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MansOlson

@mansolson.bsky.social
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I make games! I'm also a Magic: the Gathering player. Creative Director on Minecraft Dungeons II (and 1), previously lead designer on Scrolls. Opinions my own, working at Mojang.

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AidanVEnki @aidanvenki.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It was such an incredible live!! I even made plushies of the Illager Council to celebrate!!!
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hopefully people enjoyed Minecraft Live this weekend! We showed plenty of gameplay from Minecraft Dungeons II in new dimension The Sift, along with other fun Minecraft news. We’re launching in just a few days (Sept 29), and I am very proud of the game we’ve put together. I hope you’ll like it!
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just picked up my hardback copy of GOLD TEETH by @marshdavies.bsky.social @rossignol.bsky.social. It looks beautiful! Excited to dive into it. If you want to learn more or get it yourself: teethrpg.itch.io/gold-teeth
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GOLD TEETH: A Roleplaying Game by TEETH: A ROLEPLAYING GAME
Piracy, peril and occult terror in a cursed corner of the Caribbean
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Had a great time showing Minecraft Dungeons II at Gamescom, and seeing players’ hands-on reactions first hand. It’s been a journey, and we’re very proud of the game we’ve made. So close to launch now!
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Seriously do this if you can it’s so good
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Bad Magpie is one of the best-looking and most charming games I’ve seen. Truly delightful. I can’t wait to play it!
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Hey, we just announced Minecraft Dungeons II. It’s an exciting moment for me and the team. We can’t wait to show it to everyone! youtu.be/fjI_Akk5z8Y
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MINECRAFT DUNGEONS II | Announce Trailer
YouTube video by Minecraft
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Look I don’t post often but Diablo II Resurrected just got a new expansion. Wild, and fantastic. Easily one of my favourite games of all time. I remember eagerly awaiting the collector’s edition of the original, brought from abroad by family friends, more than 25 years ago. That’s some longevity.
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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
EARTH MUST DIE Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
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Tommodore 64 @tompedalino.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
If you're interested in photography l, or even just hearing photographers chat, this is the podcast for you! Also, give Iain a follow, he's lovely!
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Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com · 26/08/2025
this is still one of the best games ever made, a must play imo
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Holedown is one of my favourite games! You should absolutely take grapefrukt up on this, or if you are able to, just buy it outright instead. It’s absolutely worth it!
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I’m later than I should have been to Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, but @simogo.com have created something magical again. It gives me everything I loved from Device 6, which I still hold to be one of the best mobile games I’ve ever played.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Continuing to sustain my account mostly by posting pictures of my dog.
Rory - a magnificent golden retriever - stares straight into the camera, his long curly mane proudly on display. It’s fall, and the ground behind him is covered in golden leaves with a hint of green.
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Tommodore 64 @tompedalino.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Happy #Blocktober! Here's an early whitebox from the Frosted Fjord level of Minecraft Dungeons versus the finished product. I am *very* grateful to the talented people that turned this crude mash of blocks into a real moody place!
A crude whitebox of a game area. It is a snowy hilltop overlooking a moat with some broken castle structures. A finalised screenshot of a game area. An ice pass leads downhill to a fully realised castle, braziers, fog and snowflakes create some lovely atmosphere.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Got a good reminder of how fun it can be to play video games together in person today. Counter-Strike with friends at a gaming venue! Felt more or less the same as it would have in 2001.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
Mattias and Josh wrote a lovely soundtrack for us, and I am still very proud of what we achieved with this game. Go given the music a listen!
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
I love Mattias’s and Josh’s music that they made for our game. ❤️ Give it a listen!
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10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social · 29/12/2023
Solargraphy 2023 (1): hillside behind an abandoned church. 11 month exposure, Jan-Dec. Each line is the path of the sun for that day. You can spot when it was cloudy. The can shifted at some point in the year, creating those smears in the foreground. #solarcan #solargraphy
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Mattias @anosou.com · 12/10/2023
This is 99.9% likely to be the best game ever to play while commuting, just like Holedown was before it.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 19/08/2023
Here’s my best lil guy.
Rory, a golden retriever, sitting on the pavement with a happy look on his face.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 07/07/2023
Hello, I'm Måns! I'm a game director at Mojang, where I've worked on Minecraft Dungeons, Scrolls, the Minecraft Launcher and other things for the last 11 years. I used to be very active in Java4k (a 4kb programming competition) and Ludum Dare in the past, as well. #GameDev
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
I’ve been told I can indeed sustain an account by just posting pictures of my dog, so here’s a couple of pictures of my dog.
Rory (dog) enjoying some evening sun on a bench.Another picture of Rory enjoying the sun on a bench.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
I made an account here to join the exodus. It does remind me of early days Twitter, in a good way. But what do I post? It’s been a long time since I’ve been involved in indie games or jams. Work is mostly handled via other channels. Can I sustain an account with only pictures of my dog?
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Emily Liu @emilyliu.me · 02/07/2023
hey new users, Bluesky is a *public* social network please read about data privacy and more in our User FAQ to help you get oriented! even though we require an invite code to create an account, you should treat any posts here as if it's a public blog blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-19-2023-user-…
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The AT Protocol, which Bluesky is built on, is designed to support public conversations. To make public conversations portable across all sorts of platforms, your data is stored in data repositories that anyone can view. This means that regardless of which server you choose to join, you’ll still be able to see posts across the whole network, and if you choose to change servers, you can easily take all of your data with you. This is what causes the user experience of Bluesky, a federated protocol, to be similar to all the other social media apps you have used before.
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MansOlson @mansolson.bsky.social · 01/07/2023
Hello. Giving this a go as a twitter alternative as everything is going sideways over there. Looking forward to seeing this develop!
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