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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧡 pax west 🧡 beautiful friends and wonderful reunions and mutual admiration and talking with people whose work I admire very much (Ted Chiang!!!! joy of a lifetime when he smiles and says “I know your game”) an absolute gift to spend time with double fine and the seattle/vancouver dev communities❤️

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Messhof @messhof.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Blood Dungeon is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox Series, Windows Store, Game Pass, Switch 1+2, and PlayStation 5! RTs very much welcome. I love you. #boneup blooddungeon.com youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0

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Blood Dungeon: Release Trailer

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I had a great time picking @caseyyano.bsky.social’s brain about originating a whole genre with Slay the Spire! Tune in to the Game Maker's Notebook for the conversation 🎧

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Honored with the invitation to panel at the inaugural BAFTA Games Summit, and witness the power of @bafta.org and @elfcosmetics.bsky.social firsthand. These teams did real work to put people in the room together, support the next generation, and use their power for a more welcoming future. 💖

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

IGF APPRECIATION POST PT2 My greatest delight in being entrusted with the IGFs was choosing presenters who represent the best of their craft. People I am genuinely fans of, all superstars who immediately signed up for the show, and in doing so elevated it and the winners and nominees.

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

alright so I know everyone wants to be bitching about con attendance going down, but having manageable coffee & food lines and places to sit? I’ll go to MORE events like this than super crowded ones tbh

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

flying to PAX East with a suitcase full of the uniqlo airism clothes I bought in Japan during the summer ....it's 40 degrees in Boston right now... i'm going to die

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

IGF APPRECIATION POST PT 1 The reason the IGFs killed with so much humor and heart, and was so ambitiously creative and reflective of the indie community was in great part thanks to my co-director @teddydief.com and co-writer @robdubbin.bsky.social.

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

i need to recover from this gdc covid (and survive pax east) so i can make the 100000 games that GDC has inspired me to make

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Jason Ragatz @raggysays.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Finally caught up on this ep, what a fun convo and so cool to learn about @caraellison.bsky.social’s really unique journey in the medium! @karriebear.bsky.social you should do more interviews, you’re great at it!

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

How to begin talking about one of the biggest moments in your life? The IGFs are THE show I looked up to for my entire career. A stage dedicated to indies, juried on true craft, honoring my absolute gamedev idols. Being nominated for one last year was a career milestone for me.

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

thank you for watchingggg 🥹🙏

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

*song exploder voice* and now, in its entirety, the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards. run and hosted by @karriebear.bsky.social, co-directed by @teddydief.com, co-written by me. gotta be one of the strongest fields i've seen, congrats to all the devs and juries! www.youtube.com/live/rLbzERI...

Karrie Shao stabbing Andy Schatz with a scimitar onstage at the 2026 IGF Awards, Karrie lunging forward as Andy fires a confetti-cannon "blood" effect behind him

AP Thomson accepting the 2026 IGF Excellence in Design award for Titanium Court as Teddy Dief, who presented the category, holds the trophy itself in the background

Composer Austin Wintory playing accordion onstage at the 2026 IGF Awards, accompanied by a musician on recorder

Vocal performers Sarah Elmaleh and Cissy Jones standing onstage opposite each other at the 2026 IGF Awards, preparing to name the festival's honorable mentions. Caption "So yeah, let's honor some mentions." Sarah is putting on sunglasses

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Teddy Dief @teddydief.com · 15/03/2026

Quick @doublefine.com visit w @karriebear.bsky.social! Had a great time! Ambushed & killed by @timoflegend.bsky.social!

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

💕✨Gabe Cuzzillo Fan Cam✨💕 @gcuzzillo.bsky.social’s level design talk was my favorite of GDC!!!!! Baby Steps was robbed at the awards and I will never shut up about this

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I asked GDC if I could kill someone on stage and they didn’t even blink

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

THEY SPOTTED MY STAGE DIRECTION 🫣

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

here's the moment from IGF rehearsals yesterday when @karriebear.bsky.social stabbed Andy Schatz onstage for the first time with the full confetti blood effect, and i knew it was gonna be a special night

Karrie Shao on the IGF stage executing a perfect scimitar lunge into the "Shakespearean arm-hole" of Andy Schatz, who is making a perfect "I just got stabbed" face, as red confetti explodes behind him

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

the IGF awards mean a lot to me! i've participated in them over the years as a judge, juror, dev, and above all a fan. what an honor to work on the ceremony itself with @teddydief.com and @karriebear.bsky.social, who are both absolute powerhouses, to celebrate these games and the folks who make them

Teddy Dief in the foreground on the IGF Awards stage, taking a group selfie as I leap into the air in the background, with Karrie Shao positioned in the middle distance as if to catch me. we all look fantastic

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

hey gdc: come to the picnic tables in the park in the next ~hour if you want an ass-kicking* *free STARFRIENDS deck with bonus disc

your humble poster in sunglasses and cap, throwing the deuce behind an artful pile of starfriends decks

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

My entire goal was to make it a love letter to the IGFs and ALL indies best community on earth bar none

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

CRYING thank youuuu 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

TONIGHT I HOST THE IGFS DO NOT MISS OUR OPENING VIDEO THAT IS 10X THE INSANITY OF OUR ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO Witness the brilliance of @teddydief.com & @robdubbin.bsky.social’s show writing!!!!! 6:30 PM, #GDC North Hall, and LIVE on Twitch: twitch.tv/gdcfestivalo...

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

HI #GDC Find me Monday reviewing portfolios, Wednesday ON STAGE AT THE IGFS, eating pastries, or in line for boba. LETS DO THIS

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

our tire lost the fight against a loose bolt but we made it to GDC!

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Teddy Dief @teddydief.com · 07/03/2026

That’s a wrap on final pickups for IGF Awards! Huge thanks to Strangely Compelling for lending us stellar equipment. It will be an IGF show to remember with @karriebear.bsky.social at the helm. Been an honor co-directing this show, and writing with Karrie & @robdubbin.bsky.social SEE YOU AT GDC

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

🔥 GDC AWARD SHOW HOSTING DREAM TEAM 🔥 IGFs and GDCAs are gonna be so unhinged, just you wait come through if you’re at #GDC or watch LIVE on Twitch to watch me and @sammaggs.bsky.social throw down on Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30pm!!

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

this is the moment that gamedevs everywhere crumble under the weight of their own GDC ambitions godspeed everyone 🫡 rest assured that no one is ready lol

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Teddy Dief @teddydief.com · 03/03/2026

The stuff we are doing for the IGF Awards is 100x dumber than this video we made to promote it. Really proud to be directing this chaos with Karrie 😌 See you at GDC!!!

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I'm delighted to join Game Makers Notebook to chat with @caraellison.bsky.social! Cara is SO prolific, from Rockstar to The Guardian to a novel to Ghost Town. Such a thoughtful career retrospective and I'm still thinking about the lifechanging power of people saying "who don't you just do it??"

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

okay for the first time this year i'm legit bummed to miss gdc

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

one of my faaaaaaaavorite lines

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Still cannot believe I'm hosting the IGFs at GDC this year. The IGFs are THE show I've looked up to for my entire career! But I'm not doing it alone! I've assembled collaborators and presenters who I deeply admire and are the ones making the indie dev community the best damn community on earth

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

someday I will stop beating myself up about every single thing I do, and I will get everything done so much faster without nearly as much self-inflicted pain and anxiety and stress and depression .........BUT UNTIL THEN--

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Teddy Dief @teddydief.com · 18/02/2026

🚨 @karriebear.bsky.social is hosting the IGFs! 🏆 ALSO, I'm honored to co-direct the show with Karrie + co-write with her & @robdubbin.bsky.social 🤍 We have fun. We expect you, too, will have fun, even if you lose! #IGF2026

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

the minute that I got the IGF hosting invite, I thought "please let @robdubbin.bsky.social be available so i can hire him". his jokes about knitting are off the hook!!!

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

honored beyond belief to host the IGFs this year!!! i'm gonna get real STUPID on stage, join me 💖 #GDC

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Teddy Dief @teddydief.com · 05/02/2026

"The Prestige" by OFK OUT NOW Feelings of love, trust, hiding yourself. So proud our game-band has a life of their own, and I'm proud as hell of this song. 💸 Steam gave us today's DAILY DEAL!!! Our game is just $5 so get it!!! Listen: ofk.cool/prestige Get the Game: ofk.cool/steam

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I'm in Vegas next week! Not *at* DICE but haunting around the general area / off-site. Hit me up if you're there? ✨

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A very belated work update: I’m writing Warren Spector’s next game! I’ve been contracting with OtherSide Entertainment since July. From creating my first immerse sim with Pacific Drive, to jumping in with the originator of the genre itself. This new adventure is gonna go places!

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Slothy @slothy.com · 20/01/2026

Gravity Well is looking for a great Systems Designer. Job posting below. Studio website is here: gravitywell.games Hoping you'll consider joining a small independent studio that is making something new!

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Gravity Well

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Writers and Narrative Designers! Portfolio reviews coming your way on Monday at GDC. Join us! We're here to help 💞

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

absolute dream job opening -- Narrative Designer for Meow Wolf

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Karrie Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

BABY STEPSSSSS my 2025 goty tbh

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Seth Rosen @sirrosen.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

This is so cool! It's such a huge compliment that our video game would compel a person to make a bot, I'm so pleased!! Huge props to @karriebear.bsky.social and @paullicino.bsky.social for all of the actual words in the game, of course.

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