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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I am blessed to live in a neighbourhood where people tear down AFD posters and deface BSW posters as such (I love this). Good people live here. But this is just one area of the city and a tiny one in the country. Elections are looming. Please go out and vote to stem the blue (actually brown) locusts

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So this is not the usual post for me, but my cousin just endured a massive fire and lost his home and belongings. He jumped from a 2nd story window to escape, sadly his brother/my other cousin did not survive Just posting this here in case anyone feels compelled and able to help gofund.me/b10a6b3d7

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Donate to Help Loren Rebuild After House Fire, organized by Tera Kluxen

Please support Loren and our family Tera is raising this fundraiser for Loren, th… Tera Kluxen needs your support for Help Loren Rebuild After House Fire

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Yeah. Been a while since I got to announce a game. If you're a publisher who wants to make a bunch of money on a revolutionary horror game, you should reach out.

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 17/07/2026

The real Fallout is the layoffs we made along the way.

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Microsoft should exit the gaming industry and preferably my plane of existence. If BDS was not enough to convince sideliners, what MS did to id is unforgivable. Perhaps the most important western gaming studio in existence - a historied house of culture and art with genre defining talent.

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Matt | DEMO OUT NOW! @pmrd.net · 20/06/2026

Unreal Devs! Do not sleep on this, specially if you're making a demo, first impressions are VERY important and this will get rid of pretty much all the stutter issues. #gamedev #indiegame #unrealengine #ue5

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Unreal Engine 5: Setup Precompiling Shaders (Bundled PSO's)

YouTube video by Sneaky Kitty Game Dev

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

James Bond game 007 First Light sales estimated to have reached an impressive milestone a week after launch www.eurogamer.net/007-first-li...

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

One of my favourite artists in the and sci-fi realm. Absolutely iconic work and defined grimdark with a unique look (all his work is almost immediately identifiable). Will truly be missed.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 02/06/2026

Kyiv last night.

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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Matthew Lillard criticized the industry for prioritizing celebrities over voice actors in animation: “The ability to carry a film, as the lead of a film with only a voice, is a power very few people have. The idea that they keep hiring crappy celebrities to carry huge films is killing us.”

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Arvy @arvy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Finished First Light aka “IOI presents Splinter Cell: Conviction 2” Damn, this game was a blast! Full of gorgeous environments and heartfelt performances. Immaculately paced too - inventive setpieces punctuate miniature stealth sandboxes and sections of light social engineering.

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Osaka, we 🐇 @osaka.zone · 31/05/2026

Coming soon: Armored Core ReAnswered: - Static recompilation (native on PC, 0 emulation) - Via Reglue SDK & Vulkan renderer - Huge performance improvements - High FPS, PC native multiplayer

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Armored Core ReAnswered - Soon™

YouTube video by Flashfire

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Alex Tardif @longbool.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The Cost of AI alextardif.com/AI.html

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Alex Tardif: Graphics Programmer

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Alex here has a great perspective on the looming AI issues in game dev, art work, and why the human art/programmer/playet connection is one of the most important things that this AI trash is actively seeking to replace. Read this!

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henmesh.bsky.social @henmesh.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Decided to balance the multi-projectile reflect by having parries damage your weapon's durability. It won't break until the animation finishes though, so you can reflect any number of bullets at once #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 29/05/2026

MSI has unveiled a new Claw 8 handheld gaming PC ahead of the Computex 2026, and it's using Intel's custom Arc G3 Extreme handheld gaming chip www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

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This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld

And it’s using Intel’s custom Arc G3 Extreme handheld gaming chip.

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Only just now, 3 months later I watched @techconnectify.bsky.social video on solar panel technology and loved it. I was proud to hear Alec talking at the end about real world politics with such passion. Techtubers of the world should see that and be inspired.

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Dimko Zhluktenko @dim0kq.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

My book is in the field in Donbas. And in coffee shops in Taiwan, half a world away. It's in the hands of the readers, all over the world. This is such a rewarding feeling to realize I am someone's connection to Ukraine. I LOVE IT 🇺🇦⚔️

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Trying to feel this way now. Very grateful for my Family, my friends my colleagues and the metric ton of random people who have messaged me and helped me through this really trying time. Thank you everyone.

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Anyone know how to fix it in premiere when audio wave form for clips does not show up on one timeline? These are all the same type of file with same audio encoding. On some timelines it shows, on others... it does not. Makes no sense.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 11/05/2026

If the games industry had the power to make certain games a cultural phenomena with global hit sales, it would so all the time. However, the games industry cannot even agree on what "alpha" means

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

As Europe is slowly warming up again it’s time for my annual reminder that adding shade to the urban environment helps to reduce the urban heat island effect massively. It's a super important tool to keep cities cool during the summer.

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

ARTIUS is a fast momentum-based 2D platformer where you play as artists battling to preserve creativity in a world on the verge of artistic extinction! Smash your way through a vibrant hand-drawn world where art is your strongest weapon. Demo out now! | #indiedev | @pvicgames.bsky.social

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 11/05/2026

I'm here to deliver a second year of independent Giant Bomb. It's in this Arby's bag. Go ahead and look for yourself. giantbomb.com/join

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Rik Godwin @rikgodwin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

All this GenAI shit remains extremely "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." coded.

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Hannah Flynn 🐀 @itshannahflynn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So excited to be announcing @stupendiumsoftwork.bsky.social for the team today. A new UK studio with joy, camp, theatrics, top notch FMV, and serious silliness at its heart. Something we all need! Working on a survival horror that's going to knock your SOCKS off.

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A STUPENDOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

YouTube video by The Stupendium

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Science Magazine @science.org · 05/05/2026

Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back. Learn more: scim.ag/42dMPBg

To verify images, digital forensics investigators will often check whether the geometry of the scene is realistic. In a real photo, lines that run parallel in reality—like floor tiles—should meet at a single vanishing point. In this image, however, the dotted lines do not meet in a single point, indicating it is a fake.
Image: an AI-generated image of soldiers marching down a hallway in three lines, wearing fatigues and carrying rifles. Four dotted white lines have been added over the image, running along the floor tiles visible in the foreground and extending back to where the vanishing point should be, behind the soldiers. Instead of meeting in a single point, the lines all cross at different points.

Investigators also examine reflections. The lines connecting points on an object to matching points in its mirror image run parallel in reality, so similarly should meet at a vanishing point. In this image, the lines again do not converge on one point, revealing it to be a fake.
Image: An AI-generated image of a plastic cartoon dinosaur toy with its reflection visible in a small mirror. Four dotted white lines are layered over the image, connecting points on the toy with the same points on its reflection: the top of its eye, the end of its jaw, its hand, and its foot. The lines extend out to the side of the image, where they all cross at different points rather than meeting at a single point.

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Health Status Update for those who want to know. Two Part Video due to a silly 3 minute time limit for videos on Bluesky. TLDW - some things are way better, some things are worse. But I persevere and learn from mistakes I made while healing. Part 1 video below

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Kevin Gibson @kevin-gibson.com · 03/05/2026

Inspired by @sebaaltonen.bsky.social's "No Graphics API", I've written a GPU pointer-centric bindless wrapper on Vulkan+Metal. Still in rough shape, but I've written about it here: www.kevin-gibson.com/blog/writing...

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Writing a bindless GPU abstraction layer

Back in December 2025, Sebastian Aaltonen published a blog titled “No Graphics API” - it presented a great history of the evolution of GPU hardware, and gave an opinionated perspective on how we could...

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Stares at his Tallarn Desert Raiders 😚

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Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

We re-tested Oblivion Remastered - over a year since launch, the game still crashes and loses performance over time: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05...

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Yup, Oblivion Remastered Is Still Broken a Year After Release

We re-tested it to prove it.

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vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 01/05/2026

After 9 long months, I've finally posted a new video! Today I explore the performance differences between SGRAM and SDRAM on 3dfx Voodoo3 cards. I also look at the Block Write and Write-Per-Bit features. The SGRAM advantage was larger than I expected! youtu.be/7VN6OyGcaL4

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SGRAM vs SDRAM Performance on 3dfx Voodoo3 Cards

YouTube video by vswitchzero

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Remleiz - 40K Theories @remleiz.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

And we are live! Special thanks to @naerina.bsky.social for narrating this episode. What's your favourite Aeldari sect? Leave a like and a comment on the video to let us know (and share it with all your friends while you're at it ;P)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Mz...

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40K Lore For Newcomers - Who Are... The Aeldari (Eldar)? - 40K Theories

YouTube video by 40K Theories

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I think someone is playing with me - Straßenfund.

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Dan Morison @darkmechanic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I haven’t had any ‘proper’ work, barring smaller commissions (under £450), for the entirety of 2026! twitter & insta socials failing as a place to help with artist profile reach , & Bluesky not being a place larger clients are on yet doesn’t help -

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Will Judd 威廉 @wsjudd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Race day!! The race kicks off (for me) at 6:15PM, so I'll post updates here and on Insta as things happen. Thanks to everyone who's donated to Cats Protection so far! <3 www.justgiving.com/page/wsjuddcat

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First 10K! In aid of Cats Protection

Help Will Spike Judd raise money to support Cats Protection

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Adam Sawicki @asawicki.info · 27/04/2026

New DirectX 12 Agility SDK. Just preview version, but I hope these additions will reach the retail version soon. I'm excited about CopyBuffer/TextureRegions, clears, and FillBuffers - finally available without implicit barriers around them! devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/shad...

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Announcing Shader Model 6.10 Preview and AgilitySDK 720 Preview - DirectX Developer Blog

Overview Today, we are pleased to announce that Shader Model 6.10 and other features have been officially released with Agility SDK 1.720-preview and complementary DXC 1.10.2605.2. AgilitySDK 1.720-pr...

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I could not control myself and retrieved the PC the Pentium 3 came from. It was battered a beautiful IBM PC 300GL. It was last booted on 04.01.2001 and is a nice little treasure chest from that era. Teleauskunft 2000, Diamond Stealth III S520 and a ripped version of Depeche Mode's Ultra (1997)

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hey, look. It's a decent scan of this legendary image!

Cover page of The Learning Company Software Catalog from Fall of 1991 with a group of children who are waaaay too excited to be playing "Super Solvers: OutNumbered!"

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What is going on lately? Just found a P3 667 in the Hohenstaufenbstraße

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Was watching it yesterday and was wondering how the hell it was done. Awesome!

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