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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I did a podcast! Max Pears on The Level Design Lobby invited me to have a chat with him about my years making games, Directive 8020, Switchback VR, Life is Strange, game direction, design, building teams and many other things! Thanks Max for having me! #GameDev #GameDirector #GameDesign #VideoGames

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Press Start: The Alejandro Arque Story

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We just started redundancy process. I’ve been told that my role is at risk, although no decision has been made at this stage. Naturally, it’s not an easy place to be, and my thoughts are with everyone affected. Please if you know any affected show them some love and support.

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Today I got in the post the 10th anniversary edition of #Soma from @frictionalgames.bsky.social @abylight.bsky.social !! It is one of my favourite games, the story is still engraved in my memory!!!! If you have not play it yet and like horror or a good narrative... this is a must play!!

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Spotted nearly the Cassiopea crew in The london Tube... only missing cooper if you see her send a picture and approach with caution! @thedarkpictures.bsky.social @supermassivegames.bsky.social #Directive8020

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

First hour playing #Saros from Housemarque and I am already in love with it! Its visuals are astonishing and the controls are incredible!!! If you liked Returnal, you need this one Plus seeing Jane Perry brings sooo many memories from returnal! And Rahul has already my heart!!!

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I really love this trailer it showcases the game sooooo well!! Are you ready? I am super excited for the launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxom...

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Directive 8020 - PS5 Pro Trailer | PS5 Games

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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The @kickstarter.com for "There's a Last Time for Everything" has entered into it's final week! Join us whilst there is still time. www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt... #taltfe #shortfilm #ProjectWeLove

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

OMG It has been 3 years already? Loved working in this project and the team were an incredible, I will work with all of them again in a blink of an eye! I hope everyone that played it had fun and got some good scares! What were you fav moments? #SwitchbackVR #Horror #DarkPictures

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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

📢 Good time zone CHARACTER Concept Artists! If you: ❤️ love drawing diverse characters ➕ 🧠 know what will & wont give a 3d modeller headaches ➕ 🪭 are a big fan of LIS 2 ➕ 🗓️ are available from next week ⌚ Please send me portfolio links using the Contact form on the website: www.alteredgene.co.uk

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A very Good friend and college has launched a Kickstarter for a short animated movie!! Please check it out, share and if you like it pledge!!!

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Soooo date is out 12th of May!!!! Please go wish-list and pre-order if you are into Horror in space!!!! And btw love the song of Comply by #bloodredshoes (you should listen to the music...) #Horror @supermassivegames.bsky.social youtu.be/61OMILUgVyo?...

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Directive 8020 - Comply | Pre-Order Trailer

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

This video has brought tears to my eyes... Dragon Ball has been in my life for 40 years and hearing this homage with Hans Zimmer music.... Plus they announced the last story Toriyama wrote into anime! 😭 youtu.be/VSPa8C2WYTw?...

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[DRAGON BALL] 40th Anniversary Special Video

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The longlist of the #BAFTAGAMES awards have been announced!!! Amazing list!! This year we have been spoiled with incredible games @baftagames.bsky.social youtu.be/GHPfOGQx78I?...

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Jane Douglas Reveals The 2026 BAFTA Games Awards Longlist | BAFTA

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I finished #Dispatch this weekend and loved every single bit of it! The pacing, the writing, the amazing VO, the choices, the music... it was like watching a TV show in games format!!! I cannot recommend this enough if you like narrative games!! Looking forward to their next game @adhocstudio.com

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Just saw #Frankenstein form Guillermo Del Toro and.... what a masterpiece!!! Such an amazing photography, illumination, acting!!! (Both the Creature and Victor are incredible) Such a nice way to bring this gothic tale to the screen!!

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I am over the moon to have been Co-opted to join the BAFTA Games Committee for the next two years! Super excited to get to work with @tarasaunders.bsky.social and deputy chair @kiddesimo.bsky.social and of course with all the rest of the committee (I am very humbled) @baftagames.bsky.social

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

This game have an incredible Chrono Trigger feel to it!!! I am sooo excited to get my hands on it! I think the 2D-HD style suits it toooo much! #ThreadsOfTime @riyogames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdd8...

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Threads of Time | PC Gaming Show | TGS 2025

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I am extremely hyped about #Saros from Housemarque !!! I loved Returnal and Saros feels such a continuation... plus... Carcossa.... very lovecraftian... Next year is already shaping to be an extremely good year for games www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwJj...

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SAROS - Gameplay Reveal Trailer

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This looks out of this world!!! It reminds me to PT so much!! I cannot wait to play it... #KojimaProductions #OD www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCq...

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OD - KNOCK Teaser Trailer - [ESRB] 4K

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

OMG this week I discovered Solo Leveling (finishing second season already)! The main character is cool/badass AF and the soundtrack is ace!!! Is anyone else watching it?

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I have a bit of a lack of sleep today because Silksong got me until quite late!!! I am enjoying it a lot, @teamcherry.bsky.social has done it again! Congrats for the incredible game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyN...

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Hollow Knight: Silksong – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Launch Trailer

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Have a peak at our 13 min gameplay for Gamescom!!! Super excited for all of you to play it! #Gamescom #horrorgame #horror

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BAFTA Games @baftagames.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Entries for the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards are now open 📢 The awards will take place on Friday 17 April 2026 🗓️ Head to the link below to find out more about updates to entry requirements and deadlines, eligibility criteria and voting rules. 👉 www.bafta.org/awards/award...

A black and white photo of Karen Dunbar posing backstage at the BAFTA Games Awards, wearing sunglasses and smiling with her award in one hand. Neon tube lights are either side in the background of the photo.

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Hi lovely internet, I am craving for a good Zelda like game (top-down/isometric view), I have played already Death's door, moonlighter, Tunic, the last 2 top down Zelda and Hyper Light Drifter!! Any good recommendations?

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Marie Foulston @tigershungry.co.uk · 25/07/2025

I've looked & I could have missed it, maybe its saved in their drafts but @ukieofficial.bsky.social TIGA, BFI, that new video game council. Which UK body representing games is stepping up to publicly speak about the mass censorship of the cultural form they represent? www.polygon.com/news/615910/...

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Adult games are forcing the game industry into a spiritual crisis

Itchio joins Steam in pulling games due to pressure from extreme groups with an ongoing campaign aimed at payment processors

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I just tried their Demo and it is super fun!! The game is oozing with style and attitude!!! Love it! (plus the team is from my hometown) #gamedev #indiegame

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Enrique Colinet 'Baxayaun' @enriquecoli.net · 15/07/2025

WELL... Let me check first what's the perception of this story from the other side and I'll tell you later how right they were. I mean, before reading the text, I can totally understand why DS would be pissed at Yager... BUT we were also pissed at another company that didn't do its part in time.

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Omw to @developconference.com !!! Super excited to see old friends and meet new ones!! If you see me around, say hello please!!! #gamedev #DeveloperLife #DevelopBrighton

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We are delighted to announce that AdventureX will happen on 22-23 November at LSBU Hub in London. Save the date! Ticket sales are expected to open in August. More tickets will be available than in 2023! Applications to exhibit/speak at #AdvX25 will open next week from Mon 23 June - 14 July.

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The Dark Pictures @thedarkpictures.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Laura Eisele doesn’t just build systems - she builds futures. As Senior Mission Officer, her vision and technical mastery have shaped the Cassiopeia from blueprint to launch. No one – or thing – knows the ship better. Watch her interview: youtu.be/ph-otxiBxb0 Wishlist now: directive8020.com

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Yesterday was incredible at the @baftagames.bsky.social Nomenees party!!! I saw a lot of good friends and colleagues! Met Yoko Shimomura... and i am still in shock... and manage to say hi to Ashley Burch #baftagames #baftagamesawards #gamedevelopers

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🎮 #videogames say a lot about you... 👾 show the last 4 games you played and let ppl judge your taste 😉 #videogamestaste

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I just finished my first first playthrough of Lost Records ! That was an incredible story. Loved every second, and the characters will stay with me for a long time! Nora, Swann, Autumn and Kat are wonderful! I cannot recommend this game enough

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

And here you have it... out soooon!!!! Super excited to see the trailer out

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This looks amazing!!! I am super excited! We need more Vampire games coming ;) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsy...

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The Blood of Dawnwalker — Cinematic Trailer & Gameplay Teaser

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Michel Koch @michelkoch.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

We made a music video for the song written and composed for our upcoming game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage!!! I love it so much! youtu.be/lYUud9aKKlU

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Nora Kelly Band - See You in Hell (from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage)

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We need to bring attention to this things a lot more so they stop happening! I am still in disbelief..

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I watched Nosferatu (3 times already), and I found it breathtaking, the art direction, sound design, the acting, the slow pace, and the photography. Love the fact that every time he has influence, the movie becomes black and white! It's the most gothic movie I have seen in years.

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 29/12/2024

Got a few DMs along the lines of “if you hate games so much why make em” But babes - I don’t hate games. I fuckin love em. They’re my favorite art form. I love working on them. They’re complex, weird, and gorgeous. It’s because I love them that I want the people who make them to be treated better

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 28/12/2024

The biggest waste of money I’ve seen in video game development, across many years and studios (not my current one - one of the reasons I wanted to work there), wasn’t on graphics. It was abruptly being told to throw out months or years of work bc one executive decided they didn’t like something.

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Del @del.art · 21/12/2024

Wishing the best for artists, game devs, and striking voice actors this Christmas. You are not broken, the industry is. In no order, here’s a list of Game Studios affected by layoffs or closures in 2024 that I noted—likely missing many:

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Cris RoLan @crisrolan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Estamos en esas fechas en las que todo el mundo está haciendo sus interminables listas de videojuegos del año. Yo vengo a recomendaros sólo uno. Aunque bueno, igual pasa algo luego. Gracias @darkvegetamad.bsky.social , @arilea.bsky.social y Teresa. www.tiktok.com/@cris_rolan/...

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Llega fin de año y con ello las listas interminables de juegos. Yo sólo os voy a recomendar un videojuego. No porque sea el mejor del año, sino porque merece un poco más de atención. #videojuegos #vid...

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

And #SteamReplay2024 is out... not ashamed one bit... but I still need to play a bit more games for next year

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Hey folks! I'm starting to think about my next indie game & thought this starter pack would be handy... VOICE ACTORS FOR INDIE DEVS If you're a voice actor with a professional home recording set-up & want to be included then drop your name in the replies. (Reposts welcome) 👍 go.bsky.app/8tSjeix

A image showing some voice actors from the described starter pack

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Another year of the #playstationwrapup !!! This year has been full of incredible games big and small. I hope next year will be as good!!! Mass8vrly surprised that I spend sooo many hours in Helldivers 2 😉

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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This brought a lot of extremely nice memories!!! For many more years of wonderful experiences

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Studio Drydock (Making: Wylde Society) @studiodrydock.com · 21/11/2024

We're building a new, exciting cozy game - can you help us? Open roles: 🌸 Multiple Mid & Senior Environment Artists 🌸 1x Senior Character Concept Artist 🌸 1x Senior Gameplay Engineer Folks from diverse communities, we'd love to hear from you. Apply directly, or share 💖 jobs.studiodrydock.com

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