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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NASA has released onboard video of Artemis II's reentry through Earth's atmosphere 🤩 Top speed: about 25,000 mph

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Numerous people have already been pointing out for days that western reporting on this is an embarrassingly inaccurate game of telephone, so I'll instead reiterate that it doesn't cost that much to just have a real translator on standby to vet such reports. I know budgets are tight, but come on.

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working. I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.

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RednasVGM @rednasvgm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Beatles - Morshu (Sentence Mixing)

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io

screenshot of my itchio store, showing several texture packs available for purchse

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blob @gwmthing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

playing big walk solo

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

The before and after it's even more haunting.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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星空★lone @hoshizoralone.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

hi new metroid fans i have some stuff that you should read cuz i like it and i want you to read it too vol 1 metroiddatabase.com/old_site/man... vol 2 metroiddatabase.com/old_site/man...

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Geist @rattlegeist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's my contribution to @armoredcorezine.bsky.social- the Rubicon Handshake! Physical copies of the zine are sold out- but postcards & digital versions are still available.

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Autumn Knight @autumnalknight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

ENCRYPTID is a game made with and for my most formative childhood game console – inspired by the games that shaped me then and now. It's also an FMV horror game about cryptids and messy, personal feelings regarding that relationship with those games... 👀 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gameboy

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all-hallows-eve-ison steele, organic human person 🎃 @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

i've been playing this game since the beginning. i was a judge for seven years. a wizards employee for eight (five of which were in magic r&d), and even to this day i spend upwards of a thousand dollars on every new non-ub set. hp in magic would almost certainly get me to quit forever.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

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𝔇𝔢𝔢𝔭 𝔇𝔢𝔩𝔳𝔢𝔯 ☽⛤☾ ℌ𝔬𝔴𝔩 𝔚𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔢 @therunepony.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So this game called "Dverghold" came across my Steam homepage. Interesting retro vibes, apparently collabing with a dungeon synth artist for the OST. The art was kinda tickling my AI-dar though, so I scrolled down to look for any disclaimers.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 25/09/2026

rotating an idea that halo is the defining media franchise of the 21st century. i look at how its been mismanaged for 20 years, no one working on it has a job, its games don't even sell anymore but. they cant let it die. the IP must continue. everything becomes halo on a long enough timeline

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Iris/アイリス 🏳️‍⚧️ @irisdescentbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

funniest rom hack reasoning of all time

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Bonnymama7 @booniebaby6.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hawkeye 🏹

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Noppy @thomasnoppers.com · 25/09/2026

A hero's final rest. #lego #bionicle

A colourful drawing of line art and watercolour of bionicle Toa Tahu. The Red Orange one. Resting against a tree in the woods. At his feet are the 5 masks of all the other original bionicles heroes. A Spot of sunshine comes through the trees. Wide enough to form a circle in the shape of Tahu and ailluminate him in the otherwise dark forest. Toa is covvered in rust and dust. Leafs spout from his shoulders and mask. His plating looks old and battered. One may wonder how long he has been here.

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nevrender @nevrender.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Vespers. Illustration for the Armored Core VI zine project RECORDS//ANALYSIS (@armoredcorezine.bsky.social)

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Iron Pineapple @ironpineapple.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

big news for FlyKnight fans (me) but yeah new update, and it seems like one of the rare examples of a meaningfully different NG+/hard mode, excited to check it out store.steampowered.com/app/3108510/...

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Save 30% on FlyKnight Enhanced Edition on Steam

Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents every...

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Red Hook Studios @redhookstudios.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Red Hook Studios Design team is growing. We're hiring for the following role: Combat Designer - Enemies. Learn more about the position and apply here: redhookgames.bamboohr.com/careers/40 #hiring #gamedev #vancouver

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Remedy Entertainment @remedygames.com · 24/09/2026

Nothing stays contained forever. CONTROL Resonant is out now. Wield the Aberrant. Find your sister. Fight for control. We will see you in altered Manhattan. 🖼️ Art by Sampo Rask #CONTROLResonant

An illustration by Sampo Rask of Jesse and Dylan Faden from CONTROL Resonant. They are standing back to back, with their hands almost touching. There are papers flying around Dylan's feet, with various scribbles and doodles on them.

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Werespell @wayspell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Where them Worms at? You got players trying to loot every body they come across? Trying to strip the copper out of the walls? There's the Lootgrinder to take the immediate effort off of you. #HMtW #HisMajestytheWorm wayspell.blogspot.com/2026/09/hmtw...

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[HMtW] LOOTGRINDER

We've all been there: You're just trying to move on from the recent encounter, direct the PCs somewhere interesting. Meanwhile, your players...

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Since a dev shared his game concept last month, Steam has been flooded with vibe-coded slop clones. This is what "democratising creativity" actually looks like. Even with AI, your ideas are worthless as long as they can be plagiarised at scale. Gen AI was designed for plagiarism, NOT creativity.

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Christian Sparks @hippowombat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey there friends! Unfortunately, I was among those impacted by layoffs at Heart Machine last week. If you or someone you know is looking for an experienced Unreal Engine Technical Artist, I'm available for full time, part time, or contract opportunities.

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STUNTBOOST 🛹 Julian @bytinggames.com · 22/09/2026

Our game STUNTBOOST just launched 🥹 Play it on Steam! #speedrun #skating #gaming

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Fivel🍒 @fivel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

343/halo studios is the studio equivalent of the ship of Theseus. Can you really call it a studio when everyone is on short contracts/laid off so there's 0 preserved institutional knowledge & 0 growth opportunities? Source: was an expendable wooden plank for 2 years on this ship

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Saša Đurđević @azuremeraki.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Casting Cathode Rays

cool wizard guy sitting in front of a tube

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026

“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language

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Remedy Entertainment @remedygames.com · 22/09/2026

We want everyone to be able to enjoy CONTROL Resonant totally fresh, and to help make that a reality we ask you to not share story details on your social media without clear warnings. We can't wait to hear what you all think when the game releases this Thursday! #CONTROLResonant

A note from the Remedy Entertainment team to our CONTROL Resonant community. We're so excited to welcome you into Altered Manhattan. We've spent the last few years packing Dylan Faden's adventure full of surprises and twists, and want everyone to be able to enjoy CONTROL Resonant totally fresh. To help make that a reality, we ask that, across the next couple of weeks, you don't share story details on your social media without clear warnings. As always, please treat each other with kindness, and respect everyone's right to experience the game spoiler-free. We definitely want you to share your opinions, though, and can't wait to hear what you all think when CONTROL Resonant releases this Thursday!

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QuestLog @questlog.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"A thousand years ago is also right now, and in this infinite heartbeat, his loved ones are dead, and they are also alive. 'Time is not linear,' sing Louis's electrons. 'You will always be with your family on a patio in July.'" www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/thir...

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Bungie @bungie.net · 21/09/2026

Today, we’re sharing more about the future of Bungie, including our plans for Destiny, Marathon, and how we’re changing the way we work. youtu.be/asnrQ1UoBQM Read more on Bungie.net: bung.ie/bungiefuture

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Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My friend made a cool game on a game jam and within a month a slopclone of it is on Steam. This is happening every day for indie devs and I hate it.

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

wikipedia's new editor count is down a bit and perhaps it's your time to try it editing!!! it's a small and concrete way to help and here are a few ways to start!!!

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NEW ARTICLE NEW ARTICLE 9yrs, 9 months, I was burned out and almost dead. It made it hard to do my yearly roundup. Let's talk about 2017 was one of the most important years of my life, and how these games shaped me as an artist. ...if I can remember them all. docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...

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i completed 52 games and 8 pieces of downloadable content in 2017.

In March 2018, I ended up in the ER. I had been working far, far too much and too hard and it turns out I had a congenital heart defect…

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DC Pierson @dcpierson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One must imagine Sisyphus kind of tired of it

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Also, there’s a very nice little Easter Egg in Control

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The Traveler [COMMS OPEN] @ekvitki.art · 01/04/2026

When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by its majesty? #pixelart #art #ドット絵 #ピクセルアート

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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 15/09/2026

Despite their technological limitations, Rooks offer a favorable risk/reward proposition for runners willing to enter a zone with limited utility.

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Gozu @gozufucker69.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

getting the late 20s-early30s vc online on a thursday evening

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Theo Suren @vesperifer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

(reposting with alt text) Important information for artists & commissioners who use paypal

drowzistatic: IMPORTANT PAYPAL PSA FOR ARTISTS & CLIENTS Hey, please read this because a LOT of people don't know until it's already too late. PayPal actively scans payment notes, and accounts are getting flagged, limited, or permanently banned over certain keywords. When that happens, they can freeze your money for 180+ days. For clients / commissioners: DO NOT put these in the payment note: "Commission" "NSFW" PAYPAL IS STRICTLY AGAINTS ANY SORT NSFW CONTENT AS IT VIOLATES THEIR TOS.
"Tip" or "Donation" (if you're paying for a service) AS MUCH AS US ARTIST APPRECIATES OUR CLIENTS SUPPORT, PLEASE NEVER SPECIFY A TIP.
PayPal uses bots / Al that look for these words (especially anything tied to adult content) to enforce their AUP. (Acceptable use policy)
For artists: • ALWAYS use vague, SFW descriptions "Digital Illustration" "Artwork Services" "Creative Services"

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Rose (r-n-w) @rnw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's here, it's happening! If you're tired of seeing grimdark fantasy DnD stuff, THIS IS FOR YOU. Our cosy chaotic 5e campaign book is on Kickstarter NOW! Play treasure-seeking adventurers who accidentally destroy an entire town and wake up a god in the process! www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-n...

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The Forgotten God: A 5e Campaign

A cosy, chaotic 5e sandbox adventure - uncover buried secrets, awaken a slumbering god & rally your friends to defeat the colonisers!

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2dchaos - WISHLIST NECHROMIA!!! @2dchaos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Rent is SUPER late, the new rent comes up tomorrow and I really could use some help with it! For a limited time: $35 you get a portrait in the game, $150 a character or your pet playable, $300 a room with it's own puzzles and theme! ko-fi.com/2dchaos

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TANKHEAD @tankhead-mecha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's finally here!! Preorders for the first ever TANKHEAD model kit are now open! ✨ The iconic Type 33 Heikegani Crab Tankhead is now available as a highly posable and detailed plastic model kit. At 1/48 scale, it’s about 11 inches wide and almost 3 inches tall, with 50 points of articulation.

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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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