iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dr. Kill Everyone (Eclipse) @eclipse.gay · 22m

If I did a 24 hour Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen stream with some incentives, would folks show up for that? I am certain I'm gonna want to play a lot of that anyways, and I have some fun incentive ideas...!

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 2h

this analysis of Big Walk, through the lens of "men don't talk to each other anymore" and the cultural norms that have led us to where we are with that, is so lovely and i think will resonate with a lot of you

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Big Walk lights the way for non-toxic masculinity in games

Interrogating "men don't talk to each other" through a game about communication

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dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · 28/09/2026

its me! * ** *** * - content creator extraordinaire ** - @evo.gg commentator (and host) *** - no longer banned inside of continental gamestops across the globe 😊 #GDOCExpo2026

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 3h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 5h

Good morning Bsky!! I was worried I was feeling meh about Resonant, but I can't stop thinking about it so it's doing something right! www.twitch.tv/mattcaulder

Matt, a white person with long brown hair and a beard, holding a trans pride flag and a tea mug

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 15h

The way that the "retro" community has fucking SUNK into the GenAI pits is infinitely disappointing.

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 15h

Mine is light.gg so.... yeah unemployed

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 16h

Nerdy has been dealing with far too much lately, anything can help literally keep them off the streets

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 16h

Thank you so much to @monstercouch.bsky.social for the key for Flamecraft!! It was so great to test this with my friends and see this come together!! I love Flamecraft and this version plays SO well, if you love board games, make a point to check it out!!

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Your annual reminder that any treats that have black icing are probably using activated charcoal for coloring which neutralizes meds like, say, birth control pills. Ask my cousin. Quint's 6 now. This also applies to antibiotics and head meds. Be careful, please.

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Emily | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 17h

I’m live on Twitch, babes 💜 We’re getting into Project Songbird today, getting full swing in the Halloween spirit now that fall is here twitch.tv/aspecificegg

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 25/09/2026

🧠 this month's patreon rewards 🧠 Time to dive deep into the mind with this month's theme: Psychonauts! 🥛✨ subscribe by sept 29 to receive these goodies! 💌 www.patreon.com/othatsraspbe...

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 23h

So they’re using AI to transcribe your whole stream, to determine if it’s “safe for brands”, meaning you don’t talk about being gay or Palestine or whatever the fuck I’d LOVE to know how that affects the ad revenue for those channels Dan!

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 19h

We go to a bunch of thrifts and second hand stores and book sales, I'm gonna do this to everything!!!

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21h

substack executives gave him a big cash advance to post on the platform

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 19h

I caught up on Realis this morning and thought about what I should listen to next... AND LIKE A SHOT I REMEMBERED THIS HAPPENED ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

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Angel 🩵 ¡VIVA MÉXICO! @cutestpatoot.itch.io · 22h

In light of being laid off, I’ve reopened my commissions for game design consults, as well as added new slots for layout, illustration & adventure writing! I’m an award winning game designer with credits across beloved systems like KOBOA, QUEERZ, Alchemistresses & more! ko-fi.com/c/94aec52063

ko-fi.com

45 minute Game Design Consultation Session

Commission available on Ko-fi.com

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 20h

Lemme tell you something, YouTube changing and calling everything I upload "Content" now is fucking with my head

Screenshot from YouTube Studio, showing the header "Content" with buttons for Videos, Shorts, Live, Posts and Playlists

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Genuinely, this is what bothers me the most, it's fundamentally changed my relationship with art where I'm greeting it initially with skepticism and scrutiny, I never want to feel that way about art.

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 20h

Banana Chan has never missed! Make sure you check this out and grab if it you can!

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 29/09/2026

I will say that I'm very glad that @playindies.com has a visible and easily accessible policy on AI but I very strongly do not agree with it. Treating GenAI use as anything short of anathema is giving ground that we cannot afford to lose. I will be deleting my playindies account.

Screenshot from playIndies website: What is PlayIndies' stance on generative AI?

We are not an anti-AI platform. We are fine with AI being used as a tool to aid processes or streamline data-driven workflows. What we do not support is job-replacing generative AI, such as using AI to create final art / audio assets or localize text, for example. We firmly believe these are tasks that humans should be paid for, and we will not support games relying on AI to replace jobs. We do our best to check for this during our manual verification process, but it's inevitable that some games will slip through, so we greatly appreciate any potentially problematic titles being brought to our attention.

We also recognize that generative AI usage isn't always black and white, particularly when it comes to indie development. Many indie developers are working with extremely limited (often non-existent) budgets, so we try to look at how and why these tools are being used rather than treating every use of generative AI equally. For example, a solo developer using generated placeholder art during prototyping because they don't have the budget to commission prototype assets is very different to a funded studio using generated artwork in the final game instead of hiring an artist. The same can apply to temporary audio or UI assets, internal concept exploration, coding assistance, debugging, workflow tools, or other uses that help a small team get through development without replacing paid creative work in the finished product. There are a lot of grey areas here, which is why we review these situations on a case-by-case basis. Our goal is ultimately to support indie developers while drawing a firm line at generative AI being used as a replacement for people's jobs.

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/games/2026/s... I haven't shared my work on here for a while because (gestures at the weird vibes) but I wanted to share the first of a series of articles I worked on at Pokemon Worlds for @theguardian.com. In this article, I spoke to a whole bunch of IRL Pokemon Professors.🥼🤓

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Meet the real-life Pokémon professors, the unsung heroes of competitive monster-battling

They offer advice, referee card games and manage players’ tantrums – we caught up with some of the volunteer profs who keep the competitive game going at this year’s world championships

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James Beckett @kickthebeckett.com · 29/09/2026

No, SungWon is absolutely correct here. The insistence on sticking with the Japanese title when there is already a perfectly acceptable English one is utterly asinine. Nobody does this in Japanese literature, or film, or any other art form. It's just the anime nerds who insist on being obtuse.

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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David Bixenspan @davidbix.com · 29/09/2026

Since WWE's trying to exploit PAC's death, it's time to talk about this: Remember how PAC suddenly had visa issues when AEW started? That's because, when the AEW trademarks were filed, WWE called USCIS to claim he walked out on his visa. After leaving him alone for a year and giving him his release.

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i know because i've curated my feed quite well that i may be preaching to the choir, but i hope in your rush to condemn the decline of femmes in the games journalism space you also take a moment to uplift the work of the femmes still here.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I do think one thing you always have to think about with AI and whether or not it’s inevitable is that the worst morons in the world really want you to use it and maybe that’s bad.

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

LUDONARRACON 2026!!! I can't wait to see all the cool games and demos and talks this year. Despite taking place smack in the middle of #Scaretober, I always make time for this

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 29/09/2026

I can’t wait for this game, it’s gonna rule so hard

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brendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 28/09/2026

the hotline from control except it's rob zacny telling you about the pod

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

Remember when they used to use deleted scenes and bloopers as a way to get you to buy the DVD??

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

Keep Driving is an incredibly unique game that I don’t hear enough people talk about!!!

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 28/09/2026

MC
@burntbulb.bsky.social

okay you can't keep taking every one of my posts and photoshopping it
onto sephiroth
2:52 PM - Sep 28, 2026

+ Follow back

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The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · 28/09/2026

Today's the FINAL day to shop our @gdocexpo.com 2026 collection! Pick up your official tee with a design by @athanuki.bsky.social or check out the rest of the collectible accessories, all available for just one more day: theyetee.com/gamedevsofcolor

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Emm Kaede🐶🍁 @emmkaede.moe · 28/09/2026

So turns out 2ship was not even made by the Harbour Masters, but by a third party, but the project had a hostile takeover by HM and they apparently banned the original devs from the HM server for opposing how HM was handling everything and AI. These people are genuinely awful jesus fucking christ.

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Majora'S Mask Skull Kid

Alt: Majora's Mask Skull Kid

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

LUDONARRACON 2026!!! I can't wait to see all the cool games and demos and talks this year. Despite taking place smack in the middle of #Scaretober, I always make time for this

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Garrett Gilchrist @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have you noticed they're putting Harry Potter on everything now, and signing licenses in aisles of the store that don't normally have licenses Because they know that in a year or two even Grandma is going to know that Joanne Rowling is a deranged bigot and the brand will be toxic

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the cornell case has me thinking about christine blasey ford and how she so bravely testified in 2018 about how future supreme court justice brett kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her. i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed:

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Sadie is 🎲 Laying It All on the Line 🎲 @oakleafinsignia.games · 28/09/2026

I forgot to get Grant a picture of the book with it's current cover 🫣

Fortune Favors Dice promo image
A thrilling rules lite push your luck ttrpg

Fortune Favors Dice sitting on a shelf with jars

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

Just as a reminder, that's Linda McMahon standing next to him. If you're watching and engaging with WWE, you're contributing to the fascist attacks on the people on this country and the world by this administration.

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Jack Panic | DNGN CLUB @dngnclub.itch.io · 28/09/2026

Game genres are only really useful in an academic and retail setting. Otherwise they are invisible walls and tribes that become barriers for people to experience the full breath of what these types of games offer. Pbta and OSR are more alike than you think.

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

The reason I will always say that Dillin is the best is they manage to do both things: Make Rad Shit and Share Other People's Rad Shit

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey folks, I had a big thread about AI and art that really popped off, and now I have some attention, so why don't I make a little thread of upcoming indie games I'm looking forward to that have neat artstyles? And a lot of these games will have demos to check out, so maybe give them a try?

Screenshot from Tenebris Somnia showing a creepy guy with head candles bathed in shadow

Screenshot from Hymm to the Eyeless God, showing a party based RPG with a top down view of a path through some woods, and it appears as if one of the insect like player characters is casting a spell.

Screenshot from Mandrake showing an isometric view of the interior of a building, a character called Nessa's portrait is on the left side and says "Thanks for coming to Pevenny with me Morgan. I'd have hated doing that alone."

Screenshot from Hark The Ghoul, there's a gaslight street lamp in a dark alleyway, on a crate sits a big wheel of cheese, underneath the lamp is a small rat like guy who might be cheesed to meet us.

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Intelligame 🍉 @intelligame.us · 28/09/2026

Let's talk about that Steam Sale I help make, play some demos, and just have a good time today: twitch.tv/intelligame

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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎉Max 12 Hour SUBathon to kick off the week🎉 Starting with 3 hours on the clock. All Subs, Bits, and Follows adds more to the timer! I've been challenged to get back into Silksong but first @devolverdigital.com sent me Shroom & Gloom so I'll be giving keys away while I play! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames

Twitch Stream Schedule graphic for Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames

Background is soft blue, purple, and pink scribbles. Posted on square post-it style notes pinned to the background are details on what is happening during the week.

Monday - Shroom and Gloom and Silksong as part of a Max 12 hour Twitch Subathon. Connected to the Twitch Subtember event

Tuesday - Hades 2

Wednesday - Pokemon Day showing Pokopia and then Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green Soul Link with Michael and Fawn

Friday - Date Everything

at the bottom is the twitch stream link "Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames"

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 28/09/2026

Not streaming this soon due to lack of time and I haven’t played the first one yet, but I’m so effing excited to see it release and be doing well!!!

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