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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jewel Cases's first season ends with a conversation between @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and Harvey Smith ( @harvey1966.bsky.social ), Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, and much more. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 10/09/2026

"oh this borderlands spin off adventure game is like maybe the best game telltale ever made" yeah sure lol "no really for real it genuinely! where are you going!!"

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brad a. mantium @bradamantium.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

you ever see a remake so bad you consider giving up video games

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ah, this was such a blast. Many Nights A Whisper is one my favourite games of the past few years, so I had to get Manon Gevers - one half of co-developer Selkie Harbour - onto Jewel Cases. We talk about Arctic Eggs, comfort games and realism versus style. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E05 - Manon Gevers

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, we're joined by Manon Gevers, one of the artists behind Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, ho

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MAN✿N GEVERS @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com · 04/09/2026

It was so much fun to chat about some of my most inspiring games! Each one has shaped my journey in video games so digging into them together was such a treat. Thanks for having me on!! p.s. everyone should check out the rest of this series! some really amazing developers and conversations here!!

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“I prefer a game that comes at you with personality. This is ME and you can’t confuse me with anyone else." The latest episode of Jewel Cases, featuring Manon Gevers ( @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com ) is up now. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E05 - Manon Gevers

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

They'll let anyone into GP weekly these days it seems... 😅 Thanks Jendrik what a lovely surprise ❤️

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I can't believe we've been doing Bullet Points Monthly for a decade, but somehow we have. The site has almost died many times. It continues still through a mix of bullheaded determination and the joy of working with excellent fellow editors and guest writers. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/08/19/s...

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Steven picked out a bunch of Classic Articles from the archive that are well worth a look imo

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bullet Points Monthly started 10 years ago. To mark a decade of the site, our editors--Yussef Cole, Reid McCarter, Astrid Anne Rose, and Ed Smith--looked at the state of the shooter. We also got nine contributors to do the same. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/08/19/s...

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Me when I post about camera frustums on bluesky

Bluesky's "Add a content warning" dialog with the "Graphic Media" option checked

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New blog post: Mouse Raycasting Derivation. Given a position on the screen how do we cast a ray through it into the scene? Some simple maths that was new to me, might be useful to someone in the future. kevinmoran.github.io/posts/mouse_...

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Mouse Raycasting Derivation - Kevin's Blog

This article outlines a derivation for a simple way to cast a ray in world space through a mouse position on the screen, allowing for mouse picking, shooting gameplay, etc.

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

EU members, you can vote on what you want future Euro banknotes to look like! www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknot...

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Neil @neilisainmdom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This iconic panel from Akira only grows in estimation when you learn that Otomo instructed an assistant to cross hatch the black explosion by hand instead of filling it in with ink.

Panel from the manga Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo. It depicts an explosion engulfing Neo Tokyo - the blast at the centre of the image is almost completely black, with some traces of white peeking through due to the cross-hatch technique employed by the artist.

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Neil @neilisainmdom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

There are endless avenues to dunk on this image that did the rounds recently. The one that struck me is the absolute fallacy of separating the process of making art from its impact on the audience. The process often is the idea!

AI slop comic that reads: Traditional artists tend to place value on the process of making. AI artists tend to place value on the idea being expressed. One asks, "how was this made?". The other asks, "what does this make you think of feel?". Different focus. Same purpose: Connection.

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I want violence I want melodrama I want games that look like games I want aesthetics and mechanics driven by the subjective essence of the character I want music I want alienation I want good gun sounds I want whatever the opposite of escapism is (not realism. "Ecstatic truth"?) I want hope!

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A new article from me about James Bond as a sadomasochistic, imperial and fantasy figure, and First Light as a game that cuts off his past. Please read and share if you're inclined. If you like this kind of work, you can also subscribe to Bullet Points. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/07/03/h...

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I watched this when it was livestreamed, Anton Mikhailov gives an oral history of how the PS Move was developed - it's fantastic, great story and awesome visualisations of the technology! youtu.be/961jsHqhkCI?...

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Anton made this simulator to teach us tracking

YouTube video by Wookash Podcast

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our 007 First Light issue starts w/@reidmccarter.bsky.social. "If the audience might ask what place Bond, the smirking Brit, the humane servant of empire, brought to you by zero-caffeine Coca Cola and Land Rover, has in modern culture, the game has an answer." bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/06/17/n...

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

ah sorry, i can't come to grandma's funeral today after all. i'm compiling shaders.

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Steven Santana @number8axel.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This video deserves a million views, exhaustively researched. youtu.be/twCWSM-gLGM?...

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The Real Los Angeles of LA Noire

YouTube video by Sean Bogue

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Impression of a Signature, Jacob Geller (2025)

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Here's a little more Marathon writing by me. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/04/29/c...

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

i thought the planes in pluribus were pretty neat youtu.be/jo4Gc0AkWpo

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The Meaning of Planes in Pluribus

YouTube video by Jay Castello

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Steven Santana @number8axel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Throughout my time in Cairn I was constantly bewildered at the choice of the term "troglodyte" for Kami's native people. This was seemingly only shared by one other, @jaycastillo.bsky.social, and so I dig further into why its usage feels so wrong. breakingarrows.ghost.io/why-troglody...

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Why "Troglodytes" in Cairn?

All throughout Aava’s ascent of Kami she comes across remnants of a group who bear the misnomer of troglodyte. I share the same distaste for this term that Jay Castello notes in their writing on Cairn...

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nicebyte @nicebyte.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

INTRODUCTION TO SPHERICAL HARMONICS FOR GRAPHICS PROGRAMMERS finally done. gpfault.net/posts/sph.html

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Introduction to Spherical Harmonics for Graphics Programmers

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

cannot stress enough how much this tweet is not only my guiding star for character writing but also the only thing that enables me to write conversations at all

"characters in tv shows are too self aware now! every emotional convo is like "i guess i yelled at you earlier because i never processed dad leaving" no!! no!!! flush someone's blood pressure medication because they called you lazy."

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Yussef @youmeyou.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New from me, on Marathon (1994), Marathon (2026), and what's changed between them, both in terms of the games and in our own lives: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/a...

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The Anomaly of Humanity as A.I. Grows Inevitable

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Eric Lengyel @ericlengyel.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

New blog post: A Decade of Slug This talks about the evolution of the Slug font rendering algorithm, and it includes an exciting announcement: The patent has been dedicated to the public domain. terathon.com/blog/decade-...

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

There is a type of person on the internet that thinks if they're watching a French movie then "bon appétit" should be translated as "good appetite" and it's infuriating

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The Game From Ireland Steam Event is now live!! Go to the Steam Page and join us for the Games From Ireland Showcase which starts at 5.15pm!! store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... #GamesFromIreland #IrishGames #Imirt #SteamEvent

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We're proud to unveil the trailer for our Games From Ireland Steam Event, which goes live at 5pm tomorrow! youtu.be/SGwrAGL_h80 #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames

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Games From Ireland - Trailer

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We're starting up a new issue, beginning with @reidmccarter.bsky.social on Pathologic 3. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/03/11/s...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Our current issue continues with @strida.bsky.social on Baby Steps (and Clavicular). Read it here: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/02/23/i...

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

i've been having a very normal time thinking about mountains lately youtu.be/U9Z2M7IGP5k

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Why Climb A (Video Game) Mountain?

YouTube video by Jay Castello

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Kevin @gamedevkevin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

32 GiBs! 🤯 The PS3 had to make do with 128 times less

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kuraine @lena.fyi · 10/02/2026

legitimately one of the most beautiful games ever made like, you don't need to do anything more than this. that's the ideal visual style.

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Yussef @youmeyou.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Wrote about Baby Steps, The Body, The Mirror:

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

starting a new blog called "this could have been an email" where i talk about the 30-90% i would cut from every video game i play

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scream mask shawty @strida.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

wrote about @spookydoorway.bsky.social seance of blake manor. found one way in but theres so much in this game to pore over!!

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The latest article in our ongoing Curios issue is @strida.bsky.social on The Seance of Blake Manor. Read it below: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/21/d...

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...

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Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence

YouTube video by People Make Games

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The Séance of Blake Manor - COMING TO CONSOLES🔮 @blakemanorgame.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We're thrilled to be number 20 in Rolling Stone's 25 Best Video Games of 2025. 🥳 It's really been an amazing year!

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Incredible work from Leanne to finish our Silent Hill f issue. It's a close examination of one individual puzzle (from the school section) extrapolated into an essay on how language, and the language of videogames, can illuminate other cultures.

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Steven Santana @number8axel.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A write up on why reading other critics is worthwhile in all instances, with extensive quoting from others works I have read, and publicly sharing the very large games writing resource document I've been slowly accumulating links for these past months (years) open.substack.com/pub/breaking...

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A Reading Manifesto

or a theory on how to break through circuitous discourse

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