Assorted Interesting Things: 5/26/26

A while ago, I wrote short things on an assortment of things that caught my attention, in some vague attempt to be like a “proper” news site. I don’t remember why I stopped doing that, but I feel that I should do it more often to fill in the blank space between me taking weeks to play and write about things. One thing I want to point eyes toward is TOWNSQUEER a zine that’s properly debuting with a game bundle on the 29th. The zine was organized by members of the gamedev.lgbt Mastodon group. While some of the things in the bundle can already be played, the goal of the bundle is to provide support to its contributors, who may have otherwise not gotten the same kind of support the bundle may provide. Plus, you’ll be getting an overall zine from everyone, and in an internet atmosphere where the written word is increasingly getting downplayed, wouldn’t it be nice to try a zine? One thing from the bundle I tried was BREATHE, a short game by PRINCESS INTERNET CAFe. It’s a cozy bitsy game…