Dan / mono
@deadair.co.uk
I help people do things. Marketing, community & events for indie games + careers edu specialist. Part of @playsheffield.bsky.social.
Also involved with weird indies, audio & creative arts.
Sheffield, UK
www.deadair.co.uk
www.linkedin.com/in/dan-dudley
Also involved with weird indies, audio & creative arts.
Sheffield, UK
www.deadair.co.uk
www.linkedin.com/in/dan-dudley
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Also can video game journalists, please, please stop framing QA as a 'gateway' into the industry or a way for people to get their foot in the door so they can go into 'more creative' disciplines? QA is its own specialized field which requires very capable and specialized professionals.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Also can video game journalists, please, please stop framing QA as a 'gateway' into the industry or a way for people to get their foot in the door so they can go into 'more creative' disciplines? QA is its own specialized field which requires very capable and specialized professionals.
I know I'm niche, but this is the kind of review where it's just yes, 100%, I'm in, you've got me.
The ultra realistic graphic and pure combat of It Takes a War have to experienced to be believed.
www.rogue.site/editorials/i...
www.rogue.site/editorials/i...
It Takes a War review that is not a review of It Takes a War
It Takes a War is bad. It Takes a War is brilliant.
www.rogue.site
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know I'm niche, but this is the kind of review where it's just yes, 100%, I'm in, you've got me.
Last year I did a scrappy presentation in miro about the history of sound mirrors + their ultimate redundancy as a technological achievement despite looking pretty cool.
Anyone can sign up and talk about a niche interest, to a very polite & attentive audience who totally get this sort of thing.
Anyone can sign up and talk about a niche interest, to a very polite & attentive audience who totally get this sort of thing.
i run an annual livestream of short presentations on niche interests. it's very wholesome and the invitation to speak extends to every living member of planet earth.
this year's morl society is friday 28th november.
sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...
this year's morl society is friday 28th november.
sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last year I did a scrappy presentation in miro about the history of sound mirrors + their ultimate redundancy as a technological achievement despite looking pretty cool.
Anyone can sign up and talk about a niche interest, to a very polite & attentive audience who totally get this sort of thing.
Anyone can sign up and talk about a niche interest, to a very polite & attentive audience who totally get this sort of thing.
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NEW VIDEO: In 1996 Kenneth Branagh released an epic 4 hour version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. In 1997 it got an official videogame adaptation that fell into deep obscurity.
Until now.
Until now.
HAMLET: THE VIDEOGAME
YouTube video by Alien Bob
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEW VIDEO: In 1996 Kenneth Branagh released an epic 4 hour version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. In 1997 it got an official videogame adaptation that fell into deep obscurity.
Until now.
Until now.
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i run an annual livestream of short presentations on niche interests. it's very wholesome and the invitation to speak extends to every living member of planet earth.
this year's morl society is friday 28th november.
sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...
this year's morl society is friday 28th november.
sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
i run an annual livestream of short presentations on niche interests. it's very wholesome and the invitation to speak extends to every living member of planet earth.
this year's morl society is friday 28th november.
sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...
this year's morl society is friday 28th november.
sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...
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PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
PROCJAM - The Procedural Generation Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-01 hosted by PROCJAM. Let's Make Something! PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is a creative coding jam about making things that make things. This normally...
itch.io
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
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As Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches, we return to Pokémon Legends: Arceus' rose-tinted take on the past, and the hard questions it raises about Japanese history
www.eurogamer.net/as-pokemon-l...
www.eurogamer.net/as-pokemon-l...
October 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches, we return to Pokémon Legends: Arceus' rose-tinted take on the past, and the hard questions it raises about Japanese history
www.eurogamer.net/as-pokemon-l...
www.eurogamer.net/as-pokemon-l...
Top games marketing tip : If you want to quickly undermine the several months of time and effort you've spent making your game, just knock up a quick chatGTP Steam capsule for your Next Fest demo to ensure no one clicks on it.
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Top games marketing tip : If you want to quickly undermine the several months of time and effort you've spent making your game, just knock up a quick chatGTP Steam capsule for your Next Fest demo to ensure no one clicks on it.
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The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this
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Seems to me that the fact that interested people can’t find games they find interesting and maybe don’t even know they exist is (a) obvs true so dunking on it is dumb and (b) a massive fucking problem for the artform that the corporate sector of the industry has no interest *at all* in solving
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Seems to me that the fact that interested people can’t find games they find interesting and maybe don’t even know they exist is (a) obvs true so dunking on it is dumb and (b) a massive fucking problem for the artform that the corporate sector of the industry has no interest *at all* in solving
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‼️🚨 cool tool alert 🔔‼️
😎 Wobble Web 🆒
visual & code editor for making and sharing small websites ✨💕
👉 wwwobble.org
* create and share directly from your phone
* add images, text, && custom elements
* download the code or share a link
* responsive mobile layout
* open source and extensible…
😎 Wobble Web 🆒
visual & code editor for making and sharing small websites ✨💕
👉 wwwobble.org
* create and share directly from your phone
* add images, text, && custom elements
* download the code or share a link
* responsive mobile layout
* open source and extensible…
Wobble Web
wwwobble.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
‼️🚨 cool tool alert 🔔‼️
😎 Wobble Web 🆒
visual & code editor for making and sharing small websites ✨💕
👉 wwwobble.org
* create and share directly from your phone
* add images, text, && custom elements
* download the code or share a link
* responsive mobile layout
* open source and extensible…
😎 Wobble Web 🆒
visual & code editor for making and sharing small websites ✨💕
👉 wwwobble.org
* create and share directly from your phone
* add images, text, && custom elements
* download the code or share a link
* responsive mobile layout
* open source and extensible…
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"The Bridge", my short, arcade-y, tower-defense-like is now up on @itch.io for anyone to play; foolhardygames.itch.io/the-bridge
Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed!
#pico8 #gamedev
Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed!
#pico8 #gamedev
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"The Bridge", my short, arcade-y, tower-defense-like is now up on @itch.io for anyone to play; foolhardygames.itch.io/the-bridge
Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed!
#pico8 #gamedev
Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed!
#pico8 #gamedev
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After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now!
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now!
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
This is very good
My latest for Now Then Magazine @nowthenmag.bsky.social.
I spoke to comedian & friend @samnicoresti.bsky.social about her astonishing accomplishments at The Edinburgh Fringe, aliens and the reductive power of the media lens.
I spoke to comedian & friend @samnicoresti.bsky.social about her astonishing accomplishments at The Edinburgh Fringe, aliens and the reductive power of the media lens.
Sam Nicoresti - “It’s only when you reach the edges of other people that you encounter yourself”
The winner of this year's Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe talks about the show that propelled her to victory, the warping effect of sudden media buzz – and aliens.
nowthenmagazine.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This is very good
I'm seeing people soapbox on how the Chinese localisation for Silksong is bad & bombing reviews, and that it's a lesson in making sure you get loc right etc.
Not seeing many look into the absolutely incredible and more interesting story about *why* it's bad
www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...
Not seeing many look into the absolutely incredible and more interesting story about *why* it's bad
www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...
Silksong’s Real Final Boss: The Translator Who Broke His NDA and Wrote Like a Dead Poet – Loekalization Blog
www.loekalization.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'm seeing people soapbox on how the Chinese localisation for Silksong is bad & bombing reviews, and that it's a lesson in making sure you get loc right etc.
Not seeing many look into the absolutely incredible and more interesting story about *why* it's bad
www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...
Not seeing many look into the absolutely incredible and more interesting story about *why* it's bad
www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...
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Woah, incredible. The release of Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots today has crashed both the eShop and Steam. Guess fans are really excited to see a sequel to their beloved game after seven years
September 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Woah, incredible. The release of Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots today has crashed both the eShop and Steam. Guess fans are really excited to see a sequel to their beloved game after seven years
Yo if you’re not playing silksong we’re in the big downstairs room at Plate
Join us tonight (Sept 4th) at 7-9pm at Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square for an informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK's greenest city! Sign up here: luma.com/h8c4ihyv #gamedev #indiedev #yorkshire
Play Sheffield - Monthly Gamedev Meetup · Luma
Join us for the monthty informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK’s greenest city!
Whether…
luma.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yo if you’re not playing silksong we’re in the big downstairs room at Plate
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Join us tonight (Sept 4th) at 7-9pm at Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square for an informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK's greenest city! Sign up here: luma.com/h8c4ihyv #gamedev #indiedev #yorkshire
Play Sheffield - Monthly Gamedev Meetup · Luma
Join us for the monthty informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK’s greenest city!
Whether…
luma.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Join us tonight (Sept 4th) at 7-9pm at Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square for an informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK's greenest city! Sign up here: luma.com/h8c4ihyv #gamedev #indiedev #yorkshire
Current soundtrack to my afternoon is Thunderstorm feat. Distressed Magpie & Circular Saw.
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Current soundtrack to my afternoon is Thunderstorm feat. Distressed Magpie & Circular Saw.
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Trying out a new larger venue for this next week, including a projector screen 👀
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
We're back for a second meet up! If you're in #Sheffield or surrounding, join us on Sept 4th at 7-9pm for the first informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK's greenest city! Sign up here: lu.ma/h8c4ihyv
#Sheffield #gamedev #yorkshire
#Sheffield #gamedev #yorkshire
Play Sheffield - Monthly Gamedev Meetup · Luma
Join us for the monthty informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK’s greenest city!
Whether…
lu.ma
August 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Trying out a new larger venue for this next week, including a projector screen 👀
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
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I'm still looking for short-term work to make ends meet! Things I can do:
- Write and organise documentation for your #gamedev project
- Consult on production for small dev teams
- Write and edit scripts, flavour text etc
- Program in GameMaker and Ren'py
Portfolio: sites.google.com/view/els-whi...
- Write and organise documentation for your #gamedev project
- Consult on production for small dev teams
- Write and edit scripts, flavour text etc
- Program in GameMaker and Ren'py
Portfolio: sites.google.com/view/els-whi...
Els White
NARRATIVE DESIGNER - WRITER - GAME DEVELOPER
sites.google.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I'm still looking for short-term work to make ends meet! Things I can do:
- Write and organise documentation for your #gamedev project
- Consult on production for small dev teams
- Write and edit scripts, flavour text etc
- Program in GameMaker and Ren'py
Portfolio: sites.google.com/view/els-whi...
- Write and organise documentation for your #gamedev project
- Consult on production for small dev teams
- Write and edit scripts, flavour text etc
- Program in GameMaker and Ren'py
Portfolio: sites.google.com/view/els-whi...
Trying out a new larger venue for this next week, including a projector screen 👀
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
We're back for a second meet up! If you're in #Sheffield or surrounding, join us on Sept 4th at 7-9pm for the first informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK's greenest city! Sign up here: lu.ma/h8c4ihyv
#Sheffield #gamedev #yorkshire
#Sheffield #gamedev #yorkshire
Play Sheffield - Monthly Gamedev Meetup · Luma
Join us for the monthty informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK’s greenest city!
Whether…
lu.ma
August 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Trying out a new larger venue for this next week, including a projector screen 👀
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire!
(Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)
Hello Games feels like an anomaly in the games industry.
August 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hello Games feels like an anomaly in the games industry.