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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

OI! This bundle has over 100 games including the extremely very good Arranger. Check it out! it goes to a good cause

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Nyssa S. @mininyssa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I am not asking or advocating for people to pirate it. That does nothing except hurt the workers. I care about these people and I do not want to see them also lose their jobs and the opportunity to make great art.

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Nyssa S. @mininyssa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I’m only going to say this once: Many of my close friends and colleagues are STILL at ZA/UM. They are people who deserve your support too, now of ALL times. Zero Parades is a great game, and I am incredibly proud of it. Frankly, if you care about me, the number one thing you can do is PLAY IT.

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Tash @taschamix.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Listen I know the community loves a story and a villain but everyone quoting this maliciously and having a laugh can shut the fuck up. Many incredibly talented devs have worked on this wonderful game creating beautiful memories together. Sending love to my colleagues & friends 💛

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Travis 'T.K.' Shrodes @pudgytiger.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I was unfortunately impacted by this. On the upside that means I am now available to work on your game! 20+ year veteran with 9+ years of experience in leading marketing teams as a brand and marketing manager with over 50+ titles to my credit. Available for short or long term projects.

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george benjamin jones @mole.club · 17/07/2026

Shit sucks man. I love the folks on the ground at this studio so much. I hope they all land somewhere that deserves them :(

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Axel حسن Taiari @shevek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

mother*fucker*, don't make me tear up on main. (🖤)

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Petteri Sulonen @petteri-sulonen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Axel's one of the best writers at ZA/UM and they have the best writers in the industry. He's also a really cool guy. Whichever team snags him will be really lucky.

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Axel حسن Taiari @shevek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm one of the folks affected. *Many* on the list are gifted; their work was crucial to the weird little miracle that is ZP. Please, consider hiring them. Dust is still settling on my end, but my inbox is open.

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Nyssa S. @mininyssa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A lot of my colleagues are out of a job now, too. This is a really awful time to be looking for a new position in the games industry, and I'm going to be boosting their signals as much as possible. They are all phenomenally talented, lovely people, and you should snap them up *immediately*.

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Nyssa S. @mininyssa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I am now OPEN TO WORK. I've been told I'm a pleasure to have in class, and also that I bring a kind of 'major freak who can also make you cry' energy to the writer's room. I can neither confirm nor deny that I was the reason we had to eventually make a 'No More Puns' rule on ZP.

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Nyssa S. @mininyssa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Unfortunately, I've been informed that my job is one of those being made redundant in the layoffs at the studio today. This has been an insanely creative, talented, and kind group of people, and I am going to miss my friends terribly.

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Jim Ashilevi @jim-ash.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Can’t believe we got to do this and call it work.

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Jim Ashilevi @jim-ash.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In preparation of my Gamescom Dev talk I've been playing (and re-playing) ZERO PARADES pretty diligently. I think I am very happy with this game and love running into stuff I barely remember. Also, here's what inspired the Hill of Pigs:

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ZA/UM Studio @zaumstudio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hold the city-state of Portofiro in your hands with #ZEROPARADES: For Dead Spies on Steam Deck. ✅ Verified from day one for the optimal experience. ICYMI: Until July 9th, get up to 20% off ZERO PARADES on Steam as part of the Summer Sale. What're you waiting for, operant? tr.ee/playzpnow

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Apologies, we for got the alt text! Here it is.

This is unfortunate news for those who still prefer buying games on physical media, and is certainly a hit to consumer rights, the resale market, and game creators whose businesses rely on the physical market. But from the perspective of professional preservationists, this doesn't have as much of an impact as you might expect.

The reality is that the vast majority of video games produced over the last two decades were not made for dedicated home video game consoles, let alone pressed to physical media. And even when they were released on physical media, a day-one digital patch was all but guaranteed, meaning that even though a disc is preserving data in an accessible way, it may not represent the game that people actually played. Museums and archives have been preparing for this future for a while, with the expectation that putting discs on a shelf isn't going to be a long-term solution for preserving new games.

What continues to baffle us is what the industry expects institutions like ours to do about it. If platform owners are deciding to eliminate physical media and older digital storefronts, then we'd also like to see trade groups like the Entertainment Software Association offer meaningful solutions for archives and museums to legally preserve digital-only content and make it accessible for research. Everyone agrees this is a serious problem, but the ESA has repeatedly opposed the efforts of cultural heritage institutions to reform digital copy protection laws to make it easier to do this work. The industry needs to meaningfully come to the table on this issue, because asking museums to download a copy of Grand Theft Auto VI and hope it'll run in 50 years is not a preservation solution.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts.

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Raigan Burns @raiganburns.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It's my birthday -- I don't need any presents, but a reskeet/wishlist would be greatly appreciated. ;)

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/06/2026

Game failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.

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Worm Girl @cataclysmtlg.com · 14/06/2026

have you guys heard of a game called zero parades

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Axel حسن Taiari @shevek.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Nothing like writing shit straight from the heart and seeing someone *fully* get it. My work here is done.

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Worm Girl @cataclysmtlg.com · 03/06/2026

@zaumstudio.bsky.social also included a very lovely letter for the content creators who showcased the game early.

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Jim Ashilevi @jim-ash.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This is going to be so good, I can already tell. Go, Lucy!

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Nyssa S. @mininyssa.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

gang is it weird to make fanart for your own game #zeroparades

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Finally started playing through Zero Parades, and am loving everything about it. Super proud to have been part of this extremely talented team, and even happier with my dodgy memory helping with the surprises.

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Mikey Johnson @parrotboy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I've been quiet online the last few months, a big reason for that is that I've been busy creating a BOUNTY of videos, trailers and moe for ZA/UM and their new game Zero Parades The game released yesterday, so thought I'd share some highlights from the work I've created. video wizardry, innit

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 21/05/2026

One thing that most critics (including myself) have neglected is talking about the MANY WIVES FOR HERSHEL in ZERO PARADES. Such as the Intercom Girl, Duchess, and Melita, Your Controller...

Game text: Holiday phone girlfriend

Scrawled over top of game footage of Hershel behind a building talking into an intercom is a circle and arrow indicating the intercom and the words WIFE INSIDE SMASH DOOR

Screenshot of a suited man talking on a payphone. His face is scratched out with red, and KILL HIM and WIFE INSIDE are also written on the screenshot

A screenshot of a conversation with Melita. Melita is encricled by a pink hand drawn heart and HAPPY WIFE HAPPY LIFE is written increasingly manically all over the picture

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 21/05/2026

It's out nowwwwwww. YOU can go PLAY the GAME I've spent the last two weeks fixated on now! Seriously, ZERO PARADES is great. And it will tide you over until the new season of Slow Horses arrives... My review: remapradio.com/articles/zer...

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Zero Parades and a Bleak Espionage Triumph

This spy will self-destruct in ten seconds.

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ana/catarina @anacat.itch.io · 22/05/2026

oh hey the game I've been working on for the last 4 years is finally out 👁️👄👁️

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ZA/UM Studio @zaumstudio.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who's played #ZEROPARADES: For Dead Spies so far. A reminder: the game is available now on Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG and NVIDIA GeForce Now: ➡️ linktr.ee/zeroparades

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Mirella Díez - Open for work 🔊 @missgameaudio.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Zero Parades is yours. She lives! We did it 😭👁️🕵🏻‍♀️💜📀 Congrats to all my colleagues. We put a lot of love and effort to bring ZP to you. Hope you enjoy it!

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Kaspar Tamsalu @kaspartamsalu.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Aaaand it’s out. Only took four years. Congratz and thank you to everyone who made this happen! Hope the rest of y’all will give it a chance and will enjoy it.

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Axel حسن Taiari @shevek.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It’s out. Luck and skill, operants. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZG4...

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ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies - PC Launch Trailer

YouTube video by ZAUM

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alexis @steppinlazer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

launch day for an incredible game! loved playing it, had a hell of a time writing about it here, have a million more thoughts about it. just… a Great Fucking Game. one for the books www.eurogamer.net/zero-parades...

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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies review - it's the RPG we don't deserve

The second game from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM, this text-heavy, dice-driven RPG is an exquisitely constructed take on empire, nostalgia and beyond.

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 19/05/2026

SO to @remapradio.bsky.social for letting me go extremely long and self-indulgently about ZERO PARADES FOR DEAD SPIES, a game that knocked me fully on my ass again and again. 100/100 👉🏽🐬s Go read it!!! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 remapradio.com/articles/zer...

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Zero Parades and a Bleak Espionage Triumph

This spy will self-destruct in ten seconds.

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RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 20/05/2026

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is now Steam Deck Verified ahead of its May 21 release on PC: www.rpgsite.net/news/20402-zero-par…

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 20/05/2026

Hey did you read my review of Zero Parades yet? Many are calling it the greatest thing I've ever written. Go read about my current pick for GOTY 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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