Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 11/10/2026Ys 8 was actually the third (after 7 and Celceta). I was super down with 6, Felghana, and Origin, but with 7 / Celceta, I was starting to think that maybe the games weren't for me anymore. And then 8 happened, and I was right back on board. So yeah I think this is the first step of the new systems 000
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026For my newsletter this morning, I found a small glimmer of political hope for trans people in the US and wrote about it: www.burnsnotice.com/we-may-have-...burnsnotice.comWe May Have Just Seen the Tides Turn on Trans RightsSome conservative PACs have backed off from running anti-trans ads. Is this a sign of what's to come for trans people? 141053269
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanHarlan Haskins @harlanhaskins.com · 24/09/2026Swift Testing was updated to support Embedded Swift on `main` so of course you know what that means 4488
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanJoe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 20/09/2026no game dev skill is more important than making up your fuckin mind 393093659
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 17/09/2026I actually had this one! As a kid, if it had "Nintendo" on it, I wanted it. I think there's like 2 games on the front that I knew, but it didn't matter. I just wanted book about games! 010
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This goes so fucking hard. Between this and that one vegan prison abolitionist on YouTube shorts, I feel the need to apologize to Quakers in general, I did not know how you got down. 3671158
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026BREAKING: Blizzard union workers have ratified a historic contract that has secured guardrails around AI usage, layoff protections, remote/hybrid work benefits, and much more.gamedeveloper.comBlizzard union workers ratify contract covering 1,900 employeesUnion members have secured guardrails around generative AI usage, layoff protections, remote and hybrid work benefits, and more. 932461065
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanMegan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Also I see a lot of "those bastards!" and "this is why we should UNIONIZE!" and hey, woah, I agree with the unionization 100% just in general, but this probably ain't that. "Furloughed and we'll bring you back if we can" is code for "that's a startup that only BARELY had enough cash to make a game" 1364
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 24/08/2026I don't think I ever had a CRT that had what I would consider "deep blacks". It was always a bit of a glowing gray. It wasn't until OLEDs that I saw deep blacks. 040
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 22/08/2026I went digital only starting with PS4 and Xbox One, but not Switch 1. Now I'm digital only there and on Switch 2 due to Virtual Game Cards, which allowed for easier sharing within the household. 030
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 18/08/2026I mean, I wouldn't want to share a boat with the guy, that's for sure. 030
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanImran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Happy 10 year anniversary to Archeozoic Big Hole. 3577256
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanMegan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026So apparently there's a Godot For Switch port on the Nintendo forums? Like I thought I had to go with one of the handful of publishers or do it myself, but if I can just, go grab the open source Switch version of Godot? Holy fuk old.reddit.com/r/godot/comm...old.reddit.comI ported my Godot game to Switch 1 & 2 and Nintendo just approved it!I’ve always designed my game *Dawnfolk* with handheld consoles in mind, so bringing it to Switch was a must for me. At first, I thought porting... 1546376
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanVelan Studios @velanstudios.com · 25/06/2026Star Fox™ launches today on Nintendo Switch 2! Velan Studios developed this game and expanded the story in collaboration with Nintendo because Fox McCloud and his crew deserve nothing less. It’s out now. www.nintendo.com/store/produc... #StarFox #NintendoSwitch2nintendo.comStar Fox – Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive - Nintendo Official SiteJoin Fox McCloud in Star Fox, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. A cinematic reimagining of Star Fox 64 with orchestral music and enhanced visuals. 2840480
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanMoo Yu (Mythmatch on Switch and Steam Now!) @oneofmoo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🏹🏹🏹 Mythmatch is Coming to Nintendo Switch!!! 🏹🏹🏹 Our narrative-rich, Greek myth, anti-capitalist merge game is coming Nintendo Switch on 7/7/2026! The perfect device for just one more day in the mortal realm or one more go in the minigames. 🐐 Merge the items 💪 Unite the people 🏠 Find your home 925590
Reposted by Jerrod Putmanmike @websitepurveyor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026#makeaterriblecomicday2026 428089
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanVelan Studios @velanstudios.com · 09/06/2026We’ve been passionately working on this for a while, and we’re so proud to finally share it with the world: Velan Studios is the developer of Star Fox™! Collaborating with Nintendo and bringing Fox McCloud and crew to Nintendo Switch 2 is truly an honor. #StarFox #NintendoSwitch2 842007540
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanImran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026FFVII Remake trilogy is one of those things where I will not argue with you whiners. Fight with someone else about your quibbles, I do not give a shit. 313916
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanRacecar 💜 @racecarart.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I like to think that James named the team after his son and not the other way around. #art #StarFox 104143754307
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanPandaMonium @pandamonium.bsky.social · 09/05/2026My nearly eight hour “multi-part” video about Digital Pictures, a leading force of FMV games in the 1990’s, premieres live in about a half hour. Featuring mountains of unreleased footage, interviews, internal documents, and canceled games. youtu.be/QM-I1G_UEr0?...youtu.beDigging for Isix: A Digital Pictures HistoryYouTube video by PandaMonium Reviews Every NTSC-U Sega Saturn Game 22389172
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanNathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026SCOOP: double fine is unionizing 243457854
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanThe Haunted One 🎃 @palmtungsten.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Just found out about the Deep Space Nine portable CD player 818968
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 23/04/2026If I had to go back to UIKit, I’d leave iOS development. 130
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanAdam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 22/04/2026A reminder that much of KT's monetary success comes from financial asset/investment management, all helmed by Kou Shibusawa's wife, Keiko Erikawa. Automaton's previous report noted a community adage calling KT "an investment company disguised as a game company.": automaton-media.com/en/news/koei...automaton-media.comKoei Tecmo’s financial “mastermind” will retire from her position on the company’s board, but will continue to work her magic as new subsidiary’s CEO - AUTOMATON WESTNews of Koei Tecmo's Keiko Erikawa retiring from her position worried some fans, but "The Empress" will continue to do her thing as CEO of a new subsidiary 112560
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanBreakthrough T1D Play @play.breakthrought1d.org · 19/04/2026Wheeere's Yoshi?! 🐣 @spikevegeta.bsky.social is ending day one of T1.Done with Super Mario RPG, but he must complete it without leveling up Mario! 🤯 Your donations impact which egg Spike chooses, determining his fate during the speedrun. 🤗 📺 Watch at twitch.tv/spikevegeta 💸 Donate at t1d.charity 064
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanBreakthrough T1D Play @play.breakthrought1d.org · 10/04/2026🏃💨 Don't miss out on a weekend full of challenging runs and lightening fast gaming! All benefiting Breakthrough T1D and #type1diabetes research 💙 📺 Hosted by @spikevegeta.bsky.social on twitch.tv/spikevegeta 📅 April 18 & 19 ➡️ More info at play.breakthrought1d.org/t1-dot-done/ 06132
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 06/04/2026I've wished for Arab-made games about Arab mythology for so long, and despite assisting on the project I still can't believe there's one swinging for the fences this hard. House of Hikmah is something very needed in a time where the world would rather erase us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZTu...youtube.comOfficial Launch Trailer for The House of Hikmah | Arrives April 8th, 2026YouTube video by Lunacy Studios 3029781146
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanBradford William Davis @bwd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Akira Toriyama died two years ago today. When he passed, I explained how Black American fans of Dragon Ball reinterpreted the series into a contemporary pillar of our culture. I loved writing this essay, and I hope you enjoy it, too. Piccolo is wearing a wave cap. slate.com/culture/2024...slate.comThis Hit Series Wasn’t Created for Black Fans. We Made It Our Own Anyway.Our long and complicated relationship with the late Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball. 111242306
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 28/02/2026Go into the Switch settings, Controllers and Sensors, Button Mapping, and disable the X/Y buttons for your controller. You can save this as a preset to use whenever you’re playing the game. Just use the Reset option when you want to switch back. (2/2) 000
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 28/02/2026PSA: If you got the FireRed/LeafGreen ports on the Switch, the X/Y buttons are also mapped to the GBA’s Select/Start buttons. So when you press A/B/X/Y all at the same time, it does the GBA soft reset. My son is very sad, but you don’t have to be! (1/2) 100
Reposted by Jerrod Putmanthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 18/02/2026lent and ramadan kicking off on the same day 173004875
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanMoo Yu (Mythmatch on Switch and Steam Now!) @oneofmoo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀 🐐 Merge the items 💪 Unite the people 🏠 Make a home Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game. store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/... 14295140
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanAsh Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 07/02/2026I was thinking about the FF9 remake & how id only want it to hear the voice acting for the little Irish gnome people on disk 3 & how I wished the localizer responsible for that is having a good day. Turns out these guys found him and talked to him. really cool! www.timeextension.com/features/bes...timeextension.comBest Of 2025: "Localisation's Come A Long Way In The Last 25 Years" - The Incredible Story Behind Final Fantasy IX's Epic Translation"Our whole goal was to capture the sheer variety and texture that was in the Japanese script" 27417
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanNathan Fouts, ChainStaff is Out Now @mommysbestgames.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Are you ready for "Shadow of the Beast + Bionic Commando"? I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳 It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th. Full trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O... Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!! 19311115
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanSimon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 25/01/2026People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups. Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight. #megaman #pixelart #ドット絵 19694023862
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here." 5483971912592
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanAntonio Bruno @antoniobruno.bsky.social · 18/01/2026The Art Sled Rally took place today in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis and Minnesotan’s continued to get creative in their resistance. 13304134
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanSarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stagerinthesetimes.com“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 DaysFollowing the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar... 8554282441
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86. 425158854380
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) @pcusa.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness has released a statement on the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Presbyterian woman whose fatal shooting by a U.S. ICE officer last week in Minneapolis has sparked protests around the country. Read the full statement here: pcusa.org/news-storyte... 310459
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanClaire Nevin-Field @clairenf.bsky.social · 10/01/2026“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshirefacebook.comRedirecting... 8251271318
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanAndrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 07/01/2026As they keep talking about ICE carrying out "lawful operations," it is essential to keep MLK's reasoning from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in mind: 2178
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanRian Johnson @rianjohnson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares) 390388829083
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanMegan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Allow me to correct Rebekah's grave error and post Sunshine Coastline because it's a certified banger www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KxP...youtube.comYs VIII OST - Sunshine Coastline - ExtendedYouTube video by MEGALEAVE 4203
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanStein Makes Games @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Indie Dev discovers the game they're making basically already exists, worried of being deemed a ripoff. Original dev responds. 6845711025
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 21/11/2025Unfortunately, your future PC might not play that game, even if Steam still has it (which is the case with some of the games I own). 120
Reposted by Jerrod PutmanEternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 16/11/2025Trying to measure coding productivity is, and always will be, a fool's errand. Why? Because I can go for a walk then take a shower and have an idea, then write a single line of code that fixes everything I was working on. Immense productivity, but by most metrics I didn't do anything at all. 2242981
Jerrod Putman @jerrodputman.com · 24/10/2025Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. The context just changes and everything inside the dream just carries on like nothing weird is happening. 010