I help good people make good games in good ways. Want to work with me? https://ramiismail.com/https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm7vj2zhrc2sIsrael is so deeply entrenched with evil that the minister of Finance is reacting to the International Criminal Court seeking an arrest warrant for his systemic destruction of Palestinian people by threatening to systemically destroy Palestinian people. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/19/far-right-israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-icc-seeking-arrest19 May 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7vj2zhrc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm7v4fltjc2sIt's been almost 15 years since @chipzel.bsky.social did Super Hexagon's OST and I swear I still just have to start jumping around when I hear it. Incredible soundtracks, with availability right now! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7v4fltjc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm6zmj7wjc23A "piece that was killed" is something we hear over and over again working with press promoting Dreams on a Pillow, not just now but across the years. In some cases the content had been fully written & was pulled right before or even after publishing. In others, it never was allowed past concept. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6zmj7wjc23https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm6zmj7wjc23A "piece that was killed" is something we hear over and over again working with press promoting Dreams on a Pillow, not just now but across the years. In some cases the content had been fully written & was pulled right before or even after publishing. In others, it never was allowed past concept. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6zmj7wjc23https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm5gwigkpc2eJust so happy with how this game feels by now. Was rewatching an older trailer and it's already so solid here - only getting better & better You could help out a bunch with a wishlist over on Steam and a repost! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/Australia_Did_It/18 May 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5gwigkpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm5idj2f222lThis is 100% true but it's still a risk most studios outside of the US can't take. Tons of amazing culturally specific studios have to first find their audience, prove their ability, and do that with games palatable for an audience that generally knows very little culture outside US culture. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5idj2f222lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm5gwigkpc2eJust so happy with how this game feels by now. Was rewatching an older trailer and it's already so solid here - only getting better & better You could help out a bunch with a wishlist over on Steam and a repost! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/Australia_Did_It/18 May 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5gwigkpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm5gjexnis2eI wonder how much of this (very fair) critique is that the creators are not from the US - they're (white?) Australians, and that means as kids they knew US culture only as an export. It's a weird unevenness stemming from how ubiquitous US storytelling is that I don't quite know is resolvable? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5gjexnis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm5fnbzso22eIf your government is not making super rich people and those enabling them post alarmist gen AI slop then what's the point of your government really https://fortune.com/2026/05/16/new-york-private-jet-tax-mamdani-teterboro-port-authority-elevate-aviation/18 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5fnbzso22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm52mvqvic2oConsultancy right now is pretty depressing but one of my favorite "genres" of consultancy calls is "developer doesn't know how to set up SteamPipe" so I set it up for them and then let them press "Play" in Steam for the first time. It's always great.18 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm52mvqvic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mm3lkjzu4c27One day I will make it through Mitsuha's Theme or Katawaredoki from the Your Name OST without cracking18 May 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3lkjzu4c27https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlv3j2jtuk24It's heartbreaking that games as a medium remain out of reach for people telling the stories worth telling most. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/14/the-palestinian-game-fighting-to-exist15 May 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv3j2jtuk24https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlxqsgws3k2bThis morning news I watched Israelis bludgeon a Palestinian's dog, the girl increasingly struggling to stand as each blow lands, unable to escape, until she collapses to more blows. Every morning, medics murdered, kids sniped, pets maimed, people raped, families massacred. It's what Israel does.16 May 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxqsgws3k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlyeqtlats2bI'll be taking down most of my available game dev blogs and resources for the future as LLMs keep crawling my content and I hate it. I'll spin up a simple account system that'll keep the AI out, but please rest assured free will always stay an option.16 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyeqtlats2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlxkaxyqjc2bRasheed is literally risking his life for this game. Israelis could decide to capture, torture, or murder him at any point for daring to share the truth of the Nakba or Palestinian culture. He truly believes in games and their power to tell these stories. Please help his courage not be in vain. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxkaxyqjc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlxqsgws3k2bThis morning news I watched Israelis bludgeon a Palestinian's dog, the girl increasingly struggling to stand as each blow lands, unable to escape, until she collapses to more blows. Every morning, medics murdered, kids sniped, pets maimed, people raped, families massacred. It's what Israel does.16 May 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxqsgws3k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlxkaxyqjc2bRasheed is literally risking his life for this game. Israelis could decide to capture, torture, or murder him at any point for daring to share the truth of the Nakba or Palestinian culture. He truly believes in games and their power to tell these stories. Please help his courage not be in vain. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxkaxyqjc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlv3j2jtuk24It's heartbreaking that games as a medium remain out of reach for people telling the stories worth telling most. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/14/the-palestinian-game-fighting-to-exist15 May 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv3j2jtuk24https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlrnagkhys2zThis is why I continue to recommend ending your subscription to The Guardian, and why my sub remains lapsed: not one mention of genocide, war crimes, apartheid, or the International Court case. That's not news, that's laundering Israel as if a democracy. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/israels-ruling-coalition-proposes-early-elections-amid-ultra-orthodox-anger-at-netanyahu https://share.google/JukwFamnzF4RtrGAb14 May 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrnagkhys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlragrejec2zGenuinely think the 10 Empty Slides talk I gave today is one of the best iterations of it I've ever done. It remains hilarious to me that this turned into my most requested talks, but it also makes sense - not many people can pull that one off and it does mean the talk is always audience-relevant.13 May 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlragrejec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlqbidhevs24The only discourse on Mixtape that's interesting is seeing how asymmetrical the conflict between press & influencers plays out - many influencers individually take shots at "the press" for clickbait & to solidify their own commercial relevance - while the press writes critique about the actual game.13 May 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqbidhevs24https://bsky.app/profile/ramiismail.com/post/3mlodgk2sic22Love the vibe of this one [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlodgk2sic22