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BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series @busgamedevs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We have indie dev speaker events this month in Vancouver AND Toronto! Featuring devs of: 🃏 Inscryption 🗡️ Slay the Princess 🛻 over the hill 🐴 Horsey Game ✨ In Stars and Time 👨‍👩‍👧 The Roottrees are Dead Tickets are only $10 for a limited time! Check our bio for details

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

this is the plot of NOPE (2022)

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That’s what life is all about

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I feel like a customized sd card or flash drive could also be a meaningful object in the same way, though it’d probably be a lot more expensive to produce a bunch of copies

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just watched the enron documentary. It’s crazy to see all the chicanery they were up to back then! Good thing that’s all in the past and nobody’s doing anything fishy today! #business #enron #fish

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Not that obscure but someone has to make a game where the final boss is stephen harper

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sorry, master quest will be locked to the nintendo switch 3 edition along with 120 fps

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

They could also announce super mario titans tomorrow and i’ll be poggin out my noggin

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A part of me wants to say that this is a death knell for nintendo’s ability to innovate, but it could also be im not 6 years old any more so im just less interested. I am curious to see how the perception of nintendo changes as more and more of their interesting features a locked behind a paywall.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don’t think I’ve ever watched a nintendo direct where they talked about trying to make the game feel “nostalgic“

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think i saw ants in my dream last night because of this

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I feel like it’s not discussed enough how all original game devs had no choice but to pull from outside sources since there wasnt a history of games for them to look back on. I feel like I rarely see devs try to capture a feeling in the way Miyamoto does with his childhood and Zelda.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Yeah I remember after chapter 1 and 2 thinking the game would expose more and more of the classmates to the dark worlds until the roaring happened or something. I like the direction the game has gone but I wonder how cohesive the full game will feel once its done.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

jobs, unlimited jobs, but no jobs

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I didn't realize how long it took to develop the game. It definitely comes through with how polished the final product is!

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BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series @busgamedevs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We're hosting a game dev learning session on Aug 10 in Vancouver! This time we'll have the indie developers behind Superliminal, Flock Around and Desktop Explorer Tickets are just $10 and include food & drink @desktopexplorergame.com @friendshapedgames.bsky.social @pillowcastlegames.bsky.social

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I think you're already more of publisher than most "publishers"

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Flock around and find out(back)

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BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series @busgamedevs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

On August 10 we will be hosting developers of Superliminal, Flock Around and Desktop Explorer! They'll each be speaking about their great experience as creative indie developers @friendshapedgames.bsky.social @desktopexplorergame.com @pillowcastlegames.bsky.social

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

your write i'm sorry please forgive me 😿

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

your no better than the sniffler

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Please follow the 3-2-1 rule for data security: 3 copies of every dungeon 2 copies of every sniffer 1 gamer thanks 😼

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

the future is in your hands...

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I think so! The game garden people have the recording so it'll be posted on their channel eventually. Online students can get an extension till after the video is posted.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Thanks again to everyone who came out to see my talk! A friendly reminder that your homework is due TOMORROW, and I won't be accepting late submissions...

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chloe @ccezra.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Less than 1 week until the Full Indie Summit speaker submission deadline! Are you a game dev with an interesting experience to share? A postmortem? A hidden technique? Head to our website and submit by June 28th! www.fullindie.com *summoning artists and tech artists 🙏🙏🙏*

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Vancouver’s biggest indie games development community. Providing Monthly meetups and annual conferences since 2010, to provide a community of like-minded game developers, share knowledge, and demo gam...

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I hope they come back for ds2 (dungeon sniffers 2 fro those who dont know).

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Dungeon sniffers killed my parents.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I got to play Jumper for like an hour today and I can confirm it's definitely a Maddy-type game. Excited for the full release!

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I don’t think I did any promo for it but i’ll be doing a showcase of wareware in like 2 hours lol come say hi

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Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Whether you're interested in exclusive convos between the people behind your favorite games or demonstrations of useful tools for indie devs, this year's Garden Shed has got you covered! 🌱🎮 Also, check out vangamegarden.com for info on the indie game demos and artists we're showcasing this weekend!

Vancouver Game Garden 2026 Dev Talks. Q&As: Saturday June 13 12PM Jamie Cheng CEO of Klei Entertainment, Sunday June 14 12PM Chris Bourassa CEO of Red Hook Studios. Panels: Saturday June 13 1PM Game Art with Chevy Ray, Marielle Fox, Jake Collinge, Kevin Brunt - 3PM Game Design with Colin Northway, Kier Miron, daffodil, Wren Handman. Sunday June 14 Game Audio with Kevin Regamey, Lena Raine, and Nhi Do. Tool Demos: Saturday June 13 2PM WAREWARE with Ali Esteki. Sunday June 14 1PM ASESPRITE with Louise Chow, 3PM FLICKGAME with Ziggy. June 13+14 2026 | ROundhouse Community Centre.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I would recommend it if you want to watch more. I did come out of it appreciating how the film leaves more up to interpretation and how it tries to make the supernatural stuff more thematic, even if it's a bit wonky in the execution at times.

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I went back and watched the og youtube series after seeing the movie. It leans a lot more into the found footage and sci fi stuff. I haven't dug super heavily into the lore, but just watching the vids and reading the comments you can get a feel for the story and more of the mechanics of the world.

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HO! Games @ho-games-studio.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Am I Nima is coming out October 8th, 2026! See you then!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofMQ...

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Am I Nima Release Date Trailer - Story-Rich Showcase 2026

YouTube video by Fellow Traveller

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

have you heard of @dungeonsniffer.bsky.social? it may be the next big thing.

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Dragon Wasabi Potato ドラゴンワサビポテト @dragonwasabipotato.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I managed to visit BitSummit this weekend thanks to the warm encouragement by @plante.bsky.social and @alienmelon.bsky.social. also appreciate @estakinator.bsky.social from Vancouver hanging around and allowing me to play your recent working game (⁠that was amazing)

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

also to any japanese devs who received a random loonie, that was from me. I hope you treasure it and come visit Canada. please note that the value of the coin is less impressive than it looks, about 115 yen. Please forgive my deceit, most canadians are much more honest than me...

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Ali @estakinator.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

-please feel free to reach out! also shoutouts to the people at the game maker booth who let me showcase Bouba on the floor. I will be putting it proudly on my resume.

Nama Takahashi trying out Give it Up, Bouba at the game maker booth at bitsummit 2026

Other gamer trying out the game at the same booth

Multiple gamers in awe at Give it up, Bouba being played now on the monitor instead of my laptop at the game maker booth at bitsummit 2026

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