My book about f2p relies on a lot of laws of game design I collected dover the years. I created a poster of them which you can download for free here: iteutyouso.com/

So this happened: Its released!

My friend @pgmuscat released his very interesting (and fun!) game - Normal Golf Game - on Steam. Only $8. I finished it a couple weeks ago and couldn't stop playing. It's a ton of fun mastering the golf swing mechanics and completing the often whacky challenges (as well as normal golf holes). Very recommended. I hope it blows up for him! It deserves too. While he's a friend I don't just shill things I don't love myself, so take that for what it's worth. store.steampowered.com/app/3…

If there is one thing Apple should build again it’s a printer. They are all so shitty, or exploitative, or hard to manage. None of them do all things easy and nice (print, scan, networking)

Here's another masterpiece AI video! I watched it three times and laughed each time! 😅

Teaser poster for Hideo Kojima’s PHYSINT.

I used AI to explain the AI pacing drama, with fruit.

Rare footage of a 90s PC gamer who just realized he’s still 2 kilobytes short of running Wing Commander after fiddling with AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and HIMEM.SYS for half a day… Kids today will never know.

If you're interested why the game industry struggles and don't want the usual panic one liners from others read this: georgzoeller.com/blog/posts/…

Vor wenigen Tagen gab's den Gamescom Award in der Kategorie 'Most Entertaining' - seit wenigen Minuten ist Wanderburg von @randwerk und @SidekickSpandau in den Early Access bei Steam gestartet. Der Einführungspreis liegt bei 9,74 € tinyurl.com/m7pysa2n

Reminder about the local election today in Germany in Saxony. They are 'merely' 1.6m eligible voters there. FYI, Germany has ca. 84m citizens.

Use this videogamescritic.com/games

30.000km und ich liebe den Karren immer noch.

Germany Quietly Becomes the Safe Bet Again. Foreign companies poured EUR 96 billion into their German operations in 2025, more than double the previous year’s 43 billion, according to the German Economic Institute in Cologne. For the first time since 2003, pandemic aside, the world invested more in Germany than German firms sent abroad. The IW credits something unfashionable: predictability. In a world of tariff whiplash and political theatre, legal certainty and boring competence have become a competitive advantage, and Germany still has both in stock.

🇩🇪🇪🇺 Germany is coming back Europe’s engine is beginning to recover. 🔸 Foreign investment increased by 50% in 2025. 🔸 Growth is expected to reach 1.5% in 2027, its fastest pace since 2021. 🔸 Export expectations reached their highest level in four years. 🔸Germany’s public support, tax cuts and labour reforms are driving recovery. Despite the criticism, Merz’s economic management has been excellent. These policies may not win votes in the short term, but they are exactly what Germany needs. Europe needs Germany at its full potential again

Here’s a higher resolution version 👇🏼

The Dutch and Germans are both famous for being direct. Which is unfortunate, because neither of us thinks the other is doing it correctly. A Dutchman will look at your new haircut and say: “That looked better before.” Not because he dislikes you. Quite the opposite. You asked what he thought, so apparently lying would be terribly rude. Germans have a similar reputation. They can be wonderfully straightforward, precise and completely uninterested in wrapping a simple message in six layers of emotional bubble wrap. But there is a difference. Dutch directness often feels casual, almost cheerful. We will insult your terrible idea while drinking coffee with you, then immediately ask what you're doing this weekend. German directness can feel more structured. If something is wrong, there may be an explanation of exactly why it is wrong, which rule applies, and possibly which DIN standard your stupidity has violated. The British find both of us alarming. Americans sometimes wonder whether we're angry. We aren't. Probably. And I think this is part of why Dutch and Germans understand each other so well. We can tease each other mercilessly, complain about each other's tourists, pronunciation, driving and beer glasses, then cross the border the next morning as if nothing happened. There is something strangely affectionate about two neighbouring cultures that don't constantly need to reassure each other that everything is fine. Sometimes friendship is simply being able to say: “That is a terrible idea.” And hearing: “Ja, probably.”

THIS IS BRILLIANT!!! I’m not sure who created this AI masterpiece, but THANK YOU!! 🙏🏻 #StarWars50 #StarWars #StarWarsFanSince1977

The game has a new name: TO EVERY CREATURE—closer to the words that first inspired it. This is a first look at its live main menu, set inside the shelter where the journey begins. The website is now open for early invitations: toeverycreaturegame.com