Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 9h"Sure, this kind of democratization means that there will be some, or maybe quite a lot of games made that are very similar, without a lot of originality or vision – but then again that’s already the current state of the industry anyway.” Damn. 0130
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Almost every game novelisation we've read so far has done this look-to-camera thing where they say the game's name or some Proper Lore Noun and it is always very funny. 161
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Final Fantasy is a philosophically and emotionally intelligent videogame franchise that answers deeply meaningful questions such as: what if sword were gun? 412413
Reposted by Brendy_CJank @jank.cool · 09/10/2026Become a tiny brutalist. www.jank.cool/be-a-tiny-br... 2289
Reposted by Brendy_CJank @jank.cool · 09/10/2026The Cooldown is our new column about shaking the big strategy games tree and seeing what falls out. This time, it's the silly heists of Cyber Knights: Flashpoint. www.jank.cool/how-are-cybe...jank.coolHow are Cyber Knight's slick and silly heists 103 updates later?Spoiler: they're still very good! 0213
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Me tidying up thousands of Lego bricks in a videogame: wow this is so zen 🥰 Me when my cat pushes my blacksmith house off a 10-foot bookshelf and it explodes all over the room: you STUPID BITCH do you know long LONG this will take to clean!!!? 🤬 1130
Reposted by Brendy_CAlice Bell @abeewords.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Waow look what my dog found on a walk, this is unbelievable! You can preorder For Whom The Spell Tolls now, out in January! bookshop.org/p/books/for-... www.waterstones.com/book/for-who... 3448
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The best advice I got about learning a new skill (art) was: "You're not starting at 25 years old, or 30 or 40. You are a child at drawing. And you don't tell a child 'this picture is shit'. You give them paint and watch them go crazy." 1215
Reposted by Brendy_CJank @jank.cool · 06/10/2026Everyone's busy in this cyberpunk city. But Nivalis is best when you quit your job. www.jank.cool/the-city-of-...jank.coolThe city of Nivalis feels alive when you're unemployedGet un-busy 2171
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026october episodes of '999' taught me that fireworks are the most deadly item on the planet. however my father taught me that fireworks are just safer bombs. so i think it all balanced out 010
Reposted by Brendy_CAndy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 04/10/2026Been teaching myself Unreal and built this moody office scene while learning the basics of lighting, VFX, camera control, animation, cinematics, and blueprints. Wanted to make it feel convincingly cluttered and lived-in, which involved placing 600+ props by hand. Sound up for maximum atmosphere. 531181129
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It literally paid my rent at one point, if you can imagine that now. 110
Reposted by Brendy_CRobert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026new Quake map: "Mermaids in the Basement" for Quake Rooftops Jam + my level design notes and inspirations www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/10/new-...blog.radiator.debacle.usnew Quake map: Mermaids In The BasementDesign notes for my Mediterranean rooftop village themed single player Quake 1 map. 1038773
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026But I still get the internal pressure to push things. It is probably what happens when you forge a career oit of nitpicking, oops. 120
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I know this is stupid because I once wrote an entire column on small games (Free Loaders on RPS) and I enjoyed these works and never expected them to be anything other than the short sharp shots they were. Some games can just be Frogger but the frog has anxiety. 130
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It sparks a little envy too, because any time I have tried to make a small game, I succumb to bloat or despair or just run out of momentum. I can draw or paint with this mindset very easily but when it comes to games - stop that, brain broken, game bad, stop now. 110
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A "make small games" manifesto by @farawaytimes.bsky.social from a couple of years ago. I love when artists can get themselves into this mindset. It looks like peace. farawaytimes.blogspot.com/2023/02/how-...farawaytimes.blogspot.comHow To Make Good Small GamesPolly the Frog by ... 1142
Reposted by Brendy_CDan Pearce @gamedesigndan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026getting my head caved in for calling Star Wars Galactic Racer a "road-like" 316321
Reposted by Brendy_CNikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I just wrote a provocation on immersion arguing that when we say a game is immersive, what we mean is that it had a lot of money spent on it. whynotgames.in/2026/09/29/i...whynotgames.in 041
Reposted by Brendy_CSam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky 451647648
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Despite this near-frictionless design, Knytt doesn't feel like junk food, because it hasn't boiled its genre down with the goal of jacking you up with dopamine. Its intentions are more authentic." This is why I accept Graham's argument. Simplifying a genre is not the same as Survivorfying it. 030
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm getting called out for snobbery on my own blog. Dissent! 170
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sprinting into games media collapse discourse like a slavering hyena, barking: "jAnK! heeeheeehaheee! JAnK!!" 0183
Reposted by Brendy_CMakkon @makkon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io 5426901008
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ace Combat isn't Top Gun - it's Star Wars. www.jank.cool/ace-combat-8... 5458
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jank today features a piece from @marshdavies.bsky.social. We are unconquerable. We are curing games journalism by injecting it with a mysterious serum made from the blood of good writers. 0160
Reposted by Brendy_Ctef @tef.bsky.social · 29/09/2026several of you have been asking for an update on "we count numbers consecutively in an irc channel" and i'm pleased to announce someone made the effort to draw a graph 210119
Reposted by Brendy_CDylan Roth @dylanroth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m going to create a mod for Slow Roads where throughout your endless drive you have to respond to phone calls about both your ambitious construction project and your collapsing domestic life 716514
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It means we have recognisable taste so... in a way that's a success 010
Reposted by Brendy_CJank @jank.cool · 28/09/2026VR isn't a hardware problem. www.jank.cool/virtual-real...jank.coolVirtual reality isn't a hardware problemThe tech is better than it's ever been, but VR game design hasn't progressed 1142
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We've covered it - and spoke to its creator! www.jank.cool/megastructur...jank.coolMegastructures.That's it. That's the headline 100
Reposted by Brendy_CJeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is a good opening prompt from @grahamsmith.bsky.social. For me, the late and lovely James McMahon was that reviewer as I grew up reading NME. He’d give anything punk an extra point and anything prog a tonguelashing. I’d roll my eyes at his judgements but knew where I stood and loved his writing 0163
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I just want a PC that will last as long as my 2007 Toyota Corolla. 2140
Reposted by Brendy_CJank @jank.cool · 26/09/2026Another seven days have passed at Jank dot cool. The videogames never cease. Here's what we wrote. www.jank.cool/jank-mail-ha...jank.coolJank Mail: Halo fallingThis week in PC gaming 0297
Reposted by Brendy_CJank @jank.cool · 25/09/2026A wetroidvania, a remaster of a tacky FPS, and an even nerdier Football Manager. These are just some of the games you could play this weekend. www.jank.cool/what-you-cou...jank.coolWhat you could play this weekendAn even nerdier Football Manager 191
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ace Combat continues to be very stupid. Great work, everyone. 060
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026static.klipy.comThe Fugitive: Harrison Ford & Tommy Lee Jones ChaseALT: The Fugitive: Harrison Ford & Tommy Lee Jones Chase 020
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I was at the Guardian part-time for years and it was one of the most reliable jobs I've ever had. I got bad carpal tunnel and was given lots of leave. I stole my vertical mouse when I left and nobody complained. Excellent place to work if you can get it! 1202
Reposted by Brendy_CChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...youtube.comInside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the PressYouTube video by People Make Games 221992923
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Enjoyed this piece. "Violence can be fun, but understand too if that desire causes you to encode odious beliefs in the name of your pleasure." 041