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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

played Alan Wake 2 on release and then never got around to playing The Lake House until this weekend. @remedygames.com’s team knows how to make ‘em. the scientists repeatedly referring to art as “content” made my skin crawl lol. brilliant DLC.

Screenshot from the video game Alan Wake 2 - The Lake House. It shows Agent Kiran Estevez, the playable character, standing in front of a sign that says: “Security. Safety. Censorship. Remember the three S’s!”

Screenshot from the video game Alan Wake 2 - The Lake House. It shows various blueprints and a memo that reads “REFINEMENT PROCESS RE: ATD Output and Calibration. The automated typing device (ATD) will produce writing mimicking that of Alan Wake, known parautilitarian, with the goal of affecting reality with the same consistency as Mr. Wake’s writing. To reach this level of authenticity, each page produced by the ATDs must be evaluated and graded based on its similarity to Wake’s original style.”

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esselfortium 🏳️‍⚧️ | Not Yet is out! @esselfortium.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

i'm very proud to present my newest album, Not Yet. here's what early listeners are saying: "this album is like a warm bath of harmony" "nostalgic but unfamiliar, like having new memories implanted in your head" check out Not Yet on @bandcamp.com: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/not-yet

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

hell yeah, it's october tell me your fav indie horror games, please. i'd like to check them out :)

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

hearing a menu sound and clocking "yeah that's Street Fighter 5" is a weird by-product of being a sound designer

Image of Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at something off-screen

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Queen's Domain⚔️ - DEMO OUT NOW @queensdomain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Queen’s Domain is launching OCT 30TH!! ⚔️ Excited to announce our retro-fantasy action RPG with brutal combat and traversal-focused exploration will be available soon for PC and Consoles. Coming to Steam, Switch 2, Xbox Series and PS5!

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New Video Game Advisor @newvgadvisor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Detective Pikachu Returns (Switch, 2023)

Detective Pikachu is saying, "Good coffee tastes good even cold."

Detective Pikachu continues, "Bad coffee tastes bad even freshly brewed."

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

devastated to report that I've developed a strawberry allergy

Image of a horse, alone on a beach, staring out into the horizon.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think there's an art to not being ready, doing the thing anyway, and thoughtfully learning as you go. "Ready" is a decision, not a feeling.

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In case you missed it - we announced a game yesterday! Coming out this Fall!!!

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Jordan Fehr Mastering 🔊🎧 @jordanfehr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Had a lovely time talking to @marinahascoffee.bsky.social on her show @questmarkers.bsky.social about music mastering! The VOD from the main conversation is now on your podcast platforms and on youtube! #mastering #masteringengineer #gameaudio #vgm #musicproduction

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What is Music Mastering? (Ep. 48)

YouTube video by Quest Markers Podcast

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ynoham @ynoham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Trailer for the #GunmetalGothic demo! You can get it now from: store.steampowered.com/app/5005460/... It will remain available at least until the launch of Early Access next June!

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

we got to nerd out about sound on this one, and @jordanfehr.bsky.social shared a ton of wisdom

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

haven't started Control Resonant yet but I'm happy to see a lot of people praising the exploration and appeal of the world itself. I interviewed @merlinogames.bsky.social about that topic earlier this year and it's still one of my fav @questmarkers.bsky.social episodes youtu.be/1NId9pvBvHI?...

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Appealing Video Game Worlds with Merlino Games Founder Antonio Freyre (Ep. 39)

YouTube video by Quest Markers Podcast

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ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

the shape of my absence. 🎨

a half body of Leora holding her skeletal stag. there are roses in the corner.

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

can't wait for everyone to hear them, too :)

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

played it on release and I *still* think about Heartworm all the time. would highly recommend

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Starting in a few mins, come hang out with us ☕ twitch.tv/marinahascoffee

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"People create because they have to, because there’s something inside of them bursting to get out." A great read.

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Jordan Fehr Mastering 🔊🎧 @jordanfehr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We are talking about mastering in just a couple of hours here. 4:30 PT / 7:30 ET come hang out. Thank you to @marinahascoffee.bsky.social for inviting me :) 🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

one of the reasons I started Quest Markers was to help bring light to disciplines in game dev that we don't talk about often enough, and music mastering is one of them. hope you can join us tomorrow :)

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Sherveen Uduwana @suduwana.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GDoC is this week, make sure to get your tickets! I'll be doing a short talk on pixel art tools on Wednesday!

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

art is important because it helps us get to places within ourselves that we can't get to any other way.

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Deadly Osmanthus Soup is BACK ON THE MENU! @madpierrot.design · 19/09/2026

I've finally stopped crying out of frustration and also this page has a goal on it now.

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

the desire to get my hands tattooed grows by the day

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

one of my questions is simply "shall we talk about the loudness wars?" so this is going to be fun lol

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

finally have an evening to catch up on a thousand things. do I order onion rings for dinner

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

can't wait for this; we don't talk about the music engineering side nearly enough

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

sometimes I hear a song that makes me inexplicably hopeful for the future, but in an defiant, "we'll overcome this, too" kind of way, and it'll completely change the trajectory of my week. music is magic.

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Antonio Freyre - Merlino Games @merlinogames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“I am not making art to give fun to people — I am not a clown, I am not a businessman making money. I am a human being. I am making art to heal myself; that is what i am doing and when I will heal myself, then I will start to heal others.”

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

[demo] a yearning, a hope, a chance

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

loving the sound design, the tool tips, and most of all, truffle pig 🖤 @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social nailed the vibe

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is what I cycle back to. Nerds love talking bout useful tech. I am so absolutely up for boring any journo with an in depth explanation of how anything in my games was done. It’s fucking cool making games and almost as fun talking about making them. I’m not buying that anyone is proud of this

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

started MGS3 last night and i've just been singing "snaaaake eateeeer" to myself all day

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A fantastic series by @montyzander.bsky.social and his partner, showcasing how different games welcome new players. I have a (very small) voice line in this video :)

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

impeccable art direction on Orbitals, can't wait to play it

Key art for the video game Orbitals. It features the playable characters in a fist bump/punching pose

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm starting to collect data for this now :) Question: how much does a game's fashion/costume design impact your interest in that game, and why?

Image of a cat sitting behind a synthesizer. There is a red question mark photoshopped above its head.

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

still can't believe this is happening

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

feels like most people wouldn't point to Sekiro as an example, but that game has some of my favourite / most satisfying stealth mechanics I've encountered

Screenshot from the video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It shows the protagonist mid-air, about to deliver a stealth attack on an enemy.

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

[demo] a yearning, a hope, a chance

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

your mission takes you deep into the enemy's base of operations, and you encounter more trouble than you anticipated... [commence adaptive music ↓] → exploration into aggro into combat → going underwater (& then back out) → health decrease to low levels (& then healed up) → end of combat

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

so happy to have had Brooke on the show 🖤

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

friday night raid night: about to wipe a thousand times, but this OST is so good www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSLg...

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Valigarmanda Theme "The Skyruin" - FFXIV OST

YouTube video by Uvi

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ditto to this; being a full-time freelancer, much of my professional development/learning is on me. I'm taking time off later this year to spend more time in UE5 as a refresher and see what new things I can learn. It's been a Unity/Godot/Wwise/FMOD year for me

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