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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 8h

kinda feel like it should be a bigger news story that ceo of xbox is talking openly about how her chief strategist (and snow crash fanfic writer), matthew ball, has been grooming select journalists to control the media narrative around xbox

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Jesse Vitelli @mamavitelli.bsky.social · 3h

Pretty vile stuff here. Thinking of all of the women who go through this on a constant basis in these spaces and I’m sorry for the trauma it consistently causes every time this happens again

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Natalie (Tali) Vancouver era ✨ @talidev3d.bsky.social · 3h

I want to say it cannot be said enough how important it is for other men to say things about this shit. In the moment, or ASAP My first ever game dev event I was sexually harassed (assaulted?) by a Sony exec while all of my coworkers saw and said nothing Please say something, for people that can't

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𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐛 @johnxuandou.bsky.social · 5h

Man it's like, really annoying to be someone who cares about AI usage in the FGC because we got people hyping up SF4 rollback and XDZW when both were slapped together with AI, oh but the person who made SF4 rollback says they don't like the term "vibecoded" because they had a plan, fuck outta here.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 3h

Earlier this year, I had my first preview appt. in a hotel room. The whole time leading up to it, I felt queasy. But it was a big game! I didn’t want to miss out! Sure, I’d been warned and heard stories but… And you know, ultimately it was fine. But with news like this? God, you can’t trust anyone

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 3h

Wild that it took multiple women in the industry, and beyond, sharing a ResetEra thread to get this in front of people's eyes. That should never be the case. Absolutely abhorrent at all levels.

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eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social · 3h

from the MinnMax backer Discord:

Ben Hanson - MinnMax (5:05 pm)
Hey everybody, you'll likely see accusations bubbling up in the Discord and online. Just want you all to know they're deeply unsettling and we're taking them seriously and will be having internal conversations about the next steps. We appreciate your patience and keeping the Discord civil for the time being.

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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 3h

do not uncritically accept notes app apologies from sex pests just because you like their work imo

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Natalie @heartimecia.bsky.social · 4h

why is it that women always have to be the first to speak up. men don’t face professional consequences for making allegations. why must we bear further psychological trauma in an attempt to have merely a chance at justice

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 3h

Absolutely abhorrent read. Strong reminder of the dangers women constantly face in this industry. The number of these kinds of stories we keep seeing is absolutely unacceptable

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Arc Impulse @arcimpulse.bsky.social · 9h

Not my project, but as I don't think the team have a post up here yet: It looks like the Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3 patch is out! It's available over on their page for it, alongside some details and words from some team members: snsc3translation.github.io (images also taken from their site)

The Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3 English title screen.

A screenshot of dialogue from the linked patch.

A screenshot of a battle using the patch.

A Flight-type character from the game, with the description in English.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8h

Man, they gotta change that JoJo end song: aftermath.site/jojo-steel-bal...

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 11h

New from me: I did a deep dive and spoke to Pokemon fan game creators for @fansplaining.bsky.social. This was so hard to source, but I am humbled by the sources who took the time to talk to me about this super massive, and relatively under-examined, fandom. fansplaining.com/pokemon-fang...

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Pokémon Fangames Evolve Beyond Their Origins

For fangame creators, the work they develop and the communities they inspire are inextricably tied.

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Taki Udon @takiudon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s time to get the band back together. SSMC Founders Edition and SSMC Lite go on sale on October 6th. SS1/PS1/PS2 Virtual memory cards, Game ID, FreePSXBoot, FCMB, OPL MMCE (loading ISOs on stock PS2, Arduboy dual-boot, and more. Fully open source. FE $25 / Lite $20

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SeventhForce @seventhforce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finally finished my Sega Astro City custom GBA! Swapped the lime green buttons I've used for the last few years for neon green closer to the Astro City cab buttons and put in a v5 IPS screen and did the soldering for the on screen display. There's a little light bleed at the top but I'll live, lol

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Kaz Coyotl 𓃦 @mow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Feels relevant to the furry fandom too

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026

DraftKings has argued that its ‘responsible gaming’ system provides adequate safeguards to protect customers from spiraling out of control. So I decided to find out: If I bet like a compulsive gambler, would DraftKings stop me? by Jake Pearson

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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...

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James Beckett @kickthebeckett.com · 29/09/2026

No, SungWon is absolutely correct here. The insistence on sticking with the Japanese title when there is already a perfectly acceptable English one is utterly asinine. Nobody does this in Japanese literature, or film, or any other art form. It's just the anime nerds who insist on being obtuse.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

From the Mark Ferrari Art Slideshow on Commodore Amiga: Dusk falls upon the waterfall haven.

A crt TV screen photo of a fantasy pixel art woodland forest waterfall with lamplit homes built into the side

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NEW: In January, I was sent a threatening and absurd email by Bobby Kotick's lawyers It was unsettling I've wanted to tell readers about it, but didn't want to step on Mikhail's toes. Now that his report is out, here's my experience of standing up for my work www.gamefile.news/p/bobby-koti...

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Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)

Part of a broader strategy by the former Activision CEO to shape press coverage

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've described Alfasys' PS1 RPGs as being RPGs for RPG devs and nowhere is that more true than Gunparade March. I almost never use the word "masterpiece" since it's so hackneyed, but if ever there was one for systems-driven storytelling, GPM is it, as barely held together as parts of it often are.

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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

burning rangers / saturn sonic team, 1998

female firefighter leaping into the air in futuristic looking room with glowing purple skies outside the windows.

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Dave Against The Machine🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The fascist gestapo filth who murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston 3 months ago has been identified by the Texas Tribune as Gregory Feathers.

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charlie deeds done kirk cheap @gizmouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

need this shirt so bad

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Take Meowt by Franz Ferdinyan @wendysnowradish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A friend asked me about the time the original author of sonic.exe tried to fake his death to get out of refunding me $20 for a commission he owed me and I realized I’ve never shared that story here on Bluesky

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Privaty Business @wanwanattack.qtbrewer.moe · 28/09/2026

Genuinely, this completely rules

－Recently, the game has been going viral on X for its beautiful undressing animations. I’ve even read in one of your previous interviews that the development team practiced stripping themselves as reference for the undressing animations. What was the process behind making the animations actually like?

Matsui:

I’d love to know how far that story has spread. It’s true.

First, we write a plot for each undressing scene, then draw storyboards, exactly as the original team did. Then the real work begins, because the animation is essentially all keyed by hand. A designer moves the clothing’s 3D model, frame by frame, manually. It really is pretty much like the claymation method I mentioned.

We did try automating it with physics simulation first, but it was a total failure. The cloth moved in a physically correct way, but had absolutely no allure. We learned a profound lesson: accuracy and sensuality are two unrelated properties. In the end, we accepted that humans would have to do all of it.

Then VR adds its own weight. In a normal game, if something becomes awkward, you can cut away or swap models between scenes. In VR, the player can look from any angle at any time, so none of those tricks are available. The same model has to undress convincingly no matter where you’re standing. When I described this to a designer at another studio, he said, “I would never do that.” I’ve chosen to take it as a compliment.

And then, yes, the part you’ve read about. The undressing motions themselves use motion capture, but the deeper problem was that nobody actually knew the correct rhythm and order in which a person takes off clothes. So, the directors gathered and undressed themselves as reference. “That zipper is coming down too fast.” “She’d pause once before slipping her shoulder out.” These were serious, sober discussions. For compliance reasons, the Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns team works in a walled-off section of our office – and that was the moment those walls truly earned their keep.

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 28/09/2026

pack it all up. we're done here.

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zac @10amlunch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

random encounters exist because the combat is fun you are supposed to enjoy it, if you dont enjoy it you should be playing a different video game, i dont understand how this conversation keeps happening

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Lorraine🍬 @lorandbehold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ok here we go 🍝 Spaghetti Celesti: Devour the Heavens ⛅ is out now for free!! 🍴 the best pixel spaghetti of your life ↪️ prepare them & fork them perfectly ⭐ get those 5-stars reviews 😡 and be quick ! the people are hangry play it at punkcake.itch.io/spaghetti-celesti #fallingblockjam #pixelart

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Bowl of Lentils @bowloflentils.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For anyone that wants to learn more about Eien ni Hen, there is actually an old 2014 interview with her on the Romhacking Histories podcast. The website for the show is no longer online but you can still listen to the episode through the Wayback Machine. web.archive.org/web/20161027...

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Put together a video comparing the Witcher 3 Remastered's new visuals to the old ones and uhh... I think the original looks better. 5.0 is overly brightened up and lacks the contrast that makes the original look so painterly at times. It kinda bums me out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oEd...

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'Sony is skipping CES in 2027 as it focuses more on entertainment' www.engadget.com/2270734/sony...

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The KAINONAUT!! @kainonaut.com · 27/09/2026

If you care about my artwork, PLEASE read this I beg you. My landlord has completely ruined my living situation. Two of my ceilings have fell in (water pouring from upstairs unit set my bathroom ceiling on fire), there's a sudden mice problem, heating isn't working. CONT 🧵

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soma 🍂 @soma0217194.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

kos mos

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Alma Elma @almaelma.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dice Fantasy has been fully translated! V1.0 is here and it's thanks to Akai that we were able to even get this far! You can now play this game completely in English! I hope you enjoy it! The game has already been put on that very romantic CD place for your pleasure!

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Line @linesonwhite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Something deep inside me told me I should draw Donkey Kong today.

A four panel comic titled "Hours, Bananas, Doors."
Donkey Kong awakens staring at himself in a mirror, then stares down at his hand as he notices a strange watch on his wrist.
Staring at his wrist, the watch turns out to be one of the numbered bracelets from 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors from the Zero Escape series. It's Junpei's bracelet. For some reason.
Peach then asks a confused Donkey Kong, "Donkey Kong? Have you ever heard of the Parallel Banana Theory?"

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 28/09/2026

This cover's a great illustration of just how big of a deal Sakura Wars is. Look at it: The series ~being remembered decades later~ is enough to relegate fresh Persona, Silent Hill, Ace Combat, Dynasty Warriors and more news to plain text in the top-right corner.

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Scott Snyder @ssnyder1835.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pre-order ABSOLUTE BATMAN #25 before FOC MONDAY! This is the end of our latest story arc and the biggest issue yet from me and @nickdragotta.bsky.social! Cover by @claymann.bsky.social w/ Nick Dragotta

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ikaringo @ikaringo4444.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

色

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

They just released a mod sponsored by IKEA

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Drew @drewbertisms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I gave @djcutman.com benefit of the doubt and opted to take down a screenshot that contained an address he told me put his kids in danger. As a father why wouldn’t I? Turns out it was a lie. Do not do business with this slimy manipulative motherfucker. Not a sliver of integrity in his bones.

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 28/09/2026

i’ll beat this drum over & over again: game devs obsessing over Steam as if it’s the only viable platform is self-sabotaging and potentially the death of their business. case in point: rift riff was designed for Steam with $30k marketing spent. yet it makes 6X on the App Store with $0 on marketing

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