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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Hey everyone, I know I don't post here much anymore, but I wanted to highlight that my sister needs surgery. We're trying our best to get her GoFundMe moving and would appreciate any help we can get. I hate that we do this so much in America, but that's where we're at. gofund.me/666932c36

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Donate to Urgent Support for Avery's Surgery, organized by Avery Jaye

Hi, my name is Avery and I need your help. If you know me, you know that is the hard… Avery Jaye needs your support for Urgent Support for Avery's Surgery

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 16/12/2025

Look man I don’t think the people being poisoned by data centers really care if you remove the generated assets before shipping, and I don’t really care if you “only” use the machine that stole my shit and convinced teens to off themselves for internal PowerPoints. Cool motive. Still bullshit tho.

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Bearer of the Hole @omenborne.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I do think if we're going to (rightfully) attack Larian so viciously for AI usage, we should probably look at E33 for managing to effectively rewrite the narrative that they were victims of AI rather than active users of it english.elpais.com/culture/2025...

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The low-cost creative revolution: How technology is making art accessible to everyone

Low-budget films like ‘Flow’ and ‘The Brutalist’ and video games like Clair Obscur are competing with major productions thanks to accessible tools like AI and free software

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

No, see, you misunderstood. It’s actually “no woke, go broke”

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Just saw Mononoke in theaters and yeah you truly cannot beat the real thing

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Evan Minto @evanminto.com · 27/03/2025

Hate hate hate the reduction of Ghibli's output into a vague aesthetic. Even before generative AI, people would talk about "cozy Ghibli vibes" stripped of all context, and now we're seeing where that gets us.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 24/03/2025

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity. What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Another GDC down! This was my third one and it was the best of the bunch. Talked to so many skilled and thoughtful people and felt so connected to the game dev community. It truly is something special every single time.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Just took a photo with the GDC DinoMae. Best part of my day so far

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Got my badge! Lets start this GDC right!

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Ok went with a more professional approach

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I agree with this almost purely for the symmetry of him playing a guy who can’t feel any pain and then going on to play a guy literally named Max Payne. At the very least it would make for a fun bit

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

genuine question: should I put this on my business card or is it too online

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 13/01/2025

"Even though there's many difficulties in the games industry, there's a chance that you can do something that is actually meaningful for others." There's just a little over 4 hrs left in the #DreamsOnAPillow campaign! 🍉 Support their final stretch: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/... #gamedev

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Carolyn Page @jacuzzitubbs.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

For those evacuating with pets in LA: Hilton’s Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Tru and Canopy brands are all 100% pet friendly. Even cats! And a lot of hotels are waiving pet fees atm. Good on u Hilton! Pun intended: that’s hot.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

So I set a goal a few months back to finish out all the core features of my small game within three months. And I’m happy to say that I did it! It’s still buggy and things need polish, but I managed to get all 29 of the main features done between September and December. Proud to have done it!

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Did some mockups for the UI elements last night. I'm settling on a cute little "slimes-as-playing-cards" look. Also going for a squishy style to the buttons. Would love if I could get them to feel more slimey and gooey when clicked.

An assortment of UI elements for a video game in a cute pixel art style. The image includes sprites for cards, buttons, arrows, icons, and tooltips.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Went back to implementing the card mechanics. I have a simple system where players can spend mana to play cards, or they can discard them to get a little extra mana back. Also made a one-use card that can retrieve cards from the discard pile. Made for some neat deck build choices when playing!

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

We did the funeral yesterday. It was hard but I’ve taken my time with it and have gotten closer to processing everything. I’ll be back to regular dev posting tomorrow as a way to restore some normalcy to life. I think I just need to work on things and stay creative for a good while.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Hell. We have invented Hell

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it forest @fortebass.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

As a CEO who made Among Us,

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Making sure as many people as possible see this. ImagineFX, beloved by so many artists, is one of Future’s publications. Time to spend your hard earned cash elsewhere. openai.com/index/openai...

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OpenAI and Future partner on specialist content

OpenAI and Future, the global platform for specialist media, have today announced a strategic partnership to bring content from Future’s 200 plus media brands to OpenAI’s users.

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RitzyTritzy (he/him) @ritzytritzy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

All comic creators, be on the lookout for comic.mp4, they're a new AI scam company that wants to turn comics into anime using AI video software. They've only existed for two weeks and come under fire for stealing a lot of creator's art and putting it on their website (and possibly training off it)

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Hey, haven’t done any dev updates lately due to family matters. This week my grandpa was hospitalized. We were all worried that this would be it and we were right. He died last night before we could visit him. I won’t be posting much while we deal with this as a family. I’m just gonna miss him.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Your last saved selfie is you on the outside and your last saved meme is you on the inside

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KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 29/11/2024

Help us fundraise for victims of Israel’s attacks on Palestine and Lebanon 🇵🇸🇱🇧 Donate $20(USD) or more to the GFM highlighted on our page, choose from a roster of current and former KO_OP artists, and receive a small piece of artwork! ❤️ For more info: bit.ly/3Zrw04X

Illustration in shades of red, green, white, and black, of a person wearing a keffiyeh with their hands outstretched as a dove holding a key flies above them. Text reads: KO_OP Art Fundraiser for Palestine and Lebanon.

KO_OP Art Fundraiser for Palestine and Lebanon. Please join us in fundraising for victims of Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. Give $20 USD or more to the GoFundMe linked on our fundraising page, choose an available artist from our roster, and they will send you a small piece of artwork!

As always, KO_OP is in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon and their rights for liberation, sovereignty, and land. The West has long been complicit in the destabilization and genocide of Palestine and its people, and we refuse to remain silent about that complicity. Free Palestine!

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I starred in a shitty church play once so that makes me like 1% theater

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Who doesn't love giant tutorial prompts that take up a third of your screen space? That's just good UI, I don't make the rules #gamedev #gamemaker

A screenshot of a cute pixel-art game inside an arena filled with spikey walls. The game displays a tutorial prompt teaching the player how to move with the WASD keys. The prompt is excessively large for such a simple mechanic.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

finished a first pass on the card mechanics today. turns out it's hard to make a good deck builder. hmmm no one told me this #gamemaker #gamedev

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/11/2024

I was asked to be a interviewee for "The Blood on our Controllers", a documentary about Palestine & their dehumanization in games by @hippolyte.bsky.social. It's out now. There are parts where I don't quite keep it together, and it is hard to watch myself struggle. Proud to have spoken up, though.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I’ve been implementing some light deck building mechanics into my game but it’s pretty new territory for me. Anyone have suggestions for games that use simple deck mechanics in an effective way? Bonus if they’re paired with arcade action gameplay #gamemaker #gamedev

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Recently made these little animation frames for a bomb item in the game. I love how his face starts with an "I have seen the end of all things" expression. bro stared into the abyss and did not last #gamedev #gamemaker

A set of animation frames for a pixel-art bomb-like character. The character's expression starts out as afraid and gets increasingly painful as it reaches the point of exploding

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

No better feeling than finding out that the very first person I blocked on this site hates it here. Truly love to see it

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Damien Crawford @developerdamien.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Spellbound comes out today on Netflix and my friend Sasha, who did storyboarding on it for the past 5 years, is looking for work! Her portfolio: www.sashaschotzko.net/current-work

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Story Portfolio | home

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Started work on the dreaded ice level today. If players don't passionately hate this thing by the time I'm done with it then I've failed as a level designer. #gamedev #gamemaker

A game screenshot of an icy arena with spikes all along its walls, rendered in a cute pixel-art style.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Today's my birthday, so I decided my gift to myself is to get back into posting about the progress on my game. I'll be doing more daily posts from here on out. It's come a long way since the last time I posted! Lots of enemies, better movement, and new character upgrades! #gamemaker #gamedev

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Just updated all my itch games to show that none of them use gen-AI. I recommend you do this too! This is important for appearing in search results and you should probably just not be using that stuff in the first place anyway.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Honestly, it was Little Gator Game that did it for me. I picked it up thinking it would just be a cute and fun 3 hours but by the end it became one of my most loved games - all thanks to that beautiful finale. It was the perfect story for that specific time in my life. A true gift of the moment.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I have officially passed my Twitter follow count. It was never much to begin with but anyone who followed me over there is likely following me here. Not much use for the other app now tbh!

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 06/06/2024

Just to make sure everyone knows, this console is funder by palmer lucky. So do not buy it.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

okay so I was not prepared that latest dandadan ep. I understand all the *posting* now

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Eline Muijres 🐇 @elinemuijres.com · 21/10/2024

Game developers, it's rough out there with so many layoffs. I created a starter pack for folks looking for work. Comment if you want to be added/removed. Let's boost each other and get these people hired!! 💪 #gamedev #indiedev go.bsky.app/2gdae71

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Tom Francis @pentadact.com · 17/11/2024

Rule of thumb for game development time: If you think it'll take less than 3 years, you're wrong. If you think it'll take more than 3 years, you're screwed.

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Michael Monty Tanner @michaelmonty.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A pay what you want bundle for the most foundational artistic influence of my life. If you’re at all interested in music that is unapologetic about its own sadness, silliness and sincerity, then you owe it to yourself to check them out. Hail Satan.

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