iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Tribute Games @tributegames.com · 30/09/2026

To celebrate Tribute Games' 15th anniversary, artist M. Roboto brought this mural to life, turning a simple brick wall into a little piece of our story. A huge thank you to our team, our past, present and future partners, and everyone who's played a part in these first 15 years. ❤️ #Tribute15

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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Day 2 starting and the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal already collected 300+ signatures for their “Preserve Hybrid Work” petition! Most of the signatures were collected in person, so if you’re a Ubi employee, go meet your colleagues during break hours! Not an employee? Share this post to show support.

Button design: "Results matter. Not location."

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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today marks the public launch of the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal (UWM) campaign, with a first action: a petition to preserve hybrid work. Every Ubisoft Montreal employee is invited to sign the petition and every supporter encouraged to reach out to their network to encourage them to sign!

Poster from Ubisoft Workers of Montréal on a pole, with a link to a petition, and text reading "we made our mark from a distance - preserve hybrid work"

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We need more animal survival games

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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 23/09/2026

Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same. This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano

Picture of the streets of Pompeii, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompei_-_panoramio_(26).jpg. Taken by Tanya Dedyukhina, used under CC

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard"

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NEW ARTICLE NEW ARTICLE 9yrs, 9 months, I was burned out and almost dead. It made it hard to do my yearly roundup. Let's talk about 2017 was one of the most important years of my life, and how these games shaped me as an artist. ...if I can remember them all. docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...

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i completed 52 games and 8 pieces of downloadable content in 2017.

In March 2018, I ended up in the ER. I had been working far, far too much and too hard and it turns out I had a congenital heart defect…

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There were bisons in their last game too

Bison from red dead redemption 2. I'm very funny.

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Posts like these are becoming far too common, but if you're an Xbox / Halo Studios worker impacted by the layoffs today and want to share your story confidentially, please do reach out. Can also answer any questions you have about speaking to press. Email in bio. DMs open. Signal: kerrblimey.43

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My insurance company, my pharmacy and the provincial health insurance have the same shitty saxophone hold music and it’s doing permanent damage to my psyche

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Turns out two people can get a lot done when they have no job. One month's progress on "Don't Make Me Turn This Car Around" #gamedev #godot

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Was testing child ragdolls and accidentally closed the car door #godot #screenshotwednesday

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

it's like a football manager game but it's the canadian house of parliament

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I wonder how much that person has been sweating this week.

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C ✊ UVW-CWA @ckjong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

These wins are incredible!!! Minimum 4 weeks severance + 1 week for every 6 months employment, AND recall rights, AND hybrid work + AI protections, AND up to 34% wage increases! This would have been unthinkable before the industry started to unionize!

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Congrats to the Blizzard folks! Your solidarity and hard work did this! ✊

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Apparently I’m now one of CBC Montreal’s video game experts. Look forward to me talking about NHL 27’s faces tonight

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

PS I've been doing some research into psychological studies of different voter/political groups and - it's true - progressives are ofter far less happy than rightwingers or the disengaged. But do you know which group comes out as happiest of all, consistently? Progressive organisers and activists.

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Doing research on old cameras and found this: the first commercial all-digital camera, the Cromemco Cyclops from 1975. 1kb of ram, 32x32 pixels (0.001 megapixels)

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

they put this laptop's Copilot button right next to the arrow keys purely to boost their daily active users through accidental keypresses didn't they?

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Annie Barrett @gingerdruid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I had a chance to speak with our local news org about the layoffs affecting the Austin area. Part of the city's culture is gaming, and it's important we protect it.

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ZOS United-CWA @zosunited.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

You may have heard ESO’s great-looking Warden Refresh got delayed. You may not have heard who was among those bringing it to life. Christina Cornett, Senior Concept Artist, worked on the storyboards, and Vincent Wong, Senior Animator, worked on the animations. Microsoft laid them off on July 6

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Please enter your date of birth

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 7!!! Why are we paying for incomplete games?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

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Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We just updated the Poly Fighter demo on steam!! store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/... It's a HUGE upgrade on the previous version! More moves, new UI, lots of new VOs, visual upgrade, AI upgrade, etc... Please check it out and spread the word!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkb...

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Poly Fighter New Demo

YouTube video by Poly Fighter

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Amazon skirting safety laws to save money?! Now I've seen everything

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How hard should we go with this pixel effect?

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This tells me I don't need to worry about 74% of the games that come out on Steam. They're not competition, they're background noise.

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Giving clear commands for what art you want made is a skill that makes you an artist and creator yourself. That's why folks always credit the artist Pope Clement VII for painting the Sistine Chapel

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Annie Barrett @gingerdruid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

With each layoff, real people are affected and real lives are turned upside down with uncertainty. As long as this continues, developers will never feel safe, and I'm proud to lend my voice to this cause and speak about the true impact these decisions cause.

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

During playtests today I found out my friends snuck a cake into our game for my birthay! So sweet 🥹

low poly father and son standing in front of a giant cake

low poly father car in front of a giant cake

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Post something random or you’ll have a terrible September.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I like the name friendslop. And look deep in your heart of hearts because you know it was gonna be this or “friendpunk”

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that" My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

That GTA VI reveal is the end result of just so much hard work and graft from so many, many people. Worth remembering that graft and those people as we enter September and see the union recognition discussions come to a head in the UK and of course, the employment tribunal finally gets underway 🌱

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

3 minutes of Tim Curry holding back laughter while filming scenes for Red Alert 3

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Cats are always stretching but why don’t their joints crack? Imagine your cat doing a biiiiig stretch and just hearing a dozen tiny little pops and cracks

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Testing out cars in multiplayer and first person driving #Godot

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