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Alessandro Cossidente

@acossidente.bsky.social
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🧔🏽 Freelance Games Marketing, PR and Comms Consultant. 🖥️ Running my own thing at acossidente.com. Before: Atari, Firesquid, Raw Fury, Critical Reflex and more! 📧 hello@acossidente.com

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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Must be case of the Mondays, but can't help but note how in the 80s magazines were showcasing and reviewing erotic games, while today you will get banned for even trying to stream one (even the very same games this November 1987 magazine is talking about), let alone review it.
MSX erotic games article from Micro News November 1987 showcasing several future MSX games
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Are we talking all three in rapid succession or just one of these?
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
went to follow you just to realize I had already done so. This looks amazing, can’t wait to try it out :)
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Cool! I remember playing an early version of this on Android and it was a blast! Wishlisted :)
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📢Content Creators! 📢 @diesoft.games' cute metroidvania platformer Little Nemo and The Guardians of Slumberland is getting a new demo soon! If you'd like to check it out before it goes live, drop a comment below! Everyone's welcome for this one! 💜 More info: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/...
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Yep, sounds just like I imagine a Fedora-based distro would!
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Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com · 26/01/2026
Submissions for the Six One Indie Showcase 2026 are now open through February 20th! Everything you need to know can be found in the submission form. As always, there are zero fees and no paid or commercial slots available. We can’t wait to see what you’re working on! ➡️ www.sixoneindie.com/showcase
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
As you said, it's a mess. Add the fact it constantly tries to screw with my Linux installs and yeah, it can stay disabled for all I care.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Aaand there goes my interest for the game.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
As a marketer, I think it's important to distinguish between successful marketing and just baiting people into interacting with you. While the latter might get you some attention on social media, I doubt it will actually boost your sales/wishlists.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
As my last work week of 2025 starts, I realize I worked on over 40 new games this year, 40+ titles that were all unique in their own way. Regardless of how messed up and sometimes unfair this industry is, there are some incredibly creative people out there! ♥️
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Made it? This is the weekend I put up the Christmas tree. The war has just begun, Bailey. It has just begun.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Funnily enough, so do xenophobia and most radical ideologies. It's all just grasping at straws to support otherwise flimsy arguments.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
By definition, the moment you have someone whose stakes influence your creative process, you're no longer independent. So yeah, I'd say any game that has a publisher technically isn't indie. As for EX33, I'd struggle not to call a $10M budget game AAA but the AA category also exists.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
It's not just a holier than thou kind of approach either. If we start considering megateams and multi-million dollar productions indie, there's no way smaller studios can effectively compete.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
And, again extremely respectfully, these people might need to review their definition of indie. Because if having a publisher no longer disqualifies you and having someone drop a whole wad of cash on getting celebrities and marketing is fine, then what makes a game indie?
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Respectfully, I disagree. One issue doesn't make the other less important. Does a game that reportedly cost "less than $10 M" to make fit in the same category as titles made by 4 ppl in a basement? No. Should we accept gen-AI in games? ALSO no. And these should both be central to the discourse
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Sorry to hear you're going through this. Losing a pet f****g sucks!
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Ah yeah, the famously inclusive and friendly Saudi Arabia! Wouldn't be surprised if they end up paying people to inflate those numbers. Anybody willing to go of their own volition (and sponsor this in the process) is either a horrible human being or happy to commit PR suicide.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Absolutely! I already had a couple of the devs I am working/have worked with ask about this and "stay as far from it as you possibly can" is really the only suggestion I have. Not sure what they were thinking when they went with this, tbh
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Between this and the slew of games being outright banned from the platform for arbitrary reasons, it feels like the best time to start looking for an alternative to Steam is now.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Every time I secretly hope we're getting closer to an altered carbon kind of reality... And every time it turns out it's some sort of AI slop.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Hmm.. @henrystockdale.com leaving games media has to be some sort of "end of an era" moment. I think you were one of the longest-standing contacts on my pitch lists! Best of luck with your next adventure, and ofc welcome to the dark side :D
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Yeah... We just bought an old farmhouse in the mountains as a side project and honestly the idea of packing up and just moving there has never sounded more attractive. I could still do my job while avoiding most of these assholes AND live an objectively better life.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
This is great news, especially as more and more smaller outlets that routinely covered indie games are struggling to stay afloat.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I've been seeing this too and honestly I am so lost at this point...
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Obviously nobody lifted a finger to help, the driver closed the doors and drove away (she was on the bus at that point) and an old lady even said "you shouldn't have answered him, it's your fault you got spit on". Which is quite a common occurrence at this point and I don't even know what to say.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Yeeep! She called me in tears to say a guy first bumped into her while getting off the bus, then attacked her and tried to kick her because "she wouldn't let him get off" (even though he was already off the bus by that point). And then apparently he spit on her face while the whole bus watched.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
"Why are you so adamant on leaving the city?" Well my partner was attacked, spat on and almost dragged off a bus today for no apparent reason other than the fact she exists - all while other passengers watched and didn't lift a finger to help.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
What?! Nooo! I only had the chance to talk to Nick a couple of times but I'm so sorry for your loss!
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jitspoe @jitspoe.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I've extended the deadline to December 3, since I'll be out of town anyway. Might take some late submissions past that, but the closer they are to the event, the less likely I'll be able do get them in!
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
So... my partner discovered Ragnarock VR and is now "casually" asking about drumkits while also mentioning we have a spare room. Be real with me: on a scale from 1 to 10, how cooked am I?
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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025! If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at jwalker@kotaku.com with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku. Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Coincidentally, there's also a typo in my last post. Maybe QA really is important 🤣
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Sometimes I go through a content creator's profile, see that they spent a ton of time making it cute and polished and the spot that contact info is missing. My fellow human being, are you allergic to free stuff?!
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Monthly reminder to content creators that email is the easiest way for PR ppl and devs to send you games, press releases and goodies! So make sure you have a public email address on your profile! Even if you're a smaller channel, there are always games we think could be a good fit!
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This isn't bad at all! :D Congratulations on the announcement - don't forget to share this with press when you have a second!
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Right? The fact people still do that is a clear sign we still have a long road ahead of us. Plus, can we just not touch artwork and old stuff in general?
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Or... listen to this: "we are actively reducing e-waste and helping the planet while also avoiding unnecessary purchases" Keep it up. Fuck big-tech.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
So... Basically burn everything down? That'd be an amazing rage button effect
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Got back into VR games after working on one recently and man my arms are NOT having it today.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Oh, by all means! Go ahead! Twist that knife a bit more! 🤣
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"Hey, this looks kinda neat! Would love to get my hands on it"... Aaand it's only available on the other side of the world.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Also goes without saying - don't get a loan to pay for content creators. Organic marketing alone is already a surprisingly hard to predict deal
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
From experience, it's almost never worth it unless it's with a highly affine community (so basically a 80%+ affinity when it comes to ur title vs the games the creator you're paying usually plays). Anything lower, you're just better off with ads.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
It really depends - I've had people quote a couple hundred to a few thousand dollars for a simple integration (the part everyone skips) but full videos are usually in the thousands of dollars.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
For clarity: this seems to be something one can deactivate by going into their Amazon settings and messing with the comms preferences. But then again why is it always opt-out and never opt-in?
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Not only Amazon UK, it seems. Just got a similar message on my Italian phone number. And people keep asking why I'm diffident to give out my personal information to any website that asks for it. This is NOT the norm.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I was broke, living abroad, and trying to make ends meet when I found out I could get (some) money writing about video games. Fast-forward a few years, someone asked me if I wanted to help them with some PR stuff and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Alessandro Cossidente @acossidente.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Any friend of Claire is a friend of mine - so I guess we have two people looking for a job here! If you have any leads, this is the time to share!
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