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The music from Markiplier's Iron Lung is creeping onto vinyl. Sink into "Ocean of Blood", where @andrewhulshult.bsky.social delivers nerve-shredding soundscapes. Featuring: • Laced Exclusive 'Blood Ocean' discs • Sleeve artwork by concept artist Molly Brown Pre-order now: lnk.to/iron-lung-vi...

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fuck's Quest II is a game on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3545150/...

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oh also I might be crazy but I feel like the Resident Evil movie was incredibly similar to Iron Lung in a bunch of ways. Especially the pacing and narrative structure. And I think it had similar strengths and weaknesses.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So having seen Barbarian, Resident Evil was exactly what I expected, in that the first half is utterly immaculate and the second half is... good. It's fine. And then at a random point they run out of script and the movie ends. Overall pretty great but definitely lopsided.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Gonna go see the new Resident Evil movie today. Of course it won't be a TRUE Resident Evil movie without Alice, but I'll make do.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm playing through Link's Awakening for the first time (the gbc version) and while I'm ashamed to admit that I've given in and looked at a walkthrough a few times, almost every time I've been like "oh, I never would have figured that out"

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy to announce that Chop Goblins, Squirrel Stapler, and The Pony Factory are now available on GOG! www.gog.com/en/game/chop... www.gog.com/en/game/squi... www.gog.com/en/game/the_...

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have some minor problems with the Miyoo Mini (mine is ver2 iirc), but it's really hard to argue with OnionOS and its quick boot up time + autosave/autoload feature. Makes it one of the most usable pocket handhelds I own, so long as you don't need the shoulder buttons.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another in the growing list of personal projects by members of New Blood! Dom (who works on Gloomwood and a bunch of other stuff) just released his awesome first person brawler, Sirocco Thugs

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another in the growing list of personal projects by members of New Blood! Dom (who works on Gloomwood and a bunch of other stuff) just released his awesome first person brawler, Sirocco Thugs

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

By all accounts this thing is outdated, underpowered, and has a poor battery life, but I really wanted one anyway. It just looks so cool, and it's probably about the thinnest emulation handheld you can buy. I'll probably use it mostly for gb/gbc (TrimUI Model S)

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I hear the Hellraiser game is looking pretty good? I haven't played the demo since I'm already planning on buying the full thing, so long as it's not completely borked on release.

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Laced @lacedrecords.com · 17/09/2026

Andrew Hulshult presents his bone-chilling soundtrack for Markiplier’s debut feature, Iron Lung, on vinyl. The Laced-exclusive variant features ‘Blood Ocean’ heavyweight discs – pre-order now: lnk.to/iron-lung-vi... @andrewhulshult.bsky.social

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Saw someone calling Rob Zombie's Halloween II the worst horror film ever made. I hate RZ's H2, but this made me realoze I'm much more charitable now to ideas so individualist they're bad, in an age where "having ideas" means "chat, generate me a Marvel movie starring Bad Luck Brian"

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Also while I'm looking through older screenshots, throwback to these incredibly cool fake light and shadow effects in Redneck Rampage.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Found these screenshots while I was looking for something else. From some experiments with Godot's MultiMesh node, which can render a shocking number of duplicate meshes at once. You have to view the first one in fullscreen to see what I mean.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I signed up to get a Steam Frame but tbh it's mostly motivated by wanting a modern VR headset that isn't infected with meta measles. Seems like a bit of a lukewarm proposition otherwise, unfortunately.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've seen a few people talk about a generational battle between millennials and Gen z and I really don't get it. Maybe it depends on who you talk to but most of the gen z / older gen alpha people I interact with seem like they have a better grasp of things than a lot of people my age.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So, maybe a bit of a blunt question, but does anyone regularly play pico8 games or is it mostly a "for devs" thing? I've been messing with it for a few days and I might actually make something in the future. It brings me back to my Qbasic days (but much less frustrating lol)

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026

Among our big launch-day stuff is an op-ed I wrote on the (ongoing) industry crash, and why you should be worried... but also hopeful for the future. It's gonna be rough, but not apocalyptic. The games industry is going to get weird, but it's not going anywhere. 100+ PC releases a day will continue

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The Industry Is Crashing, but Video Games Aren't Going Anywhere

The new world struggles to be born

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026

It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA

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Steam Hype

Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I got the Ambernic RG SP and love everything about it except the firmware. I tried Rocknix and liked it but compatibility seemed a bit spotty. I eventually had to revert back to stock because save states broke.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I hate scrolling social media but I'm honestly scared to stop scrolling social media for fear of losing track of what interests or phrases or topics might accidentally code you as a bad person each month.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Cliffy B may have left Gears, but his spirit lives on

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

YO YO YO GUESS WHO'S BACK IN DA HOUSE D J. PLYWOOD A1 HARDWOOD REPRESENT CDX-GRAAAAAAAADE

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Re last post, if you haven't ever sat down and actually played Adventure for the 2600, you should. There's a learning period but after that it's shockingly fun and pretty unlike anything else.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Genuinely one of the most evil characters in gaming

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Adventure for the Atari 2600 is funny because on the first difficulty it's like oh yeah quaint little precursor to The Legend of Zelda, and on subsequent difficulties it's a completely batshit (pun intended) insane fever dream.

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Taffer King @tafferking451.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It was Gloomwood's early access anniversary this weekend, and I'm very grateful for everyone who has supported the game over these years. I know the craving for the bank update (and eventual 1.0) is high. We're working on it. For now, here's a small tease of the bank:

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Has anyone here ever done any pico-8 gamedev? Seems like something that would be fun to mess with.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I played a bit of Max Payne for the GBA last night, and it's weirdly great. After some practice it actually plays really well, and they even managed to capture the specific combat style of the og Max Payne: each encounter feels like a quick dance of death that could go either way at any moment.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have no idea what will happen in the coming decade, but my response to the rapid acceleration of the pace of the game industry (AI is just part of that) has been to start trying to slow down. I'm likely going to get buried for a few years but I really don't think this pace can last forever.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I know that this whole thing is a shameless social media psy op to push a completely nothing gimmick game, and I'm really mad that at 36 years old "$5 for press button for knockoff Daisy boobs bounce" is still very compelling pitch that I'm considering.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I've played a bit of this and intend to play more. It's a clever and very funny riff on unfair rage games that deserves more than the single review it has. If you have the same "Dark Souls is a Wile E Coyote bit" sense of humor as me, check it out. store.steampowered.com/app/4266190/...

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RageByte on Steam

A bite-sized rage platformer that teaches you the rules... then betrays them.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Indie games feel like they're in a weird spot right now, because in some ways design is returning to an almost arcade-like simplicity, but then in other ways game design practices are more complex than they've ever been.

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New Blood Interactive @newblood.games · 01/09/2026

Nothing like some NEW Dungeons of DUSK screens to make you say "oh god oh fuck oh hell naw"

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New Blood Interactive @newblood.games · 01/09/2026

Wishlist and play the demo of you're WORTHY 🫵 store.steampowered.com/app/4176460/...

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Made a faked god ray object styled after the ones seen in Diablo 2. I'm trying to steer B.U.G.B.I.T.E away from being too heavily referential with stuff like this, but a good technique is a good technique!

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Adventure for the Atari 2600, an early adopter of the "bugs are features" philosophy. It's not a collision issue, it's the magic not working!

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

There's a whole secret area in Mortal Shell II where it suddenly turns into a first person indie horror game, complete with item collection puzzles and jumpscares.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

By the way, I'm really grateful to everyone who's been listening to my music in various ways over the past few months. I think the movie gave me a big boost. My music is something I feel complicated about, but which has always been really special to me, and I'm really happy people listen to it.

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's weird to be a big fan of Dark Souls 1+2 and Elden Ring and also not have much knowledge of newer soulslikes, because I'm seeing people say that Mortal Shell 2 needs balance patches and I'm like soulslikes have balance?? When did that happen??

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