Absolutely tragically bummed out for everyone at Rollerdrome developer Roll7 - just shut down by Take-Two. Apparently it's simply not enough to make amazing, award-winning, million-selling games that delight people. youtube.com/watch?v=xDsJgB…

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Good luck to all Nordic Game Jammers! I'll be back tomorrow for playtesting!

I'm in Copenhagen tomorrow afternoon for the Nordic Game Jam! Who will I see there?

(I'll pop back in on Saturday if anyone needs a playtester...)

Next up: Copenhagen for Nordic Game Jam! And then WASD. If you’re there, say hi!

Had a wonderful time at this event in Galway. They’ve got a wonderfully supportive and close-knit community - plus strong links to game devs across the whole of Ireland. Inspiring stuff.

Loved the video on this - a problem that is frustrating as the creator of Balatro but is also very interesting as a game designer and exposes the potential knock-on effects of a seemingly simple or obvious design change

GMTK did a really great job summarizing the issue

'Making a game better for one group can make it worse for another. As a designer, you need to be certain who the game is for and then protect that playerbase from certain design decisions.'

Amen to this quote. A very very important lesson in game dev.

New on GMTK - unpicking Balatro's 'cursed' design problem youtu.be/zk3S3o1qOHo

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