Building Games for Playdate in Swift

Panic’s Playdate has been in the news again recently. The company has caught up with pre-orders, so anyone can order one, and it will ship within 2-3 days. Also, Lucas Pope, the creator of beloved games like Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn just released Mars After Midn … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 14 days ago

“Murder Most Puzzling” Interactive Mystery Book by Stephanie von Reiswitz

A gorgeous and witty book that invites readers to play detective and solve a series of absorbing, murder-mystery-themed puzzles. | Continue reading


@toolsandtoys.net | 15 days ago

[Note] Fedicard

Yeah, that's about right. | Continue reading


@danq.me | 16 days ago

New York Times, Without a Hint of Irony, Files DCMA Takedowns Against Wordle Clones

Jason Koebler, 404 Media: The New York Times has filed a series of copyright takedown requests against Wordle clones and variations in which it asserts not just ownership over the Wordle name but over the broad concepts and mechanics of the word game, which includes its “5×6 grid … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 20 days ago

Emulation on iPhone

Last year I wrote an about retro gaming on iOS. I’ve had a lot of fun playing games on the platform, especially through emulation. Much of what I wrote last year is still applicable today, but I thought I’d revisit the topic with a focus on the state of emulation on iOS and all o … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 20 days ago

Vision Pro App Spotlight: GameTrack Updated with Built-In Cloud Streaming

Late last week, Joe Kimberlin released GameTrack 5.4, an update to the iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS versions of the app that enables new ways to access your favorite games and navigate the app’s UI. Of course, the Vision Pro version of GameTrack is completely new since the last time … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 20 days ago

Music: Strawberry Jams I Ate

busybee Music Stuff you can stick in your ears and maybe enjoy. Song Fight! Live!ish 2023 Instrumental Strawberry Jams I Ate March 1, 2024 12:00 AM (2 weeks ago) fluffy fluffy at beesbuzz dot biz A Seattle-based programmer/musician who makes games, comics, and bad decisions. they … | Continue reading


@beesbuzz.biz | 27 days ago

MUCBOOK diskutiert mit der Münchner Games-Szene

Am 7. März trifft sich die Münchner Games-Szene zur MUCBOOK Creative Session: What happens to the Games-Szene. | Continue reading


@mucbook.de | 28 days ago

Apple Arcade’s Prestige Problem

Brendon Bigley wrote about the Apple Arcade report by mobilegamer.biz today on Wavelengths too. This part really rang true to me: I don’t agree that there is any “real” difference in prestige between mediums beyond ever-changing societal norms, all art is capable of rising to sit … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 month ago

Some Game Developers Are Unhappy about Apple Arcade

According to multiple unnamed mobilegamer.biz sources, some game developers are unhappy with Apple Arcade, citing shrinking payouts and canceled games. No specifics about canceled projects are cited in the story. Nor are concrete revenue numbers shared. Moreover, the criticisms l … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 month ago

Write a Secret Code With Our Printable Cipher Wheel

Do you want to learn how to write a secret code? The cipher wheel is perfect for that! The same tool… The post Write a Secret Code With Our Printable Cipher Wheel appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 1 month ago

[Note] Golden Axed

Hot on the heels of my victory over Wonder Boy 35 years after I first played it, I can now finally claim to have beaten Golden Axe, 25 years after I first played it (with some help from a 7-year-old). | Continue reading


@danq.me | 1 month ago

rhymer.day: A daily rhyming challenge

How many words do you know that rhyme with "shoals"? Or "hose"? Or "joy"? This is the essence of rhymer.day. | Continue reading


@jamesg.blog | 1 month ago

10 Excellently Deranged Horror Toys, Games, and Collectibles

Here at io9, we love nostalgic toys—whether they involve fondly remembered fast-food meals or childhood lessons about not always getting what’s on your wish list. But we also love new toys, games, and weird collectibles, even if (like these cult and horror-themed selections) they … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 month ago

Week 173: Batata Harra

We’re getting two kittens! We’ve been thinking about getting another cat for a while and an opportunity kind of just landed in our laps – a friend of Charlotte’s mum had an unexpected litter and there are two left. We pick them up in March and I’m quite excited about it. We’re st … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 1 month ago

Apple Spotlights 12 Spatial Computing Games Available on the Vision Pro along with More Than 250 Other Games That Can Be Played on the Device

Source: Apple. Apple announced that its Arcade game subscription service includes a dozen titles designed for spatial computing, along with over 250 total that are playable on the Apple Vision Pro. Alex Rofman, Apple’s senior director of Apple Arcade, said in a press release that … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 month ago

Week 172: Fizzy Lights

So. While we were away the flat above the flat above ours had a burst pipe and we’ve had our fourth instance of water leaking through our ceilings. Hooray! This time the hallway was the most impacted room which sounds OK right? Well yes except that’s where our mains switches are, … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 1 month ago

MIT junior Justin Yu crashes “Tetris,” with thanks to the game’s recent “space race”

MIT junior Justin "Fractal" Yu describes his recent success crashing "Tetris" — and the behind-the-scenes race that led him and player Willis "BlueScuti" Gibson to record achievements. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 month ago

Disney Invests $1.5 Billion in Epic Games and Will Build Partnership Around Fortnite

During yesterday’s Earnings Call, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger announced Disney will invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games, alongside a multiyear collaboration on new games with the company, and an entertainment universe focused on Epic’s blockbuster “Fortnite” to … | Continue reading


@thedisneyblog.com | 1 month ago

Myth-Making Mechanisms in Autonomous Worlds

My talk on the design of 'Myth-Making Mechanisms in Autonomous Worlds' is one of the best talks I've given to date on Worlds Theory. The post Myth-Making Mechanisms in Autonomous Worlds appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading


@thejaymo.net | 1 month ago

Tucked Away Nearby: A Refinement of my Desk Setup

When Federico and I published our setups last November, I was happy with mine, but there was still something that bothered me. Every day, I wound up with too much stuff strewn across my desk. At the same time, some of the things I use most days felt annoyingly out of reach. These … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 month ago

A night at the orchestra, with Pokémon on the program

The MIT Video Game Orchestra combines the beauty and skill of orchestral music with the fun of a student group. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 month ago

Book Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

This deserves all the accolades going. A perfectly rendered tale of childhood best-friends-forever growing up and trying to make video-games. It is funny, well observed, and grim. It's sort of like Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity" for the 21st century. There's a desperately sad trop … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 1 month ago

Week 170: Choux

I’ve set up a regular call with Mum so that we talk a bit more out of habit. We both just assume the other is busy (we’re not) and so now I call her on a Tuesday on my walk home. It makes the journey fly by. Water started leaking through our bathroom light fitting, this time beca … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 1 month ago

All Fun and Games

Nice weekly free thread discussing the games we play! Don't miss Wobbuffet's commentary about the history of parlor games from antiquity to the present, and how old games reveal themselves in modern equivalents. | Continue reading


@bestof.metafilter.com | 2 months ago

Pluralistic: Brinklump Linkdump (20 Jan 2024)

Today's links Brinklump Linkdump: Indiscriminate heterogeniety for the sabbath. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Brinklump Linkdump (permalink) Life comes at you fast, … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 2 months ago

Week 168: Saltburn

We watched Saltburn, loved it. Everyone in it was excellent. I’ll never look at a bath in the same way. It’s been a little while since I’ve been to the cinema and I’m not sure why, Genesis is amazing and a very short walk away. We got the PSVR out for an evening with some friends … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 2 months ago

CES 2024: More Gaming, Laptops, Hybrid Computers, NUCs, and Smart Home Devices

Source: CES. After what already feels like a week of CES, it’s the official day one of the conference. There have been a ton of announcements already. As anticipated, gaming is very big this year, with new handhelds, laptops, and other devices announced. Interesting new approache … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 2 months ago

CES 2024: Gaming, Laptops, TVs, AR and VR, Batteries, and a Couple of Oddities

Source: CES. Every year, I dig into the press releases and reporting coming from the CES show floor, so you don’t have to. The pandemic took the wind out of CES’s sails for a few years, but the show and interesting gadgets have made a comeback for 2024, with a wide range of annou … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 2 months ago

History for Kids: Stonehenge Outdoor Activity

Come on outside and create your very own miniature Stonehenge in this super fun and easy Stonehenge outdoor activity! Learn… The post History for Kids: Stonehenge Outdoor Activity appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 2 months ago

Co-creating climate futures with real-time data and spatial storytelling

The MIT WORLDING initiative matched world-class climate story teams working in extended reality with relevant labs and researchers across MIT. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 2 months ago

Week 167: Cryptic

Happy New Year! We rang in the new year in a Simmons, it was the right level of disappointing – long bar queues and too-loud music. We managed to not be hung over 🎉 Back to work! I’m actually quite sickeningly pleased to be back. I feel refreshed and some of the stuff we … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 2 months ago

VR Game Review: Vader Immortal ★★☆☆☆

I'm a sucker for anything Star Wars. So when my Oculus Quest told me I could fight Darth Vader in VR, I leapt at the chance. I kinda wish I hadn't bothered. There is very little "game" here. It's barely an interactive movie. Walk forward until you step on a trigger, watch a very … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 2 months ago

Small Plastic Gods: On the Tabletop Renaissance

Tabletop games put something in our twitchy, swipe-hungry fingers other than a digital device—a hand of cards, a pair of dice, a plastic Zeus. And since others have put down their phones too, we can look out over those cards into a human face, a present human face. | Continue reading


@frontporchrepublic.com | 2 months ago

On Mice

What I learned down the mouse rabbit hole. Did you know that the plural of computer mouse is “mouses”? Me either, but that’s what I learned from mouse reviews—a rich and expansive genre of reading and YouTube surfing. I’ll keep calling them “mice” though because that’s funnier an … | Continue reading


@mattstein.com | 2 months ago

Watch the Moment When a 13-Year-Old Becomes the First Person to Ever “Beat” Tetris

On December 21, Willis Gibson, a 13-year-old from Stillwater, Oklahoma, became the first person to push Tetris to its absolute limit. Around the 38:20 mark of the video above, Gibson advances to Level 157 and soon encounters Tetris’ “kill screen.” Realizing that he’s broken Tetri … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 2 months ago

Playing Games

Today’s writing prompt for the annual “Bloganuary” blogging escapade is “Do you play in your daily life? What says ‘playtime’ to you?”. I do play! I am of the generation that grew up with the first home video games. I remember my parents coming home with an Atari 2600 back in the … | Continue reading


@jonbeckett.blog | 2 months ago

[Article] [Bloganuary] Playtime

Do I get to "play" in my daily life? Absolutely. For this Bloganuary prompt, I'm looking at the ways in which I play. | Continue reading


@danq.me | 2 months ago

Week 166: Glory Hole

Christmas day was nice and relaxed. Charlotte and I broke out the Christmas Dinner timing spreadsheet and it didn’t let us down – dinner was great. We played a few games, exchanged gifts, and ate a lot of chocolate. We managed to complete the selection box rating, the raw data is … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 2 months ago

The M3’s Potential to Transform Mac Gaming

Raymond Wong has an excellent story on Inverse about the Mac and gaming. Wong spoke to multiple Apple representatives about its push to build Macs that can handle the most demanding PC and console games, exploring the impact of Apple silicon on the company’s efforts. In that vein … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 2 months ago

[Article] Wonder Boy

I first played Wonder Boy on an arcade machine 35 years ago, and have played on-and-off ever since. Until today, when I finally beat it for the first time. | Continue reading


@danq.me | 2 months ago

“Sushi Go!” Card Game

In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. Gather the most points and consider yourself the sushi master! | Continue reading


@toolsandtoys.net | 3 months ago

Dr Livingston’s Anatomy Jigsaw Puzzles: The Heart, Brain, Eye, Hands & Feet

Another series of larger-than-life puzzles depicting anatomically correct cross-sections of the human body. | Continue reading


@toolsandtoys.net | 3 months ago

Big-Name Netflix Games Releases, Mac Game Stats from Developers, and Resident Evil 4 and GRID Legends Released in Time for the Holidays

A scene from GTA: Vice City. Source: Rockstar Games. There’s been a lot of gaming activity on Apple platforms, with several big announcements in recent weeks. First off, Netflix continues to nab some big titles for its growing catalog of games on iOS and iPadOS. In October, it wa … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 3 months ago

Fun Emoji Quiz Printable

Looking for a fun game to play during family game night? You’re in the right place! In this blog post,… The post Fun Emoji Quiz Printable appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 3 months ago

Week 164: Die Hard

This week included Christmas Party #2. Drinks were free all night and there were no queues for them – just pre-made cocktails ready on the bar. Perfect 👍 I’m told that some people were kicked out but I witnessed no real drama, unfortunately. Charlotte and I made a plan to … | Continue reading


@rowanmanning.com | 3 months ago

How Many Words Can You Get?

typing by Kiran Foster (cc by)Go ahead and cancel your plans for the next few hours 'cause Kattullus has posted about an addictive game you can play. Best part is that each game only lasts 20 seconds!Prompt. Type. 20 seconds passes. REPEAT! | Continue reading


@bestof.metafilter.com | 3 months ago

5 Games for People Who Love Fantasy, Puzzles, and Escape Rooms

I’ve always felt like escape rooms occupy a similar mental space as fantasy books. There’s something thrilling about walking into a room full of puzzles and curious trinkets, then solving a series of riddles to free yourself and your friends from the clutches of whatever narrativ … | Continue reading


@tor.com | 3 months ago