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Rincs ✦ (a screaming polyp) @rincs.art · 01/10/2026

Micless Art and Chill cause you really don't want to hear me cough... let's hang out? www.twitch.tv/rincs

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Micless Art and Chill (cause I'm coughing my lungs out!!) | !music !links !comms | Streaming art.

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Infinity Break Podcasts @infinitybreak.net · 29/09/2026

Wake up detectives, it's the end of September! That means it's time for another To the Point and Click! @mercutiglo.bsky.social and @sufficientowls.bsky.social are picking up where they left off, deep under the surface, with The Mermaid Mask! Streaming Wednesday, September 30th, at 7 PM PDT

A pixelated ad for the streaming show To the Point and Click. A purple handheld gaming device flanked by two portraits of Ben and Glory, both looking backwards toward each other. In the center is a the title card graphic of The Mermaid Mask. The title is in a sickly green aquatic font above an oddly shaped skull and some red coral. At the bottom is a 90s computer navigation window that says To the Point and Click

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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 27/09/2026

i posted an epiphany i had about why i hate AI so much on fedi and i wanna post it here but it won't fit and i don't wanna cut it down to size so fuckit i'm just posting a screenshot

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OH. right! i get it now!

i get why AI is so depressing to me. because covid already shrunk my world to almost nothing, where almost all of my life revolves around socializing and watching videos on the internet (which is being ruined by AI) and creating creative works through coding (which is being ruined by AI), often using open source tools and libraries (which are being ruined by AI)

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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

I helped make a Steam Sale, and it's right next to Control: Resonant! gdoc.events/sale2026 Fantastic sale filled with games made by people of color from AROUND THE WORLD. Check it out! (And please share it too 😉)

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Nate "Naetoid" Hermanson @naetoid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Going live with the final part of my Endacopia playthrough right now! So happy I decided to stream this one, it's truly a delight and it's rare that I get to just be so unabashedly in love with a game on stream. I'm always running an event or doing second playthroughs. It's fun. <3 Come watch!

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THE END IS NIGH! ~ Endacopia Full Playthrough Pt. 3 ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns | Streaming endacopia.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🍄‍🟫 Shroom and Gloom is a delicious double-decker, with both exploration and combat decks to build for all kinds of unique synergies, super absorbing gameplay, and some absurd visuals. Our (unscored) thoughts on the roguelike deckbuilder, out now in Early Access from @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social.

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Early Access Check-in: Shroom and Gloom’s double decks and dank caverns

Hard to stay gloomy in this pastel shroomy wonderland.

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fern 🌻 @fernfolk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy birthday to meeeee cancelling all plans

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The time is right for some space adventure co-op. Come hang out with @naetoid.bsky.social and @fernfolk.bsky.social for some Orbitals! ~ live now at twitch.tv/Naetoid

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Nate "Naetoid" Hermanson @naetoid.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Live with Part 2 of my Endacopia playthrough. This has been everything I hoped it would be and more. Genuinely no idea what's coming next, but hope you'll come find out with me. Live now at twitch.tv/Naetoid! The comeback continues!

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Another stream without a month gap?! ~ Endacopia Full Playthrough Pt. 2 ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns | Streaming endacopia.

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Emily | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is going to be the most crunchy-leaves-crisp-evenings-chunky-scarves-ass fall season you've ever heard!! I'm so stoked to chat with both these guests too! What a great time we're gonna have ☺️

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Kat Tsai @chuwenjie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Before Times. 1000xRESIST.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Lots of #indiegames to look forward to in the back half of the month! Atop our hype list: Fright Train, lily's world XD, Fruitbearer, Nocturne, Control Resonant, TOEM 2, and more!

VGG's hand-curated September game release calendar, with images, dates and titles for 33 games.

Sept. 1 - WheelMates
Sept. 2 - Bombanana, Blood of the Dawnwalker
Sept. 3 - Monk Took Book Orbitals, SpeedRunners 2
Sept. 4 - The Boo Croo (Early Access), Worming From Home
Sept. 9 - Sunset Summit
Sept. 10 - Shroom & Gloom (Early Access)
Sept. 15 - Fright Train
Sept. 16 - Duo Quest, Roman Sands RE:Build, Woodo
Sept. 17 - Kernel Hearts, Lily's World XD, Sniper Dan, Trivia Murder Party 3 (Early Access)
Sept. 21 - Dressmaker, Fruitbearer
Sept. 22 - EbiTapes, Graveyard Keeper 2, Nocturne, Well Dweller
Sept. 23 - Silent Hill Townfall
Sept. 24 - Control Resonant, Dragon Shelter, Farming Camp
Sept. 28 - Unshine Arcade
Sept. 29 - TOEM 2, Nivalis Nights, Dicevaders
Sept. 30 - Songs of Glimmerwick

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Nate "Naetoid" Hermanson @naetoid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hey folks! I played the demo for Endacopia and knew it was gonna be something special and it has since BLOWN UP but I'm excited to check it out on stream. <3 Come watch! twitch.tv/Naetoid

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Naetoid - Live on Twitch

VGG RETURNS FOR THE FOURTH TIME THIS YEAR ~ Endacopia Full Playthrough Pt. 1 ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns | Streaming games + demos.

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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

emerges awesomely and cutely

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

If there's anything we eat up at VGG, it's a metanarrative about game development that secretly houses a deep deduction game, all wrapped up in a nostalgic wrapping of '90s RPG goodies. And that's exactly what the ambitious TROTEOTGRPGOAT is. Blame @lucasimmanuel.bsky.social for the name.

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REVIEW: The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time is a meta mouthful in many senses of the word

Someday we'll be able to say this game title without stumbling.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This week's video game releases include the likes of D-topia, The Incident at Galley House, The Mermaid Mask, Desktop Explorer, and more (puzzles galore 👀). Our curated July games calendar is live on Patreon and free as always.

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33 games releasing for Nate's 33rd birthday?! 😼 July 2026 Calendar | video games are good

It's July! The month we celebrate our founder's birthday — everyone share some birthday wishes with Nate! ☺ — and prepare for the busiest se

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

With @naetoid.bsky.social and @fernfolk.bsky.social having played 100+ demos (so far 😱) between Summer Game Fest Week and Steam Next Fest, here are 4 of our favorites — all featured during the 2026 PC Gaming Show, and all still available to play now!

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Summer Game Fest 2026: Four indie gems from PC Gaming Show with demos you can try now

Yeah, you're gonna want to play these.

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Sufficient Owls | Podcaster @sufficientowls.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We invite you into a podcast, not too different from our own. @vanetti.bsky.social and I are starting our fifth season of Synidcated with The Twilght Zone. We cover two episodes: To Serve Man and Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up which both ride the line between science-fiction and horror!

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The Twilight Zone

We invite you into a podcast, not too different from our own, a podcast of only sound. Lesley and Ben enter The Twilight Zone , the 1959 CBS produced anthology tv show about the strange, bizarre and ...

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fern 🌻 @fernfolk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Will definitely be keeping tabs on Patience Is A Virtue! It has so much character already with its early demo.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our own cap to Summer Game Fest every year is choosing from amongst the hundreds of games shown and each naming the one that excited and spoke to us most. @naetoid.bsky.social, @fernfolk.bsky.social, @fishpastegg.bsky.social, and members of our Twitch chat have all made their Best of Show picks.

A chibi version of VGG host Nate stands with his thumbs up pose. He's got shoulder-length brown hair and a beard. He wears a blue blazer with a yellow vest underneath. Pink accents complete the VGG look. Next to him is the key art of Virtue and a Sledgehammer surrounded in a frame. In the key art, a person shrouded in shadows stands, wielding a hammer, with various ropes tied to them and the hammer.

A chibified version of VGG host Julie stands with their hands clasped. They've got long brown hair done up in pig tails. They wear frog earrings and a blue jacket patterned with frogs. A frog belt buckle adorns their blue pants and they wear yellow boots. Pink accents complete the VGG color scheme. To their side, surrounded by a VGG themed frame, is the key art for Patience Is A Virtue. Against a red background, three characters stand looking up. From left to right, one wears a gray-green jacket. One wears a mesh orange top and braces on their arms. And last, one wears a pink button-up left open with orange shorts.

A chibified version of VGG host Fish stands with his hand up to his chin. He wears an outfit reminiscent of Leon in Resident Evil 2 and pink framed glasses. To his side, surrounded by a VGG colored frame, is the key art for the game Catechesis. A blonde-haired child wields a blood-dripping gun. Spiked chains fly through the background. A horned creature stands to the child's left. A purple haired person crosses their arms and looks off in the background. And finally, another young child looks on in fear.

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Nate "Naetoid" Hermanson @naetoid.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It was super fun to be able to hang out at @panic.com HQ, as folks who've loved so much of what that crew has done in the indie scene. And even more fun to be able to talk and play Big Walk from @househouse.com, a game that has been one of our most anticipated since its reveal. Watch (or read)!

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PREVIEW: Launching August 4, 2026, Big Walk is everything we wanted and more

These gamers were made for walkin’. And that’s just what they did. And one of these days these gamers are gonna... tell you about it... and that day is right now... Here it is.Sometimes living in th...

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fern 🌻 @fernfolk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Another day at the live react factory.

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Schippj @schippj.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Reflection

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

if I seem militant about AI it's because a lot of my friends are writers, concept artists, QA people, etc, and they are the ones who are currently having their careers obliterated by that shit. not speculatively. happening right now. I don't see a need to be soft towards ppl who shrug at that

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Nate "Naetoid" Hermanson @naetoid.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I had so much fun writing this one because Truth Scrapper has already lit my brain on fire with its potential. @insertdisc5.com is cooking something special up here and you should definitely be keeping an eye on this one. Because we're already freaking out after just an hour spent with it.

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Summer Game Fest 2026: A recap of all of Day 2— WAIT NEVER MIND, TRUTH SCRAPPER MINI-PREVIEW

TGIF (This Game Is French). Sosotte, mademoiselle, you've captured us already.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

For Day 2, our hosts had their work cut out for them on a day full of bangers Nate picked the stunning nonogram RPG PUTRID/SHARP @unseconds.bsky.social Fern grabbed Beastfolk Barber, a barbershop sim from one of their favorite devs and Fish appropriately chose Fishing Echoes @wrong-sean.bsky.social

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VGG x Summer Game Fest 2026: Day 2 Recap and Highlights

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In our Day 1 highlights video, we spotlighted some true gems. Nate highlighted the incredibly stylish RPG @toadabrava.bsky.social Fern highlighted the cutesy and emotional (?!) Come to my party! @simsangy8n.bsky.social and Fish highlighted the moody REST STOP from @antparade-games.bsky.social

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VGG x Summer Game Fest 2026: Day 1 Recap and Highlights

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

We're live now for a look at the PC Gaming Show by @pcgaming.bsky.social! It's the last show of the weekend we'll be watching live together. Swing by twitch.tv/Naetoid.

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VGG x SGF Day 3 ~ PC Gaming Show Live Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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adrienne ✨ Truth Scrapper @insertdisc5.com · 06/06/2026

The demo for my newest visual novel Truth Scrapper is out! You are an amnesiac green girl 📚. Will you decide to remember buff red girl ❤️ or princely blue girl 🧵?!?!? YOU DECIDE play the demo play the demo play the demo store.steampowered.com/app/3239830/...

The two main love interests are looking at you interestingly

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Time to wrap up Day 2 of Summer Game Fest with @frostygamesfest.com! Historically a great show! Join us to see what's in store: twitch.tv/Naetoid.

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VGG x SGF Day 2 ~ Frosty Games FestLive Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It's time to see what the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social has in store, hosted by Troy Baker and Alix Wilton Regan! This is always a sneaky favorite and one of the shows that best emulates what E3 used to look like. Live now at twitch.tv/Naetoid!

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VGG x SGF Day 2 ~ Gayming Pride Parade Live Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Starting in five minutes, the @gaymingmag.bsky.social and @gaymingfdn.bsky.social Gayming Pride Parade showcase! Join us to watch this first-timer LGBTQ+ games Summer Game Fest addition! twitch.tv/Naetoid

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The day is still early and we're feeling energized by the SEAGS and @wholesomegames.com! Next up, we're watching and reacting to the @fellowtraveller.games Story Rich Showcase, a newcomer to the lineup in 2026! ❤️‍🔥 twitch.tv/Naetoid

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VGG x SGF Day 2 ~ Fellow Traveller Story Rich Showcase Live Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Excited to be kicking off another full day of game talk and reveals as an official co-streamer with @seagshowcase.bsky.social! As always, we're on the lookout for Phillipines rep 👀 and hype to see what's in store from SE Asian developers. Grab coffee and join us ☕🔗 twitch.tv/Naetoid

A Southeast Asian Games Showcase official co-streamer graphic with icons of Fern, Nate, and Fish (hand-drawn by the artist Rincs) with a pastel kaleidoscope background.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Finally, in our summer showcase catch-up, @womenledgames.com! This showcase of games with women-led or majority-women teams has promised to be their biggest yet. Let's see what's in store. Live now at twitch.tv/Naetoid

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VGG x SGF Day 1 ~ Women-Led Games Live Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It’s time for one of our all-time favorite shows of the week, @dayofthedevs.org! One of the most consistently high-quality showcases every year, you know it’s gonna get us going. Come watch along at twitch.tv/Naetoid.

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VGG x SGF Day 1 ~Summer Game Fest Live Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

After the controversial ending to last year’s Game Awards, we’re curious to see what Geoff has in store for Summer Game Fest. Come watch with us at twitch.tv/Naetoid.

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VGG x SGF Day 1 ~ Latin American Games Showcase Live Reactions ft. @fishpastegg and @fernfolk ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Next on the catch-up train is the @lagshowcase.bsky.social, another one of our favorites. LAGS has played host to two of our Best of Show winners over the years, so you know it’s got that special sauce. Will it get a third? Come watch with us and find out: twitch.tv/Naetoid

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VGG x SGF Day 1 ~ Access-Ability Summer Showcase Live Reactions ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We kick off our streams with a trio of catch-up reacts. We start like we always do, with @laurakbuzz.bsky.social's Access-Ability Summer Showcase. This show never fails to put a smile on our face, so come learn about how games can and are becoming more accessible every day: twitch.tv/Naetoid

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VGG x SGF Day 1 ~ Access-Ability Summer Showcase Live Reactions ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Rain @orbitaldot.com · 05/06/2026

An incident happens in your personal life. You decide it's time to tame your magickal ability, bringing you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. They'll surely teach you... Mesmalie is an occult adventure game coming this summer! #PitchYaGame store.steampowered.com/app/3534790/...

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We’re live with Day 1 of our VGG x SGF streams! If you’re looking for a place to find your next favorite game, to get hype with friends, and to do bits with the best of them, twitch.tv/Naetoid is the place for you. We’re live until 4 p.m. today! Don’t miss a moment of a jampacked day of games!

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VGG x SGF Day 1 ~ Access-Ability Summer Showcase Live Reactions ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you want a proper look at VGG's schedule, check out this handy dandy reference or check out our post on the website: bit.ly/VGG-SGF26 Note that VGG is watching some of the shows out of order, mostly to make sure the crew's able to all be there. Don't miss a moment!

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

As we wrap up VGG's Day 0, consider checking out our recap and highlights from a day full of coverage. Inside are highlights for these six special games that stood out amidst 100+ games shown today: - Signy and Mino: Against All Gods (@anpshawn.bsky.social @armorgamesstudios.com) (1/2)

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VGG x Summer Game Fest 2026: Day 0 Recap and Highlights

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We're live with Day 0 of our Summer Game Fest coverage! Since this batch of shows is away from the rest of the weekend, Nate and Fish are live reacting to yesterday's @themix.bsky.social Summer Showcase, the Black Voices in Gaming show, and State of Play! Don't miss it! twitch.tv/Naetoid

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VGG x SGF Day 0 ~ Live Reactions to the MIX Summer Showcase, Black Voices in Gaming, and PlayStation State of Play ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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ande ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ @andewitt.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

oh uhm. youre on my house

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Fishbowl's melancholy coziness makes for a uniquely wholesome and powerful game, finding the beauty in routine and showcasing a way forward in the face of grief. It's a project we've followed for a long time and loved reviewing. Congrats @imissmyfriends.bsky.social for making something special.

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REVIEW: Surviving grief through routine in Fishbowl's slice of life

An honest and vulnerable exploration of grief.

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Nate "Naetoid" Hermanson @naetoid.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

If you're a Bubsy fan, congrats! You just got a new game featuring one of the best feeling platforming characters around today. If you're a @fabraz.bsky.social fan, congrats! You just got more of what they started with Demon Tides, this time themed around a pantsless cat! It's a win-win.

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REVIEW: Bubsy 4D? More like delightful, desirable, dashing, and damn is this really happening?

Sometimes it takes a cat 30+ years to achieve greatness, and that's okay.

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Video Games are Good @videogamesaregood.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We're live with a full playthrough of our first 10 of 2026 RIGHT NOW. Come join us because, like all good music, it's all about the live experience. THERE WILL BE NO VOD. So if you miss it, you miss it. Live now at twitch.tv/Naetoid!

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VGG's back?! ~ ONE NIGHT ONLY STREAM, WATCH OR MISS OUT ~ Mixtape Full Playthrough ~ !vgg !discord !pronouns

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