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Messhof @messhof.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Blood Dungeon is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox Series, Windows Store, Game Pass, Switch 1+2, and PlayStation 5! RTs very much welcome. I love you. #boneup blooddungeon.com youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0

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Blood Dungeon: Release Trailer

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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 31/07/2026

Hey. Remember that time EA tried to sell us nipple DLC?

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Messhof @messhof.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Blood Dungeon launches August 25th on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 1 + 2! Blooddungeon.com #boneup

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Me: Okay, there's been a thunderstorm, the heatwave should be over now. (New health bar appears) (The sun is now named 'Sol, Starflame of Regret') (Objectively the greatest piece of classical music ever recorded starts playing).

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 18/12/2025

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

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Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder

“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ted Chiang on AI: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

Being open to the possibility that LLMs are conscious is the same as being open to the possibility that Microsoft Word is conscious, or, more precisely, that multiple distinct consciousnesses are dormant in every Word document containing a conversational transcript, and that they are awakened every time the document is loaded. Should you consider the possibility that every time you open a Word document you are bringing multiple conscious interlocutors into existence, and every time you close one you snuff their existence out? No. Contemplating that scenario is not a good use of your time. Even if the Microsoft Office team employed a philosopher who said you shouldn’t be so certain, because consciousness is not well understood, that would not be sufficient reason for you to take this idea seriously. We don’t need to fully understand the nature of consciousness to definitively say that certain things are not conscious, and conversational transcripts fall in that category.

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The best afternoons are spent playing!🐾🐺

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/04/2026

In the months leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of accounts have emerged on social media featuring A.I.-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace. Several accounts have already amassed thousands followers. Some of the posts have more than half a million views.

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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Let this howl be a reminder of what’s at stake. Wolves need our voices now more than ever. Stand up and speak out for wolf protections: 📣🐺 engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNavigat…

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Latest news: Today, Germany’s Committee on Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs is holding a hearing on adding the wolf as a “generally huntable species” under the Federal Hunting Act. If passed, it could pave the way for wolf culls nationwide. 🔗 bit.ly/4s1JUWX

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Wolf as game animal

What the new laws mean in concrete terms, who is behind them, and what animal welfare and science have to say about them.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

One takeaway from the DICE convention here in Las Vegas, where game makers gather to pitch and schmooze? Most video games should not cost $70. This week’s column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Video Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buy

One way to get out of the video-game industry funk is to recognize that players aren’t spending $70 on most games

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

As we enter the month of love, we’re reminded that in a world filled with so much hate, we must be like a wolf and lead with love and empathy. 🐺❤️ #belikeawolf

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Niko @niko01.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I love @folly.studio Dogpile! Thanks for the recommendation! @gameonysus.bsky.social

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Their voices matter. Their lives matter.🐺 #protectwolves

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

YOU SHOULD HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE BEFORE YOU PLUNGE YOURSELF INTO AN ALIEN BABY DEBT HOLE WISHLIST SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR TODAY store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

How it started how it's going etc etc. This was just three years ago but feels more like 30.

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

New year. Same mission. Louder voices.📣 Here’s to 2026, continuing the fight for wolves. Happy New Year from our pack to yours. 🐺

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

With wolf protections under threat, this is a reminder of why wolves matter. The recovery we’ve seen over the past decades was made possible through science-based protections, progress that is now at risk of being undone. Wolves are not the problem; they are essential and deserve a future.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 28/12/2025

These two images of Chinese train driver Han Junjia were taken less than 30 years apart. Transformative change is possible when it is relentlessly pursued.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 27/12/2025

The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic... Key findings: -Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views -More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025 1/

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Happy Holidays! 🎄 All Silas wants for Christmas is a future where wolves are protected. #standforwolves 🐺

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Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Serebii Note: If you're starting Pokémon Legends: Z-A today, we have the most complete database of information on the Internet to help including: A complete Pokédex www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/ A full Interactive Map & Location Database for Lumiose City www.serebii.net/pokearth/lum...

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Holiday fun is in full swing with Kinari and Silas!🐺🐾

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Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

If you are a backyard breeder, especially in the US, I literally hate you. I hate you so much. Merry just gave birth in a shelter and now her and her nine puppies are being PUT DOWN tomorrow unless someone can save them!? Them and 390,000 dogs each year put down in the US. I hate it here

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Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Serebii Update: Our annual Advent Calendar which features our usual selection of puzzles including Crosswords is now live @ advent.serebii.net

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Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I'm disappointed paid items and loot boxes are coming to Fortnite. It's clear they're spooked by Roblox and worried they're losing younger players, so they're incorporating the worst parts of Roblox. I wrote about what parents can do for @crossplayblog.bsky.social www.crossplay.news/p/fortnite-i...

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What Parents Should Know About the Loot Box Changes Coming to Fortnite

For now, "Battle Royale" mode seems off limits. But within other "Island" experiences, you should be aware of what you can and cannot control for your children.

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

A male Anna’s hummingbird at the door. So nosy! 🤣

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Jake Slimeberg @jakesteinberg.substack.com · 20/11/2025

🚨 MORSELS REVIEW 🚨 Would love to get some eyes on this! I know it’s an uphill battle posting about a game with a small footprint post-launch, but I think it’s worth making space for reviews like this. jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/morsels-re...

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Morsels Review

Don't Look Away

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HANGMAN PAGE @hangmanpage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

the orange leaves of the common serviceberry, theyre very nice but also theyve mostly fallen off since last week. they just get perfect and immediately disappear. its not fair to me, the consumer (of nature)

orange leaves of a common serviceberry. its a close up photo and theres really nothing else to see, but the leaves are pleasant. enjoy them while you can because for four month its just gonna look like barren twigs shooting up from the earth

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 13/11/2025

This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)

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Linnymother 🐙 (comms open) @linnybobinny.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets. no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.

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Pet Help Finder

Welcome to Pet Help Finder! A place to find services, events, and online or traveling resources for pet services. We ensure that all organizations found here are financially friendly so that your main...

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This #WolfAwarenessWeek, we challenge you to take action for wolves! 🐺 Learn something new about these incredible animals, share what you discover with friends, practice coexistence in your community, and support efforts to protect wolves and their habitats. Every small step makes a big difference.

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Angelle of Death @cityofangelle.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.” 🎁link

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Dan Ryckert @danryckert.com · 19/10/2025

FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION

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Dan Ryckert @danryckert.com · 19/10/2025

Was gonna play some games on the ROG Xbox Ally X while I watch AEW but I guess not!

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This only happens to you once

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Andy Cortez @andycortez.cool · 21/09/2025

3 of the 4 Hollow Knight / Silksong art pieces are done! The 4th raffle winner asked me to draw the Cogwork Dancers. CANT WAIT.

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 20/09/2025

Video games were better when we had EA Sports Big, Midway Sports Asylum, and Konami XXL Sports Series.

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•✦Dillon the Bunwitch✦• @bunwitch.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

*Lumiere plays in the distance* Ghost is a very good and handsome boy and ready to take on the paintress in his baguette outfit. Would you have him on your team? 🐈‍⬛✨️ @expedition33.bsky.social #cat #cosplaycat #blackcat #clairobscur

A black cat sitting on a blue wingback chair, wearing a black and white striped shirt, a red scarf, round black sunglasses, and a red beret. He is very handsome.

A black cat sitting on a blue wingback chair, wearing a black and white striped shirt, a red scarf, round black sunglasses, and a red beret. He is licking his nose and looks very silly.

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Andy Cortez @andycortez.cool · 09/09/2025

The first art raffle winner asked me to draw Sherma! We're selecting the final 3 winners on Friday during Games Daily so there's still time to gift 10 twitch subs and enter the giveaway! @gameovergreggy.bsky.social @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGa...

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

This “solo dev” and “only 3 devs” rhetoric is getting truly dangerously out of hand. Investors see this and think “I only have to pay 3 people” and the result is severely overworked and/or underpaid people and a subpar product. We need to stop treating outsourcers and contractors like ghosts.

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Earlier this week, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife killed an endangered female wolf from the Sherman pack in a misguided attempt to prevent livestock attacks. Science shows killing wolves only worsens conflict. Why does WDFW keep ignoring the evidence?

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

🚨 Wolves Need Your Voice! Congress is considering harmful riders in the upcoming Interior appropriations bill that would strip protections for gray wolves in 44 states and weaken the ESA. 📢 Take action to protect wolves and endangered species: engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocac...

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Urgent - Wild Wolves and Other Animals Need Your Help!

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Did you know a wolf’s sense of smell is key to survival?🐺👃 They can detect animals over a mile away, and the part of their brain devoted to scent is the size of a human fist, much larger than in humans. Wolves use this powerful nose to track prey, recognize pack members, and avoid humans. #WolfFact

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain. Not this time. Not anymore.

FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB!

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME.

AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US.
WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US.
SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY.
IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS?
SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…

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