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Raya🐰🔜 gamescom asia🎮 @rabbitbucket.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve recently finished the six of crows duology and have fallen fully in love with Nina🫀 #wip #sixofcrows #leighbardugo

Work in progress fanart sketch of Nina Zenik from Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows.

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Raya🐰🔜 gamescom asia🎮 @rabbitbucket.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m looking for freelance work! Would LOVE to do some book cover gigs or concept gigs in the game space. Help a girl out and hire meee 🩷 #artistforhire

An elf and her companion. Both are dressed in leather outfits.

Art of an elf in a billowing coat on top of a building. Her hair is mixing into storm clouds behind her.

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Raya🐰🔜 gamescom asia🎮 @rabbitbucket.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can I love a game I haven’t finished so much?😭 Reworked this Melinöe piece a bit from a year ago in honor of Hades II anniversary 🐸 #hades2 #fanart

Fan art of melninöe from hades II surrounded by green flames.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hades in Concert by @supergiantgames.bsky.social to start the week. Is it going to be descent or ascent through hell? 👀 Art by @rabbitbucket.bsky.social

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GameDev India @gamedev.in · 21/09/2026

🎮 What is Gamescom actually like for a game developer? #GameDevIndiascholar @loregarden.bsky.social shares his Gamescom 2026 experience, everything from GamescomDev and networking to costs, travel and key takeaways. Read his experience 👇 shubhammehta.com/blog/gamesco... #GameDevIndia

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Gamescom 2026 | Shubham Mehta

A detailed breakdown of my excellent time there and the many learnings.

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Raya🐰🔜 gamescom asia🎮 @rabbitbucket.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Any mutuals thinking of attending gamescom Asia?

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ebooks ebooks ebooks! Folktales from Tamil Nadu! Soyayya from Nigeria! Monster myths from Mizoram! Anti-caste cyberhorror and solarpunk! Ghostlore! Vintage Indian pulp fiction! www.blaft.com/collections/...

Where Are You Going, You Monkeys? by Ki. Rajanarayanan, translated from Tamil by Pritham K. Chakravarthy

The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF, ed. by R. T. Samuel et al.

Sin Is a Puppy That Follows You Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu

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zorua zorua zorua (fawnidæ) @fawnidae.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hi all. We desperately desperately help. My partner and I are disabled. We’ve were in a car accident that permanently hurt our bodies and we have multiple medical appointments a week. We have no family, and not many friends. The car was repossessed for nonpayment🔽

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

AI is so icky that I miss the days when humans spam called me.

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kill ghost @willjobst.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

the SOLOTEMBER SALE is here! save on all Good Luck Press solo games, until the end of the month. discount applied at checkout! goodluckpress.co/collections/...

A bunch of illustrated William Morris leaves wreathing the following text:

Solotember sale: 10% off all solo games, all September!

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The first season is so peak. I was charmed throughout. The other seasons waver but it’s still fun tv. Big autistic tank does good and beats up bad people is cathartic viewing.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Amusing to see how many people agree on cutting jokes. I’m the same. Jokes are fine if they’re ambient or barks, but if you slow down progression for a joke, players get annoyed. Anything that would take three beats usually gets done in one beat when it’s a game. Each beat just feels longer.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ngl, this is a genius way to put in an optional in-game tutorial. Character walks into a classroom where people are learning different effects Pokémon can suffer from. Choose to read if you want to know, skip otherwise.

Pokémon game screen with the text, when poisoned a Pokémon's health steadily drops .

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Raya🐰🔜 gamescom asia🎮 @rabbitbucket.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Looking back at these swords I made during Swordtember 20204. Not sure if I’ll be able to make any this year but maybe a few later this month!🤞🏽⚔️ #swordtember

Poster of 21 swords raya illustrated for September in 2024.

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GameDev India @gamedev.in · 04/09/2026

GameDev India (community for Indian game developers) here. Gamescom 2026 is a wrap! Grateful to @gamescomdev.bsky.social for the Scholarship Program. Shoutout to @loregarden.bsky.social , our scholar at Gamescom this year, for representing the community so well 🙌 #GameDevIndia #Gamescom2026

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In fact, what's a good website/youtube to follow for Nintendo/Switch game reviews/updates?

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Got the Switch 2 the other day and I feel a little spoit for choice with all the games on there. What would you recommend I play if I want story, a fair amount of gameplay, but don't really want to do quick reactions. Indie recommendations welcome!

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Back HOME from Gamescom. Lots to do, lots to catch up on. The old fear of failure rears its head again as I stare down my deadlines. Here is the best souvenir I got from my Germany visit.

Two black running caps with white text that reads, Anti Fascist Running Club

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 28/08/2026

PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT👥 Making a Video Game for Humans Not Algorithms What does it look like to design a game about hope, dreams, and grief? Prateek & Rhea walk through the design decisions behind making a slow, tender, & deeply human experience in an industry that often chases metrics > meaning.

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All Will Rise by Speculative Agency @allwillrise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A RIVER BURNS. A GOD DIES. A CITY AWAKES. It's Friday at the Gamescom Indie Arena Booth! Looking forward to another day of intense card battles and meeting wonderful people. Come find All Will Rise in hall 10! We'd love to talk with you about our game 🌌 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gamescom

A river burns. A god dies. A city awakes. All Will Rise at Gamescom

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Gamescom, I’m ready for you* *to show me a good time.

Shubham mirror pic, black leather jacket , grey panther pink shirt. Backpack in hand

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Day 1 of GamescomDev done. Some great talks and great devs. So many great minds to pick. Longer post /blog to follow? Onto sleep and day 2! #gamescom #indie

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Would you say he feels like butter scraped over too much bread?

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Yall think I got enough apps for this trip?🫠

Screenshot of Home Screen with numerous travel specific apps including train apps for Germany

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All Will Rise by Speculative Agency @allwillrise.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Going to #gamescom? So are we! Here’s where to find us. We hope to see you there! #indiegame #indiedev #gamesdev

ALL WILL RISE
24th - 25th
August, 2026
Gamescom Dev Indie Expo
26TH-30TH
August, 2026
The Indie Arena Booth, Hall 10.2, F010 - E019g
Talks & Panels with our impact director, Joost.
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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Time to pack and head to my first #Gamescom ever! Nerves have ensured that I got only 4hrs of sleep. Hopefully this means I crash on the flight 🙂‍↕️ Shoutout to @gamedev.in for making this possible! #GameDevIndiaScholar

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My partner and I are employed on the same project. I get to write scripts, she gets to draw them. And those few meetings where we sync on the work is damn fun. Wish we could fund and write our own little graphic novel or visual novel. Would be banger.

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Alasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.com · 18/08/2026

Our buddies at @rascal.news do great work and need help to continue doing so. Here's the details. www.rascal.news/state-of-the...

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State of the Rascal: August 2026

An earnest appeal and radical honesty.

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Phil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A COMPANY THAT STARTED AS AN ONLINE BOOKSTORE, THAT WENT ON TO DO IMMEASURABLE DESTRUCTION TO THE PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING INDUSTRY, THAT NOW PROFITS FROM HUMAN DEATH AND CONCENTRATION CAMPS, IS NOW BUYING AND PHYSICALLY DESTROYING AS MANY RARE BOOKS AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hear me out- Ping pong originated in the 1800s. So we could have a victorian era, romance fueled, court intrigue game where you, a social outcast, beat your opponents at pong to achieve your goals and rise through the ranks. Sword duels are notoriously tough to mechanize. But pong? We been here.

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Indrani @indrani.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

did someone say starter pack?????? follow these cuties bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I think there is a presumption here that more is better, or lack of friction is better, but these are non intrusive design choices that push the player to think. its designers communicating without speaking.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

for sure. games usually will let you either skip the dialogue if its repeating, so you know its a dead end. or at least let you quickly tap through it. also other times, repeating the information allows the player to remember what they learnt.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Reacher is an absolute delight. I didn’t find the books as interesting but the show is compelling. He would also make a great absolute Batman. But I’d love a wolfenstein movie. We need some nazi killing shows.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Truly what drives healthy creation- Clarity of Intent. What are you trying to say, How are you trying to say it, And finally, for yourself, why are you trying to say it.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And I think the idea that comes to mind is a world where dead gods are like whale falls. Their bodies a source of power for whole clergies to build on. And a people lost in the miasma of rotten power, trying to eek out a living.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Sometimes I think about what world setting would reflect this country well. Like what would be the fantasy or scifi world to adapt this nation into

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Of course 80yrs in, I wouldn’t want to impose the title of Indian on any one. But it is wild to dream of what this little sub continent of south asians could achieve if they could heal from that ancient trauma and collaborate once again.

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

But as they divide us up, we too choose to reject some people and include others. Princely states are forced to join the new republic, with the wishes of citizens ignored or never heard. While leaders ignore these Burmese, once part of our borders, claiming they’re not Indian

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

British empire divides up India into west Pakistan, India and east Pakistan in about a month. A task left to Radcliffe, a lawyer who had previously not travelled further than Paris

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

80th Independence Day in India today. The history nerd in me wants to talk about how unlikely it was for this democracy to emerge from the colonial rule. The citizen in me wants to talk about how we have failed the people of the nation. Repeatedly.

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the haunting of andrea🔜nygw @asaraviapt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

✨pretty chic to launch a TRAILER✨ i'm so happy to announce i was able to work with the wonderful team at deviant games on this trailer. it's the most fun I've had in a playtesting session, definitely check it out and share to support another #indiedev studio! so thankful for this team, always 💗

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Amazing thank you. Gonna try fit these into my time there!

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Please please send recommendations my way! I’d love to check out museums, any parks or zoos, and historical sites!

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Shubham @loregarden.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you're coming to Gamescom and are affected by the train shut downs in Düsseldorf, consider Bonn instead. I found some hotels near the station for prices similar to Düsseldorf! Booking.com worked. Also there's a few all women hostels worth checking out!

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Bertine van Hövell 🛝 Gamescom @baroness.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

As a freelance game writer and designer, it's the only IP I will not work on. Full stop. It's a shame. I know the setting very well and there is plenty of potential. Just won't help it stay relevant nor improve upon it.

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Rik Godwin @rikgodwin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Every modicum of research I've done on growth and potential in the market included the overriding want for AA, single-player, narrative focused experiences. But big companies are *still*, after the bottom has dropped out several times over, focused on the AAA, multiplayer live service model

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Rik Godwin @rikgodwin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Remedy continues to demonstrate that narrative is worthy of investment. People want stories. Good stories take time, expertise and patience/trust from devs who are less au fait with its mechanics (because it IS every bit as mechanical and design heavy as every other aspect of your game).

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