iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jair McBain @jairmcbain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hey look, we're doing a thing! 🕺 Tune in October 1st, 10AM AEST to peep some game announcements. Surviving a year in the games biz ain't no small thing! 🎉

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Absolutely love what the Lost in Cult team have brought to this physical special edition! 💛

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gina 🐸 @ginaloughlin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

it's Bandcamp Friday!! this year i've released TWO soundtracks that you can grab on bandcamp and i'm really proud of both of them 😤 and just a quick one to say a huge thank you for all the love on these already, i REALLY appreciate it!! 💖 happy music shopping day!!!!! ginaloughlin.bandcamp.com

bright and colourful Mythmatch album art featuring the 3-headed dog Cerebus at a DJ deck

Wax Heads album art, featuring a sticker-style drawing of me behind the front counter with a vinyl player and various desk toys scattered around

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 06/08/2026

Nat Plushie in collaboration with @youtoozofficial.bsky.social is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER😄🧸♥️⤵️

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 06/08/2026

Is This Seat Taken? Is OUT NOW on @playstation.com and @gog.com ! @wholesomegames.com 😱💕🎮🥳 LINK IN COMMENTS⤵️⤵️ Physical 🔜 @lostincult.co.uk

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aivi @aiviwave.com · 06/08/2026

i made a little video for the anniversary of my album, “tiger & water”. thanks so much for listening to my music 🩵

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Wow Splatoon Raiders looks like an absolute riot! Anyone else getting the game and fancy squadding up?

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Dan @danferguson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I've been making a lot of tools for the game lately and was super inspired by the path shape level design tooling used in Big Hops by @luckshotgames.com :)

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gina 🐸 @ginaloughlin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📣‼️Mythmatch is coming to switch in TWO WEEKS‼️📣 as someone who plays games almost exclusively on switch, I'm suuuuper excited that our game will soon be there!! it's the perfect home to challenge the gods & help rebuild Ithaca 🏹

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We talk more sales, awards, and post-release marketing for Lolife as well as what's next for us on #Playdate in this one year retrospective blog post on PD Games #indiedev pdgamez.com/developer/or...

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Lolife One Year Retrospective

One year on we talk more sales, awards, post-release marketing and what's next for Orange Thief.

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Absolutely unreal to see Deadheading win for Fiction at the Sony Future Filmmakers Awards 2026! So proud to be part of the amazing cast and crew who brought this special film to life. Congrats to all the winners, excited to see what's next!

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Pawprints Games @pawprints.games · 12/06/2026

To celebrate, Otto is 50% off for the few days on the #playdate Catalog play.date/games/ottos-...

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Otto’s Galactic Groove!! for Playdate

Join Tomie and Otto on an interstellar rhythm-action adventure!

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Pawprints Games @pawprints.games · 12/06/2026

Today is one year since the debut of Otto’s Galactic Groove!! How time flies…

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Jake Gaule @submergedtapes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

As a little surprise/treat we've put out a 3 track preview EP for NEO TITAN today. When we announced with our trailer a month or so ago I was really blown away by the positive response to the music, thank you everyone who's checked it out! If you like it please wishlist us on steam :)

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Very proud to be a playdate community hero for the 2025 awards 💛💜 Thanks to @danielwsimon.com and the wonderful team that run the awards, I love being a part of this fun, talented and supportive community!

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 06/06/2026

Players, get your seats ready! 👀🪑 Just announced on Wholesome Direct, Is This Seat Taken? is coming to PlayStation 5 this August 2026! 🥳🎉 Link to wishlist down below! 🔥🫶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhu9... #gamedev #wholesomedirect #PS5 #playstation #cozygames

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Is This Seat Taken PlayStation + Accolades Trailer | Wholesome Direct 2026

YouTube video by Wholesome Games

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gina 🐸 @ginaloughlin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

hi! have revamped my Composer Rates survey! if you're a freelance composer based in the UK, pls could you fill in this quick anonymous questionnaire? the goal is to make a community resource to share knowledge & spread awareness of how much music costs 🙌 pls share!! forms.gle/6Uvcjk8cP2ts...

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Freelance Composer Rates [UK] - 2026

Hello! I originally made this survey in 2024, so it's in need of a refresh now that we all charge way more money (.....right??). Also! I am restructuring so that I can more easily collate the data -- ...

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Cath Kastner @cathkastner.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I loved this so much I drew it

Pixel illustration of a Kelly Reichardt / Mariokart crossover with 9 characters on a yellow and pink desert background.
The title card reads KELLY REIKART with a portrait of the filmmaker and a camera on the sides

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Super proud of the team for this award! "Delight and Fun" is exactly what we were hoping to bring to players 💛

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 28/05/2026

We will be part of @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social Cerebral Puzzle Showcase and their amazing line-up of puzzle games (May 28th to 31st - 12:00 to 19:00 EDT) and also the RokaplayHQ Cozy Game Awards! (May 28th - 10AM/7PM). To celebrate it: 30% off! Links down below! 🤗🫶🥳

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 29/04/2026

Super excited to be at Guadaline26! See everyone there! 🙌✨🥰

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Dan @danferguson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Looking to get some Japanese localization done, only around 300 words for a small demo. Shoot me a DM with your rates :)

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Excited to share that I will be attending Bitsummit in Kyoto this year! 🇯🇵 Get in touch if you'd like to meet and talk music, games or just share some ramen 🎶

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rae @rae.wtf · 26/04/2026

hello! all my #playdate games are ON SALE from now through next saturday, may 2nd (10a pacific). find your next obsession! rowbot rally's $13, HEXA's just a fiver, and a whole smattering of games are available for just three bucks 🟨 all my playdate games: play.date/games/search... #indie #gamedev

Store search listing showing results for Labsylle, Cloudburst, Mission LunaTrix, Traffic Jam, Bona Fido, RowBot Rally, HEXA, and First in... Line?

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 23/04/2026

Bon Sant Jordi! 📔❤️🌹 We hope everyone has a day filled with roses and books! #santjordi #isthisseattaken #cozygames

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We took our seats at the BAFTAs last week! Such a special experience celebrating "Is This Seat Taken?"'s nom with the most brilliant indie teams @potipoti.studio & @wholesomegames.com! 💛🪑

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Dan @danferguson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

High tech tangling

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John Elleson-Hartley @johnehartley.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

An absolute banger from the fabulous @rupertcole.bsky.social !! 🔊🎧👉 youtu.be/MhnrRVYsn48 [ mastered ]

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

My breakcore/jungle/dnb track "slip///stream" from the Rogue Stradale trailer is out now on streaming! It's even an extended version for extra flowwww~ have a listen here: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Single artwork with a silver race car speeding through Tokyo

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"Rogue Stradale" announcement trailer ft. my breakcore soundtrack is out now 😎🔥 I had WAY too much fun rustling this up! 🏎️💨 zooooooooooom zoooooooooooooooom

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Rogue Stradale - Official Announcement Trailer

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · 30/03/2026

Limit Break, the award winning mentorship program for marginalised people working in the UK games industry returns! 💖 Part of a marginalised group in games looking for a mentor? 💖 Want to help level up the next gen of game devs? Apply to be a mentor &/or mentee now! ⤵️ limitbreak.co.uk/apply

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Dan @danferguson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Take a listen to some of the lovely audio work Ben Houghton and @rupertcole.bsky.social have been doing on the game :)

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gina 🐸 @ginaloughlin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🏹🎉 HAPPY MYTHMATCH DAY!!! 🎉🏹 my first soundtrack release in 3 years! I'm incredibly grateful to @oneofmoo.bsky.social for bringing me onboard. I loved every minute of working on Mythmatch!! 🏹💖 play our beautiful game! listen to my weird lil soundtrack! ginaloughlin.bandcamp.com/album/mythma...

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Mythmatch OST, by Gina Loughlin

13 track album

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

get down and dob with us on discord!💥

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Dan @danferguson.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to attend BitSummit as part of the future leaders delegation. I'll be showcasing Ascent of the Last Colossus which was also funded through the games production fund :) Thank you to everyone over at Screen Australia for their support!

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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

GDC's 2026 IGF winner calls out U.S. cruelty at home and abroad

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Thank you @baftagames.bsky.social for nominating "Is This Seat Taken?"! So proud to see our little game recognised alongside such amazing nominees 💛🪑

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gina 🐸 @ginaloughlin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

baaaandcaaaamp friiiidaaaay!!! give your fave music makers your money pls and thank u 😤

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Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio · 02/03/2026

We have fanart?! Whaaat?! 🤯🤯🤯 We need to show this to the world! Thank you so much for everyone that took their time and created such beautiful art! 😍😍

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

☁️☁️☁️☁️all about that atmosphereeeee☁️☁️☁️☁️

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rae @rae.wtf · 23/02/2026

YAAAY!!! this is like my pet award honestly. i did #playdate launcher animations for reel-istic fishing (@toadley.bsky.social) and spilled mushrooms (@scizzorz.com) which both wound up *winning* this award in their respective release years, and now rowbot's up to bat for the same! thanks everybody 💖

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Rupert Cole 🎶 @rupertcole.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

hell yeah great to see Super Agent up there! @risolvipro.bsky.social always pushing the limits of the SDK 🔥

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Non Films @nonfilms.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Yesterday was rough for cinephiles: R.I.P. Robert Duvall. 🥀 R.I.P. Frederick Wiseman. 🥀 Two legends of cinema, each charting their own path and continuing to work into their 90s.

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