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Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 1h

The last thing I want, in any medium, is an experience designed by an algorithm for me specifically. The power of Camp Miasma for me, for instance, was in the way it made me feel connected to humanity writ large because it was made by ANOTHER HUMAN BEING! I don’t want to be seen/understood by a bot!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 4h

🎻🎵 📢 Songs of Glimmerwick, the witch academy RPG where music is magic is AVAILABLE NOW! 📢 🎵 🎻 store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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Suzanne | Indiebard Trailers @indiebard.co · 4h

I had a blast making short form content for Songs of Glimmerwick, during this past month leading up to the game's launch. I've been following @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social's work since Eastshade, and Songs of Glimmerwick is made entirely of charm (pun intended) 💖 Check out the game on Steam!!

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 5h

Came here to say this, but I also had to check and...

Barbie Box Office Mojo Page

DOMESTIC (44%)
$636,238,421

INTERNATIONAL (56%)
$810,900,000

WORLDWIDE
$1,447,138,421

Oppenheimer Box Office Mojo Page

DOMESTIC (33.8%)
$330,078,895

INTERNATIONAL (66.2%)
$645,732,438

WORLDWIDE
$975,811,333

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 6h

Don’t forget to add “:Origins” 🤪

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 7h

This part kills me 🤣 - "fall of" (11,527 results on Steam) - "echoes of" (2,750 results on Steam) - "shadow of" (8,243 results on Steam) Excellent insight from @itshannahflynn.bsky.social about game naming (I contributed a few words, too)

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 29/09/2026

I trailer-ed this again! Much more messing around with the sheep this time around 🤪 Sound mix by Michael Cardillo of Creative Waves. youtu.be/pLih7mb4H_k?...

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Tiny Flock Launch Trailer

YouTube video by No Brakes Games

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 19h

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 29/09/2026

Haha the timing is purely coincidental 😂

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 29/09/2026

I trailer-ed this again! Much more messing around with the sheep this time around 🤪 Sound mix by Michael Cardillo of Creative Waves. youtu.be/pLih7mb4H_k?...

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Tiny Flock Launch Trailer

YouTube video by No Brakes Games

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 29/09/2026

What a fucking asssssshole. So sorry you had to deal with him. You're the awesome one 💖

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/09/2026

Last month, we refurbished 10 tennis courts in Crotona Park — the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for night play. We stopped by recently to see how things were going. Thank you to NYJTL, USTA and Yonex for helping us deliver high-quality public spaces that New Yorkers deserve.

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 27/09/2026

I have some ranges based on the rough experience of the editor in a post here. Generally, I tell people if you’re solo or very small team and don’t have a publisher footing the bill then better not to spend on an editor because even the lower rates can be a lot. www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2022/5/...

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The Business of Indie Game Trailers — Derek Lieu Creative - Game Trailer Editor

This is all my best advice for anyone looking to become an independent freelance game trailer editor starting from the ground floor. Everything from building a portfolio to how much to charge for your...

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 24/09/2026

Any mutuals going to GDC in 2027 who are interested in being on a panel about being a freelancer? 👀 Please DM me! 🙏🏻

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/2026

33 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings.

The dock of Myst Island from the original version of the game. A wooden dock ends at a spiral staircase that leads up to giant gears on a hillside. A ship is sunk in the water on the right, and parts of buildings are visible on the left.

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Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Burn OpenAI to the ground.

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 24/09/2026

Any mutuals going to GDC in 2027 who are interested in being on a panel about being a freelancer? 👀 Please DM me! 🙏🏻

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 23/09/2026

There's more than meets the eye for a game trailer! Game trailer director @derek-lieu.com walked us through the concept & creation for Skin Deep by Blendo Games. He explored researching & playing the game, finding the creative direction, gathering tools for easier capture, & executing. #gdocexpo

Insurance Commando Protecting Cats in Space

Die Hard in Space
* Glass in your feet
* Tactile guns
* Sneaking around
* Frantic situations
* Walkie talkies to defuse alarms
* Jump on guards backs
* Make guards sneeze
* Throwing guards into space

Funny & Campy Tone
* Talking Cats
* Skullsaver Mechanic
* Sneeze meter
* Limited use of guns
* Story & characters
* Guards slip on banana peels
* Make guards & yourself sneeze
* Wonky Space

Immersive Sim
* First person
* Stealth
* Contiguous spaces
* Flush guards into space
* Peeking around corners
* Alert status
* Limited inventory
* Flushable Toilets
* Throwable objects
* Crawling through vents
* Breakable things
* Pick pocketing
* Setting things on fire

Derek-Lieu.com | Game Devs of Color - More Than Skin Deep | © 2026

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 23/09/2026

And here's the same segment with sound, but a very bad sound mix (to show the difference a good sound mix makes)

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 23/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who watched my talk about the trailer for Skin Deep! Here's the clip from the cold open that was supposed to be in the talk which has all of the game sound effects turned off (to show how much emptier it feels without them)

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 23/09/2026

As another example, Transistor's weapons and perks have a bajillion combos, but that's not the main selling point of the game (I didn't know about it until I played it) The appeal was the the singer who lost her voice wielding a talking sword in an art nouveau cyberpunk world with great atmosphere.

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 23/09/2026

Not universally true, but it's SO hard to make a trailer which centers around a USP you have to go into the game menus to use or customize like: - And upgrade system - Attack combo maker - Magic combining abilities These might be fun to make, but I think it's hard to sell a game on these alone.

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 23/09/2026

This was a nice talk about USPs! One he touched upon are "systems" and his example of the "Pressens" combo system from Remember me is a really good of a USP that is REALLY HARD to show in trailers. It might be a good system, but you usually need to actually play to see what make it good.

Screenshot of "Combo Lab" menu from the game Remember Me where you can customize your attack combos

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's not too late to join in. In fact, here's a code for a free ticket (normally $50): ti.to/GDoCExpo/202... Code is good for the first 10 people who use it, grab yours quick!

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Having a developer/writer start scribbling on a nearby envelope because your acting unlocked a hidden layer of creativity is a great feeling. The creative payoff of collaboration! Also casting early and writing FOR an excellent, creative VA, even without knowing specifics, can be really inspiring.

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The AI clones of this “needle in a haystack” game have made the market so overcrowded, finding the real game is like finding a needle in a haystack.

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 23/09/2026

we were once approached by a company that wanted to buy inkle and i couldn't understand *why*: our back catalogue isn't especially valuable and our future projects aren't likely to be either. They explained quite cheerfully the following points:

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 23/09/2026

Can't wait to see this 👀 In my video about movie trailer structure a lot of people ask: "But what if my movie doesn't have explosions?" to which I say, you have to find an equivalent for your story. This is a great example of a climax with no explosions.

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You Can See Everything | Official Trailer HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

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Suzanne | Indiebard Trailers @indiebard.co · 23/09/2026

When we were making the trailer I had to stop myself multiple times from trying to squeeze in just one more Amelia Tyler / Monika dialogue. They're all just so GOOD.

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Man, can’t believe there are YouTubers who want money to cover games, and they keep it silent that they are being paid If only someone had warned us years ago

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Chip (aka Josh) @chipcheezum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hey it's me, a dev at Remedy. I made some of the trailers for CONTROL Resonant! I'll be streaming the game for a few hours when it launches on September 24th at 10AM EDT, 9AM CDT, 7AM PDT, 3PM BST, 5PM EEST over at twitch.tv/chipcheezum

Key art for the game CONTROL Resonant. The protagonist Dylan Faden is holding a huge hammer with a corrupted Manhattan in the background.

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Samperson @samperson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

it's fucking insane how good the vibes are on the original MYST

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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s wild seeing companies completely shred their trust with employees and partners. You still have to run a business (well maybe not??) and do you think anyone will trust you at your word. Get everything in a contract, don’t expect them to do the things they say they’ll do.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 22/09/2026

Don’t call layoffs and closures stuff like “reset” or “refresh” or “rejuvenation” or “rejigger” or “reshuffle” unless you’re trying to get clapped.

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Emily Kolm 📽️🎮 @em-k-ultra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today at 3:30 eastern! Its going to be fun I promise :)

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Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you hate dealing with a paywalls and logins for mainstream news but want to support a healthy news ecosystem, it’s worth checking whether your library card will give you access to a zillion publications through PressReader or similar. So far the only thing I can’t read there is The Globe & Mail.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

YESSSS!! Took a couple days, but I now have one motor function that can lets penguins hit any point on anything with any point on any other thing. Probably one of the most versatile motor tasks I've made. SO happy with this! 🐧🐟🔨🙏🧊🚿🪵 #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GDoCExpo is this week. World-class one-track online conference. Sliding-scale tickets, nothing gated by price. Open captions, immediate VODs. $21K in no-strings dev grants. Front-page Steam Sale + Direct, no fees. Watch Parties around the world. No unpaid speakers, mods, labor. Come see it.

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 21/09/2026

PSA to devs: Before it’s time to capture footage for trailers make sure your builds have toggles to turn off text like: “Pre-alpha version [build number] and button prompts if you’re shipping cross platform.

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