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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The gaming industry deserves better than what Microsoft is doing to it.

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks a lot Nintendo, now I have to catch up on all the work I haven't done today

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Alex M @alex.debonairbear.ca · 07/09/2026

I feel that if game developers cannot count on keeping a job after a game ships they should at least get residuals. To me this is a moderate position.

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I don't know what studio/team worked on this but it feels like it was made by a team of talented artists who have never worked with this kind of art style before and are still figuring out what works and doesn't work Definitely gives vibes of the first generation of games with normal maps + fresnel

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have mixed feelings about remakes but of course I'm hyped to play the Ocarina of Time remake, it is probably my favourite game ever I'm still warming up to the art style though, it looks fantastic in parts but also very busy and noisy...I really wish Link's tunic and hat were a bit simpler 😢

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Scored a new PB at archery tonight, for the second week in a row 💪 I'm not "good" by any stretch yet, but it feels pretty good to be learning a new skill and making measurable improvements

Three arrows sticking out of a 40cm indoor archery target (shot at 18m). The arrows are all (just) inside the inner yellow rings.

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Congrats to all the devs who worked on GTA VI on your reveal today, it looks incredible. I hope you all get paid what you deserve and get a big long holiday

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I've fallen in love with a new hobby, RIP my wallet 😭

A photo of my new olympic recurve bow resting on a stand

A photo of my new olympic recurve bow resting on a stand, with the range and targets in the background

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Ray Vallese @rayvallese.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There are ways to trim your videogame development budget, and then there are *ways* to trim your videogame development budget.

Screenshot from the videogame Grey Skies. A female character stands in front of an indoor swimming pool. A sign by the pool says PLEASE DO NOT SWIM, and, in smaller letters, "There isn't an animation for it."

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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

On my way to reserve the best sunbed at 6 AM. #Cat #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #LifuX

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 16/07/2026

“A.I. Movies” www.tiktok.com/@americanbar...

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Lindsey Wailes (looking for work!) @linwail.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm a 3D animator with 5 years experience looking for work! ✉️ lindseywailes@gmail.com 🔗 vimeo.com/1082323434

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hey, so, I was so angry today that, for once, I blogged it instead of posting about it. Games media, especially mainstream games media, cannot keep abdicating responsibility in how it talks about these things an-evening-at-the-inn.ghost.io/video-game-s...

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Video Game Studios Aren't Monoliths

I'm just going to come right out and say it this time - treating video game studios like some kind of fantasy football draft, in the wake of mass layoffs no less, is sickening. The last three years, ...

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Lindsey Wailes (looking for work!) @linwail.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hi again! New week, new looking for work post. I am in desperate need of full time work. Looking for animation, art, administrative or other things outside of the games industry. My email is lindseywailes@gmail.com or DM me on here! Feel free to reach out just to chat as well :) Thank you!!! ❤️

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I guess I'm watching The Dish tonight, RIP to a true Aussie icon, up there with pavlova and Phar Lap

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Oh man this sucks, what a loss

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"Verify your age" I was excited when we got a TV with a remote control and I didn't have to get up to change the channel or adjust the volume any more

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

User discovery is still pretty awful here, but it looks like search is *finally* showing results for keywords in people's bios - I just discovered a ton of animator accounts I hadn't seen before by searching for things like "senior animator", "gameplay animator" etc.

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Naniel @naniel0.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

workin on new attakcsssss

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New fear unlocked 💀💀💀

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I just had a peek at twitter - the main feed is still insane but in my old lists there are a bunch of people happily posting away with their animation like nothing has changed I don't want to go back there but I really miss my feed being full of animators, I wish we were all on one site again 😢

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Grieving for colleagues who lost their jobs today. This sucks.

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I've realised two things watching the world cup with my family: 1. I have a habit of thinking aloud and asking a lot of rhetorical questions when I watch sport 2. My son doesn't understand what rhetorical questions are

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I must admit I hate having to swap discs or cartridges to change games, and find digital copies so much easier 👉👈 But I still think physical copies of games are super important and I want people to be able to buy them, also we should absolutely own the games we buy, physical or otherwise

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Given everything, now is probably a good time in games to figure out how to get a Non-Contract Violating TM representation of your current work for your own future portfolios. I am explicitly not suggesting you break laws or contracts. but think about what you can reasonably do.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

To be clear, the market being older and younger people not taking their place *is* a five-alarm fire that no one is noticing.

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Checking emails, news, slack, bluesky every morning to see if the Xbox layoffs have started overnight

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Sad Pablo Escobar: A Lonely Figure

ALT: Sad Pablo Escobar: A Lonely Figure

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 30/06/2026

I dunno man, I feel like if you're a platform holder that is being criticized for not having very many appealing games to support your platform, closing down studios making interesting games for your platform or cancelling their projects might be a move people won't respond well to.

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This is a lost art. First place I worked had 4 teams working on different games, and a dedicated pitch team just laying track in the form of new projects. Used to be doable at 200 people. Indies being so small and AAA going all in on big projects has largely nuked it. It’s a shame.

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Thinking of all of the folks at Bungie today, what a massive waste and complete failure of leadership

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's very unfortunate that politicians fall precisely into the demographic that is least likely to understand the implications of genAI, they're the perfect targets for these ghouls

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Currently grieving the loss of affordable hardware I wanted one of these so bad but it's just not gonna happen at the current price

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Bre Melvin (Animator Looking for Work) @89ravenwolf.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I'm Bre Melvin, and I'm currently looking for work. Previously, I was the lead animator on SpryFox's Spirit Crossing, and the cinematics animator for Giant Squid's The Pathless. Latest demo reel at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UESx...

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Bre Melvin - Animation Demo Reel 2026

YouTube video by Bre Melvin

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hey you know how frustrating it can be to give verbal feedback on something visual over Teams, or describe to somebody how to do something technical on a computer while you wish you could just do it yourself? Now you can make this your primary UX in Unreal! youtube.com/watch?v=AlV__BFg8qk

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Unreal Engine 5.8 - Experimental MCP Server Support Walkthrough | State of Unreal 2026

YouTube video by IGN

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

For years I've wanted to work on a game that uses Unreal because of how accessible blueprints makes it for artists...I suddenly have 0 interest in using it if this is the direction they're going ...are they expecting artists will be excited to vibe-code instead of scripting stuff with nodes??

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 17/06/2026

"Game dev is one of those jobs you only do when you really want to. It's not going to make your parents proud, you're unlikely to get rich in an industry that lays off people for making superhits, and its a demanding & confrontative job. Why would you let a machine do the thing you're here to do?"

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

None of this is surprising, but it still hurts so much What a waste of talent, wrecking thousands of people's lives to make the line go up a little bit more...you could have kept everybody employed and they would have made amazing things for you

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Jess @jesscapade.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

(Not so fun fact) living in constant fear of losing your livelihood, does not, in fact, result in great or meaningful art.

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nat. @natclayton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

i think workers should get to keep their jobs

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Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A note my 6yo wrote this morning

"can we go to usa when donul trump is't presenter"

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This bill is legitimately the thing we've been waiting for. Forcing AI to reveal it's sources would cripple it, because it literally can't comply with the law, because all of it is stolen- they didn't record it Please sign to hasten the bubble popping

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