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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 3h

A demo playtester messaged me saying: "omg, I survived this puzzle with only 2 HP left." If this makes you curious, play our demo.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 3h

A demo playtester messaged me saying: "omg, I survived this puzzle with only 2 HP left." If this makes you curious, play our demo.

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THRESHOLD ANOMALY | 🎮 GRIDHACK @thresholdanomaly.com · 3h

❎ GRIDHACK will be part of the upcoming Steam Next Fest with a playable demo! ▶️ In GRIDHACK: hacking = fighting #nonogram battles ▶️ Try our brand new rogue-lite mode. ▶️ Wishlist now to get notified: store.steampowered.com/app/5351100/... #SteamNextFest

Steam Next Fest announcement image featuring GRIDHACK by Threshold Anomaly Games Inc.
The event starts on Oct 19th.

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Boo-rad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I really admired how everyone came together at and around NYCC with all kinds of gaming events last week. It inspired me to rant a bit about the general lack of gaming events in Canada, how Fan Expo falls short, and what I’d like to see more of overall.

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Canada should take a cue from how New York handles gaming events

After seeing firsthand how everyone came together for games both in and around NYCC, I want more of that here at home.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 23h

I feel @vangameexpo.ca is growing in the right direction (next event in December!) Not speaking for them of course, but I could see them becoming something that fits the bill over time.

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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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Nessa ✨ @nessathewriter.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I’m Nessa! I’m a video game writer/narrative designer with 6+ years of freelance experience on 10+ shipped titles, including Borderlands 4 and Star Wars: Galactic Racer ✨ I’m looking for new projects, so if you’re looking for narrative on your project, check out my website: www.nessacannon.com

A picture of Nessa in a moody restaurant in a black shirt with a watch

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Invertex @invertex.xyz · 15/10/2026

PSA: The latest NVIDIA App update adds a Default-ON option that allows AI Agents to control the app... Might want to turn it off.. Even aside from being lame AI features, that feels like making security even worse by defaulting it ON.

Screenshot of the Nvidia app's "Settings > Features" section.
Showing the newly added "AI Agents and App Connections" section.
The option for "Allow Agents to control NVIDIA App" is enabled by default.
This happened in version 11.0.9.565

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KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 15/10/2026

We’re making the tough decision to delay our Steam demo and release of Young Suns to 2027 to ensure the game is as amazing as we know it can be. Thank you so much to everyone for your support and patience while we continue building the game with you!

Text against a purple and pink background with two small figures in the bottom right corner reads:

Hi sundogs,

Young Suns is our most ambitious project to date, and it’s made with a lot of love from every member of the team. We have a huge vision for this project, and really want to ensure that the quality of the game meets our expectations, which is why we’ve decided to delay the Steam release of Young Suns and its demo until Q1 2027.

We’ve always wanted to build Young Suns with our community, and we take your feedback seriously. We want to deliver the best game possible to you, and that means spending more time polishing core systems. As a small indie team, the only way we can achieve that is by delaying release and continuing to work hard to make Young Suns as amazing as we know it can be.

We truly couldn’t improve on Young Suns without your feedback, and we’re so grateful for everyone’s support and patience as we work on the game. We’ll be sharing more of what’s to come in the coming weeks, including showcasing specific systems we’re improving, and we’re looking forward to continuing to build the game with you.

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House House @househouse.com · 15/10/2026

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

Regarding Xbox

In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PS5. Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here:

We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target. If you need help understanding our motives, we would recommend reading about why Microsoft is a BDS priority target, the successes this kind of pressure has already had on Microsoft, and especially, watching this great introductory piece by People Make Games.

It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing. We are disappointed too.

We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.

We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
House House

(see bigwalk.game/xbox for links)

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 15/10/2026

Apparently this whole world is based on some so-called "GenAi creator"s Instagram, so ive removed this from my wishlist.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 14/10/2026

New Netflix show set in Newfoundland.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 14/10/2026

You might want to wishlist this as soon as you can. Just in case... 👀

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The question is not whether I should kick the puppy. The puppy is innevitably getting kicked. The question is whether I can kick the puppy in a sustainable, inclusive and empowered way. How can people be supported in kicking puppies for good? Let’s stop the puppy kick gatekeeping already.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 13/10/2026

Great reporting! Infuriating how unhoused people get treated.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

Cogito For Godot 1.2.0 is here. Our "Immersive Sim Template" has gotten a new big release with a ton of improvements and QoL features. If you're unfamiliar with it, here's a new featurette video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHD2... #MadeWithGodot #CogitoForGodot

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COGITO for Godot v1.2.0 Featurette

YouTube video by Philip D

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

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COGITO for Godot v1.2.0 Featurette

YouTube video by Philip D

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

- Fully open source - Free - No Generative AI whatsoever. Godot Asset Store: store.godotengine.org/asset/philip... I want to send huge Thank Yous to all contributors, this release would literally not exist at all without them.

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Cogito For Godot - Godot Asset Store

Cogito For Godot is a fully-featured Immersive First Person Template Project for Godot 4

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

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Cogito For Godot - Godot Asset Store

Cogito For Godot is a fully-featured Immersive First Person Template Project for Godot 4

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

Doesn't help that they shot this on the Vancouver Island highway, which I have now have to drive regularly.

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Brody 🚀 Brooks @brodybrooks.com · 08/10/2026

I already have a running list of additions I'll be making to this pack (which will be free updates for all purchasers), bit focus being on more variety in pens!

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 12/10/2026

Oh that's awesome to hear! If you need any help or support making Yarnspinner and Cogito talk to each other, hit me up!

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

Games come in 4 sizes: 1 gb 10 gb 45 gb 100 gb

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

Games come in 4 sizes: 1 gb 10 gb 45 gb 100 gb

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

If a game is 200gb, that's a 100gb game. If its 1.5gb , that's a 1gb game.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

Cult of the Lamb : 1gb 1000xResist : 10gb Nier Automata : 45 gb Cyberpunk 2077 : 100 gb

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

Just remembered more: Dreamcatcher is pretty decent if you ignore the military storyline in it, also the first X-Files movie is always a great watch.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

What makes Fire In The Sky special is that its an adaptation of a true and well documented case. Can still induce nightmares.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 11/10/2026

These aren't necessarily great but def entertaining: The Fourth Kind, The Arrival (1995), Signs, Fire In The Sky

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Machinarium 2 announced so I make fan art thats the deal 🤝 #b3d #Blender3d #gamedev

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Eric Vilas-Boas @ericvb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

And Nic Cage really is NOT into AI “Amazon is a very AI-friendly company. I am not an AI-friendly actor,” he said. “I didn’t sign the waiver. I’ll probably never work with that studio again.” www.vulture.com/article/nico...

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Nic Cage Pours Gasoline on the True Detective Rumors

But he’ll “probably never work” with Amazon again.

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Biddy Blas @biddyblas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Good morning, world! Get ready for Biddy Blas!!

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 09/10/2026

Biddy Blas account is not following anyone, cause Biddy Blas is IN THE LEAD!

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 09/10/2026

I made a quick and badly looped BIDDY BLAS you can use as your Zoom avatar. If you use OBS, just download this (large) GIF and add it as an image to your scene: kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/share/17...

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BiddyBlasLoop.gif

Shared with kDrive, the ethical cloud

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Biddy Blas @biddyblas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm Biddy Blas!

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Alex Strook 🐭⚡️SQUEAKROSS @alexstrook.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If you have free asset store packaged, unity automatically added them to their AI "spark" thing In typical LLM fashion, it’s opt-out instead of opt-in! You can manually remove them (and you should)

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 08/10/2026

it's good to see this laid out clearly, but i'm once again going to point to Peter Naur's 1985 essay "Programming as Theory Building"

The present discussion is a contribution to the understanding of what programming is. It suggests that programming properly should be regarded as an activity by which the programmers form or achieve a certain kind of insight, a theory, of the matters at hand. This suggestion is in contrast to what appears to be a more common notion, that programming should be regarded as a production of a program and certain other texts.

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Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.northsky.social · 09/10/2026

Games finally catching up with what I've been trying in real life for years:

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

reported on something that was really difficult for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons in a lot of different ways.

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Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A document meant for a behind-closed-doors group of fossil fuel advocates earlier this year got right to the point: Canada’s policies to fight the climate crisis, protect nature and defend Indigenous Rights are a “problem” and environmental organizations are “opponents” thenarwhal.ca/fossil-fuel-...

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‘Knowing our opponents’: how a pro-oil-and-gas group tracks journalists, First Nations and environmentalists

New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil and gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change

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spookyraptor 🎃 ➤ wishlist Hypnagogia 壊れた夢 @sodaraptor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The demo for Hypnagogia 催眠術 is now live ♦️💠♦️ It's a short lil demo but I hope you enjoy it! Lots of cool new stuff is being added to the original game so I'm super excited for you to check it out. Gogi will be waiting for you in the d r e a m h u b 🐇 store.steampowered.com/app/5115580/...

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Vancouver Game Expo | VGX 2026 @vangameexpo.ca · 08/10/2026

VGX 2026 is coming Dec 5-6 to Vancouver Convention Centre. Get Early Bird passes while they last! vangameexpo.ca/passes-bsky Playable game demos for unreleased games, nerdy vendors, meet and greets, free-play consoles and board games, cosplayers, and more - fun for the whole family.

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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's time for an actual wealth tax - not an income tax.

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