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

I also thought it was a lady laughing at a snake coming out of a vase

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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

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 · 15/09/2026

Better than the alternative I guess

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

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

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

Someone needs to make a gallery of "we have the rights to the character but not the actor's likeness" from back then

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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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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wayne Layne and the Wayne Layne Plane

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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Fuck that's some good animation

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

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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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Simon P @pixelpoutine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Great video! Why have I never noticed that thing about blonde guys in horror?!

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

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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 · 03/09/2026

Fair. Turns out there was a bunch of anti-aliasing stuff still going that was making stuff blurry and hard to read, here's what Option 3 looks like now: bsky.app/profile/pixe... Still too much?

Well, it's the only break they're getting

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

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Dang, someone on Reddit suggested a way to reduce blur and it's looking much better

How hard should we go with this pixel effect?

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Right! Yes! Reply sent, apologies for the delay.