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msb @hydezeke.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

city life on the isthmus

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Nekomancer of Nowhere @standingcat.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🐱Collab news!!🐱 Grab the "Animals with a... job?" bundle and get two indie games together for cheap! 🐟Hook Line & Sniper (fish-with-a-gun-like) 🪄 Nekomancer of Nowhere (moody, heartfelt cat-puzzler) store.steampowered.com/bundle/63448... #indiedev #indiegame

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Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 09/10/2025

SKATE STORY DECEMBER 8 PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC 🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥 PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.

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ceej @ceej.online · 30/08/2025

my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy

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Bruno Dies @brunodias.dev · 23/08/2025

The "using AI to generate concept art early in the process to quickly iterate ideas" thing is so absurd to me because like. You don't know what concept art is. You don't know what concept art *does*.

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 19/08/2025

Two and half days later & I still don't have words So proud and happy for our team So thankful to the WSFS voters So honored to be in this cohort of finalists and past winners Live and drink 🚀🚀

Jason Grinblat holds the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work, awarded to Caves of Qud

award plaque:
2025 Hugo Award
Best Game or Interactive Work
Caves of Qud
Freehold Games
Seattle Worldcon2025

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pink flame propane @propanessbm.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

sorry for implying that you knew nothing of the light and the dark, and nothing of the balance

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

god every game on that list was a masterpiece, what an honor

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Brady Soglin @bradysoglin.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

big news: TALL TRAILS is OUT NOW !! 🥾 an exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot!! 🤠 you're a little golem on a quest to find his purpose 🚀 use items as fuel in your ROCKET BOOT to blast yourself through the air!! get it now Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2393760/...

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

them: we dont want illegal immigrants me: ok but they're net good them: we want all those exact people in the country but legally me: ok so just legalize them them: no

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heathcliff, but frog @hopcliff.heathcliff.cat · 26/07/2025

nice argument, unfortunately i have already depicted myself as Switch 2 Keith David and you as Gamecube Jason Alexander

Keith David sitting at a switch 2 display and smiling warmly at the camera like he's having a good time

Jason Alexander looking to camera like a cornered animal as he plays a display model Nintendo GameCube.

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exodrifter @exodrifter.space · 25/07/2025

Leaf mentioned in the official itch discord server that the open case they have with Stripe right now is probably the most critical right now. Submit a complaint to Stripe here: stripe.com/legal/compla... Need to know what to say? Use this: bsky.app/profile/void... #itch #censorship

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Stripe Complaints

We're here to address your complaints about Stripe's products or services. Please provide details about the issue you've encountered and we'll work toward a resolution. Thanks for helping us make Stri...

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The era of institutionalization was rife with horror, and deinstitutionalization + the rise of community care has allowed millions to live more independently with dignity over decades I hate these eugenicist fascists with every drop of blood in me

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 24/07/2025

Also worth noting: Jenny Jiao Hsia's autobiographical opus Consume Me, which won the Grand Prize at this year's Independent Games Festival along with a few other awards, is also delisted in itch search (but also has a searchable Steam listing)

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 24/07/2025

Can confirm that most of the works by @radiatoryang.bsky.social, as well as my own card game (but not the extras, ironically) no longer show up in itch.io search results, much like anything else tagged NSFW, it seems. Good enough art for museums... But not payment processors! itch.io/search?q=Rob...

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Search results for 'Robert yang'

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

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msb @hydezeke.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

WHEEL WORLD IS OUT!!!!!! store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/... Much love to all the talented people at Messhof who made it happen. I joined halfway through its development, and I’m so proud to be a part of finishing it. We’re finally over the finish line!

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Wheel World on Steam

Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bi...

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nat. @natclayton.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

"We used AI for placeholder art" increasingly feels like such a cop-out man. Placeholder art just needs to fill a space. It is meant to be loudly temporary. It should be so obviously Not Meant For Release that it can't be missed.

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Francisco González @grundislav.games · 30/06/2025

Seems like a good time to bring this up again...

Screenshot from the end credits of Rosewater: "No AI was used in the making of this game."

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

only one thing for congressional dems to do in response to these supreme court opinions: discipline the base

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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

started reading YOU WILL DIE IN THIS PLACE by @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social‬ and realized i should be live-posting my reactions so im gonna do that while i go through (the game is currently available for PWYW, an absolute steal, and i recommend ppl go read) liz-shrikestudio.itch.io/you-will-die...

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You Will Die In This Place (development preview) by Liz

A nihilistic dungeon crawler about death, art and identity.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 15/06/2025

Another good reminder from today is that to win this we all need to get used to cooperating with people we sometimes find highly annoying

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

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melos han-tani (Danchi Days out Oct 29!!) @hantani.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I've got a new showcase I'm organizing... 💰THE UNEARTHED TREASURE ROOM💎 🗺️June 5th / 4 PM PST Featuring a curation of recent overlooked games we want YOU to play!! Subscribe here to catch the stream! www.youtube.com/@analgesicpr... (reposts appreciated!!)

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N² @antire.al · 15/05/2025

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017. @bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 14/05/2025

Rare for a public poll, we did a survey experiment to test whether priming respondents about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia impacts support for Trump's broader immigration agenda. It does. Support for blanket deportations fell 20 points after hearing about Garcia's case.

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droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

i made a video of me talking passionately to da camera about kill gameplay, the end of gameplay, a little bit about the droqevers. it'll premiere tomorrow (15h from now) if you want to watch it with me & others? and when it ends, The End of Gameplay will be released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH45...

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YouTube video by droqen

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Pixel Crushers @pixelcrushers.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Two of those three games use the Dialogue System for Unity. :-)

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Bruno de Figueiredo @dieubussy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Japanese game cover design is widely admired by players, a true craft they have perfected over the years. In an effort to make their product stand out, many studios explored a more tactile range of materials. The resulting effect is as amusing today as it is instantly nostalgic.🧵

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 01/05/2025

As video game journalism outlets steadily disappear, we don’t just miss out on coverage of indie games that need exposure to succeed. We also lose important industry watchdogs. Fewer reporters means less scrutiny of labor conditions and industry practices, shifting even more power to AAA publishers.

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 01/05/2025

When I talk about transphobia operating on the logics of abuse scaled up to the communal or societal level, this is what I mean. "Look how much it sucks to be trans, because I made it that way. You should just desist, because if you insist on it, I'm going to have to hurt you so much more."

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 30/04/2025

We can't rest until government is restored as an instrument for the people, not our homegrown theocrats, kleptocrats and oligarchs.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 30/04/2025

🚨 BREAKING: A judge has freed Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student who was detained for using his right to free speech. This is a massive victory for the First Amendment and against Trump’s authoritarian immigration policies.

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Ava Hu @avahu.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back. www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...

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12 UC Berkeley students' visas restored by ICE in nationwide reversal

At UC Berkeley, 12 students have had their status restored today after 23 were terminated since April 4.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Another story of 1. Admin sends fascist order 2. Media reports on it 3. People are outraged, say no 4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake” Lesson is defy fascist orders kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...

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BYU student's visa reinstated after unexpected revocation

A Japanese doctorate student at BYU will now be able to stay in the U.S. after his visa was revoked earlier this month.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/04/2025

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

We cannot abandon this young man- a gay makeup artist sent to El Salvador's notorious prison, by a disgraced former Milwaukee cop with major credibility issues He is Andry Hernández Romero. God knows what will happen to him. Call your representatives. Call the WH. We care

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10/04/2025

Imagine trying to deport someone for their "expected beliefs"

(SBU) Under INA section 237(a)(4)(C)(i), an alien is deportable from the United States if the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe that the alien's presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States. Under INA section 237(a)(4)(C)(ii), for cases in which the basis for this determination is the alien's past, current, or expected beliefs, statements, or associations that are otherwise lawful, the Secretary of State must personally determine that the alien's presence or activities would compromise a compelling U.S. foreign policy interest.

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Hina ⛩️ @rasenkaikyo.etheirys.social · 08/04/2025

adobe deleted their post so this one's for posterity

Adobe.com posted:
👋 Hey, we're Adobe!
We're here to connect with the artists, designers, and storytellers who bring ideas to life.
What's fueling your creativity right now? 🎨 Drop a reply, tag a creator or share your latest work -- we'd love to see what inspires you!

* it is worth noting that they had 1.6k replies, 1k reposts including quotes, but only 50 likes.

Sena Bryer replied:
Not you. take CURSE OF RA 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆

* having out-liked/ratioed Adobe with 884 likes as of the screencap.

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msb @hydezeke.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

1) protest does work 2) this family had to arrange their own travel back from Texas, fuck ICE

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

BIG UPDATE TODAY: This afternoon, the ACLU filed a new "class action habeas" lawsuit in New York challenging the Alien Enemies Act removals. They are seeking a temporary restraining order which would basically replicate the same thing they previously had with Judge Boasberg's order.

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