iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 15h

HARDSHIP FUND UPDATE - Applications close on Oct 6 so we can triage existing applications - We've disbursed funds to over 100 applicants! - If you've applied Sep 24 or later, check your inbox for next steps! For questions, please reach out to treasurer@uvw-cwa.org uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...

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Game Worker Hardship Fund

Who is eligible to apply for this fund?This fund is for game workers in the US and Canada impacted by record layoffs & other hardships in the games industry within the timeframe of January 2024 to the...

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Brianna Townsend @brianna.town · 15h

Hop Well is a game about playing Tetris wrong and fast Full input bindings for keyboard & gamepad as well as downloadable versions for linux and mac! Play free on itch! britown.itch.io/hopwell Or download the offline PWA from brianna.town/hopwell/ #tetris

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 14h

UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 8!!! Why are Queer cartoon characters censored?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 7h

Sometimes you just gotta take the 5 mins when you rush home in the middle of the day between meetings... ☺️ One should pay honorable attention to that which loves you and you love in return.

A poorly-taken photograph of a grey dog with a white swirl on the back of his neck and white-socked paws sprawled over a lap and licking a hand he holds onto. The person is wearing a black and white dress shirt with colorful wildflowers on it. The signs of a messy life are visible on the couch covered in a blanket, a jacket, and discarded socks.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bluesky, the app for books

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 28/09/2026

This is an excellent book money thread.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

new meme unlocked, to be used any time someone asks a question you need to be *really* sure they want the answer to

A screenshot of a yes/no dialogue box which asks "Are you sure you want to open the door?" with the no option highlighted in red

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Andrew Weldon @andrew-weldon.design · 28/09/2026

Found the perfect t-shirt for the game developer of 2026

a t-shirt with a gold star with slightly off-center blue text that reads, "Has Been"

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

holy shit my partner gifted me a copy of the magus circle before i got off of work, and i wish i could go back in time to have more time to play this stupid cute game also my wrist ow my wrist but also THIS IS SO COOL TO GAME WITH MY TABLET LIKE THIS store.steampowered.com/app/2796640/...

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Save 10% on The Magus Circle on Steam

Magic is Art. The Magus Circle is a vampire-survivors, rogue-lite game where you draw to cast spells! Meet other mages and unlock their abilities. Discover the secrets hidden inside the Circle. Draw t...

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 22/09/2026

Nighthawks is OUT! When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...

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Luisa J. Preissler @luisapreissler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I think this might just be my favorite commission of all time. When Wizard of the Coast asked me to illustrate my favorite game character from Final Fantasy 10, Yuna, I was completely over the moon! So many cherished childhood memories 🥰 #finalfantasy10 #fantasyart #mtg

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Had a great time working on this one! I love drawing roots.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

today in unhinged windows 11 nonsense i just wanted to open the stopwatch. why does it require a software update? what *possible* changes to simple alarming and timekeeping could possibly be necessary?

A screenshot of the clock application saying "clock needs an updated! we are getting the update ready for you..."

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GDoCExpo is this week. World-class one-track online conference. Sliding-scale tickets, nothing gated by price. Open captions, immediate VODs. $21K in no-strings dev grants. Front-page Steam Sale + Direct, no fees. Watch Parties around the world. No unpaid speakers, mods, labor. Come see it.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 21/09/2026

damn if only there were 300-500 devs who could help with that

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

as we head into the spooky season, i might recommend widow's bay to anyone who's not seen it yet it starts out as an idealistic "i can totally turn our cursed AF town into a tourist destination and then everything will be so much better!" and then goes ... places cursed places

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

This is the shit we need. Can you imagine being able to cut the CO2 emissions from air travel virtually overnight? There'd obviously still be production pollutants from batteries & the planes themselves, but come on: call it $200 of electricity for DC to ATL, fully loaded? Vs ~$4k in jet fuel? Shit…

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ocarina of Time hooked me, but Halo, followed by Halo 2 on Xbox Live, networked me into gaming irrevocably. My main online handle comes from a misheard Johnson line. Cortana was my girl. I never made much mention of it while there, but working at Bungie was the ultimate gamer moment for me.

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3am Halo Gaming with the Boys

Alt: 3am Halo Gaming with the Boys in Blood Gulch

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Copper Hamster @copperhamster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My friend got a picture of them all together.

Sailor Moon cosplayers in a Mexican themed variation

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

nothing has made me panic and turn on dev console in valheim faster than whatever the fuck the netherbrain looking thing that just came at me out of the mistlands suddenly doubting i *want* to get the item that lets me travel in there :')

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

today in tabletop: home sick, so GAME IS ON, we successfully made our way through the town under attack toward the necromancer directing the assault, and uh this map took forever to load and when it did it was easy to see why 😭😭 this is gonna be a hell of a fight

a foundry map covered in mist and greenish light, featuring a dock which absolutely is fucked up with undead in three waves, surrounding a necromancer on a ship at the end of the dock. there are 5 party members, and at least 6 times that many undead.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

i may be down for the count with the sick again, but when i asked if a friend if she'd want to watch anything while i curled up with dinner at my computer, she said "want to watch me on my first-time Expedition 33 playthrough??" and honestly, that's better than any emmy-award-winning show out there

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Nate Horsfall @lightningarts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's nice to see that what people have been saying loudly for years was WELL KNOWN by the execs doing it. We knew they knew. They always know.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm rapidly getting ill again this morning but I received a shout-out on the scrum of scrums call about the impact I had during our release this week so I'm just here, curled up into a congested ball and glad I helped and chuffed to be appreciated but also *please stop noticing me*

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Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) Reacts to Happy Text

ALT: Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) Reacts to Happy Text

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/09/2026

Crunch is embarrassing.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I look way more awake than I feel rn 6am release mornings, man

A selfie of a person in glasses, sitting at an office desk. They wear a grey and red gingham dress shirt, and have an office headset sitting on their head. One elbow perched on the desk, they have a hand framed by their face and give a bright but lopsided smile to the camera.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

good afternoon to everyone and especially those in Bungie Employee Services who know what they did i hope they have a most excellent day

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Raquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."

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💖gail 💖 🔜 Metaphor Chicago 🔜 GATEway @notgodzilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

can we PLEASE bring back the word "poser" and stop using "larp" or "cosplay" - being a "poser" or "faking" being into something is lazy and disingenuous whereas cosplayers and actual larpers are passionate about their hobbies and out a lot of time and effort into them

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am back on my Valheim bullshit. The no-aggro world I created when playing awkwardly on my Steam Deck earlier this year has been a chill way to enjoy, re-engage, and explore... ... and apparently choose to start picking fights. but only after I make some friends who will hopefully help me with it

A screenshot from Valheim where the player stands before the new Forge of Potential, and the crow Munin caws to get your attention to explain what it is. The sky is crisp and cold, with light snowfall obscuring the field of vision.

A screenshot from Valheim taken past the end of the golden hour, where an altar to Yagluth sits on the edge of a body of water, pink, purple, and deep blue waters reflecting, while the pinkish glow of fuling totems sit radiantly on the altar. Four out of five are placed, and the player something is nearly invisible in the dark spot between two iron torches.

A screenshot from the game Valheim where a player sits before two taming Lox that stare at the player curiously. In the rainy background of the plains, the stony clutches of an altar of Yagluth sit in wait.

A screenshot from the game Valheim, taken in the gloom of a rainy night, while the player reads a runestone that says: "Know, traveler, that while you cannot die in the world of Valheim, yet you can cease to be reborn. Many are those who have come before you to work the will of Oden, only to find their own will failing..."

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

fulings are basically cursed koroks instead of "ya-ha-ha! you found me! ✨" it's "eh-heh-heh, i found you 😈"

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Kythryne Aisling/Wyrding Studios @wyrdingstudios.com · 13/09/2026

Hiiiiiii can I interest you in shiny things? I’ve been out sick for a week so no new pieces, but I did restock some sold-out leaf earrings and there are other pretties that haven’t found a home yet. wyrdingstudios.com (Shares very appreciated since being out sick for a week is, uh, Kinda Not Great)

A collage of seven photos of jewelry made with colorful beads and swirly wire. There are two necklaces, two pendants, and three pairs of earrings, mostly made with flower and leaf beads.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

updates in tabletop: we managed to get our shit enough together to actually do our session. sable fumbles the prince who came to visit to pledge himself to our secret rebellion, when sable was just looking for an emotional support buddy. neither of them get what they want until day 2 WHEN SUDDENLY

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Manly Viking with Kissing Unicorns Meme

Alt: The scene from Tangled 2 where an intimidating viking-styled bandit holds 2 tiny porcelain unicorns with a severe expression. He pushes them together so they kiss and then he begins to smile, pleased.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

today in tabletop: we're 30 minutes in and have made no progress. i'm the latest person to derail us because we all stood on rocks on our scenic background, and i was like "wow, it's like Gedwey's R2D2, Sable Obi-Wan, and Sadie Anakin" and now we've rewritten the end of RotS with our characters

a screenshot in foundry from a daggerheart campaign, where three characters tokens are perched on rocks over lava while a blackened castle looms in smoke in the background like it's a mortal kombat arena. a counter at the top right notes there are 12 weeks until summer, and 2 more ticks until Gedwey's Hoard does ????

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Aura @aurahack.ca · 12/09/2026

hey thanks for screenshotting that person's hateful/bigoted/upsetting tweet and posting it here. i actually muted that person by accident on the other site who's URL i also forgot, and i intentionally make my life worse by keeping up to date on their thoughts so i appreciate you sharing it here

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AYYY THEY CALLED ME BACK LET'S GO GOMMAGE BIRTHDAY CAKE IS A GO guy's confusion on the phone like "not a whole rose ... just ... petals?" this is gonna be the most expensive cake i've ever eaten but it's gonna look so good yayyyyy 😭

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

how much brain i have left after being sick this entire week can be summed up by the following: i just excitedly submitted a request for quote for a custom expedition 33 cake delighted, a friend asked what flavor it'll be ... gentle reader, that somehow never occurred to me to include in my ask

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Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 11/09/2026

Y'all. I just realized that the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale applies to Light & Earth & Marrow by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social too. 😅 It releases in 12 days! Don't wait! Order it now for $14.25 and get it just in time for the witching season. It's mostly cozy and just a little horror.

The book listing and cover of Light & Earth & Marrow on the Barnes & Noble website.
Use code PREORDER25 to get 25% off this title.

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

saw the last episode of the new ghost in the shell, and now i'm gonna be messed up for the next ??? until a follow-up is released because what a hell of a place to end on, i want to see that experiment continue

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm over here looking at the OoT remake holding my deeply wounded enthusiasm, crushed by the amount of pearl-clutching I'm currently doing I cannot get over how they upscaled literally every texture on Link except HIS EXPRESSIONS and I'm viscerally hurt, actually

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

made it out to riverfest for the first time in ages only to find out it's the 50th anniversary and they're doing a "360 degree viewing experience" for the fireworks tonight oh hell yeah

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Nate Horsfall @lightningarts.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just saw Coyote vs Acme and my verdict is: It rules. WB tried to kill it, but it's a modern day Roger Rabbit. Full stop. Not a perfect movie, but fun, hilarious, and deserves support instead of being canned for a *tax write off*. The love in this movie is on every frame. See it. #coyotevsacme

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Viv @ Home @dizzybreak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

washington state said trans rights

a purple, blue, and pink sky, stretching out over the sea and distant shores, thick with trees

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Rawnie Amber M @lockaitae.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

dear starbucks, could we bring back that apple crisp chai, pls and thank

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