iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Criterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Merging psychological dread with existential inquiry, the Japanese auteur's films use genre trappings to probe the alienation and anxiety underpinning modern life.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Silent Hill Townfall: Really sure you want to pick up this pistol? Might want to think of the ~implications~ of that. Me: I don't have to? I can just play stealth? SHT: You cretin. You fool. You absolute buffoon.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was "don't save your ideas," and this is the best possible version of that sentiment.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

rip annie dillard

One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Horror game designers, I am once again here to remind you that your goal is to make your player feel constantly under threat, but not actually to have them die and restart. Repetition is the death of tension.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I love the idea of the CRTV in Silent Hill Townfall. It's not as good as Siren's sight jacking but it's pretty good. But the problem is that it makes it clear when enemies are around and when they aren't, which releases a huge amount of the pressure the map is trying to produce.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Orbitals is super impressive. The style is phenomenal and the mixing of low frame rate character animation with a smooth camera works better than it has any right to.

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Cherub @polygoncherub.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pile(BUN)ker. I usually don't work on this during the week, but I needed to unwind something fierce and this helps fight the bad brain bullshit. So, I spent time trying out audio for the execute. Made 5 different cam angles for the kill to reduce fatigue. I am pleased. #CherubDev #UE5 #GameDev

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New backrooms discovered: the ice rink

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✧ SkyMagpie ✧ (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I dunno, it just doesn't seem plausible that stochastic analysis of artifacts produced by human brains will be sufficient to simulate the source. I don't think you get rainbow tables for neurons by parsing the tiny subset of brain output that gets digitized. Your brain is a 50 terabyte private key.

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charlesjpratt @charlesjpratt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One of Hideo Kojima's real talents is that he would have exactly this idea but the stew would be dropped off by a drone that sings a little jingle which can alert enemies if they're in range. You then get a phone call from a nuclear scientist who warns you not to eat too much starch and dairy.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I would have killed for this stuff when I was a kid.

Spirit Halloween Ghostbusters props: a proton pack and ghost trap.

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JJSignal is still! Open!! For work!!! @jjsignal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Been in games and freelance for ~14 years now. I'm a skilled pixel artist, illustrator, graphic designer, storyboarder, who can also do some animation and simple 3D work. I've got experience in overseeing game projects from beginning to ship. Looking for work! Portfolio..☞ jjsignal.com _:(´ཀ`」 ∠):_

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JJSignal Works

Illustration and visual design. Game development and direction. A portfolio of JJSignal's works.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Flicks & Pics in Eugene, Oregon, aka my introduction to film and also the basis for a lifetime of opinions about how to curate media correctly. I watched everything from A Taxing Lady to Brain Dead. They refused to charge money for Brooke Shields films. Tuesdays were $1 rental days.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

He screamed as the squirrels advanced.

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Akito INOUE @hiyokoya6.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I co-edited an English-language book, Japanese Game Studies: A Guide to Studying Japanese Games link.springer.com/book/9789819... and it is now out. The project started back in 2021, so it has taken us five years to finally get it published... hiyokoya.hatenadiary.jp/entry/2026/0...

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Japanese Game Studies: A Guide to Studying Japanese Games - Critique of Games メモと寸評

I co-edited an English-language book, Japanese Game Studies: A Guide to Studying Japanese Games https://link.springer.com/book/9789819598564 and it is now out. The project started back in 2021, so it ...

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: the glass is half full Pessimist: the glass is half empty Game programmer: actually mFull is a bool so we can't support "half."

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 14/08/2026

Well, we did it - more than $250k for game devs who have been laid off, to be distributed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who donated their time, games, and money to help folks out in a time of need.

A screenshot of the game industry hardship bundle on itch.io, which has made $252,466.19 from 18,598 contributors.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

There's a vague message about individualism and the collapse of society embedded in the way Shift At Midnight sets up its endings, one that I'm not sure it's even aware of. It's a Papers Please-like in which the way to get the best ending is to let everybody through so that you can monetize them.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

1. I will never log off 2. thanks for flagging 3. torment nexus 4. whoops forgot about dre for a sec

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Killer7Friday @killer7friday.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

There's always time for fun...It's Friday night.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"Paintings of him come out looking like someone else" is a super creepy ability that someone should use in a story.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Not only is this a super cool thing to be doing for our industry, there are some badass games in this bundle. I bought it, so should you.

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DekoNSFW 👀👄👀 @dekonsfw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

There will always be people who appreciate what YOU make, it just might take them a while to find you.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I'm a big Indigo De Souza fan, but I'm not sure where her hate for celestial bodies comes from.

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Jordan Fehr Mastering 🔊🎧 @jordanfehr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Still booking mastering slots for August/Sept and I'd love to do more soundtrack/score work. Game and Film composers and mixers, get at me! I would love to collaborate on your OST. ❤️

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Young Audio Engineer at Computer

ALT: Young Audio Engineer at Computer

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Fans of the CUBE ESCAPE series are losing their minds in anticipation of @rustylake.com's next release, so I challenged myself to make a miniature version of their style of point-and-click puzzler in a weekend. I give you: PYRAMID ESCAPE. pyramid-865f7e.gitlab.io

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 27/07/2026

Here's a brand new article for all Ko-fi subscribers on Square-Enix' DS horror game Nanashi no Game! It's a scary first-person adventure! It's a glitchy retro RPG! It's great! ko-fi.com/post/Nanashi...

A photo showing the box, cart, and manual for Nanashi no Game (DS). The game's title is printed in stark white against a dark, grimy background.

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Pabst Boo Ronin @pabstblueronin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thank you Trent Reznor, that is an excellent daikon radish

Japanese NIN promotional image with Trent reznor in a field, wearing a big straw hat, holding a big daikon radish and smiling

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @office-anomaly.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

what the hell. the dreamcast is getting a new game in 2026. the DREAMCAST. (and it's survival horror!! yipee!!)

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White Creek - Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by Indie Games Hub

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"OK sir, this is going to be a very normal family photo of you and your wife and beautiful children standing in front of your house. Now I'm going to need you to stand way apart from each other, that's right. Now Timmy, love the outfit, go do the trance thing you do over by the fountain. Perfect."

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?

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✨queue rival wings✨ @rivalwings.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

saw this post years ago and will never ever forget it. sometimes you need to tend to the place from which you create, before you can create again

Screenshot of a tumblr post by user aureliobooks that reads: My dad likes to call the stretches of time where you’re not creating “dreaming periods” and says that they’re meant to allow you to absorb all of the beauty, life, and inspiration from the things around you so that when you’re able to create again, you will have fanned your spark back into a flame. Sometimes its hard to see those moments as anything but stagnation, but he always says that they’re natural and healthy and needed—things that should be embraced rather than feared.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Jordan did sound design for all of Robot Invader's major games, from Wind-up Knight to Dead Secret. Hire this man.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

There's really something for everyone in this single clip.

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Mr. Takes Off Shirt To Poop @hokutonokenburns.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

my best friend is one of those people who explore rural Japan looking for abandoned properties and he recently found these signs out in the country

a series of large signs in a country field with messages such as “NAMES ARE THE GRAVES OF THINGS” and “LIFE IS THE GRAVE OF DEATH” and, ominously, “IAM YOUR GRAVE”

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Jordan Fehr Mastering 🔊🎧 @jordanfehr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A few days late posting this over from Instagram. Just spotlighting a couple new releases in the folk/americana/country genre. Mastered here. Angela Perley - Mid-day Hallelujah: tidal.com/album/537742... West Taylor - Live at The Rambling House LP: tidal.com/album/538163...

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In Avengers: Endgame, Thor goes back in time to steal Mjolnir, his hammer, from his past self, which suggests that Mjolnir is a multiverse invariant object that will eventually lead to the collapse of not just his universe, but all universes. I can explain.

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Chris Pruett @cpruett.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Show me a cool physical game

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 25/06/2026

SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is truly demented. Bravo group.softbank/media/Projec...

Internal mechanism
The True Source of Value
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Golden Egg factory inside the goose
What you see are the eggs
What produces them is the factory itself
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Shareholder Value = 3 eggs
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Eggs do not lay eggs
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Increase = 71
It was the goose that created value
74 - 3 = 71
Goose value
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

explaining vim as "what if the Backrooms was a text editor"

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