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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 11/08/2026

My boss, to his credit, argued over and over with the c-level who pushed the AI — “we already have Stella and she’s funny and she’s good at this, she’s done live games before so live ops are no problem,” etc — but the suit insisted “gamers love new tech” so using AI would be “great marketing”

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Kitty's on the move! Little Kitty, Big City is coming to Android and Apple devices! You'll be able to get your paws on it later this year. 🐾📱🐈‍⬛ The wait's worth it, we purr- omise! Check out the announcement trailer and pounce onto preorders with the App and Google Play Stores!

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

that direct could have been an email

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BOARDS OF CANADA @boardsofcanada.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

INFERNO. 18 TRACKS. 70 MINUTES. 2xLP, CD, DIGITAL. 29 MAY 2026. boardsofcanada.com

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

> revenue remains flat for 5 years > 1 game is 80% of revenue > double company size > somehow have 5,000 people working 1 game, a digital store, and an engine > digital store still doesn’t have sizable market share vs a company that has 350 employees > whatcouldgowrong

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 22/03/2026

Temp assets should be as obvious as error'd assets

An OBSOLOTE icon from the source. With the Fonz and a different head

An explanation commentary node of the famous fuschia black checker missing texture

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

QQ: is anyone in my network a 2D pixel artist looking for contract work? I have a good friend who is looking for someone to help them on a small project 🙂 If so, send me a msg and I’ll intro yall!

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I don’t think people know how common this is

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Incredible. Prev project of mine was offered 70/30 (in their favor, until recoup, then 60/40) and 60/40 (in their favor, forever). Both also owned all IP and sequel rights. I was told “that’s standard” by many people. Absolutely crazy for those pubs who did nothing more than throw money at you.

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I don’t know how you can work at a company like this and have a clear conscious

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I wish people knew how insane the desktop stack is. It’s like 4 different runtimes of different versions and layers of layers of brokers. It’s a nightmare of components run by different teams

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It’s kinda weird to even have that recommendation when PS5 and Xbox ship with 16GB.

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Need a last minute Valentine for the purr-fect person in your life? Kitty’s got you covered! Print out these adorable free valentines and give them to your friends and loved ones! 🥰😻 Printable here: littlekittybigcity.com/freebies

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

literally survivorship bias. how'd "Bioware magic" work out for them in the end?

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I spoke to @fortune.com about my upcoming book Super Nintendo and the secret(s) to Nintendo's enduring success - a large part of which is cultivating and caring for developers instead of hiring and firing everyone in yearly cycles. (Book deets: linktr.ee/super_nintendo) fortune.com/2025/11/28/s...

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Nintendo’s secret to becoming a design powerhouse? Developers who have stayed at the company for decades | Fortune

“The people who first made Nintendo’s hits are still working at the company,” says Keza MacDonald, author of a forthcoming book about Nintendo.

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Harry 💬 @halisavakis.com · 01/12/2025

HAZE 1.1.4 is live, bringing orthographic camera support in scene view and play mode ✨ Time to make those isometric dioramas even *more* atmospheric 🌫 Check it out here: assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx...

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I just... don't understand the gabebox. What's the *actual* market here? People who want a PC in their living room? A strict gaming-only desktop that you can't upgrade? Why buy this over a pre-built PC or an Xbox or PS4 (which has exclusive games)?

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I'm not surprised. I still really want a spicy GDC roundtable that's just shit-talking indie publishers because there's just soooo much tea. If they can't even reply to the IGF what makes you think they'll reply to that 1m+ sub streamer? Or brand who wants $$$ collab?

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Roy Theunissen @roytheunissen.com · 08/10/2025

PSA: If you want to render an SDF texture using an Image component and Text Mesh Pro, you can! You need to copy the SDF shader and make two small tweaks, which I've explained in a blog post here: blog.roytheunissen.com/2025/10/08/r... #unity3d #gamedev

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

‘Jeff the human cat isn’t real. He can’t hurt you.’ Jeff the human cat:

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

making HL2 inspired Z-billboarded volumetric light shader in godot. love this trick for how stupidly effective it is for distant lights

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

“Few contractors”? Fuck off. 30+ people on music, 18 on localization, dozens of voice actors. It took 7 years and the previous title sold more than BF2042 did

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orin @knbyo.neocities.org · 19/08/2025

he’s so real for this

“In the previous game, you used a single button for everything,”

“but this time we’ve added a second button. Unfortunately.”

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

BF6 thoughts: it’s….fine. I’d describe it as “COD but with more people and some vehicles”. I’d love to learn why previous features got removed (ie: attrition system). Do features that encourage team play not playtest as well? Or trying to target other markets/players?

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shan🎷🐛 @shanhoran.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

game dev joys: discovering you can use the new customizer feature to make the entire cat lime green, turn them into a green screen and overlay a king gizzard video on there

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

If you’re an industrial engineer at Apple: please try your design on an airplane. This stupid charger doesn’t work on most 737s because it’s too wide

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shan🎷🐛 @shanhoran.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Here is my charity pin I designed for King Gizzard for Field of Vision! All proceeds will go to PfCA, a grassroots movement building a vibrant community for 2SLGBTQIA+ and Gender-diverse people in rural Colorado. I was so honored to make this

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Hey everybody, especially you cool cats in SoCal! Little Kitty, Big City will have a booth at CatCon in Pasadena this weekend, August 2nd and 3rd! We will have new merch to check out, a gachapon prize machine, and a station where you can play a demo of our UPCOMING UPDATE. 👀👀 catconworldwide.com

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I both extremely love and hate this game at the same time 😂

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

www.catherinejue.com/fast “No one asks for fast software” I’m trying to not be snarky, but this is standard in the game industry. 16ms budget is the norm

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fast | catherine jue

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Paul Veer @pietepiet.com · 28/07/2025

I got to go to "The Shape Of MOTHER" exhibition in Tokyo today. A gorgeous display of the original 180 clay models from MOTHER 1 and 2. No pictures were allowed inside, but you must go see it if you're in Tokyo between now and Sept. A truly special exhibition. I'm so happy I got to see it!

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doc @docseuss.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

If you want to actually solve the problem, instead of punishing itch, start calling payment cos Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done. We got more than 1000 people.

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Who’s getting hyped for our upcoming 🌟free update?🌟 Here’s some new art to tide you over for the meow-ment…

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Hiring and firing is _very_ expensive. Even more so when knowledge and team cohesion is lost. Want to make games cheaper? Have a lean team that works well and can move quickly. The bloat is insane

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It’s crazy to me that XNA could have been Unity. Editor could have just built on Visual Studio. A real shame.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

The US Army marched through Washington DC yesterday to commemorate its 250th year. Many officials were in attendance, including Secretary Pete Hegseth. To show his support for the Army, he wore a camo tie. Personally, I think there was a more sophisticated choice 🧵

Pete Hegseth at yesterday's military parade. He's wearing a navy two button, single breasted suit with a white spread collar shirt, USA flag pocket square, USA flag belt, and green camo necktie. He's saluting.

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Mike C @f0da.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

This is the reason why the Windows Acrylic material has a noise and saturation layer. Just a blur causes huge readability issues

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Christian Sparks @hippowombat.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Hey #UE5 - if you're working on something #stylized and are looking for an integrated solution for cel shading that lets you ditch post-processing or bespoke unlit materials, my engine fork might be for you! 🧵 github.com/hippowombat/...

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

We have paw-some news to share coming straight from today’s Wholesome Direct! Kitty is back to commit more hijinks this summer in a brand-new free content update coming to Little Kitty, Big City on all platforms: The Picture Purrfect Update! Here’s the trailer:

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

We have a special announcement tomorrow during the @wholesomegames.com direct, starting at 9 AM PST! Be sure to tune in!

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Alex Austin @crypticsea.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Hmm no I do remember working on Sub Rosa for 10 years without ever having consistent funding, barely being able to pay rent most of the time, working 60-70 hours a week by myself during the pandemic to finish the early access version, working another year on fixes and updates while not making a dime

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🎉 Happy 1st Birthday to Little Kitty, Big City! 🎂 It’s been a whole year of cozy kitty chaos, good vibes, and delightful discoveries—and we’re just getting started! 🐱 Now available on PS5 & PS4! 🛍️ Check out our new merch: little-kitty-big-city.myshopify.com Take 20% off your order w/ HBDKITTY!

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 06/05/2025

I think the GTA delay is good for almost everybody making games. Nobody has to compete with them for mindshare in 2025. Folks act like money flowing into "the industry" affects others, but it doesn't. This delay only affects GTA fans, who can wait, and take-two investors, who I don't care about.

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Alex Austin @crypticsea.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I've got the jumping working pretty consistently now, smoother acceleration and target velocity helped out a bit

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Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🎨Skin Deep writeup: Sketches This week I wrote about loose sketches that eventually led to Skin Deep: blendogames.com/news/post/20...

A bag equipped with items such as oxygen capsules, pry bar, grenade, collapsible thermal lance

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

You have asked, and you have demanded: Double Dagger Studio is delighted to announce that everyone’s favorite kitty-chaos mini-open-world adventure, Little Kitty, Big City, will be releasing on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 this May 9 – Kitty's first birthday!

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jess @jchangsta.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

hey everyone!! I’m jess, a (software) designer who is new to bluesky. Trying to move from twitter, and I’d love help finding communities here that interest me. Lately I’ve been experimenting w/ 3d printing, and I enjoy film ui + industrial design!! Here’s a lampshade designer I made recently:

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Matt T. Wood @matttwood.dev · 20/04/2025

Happy "Gains $3 of sell value at end of round" Day 🥚🃏

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