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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As a game developer at Stanford's inaugural Gandhi-King conference in 2019, I was moed to see video games recognized as a medium for making social change. Join Clayborne Carson & @hfhr.bsky.social tonight for a panel discussion honoring 157 years since Mahatma Gandhi's birth: tinyurl.com/hfhrgandhi

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This may have been the first science fiction movie from my childhood, and it certainly was the first for my children.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Oh, my User! Remember that job when we had to get certifications through Master Control, @sasquatchers.wtf?! That was one step closer to TRON IRL.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I just shared this post URL with Ian to let him know that his work from years ago is getting attention thanks to you, @thespaceshipper.com! I don’t believe he’s on Bluesky. Ian may remember who built and textured the 3D model…

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Very well written article, @sasquatchers.wtf. I share similar feelings towards Battlezone (1998). Several of us came together during a Skylanders-era dev team game jam at Toys for Bob to prototype something exploring those roots!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@adhdev.io, I appreciate the care and the heads up. Thank you.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’ve been doing the exact same thing with Airwolf (yes, the show about the helicopter from the 1980s), and finished the last episode on Amazon Prime tonight just before 1:30am after rewinding and watching segments I’d missed while asleep. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination? I can’t explain my behavior.

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 02/09/2026

August's gamedevmap.com data drop is live: 223 new entries, bringing the total to 10,500! This update includes all 92 active IGDA chapters worldwide, compiled in partnership with @igda.org leadership, current as of August 31. Follow, like, repost, and support: www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Lair was Factor 5’s “This is What We Are Capable of Now” statement. I agree with your assessment, and I’m grateful for your engagement with the game all these years later.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Factor 5 grew in every dimension to build Lair. I consider it an aspirational game industry megaproject for the PS3 era. We were doing an immense amount of world building, art, animation, and technical art to realize a character-rich project authored at film VFX resolution for a flight action scale.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wow, thank you! Next year almost to the day marks 20 years since Lair’s North America release! It’s wonderful to see that people today are still getting enjoyment from the game all these years later. We had an incredible team behind Lair, and it remains a professional highlight for me in 2026.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Congratulations on releasing what looks like a great tool! Have you tested it on MacOS and Windows?

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It’s the last focus time of my day. There’s no context switching to external tasks, my family is asleep, and the chores are done. I’m also usually finishing things or taking them to a stopping point; it feels good to achieve goals! When it’s creative work, getting to a flow state feels possible.✨

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 19/08/2026

This week’s #WishlistWednesday is BPM Boy from RetroNinja Games! A physics-based platformer packed with hidden secrets, speed-running leaderboards and a funky original soundtrack. Check it out on Steam and give it a wishlist! 💙 store.steampowered.com/app/2130280/...

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BPM Boy on Steam

BPM Boy is a physics-based platformer, featuring hidden secrets, leaderboards for speed-runners and a funky original soundtrack.

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 19/08/2026

#gamedevmap will be at #Gamescom2026! We're seeking data partnerships with trade organizations and industry associations around the world to improve our dataset: docsend.com/v/qnx7z/game... Please reach out to @drjclau.bsky.social or @kateedwards.bsky.social to set up an in-person meeting in Köln!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Congratulations! Glad you’re back in California.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

As someone who loved this game and played it for years with my son, it would be amazing to see these one-page design notes published as a collection in book form! 😀

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 05/08/2026

For #WishlistWednesday, check out Devil's Liminal from @studiointerlude.com! This is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel inspired by Azores folklore and Goethe's Faust. Devil's Liminal is now in Early Access, with a full release coming September 1 on Steam: s.team/a/2271270/

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DEVIL'S LIMINAL on Steam

DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a ...

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 01/08/2026

The July gamedevmap.com data drop is live with 231 new entries. 10252 entries total across 125 countries! Africa: 191 Asia: 1631 Europe: 4350 Latin America & the Caribbean: 366 North America: 3358 Oceania: 292 Remote: 62 * Totals reflect coverage, not full industry. Image: NASA Earth Observatory

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 29/07/2026

It's #WishlistWednesday! This week, we're excited about Rogue Eclipse, created by @mcdoogleh.bsky.social at @huskrafts.bsky.social! Are you ready for an epic spaceflight action roguelike? Rogue Eclipse launches August 7 on PC, so wishlist it now! store.steampowered.com/app/782260/R...

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Rogue Eclipse on Steam

Spaceflight action for the new age! Push your piloting skills to the ultimate test, blast and burn your way through swarms of starfighters, merciless armadas and colossal behemoths in an epic roguelik...

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 26/07/2026

Did you know that gamedevmap is a 501(c)3 nonprofit? We are fundraising to continue maintaining our freely accessible online database. If we've ever helped you discover a studio or lifted you up during challenging times, we would deeply appreciate your support 🩵 www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 22/07/2026

Our #WishlistWednesday pick this week is Super Robot Survivors! Created by @johnpassfield.bsky.social Red Sprite Studios! Fight through endless waves, unlock upgrades, and build your ultimate super robot. Wishlist it on Steam! 💙 s.team/a/4351280

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Super Robot Survivors on Steam

From the Creative Director of Destroy All Humans! 2 and co-creator of the original TY the Tasmanian Tiger comes a chaotic bullet heaven with objectives. Rescue astronauts, repair reactors, and hack te...

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 17/07/2026

gamedevmap.com is the game industry’s nonprofit, open-access map and curated dataset of the global development ecosystem. We can help your studio be more visible, discoverable, and connected. If you're not already listed, submit your information here for our Data team: tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-S...

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 16/07/2026

Young Suns by @ko-op.com: www.youngsuns.com A utopian narrative life sim set around Jupiter with a variety of ships and space stations for players to inhabit? Built by a worker-run cooperative in Montreal? Perfect for these times. It's our #WishlistWednesday pick for this week! s.team/a/4149610

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Young Suns | Discover, Customize, Explore — Play Now

Young Suns is a 1-4 player narrative life sim set in space! Available now in Game Preview on Xbox Game Pass, featuring character customization, space exploration, and storytelling. Coming soon to othe...

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

These Bluesky Lists are a modern realization of my original vision for @gamedevmap.com from the early days of social media: connecting game development organizations to make the world feel a little smaller. 🩵 We're not alone. We can lift each other up. Thanks, Atul Goel, for making this possible.

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 02/07/2026

Our latest data drop went live on June 30th! The #gamedevmap Data team added 360+ new entries, for a total of 10032 entries! 🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day! tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-c... Thanks to @xenosns.bsky.social at The Halifax Game Collective Archive for the Nova Scotia update! Please Like/Follow/Share!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Take care, and see you on the other side!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I’ve been using Sublime Text for gamedevmap since 2015. 🙂

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Happy Birthday, Chuck! [clapping]

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Some of the first level designers I worked with at LucasArts were classically trained architects from Columbia and UC Berkeley. Best wishes for your GDC submission. Depending on when the third edition of your book releases, it’s either going on my birthday list or my Christmas list, Chris!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I’m Co-Chair of the IGDA Devs with Kids SIG. Our Discord server is approaching 150 members. Let me know if you’d like an invite, @erikrobson.net. You don’t need to be an IGDA member to participate.

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hi, @doubleanna.bsky.social! How are you?! Was our last time meeting in person really when you were judging the Girls Make Games event at the Computer History Museum?! How are we all up so late?! Tomorrow’s a school day!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

No worries, @erikrobson.net! @doubleanna.bsky.social followed me back shortly after you did, so I’m coming out ahead tonight! Hope you both are well!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

So wait, you’re not making your Silk Road game?

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

You’ve got to at least put a shawarma on the plate!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Also gamedevmap data entry music!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

...a temporary bump in the road on the way to better gamedevmap search results. I'm not a coder, but am doing my best. We appreciate your patience!

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 07/05/2026

Our #WishlistWednesday title this week is Trash City Turbo from Manchester-based @machinefun.bsky.social: s.team/a/4484260 @mooneysart.bsky.social and team, brilliant work. Thx for the devlogs: www.youtube.com/@machinefun_UK Hope this helps get to 1,000+ Wishlists! Sweep 'em up in a Dhalvindra! 🧹

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Trash City Turbo on Steam

Fire up your Turbo-charged Street Sweeper and carve perfect lines, at breakneck speeds, through the filth-ridden lower sectors of Neotropolis.

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 06/05/2026

Please join the #gamedevmap team in thanking @siplaysgames.bsky.social and Navigame (www.navigame.co.uk) for their social media support Q4 2025 - Q1 2026. With Simon's help, we built a social media calendar, maintained a post cadence while exploring brand voice, launched r/gamedevmap, and more!

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 05/05/2026

The April gamedevmap.com data drop went live on... #MayThe4th! ✨ We completed our quarterly URL verification pass across the full dataset and added functionality to catch duplicate entries. We're at 9565 entries, back down from 10,000+. Please support our work with a donation and share this news.

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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 04/05/2026

The March gamedevmap.com data drop released April 8th. With 400+ new entries, we reached our 10,000 entry milestone! Thanks to our @igdafoundation.org alumni volunteers and data team! We're excited to announce inclusion of Bluesky profiles for organizations that have them! Please share this post!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🌭 Video Game Hot Dogs was you?! I love this kind of thing, and relished the opportunity to bring hot dogs to the Skylanders universe! 🌭 Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck recommended we include healthier food choices! 🌭🌭🌭 🌭 …and Hot Dog from Skylanders Giants would like a word! youtu.be/Y47i8fD8ggs?...

Hot Dog food item from the Skylanders video games.

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Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon! @johanpeitz.com · 16/03/2026

🎉 picoCAD 2 is out! 🥳 Model, texture, and animate - in a single lo-fi, easy to use package. GIF, GLTF, OBJ, and sprite sheet export. Available now on Steam and Itch! Check it out! picocad.net Thanks for boosting! ❤️ 🙏

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

@amoknight.bsky.social, it was great to meet and talk briefly at the South Asian Game Dev Meetup! Looking forward to discussing what @gdocexpo.com and @gamedevmap.com can do together!

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Gaurav Mathur @gauravcm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We hope to see you at the #GDC2026 Portfolio Reviews!

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