iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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big tiddy Rebell @rebell.bsky.social · 22h

Want a new deck but don't have time to build it? CT's got your back. Whether it finishing a deck with certain themes you want, making a budget deck, or making a deck out of cards you own. All you need is 1 click to get it done. youtu.be/5U1Ihs583eo

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Is This the Fastest Way to Build a Commander Deck?

YouTube video by Rebell Lily

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 20h

The new episode of The MinnMax Show is now live on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. We talk about parting ways with Jacob Geller, then reset for some passionate discussion about games. youtu.be/rF3x6Iurjfw

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N a i t e l v e n i @naitelveni.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Another map jam has just hit Slipseer! Minecraft Jam II Download below: www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Think this was my favorite map of yours so far, the non-linearity was really fun! I'm guessing going off grid with the modular approach made it much faster to put together too.

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pc2000s @pc2000s.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hell yeah Remedy

A screenshot from the game Control Resonant featuring the player character looking up at a movie theater marquee in Manhattan. The marquee says "NOW PLAYING: FIX YOUR HEART OR DIE"

A zoomed-in crop of the same screenshot with some color rebalancing to make the "Fix Your Heart or Die" easier to read

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New from me: I did a deep dive and spoke to Pokemon fan game creators for @fansplaining.bsky.social. This was so hard to source, but I am humbled by the sources who took the time to talk to me about this super massive, and relatively under-examined, fandom. fansplaining.com/pokemon-fang...

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Pokémon Fangames Evolve Beyond Their Origins

For fangame creators, the work they develop and the communities they inspire are inextricably tied.

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

new Quake map: "Mermaids in the Basement" for Quake Rooftops Jam + my level design notes and inspirations www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/10/new-...

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new Quake map: Mermaids In The Basement

Design notes for my Mediterranean rooftop village themed single player Quake 1 map.

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

and weirdly, strafe jumping is actually better than normal jumping, but it takes some practice to do consistently. quakewiki.org/wiki/Trick_j...

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Trick jumps - Quake Wiki

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N a i t e l v e n i @naitelveni.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Quake Rooftops is out now! Download below and go gib some shamblers! www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy October Eve! For Hallozeen this year, I made a 16-page walkthrough for a 36 year-old shareware classic. Primarily out of trash. I have no idea who the target audience is for this, besides me, but here you go! emmfoolery.itch.io/a-hallozeen-... #dosgaming #retrogaming

The opening game screen of Hugo's House of Horrors, by David P. Gray, for MS-DOS. A game released like, two weeks before I was born. Hugo's outside a haunted house! Spooky.

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 30/09/2026

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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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io

screenshot of my itchio store, showing several texture packs available for purchse

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I almost put the Ocarina/Majora's randomizer on here as well and I think randomizers in general are going to get much more prevalent in the next few years, to the point that a lot more devs will build randomizer modes into their games like Mina the Hollower (I would love to see that anyway).

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Updating my top 25 games list was pretty difficult, but I think this is more accurate now. Really wanted to highlight Ghouls n' Ghosts, ASCII Roguelikes (NetHack), the Build Engine (Blood), FMV games (Immortality), and collections/documentary games like Last Call BBS (UFO 50, Tetris Forever).

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mars944.bsky.social @mars944.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An entry in the Quake Rooftops Jam.

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MaxMakesMagic @maxmakesmagic.com · 22/09/2026

thats_how_the_game_works.dec

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CommodoreBlog @commodoreblog.uk · 22/09/2026

C64 SID Synthesizer. #C64 #Commodore www.matrixsynth.com/2016/12/rare...

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hilkojj @hilkojj.nl · 22/09/2026

17 days until launch!! Watch the *alternative* trailer, voiced by Not Just Bikes. store.steampowered.com/app/3031880/...

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Getting to see the #Transformers animated movie in theaters for the first time tonight for the 40th anniversary "Apology Tour". I have always loved this movie. ☺️ RIP Peter Cullen... 🚛

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Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 15/09/2026

yearning for the glory days of unreal

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Jiikae @jiikae.com · 10/09/2026

The “Big 3” gaming platforms are actually Nintendo, PC and a Chinese emulation device of your choosing.

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our first PAX West was one for the books and we played an overwhelming number of incredible indies!! Check out 10 of our favorites, plus our Game of the Show! nosmallgames.com/2026/09/pax-...

Graphic announcing a new article from No Small Games, covering their highlights from PAX West. The graphic shows a screenshot of the article on a black and silver laptop. The header of the article is a collage of screenshots from the games they covered.

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Kaye Ross @kaye.zone · 10/09/2026

We’ve been busy!

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Was really tough to have to leave Seattle but I've got a lot of new plans and ideas now which is dope. Expensive trip but it was super fun and educational for me.

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 08/09/2026

the coolest part of ocarina is that over time, you learn the tunes to the songs in the game, and i think it's neat that the remake will let you truly take advantage of that by allowing you to hum them and have that work in-game. btw i wrote a story last year about the design of the ocarina's music:

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Sorry, Donkey Kong Bananza, But Ocarina of Time Still Has the Best Music-Playing Mechanic

Music is literally magic in Donkey Kong Bananza, so it's weird that the game's musical interludes aren't more interactive.

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Void-BOO!!! GAh!!!! (AKA Jess Voidburger) @voidburger.com · 08/09/2026

UGLY CRYING AT THE OCARINA OF TIME REMAKE TRAILER it's so beautiful???? it's how my childhood imagination filled in the blanks????? goddamnit boo hooooooo i'm pathetic rn over this

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if you can't make a giant 3D sandbox city with millions of NPCs walking around, that's actually good, because now you'll design an actual game instead

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

youtu.be/-b_sTUEbYdU?... this Valorant level design/environment art talk was great, lots of tips that can apply to Quake just as much as modern stuff

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Behind the Map: Designing of Summit | PAX West 2026

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Hey I wanted to share out a recently released capstone project from my student Bernadine Mattson! Doo-Daa is a collaged RPG Maker MZ 2003 game where you play as an astronaut cat handing out informational pamphlets marketing the planet Earth to Dadaist aliens. bobby4apples.itch.io/doo-daa

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Barely slept at all last night but the PAX *must* go on...only today and tomorrow left 🎮🎲🕹️

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/09/2026

I did not have Tetris needing to put out anti-fascist statements on my bingo card, but here we are

At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we're grateful to have you in our community.

P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of 'Build the Wall.
P.P.S. We take copyright infringement very seriously.

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

almost done with my rooftops jam map! got bored of pasting windows onto houses so I started pasting faces, maybe it's just my thing I do now

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Had a blast with my first time in Seattle today, can't wait to start PAX tomorrow. It'll be the second PAX I've ever been to! Last big con I traveled for was the second-to-last in-person E3 in 2018. 💀

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Super Famicom - 1990-11-30 - Number 1 - Volume 1 - Issue 1 has been scanned in 600DPI. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/09/t...

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Starting to look like a city at least. Building a fake city skyline that blends into the skybox is its own unique challenge I'm finding.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 25/08/2026

All the biggest announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live aftermath.site/gamescom-openi...

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Kinda doubt I'll finish this in time for the jam since I audibled to go to PAX next week, but I'll probably keep working on it either way. Would like to not have to compromise so much on polish for once.

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the performance of "Title Theme" from Mario Kart World, straight from the recording studio! 🎶 Listen now on #NintendoMusic: ninten.do/6016aOI7C

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Definitely spent too much time on this phonebooth "slipgate" today lol

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Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I wrote a post about how I love BSP/brush mapping: blendogames.com/news/post/20...

a screenshot of the DarkRadiant level editor, showing a level from the game Skin Deep

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Think I've settled on Kingpin textures, pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Makes sense I guess since The Matrix came out just a few months earlier. Never played this game before but it's growing on me, shame the remake got pulled from Steam.

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Gavin @fifthelephant.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Wolf3d for the c64 kweepa.itch.io/wolf64?ref=p...

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Wolf64 by Kweepa

A port of the classic FPS to the C64

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Getting some ideas down after doing a little research. Conflicted on which texture set to use/what level of fidelity to aim for. Probably going to take another pass or two at some layout drawings and practice more perspective sketches.

Top-down sketch for a rooftops-themed Quake map

Attempt at a perspective sketch of a utility closet/storage room area

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Really enjoyed Dawn of the Machine, some of the best Quake maps I've played. They not only look amazing but play really well. The upgrades and runes make secret hunting a lot more exciting. Some great new monsters and I love the new laser cannon. Scariest part was seeing the word "lavasuit" lol.

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Nick Burnham @ncburnham.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Been looking a lot at The Matrix, Vertigo, and Blade Runner for rooftops inspo, think I at least have an aesthetic in mind for a Quake map

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