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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hellooooo all of my games are on sale as part of the Steam Autumn sale! Most are at a steep discount of ~50% or more! It's a great time to pick them up and leave a review! ✨👇 store.steampowered.com/developer/de...

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Steam Developer: Dev's Games

Devon is a solo game developer who makes cool games of a wide variety of genres. I'll make anything from paint-anywhere graffiti games to action-packed bullet hell titles. 😎

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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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Talarian @talarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey Canadian GameDevs, SGI is hiring game programmers of every level from junior to lead! C++ primarily, with some C#/Unity is preferred. Come work with me and my team! Hybrid and remote both available, but British Columbia residence required. smokingguninc.com/careers/#JOBS

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Careers - Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.

Join Smoking Gun's tight-knit team of passionate, talented professionals who love their craft, and build great things together.

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Daniel Stegersaurus @stegersaurus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

All the repeat-idea devs are chasing down sorting inventory or finding a needle in a haystack, yet the big indie release this week is a femme-coded cozy game that's (shocking!) an original idea

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Helloooooo I'm currently in the process of sending out early keys for SKRUB Squad for this upcoming NextFest in October!! If you're a content creator or member of press who is interested in covering it please leave a reply and I'll reach out to you with one! 🙏

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BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series @busgamedevs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Revealing a new Indie Game Dev speaker event in TORONTO! Presentations and Q&As with the creators of: 💾 Inscryption 🗡️ Slay the Princess 🌟 In Stars and Time 🔎 The Incident at Galley House Tickets are just $10 for this fantastic lineup on Oct 24! Reposts are very appreciated!

An infographic revealing "Indie Game Dev Summit" in Toronto, October 24

featuring the creators of Inscryption, Slay the Princess, In stars and Time and The Incident at Galley House

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 07/09/2026

hi all! this is really difficult for me to talk about, but the store is in danger of closing before the end of the year. you can read more about what happened here: www.mayakern.com/blog i'm at a point where i need to ask for help. 👇

maya is wearing the hot air balloons skirt in size 2xl. the skirt has a gradient of light blue to sunset pink with hot air balloons floating in the sky

maya is wearing the wrap top in a dusty green

maya is wearing a spaghetti strap maxi dress with a flattering pleated bust and belt, the pattern is a sepia-toned repeat of snakes and roses

maya is wearing a black midi skirt with pleats on the waistband

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 24/09/2026

One of our newest collabs is here! 💜 The Anemones Pocket Dimension Skirt features Sergle’s artwork, soft cotton, plenty of volume, and HUGE pockets. #store Presale is open now! Shop here: store.mayakern.com/collections/...

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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz also confirmed in a statement on September 1 that Israeli troops would remain inside the Gaza Strip even after Hamas is disarmed and Gaza is demilitarized. ... Katz [later] described a plan to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries[.]"

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm pleased to announce that around 200 pages' worth of tutorial resources are coming to the Game UI Database for FREE via a brand new blog. No ads. No paywalls. No email signups. Here's a preview of the first piece dropping next week, all about crafting cross-platform control schemes and layouts!

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Helloooooo I am still working hard on this!!! Please give it a wishlist and tell every dang person you know to do that too because it's coming soon and I think it'll be really fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exclamation points!!!!!!!!

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Recording some SKRUB Squad trailer footy with @eljchan1221.bsky.social and she found a wonderful bug. It's like spinning a basketball on your finger or something

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Matt Boyd @3psboyd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fallout New Vegas really called it on people with marble statue avatars, huh.

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Eduardo Hulshof @eduardo.peculiarpath.com · 27/08/2026

I'm at Gamescom showing Reply All and getting great feedback and lots of laughs!

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Peculiar Path @peculiarpath.com · 27/08/2026

Meet one of the developers of Reply All! Eduardo is our Creative Director and is here in Germany sharing the game with players for the first time at Gamescom.

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My games are on sale for OVER 50-60% OFF! That's cheaper than they've EVER been! There's never been a better time to buy my games AND ESPECIALLY to leave a review to help support my current and future work!! 🙏 Check them out and tell your friends! 👇👇👇 store.steampowered.com/developer/de...

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Steam Developer: Dev's Games

Devon is a solo game developer who makes cool games of a wide variety of genres. I'll make anything from paint-anywhere graffiti games to action-packed bullet hell titles. 😎

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 27/08/2026

Update: even after we removed the entire sex quest, Steam mis-classifies Future? No Thanks! as pornography, making it invisible to most Steam users and completely geo-locked in Germany. We are currently at Gamescom in Cologne, everybody is asking us why they can't see the PAGE of a Teen rated game.

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 27/08/2026

We are here in a booth sponsored by the German government. Here's the PRESIDENT OF GERMANY this morning, posing in front of a game that Steam considers too pornographic for this whole country.

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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My game is not at Gamescom but LOOK at my relaxing cleaning game where you play as a silly little slime guy and clean funky places!! You should wishlist it and check out the demo and share it with everyone you know!!! #SKRUBSquad store.steampowered.com/app/3900170/...

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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Moss @soothemoss.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

i was able to stand my ground and state that i am able to stay at my current place and should be fine for now but i am still looking for a place

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We've seen some questions pop up around layoffs: "well, if they were laid off, didn't that mean they weren't doing a good job? Maybe they deserved it." And on its face, that sounds logical and legitimate. Because the opposite would just be pure cruelty, right? ...Right? ...So here's the thing.

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JCog @jcog.dev · 12/08/2026

note that even if you opt your channel out, your chat messages will still be used to train twitch/amazon's generative AI models if you chat in someone's stream who hasn't opted out. my advice is to be annoying about asking. any streamer who's opted out will be glad to tell you so.

What channel content (clips, chat, metadata, etc.) is eligible to be used for generative AI training?

Your stream and the stream's chat, your VODs, your Clips, Highlights, and any text or images on your Channel may be used. If you chat on someone else's stream, their opt-out preferences govern if that chat can be used for training.

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Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz · 12/08/2026

What happens if a creator streams your game and is opted in? Does Twitch think it has the right to feed a developer's game into its AI slop factory? This has deeper ramifications than it seems on the surface.

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TrishEM @pematson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Note that this applies to all users, meaning even just people typing in the Twitch chat, not just the streamers themselves.

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Casey Lucas @bimbo.phd · 08/08/2026

It occurs to me I haven't seen "I'm gonna need more carrots" reposted here

A tweet screenshot from Jessica Valenti reading: whenever I get discouraged and want to quit something, I remember the words of my then three year old after she puked carrots all over the living room floor: "I'm gonna need more carrots."

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Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Capy Castaway is OUT NOW on Steam! 💜 We’re launching as part of the Wholesome Celebration! Join a capybara pup and fledgling crow on one big, cozy journey home. 🐾🐦 🎉 10% off at launch 🎨 Soundtrack + digital artbook bundle 12% off Play now: s.team/a/2890240/

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End screen for Capy CAstaway with the sounds track and art book

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ambrosia Sky is now available on Steam & EGS! ✨ Featuring: 🪐 A vibrant space colony + alien ecosystem to explore ⚙ Simulation mechanics + progression 📖 A sombre homecoming 🍄 Exo-fungus to discover + cleanse 💜 Your lost love Start your journey today at ambrosiasky.com

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Capy Castaway 🍊 Available NOW! @capycastaway.com · 06/08/2026

Capy Castaway is out now! 🍊 If you’ve been looking for something gentle to play this fall, Capy and all of their friends are ready for you. Explore strange islands, solve cozy puzzles, meet endearing characters, and enjoy a softer kind of adventure. 🐦‍⬛Start your journey: s.team/a/2890240/

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Boo-rad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Toronto devs are having their own "Barbenheimer" moment today. Congrats to @softrains.bsky.social & @kittencupstudio.bsky.social on the launches of Ambrosia Sky & Capy Castaway! One's a melancholic sci-fi clean 'em up, the other an adorable animal adventure, & both are absolutely worth your time. 🍁

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Toronto indie games are having their own 'Barbenheimer' moment today

Melancholic sci-fi clean 'em up Ambrosia Sky and cozy animal adventure Capy Castaway both launched today, and they're absolutely worth your time.

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Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Happy International Friendship Day from two Toronto indie studios cheering each other on! 🤝 We’re grateful for friends like the team at @softrains.bsky.social & this year we’re sharing one very big date: August 6! Two very different indie games, one shared launch day & so much hype for next week🎉✨

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We're not the only Toronto launch today - we're joined by our pals at @kittencupstudio.bsky.social, who are launching the fantastic Capy Castaway!!! 💜 Spend your weekend with both our sci-fi shenanigans and their island hijinks! ➡ store.steampowered.com/app/2890240/...

Dalia and Capy warm themselves by a campfire while Dalia roasts some marshmallows.

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Do you live in Canada? Do you stream/or make content about video games? 🍁 We want to send you mail! We've already sent out these kits full of Ambrosia Sky goodies to some creators, but we still have some left. 👀 Send an email to ccummings(at)softrains.games if you're interested! 💜

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A statement from our union president on the amazing turnout of support for the Game Industry Hardship Fund itch.io bundle 🙏 👇 The bundle is live for 10 more days to support devs in need, but a long-term difference can be made by joining UVW-CWA directly. ✊ uvw-cwa.org itch.io/b/3802/game-...

A message from United Videogame Workers, a Code-CWA Union, part 1: A statement from Aurelia Augusta - President, UVW-CWA Local 9433:

The response to the Hardship Fund has been so awe-inspiring and so great that it's honestly made it difficult to write a statement because every time I look away, the total amount raised by the itch bundle leaps forward yet again and I find a few more tears of joy on my face.

A message from United Videogame Workers, a Code-CWA Union, part 2: As I'm writing this, we've just passed $97,000 that will go directly into the pockets of struggling game workers, raised at a truly incredible speed, in addition to the $25K already dispersed by UVW-CWA.

I want to start with a massive thanks to players who have bought the bundle, signal-boosted it, or otherwise supported this effort.

A message from United Videogame Workers, a Code-CWA Union, part 3: To our allies in the labour movement who have supported this effort, everyone in UVW-CWA continues to be awed by and thankful for your solidarity and ever proud to be standing up to fight for workers alongside you.

And to all game workers, I want to highlight that this is just small example of what's possible when we stand together as workers. Together in solidarity, we can make sure that this is far from just a one-off reprieve.

A message from United Videogame Workers, a Code-CWA Union, part 4: We can make an industry where workers don't have to choose between fighting for their rights and paying their bills.

It will take time, it will take winning the many fights to come, but I adamantly believe that one day we can make an industry and a world where we won't need a hardship fund.

Join us today in that fight at uvw-cwa.org.

In Solidarity,
Aurelia Augusta - President,
UVW-CWA Local 9433

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

100 GAMES FOR $10!!! Even aside from the worthy cause, that is a STEAL! Go get it! Tell your friends! Or gift them a bundle!

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Poly Fighter 🔜 Early Access Oct. 13 👊 @polyfightergame.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📢 VOICE ACTRESS CALL 📢 Application are now Open: shorturl.at/gETpi Poly Fighter is in search for a talented Female voice actresses who meets the following credentials ⬇️ (1/3)

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 03/08/2026

We passed the initial goal in 4 days! So we've upped it - let's push forward to $200k!! Thanks to everyone for buying the bundle and sharing wherever you can.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As of this morning, the itch bundle officially broke 100k. This is a lifeline to our fellow workers and proof that solidarity extends beyond borders, both literal and figurative. Never let anyone tell you that things cannot change.

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Jar 🫙 @craftingtable.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

#cringetober Day 9: Indie Game why doesnt the big lumps eat the little lumps? is she stupid? #art #BombingGame

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Helloooooo 4 of my video games are included in this bundle! Get Bombing!! 1 + 2, Centauri Dark, and Lofty Quest for just $10+ bucks and support folks who have been hurt by all this industry horseshit That's literally a $40 value from my games alone, and there's over 100 more games in there!

a screenshot from the bundle page showing Bombing!! 1, Lofty Quest, Bombing 2 and Centauri dark, as well as descriptions of each game.

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Keely (Chicken Scratch) @keely-brown.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Doing a playtest for the new roguelite mode of my drawing party game Chicken Scratch right now, if anyone's interested/available and would be down to help: discord.gg/gDrSK5jT #indiegames #gamedevelopment

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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

30 universities colluded with cops & a UCP official to violently suppress constitutionally protected anti-genocide free expression on campuses and as soon as journalists began asking questions they started deleting the evidence. This rights-suppressing genocide support is too deplorable for words.

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Veerender Singh Jubbal @veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Need full-time journalism job and/or freelance work; so if any folks can aid—have a massive/diverse portfolio with excellent/unique coverage. Hundreds of millions of people have read/used my work. Recently had to pay $3000+ for my dog’s life-threatening Addison crisis bills. Any work aid, please.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Puppy Truck! @puppytruck.dog · 30/07/2026

Interested in playtesting the Puppy Truck demo? We'd really appreciate the help! 🐕⬇️Sign up below!⬇🛻

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Will 🌱 @willmesilane.com · 29/07/2026

I'm so very grateful for PeopleMakeGames giving me a platform to speak about the impact the dismissal from Rockstar has had on my family because it has been profound. We miss our dogs more than anything in the world and would do anything to have them both back. Unfortunately that cannot happen.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Mark Carney just allowed war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu to fly through Canada despite a warrant for his arrest and the country being a signatory to the Rome Statute. We have aided and embedded one of history's greatest monsters

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🚨 For the 3rd time in 7 months, Netanyahu has entered Canadian airspace en route to the United States.

As a signatory to the Rome Statute, Canada is obliged to enforce the ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu. Instead,
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is allowing him to circumvent justice and avoid any consequences for his war crimes and crimes against humanity.

According to protocol, foreign state flights must seek permission before entering Canadian airspace, which should be submitted at least 72 hours in advance.

Why does Carney continue to give safe passage to this war criminal? Canada should deny diplomatic clearance and close the airspace to ICC fugitives.

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