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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We finally revealed what we've been working on at Invoke, and I couldn't be more proud of the team: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNw0...

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Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons - Official Gameplay Reveal

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Guys, I get that the modern kkk fit needed updating, but maybe have mom wash your tighty-whities before you wear them for your hate march on Washington, DC. You silly bunch of skidmarks.

A racist hate march on DC with soiled underwear on their faces.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 30/06/2026

I broke apart their insides Now I've got no Bear to sell

this is just nine inch nails
[Picture of Build-A-Bear workshop instructions on a wall:
Choose Me
Hear Me
Stuff Me
Stitch Me
Fluff Me
Dress Me
Name Me
Take Me Home

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Many people in Montreal have never had a chili cheese dog.

The Horror Fan : Sapphic Gomez @horrorfan101.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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Who ever designed this poster for Evil Dead Burn, Understood the assignment. #Horror #Horrorsky #Evildead

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Resident Evil Requiem: Grace struggles to survive, mentally and physically. We watching her trauma grow alongside her courage. We are right there with her. Leon arrives, casually murders 50 zombies, and then declares something like, "It's Taco Tuesday and I brought the spices, hombres."

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Surprise! Baby groundhogs. We have six of them total and one protective mama hog.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Every groundhog we've seen, we've named Chuck. Our underporch Chuck seemed kind of small this year. I just came home to see Chuck, on Mother's Day, carrying a baby porch-groundhog. We have named the baby Chuckling. There may be 3-5 more Chucklings we have yet to meet, according to science!

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"Suspected shooter's social media posts show shift from movies to political rage." "Suspected shooter's social media posts show shift from T.V. to political rage." "Suspected shooter's social media posts show shift from books to political rage." Surprise! People enjoy doing things!

A news headline that says ""Suspected shooter's social media posts show shift from video games to political rage."

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The Mummy is basically Evil Dead Wrapped. Of course that means it gets my recommendation. If you're easily grossed out, please go see this one so the rest of the audience can giggle at you.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Called up the Canada Revenue Agency and got: "If you would like softer hold music, press 2 now." Nah. It'll be fine. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRNGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *crackle* NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRGHHHHHHHH *distortion*

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Trying to *mostly* collect nostalgia-based lines, but this one has perfectly captured the absurdity of Masters of the Universe and its bootlegs from the 80s. The guy is one-arm wielding a whole-ass catapult. He'd double as a cat toy. (Legends of Draganore)

A monstrous He-Man style figure with translucent red skin with a working plastic catapult held in one hand.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Getting some serious Hellraiser vibes from the Pharmaprix "Men Care" section:

A row of men's grooming products with various types of nail clippers placed in the middle of a man's face.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

When the YouTube algorithm can't make sense of your tastes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_td... www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMNM... And it's 100% right on both counts. Good job, robot.

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Pixel Grip on Audiotree Live (Full Session)

YouTube video by Audiotree

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Highly recommend seeing Send Help in a theater. One of those laugh/gasp with the audience movies, great performances, and of course Sam Raimi's doing his Sam Raimi thing.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

My daughter, at 19, has decided randomly she might want to become a clown. She asked if I'd be disappointed and I said fuck no, I'll come cheer for you when you're up there clowning. This family has carnie blood. Right now it's a fallback idea for her if the 3d animation stuff doesn't work out.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Google search robot has defined my genre as "old-school clunk," which I will wear like a shiny badge. It does a pretty good job as a salesman, too. #gamedev #indiedev

If you enjoy surreal art and "old-school clunk," you should absolutely play it—especially since it is completely free with no strings attached.
What is it about?

You play as O’Sirus the Snip, a lowly paper farmer in a bizarre world where the laws of nature are dictated by Rock, Paper, Scissors.
The Conflict: Stone giants crush metallic beings, who in turn farm paper creatures, while those same paper animals terrify the giants.

The Mission: O’Sirus wants to join the elite Guffaloons (royal guards), but since they don't hire paper farmers, he has to "cheat his way to the top" using dirty tricks and nonsensical logic.

The Start: The story begins with O'Sirus as a stowaway on a ship that is "half horse, half boat, and half whale".

Why should you play it?

Surreal "Junkpunk" Art: The visuals are a unique mix of Jim Henson-style puppet fantasy (like The Dark Crystal) and highly detailed, grimy hand-drawn environments.

High Quality for Zero Cost: Despite being a solo passion project, players on the Adventure Game Studio forums and Steam praise it for professional-level voice acting and atmospheric music.

Atmospheric Immersion: Every character speaks their own fictional, subtitled language, making the world feel truly alien.

Classic Challenge: It's a love letter to 90s point-and-click titles from LucasArts and Sierra. It doesn't hold your hand; you’ll need to experiment with inventory items and weird world logic to progress.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

If my diabetes kills me, this will be the murder weapon:

A picture of Ben & Jerry's "Oh Cone-ada!" vanilla ice cream with fudge, caramel, and waffle cone bits. The perfect weapon.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Wasn't expecting to throw up the horns during Bone Temple, but there's a scene where it's mandatory.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I will never forgive them for the "V2" Zartan. Oh, wait. I work for them now. I mean... what an excellent design choice. That's totally my best boy Zartan. It's like the original design never existed. Lordy, that portrait face.

A picture of the "V2" Zartan toy packaging which is very, very neon and is apparently having a stroke while trying to shoot an arrow.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Ikea Swedish Poutine. I don't know what to make of it. It was... heavy.

Fries with gravy and curd cheese and Swedish meatballs.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Chain of sleep events last night: * Bit my tongue * Bolted upright and took a big breath from my mouth * Depressurized my (nasal) C-PAP machine, sending a huge hiss of air out of my mouth * Cat jumped claws-first into wife * Wife shrieked * Cat reacts, turns into murder tornado * Hid under covers

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

There's a lot to process here, but the most mind-boggling for me is that they treat the plural of Cookie Monster in the same way you'd say "the attorneys general."

A classified as for squashed Cookie Monster cookies with random bits of cookie pieces in the cookie. They are selling "Cookies Monster" for $6.

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Manda Farough @ GCAP, MIGW, PAX Aus | Causeway Studios @amandafarough.ca · 14/12/2025

The teaser trailer for Terrible Lizards dropped today. (I’m writing this bad boy.) It’s RAD. youtu.be/iUY6bFjivWU

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Terrible Lizards - Official Announcement Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by WDR Studios

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The official announcement of what I've been working on with our amazing team at Invoke. Can't wait until we can show you more!

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Captain Pacito @captainpacito.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

THE MERCHANT

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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/12/2025

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-…

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic

Media Mogul Vows To Defeat Her Most Dreadful Creation

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

80s cartoon writer: So Thundarr, Ookla the Mok, and Princess Ariel fly an unflightworthy WW2 plane, Thundarr gets on the wing and uses the Sunsword to slice off the hand of the robot that was actually used for King Kong, resurrected by apocolyptic monkey men from the ruins of a Hollywood studio set.

Thundarr, Ookla the Mok, and Princess Ariel fly an unflightworthy WW2 plane, Thundarr gets on the wing and uses the Sunsword to slice off the hand of the robot that was actually used for King Kong, resurrected by apocolyptic monkey men from the ruins of a Hollywood studio set.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

My heart goes out to Eidos - so many talented people there with big ideas and big accomplishments. I hope to work with as many of them again as I can (and I already do work with some!) I loved my time there in the GotG days and love the silly, metal space game we built together.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The only thing I remember from my dream last night is the phrase "Hakuna Naginata, bitch," but I feel like that's good enough.

A swordsman wields a Japanese Naginata weapon.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you? Yeah, I'm probably going to be left floating down there, even though they'll give it a good try.

The cast of kids from HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you 🪨📄✂️

A screenshot from the w.i.p. HD remake of The Knobbly Crook.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Spotted downtown Montreal - the loneliest Gatcha 😭

A pink, battered plastic guy sits alone inside a seven-foot-tall giant Gatcha tank. He wears a look of futile hopefulness on his scuffed face. Nobody Gotcha, my little friend. I'm so sorry.

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I can hear my kids in the next room trying to decide which Black Mirror episode to watch: "That one's about social media." "That one's kind of post-apocalyptic." "That's the lesbian one." "That's the one where a man fucks a pig."

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I was just asked to apply for a game that "celebrates masculine heroism" and I think they just should have just said "a shirtless barbarian game." No need to be weird about it.

Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I hate the social pressure applied for raking leaves. They're like pretty little blankets that cover up the yard of weeds I always forget to mow.

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 07/11/2025

I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!

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jeremy kaplowitz @jeremykaplowitz.com · 05/11/2025

MrBeast hates Zohran because if people have access to basic necessities, it will demolish the Giving People Those Necessities As Part Of A Saw-Inspired Game Show industry

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Ethan James Petty @ethanjamespetty.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The farting Fuggler ambush at Toys R Us is something to experience. Somebody also hid them randomly around the store so we were victims of fart attacks throughout the store.