@jimmunroe.net
He/him. SF novelist/filmmaker at http://jimmunroe.net ~ Producer/Narrative designer ~ Co-founded Hand Eye Society, now Game Arts International Network and Toronto Games Week ~ Designed IF tool http://texturewriter.com
Future? No Thanks! at Day of the Devs 2026
The rumors are true!
Future? No Thanks! will be playable at Day of the Devs in San Francisco.
I'll be there too!
March 8 - 3PM to 8PM - Free
www.dayofthedevs.org/events/day-o...
i think ive paid gabe newell more from the proceeds of my games than i've paid the government, but gabe doesn't pave my roads or fund my schools or feed the kids in my community
probably a few overdue conversations to be had about maybe paying less gabes before we pay less taxes or something
Toronto Games Week logo. A group of red, yellow, and green meeples, lots of clip art illustrations surrounding them. Text at the bottom says "Running a playful event in Toronto during June 11-17th? Submit it for inclusion in the program at TorontoGamesWeek.com!"
Running a playful culture event during June 11-17th in Toronto? Submit it for inclusion in the Toronto Games Week 2026 program! If you've submitted an event in the past, or have run a gaming event before, this form is for you!
📝 bit.ly/tgw26-organi...
🗓️ 11:59pm ET April 11th
The biggest news in games right now is Horsey Game.
A sophisticated open world horse betting/breeding life sim from the maker of Desert golfing, Freeways and Enviro-bear 2000.
After months working in the shadows… meet Curse of Resthaven.
A gothic horror mystery where you govern a cursed island trapped in a time loop while searching for your missing niece.
If it’s your kind of weird, please wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...
More dev secrets soon.
new blog post: The future of public game arts festivals and non-commercial games culture, with notes on @free-play.bsky.social / indie games events around the world www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/02/the-...
Next week! If you're in the Toronto area, I'll be talking about a recent critical edition of the Aperture Science promotional Portal tie-in website (co-edited by Alan Galey, @ellenforget.bsky.social, and myself) as well some of the implications for future born-digital interactive literature.
they say you are over the hill bc as you approach middle age, you stand atop that hill, a great vantage point from which to survey the low-lying territory that is your elder years, and then against your better judgement you begin to walk down, a brave adventurer, into the onslaught you will not win
A panel from Roaming by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki that captures trying to squeeze a takeout container into a too-full garbage can.
A panel from Roaming by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki. I love how it incidentally captures trying to squeeze a takeout container into a too-full garbage can -- a weirdly familar moment I've never seen in print.
👁️🗨️ Seeking reccos for #opensource history via articles, video or podcast for research I'm doing into a #digitalsovereignty for artists campaign.
I too love seeing my stuff at a used book shop!
A Google Home device with its mic disabled and orange LED lights.
I kicked my Google addiction, and now I just use my G Home devices as dumb Bluetooth speakers. When you switch the mic button off to stop them eavesdropping the LEDs go Cylon-orange and they look like they're glaring at you. More about my month here: jimmunroe.net/writing/dive...
How it went: www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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Did you know the maker of Grand Theft Auto had a Toronto-adjacent office? They do, and it looks like they've been treating their workers... criminally. So I'm heading to the Solidarity Picket at noon this Friday! actionnetwork.org/events/solid...
My pal Callum invented that beer!
Me too. Check out Qobuz for a drag and drop replacement: import your Spotify playlists, similar pricing, but pays artists 5x more.
I too am no longer sweet on suites. Decentralize! Spread those eggs amongst many interoperable baskets!
Tangled is a good word for it. I'm taking some satisfaction in being patient with myself and the process. It's like a winter knitting project!
Oh, gross.
#Enshittification PSA: If you use Gmail to pick up emails from a custom domain you own with POP3, that will no longer work in January. Related PSA: I am currently feeling out #protonmail as a replacement.
Just a bit of Canadian context/voices on the Rockstar situation. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
At Sitges, the sci-fi and horror film festival just outside Barcelona. Really amazed at how it totally transforms the town... There's even a statue of the festival's mascot! It's been going since the late 1960s.
Kudos to @daff.space and the Game Sewer folk for their on-theme sludge refreshments served in petri dishes.
It was great catching up with one of my favourite comic creators @jimmunroe.net, who was debuting his latest book 'Zeroed Out', at Lucky's Comics tonight. Joining was local comics zen master @jasonturner.bsky.social with his latest, Vinegar #46. Always a cause for celebration. Sweet evening.
Hard not to read this as the choice in this cultural moment.
We figure the rocks are fake as they're not crushing the styrofoam underneath.
What's wrong with this picture?
We met last May in the dream room, now we meet in reality palestinian-voices-in-games.com
PVIG is a community of gamedevs, curators, and organizers supporting Palestinian game creators in telling their stories.
Got coins? Support a creator!
Got skills? Volunteer!
Got reach? Share the project!
Overheard on the Vancouver-Nanimo ferry:
"Hey Siri, does Rolls Royce make a diesel engine?"
Proud to be representing @inkskratch.com and my graphic novel ZEROED OUT in a Vancouver co-launch with the delightful doodlin' diarist @jasonturner.bsky.social
