automatically become yours. So you get the oil and it's immediately added to your Strategic Resource counter and you can build a new battleship in 5 turns.
Sometimes I think the internet would be better if it wasn't.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Sometimes I think the internet would be better if it wasn't.
Blog post: On how playing games as an experience is often different now - and a reminder that you can change it.
Games as Experiences
We live in a time where we have access to a true embarrassment of riches when it comes to media access. By that I mean, we have truly enormous number of movies, TV shows and video games are accessible...
goodnameforablog.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Blog post: On how playing games as an experience is often different now - and a reminder that you can change it.
When I was young, my gaming was in arcades. Then an IBM in green-hued monochrome. It wasn't until 2005 when I fell in love with console gaming.
It was the Xbox 360, still one of the greatest consoles ever made.
This unboxing for its 20 year anniversary is giving me the warm 'n fuzzies.
It was the Xbox 360, still one of the greatest consoles ever made.
This unboxing for its 20 year anniversary is giving me the warm 'n fuzzies.
DF Retro: Xbox 360 20th Anniversary - Unboxing An Untouched Launch Console!
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When I was young, my gaming was in arcades. Then an IBM in green-hued monochrome. It wasn't until 2005 when I fell in love with console gaming.
It was the Xbox 360, still one of the greatest consoles ever made.
This unboxing for its 20 year anniversary is giving me the warm 'n fuzzies.
It was the Xbox 360, still one of the greatest consoles ever made.
This unboxing for its 20 year anniversary is giving me the warm 'n fuzzies.
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Set blasters to stun!... Wait. I meant set BLASTER to A220 I5 D1.
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Set blasters to stun!... Wait. I meant set BLASTER to A220 I5 D1.
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That's just my D&D group.
Currently putting together the invite list for my birthday party!
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
That's just my D&D group.
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This Transgender Day of Remembrance, I'm thinking of our trans neighbors whose lives were stolen by hate & prejudice.
Folks like Rita Hester, a Black trans woman and beloved community member who was killed in the #MA7, and whose murder sparked this important day of recognition.
Folks like Rita Hester, a Black trans woman and beloved community member who was killed in the #MA7, and whose murder sparked this important day of recognition.
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, I'm thinking of our trans neighbors whose lives were stolen by hate & prejudice.
Folks like Rita Hester, a Black trans woman and beloved community member who was killed in the #MA7, and whose murder sparked this important day of recognition.
Folks like Rita Hester, a Black trans woman and beloved community member who was killed in the #MA7, and whose murder sparked this important day of recognition.
Me, definitely the furthest thing from an actual spy, watching a spy movie: “Wow this character’s tradecraft is awful.”
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Me, definitely the furthest thing from an actual spy, watching a spy movie: “Wow this character’s tradecraft is awful.”
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Floor art by Almond. Mixed media, 2020.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Floor art by Almond. Mixed media, 2020.
It's wild to think that operating systems used to not suck.
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It's wild to think that operating systems used to not suck.
TIL that some of the storm plates shot for Master & Commander's rounding the cape scene were shot aboard the HMB Endeavour replica at the Maritime Museum here in Sydney.
The idea of THAT ship (which is a collier, so not ideally shaped for such things) hit a storm like that is pretty horrifying.
The idea of THAT ship (which is a collier, so not ideally shaped for such things) hit a storm like that is pretty horrifying.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
TIL that some of the storm plates shot for Master & Commander's rounding the cape scene were shot aboard the HMB Endeavour replica at the Maritime Museum here in Sydney.
The idea of THAT ship (which is a collier, so not ideally shaped for such things) hit a storm like that is pretty horrifying.
The idea of THAT ship (which is a collier, so not ideally shaped for such things) hit a storm like that is pretty horrifying.