iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 24/09/2026

someone explain why i cancel my electric service online in three clicks but in order to cancel my internet service i have to jump through 2 hours of robot menus and three disconnections and two more phone calls and now i'm on hold for 33 minutes

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 10/09/2026

i cannot emphasize enough how near and dear to my heart Dungeon Automata (or Algolemeth, as i knew it at Kakehashi Games!) is, and what an absolute visual treat it is for pixel art nerds like myself. ❤️ the gameplay is SO captivating and SO fun - do yourself a favor and play the Steam demo ASAP!

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 10/09/2026

incredibly random question but have any of my mutuals here had braces as an adult?? 👁️👁️❓

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 08/09/2026

ZELDA CONCERT TOUR AT LAST LIFE IS SO GOOD

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Kat WISHLIST CRYPTIDCAM Mothman @katmothman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The full version of CryptidCam will be releasing on Steam next month! You'll be able to seek out beloved cryptid friends like Mothman, Bigfoot, and more to take cute pictures of them. Until then, you can still check out my demo. Please look forward to it! tinyurl.com/CryptidCam #indiegame #gamedemo

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 06/09/2026

only 16 years late but i just finished reading the hunger games trilogy and don't know where to put all of my everlark feelings someone please help me

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 05/09/2026

wishing all folks at PAX West a safe and lovely time :'^) had to change my plans last minute due to some sudden health stuff with my dog, but really hope to see everyone next year :'^) please have some extra fun for me! ❤️

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 02/09/2026

hi folks!! after a wonderful run at Kakehashi Games, i’m sad to announce that my role as Communications Director has been laid off, so i'm on the hunt for new opportunities!! 💖✨ if your team needs a marketing professional with ~5 years of experience and a whimsical heart, i'm your girl ✌️🙂

Three photos of Ariana with her coworkers from Kakehashi Games, smiling and laughing in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 26/08/2026

wow this shit just keeps happening huh :^(

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 25/08/2026

truly brought a sunbeam wherever she went :'^) i will always adore her one-of-a-kind voice and the genuine joy she harnessed into each and every thing she ever did. rest easy, dolly 💔

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mads 🐼 @smadseli.northsky.social · 20/08/2026

genuinely distressing and depressing to me how many universities have bought wholesale into “generative ai can be a very useful tool for students” like at the institutional level

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 18/08/2026

bo burnham cameos on the new phoebe bridgers album are going to make me sick with joy this is two incredible gifts in one

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Old DeuTaranomy🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com · 12/08/2026

So I almost didn't include this slide because I knew it had a high chance of making me cry. And it came real damned close. But it was important to include. You job will never love you back. Your time with the people who will may be much shorter than you think it is. Be considerate of that fact.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 11/08/2026

NEW on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: Last year Critical Reflex, Dread XP, and Black Lantern Collective faced claims of sexual harassment. We spoke with the accusers about their experiences and asked if the publishers made changes. Critical Reflex and BLC say they have. Dread XP declined to comment.

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 11/08/2026

need it to be known that last night i had a dream that critical role was filming a new season in japan, so my partner and i flew out to watch it live, and between scenes, i was passing the time by reading iCarly x Avatar slowburn modern cafe AU fanfics where Carly was in love with her coworker Sokka

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 10/08/2026

Milo: Wow, this boss fight is so easy! Narrator: It was at this moment, Milo knew... he messed up. 📸: Serial World #indiegames #roguelike #deckbuilder #rpg

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 05/08/2026

HAPPY FIELDS OF MISTRIA DAY THIS GAME AND THIS TEAM ARE BOTH SO WONDERFUL 💖💖💖

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Lawful Awfuls @lawfulawfuls.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

HAPPY 3 YEARS OF BALDUR'S GATE 3!!! 🎉🎉🎉 playing bg3 together has genuinely been one of our favorite memories across 10+ years of friendship :'^) thank you @larianstudios.com for the laughter, tears, and unforgettable adventure!! ❤️ #bg3 #baldursgate3 #baldursgate #gaming #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 25/07/2026

Is this your card? 🃏✨ One of Serial World's core mechanics is deckbuilding, so naturally, the developers jam-packed it with plenty of unique skill cards for you to experiment with! Anything catch your eye? 👀 #screenshotsaturday #serialworld #indiegames

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 24/07/2026

i remember before i watched austin powers i was like "why does anyone like him he just seems like a misogynist" and after i watched austin powers i was like "i am so endeared with his strange humor and disarming sincerity and endless mojo and i get it now"

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 17/07/2026

played riftbound for the first time tonight and now i'm doomed to long for the $600 pink ahri card until i die

the beautiful pink-themed spiritforged ahri riftbound card, featuring a cute fox girl with pink hair and little jingly bells on her ears

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 11/07/2026

Hey girlies! Need a style refresh? 💅 Try out Hector's latest look for a timeless combo: 🤧 "Vintage" (hand-me-down) labcoat 🫩 Dark circles under eyes 🤭 Ominous warnings of impending death in your head Guaranteed to be the hottest fashion in 2032! #indiegames #visualnovel #screenshotsaturday

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 10/07/2026

as the neighborhood art nerd, i can confirm this month's devlog is VERY cute and full of fun design notes from the devs!! check it out!! 💖

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 07/07/2026

(through tears and snot as i try to do my job) even though clifford is all grown up, he's still is mother's little puppy

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Landon Noss @landon.wtf · 06/07/2026

Hey! It sucks right now! Take breaks. Walk outside. Drink fluids. Stretch.

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 02/07/2026

Temperatures may be rising, but our prices aren't! 🔥😎 Beat the heat with the #SteamSummerSale and grab a game for UP TO 75% OFF! 🌸 Hirogami, the 3D origami platformer 🎶 SONOKUNI, the biopunk hack-n-slash 🌊 Sagres, the pixel art sailing sim Play today: store.steampowered.com/publisher/ka...

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 01/07/2026

We're cooking up the next Steam devlog for Serial World and wanted to share a VERY important sneak peek... Please enjoy. 🍑 #indiegames #conceptart #indiegamedev

a rough sketch of an Anima from Serial World, with its butt labeled as "bubble butt"

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Steve Vegvari @svegvari.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

PlayStation in 2026

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 01/07/2026

this is actually a wildly heartbreaking piece of news. physical media is the only way to TRULY own something, and spending $80-$100 on a new game that could potentially (and easily!!!) be lost or permanently deleted due to power outage, failed data transfers, etc. is an insane concept just gutted 😭

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Landon Noss @landon.wtf · 01/07/2026

Did they just lay off physical media

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 20/05/2026

We're taking you down memory lane this #WishlistWednesday with some original Serial World concept art! 🎨✏️ Lead Artist Sho Kawasaki has a simple method for designing characters - draw it once, then 3D model it right away! #indiegames #conceptart #gamedev

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 30/06/2026

sanity hanging on by a thread today so you know what that means

a screenshot of a YouTube playlist for the Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak OST. all 751,927 listens are from me. trust me

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Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 28/06/2026

messaging my ex-colleagues who were not mean to me

whatsapp text that reads "happy birthday diva have u quit ur job yet"

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 16/06/2026

my heart continues to break for all of the teams that are laid off day after day after day after day in this industry. if you can, please take care of yourselves, take care of each other, and remember now more than ever that your worth is NOT tied to your job. i love y'all. 💔

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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 12/06/2026

going through my old art made me want to reshare this allagash piece from 2023..... i miss u my gay little son 🌙✨🔥 #artistsonbluesky #dnd #oc #art

a digital sketch of my dnd wizard elf, Allagash, looking angrily into the camera with his hand raised to his chest, palm up

the same digital sketch of allagash, but now there is a flame in his palm and he is illuminated by the glow

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 12/06/2026

"Eighty-six of Americans are worried about the price of food. Elon Musk is a trillionaire. These two things are deeply, inherently connected." TRILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES SHOULD NOT EXIST. EAT THE RICH.

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 12/06/2026

coping with the horrors by performing top-recommended at-home therapy techniques (only listening to the kingdom hearts soundtrack while working)

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 12/06/2026

👋 welcome back artists! 🎨 quote with an old piece you still like! missing the bebop-steeped era of my life where i had tons of free time and tons of motivation to make fanart o(-( #artistsonbluesky #cowboybebop #fanart

digital fanart of Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop sitting at a bar staring lovingly at the viewer. he is drinking a Prairie Oyster.

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TONY GRAYSON 🗻 @tonycomputerentertainment.com · 12/06/2026

It's never over, you can always learn new skills, and someone being ahead of you doesn't mean you'll never catch up. Fuck this crabs in a barrel mentality.

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 11/06/2026

had the incredible joy last saturday of seeing Beth May perform "Beth Wants the D" at the Dynasty Typewriter :'^) as someone who has struggled with mental health for years, this show made me feel profoundly seen and understood in a way i didn't know i needed until now. huge recommend. ❤️ tysm beth!!

selfie with me (deeply anxious and silly looking) and Beth May (cool and smart)

an index card detailing the medicine "Rexulti" listing the details (atypical antipsychotic, treating schizophrenia and depression) and side effects (difficulty walking or speaking, fast heart rate) with Beth's signature in the bottom-right corner

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 10/06/2026

1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.

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A game jam from 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-24 hosted by Necrosoft Games. PREMISE: The game industry has a problem. Too many people are out of work (reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the la...

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Kat WISHLIST CRYPTIDCAM Mothman @katmothman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

My demo's out in 5 days! Don't forget to give it a try!

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 10/06/2026

Jump between timelines to avoid certain death in Epoch Reset, a cyberpunk anime-inspired visual novel coming to Steam in 2027. 💎⌚ Explore futuristic cityscapes as you solve puzzles, stop murders, and save the world -or die trying - in a race against the clock. #wishlistwednesday #indiegames

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 10/06/2026

also in honor of Kingdom Hearts news, please enjoy these Baby Ariana cosplay pics, taken respectively at a very public beach (complete with deviantart watermark LOL) and when i met Nobuo Uematsu :'^)

Baby Ariana recreates the iconic KH Riku pose at a very public beach where many people did not understand what she was doing

Baby Ariana dressed as Roxas and looking very shy while meeting Nobuo Uematsu (composer for Final Fantasy + many others)

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 10/06/2026

i guess i should finally play Ocarina of Time before the remake comes out huh

a nervous-looking squidward (me) sitting on a bench

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 05/06/2026

wanted to grab a celsius for my flight today to work from the plane (running on ~2 hours of sleep LOL) but the only airport store that carried them wasn't open at 4am and the only other option was monster energy so now i'm drinking 92% of my daily sugar value 35,000+ feet in the air!! yippee!!

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ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com · 05/06/2026

here we go!!! ham-ham heartbreak on the switch!!! i just know it's gonna happen this time!!!

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