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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 3h

Still some tweaks and more duck tape needed to make it better, but I'm so happy with the progress of this build now in 3 languages... And once again, I'm praising @godotengine.org for being one hell of a great engine for Arabic localization support. #indiegames

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 29/09/2026

Those that know me well, probably know how much crediting means to me in the gaming industry. I worked for years with the @igda.org Game Credits SIG making sure we have a solid credit policy guideline for studios to apply freely igda.org/sigs/credits/

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Game Credits – IGDA

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 29/09/2026

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Game Credits – IGDA

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 29/09/2026

In today's episode of cultural appropriation

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 29/09/2026

You know what frustrates me the most about these pitch rejections? Some of them come more than 8 months since we've sent them, completely disregarding the progress that has been made in the prototype (now alpha) since then. How are you supposed to be judged fairly?

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Mickaël Newton @mickaelnewton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mon appel aux créateurs JV français : je dois sauver la Bourse Jeux Vidéo d’ici la fin de l’année. Pour cela, je veux monter en 1 mois, un bundle de jeux vidéo dont les fonds iront à la BJV. Le plus de jeux possibles et trouver comment mettre en place cela de façon optimale. Pouvez-vous RT svp ?

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 28/09/2026

So excited to be heading to Angouleme this week, not just to showcase ALoM to a cool audience, but also hosting the closing expo panel, where I'll be talking about dismantling Western tropes, authentic representation, and turning culture into core game design & gameplay systems.

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 28/09/2026

Rendez-vous à @spawnfestival.bsky.social Pro ! Join The Arab League of Misfits' Creative Director @nazihfares.com on Oct 2 @ 6:20 PM to discuss dismantling tropes & designing authentic Global South games. 🎟️ Register now: r.cnam.fr/spawnpro #indiegames #ALoM #gameexpo

An event banner for a talk at Spawn Pro featuring a light blue to pale yellow background gradient. Text announces a conference scheduled from 18h20 to 19h00 titled "Représentation des cultures du sud globales : La Ligue du Bazar Arabe." Below the title, speaker details list Nazih Fares, Directeur Créatif at Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique. A circular photo at the bottom shows Nazih wearing a plaid shirt and hat.

An promotional graphic for the "spawn! #4" event against a light blue and yellow gradient background, decorated with small gaming icons and colorful flowers. Text asks professionals and students interested in attending the conference series to register for Friday, October 2, via a Google Form link provided as http://r.cnam.fr/spawnpro.

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Zein ➜ Soulblaze Out Now @zein.games · 25/09/2026

Soulblaze is 50% off right now! You can support an indie dev for just 7 bucks! 😊

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 26/09/2026

Eukh... One more pitch decline last night. 51/79 but still at it, and hope someone sees the potential in The Arab League of Misfits.

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Frustrated Sleepy Baby

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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 23/09/2026

Updating this while I sit by the phone waiting to hear back from a recruiter to see if they have anything yet, still. I feel like I'm losing what's left of my mind in search of something very basic that no longer exists. I always hate asking, but invoices are coming in too slow and too small. Still.

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Donate to Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat, organized by Andrew Elmore

Hey there! I'm Andrew, this is my wife Savannah. We have two kids, and we're… Andrew Elmore needs your support for Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 25/09/2026

Do you know why game devs have the reputation to suffer from severe commitment issues? Because if they manage to commit, they start worrying about conflicts and immediately push 🤣

A screnshot from Sourcetree showing the project ALOM Git and the buttons for Commit / Pull / Push / Fetch.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For nearly two years, I've been investigating a pattern of ominous legal letters sent to journalists by defamation counsel representing Bobby Kotick. That investigation is finally live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 23/09/2026

بمناسبة اليوم الوطني السعودي نهنئ مجتمع لاعبينا. فن البيزرة الأصيل ألهم تصميم بطاقة رَدَّة الصقر في لعبتنا. ادعمونا بإضافة اللعبة إلى قائمة الأمنيات على ستيم عبر go.arabmisfits.com/steam #اليوم_الوطني_السعودي #SaudiNationalDay #WishlistWednesday

Promotional graphic for Saudi National Day features a solid green background framed by a geometric pattern border. The top left corner contains the text "Saudi National Day" in both Arabic and English. The top right corner features a black rectangle containing the Arabic phrase "Our pride is in our nature". The center of the image displays a digital playing card from The Arab League of Misfits titled "Falcon Riposte" in Arabic. The card's illustration depicts a perched falcon wearing a traditional leather hood with its beak open. The lower half of the card includes Arabic text detailing the in-game mechanics and stats.

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 23/09/2026

In the midst of all my family chaos, I've channeled my anger into wrapping up as much as possible of ALoM to be playable in Arabic. Lots of magic done by the amazing @zein.games but it works 😭 #indiegames #wishlistwednesday

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 22/09/2026

Nothing can prepare you when you discover your own father has been a cheating asshole for almost 40 years.

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 21/09/2026

I love these native Shami goat's look with those long ears and that absolute refusal to compromise. I could use that card on my dad every day. #ALoM #indiegames

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 21/09/2026

I love these native Shami goat's look with those long ears and that absolute refusal to compromise. I could use that card on my dad every day. #ALoM #indiegames

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 21/09/2026

Pfew... Just as I finished two game awards jury duty (DevGamm and Paris Game Bizz), I'm now flooding in games to judge for the BAFTA Game Awards 2027.

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Kirby Drowning in Super Smash Bros.

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Filipe Acosta 🐐 B.O.D.E. 🐸 Devil's Drizzle @filipethoo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

THE FINAL WEEK IS HERE! We're officially entering the final week of the B.O.D.E. Kickstarter campaign! Only 7 days left to join us, unlock more stretch goals, and help us make this crazy little game from Hell even bigger. www.kickstarter.com/projects/coz...

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B.O.D.E. - A Hellish Roguelite Where Every Shot Moves You

You can put your mark on Hell! Back B.O.D.E., a crazy roguelite shooter with chaotic movement mechanics, straight from Hell.

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 18/09/2026

Joining the Paris Game Biz jury is a tremendous honor for me. After 18 years immersed in the global and American video game industry, evaluating projects at a major French B2B event is surreal. Already saw some promising applications and I still can't believe it to be alongside this fantastic team.

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 17/09/2026

Surprise! Venez tester La Ligue Arabe du Bazar au festival @spawnfestival.bsky.social #4 ! 🩴Lancer de chaussons et chaos de famille arabes au menu. Accès libre a Cnam-Enjmin, Angoulême le 3 oct. 2026 (10h30-18h): spawngamesfestival.org #indiegames #alom

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 17/09/2026

Après des années dans une industrie ultra-américanisée, j'ai hâte de rencontrer la commu indé française ! A très bientôt !

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 16/09/2026

I'll never get bored watching a Sumood deck tank endless Shatara attacks. It's a great validation of all the chaotic math and traits of Arabic culture we put into every layer of this game. #ALoM #Indiegames

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 16/09/2026

Are we all goldfish that we need a documentary made by Israelis and an American artist to remind you that the genocide of Palestinians is still happening?

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 15/09/2026

Tell me you need a producer without saying you need a producer

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 15/09/2026

Finished my preparations for my first ever French #gamedev conference talk, and it feel good yet, but also nervous. After years of doing panels in English, it's weird to speak publicly in French, especially on how the industry misunderstands that our culture is not a decorative wallpaper.

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Spongebob Squarepants' Nervous Act

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Spongebob Squarepants' Nervous Act

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I was spoiled and got a sneak peek at the @arabmisfits.com 👀 Can't believe I won against all those perfectly insane cards! 🧆 سبحان الله, الحمد لله #indiegame #indiedev

Victory screen in The Arab League of Misfits game. Flexed bicep, ma sha'Allah, victory!

Screenshot of The Arab League of Misfits game. Cards on the table, player taking turn.

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 13/09/2026

I love getting impromptu feedback from Arab players... Me: "here's our game, the first ever Arabic card game and completely inspired by the rich culture of more than 19 different Arabic nations" Them: "why don't you make graphics like GTA?"

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Man pretends to drink bleach

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 11/09/2026

Our game as you would expect, is a direct defiance of that eternal post-9/11 propaganda, fuelled by endless military shooters which reduced our people to faceless cannon fodder. The Arab League of Misfits has always been made to reclaim the narrative and build something that finally speaks for us.

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 11/09/2026

Shit, my partner showed me this shot of mine from 2019 after I showed her my progress at the gym after a 28 month streak... It's crazy what moving to a less depressing country and freelance job can do to you

The same shirtless person stands outdoors at a beach under a tan sunshade. They have a softer physique with less visible muscle definition. They have short dark curly hair, a goatee, and are wearing round dark glasses. They have on black swim trunks featuring a thick red horizontal stripe across the thighs.

A shirtless picture of Nazih with a lean and highly muscular physique with clearly defined abdominal muscles, chest, and arms. They have short dark hair along with a mustache and goatee. They are wearing orange wireless earbuds, white bottoms with a black drawstring, and a dark fitness tracker on their left wrist. Their hands are clasped together near their waist.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10/09/2026

As it turns September 11th here where I live, I commemorate the 2,997 victims murdered by the hijackers and what would be an estimated 5,000,000 victims murdered by the US's relentless slide into militarism, authoritarianism, fascism, and genocide that started that day. Each lost life was equal.

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 10/09/2026

🎦 We decided to leak this full Shatara versus Sumood gameplay footage before our aunties target our studio for exposing their secrets. Wishlist the game before we are forced to delete this: go.arabmisfits.com/steam #indiegames #TrailerThursday

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 10/09/2026

I can't stop playing @arabmisfits.com so figured it's about time we break our own rules and let the gameplay speak for itself! Don't forget to Wishlist The Arab League of Misfits on Steam!

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 10/09/2026

I can't stop playing @arabmisfits.com so figured it's about time we break our own rules and let the gameplay speak for itself! Don't forget to Wishlist The Arab League of Misfits on Steam!

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#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So many new games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday thread! 🤕 Tactical RPG w/ Darkest Dungeon vibes launched 🩴 Internet argument deckbuilder inspired by Arab pop culture 🚀 Bite-sized space 4X's free demo now live 🕯️ Launch of a dark tactical roguelite & many more! ⤵ #Gaming #TurnBased #VideoGames

Prelude Dark Pain (@preludethegame.bsky.social)

The Arab League of Misfits (@arabmisfits.com)

Vega Chronicle, by @justaddlava.bsky.social

Order Automatica, by @mickeysanchez.bsky.social

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 10/09/2026

Oh my... It reminded me of how a certain development studio I worked with had the entire game run on Unreal Engine 4, but all the menus were on a web based engine, continuously running in the background, and a mess to localize. Literally duct taped together, and causing continuous memory leaks.

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 09/09/2026

While our team does QA our build internally, the best bug reports rest in the chaotic hands of one our team member's kids. He breaks the game effortlessly by clicking illogical sequences we would never consider. Go wishlist #ALoM in honor of #WishlistWednesday: go.arabmisfits.com/steam

A high-angle shot of a child sitting on a blanket, playing the French build of The Arab League of Misfits on a Steam Deck. The screen clearly displays the 'Le Tuto de Teta' tutorial dialogue box.

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Finishing up the day with a sneak peek at @arabmisfits.com 🎉

The Arab League of Misfits indie game running on my Steamdeck. The colourful title screen can be seen with a large cast of characters.

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 09/09/2026

Our kid is the best QA tester there is

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 08/09/2026

Bismillah, c'est parti ! Le Tuto de Teta est en place et je suis prêt à relever le défi. We finalized the French localization so you can experience pure disrespect in a whole new language... When it's time 😜 Go hit that Steam wishlist: go.arabmisfits.com/steam #ALoM #indiegames

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 08/09/2026

It's been a while since I've done French localization, but I'm enjoying using a blend of Français Mélé (a sort of bilingual blend of French and Arabic) which is much more fitting than using proper written French. #Indiegames #ALoM

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