iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

thisismerete @thisismerete.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don't love olives nearly as much as I love blue cheese on a pineapple pizza.

011

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

thisismerete @thisismerete.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎉 9 YEARS OF STREAMING! Join me live as we celebrate 9 years of games, community, chaos, and memories! Help unlock community goals, earn special anniversary chat badges, and join me in celebrating this milestone. 🗓️ Saturday, September 26 @ 10PM BST 🔗 twitch.tv/thisismerete

089

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Loz ⚔️ @lozzagilbert.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hiya pals! If anyone has any feedback or experiences with accessibility at this year's Develop please drop me a message! I'll be emailing Tandem at some point in the next couple weeks with accessibility feedback post-conference and want as many opinions and experiences in there as possible

33017

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Brilliant Indie Treasures @brilliantindietreasures.com · 27/06/2026

This year's Brilliant Indie Treasures will have tickets for sale at the door from 4pm - one in one out when we hit capacity - at £4 per ticket. This is to ensure we don't pre-sell a bunch of tickets and not have people show up!

092

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What was everyone's favourite games event in the end? Mine had to be Xbox!

000

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Xbox Games Showcase has been incredible so far!

010

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Spoonie the Ghoulie 🎃 @spoonienet.com · 23/04/2026

WOMEN & NON-BINARY GAME DEVS! As part of my PhD, I will be looking to interview lots of game devs and I want to talk to YOU! If you are a woman and/or non-binary game dev, or know of anyone & would be willing to have a chat about your work and yourself, please reach out!

35105103

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Regressor @the-regressor.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Longtime college friend of mine, Mike Prinke, was among those laid off at Epic Games: he has been fighting terminal brain cancer, and now he, his wife, and kid, have no income or health insurance. Sharing here in hopes it can reach the right people on their behalf. #epicgames

3723481690

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

🎮 Silvia Gaetano ☕ @meowstations.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

ohai friendos 😼 had a blast working on mo.co but my contract with Supercell has come to an end, so I'm looking for new opps in 👯 Community 😎 Social 💬 Comms 🎯 Marketing 10+ yrs XP, fluent in 5 languages, pretty fun to be around 😌 Shares appreciated!! 💕

tabby cat (Sesame) lying down, almost getting their nose booped

32314

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

What happens when you mix a gothic horror mystery with: 🕯 adventure game DNA + 🧪 Potionomics/Recettear-style trading + 🃏 card-based puzzles + resource management? You get Curse of Resthaven. Our first #ScreenshotSaturday! Wishlist and join the expedition. store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

34016

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

GameMaker @gamemaker.io · 07/03/2026

Sometimes we just need a little dance break cutscene

1487

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

How's everyone enjoying Resident Evil Requiem? So far, I'm loving it!

000

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

After months working in the shadows… meet Curse of Resthaven. A gothic horror mystery where you govern a cursed island trapped in a time loop while searching for your missing niece. If it’s your kind of weird, please wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/... More dev secrets soon.

2726998

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Spoonie the Ghoulie 🎃 @spoonienet.com · 10/02/2026

why can't i fit all these roles on my bio? 😁 soft launch announcement because i can't actually fit it on here lmao but i'm part of the production team over at @horrorgameawards.bsky.social now!!

2175

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Forza Horizon 6 and Fable look incredible; I'm so excited to play them both when they release!

001

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Double Fine @doublefine.com · 24/07/2025

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night... 🤘 🖤

10677674652

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Many Cats Studios @manycatsstudios.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Thank you to @gaconf.bsky.social for teaching us the importance of a food legacy at a conference. You have the Legend of the Battenberg. We bring you the Fable of The Yorkshire Pudding. #ImpactDay

Mat, The Wobbly Gamer has a grinned expression to camera with a variety of Yorkshire Puddings exploding around his face.

1124

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Jarvs | Indie Insights 🎮♿🏳️‍🌈 @jarvdusa.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

📢Kicking off a new series spotlighting talented folks in games struggling to land roles through no fault of their own. 😁First up: @shutterfinch.bsky.social A thoughtful, creative, community-focused powerhouse. Hire this person. 👇Find out why 👇 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/jarvst...

linkedin.com

🎮 Spotlight Series: Talented Folk Deserving a Break 💬 | Jarvs Tasker

🎮 Spotlight Series: Talented Folk Deserving a Break 💬 The games industry is full of passionate, skilled people who, despite experience, talent, and heart, are still struggling to land that next oppor...

01510

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I am at Develop Brighton for all 3 days! Come and say hi if you see me!

A sunset with umbrellas at the bottom and buildings to the right

060

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Hey you! Are you one of the 120k people who've wishlisted Lil' Guardsman? Biding your time, waiting for that perfect sale to get your hands on our AWARD-WINNING INDIE GEM? Now's your chance!!! Note: If this isn't you, kindly disregard, or, even better, check it out yourself!

13115

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Radderss / Lauren R VO 👩‍🦽 | @radderss.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Quote tweeting with Alt Text because on top of trying to hand wave their use of AI, clearly the devs aren't bothered about Accessibility (Bonus cat picture so I can continue the Alt text)

Graphic of a statement from 11 Bit Studios, developers of The Alters.

We’ve seen a wide range of accusations regarding the use of AI-generated content in The Alters, and we feel it’s important to clarify our approach and give you more context. AI-generated assets were used strictly as temporary WIPs during the development process and in a very limited manner. Our team has always prioritized meaningful, handcrafted storytelling as one of the foundations of our game.

During production, an AI-generated text for a graphic asset, which was meant as a piece of background texture, was used by one of our graphical designers as a placeholder. This was never intended to be part of the final release. Unfortunately, due to an internal oversight, this single placeholder text was mistakenly left in the game. We have since conducted a thorough
review and confirmed that this was an isolated case, and the asset in question is being updated.
For transparency, we’ve included a screenshot to show how and where it appears in the game. While we do not want to downplay the situation, we also want to clearly show its limited impact on your gaming experience.
In addition to that, a few licensed movies that the alters can watch in the social area of the base were added at the final stage of development. While those were externally produced, our team was not involved in the creative process, and these required additional last-minute translations. Due to extreme time constraints, we chose not to involve our translation partners and had these videos localized using AI to have them ready on launch. It was always our intention to involve our trusted translation agencies after release as part of our localization hotfix, to ensure those texts would be handled with the same care and quality as the rest of the game. That process is now underway, and updated translations are being implemented.

Continued Alt text from previous picture:

To give you a better understanding of what a small part of the overall scope of the game’s narrative layer they are, those few external movies are approx. 10k words out of 3.4 million across all languages in the game, or just 0.3% of the overall text. The alternative was to release those specific dialogu⁸es in English only, which we believed would be a worse experience for non-English-speakers. In hindsight, we acknowledge this was the wrong call. Even more so, no matter what we decided, we should have simply let you know.

As AI tools evolve, they present new challenges and opportunities in game development. We’re actively adapting our internal processes to meet this reality. But above all, we remain committed to transparency in how we make our games. We appreciate your understanding and continued support as we work towards that goal

3334

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Game A11y Gathering @ga11ygathering.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🎤 Speaker Spotlight! Li Brady @wiredusagi.gay‬ - Accessibility Specialist & Indie Dev - will be sharing their talk, "Everyone Deserves To Be Scared: Accessibility In Horror Games", digging into horror’s accessibility barriers and how to welcome more players to the genre. 🎟️ Ticket link in our bio.

0156

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

CRESCENT COUNTY 🧹🏍️ @electricsaint.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🚨OUR CRESCENT COUNTY KICKSTARTER IS LIVE🚨 💫Drift and drive on your witch-tech motorbroom 🎁Make deliveries by day, street race by night 🖌️Explore a painterly open world 😘Be a flirty disaster and kiss your friends Pledge now!! 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann... 👈

07238

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 15/05/2025

📢 We're celebrating the many positive, impactful voices in games industry accessibility with the release of our new Workplace Accessibility Toolkit! 🔗 safeinourworld.org/news/safe-in...

03015

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 29/04/2025

I left Duolingo when they set out in this direction. Language is the way humans communicate, and I want to learn from humans, by humans, about humans. AI should have no place in this as far as I'm concerner. www.theverge.com/news/657594/...

theverge.com

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI

Duolingo is making some AI-focused changes.

11593117

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

pins @pinssss.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

It's been a while, having fun in the new biome with a whole lot of artefacts (only the Dishwashing Elemental is canon to this biome, though!) #solodev #godot #turnbased

1515

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Mashfiq Ahmed @mrahmedgaming.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I had a fun time playing Fall Guys during the @safeinourworld.org Ambassador Game Night and we even won a couple of games! Thank you @novanathangd.bsky.social for organizing the event.

Fall Guys main menu screen with a Yooka-Laylee and Spongebob Squarepants skin.

Winner celebration screen in Fall Guys. Player in a Spongebob Squarepants skin is singing into a microphone.

181

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Bea McCullagh @bigbut5.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Very tired after a long day, gave a speech about how a lot of the hate reviews for @sandwitchdev.bsky.social didn’t talk about the queer characters, because they don’t recognise realistic queer people, but the flags because it’s all they know of us.

Me stood in collage green, Bristol holding a sign featuring Sauge from Caravan SandWitch and a slogan reading
“Sisterhood not Cis-terhood”

5548

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I'm now an Mentee for Limit Break Mentorship of 2025! Very grateful for the opportunity, and look forward to start and meet the rest of the Cohort! @limitbreak.co.uk

081

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Who's attending GDLX tomorrow? bsky.app/profile/game...

010

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Rebecca McCarthy - Game Writer & Narrative Designer @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Your final reminder that @gamedevlocal.bsky.social GDLX is this weekend. I'm on the Audio in storytelling panel at 2:30 on the fireside stage. Come say hi! Tickets available at: www.gamedevlocal.com/gdlx

1146

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 07/04/2025

📢 Announcing our FREE online course, hosted by Lisa Marie Hall - designed to help you build a long-lasting foundation for healthy and effective communication. Ideal for those: 💼 new to leadership 💬 improving leadership skills 💚 building psychological safety at work LINK BELOW ⬇️

12414

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 27/03/2025

"A great deal of attention was given by the development team towards safeguarding, messaging and empowering players to opt out of any uncomfortable experiences." Big thanks to ambassador @novanathangd.bsky.social for covering this game. 👏 safeinourworld.org/games-and-ap...

safeinourworld.org

Wednesdays - Safe In Our World

From writer Pierre Corbinais (Haven), Wednesdays raises awareness around child sexual abuse via a hopeful story told from many perspectives.

031

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

That was a great Nintendo Direct! I'm certainly looking forward to the new Rhythm Heaven, Tomadachi Life, and Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon Z-A! What did everyone else think of the direct?

020

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

What's everyone's thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows? I've been debating about whether to get it or not!

010

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Oh shit, Assassin's Creed: Shadows has tone tags in its subtitles for non verbal subtext?!?! Apparently called soemething like "Emotional Indicators" I have been advocating for game devs to try this as an autism accessibility option for YEARS!!! I can't believe someone's finally doing it!!!!

301313233

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Spoonie the Ghoulie 🎃 @spoonienet.com · 16/03/2025

Finances are looking really tight due to some unforeseen circumstances so I'm reopening my commissions full time. I'll post more soon but if anyone is looking for vtuber models (3d), stream/social graphics or video editing, hmu please! #vtuber #vroid #commissionsopen #graphicdesign #videoeditor

097

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 14/03/2025

Ambassador Virginia Casagrande exposes the emotional impact a lack of context can have on those working in video games localization. 👇 safeinourworld.org/stories/cont...

safeinourworld.org

Localization: How context is crucial to game dev mental health - Safe In Our World

Ambassador Virginia Casagrande exposes the emotional impact a lack of context can have on those working in video games localization.

14022

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Anyone going to GDLX next month? 👀

100

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Anyone else got Monster Hunter Wilds?

A PS5 cover of the game Monster Hunter Wilds

010

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Jonas 'The Rising Star' Gawe @jttg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Nintendo Direct, Capcom Spotlight, Playstation State of Play - where are they all getting their narrators from? I wanna be one! "A NEW HERO HAS ARRIVED TO KICK YOUR ASS" - Me, before announcing an upcoming Marvel game or something I dunno hire me to do one and find out

4215

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Ever since The Sims 1 and 2 had been re-released, I've been massively into the franchise again xD What has everyone been playing recently?

020

Reposted by Nathan Dunton

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 07/02/2025

Wario Land 4 is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service on February 14.

313712

Nathan Dunton @novanathangd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I should be at Let's Talk Games next week; it would be nice to see any of you lot if I'm free!

120