Reposted by Sean FlanniganDB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The best argument I've ever heard for universal basic income (UBI). "The reason we don't call that work is because it doesn't make rich people money." 🎤Craig Fay 5943470
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This has come such a long way! Those animations are so expressive. It's looking great, I'm looking forward to it releasing! 132
Reposted by Sean FlanniganSupper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed that Toad is his least favorite character in Mario Kart. Despite this, in all footage of him playing Mario Kart 8, he picked Toad every time. Whether he was joking or specifically picking a character he hates to challenge himself is unknown. 321981362
Reposted by Sean FlanniganDominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 17/09/2026Every time I see someone declaring that games are just Bad Now and have been since like 2010... I really think they might be in a parallel dimension or something. Either that, or it's just the depression talking. It's not uncommon for a dozen great games to launch in ONE DAY right now. 1918113
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026To me, both my cats look like young and similarly cute creatures, but I wonder if my young cat looks at my old cat and thinks "my flatmate is this decrepit geriatric old enough to be my great great great grandma" 011
Reposted by Sean Flanniganlex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 04/09/2026My first piece for @kotaku.com sees me document the rather surreal experience of demoing a game funded by a government that would have me executed for being trans. kotaku.com/the-1001-thr...kotaku.comThe 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku'This is a really decentralized company. We completely decentralized' 501483537
Reposted by Sean FlanniganMesshof @messhof.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Blood 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/rmbXDEdb6Y0youtu.beBlood Dungeon: Release TrailerYouTube video by messhof 14364173
Reposted by Sean FlanniganBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The fact in this headline it is being used to distinguish 'non-gameplay' "romance features" from 'gameplay' shooting and driving is pretty transparent in the gendered connotations, I think! 1414
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I don't think this is a problem at all. we still get games inspired by non-games all the time, and also, I think there's beauty in distilling the medium. You don't get a movement like Dada based on experiences and nature alone, some art can only come from reflecting, distilling, rejecting prior art 120
Reposted by Sean FlanniganJake Clover @jakeclover.bsky.social · 17/08/2026fishing guy bad ending 142313883
Reposted by Sean Flanniganautumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com · 14/08/2026I emailed Compulsion Games.autumn-wright.comNo ReplyAn attempt at freelance fact-checking 418174
Reposted by Sean FlanniganKitty Crawford @kittycrawford.com · 05/08/2026I'm Kitty, a Creative Producer based in Europe, and it's my job to make sure your game ships 🤟 I specialize in worldwide remote teams. I've time in my schedule for some Production Checkups/ PT Production work. HMU if you'd like to know more! Sharing is greatly appreciated! 💗 kittycrawford.comkittycrawford.comKitty Crawford | Creative ProducerI'm a Gaming Producer, Web Designer / Developer and Educator. I am currently consulting with several game development companies in Canada, the UK and Europe, but have room for more. I'm also free for ... 17256
Reposted by Sean FlanniganRetro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 03/08/2026📕 Win a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 copy of 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, by @natedrake.bsky.social 1️⃣ Comment with your favorite cheat 2️⃣ Repost Winner to be selected Thursday Aug 6. retrogamebooks.com/products/i-a... We use the term "cheating" loosely. Exploits and hacks are fine, too.retrogamebooks.comI Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video GamesFor generations of players, cheat codes were a secret handshake. A gateway to extra lives, godlike powers, and hidden worlds. But behind every cheat lies a story of creativity, rebellion, and the ever... 414845
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Seemingly hot take, but I would take the flip for a billion because a 50:50 chance of putting -hundreds of millions of dollars- into my community, charities, etc. is worth it compared to a million which would probably just give me personal comfort. The billion is only selfish if you keep it! 200
Reposted by Sean FlanniganKevin VanOrd 🏳️🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Laziness is never the reason a feature does not exist in a video game. 215429
Reposted by Sean FlanniganSam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 18/07/2026If a team makes a game that gets great reviews and doesn't sell, that's a biz failing but the silver lining is you caught lighting in a bottle -- protect that team! It's worth its weight in gold. If you jettison the team but keep the biz people, I don't know what to tell you 152690632
Reposted by Sean Flanniganthe nintendo shamecube @futuresushi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026this comic is from 2014 and is one of the most singularly vindicated comics. even if it was already correct then it is even more correct now 0622255
Reposted by Sean FlanniganHarrison Lemke @hplemke.bsky.social · 15/07/2026roadside attraction (audio on) 0101
Reposted by Sean FlanniganEAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 05/07/2026My nephews also wanted to be in our upcoming indie game so I let them come up with their own characters and record whatever they like. Introducing the “Sensible Worms”… I have no words… #indiegame #gamedev 824870
Reposted by Sean FlanniganAlan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 03/07/2026You know what term I also hate: "friendslop." It's a terrible term. We should call those games something else. 🫠 111
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Water is completely invisible, so is glass. So a glass of water is completely invisible and thus very easy to accidentally knock over and spill on one's desk. Be careful out there! 020
Reposted by Sean FlanniganDowager Allison Salmon @codecrafty.bsky.social · 30/06/2026So I disagree...I've actually worked remote for the last 6 years and on and off before that with several companies. Remote teams can still build trust, have great communication and make great games together. It takes a different approach than being in the same office but it can be done and done well 1314417
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I love, love, love Gravity Bone and Thirty Flights of Loving. Such unique games. Check them out!! It won't take you long, I promise! 010
Reposted by Sean FlanniganAFNarratives @afnarratives.blacksky.app · 16/06/2026i think what saddens me the most about all these studios closing is looking at Silksong and Mina the Hollower the real magic happens when a team stays together for years and you can grow your skills and evolve instead of destroying the medium for shareholder yacht #3847 4903210
Reposted by Sean Flanniganaustin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Top 5 all time for me. 418328
Reposted by Sean FlanniganKitty Crawford @kittycrawford.com · 16/03/2026HELLO. THIS IS MY GAME. THE ONE I'M MAKING WITH @silksutures.bsky.social AND @eckartg.bsky.social. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT, I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. 1112851
Reposted by Sean FlanniganRory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The Amazing World of Tomorrow 48109232705
Reposted by Sean FlanniganOroshibu @oroshibu.bsky.social · 04/06/2025easy isometric pixel art is still coming... with a ton of new features! create anything with easymetric soon on @aseprite.org 11449031229
Reposted by Sean FlanniganZoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I wrote this comic 2 years ago. I was terrified when I wrote it but had hope it wouldn't come to pass and would be a reminder of how bad things got before we pulled back. It not only has, it has gotten even worse. This is absolutely terrifying and will destroy lives if passed. 31317793
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I wrote an Aseprite plugin script that automatically maintains an outline of what you're drawing www.seanflannigan.com/blog/aseprit...seanflannigan.comAn auto-outline Lua script for Aseprite — Sean FlanniganAn auto-outline Lua script for Aseprite that automatically renders an outline on a new layer as you draw. 140
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I wrote a blog post about this www.seanflannigan.com/blog/en-plei...seanflannigan.comEn Plein Air Exploration - Part 1 - Kit & Trial — Sean FlanniganI’ve been wanting to try painting outdoors for years, but it’s very easy to make excuses about not having the right gear. Especially for oil painting, equipment can be a world of difference between ha... 010
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Working remotely with Kitty was fantastic - I bet this will be a good talk! 182
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Quick plein air kit test on the deck to make sure I've got everything I need before venturing out with it! 040
Reposted by Sean FlanniganGiada Zavarise ➡️ AdvX @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Small, free act you can do to bring some good in this world: add positive reviews to ALL you Steam games, especially the small indies. You don't need to write anything smart, just "game good" is enough. Every positive steam review tips the algorithm and helps your fav artists get more sales 101089424
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social · 18/12/2025There's no excuse for this kind of incompetence from a major NZ game studio. There are only three ways that I can think of that this got screwed up so bad. 110
Reposted by Sean FlanniganKenney @kenney.nl · 16/12/2025Here's how to support human artists! 🎨 1432481877
Reposted by Sean FlanniganG. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 29/11/2025The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste 18882302331
Reposted by Sean FlanniganScott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 20/11/2025Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂opensource.microsoft.comPreserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open SourceMicrosoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License. 12473136
Reposted by Sean FlanniganNANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller November 09,1946 1185070
Reposted by Sean Flannigan.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 07/11/2025I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more 2521200
Reposted by Sean FlanniganJoakim "konjak" Sandberg @konjak.org · 01/11/2025Do smaller indies/devs still prefer to work in a fixed framerate? It used to be prevalent in my circles. I felt like not many were working with delta timing, which I guess makes more sense if you're actually working at a pixel resolution for the codebase as well 47964
Reposted by Sean FlanniganElizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social · 31/10/2025On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do. 421896602
Reposted by Sean FlanniganMC 5’11” Jesus @mikemariano.bsky.social · 29/10/2025This will only be bad. I was confused by nonsense text in a Weird Al video and didn’t even realize it could be non-intentional and just upscaling. 194