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14 votes
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Diversity & D&D: Making Orcs and others more complex
8 votes -
Guinness reinstates Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong, Pac-Man records
12 votes -
EA Play Live showcase - June 2020
4 votes -
Blizzard has suspended or closed over 74,000 accounts in the last month, as bots have upended the game's economy
9 votes -
Cyberpunk 2077 release date delayed to November 19, 2020 (from Sept. 17)
21 votes -
Large overview of game design/development information, tools and other things
https://twitter.com/TychoBolt/status/1182541355337289728?s=20 Found this on twitter, user TychoBolt compiled this list. There's a lot of information on many topics, as well as a ton of links to...
https://twitter.com/TychoBolt/status/1182541355337289728?s=20
Found this on twitter, user TychoBolt compiled this list. There's a lot of information on many topics, as well as a ton of links to tools that aid in level design, narrative and more.
He also compiled this 122-paged guide on level design; full of tips and tricks for designing levels. I've looked through it for a bit and found quite a lot of interesting information, so I'd reckon this is a valuable asset to anyone developing/designing games.
https://twitter.com/TychoBolt/status/1272578494543904771?s=20PDF available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fAlf2MwEFTwePwzbP3try1H0aYa9kpVBHPBkyIq-caY/preview?pru=AAABcufoPRw*FOD948Ah7NzrIiGTixO_PQ
7 votes -
Pokémon Snap is coming to the Nintendo Switch
7 votes -
The Grandmaster who got Twitch hooked on chess: Hikaru Nakamura is the top-ranked blitz chess player in the world—and his channel has seen a meteoric rise as he coaches streamers in the ancient game
14 votes -
Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a surprisingly polished game that's as immersive and exciting as it is relaxing
7 votes -
Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition - Exclusive limited-time demos available for many upcoming games, along with interviews and livestreams with devs
9 votes -
Humble Fight for Racial Justice Bundle
13 votes -
Star Wars: Squadrons is a $40 dogfighting game with cross-play, single-player, no microtransactions
9 votes -
Star Wars: Squadrons | Reveal trailer
10 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
18 votes -
Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge game from The Simpsons is now playable in browser
8 votes -
Dwarf Fortress Steam version - First look gameplay and dev commentary
20 votes -
The PC Gaming Show 2020
7 votes -
The mysterious origins of an uncrackable video game - Atari 2600 game Entombed
17 votes -
PC Engine Coregrafx mini (Turbografx 16) review
3 votes -
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Partnership Series: Meteoblue
5 votes -
A closer look at Paper Mario: The Origami King
6 votes -
A heartbreaking and earnest discussion by Rooster Teeth/Achievement Hunter staff addressing the hate and toxicity in their community
10 votes -
Let's do a deep dive into the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality together!
The Bundle itch.io's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is a collection of indie media content offered up as a fundraiser for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail...
The Bundle
itch.io's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is a collection of indie media content offered up as a fundraiser for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund. The minimum purchase is $5 which gains you access to 1637 items from 1304 different creators. The bundle has raised over $5 million dollars so far and is a genuinely incredible show of support and solidarity from the gaming community for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Here is the previous Tildes topic about it, here is a subreddit for it, and here is a community spreadsheet cataloging its contents.
The Content
The bundle is primarily video games, but it also has tabletop games, game assets, books, music, and tools. It is an intimidatingly large amount of content, and much attention has been called to some of the collection's highlights and standout titles: 1 2 3 4 (if you find other lists, let me know and I'll link them here).
I'm thinking it would be neat for us on Tildes to explore and highlight some of its less well-known content. The people who have made their creations available in this bundle have done so generously and in support of a great cause, so this is a way that we can show some appreciation for them by bringing some attention to their work. It is also possible to re-purchase games that you already own on itch.io and add tips to that purchase, so you can also monetarily support any devs you choose should you feel inclined to do so.
The Event
Using whatever selection methods or criteria you like, dive into an item/multiple items from the bundle and then report back here about it. There is a handy website that lets you filter the whole set of items, and it also has a very useful "pick a game" button that selects a game at random from the batch.
However you choose something, let us know what you've chosen, what it was, what your experience was like with it, and whether or not you recommend it. Format your entries however you like but please Bold the Titles of Items so people can scan the thread more easily!
Feel free to submit multiple entries to the topic as you explore the bundle. I'm thinking that with a few of us doing this over a couple of days, we can cover a lot of ground and surface some interesting and easily overlooked content.
Our Selections
I'll keep a table of the highly recommended things we surface here. To select something to be included here, mention in your writeup that it qualifies for "Tildes' Choice" status, and I'll add it to the list!
Title Creator Type Recommender Us Lovely Corpses d Marie Visual novel kfwyre Cardinal Chains Daniel Nora Pure puzzle game kfwyre 25 votes -
PlayStation 5 - Reveal event
20 votes -
Metal: Hellsinger | Announcement trailer
5 votes -
Depictions of racism in Magic: The Gathering
9 votes -
Riot Games investigating exec who blamed George Floyd’s murder on his "lifestyle"
12 votes -
Nintendo Game Boy hackers are building a better retro console
5 votes -
The evolution of game genres on early Nintendo consoles: NES, Game Boy, and SNES
5 votes -
Razer’s Kishi turns your phone into a Nintendo Switch lookalike that can play Google Stadia
5 votes -
Building a viable future in Destiny 2
8 votes -
Ending my relationship with Cards Against Humanity and Max Temkin
18 votes -
Beyond a Steel Sky | Story trailer
8 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
19 votes -
Godot Editor running in a web browser
9 votes -
How Sega hopes to use Japanese arcades as streaming data centers
5 votes -
Let's give some love to indies! What's your favourite indie game?
Personally, my favourite indie recently has been Katana Zero, the action in that game is so fluid and fun.
19 votes -
itch.io's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality
31 votes -
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | Launch trailer
11 votes -
Electronic Arts games listed on Steam
18 votes -
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning listed in Xbox Store
7 votes -
Slay the Spire is coming to iOS this month, with an Android version in the works
14 votes -
Sega Game Gear Micro announced
12 votes -
Kerbal Space Program 2 release disrupted by corporate strife
15 votes -
Mario 64's unofficial PC port will look glorious once modders get done with it
9 votes -
Farming and selling gold in RuneScape is helping Venezuelans survive their country's economic crisis
7 votes -
Total War Saga: TROY will be released on the Epic Games Store on 13 August 2020 - and will be free to keep if claimed within the first 24 hours of release
10 votes -
Sony delays PlayStation 5 showcase
7 votes -
The definitive history of Commander, Magic: The Gathering's most popular format
5 votes