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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

LIV golf (the Saudis big investment into the sport) recently went bankrupt after only 5 years if that’s any indication on how things will go here…

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 23/08/2026

we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 18/08/2026

New video, on Ace Combat, digital flight, and the desire to become something other than human, is available now on Nebula nebula.tv/videos/jacob...

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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The most “Watching Baseball” clip I’ve seen in a bit. Peak mid season

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is remarkable

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 06/08/2026

never ship your game. worst thing you can do

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's easy to take Super Mario 64 for granted, but back when it came out, people were still wrapping their heads around concepts like 3D cameras! Watch this clip of someone learning how to use the C Buttons at E3 1996. "Whoa."

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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Sadly most real economists are quiet types. But they are silently freaking out and trying to find new metrics to explain how bad things are. Also unfortunately Econ is best when backwards facing and will take a while to explain it all. Politicians likely still won’t listen either…

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Wallace @exalclaw.com · 18/07/2026

ICYMI wrote about how caretakers are faring in games. Give the whole thing a read, goes into the current issues and consequences at length, but I wanted to share some of the standardized practices caretakers I talked to want to see. Dare I say, several could be helpful to non-game industries too

Workers shared what practices they’d like to see standardized across the industry, from AAA studios to smaller indie projects, to better accommodate the needs of caretakers. Multiple people brought up better parental leave policies as they lamented having to return to work after only a short time at home with their newborns. Others discussed having more healthcare options that cover a broader range of dependents. A couple workers also called for a reexamination of work structures, with an emphasis on switching from systems organized around mandated work hours to deliverable-based systems. Other ideas for standardized practices across conversations included better project planning, paid overtime, relocation packages, four-day work weeks, and unionization.

One suggestion mentioned by nearly everyone spoken to that’s worth dissecting at length: remote work. Multiple caretakers talked about how the policy can make it easier to navigate around the likes of medical appointments, school travel, and sudden sick days — all while not losing additional time to commuting. Scott Christian shared that he thinks “the shift toward remote work that accelerated during the pandemic has been one of the best things to happen for working parents.” As he put it, “Good managers recognize that it matters less when the work gets done than whether it gets done well. Being able to step away to pick your kid up from daycare or school without losing hours to commuting makes a huge difference to quality of life.”

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Mare Pan @paarsec.com · 17/07/2026

If you communicate with clients on your discord server you may want to think again:

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Post Games is an NPR-style weekly podcast about video game culture. This episode is a tasting menu for newcomers. Hear about... The future of Nintendo! Growing old as a gaming YouTuber! How Silicon Valley metrics infected our games! A Dragon Quest monologue from Tim Rogers!

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A Gaming Podcast Your Friends Will Love

A video game podcast for listeners who want something different

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Fuse Games @fusegames.com · 12/07/2026

Fuse’s Lead World Artist on the challenge of building spaces that feel alive: “Every prop has a backstory. Our artists roleplay the characters themselves – imagining their routines, how they’d shape the space, and ensuring the environment, NPCs and player all feel like one cohesive world.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers today. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.

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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

sky target / saturn sega AM1 R&D division, 1997

jet flying over small islands beneath the wing of a giant bomber

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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Happily ignoring any and all Unreal news is good for your health 🙂‍↔️

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Jamie D @uk-resistant.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hey #gamedevs I'm trying to scope out if I know anyone that can do Realistic PBR environment art & Stylised Environment art & PS1 style Enviroment art & Knows Unreal & Unity it's a big ask but its for a couple of potential jobs Post folio links below if you fit the above Please share too!

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 15/06/2026

When I went freelance, many folks asked me how stable I felt doing that. It's tense: You don't know which contracts will renew. Next week they may be gone But, if you're employed at a hugely successful studio with a healthy game, you can also still lose your job next week So what's the difference?

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Walaber @walaber.com · 08/06/2026

I was asked on my dev stream how I decide what games to make. I stream gamedev on twitch.tv/walaber 3x per week btw!

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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A New Trailer was Just Revealed with a Release Date during @bvigaming.bsky.social?! Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! launches on Steam and Xbox Series X|S July 29th 🚚 💨 Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/

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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 01/06/2026

nobody tried to get jordan woolery thrown for unsportsmanlike conduct and she pumped this home run 10x as hard as tre did. baseball players are just psychologically feeble losers

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Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Genuinely, this concern about AI is one of the reasons why I think having friction in video games is good and why it's increasingly important to have games that simply exist instead of catering to our expectations. Reposting this message from Kojima about "pre-digested" art:

And he said, "If everyone likes it, it means it's mainstream. It means it's conventional. It means it's already pre-digested for people to like it. And I don't want that. I want people to end up liking things they didn't like when they first encountered it, because that's where you really end up loving something."

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Benjamin (BenStar) Kiefer @benstar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Waddle Dee's fried balls

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This interview will be live on the public feed on Monday. But do you really want to wait that long? The Patreon episode features a 20-minute bonus segment on getting old as a YouTuber, constantly coming up with ideas, and... aviation? ($5 a month! Annual subs are on sale this weekend for $40!)

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How to See the Profound Beauty in Gaming's Tiniest Details | Post Games

How to See the Profound Beauty in Gaming's Tiniest Details by Post Games on Patreon. Join Post Games's community for exclusive content and updates.

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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Air to Ground Message: YOOOOO LEMME GET SOME CHEEZITS Area: Valparaiso, IN, USA Type: Boeing 737-800 A: #ad6c46e7ddc F: #fa343326214

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The best way to make a successful game remains: make 10 games

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 12/05/2026

someone asked me about cozy games the other day, and because I was laid up with a bad back, I wrote a little for my newsletter about cozy games as a simulation of labour www.anxietyshark.ca/imitations-o...

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Imitations of Life

There’s a special kind of soap for hands that perform the kind of labour where dirt and grime and things soak into the skin. Fast Orange, as it's called, comes in an orange bottle, and smells accordin...

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I'm looking for work. 21 years of experience. • any game art, isometric, top-down, side-scroll • stylized or realistic • characters, icons, key art, animation • Can build a style from zero or match yours • Big projects don't scare me • ex Minecraft DM here or email christina.neofotistou@gmail.com

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

i think if there are three things i've learned from golf that apply to fighting games, the first is that the grind is eternal, the second is that everyone sucks, and the third is how to find the humor in the first two

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

watching a certain Saudi game investment company cancel all their meetings 48 hours before GDC was an incredibly telling indicator that US markets have not caught up to it

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Watching highlights of MLB sensation Munetaka Murakami who's so far swatted ten home runs in his debut month. Laughed at an announcer, "Show me the Mune!" That can be parsed not as "money" but "胸" (mune), which is "chest" or "tits!"

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

50% off PlayStation Store purchase/PSN funds (max $50 discount) may be available on Cash App offers (ymmv)

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Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon! @johanpeitz.com · 16/03/2026

🎉 picoCAD 2 is out! 🥳 Model, texture, and animate - in a single lo-fi, easy to use package. GIF, GLTF, OBJ, and sprite sheet export. Available now on Steam and Itch! Check it out! picocad.net Thanks for boosting! ❤️ 🙏

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Sameer Vasta @sameervasta.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This is the best product review I’ve read: samhenri.gold/blog/2026031... It doesn’t matter if you’re interested in the MacBook Neo or not; this is the kind of essay that makes you think about the potential of technology and the joys of exploration.

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“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.

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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Damn, just downloaded 20 demos for Next Fest and they all look fire. Gona be even harder for indies to stand out but so many great things!

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen coming to Switch on Feb 27th ($19.99 each). Listed on Switch eShop in coming soon section

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I love how @jakesteinberg.substack.com spends 95% of this review explaining, celebrating, and analyzing the game of tennis and all of its playful variations!

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Mario Tennis Fever Is the Best Mario Sports Game Ever Made

When the Field Shrinks

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Miami lost three games this season and their last offensive play of each one of them was a Carson Beck interception

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO END ON A CARSON BECK INTERCEPTION

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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Horrible clock management, but couldn’t have it end any other way than a Beck interception

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

7. Troublemaker, by El Lissitzky, 1913

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Tom Francis @pentadact.com · 08/01/2026

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.

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BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Having “old” college football players seems to be a good strategy right now. Not quite NFL caliber but good enough to get NIL money.

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