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Frank Lantz

@flantz.bsky.social
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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kamohh @kamohh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really hope the working title was Scrabblenauts
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CONIMG SOON
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Catacombian Games @catacombian.com · 25/08/2026
Frank Lantz gave me the best unified theory of games I've ever heard. catacombian.com/blog/games-aestheti…
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All Speedrun Records @speedrun-new.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🔥🔥 NEW SPEEDRUN RECORD VERIFIED! 🔥🔥 🎮 Game: Universal Paperclips 🏆 Category: Any% Patch 2 ⏱ Time: 1h 33m 51s 000ms 👤 Player: Christopho 🔗 Link: www.speedrun.com/upc/runs/ydxglqjz
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Go Lives
The greatest Go player of all time just did something amazing. What can this tell us about life in the era of superhuman AI?
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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I Love the World Cup
Hot Takes from the Cutting Edge of Sport
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
me playing the Order of the Sinking Star demo
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Happy Goblin America Day to those who celebrate store.steampowered.com/app/1944040/...
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Save 15% on goblinAmerica on Steam
A squirmy, bouncy shooter filled with lovely sights and horrible places. Careen across the planet, blast yourself to new heights, and discover the dark tunnels and deep places of a world beneath our o...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you love fun video games and financial prudence, I've got a great daily deal for you! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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The 500 Year Video Game
A Thought Experiment
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Well said. spectrecollie.com/2026/03/09/t...
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The Only Way To Win
A more opinionated take on the question of why there haven’t been any standout AI games
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Asher Vollmer @ashervo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Beast Breaker is sooo close to 50 reviews 👀💦
Screenshot of Beast Breaker on Steam, currently at 49 Reviews, labeled "Positive"
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
If you have a 5-year old in your life, here's a quick tip: they absolutely love the joke "Which one is Papa Troll?" and can't hear it enough!
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The Secret Lives of Games @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
All Systems Brough - Corrypt We're joined by @halfrobot.com and @flantz.bsky.social to discuss the 5th game in our yearlong coverage of @smestorp.bsky.social's beguiling oeuvre. secretlives.games/all-systems-...
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The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Corrypt
We're joined by Naomi Clark (NYU Game Center, Consentacle, A Game Design Vocabulary) and Frank Lantz (Q-UP, Universal Paperclips, also NYU Game Center) to discuss Corrypt, a totally normal block-movin...
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MC Frontalot @mc.frontalot.com · 01/05/2026
New for your May Day: I wrote a song about when IT happens. frontalot.bandcamp.com/track/common... And there's a playable RPG music video for it. frontalot.com/loot
an album cover for the digital single. 
The text MC FRONTALOT is at top, COMMON LOOT at bottom.
Center is a large pixel-art inventory grid loaded with vendor trash.
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Noah 🎶 @getdizzy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
3 times live on the hour at @datafruits.bsky.social, this week its ALL SEEFEEL for the FULL HOUR, one of my fav classic warp records acts. they've got a new album out today so lets listen to some of it, we'll also hear some classics, rarities, remixes + more, join us here datafruits.fm/chat
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Finji @finjico.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The wait is almost over, hackers! 👾 868-BACK is releasing May 28th! Play the free demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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GLIPS
Brain candy for AI.
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Welcome to Q-UP.
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Cosmo D @cosmoddd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
store.steampowered.com/app/2778210/... Coming April 13
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Moves Of The Diamond Hand on Steam
Immerse yourself in a first-person urban RPG, powered by dice and intrigue. Along the way, you might even shape the fate of a city. Become a Master of Disguise, a Master Sandwich Maker or ... somethin...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I got to play some Zero Parades at GDC. I don’t know where this game sits in the landscape of the Za/Um implosion, which faction it represents and whether I’m supposed to like it or not. But I can report that I liked it. A lot. It’s more of the same in the best way and I’m very excited to play it.
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218vt @218vt.powerupwithpri.de · 15/03/2026
Shen's Descent meme. Shen looks down into a dark hole in the ground with foreboding stairs downward. An old wise man nearby says "You know, if you go in there, there's no coming back." Shen replies dutifully, "I... I have to do it. I have to know what happened to my friends. Shen descends the stairs and a sign next to them shows the logo for the video game Q-UP. The old man says, "The fool..."
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
In a move that sent shockwaves through the entire Q-UP ecosystem, top pro Quacksilver was picked up by Bobasort Datacenters in the middle of a high-profile showcase match. What a flip! youtu.be/MK1jgYe9MkM?...
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Q-UP by Quacksilver in 42:26 - Frost Fatales 2026
YouTube video by Games Done Quick
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quack @quacksilver.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Q-UP is a good video game that you should put a totally normal number of hours into Very excited to be speedrunning solo queue tonight, Everybody House is excellent people making Fire games
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
the Frost Fatales speed running showcase will feature an exhibition of high-level Q-UP play, tonight at 8:30 PM PST. Good luck @quacksilver.bsky.social! RNGsus take the wheel!
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Soren Johnson @sorenjohnson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Come see me interview @flantz.bsky.social live at #GDC26 for Designer Notes on Thursday at 4:00! (GDC Commons) www.designer-notes.com/designer-not...
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Designer Notes… Live at GDC! (with Frank Lantz)
GDC is upon us, and I am trying something different this year. I usually interview 2 or 3 developers each trip, but I’ve never done one in front of an audience. That changes this year as GDC …
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Why No AI Games?
I have a theory.
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Peli Grietzer @peligrietzer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
My essay 'After Orthogonality,' the culmination of 4 years of work on virtue-ethics, rationality, AI, decision-theory, and praxis is out on The Gradient
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I swear this is a real site and we had no idea it existed. www2.kek.jp/qup/en/
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
We added an actual shop to our coin flip esport capitalism simulator. Team jerseys, t-shirts, and more. Shop til you drop! But also, consume responsibly. q-up-shop.fourthwall.com
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Q-UP Shop
The official store of the coin flipping esport Q-UP. Make fun of the commercialization of gaming by buying actual stuff!
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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 11/02/2026
The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential! gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...
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We're Hiring! Join the NYU Game Center Faculty as an Associate Professor! - NYU | Game Center
Description Associate or Full tenure professor position for the NYU Game Center New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Position Overview The NYU Game Center is seeking applicants to join its fa...
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Marie Foulston @tigershungry.co.uk · 02/02/2026
<whimsical reminiscing soundtrack plays> In memorandum of my 4 beautiful years curaring @nyugamecenter.bsky.social's annual No Quarter exhibition I've pulled together an archive of each of the 4 cohorts & the 16 weird & wonderful works they brought into the world www.goodafternoon.uk/four-quarters
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Four Quarters. — Good Afternoon
NYU's No Quarter Exhibition and commissioning series 2022 - 2025
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We updated the Universal Paperclips merch store and added some hot new items. How do I buy ad space on moltbook? universal-paperclips-shop.fourthwall.com
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Everybody House Games
The official website and shop of Everybody House Games. Find the latest content, buy merch, and support your favorite creator.
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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 24/01/2026
Two lifelong goals achieved
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
this player's guide to going infinite on the medic is pure madness and i love it docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Medic Overnight Shift... fun :)
Hey so Overnight Shift is pretty unique, it’s the only node in the game that doesn’t have a limit to how many times it can be triggered….. Or a limit to how many times it can be DEPLETED. This brings ...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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An Introduction to Donkeyspace
What is this substack about?
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Robert Makes Games @rjs.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The game of the year winner for “Accurately Parodies My Job in a way that Highlights its Absurdity” is: “Q-up” by Everybody House Games What’s it like being a ranked and competitive systems designer? This game knows. Thanks @flantz.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
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Save 25% on Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Announcing The Hacker Update. A brand-new hero with their own unique way of playing Q-UP. Help the Hacker escape the game before being deleted by QA! Steal skills from the other heroes!! Misspell common English words!!! Also: Q-UP IS ON SALE FOR 25% OFF store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Q-UP now available at the Humble Store. Do good by playing bad! Now you can buy Q-UP and Horses at the same time to confuse Ian Bogost! www.humblebundle.com/store/qup
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Buy Q-UP from the Humble Store
From the twisted minds that brought you Universal Paperclips and Babble Royale comes a timeless tale about numbers going up and going down, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, reverse merge...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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Bell's Inequality - Guide and Walkthrough
Version: 1.01 | Updated: 11/28/25
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Galen Wilson @galenwils0n.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Q-UP might be game of the decade.
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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 14/11/2025
I AM BECOME PACHINKO, THE TAMER OF FATE
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Tabby @tabbynickel.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
q-up is my game of the year
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
our players are rediscovering Cantor's continuum hypothesis
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Just because you can't see Legolas doesn't mean he can't see you.
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Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 08/11/2025
Oooh just tried Q-UP, here are my two takes: 1. Lots of projects chasing Balatro these days, but I reckon this is the most interesting post-Balatro game I've seen so far 2. I'll play any game with a good D&B soundtrack bsky.app/profile/flan...
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Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
what even is this game
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\\remora @remoravox.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
waking up in the middle of the night, sweating, frantically googling "are there Q-UP speedruns"
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