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Catbus @catbus.phd · 3h

don't bother addressing a congregation unless you're in the baroque creature pulpit

Baroque pulpit ca. 1750, rebuilt 1856, Parish church in Dobroszów.

a fanciful scaled sculpture where the serpents open mouth serves as the pulpit

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Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz · 28/09/2026

Come join the Causeway crew! We're looking for a contract 3D artist! 🕶️ Dark supernatural mystery 🎥 Full-motion video 🏩 A strange combination hotel and drive-in movie theatre 👻 A malevolent specter with shrouded motives 👨 A strange otherworldly gentleman in a green suit who breaks the fourth wall

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Fiona Chartres @chartresfi.bsky.social · 15h

Such a happy, tubby little winged fish man.... A very cheery carving on a 15thC misericord at St Michael's, Cambridge. #Woodensday

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Lindsey Wailes (looking for work!) @linwail.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I made a LinkedIn post asking for help today. If anyone knows of ANY full time roles with a livable wage please reach out. I really need the help. Thank you.❤️ 🔗My email: lindseywailes@gmail.com 🎬Demo Reel: vimeo.com/1082323434 🎨Artstation: www.artstation.com/linwail lnkd.in/p/gHmJg4N9

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Peterline6 tracks new VGM releases @nowplaying.cool · 29/09/2026

EXCLUSIVE: 2026 is shaping up to become one of the most nefarious years for video game layoffs. I spent the last couple of months asking game music composers a very simple question: how are you holding up? nowplaying.cool/how-indie-ga...

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How Indie Game Composers Are Surviving the Layoff Storm

As 2026 shapes up to be another record year for video game layoffs, composers find themselves on the front lines. Feeling the squeeze, they open up about how they keep their heads above water.

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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 29/09/2026

choo chooooooo

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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 29/09/2026

Andrey Surnov's concept work for Jusant in my brain again this morning. Can't think of a game set among ruins that made me more desperate to see more of its world. So few games manage such an original and rich aesthetic, so sad the team never got to make more.

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explore.org @explore.org · 29/09/2026

There can only be one. Go VOTE at fatbearweek.org and choose your ultimate 2026 fighter.

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

WE'RE MAKING A SHELVING SIM WHERE YOU USE THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM IN A LIBRARY THAT'S HAUNTED AS FUCK BECAUSE A BILLIONAIRE WAS STUFFING CORPSES IN THE WALLS TO GENTRIFY HIS CITY WISHLIST "SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE LIBRARY" TODAY store.steampowered.com/app/3971340/...

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Organic Matters - We Make Games @organicmatters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey folks! Not in a position to hire *yet*, but looking for folks to keep in mind who are particularly good at UI art/design! Must have previous XP in making UI for games (even jam games). So if that's you, please send me a link to your portfolio/work so we can keep it on file. NO AI. <3 🎨 ~ ÚMK

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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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Vaida @vaida.me · 26/09/2026

I'm helping a friend look for a job in games, and thought I'd share job openings that seem decent as I find them! I'll be posting: - permanent roles - (primarily) UK companies that allow for full remote - not a mobile game slop factory - preference for indie, or smaller-sized AA #gamejobs

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Lettier @letttier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

3D Blender Mushrooms #b3d

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Jake Lawrence @timecowboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

some creatures you might find in the woods.

Two panels; top is of some glowing sprite type creatures huddled together in the grass and the second is a big black serpentine creature with blank yellow eyes moving slowly through the forest.

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I heard the term ‘meat proxy’ recently, meaning someone who places themself as a human middleman between an employer and genAI, and it is simultaneously a perfect term for the practice, and existentially depressing when you realise how many want to nominate themselves for the role.

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Megan @ziireynak.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Hello! I'm a 3D generalist who mostly makes stuff in Blender for animation and games, but I also like to fiddle around with other tools and mediums :D I enjoy making art with a cosy aesthetic, highlighting the little creatures and corners of the world we often overlook 🐝🌱 #PortfolioDay #3DArtist

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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Sussex Games @sussexgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝟮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is looking for indie studios, solo devs, students and small teams to showcase what they’re making in Brighton! 🎮 Apply to exhibit: forms.gle/YWdasxvPJbDQ... 📅 Applications close 11th October Just Attending? Grab your ticket: luma.com/tzpv3iis #Down2Play #SussexGames

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https://lnkd.in/eDwVXBG6

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Kala Paint @kalapaint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Kala Paint is out! I'm @olawson.bsky.social , professional artist for 15 years, then game dev, now wrote the painting software I wish I'd been using all this time. GPU-run creamy brushes, no subscription, no gen AI crap, hand-coded with ideas from artists in our Discord, and more added weekly!

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Girl dinner

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 24/09/2026

The Why Cheap Art? Manifesto, Bread & Puppet Theater, 1984

the WHY CHEAP ART? manifesto
PEOPLE have been THINKING too long that
ART is a PRIVILEGE of the MUSEMS & the
RICH. ART IS NOT BUSINESS !
It does not belong to banks & fancy investors
ART IS FOOD . You cant EAT it BUT it FEEDS
you. ART has to be CHEAP & available to
EVERYBODY. It needs to be EVERYWHERE
because it is INSIDE of the WORLD.
ART SOOTHES PAIN !
Art wakes up sleepers !
ART FIGHTS AGAINST WAR & STUPDITY !
ART SINGS HALLELUJA!
ART IS FOR KITCHENS!
ART IS LIKE GOOD BREAD!
Art is like green trees!
Art is like white clouds in blue sky!
ART IS CHEAP!
HURRAH!
Bread & Puppet Glover, Vermont, 1984

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Julien Eveillé @pataloon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey friends! I'm probably gonna have some extra time for design freelance work (or more?). My career: - LD at Arkane Lyon for almost 8 years Dishonored IP, DEATHLOOP, Marvel's Blade. - LD at Crytek for 2 years Crysis 4, HUNT: SHOWDOWN. - Shipped THRESHOLD as a solo dev.

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Katie 🍤✨️ @ktcreating.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

today is a good day no matter what bc I managed to resolve an issue in my shader and thats all that matters to me rn

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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's my birthday tomorrow so you should definitely add my cool new email to your lists - jadekingfreelance@gmail.com.

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work. Talk to your neighbours, care for each other" Spotted in Somerset, UK

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Juan Vaca @juancow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am part of this round of layoffs and am seeking new opportunities. If your team needs a narrative director / storyteller, please reach out.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's some more lovely geology from the Snæfellsnes Peninsula from last month in #Iceland. #AwesomeFoursome

Big stack in the background (volcano far in the distance) and some large boulders in the foreground with tafoni (round holes erosion).

Grasses on the edge of a cliff with dandelions and volcanic platform along the coast and stack in distance.

Colourful basalt columns on a beach stack.

Another stack on the beach, with grey (black) sand, and some grassy hills beyond. The stack has lots of grey and red rocks.

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Also, I have some questions:

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Samuel White @samuelwhite.dev · 22/09/2026

Here's me and @itsducksss.bsky.social submission to the @patchmagazine.bsky.social Game Jam 2026! Play as an alien, telekinetic, squid and steal stuff whilst avoiding enemies after crashing onto a robot planet! Play the game here: samuelwhitegames.itch.io/teri-escapee #gamedev #lsbugames #indiegame

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Posts like these are becoming far too common, but if you're an Xbox / Halo Studios worker impacted by the layoffs today and want to share your story confidentially, please do reach out. Can also answer any questions you have about speaking to press. Email in bio. DMs open. Signal: kerrblimey.43

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Experimental Games Showcase @exgs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📣 Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC! 📣 You have until October 23rd to send us all the weird, innovative and unique things you are working on. More info and apply here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

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Experimental Games Showcase

SUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE

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Sussex Games @sussexgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗘 & 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗘’𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨! Got a game you want to showcase? 🎮 Apply to exhibit at 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝟮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: forms.gle/YWdasxvPJbDQ... 📅 Applications close 11th October 2026 Know someone who should exhibit? Tag them! #Down2Play #SussexGames #GameDev

Promotional graphic inviting indie and game developers to showcase their games at Down 2 Play 2026, hosted by Sussex Games in Brighton on 14th November 2026. The graphic encourages developers to apply to exhibit at the event. Speaker applications close on 11th October 2026.

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lasha3D @lasha3d.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It costs $0.00 to support a 28 year 3D artist. 🥹

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piaf. @patapiaf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I don’t really feel creative right now but have a small mareep doodle #pokemon

Three Mareep sleeping on top of each other

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Katie 🍤✨️ @ktcreating.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Beautiful autumn afternoon spent wild swimming 🏊‍♂️

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Alien 👽 Max | gamedev 🇺🇦 @alienmax.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s Saturday; let’s kick off this game dev day with custom rotation. Pour the coffee, add the syrup, stir with a spoon, and watch it swirl around. Wake up, brain - Unreal Engine is waiting for you #gamedev #UnrealEngine

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater

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Katie 🍤✨️ @ktcreating.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

absolutely buzzed to be announcing that I've been working hard behind the scenes to help kickstart a brand new indie showcase in Brighton the autumn 😎 its been a year in the making and I am so chuffed with the team we've got onboard for this project I think its gonna be a great event!

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max turnbull @max.please.rest · 17/09/2026

its been really hard to watch all the studios that inspired me to become a game developer either struggle or completely disappear games industry's a pile of wank

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Xavier @xavierck.com · 15/05/2026

It's all I've ever wanted in life

A frog in goopy brown mud. White text reads "Unbothered. Wet. Happy. I'm my goop. Slopped up. Squelching."

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Katie 🍤✨️ @ktcreating.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

tired = being sub-servant to your CEO overloads by working way over contracted hours for very little to no monetary gain and zero guarantee that it ensure job safety wired = being an eepy lil goblin dev who takes regular breaks for nappy naps and eats up every last crumb of AL

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Seriously. Even if you are a monster, a person driven to hurt other people, an absolute piece of shit… Even THEN all the data demonstrates that prolonged crunch lowers productivity. Those who cling to it are ignorant, and with the evidence available, actively and intentionally so.

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Jaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I really REALLY need game devs, and especially those who are in higher up positions, indie or otherwise, to clue into the fact that crunching away for weeks or months of a time is neither normal nor something you should wear as a badge of honour.

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 16/09/2026

We optimized draw calls by 99% (lol) in Hidden Folks 2 by writing some tools to find all textures used in a level, generate a level-specific atlas, and replace individual texture references with atlas textures. Thread below 🧵👇🏼 #godotengine

Two side-by-side screenshots showing before and after we applied a texture atlas optimization to our game Hidden Folks two, the before showing 13318 draw calls and the after showing 113 draw calls

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Jake Lawrence @timecowboy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

in the morning

A little mysterious creature in a cloak that obscures their face aside from two glowing yellow eyes holds a curved staff that resembles a fern. They stand on a grassy ridge waiting for something or someone, waiting for the sun, waiting for the moon, waiting forever.

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Katie 🍤✨️ @ktcreating.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Found this big lad walking in the park, 'tis officially conker season yall 🍂

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