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Giada Zavarise

@cheerfulgoth.bsky.social
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Paradox's spookiest Content Designer 🚀 Stellaris 💀 Afterworld giadazavarise.com | cheerfulgoth.itch.io | cheerfulgoth.bearblog.dev

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Ducktor Nald @ducktornald.bsky.social · 6h
But you know what is the funniest thing? Despite Disney USA not wanting to touch this, it still got translations in other languages. ... It got a Japanese translation! It didn't cover the whole comic afaik, but do you know how many Italian Disney comics got Japanese translations? Not a lot!
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julie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io · 21h
i've been saying, one path forward for the mid-budget games industry is just... going and making expansions to popular old games. there's a market here. bring back the era of outsourced expansion packs. i'm so serious.
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of Zelazny's finest.
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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm very please to announce a public release of my drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool Scrubjay! Scrubjay is a weird website builder that lets you cobble together web elements, images, links, text fragments, etc into a series of nested rooms...
"SCRUBJAY" sits over a bunch of images of frogs, birds, doors. it's a very 90s look
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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 28/09/2026
🌟 Presenting the LudoNarraCon 2026 Official Selection 🌟 🎮 51 narrative indie games 🗓️ October 8–15 PT on Steam 💙 Supported by @jacobgeller.com, @lookingfor.game, @remapradio.bsky.social & @thisweekinvideogames.com 🌐 More info at bit.ly/FTLNC2026 📬 Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated!
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 28/09/2026
King Of Dragon Pass Creator Is Sending Your Ocean's 11 To Hell kotaku.com/king-of-dragon-pass-crea…
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King Of Dragon Pass Creator Is Sending Your Ocean's 11 To Hell
In Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists, breaking into a world of ever shifting nightmares is only half of challenge, the other is getting out alive
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Iris/アイリス 🏳️‍⚧️ @irisdescentbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
funniest rom hack reasoning of all time
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
To people playing the new Fire Emblem: is the writing Good this time? Or at least vaguely better than previous entries in the series?
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 22/09/2026
For those of you who own Sunless Sea, there's a cheeky wee bundle with Nighthawks so you can get a modest discount on some more top class words from @richardcobbett.bsky.social 🩸
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Save 5% on Nighthawks x Sunless Sea on Steam
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 21/09/2026
Nighthawks launches TOMORROW!! Creating this game has taken us eight years. A long time for humans, but just a blink of an eye for an eternal vampire. We are so excited you have no idea. store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
too many people treat the maxim of “game dev is an iterative process” as meaning “we should salt the earth every time we have a new idea” rather than “let’s explore and improve the ideas we already agreed on”
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
* sighs * before people start screaming at Mozilla again, remember: - You can turn every AI feature off - They are a non-profit. Most of their funding comes from Google. When you see Mozilla do weird partnerships, it's because they are trying to diversity their funding - YOU CAN TURN IT OFF
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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Escape rooms, alien invasions & apocalyptic firestorms. Abductions, eco-horror & cyberpunk. And we ain't done yet! YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM out 10/6. @allisonmick.bsky.social's DIVE out 11/17. Get your New Weird Horror on. 🖤☠️ store.tenebrouspress.com
All eight 2026 titles from Tenebrous.
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Iro | Obsidian Moonshine @iro.obsidianmoonshine.com · 16/08/2026
torn between "who gives a fuck about digital devil saga in 2026" and "who else is writing about digital devil saga in 2026"
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ah yes, the two genders: people who dodge in videogames and people who parry
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was linking this famous essay about puritanism to a friend www.patreon.com/scumbelievab... and realized Patreon now asks you to confirm you're 18+ in order to read it. Lol. Lmao
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I Don't Wanna Grow Up (And Neither Can You) | Gretchen Felker-Martin
You can't show women being hurt. You can't show child abuse. You can't show rape. You can't show incest. Pedophilia, self-harm, intimate par
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I cannot tell you much about Afterworld yet, but you can read my director yap about it here: forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/develo...
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Client Challenge
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Holy heck. I've watched a couple of this guy's videos. I liked his personality, but all I knew about him was that he is not ashamed of loving the geeky ass shit that he loves. Nice, but not *that* cool. My appreciation for him just went up a googleplex percent.
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Where we reach the edge of the Top 40. Will I get all this done by my birthday? It's looking more actually possible. Where I write about a bunch of increasingly beloved games, including my longest campaign, my very first TTRPG, one where I really wish we had safety tools and a bunch more.
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My 101 Favourite TTRPGS: 59-41 - Old Men Running The World
Another rush through another 20 or so entries in my favourite 101 TTRPGs I played before I was 50. Not 20, I'm stopping at 19, so we actually have the iconic
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Dorian Dawes @doriandawes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Queer SFF is sexy but not horny. Uplifting and never depressing. We talk about trauma but aren't allowed to be uncomfortable and unsettling. Defanged. Toothless. Chaste. Palatable for the mainstream and a Netflix adaptation.
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Boatsim Boosterism @beasmeeply.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I was reminded of tenderfoot tactics the other day. it's so dreamlike and wobbly and loose but has such a strong impressionistic truth to it. you're a band of goblin resistance fighters? fighting against a pervasive mist that corrupts and distorts everything, even seemingly the concept of space
a low-fidelity (shaded polygons only) group of goblins of all sizes and shapes, and carrying all kinds of equipment stand in a dark forest
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
No Man's Sky would be such a good game if only it were good.....
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
While cleaning up my portfolio I stumbled upon the very first article I wrote for RPS. I remember thinking "they are either gonna love me or they are never gonna commission me anything ever again" www.rockpapershotgun.com/pure-farming...
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Four days in the fields of Pure Farming 2018
I have been lied to. The letter from my late grandfather which arrived at my desk spoke of freedom. It spoke of an alte…
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Henrique @kelzor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm gonna keep posting the "MMAcevedo" short story until every person on Earth has readed it and therefore are freaked out at the concept of artificial brains based on humans: qntm.org/mmacevedo
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Lena
A note from the author You can now buy this story as part of my collection, Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories. This collection also includes a sequel story, titled "Driver". This articl...
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy we got another 2D Metroid, but what I am really craving from that series is... another Metroid Prime Hunters
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𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌 @gcbaccaris.itch.io · 09/09/2026
anyway did you know you can subscribe to Grim+ for free. the only downside is some of my posts will still figure out how to crawl into your inbox patreon.com/gcbaccaris
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Grim Baccaris — creating Games & Twine Resources
Get more from Grim Baccaris on Patreon. creating Games & Twine Resources. Support Grim Baccaris and get exclusive access to their work.
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delta! @peachdelta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
“We really started mobilizing as one Blizzard unit in [the] last couple of months, and I think that really helped put the pressure on,” Paul Cox, senior game designer on World of Warcraft, told Aftermath.
"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment."
Prior to spring of this year, the WoW team, which unionized in 2024, had gotten the lion's share of bargaining time. Other units found themselves stuck in the mud. Higher-ups were effectively stalling the whole process—unfortunately nothing new for unionized workers under Microsoft’s umbrella.
"For this whole year of bargaining on the Diablo side—and I imagine on the rest of the units as well—we received so few [bargaining] dates, but we kind of had the understanding that whatever WoW was able to win would at least influence and set the floor for the rest of our units,” Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima told Aftermath. “We adopted this messaging about how WoW's wins are our wins, so we should be out there mobilizing with them. But truly, I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment this last month to finally be able to say, 'OK, yes, we are willing to extend this contract to everyone.' We really did not have any indication that we could get this done until last month."
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bella no
An orange cat triumphantly staring at you from a coat hanger
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bella no
An orange cat triumphantly staring at you from a coat hanger
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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I see the zelda discourse has wound around to "support indie games instead" so, good news, it's never been easier: a new game from the King of Dragon Pass dev came out literally today store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
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Save 10% on Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists on Steam
Recruit your team, choose your path, and descend into hell. Four heroes must overcome the trials of the underworlds in tactical narrative encounters. A new systemic storybook experience blending mytho...
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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you haven't played Roadwarden yet, buddy, this is *the* time of year to play it. Technically mid August is best but September will still do you. What a good game. store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/...
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Roadwarden on Steam
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 07/09/2026
I feel like the main struggle developers have when trying to write marketing copy is that they are describing the game they made instead of the player's experience of it
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gg @ggdg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
read my visual novel if you like good fantasy literature but also have a weakness for anime tropes and also you got mental illness from going to christian school gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov
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Soul of Sovereignty Prelude by ggdg
a tale of deadly kindness and selfish virtue
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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This Richard Cobbett interview on Nighthawks is a reminder of why I've been so eagerly waiting for this vampire CRPG since, uhm, 2017 (?). Read the interview here: adventuregamehotspot.com/interview/71...
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Kjimetal Cat
ALT: Kjimetal Cat
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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’ve known Rich since back when *waves hand vaguely at the games industry* all this was fields. Nighthawks has been a labour of love for him and I’m delighted @wadjeteyegames.com have provided a platform for his talents and even more delighted that we’re going to be experiencing the game very soon.
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Recent Warhammer creatures
A necron deathmark with a crown and an absurdly long neckA necron... bird... warrior... something
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Remaster
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Morrowind NPCs @morrowind.zip · 04/09/2026
this is what they took from us (the Morrowind cafepress store)
A screenshot of the official Morrowind cafepress store circa 2003. An assortment of TES races have categories. Blurb:

"NEW! Morrowind Posters & 2003 Wall Calendar
Perfect for the Morrowind Fan! Our posters and 2003 wall calendar are only available for a limited time. Order yours today!

Welcome to the Morrowind Merchandise store. You'll find a variety of clothing and items available in a number of different designs. We've grouped all of the items for each design type into the different sections below. You'll find a design for each of the 10 races in Morrowind, plus several Morrowind logo designs. If there is a design you'd like to see, email us at press@bethsoft.com."
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Adding another piece to my "Scott Pilgrim indirectly caused the collapse of Western civilization" theory
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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Solidarity to my colleagues at Iceflake
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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 31/08/2026
To all Mediterranea Inferno fans: we're releasing a physical edition in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/medit... There's a limited edition with an exclusive dev interview (and more), plus a regular retail version. Both for PS5. Lots of love poured into this one <3
Mediterranea Inferno EDITION and its contents: game, poster, sticker, essay, alt cover
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Malindy @yourkyotowife.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A while ago I was asked the magic words: do you want to write about Ace Attorney 🥹
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Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Please buy my game. I am very, very exhausted.
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Florencia Minuzzi @flom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There are still slots left in this interactive workshop - perfect if you or anyone you know wants to learn how to make a narrative game in 3 hours!
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A note re Warren Ellis: I've seen the narrative floating around that the process of transformative justice between Warren and SoManyOfUs fell apart for reasons outside of Warren's control, sometimes with an implication that these reasons were on the side of SMOU. This is not true.
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inkle @inkle.co · 02/09/2026
New Kaleidoscope! @wallstormer.bsky.social talks to us about working in a fraught political climate, and how a vulnerable approach to writing can lead to richer stories. Listen here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Big fan of this game and have put many many many hours into trudging around in the virtual Canadian wilderness.
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