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Oh noes, the Risus RPG has been sold off: https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/risus-rpg-seems-to-be-up-for-auction-or-sale.882032/

@suivran Think pikemen in formation, covering each other.

@murz Luckily you get three chances per chapter.

@murz I'd have changed them, but people liked the alliteration at the time, and it fits the tone of the story.

I resumed work on The Unwanted Hero after a week-long detour, but there's not much to show today, so here's a screenshot from ten days ago:

Hello, everyone! My #GameDev news for 5 June 2021 are here. Inside: a project comes back to life, and we learn much about RPG history. Enjoy! https://notimetoplay.org/blog/gamedev-news-20210605.html

@voltur Just don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Wait, when did we cross the 400K-game mark on Itch.io?

When Itch.io becomes a trend-setter: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/382715/Steam_now_lets_devs_join_forces_and_create_their_own_bundles.php

Gay culture is telling your straight friend to enter "Gerudo outfit Link" into a search engine and getting a (virtual) blank stare in return.

I took a break today to release the first Ramus update in over a year, featuring a new link type and a keyboard navigation fix: https://notimetoplay.org/engines/ramus/

One thing I like about Twine: I can make fixes, re-export, hit Refresh in the browser, and unless the data structures have changed, resume playing from wherever I was. Few other programming environments have this quality.

45 passages and 5055 words! My WIP game is starting to take shape. I still have a lot of work ahead of me just to get part 1 done.

Hello, everyone! My #GameDev news for 25 May 2021 are here, with word of my work in progress, historic games, business, finances and more: https://notimetoplay.org/blog/gamedev-news-20210525.html