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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 29/09/2026

The very predictable side effect of not hiring junior roles and replacing* them with AI instead. *AI can't actually do the job of humans. (Credit: inspired by a tweet by a @Dylanszn01 on twitter)

Who killed Hannibal? meme with the text over man with gun "Companies replacing Junior Roles with AI" shooting another man on a couch with text "Junior Artists". Second image is the text: (5 years later) Why can't we find senior talent?

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 01/09/2026

And last but not least for my work on the Magic the Gathering's The Hobbit set. Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning. Art Director: Cassie Murphy This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast © 2026 MEE LLC. TM lic MEE to WotC LLC #MTGxTheHobbit

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 01/09/2026

Dáin Ironfoot for Magic the Gathering's The Hobbit set. This one was a promo so it seems to be hard to find an image online but I found this photo. Art Director: Cassie Murphy This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast © 2026 MEE LLC. TM lic MEE to WotC LLC #MTGxTheHobbit

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 01/09/2026

A few more Magic the Gathering's The Hobbit card illustrations to share! First up The Sackville Bagginses. Art Director: Cassie Murphy. This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast © 2026 MEE LLC. TM lic MEE to WotC LLC #MTGxTheHobbit

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 01/09/2026

Quarrel for Magic the Gathering's The Hobbit set. Bilbo and the dwarves quarrel over some much needed food at the house of Beorn. Art Director: Cassie Murphy This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast © 2026 MEE LLC. TM lic MEE to WotC LLC #MTGxTheHobbit

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 17/08/2026

With Magic's The Hobbit set now out, thought I'd drop the full artwork for The Five Armies Clash! scene. A huge thanks to my art director, Cassie Murphy. This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast © 2026 MEE LLC. TM lic MEE to WotC LLC www.rucach.com/project/the-...

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The Darkside Detective @darksidedetective.com · 19/03/2026

We have just launched a demo for The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon! Play the first half of Honey, I Shrunk the Detective right now! #indiegames

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 19/03/2026

Seriously, look how great this is looking already! Still lots do around enabling artist authoring of flow and brush strokes styles etc., but the start of this is fantastic. #ValleyOfTheLostAbbey

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RÚCAĊ @rucach.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Check out this cool painterly effect that John is developing in Unreal for Valley of the Lost Abbey! He's a real life wizard, truly.

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John O’Kane @johnokane.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Here's a rendering technique I've been toying with over the last couple of months in Unreal. It will be used in the upcoming game "Valley of the Lost Abbey" by @rucach.bsky.social The effect is calculated at runtime with the goal of making any scene look more painterly. #UE5 #GameDev #UnrealEngine

A landscape with grass, brushes, trees and sky. There is a modification to the visuals that helps make the image look more painterly.

This second image is also stylized like the first. But it's darker, from within an alcove peering out at the green and lush outside.

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I’ll have a video about this next week. Awesome work by @imirt.bsky.social.

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The Game From Ireland Steam Event is now live!! Go to the Steam Page and join us for the Games From Ireland Showcase which starts at 5.15pm!! store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... #GamesFromIreland #IrishGames #Imirt #SteamEvent

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I'll be chatting about The Seance of Blake Manor and Darkside Detective With the wonderful @cressup.bsky.social on stream on Sunday 20:05 GMT / 13:05 PDT as part of Curious Odyssey's festival -> store.steampowered.com/curator/4589...

store.steampowered.com

Curious Odyssey

Celebrating story rich, narrative-driven games with puzzle elements and a focus on contemplative gameplay.

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The VOD for the #GamesFromIreland Showcase is now available on YouTube. Share with all who will listen, show your partner, friends, co-workers. Show your grandmother the horse game. Most of all, check out some games! store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... #IrishGames #Imirt youtu.be/Rx8g8sWijBs

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Games From Ireland - Showcase

YouTube video by Imirt

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Jay @ ENIGMA|STUDIO (tolt.horse) @enigmastud.io · 13/03/2026

NEVER FORGET - WHEN THEY FIND YA☘THEY'LL GETCHA The Games From Ireland Steam Event! Check out some COOL IRISH GAMES discounted all week, including the deepest discounts ever on ENIGMA|STUDIO games. (Huge bualadh bos to @imirt.bsky.social for such a monumentally cool achievement! Please follow them!)

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 06/03/2026

I had the honour of being asked to illustrate the marketing piece for this amazing Steam event coming up for Paddy's day presented by IMIRT - The Irish Game Makers Association. Games from Ireland!

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

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St Patrick's Day Steam Sale Brings Irish Games to a Global Audience — Imirt

Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association is proud to present the Games from Ireland Steam Event , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland or shaped by Irish creative talent an...

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dreamfeel @dreamfeel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel! A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats. Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Video game workers across Europe fight back against exploitation, AI and layoffs in "historic milestone" for union efforts www.eurogamer.net/video-game-w...

Close up of union workers holding STJV and other union flags

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George Mercer @georgemercer.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

It's been a real treat working with @denmanrooke.com , caitlyn and all the crew at @rucach.bsky.social on their wonderful meditative foraging game as part of IndieDev 2025 program, composing traditional themes with a constructional twist. Dreamy work! Got to meet the hero in the flesh too!

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𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 | 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 🌸🐁 @sharpglassgames.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The IndieDev and New Irish Game Talent Incubator 2025 finale: chats, talks, snacks & beers ✅ game banners show off ✅ lads testing our prototype ✅ Thanking @imirt.bsky.social @ardan-ie.bsky.social @screenireland.bsky.social & Northern Ireland Screen for a fab time! 🌸 #indiedev #indiegame #vndev

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 06/12/2025

Got to meet fellow Valley of the Lost Abbey collaborator, composer, and sound designer George Mercer @georgemercer.bsky.social in Galway for the wrap up of the IndieDev 2025 program. #IndieDev #gamedev #irishgamedev

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 04/12/2025

Honoured to have been among the nominees at the West Regional Skills Awards with Ainslie Peters of CREW who collaborated with me on a workshop this year on Worker Co-operatives in the Games Sector. Looking forward to continuing future collaborations with CREW and others in the year to come.

Ainslie Peters from CREW and Denman Rooke from RÚCACH holding a sign for Regional Skills West.

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Colm Larkin @gambrinous.com · 27/08/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to the Lodge!! Eyes of Hellfire, our co-op gothic horror experience is now available on Steam Early Access! If you buy a copy, up to 4 of your friends can play free via the friends pass! 🖥️https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/

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Felix | Hedge Knight Games @hedgeknightgd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Hey folks, check out this curated list of Steam Games made by Irish devs, or that are playable in Irish 🔥 Go give it a follow, there's awesome new games added all the time 😁 #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegame #videogame #steam

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Steam Curator: Games From Ireland

Games developed in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, from Irish creators, or playable in the Irish language (Gaeilge).

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 25/08/2025

Cont... Co-Create: Cooperative Business Models for the Games Sector Part 1: Navigating Co-Op Mode Funded by Galway City Council, with support from West Regional Skills, ICOS, and in collaboration with CREW, Rúcach and SolidNetwork.

Graphic promoting webinar with David Brooks from CoLab Collective

Graphic promoting webinar with Taylor Fischer from Wild Blue Studios

Graphic promoting webinar with Denman Rooke from Rúcach

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 25/08/2025

Worker Cooperatives in Game Dev webinar this Wednesday!!! I'll be moderating a panel with our fantastic speakers from KO_OP, Baby Ghosts, Necrosoft Games, CoLab Collective, and Wild Blue Studios. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-create-...

Graphic promoting webinar with Saleem Dabbous from KO_OP

Graphic promoting webinar with Eileen Mary Holowka from Baby Ghosts

Graphic promoting webinar with Shane Marks from Necrosoft Games

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glitter/TRADING CARD INSPECTOR NOW ON STEAM! @glittermagus.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

hi all, im a belfast-based game developer interested in the following: #vfx #musicproduction #godot #gamedev i'll share more of my work to come. thank you. i love you. #introductions

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Denman Rooke @denmanrooke.com · 14/08/2025

Ahhhh! Our @rucach.bsky.social #BattleOfTarot prototype demo we're building for Gamescom is coming along so nicely! Absolutely killer work by the one and only Bram (bram.dingelstad.works) and fantastic writing by our narrative designer @lenhaunts.bsky.social as well. #IndieDev #GameDev

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I don't know why these developers making AI generated games keep trying to get me to play their games, I'm not interested. Go have your AI play it.

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Jay @ ENIGMA|STUDIO (tolt.horse) @enigmastud.io · 12/08/2025

Here is an early concept of TÖLT's title screen from the Global Game Jam, with art by @jayebur.bsky.social

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 12/08/2025

Thanks so much for all your kind messages ✨ You’ve been amazing, and I’m really excited to keep building #MakeRoom. My girlfriend gathered all the ideas and feedback from your reviews, and I’m now working on the next update introducing a color wheel!

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

So, how did our small indie Irish studio of 9 get a publisher like Blumhouse Games on board? Have a listen to our gamedirector Colm speak all about it, as well as the landscape of games in #Ireland and other funding avenues that Irish studios could look at! open.spotify.com/episode/1mWs...

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How an Irish PC game about a well-known Dublin landmark secured Hollywood funding

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RÚCAĊ @rucach.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Studio Rúcach in collaboration with CREW are excited to announce a two-part masterclass exploring co-operative models for game dev. Part 1: Navigating Co-Op Mode (Online) Hear from co-ops creating equitable workplaces in the games industry. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-create-...

Co-Create: Co-operative Business Models for the Games Sector. This 2-part masterclass introduces participants to the innovative potential of co-operative business models.

Part 1: Navigating Co-Op Mode. Hear from international game makers using co-op models to build sustainable, self-directed studios. Get real-world insights on how co-ownership and self-management can help build sustainable and equitable work environments.

27th of August 2025 15:00-16:30 (GMT) Online via Zoom.

Funded by Galway City Council, with support from West Regional Skills, ICOS, and in collaboration with CREW, Rúcach and SolidNetwork

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RÚCAĊ @rucach.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Hey everyone! Go check out this amazing looking RPG The Necromancer's Tale from fellow Galway based indie game dev Sam Redfern and the Psychic Software crew! And make sure to give it a review! It's always so helpful for those indie games out there. #GameDev #IrishGameDev #IndieGameDev

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RÚCAĊ @rucach.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We're very excited to announce we're one of the teams for the IndieDev 2025 fund working on our game 'Valley of the Lost Abbey'. Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months. #IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev

Graphic with text "Rúcach - 'Valley of the Lost Abbey' and #IndieDev2025". including images of the team members and some concept art of a mouse, hedgehog and key art of a mouse in a valley with a ruined abbey in the distance.

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