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piper bly @piperbomb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

friendly reminder that i am open for commissions! if you want to support a real flesh-and-blood artist (instead of that AI that everyone hates so much) and you need anything from a poster for your next gig to full package design for your next album...hmu! (plz RT+share to raise visibility! ty!)

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

GamesPond was off the chains! Thanks hugely to everyone who checked out Blood Being 2 and had a chat. Thanks to all the other devs and the organisers and everyone involved,

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

YOOOooo i'm showcasing Blood Being 2 at GamesPond this year! check out da game, say hello, support a whole bunch of excellent devs! grab a ticket at www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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BloonkyBunBun @vickybloonky.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🇺🇸🐊🇮🇱

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another funny website @datafruits.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

two new recent releases you should check out ! crewtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ungluing spacey jams from @crewtapes.bsky.social !!!! w/ a remix from @freedrull.bsky.social !

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Ungluing, by Crewtapes

5 track album

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Eric Ansley Díaz 🏳️‍🌈 @geekboyeric.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...

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hamburger salaryman @freedrull.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

out now ! fun to jam on @crewtapes.bsky.social synths with another dub mix

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

i just released an album called Ungluing and i am extremely happy to say it's on the legendary @datafruits.bsky.social! four tracks of long, melodic, jammed-out, ambient-y tunes and an incredible remix by @freedrull.bsky.social that i'm extremely stoked about ❤️ crewtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ungluing

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Ungluing, by Crewtapes

5 track album

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

there isn't a problem with the game's industry. there's a problem with every industry and every publicly traded company. getting a "nice CEO who cares" or whatever won't fix anything until things are addressed at a more fundamental societal level. the system will always drive towards this behavior.

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TOROA: SKYCALL OUT NOW 🌊☁️ @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Last week Toroa: Skycall won the Digital and Interactive Award at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto!!! 🤯 We are so humbled and honoured to get to take this home and are still in awe of being recognised by our international Indigenous whānau 💞 ngā mihi nui ki a koutou!

Lisa wearing the award on the imagineNATIVE stage

Award with beautiful beadwork and engraved wood that reads "Digital + Interactive Award Toroa: Skycall Atawhai Interactive"

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piper bly @piperbomb.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

plz RT! lost my day job the week before pride month, so commissions are open! here's some previous client work. pen and ink, no AI, ever celebrate pride month by hiring this #trans cat for your next project! rates + info below or email piperbomb (at) protonmail <3 #commission #art #queerart

A curly haired woman, dressed in a 1940s Flash Gordon-esque spacesuit and holding a lazer gun, floats in a bubble of lights and sunbursts, in a series of small bubbles. Sunflowers bracket the sides of the bubbles, and vines wrap around the outer edges.

A drawing of the folktale villian Krampus, a large, imposing demonic figure with gigantic horns, a massive fur coat, and sharp, jagged teeth. He is hovering in the night sky, massive and towering, with the moon behind his head.

Below Krampus is a small, snowy town, framed by mountains. A small, ominous church stands in the middle of the image, with a small city of random buildings strewn around it in a radial pattern. Krampus's claws hold a snowglobe with a tiny version of the town in it, as if about to break the snowy town itself beneath his clawed hands.

Two trans femme figures, in flowing gowns and locked in an embrace, hold a rose between them as they all dissolve into stars. A Tarot card-esque border wraps around the edges of the illustration, which reads VI: THE LOVERS in a very bold and embossed font, wrapped in vines and roses.

A trans femme with flowing curly hair and wearing a simple chain and a fur coat looks longingly into the distance behind the viewer, as roses and strawberry plants cover her in thorns and vines and the moon hovers just behind her head.

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

another excellent tip: do what I did and use low-res dither-y visuals etc. to create visual coherence when you're kitbashing a game together with 98% free 3D assets from various sources!

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

tbh i like when a game can just use pixel art or lo-fi 3d PSX type aesthetics and not bother at all to position itself as either a riff on some 90's/early 00's game, or have some sort of plot point involving the 90's. just borrow those aesthetics and do your own thing - no one's stopping you!

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

✦ PARALLELS 2026 — THE CALL-OUT IS HERE ✦ Making a game, and wanna yap about it at Parallels 2026? Now is the time to let us know! Speaker submissions close on the 5th of June. That’s THREE WEEKS. Don't overthink it. Just apply here: forms.gle/j8NkrdqMnwoH...

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo

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Dreams on a Pillow - Official Gameplay First Look

YouTube video by Rasheed Abueideh

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BitSummit / ビッツサミット @bitsummit.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

We’ve come full circle, as the very first BitSummit was dedicated to independent pioneer and #gamedev maverick, Kenji Eno. #KenjiEno #BitSummit

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BOARDS OF CANADA @boardsofcanada.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

INTROIT & PROPHECY AT 1420 MHZ OUT NOW. VIDEO BY ROBERT BEATTY. INFERNO. 29 MAY 2026. warp.net/introit-prop...

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Blood Being 2 is on Steam! an atmospheric horror walking sim visual novel about NZ, work, billionaires. Check That Out store.steampowered.com/app/4699250/...

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Blood Being 2 on Steam

A first-person 3D horror exploration and puzzle game about the end of work in Aotearoa New Zealand (and what happened after the first game).

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

got that Bobo Bag full of Bozo Bread

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

bitsummit is doing a musical tribute to the life and work of kenji eno. yes..... yes!!!!!!!

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I don't use it / don't know any writers who are using it (AFAIK). I started my career as a designer who wrote average dialogue as part of my job and over the past ~25 yrs have moved on to writing above average dialogue. I don't feel enticed to use it. I'd rather continue to slowly improve on my own.

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Cyber Tomato Soft @cybertomatosoft.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

give this game a spin ! 'Professor Bringoo's Big Dumb Block Factory - Super Alpha Broccoli Tomato DEMO' freedrull.itch.io/professor-br...

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Professor Bringoo's Big Dumb Block Factory - Super Alpha Broccoli Tomato DEMO by freedrull

Play in your browser

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another funny website @datafruits.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Also check out these new releases from datafruits djs! @synkretic.bsky.social synkretic.bandcamp.com/album/bootle...

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Bootleg_Vol.4, by Synkretic

7 track album

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Lars Gotrich @totalvibration.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Stop literally everything. Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time. fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

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Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi

12 track album

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

the day is today, the time is now my album Saint Elizabeth is out now ellaguro.bandcamp.com/album/saint-...

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Saint Elizabeth, by ella guro

10 track album

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

totally forgot i put a new EP out. it's called Aphantasial Horizon... partake!!!!!! crewtapes.bandcamp.com/album/aphant...

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Aphantasial Horizon, by Crewtapes

4 track album

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input. Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026 Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...

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Freeplay | 2026 Survey

An Update from Freeplay

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

new track up on bandcamp! this one is a Classic Shrimpo from @datafruits.bsky.social... noisy guitar dub with no actual guitars or VSTs crewtapes.bandcamp.com/track/brings...

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Brings Ascendant Earthward, by Crewtapes

track by Crewtapes

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nurvuss | back to fool season @nurvuss.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

deeply saddened to hear of Rebecca's passing, absolutely legendary game designer. 2025 has taken a lot of wonderful people from us far too young. RIP

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

just remembered the NIN Mr Self Destruct remix that has a constant looping sample of Bowie saying "wanking", looked it up, and of course it's by JG Thirlwell, which immediately made me think of @nurvuss.bsky.social

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a... 🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠

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Freeplay Parallels 2025

YouTube video by Freeplay

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Taro Refuses to Allow Wage Labour

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

my latest track is out!! on the latest @datafruits.bsky.social compilation!! check it out and listen to all the dataveggies!! datafruits.bandcamp.com/track/crewta...

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Crewtapes - Partake, by datafruits

from the album Data Gourmet Guide

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

massive, massive ups to everyone i met at PAX, all the new friends, all the indie devs that graciously allowed me to gush at them about their games ❤️❤️❤️

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

hey if anyone's in Tokyo and wants to buy a dope compilation with me and all kinds of other dataveggies then Get In There Mate

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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The Checkpoint mega PAX Australia giveaway is now live! Featuring incredible gaming peripherals from @steelseriesanz.bsky.social, game codes from @devolverdigital.com, and a free play session for you and your friends to any Zero Latency venue! Enter Here: checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

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Crewtapes @crewtapes.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

now that back in this piece, here's a picture of Taro posed like a JRPG boss monster

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another funny website @datafruits.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

HACK THE PLANET 3 annual charity compilation out now ! last release of 2024 - 15 tracks from all the datafruits fruitsters datafruits.bandcamp.com/album/hack-t... all proceeds as usual going to @blanchethouse !

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hack the planet vol. 3, by datafruits

15 track album

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