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Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📽️To mark the anniversary of Hades II's launch, we've teamed up with @noclipvideo.bsky.social once more to bring you Developing Hell II, a multi-episode documentary about the making of our first-ever sequel! 👀Watch the trailer, and look for Episode 1 real soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Km...

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Hades Developing Hell II - Teaser Trailer

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Did a double header tonight of Resident Evil and Endgame Encore. RE was awesome and Endgame still hits just as hard on the big screen all these years later! Glad I was able to watch RE first because I definitely needed to destress a bit after how tense it was.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in a week that saw microsoft give activision the reins to halo and bungie pivot back to destiny, one thing has become abundantly clear: the people in charge do not have a long-term, overriding plan. they’re just reacting. the result, when times are bad, is chaos

"Things are still very chaotic," a current id Software employee who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly told Aftermath. "While there has been an attempt to communicate to the studios, it is still entirely in bullshit corporate speak. I still don't believe they have a clear vision for the future. The only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now. Aggressive goals are being set that would have been unrealistic even before the layoffs. ... To say the workers within Xbox have a dim view of the future is putting it mildly. We keep thinking morale can't sink lower but the obvious incompetence of Xbox management somehow keeps driving it down worse."
This mirrors shifts in strategy that have come to dominate the still-new Sharma era, including others outlined Tuesday. Rare is joining Activision, Turn 10 and Playground are fusing, and—most gallingly, considering their history—Obsidian is being folded into Bethesda to work on Fallout instead of its own original series. As with the previous round of layoffs, details betray Microsoft's haphazard approach: A Halo developer got promoted and laid off in the same week. Gears of War: E-Day's story director is out of a job days after celebrating that the game had gone gold. Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, now without a buyer after a brief glimmer of hope, is once again on the chopping block.
All of this betrays a simplistic mindset that does not accurately reflect the reality of game development: People are disposable, studios are interchangeable, and series can be traded like sports teams. Nothing matters more than franchises and their money-printing prowess. Unless, evidently, you are Hideo Kojima, in which case Microsoft suddenly has money to burn.

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Trevor Starkey @trevorjstarkey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Maybe next time Xbox tries to hype you up for a new game, we can collectively make the effort to remember that they put a trailer from Ninja Theory for a new game IN THEIR BIGGEST SHOWCASE OF THE YEAR WHILE THEY KNEW THEY WERE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WE CALL THEM ON THEIR BULLSHIT.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 22/09/2026

Don’t call layoffs and closures stuff like “reset” or “refresh” or “rejuvenation” or “rejigger” or “reshuffle” unless you’re trying to get clapped.

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Mike Minotti @tolkoto.com · 22/09/2026

Renaming a developer to “Halo Studios” and now being like “btw they aren’t making the next Halo” is just incredible

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This all sucks... Halo Studios basically being shut down, Rare becoming an Activision studio, multiple studios merging, and Ninja Theory on the verge of closing with Arkane following the same trajectory... Oh, not to mention there will still be another 1300 people laid off by next June too... Wtf

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For me it's Twilight Princess. The Wii was my first console I bought on my own, and it made me realize how much more there is to gaming than platformers and cart racers. I played for like 6 hrs straight too which was my first long gaming session. I actually made a video about it a while ago too.

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Origins Episode 1 - Alec Bobko (The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess & Uncharted 3)

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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy Batman Day! Art from Batman: Ghosts by Sam Kieth (2018)

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Seated and ready for the Bilmuri concert!

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Retro Blast 💫 @retroblastpod.com · 15/09/2026

Happy 25 years to the Nintendo GameCube

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The rain held off, and it was a great day for golf! Shot a 111 for 18, so not too bad for my 3rd round of the year.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As nice as these prices are, I think I'll eventually get an AYN Thor because I'd love to have a pocketable device that can do emulation and some PC gaming. Don't get me wrong, I love my steam deck, but I don't want to be lugging that thing around to play for the little bit I have on my lunch break.

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Wanderjegson @wanderjegson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We stay hungry, we devour

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Switch 2 owners are eating good for the next 6-8 months after that Direct! - Ocarina of Time Remake in November - Metroid Ravenous in January (the Thursday before my birthday too) - Kirby and the World Beyond in spring I definitely need to replay Dread because I haven't played since launch.

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QTori 🍣 @qtori.art · 04/09/2026

I will add pressure to this by saying that any company that claims to not hold onto your personal data after verifying you? They're lying. Ive been nitro free since the first time they tried this, voice how you feel with your wallet people. Make them really feel that squeeze.

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Josh Strickland @darkstampede.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Saw this posted on the pre show so I get to share what I’ve been working on. Had the opportunity to illustrate the @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social gang in that GTA6 style. Recreating the logo was fun figuring out how to do. I’m no @pandamusk.bsky.social but I think (maybe) I did okay lol.

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The Indie Informer @theindieinformer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The pigeons flew the Six One Indie coop and found a comfy place to nest at The Indie Informer. Editors Becca Smith and Harry Loizides are joining the team!

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Welcome The New Indie Informers

Raise your voice!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/09/2026

it's not an exaggeration to say that jk rowling is the world's most powerful and prominent transphobe outside of elon musk it's easy to not buy a tesla and it's easy to not watch the harry potter tv show

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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Status Coup’s Jordan Chariton breaks down the shocking news that the Trump administration is defying a judge’s order to un-redact the Epstein files, a key demand in journalist @katiephang.bsky.social transparency lawsuit. Video by Phillip Hawkins

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Jesse Guarascia @jesseguarascia.com · 01/09/2026

Critically acclaimed strategy game made by veterans of the genre set in the universe of a beloved IP published by one of the biggest names in the industry and the devs get fucked over despite it all? Close enough, welcome back Marvel’s Midnight Suns

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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

With August now done, behold the latest games industry layoff data. This quarter is already among the worst on record and we are only 2/3 months into it. The numbers by quarterly moving average (dashed lines) are trending worse over time. Hey maybe GTA VI will save us all. IDK anymore.

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Man, this sucks to hear after playing this game as much as I have the past few days. It's quickly becoming one of my favorite games this year! Fingers crossed things work out for the devs at Bit Reactor! They deserve SO much better for creating a phenomenal game.

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

As of right now, I have Wolverine, Fire Emblem, & Control preordered. I also own Witcher 3 on PC, so I'm excited to give it another shot when the remaster comes out! I do want to get Orbitals, Blood of Dawnwalker and Onimusha eventually. Just need to wait for when I have the time and money for them.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Kingdom Hearts - Just Another Heartless Monday t-shirt (by Fifth Geary) is $20 at The Yetee buff.ly/qeOPGTz #ad

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Cameron Kennedy @cameronken.com · 27/08/2026

You can tell I’m excited for a game when it gets the custom intro treatment

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 27/08/2026

Just a PSA for all the other major publishers: You can’t make a GTA 6. Don’t have any meetings about it. Don’t put together any pitch decks. Don’t preemptively doom your workforce and the industry any further than you already have. Leave it alone.

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yeah... I'm feeling justified that I took the Thursday and Friday off when GTA launches. The level of detail in this game is insane!

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Devour🌱 @devoureroftime.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Gamescom AI Slop Thread. Every game from the Gamescom Opening Ceremonies that was actually AI Slop so you don't have to care about it.

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