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allsee @allsees.online · 24/09/2026
control friends, this code works overseas on all platforms! get ya cool skin 🫵 code: EV172-LN211-PL279
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sbNewsom @sbnewsom.com · 23/09/2026
Technically I fall in here, even though I’m Pan. Still living daily with bi erasure.
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Helen Carmichael - Forbidden Solitaire @bchezza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Announcing: Forbidden Solitaire DLC! It's 2020. Robyn Cierra excavates hidden files in the remnants of a cursed 1995 CD-ROM. A bizarre graveyard of scrapped content lies entombed, deep within the code. You thought your sister was beyond saving. Until now. store.steampowered.com/app/5238350/...
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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We at [insert any AA/AAA studio here] have never bothered to listen to our staff or really recruited to support our existing staff to make games well/sustainably so now [insert execs] would like to continue to take your money and not really listen to our expert staff who make us money x 1mill
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Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 20/09/2026
no game dev skill is more important than making up your fuckin mind
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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 21/09/2026
If anyone ever walks into a meeting after things have been decided and says -I have this idea, I was watching this TV show last night… You should be able to kill them. Not metaphorically… just tell the cops and they’ll agree. Justifialble.
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Tainted Pact Games @taintedpactgames.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Dick Slater is back in Massacre At The Mirage 2 with brand new models! Dick is a little older but still hard as a rock. 😏 Check out his new and classic look. I can say this with complete confidence. Dick has never looked this good!😎🤘 #indiegame #indiegamedev #PSX
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Tainted Pact Games @taintedpactgames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Another location from the first Massacre At The Mirage, remade for part 2. The Toot Radio station! Or what's left of it. I don't plan to explore the inside as I do with the Mirage, but I wanted to match the exterior as closely as possible for the scenes I have planned. #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm really loving the Lanterns show. They trust the audience and don't dumb down the plot or stop using any subtext. I love that they wrote genuinely complex characters who feel like people rather than plot devices. I was getting tired of the whole Thanos-like, surface-level-complex villain trend.
Aaron Pierre as John Stewart.
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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 14/09/2026
when a AAA game has fully animated sex scenes that's just normal but when an indie game does anything even the slightest bit risque that's porn
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Tainted Pact Games @taintedpactgames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Mirage has seen better days. A little peek at what's left of The Mirage in the aftermath of Manny's visit. Completely remade in my grindhouse PSX style. You will visit the Mirage in part 2, but it won't be a main location. More of a nod to part 1 and its story. #indiegame #indiegamedev #PSX
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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 01/09/2026
Ohh... interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8fi...
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Introducing Unibuilder: Probuilder for Godot
YouTube video by Leafshade Interactive
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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 30/08/2026
Watching a video where someone is claiming a $35 cozy game is a failure because it's concurrent player numbers dropped 6 weeks after launch... We are so fucked in how people perceive games, their value, and expectations. It's not stardew valley numbers!?!! Well then it must be a piece of shit...
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry had such a genuine enthusiasm for performing that it was impossible not to love them for it, there were things more highly and lowly regarded in their bodies of work but both of them threw themselves into everything because it was pure joy for them and that rules
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 26/08/2026
I can't even w Tim Curry. I'll be back later w a more fitting bunch of words, maybe. My heart :( I love you, sir, & thank you for being YOU: fearless & lovely & one of the best parts of so many movies I adored You made a huge difference in so many lives & we're SO grateful we got to see you shine
Tim Curry in various roles
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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
what's remarkable about this essay, in spite of the author's insistence that working with chatgpt is fun and exciting, is how boring both the process and the product sounds to me
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Christopher Sorrentino: “How LLMs Set My Writing Free”
Christopher Sorrentino explores how AI helped him revive his writing process and renovate the novel as an experimental form.
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you'd like to see the shot from Stalker in motion then I got you covered 🙌🏻
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Umbohr @umbohr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#pixelart and #gamedev
Pixel art mockup. Top down scenery in a snow forest by night. An old industrial car on skis is lighting up the scene. 2 detectives in black coats are standing in front of a naked corpse pierced by a black stick. A dialog box with a portrait of the detective, tied hair, with her hat in her hand. In the other side, dialog portrait of the corpse. 
Text : does he know, you ask yourself. Doesn't matter. You feel his gaze, and the silence is breaking you. You must say something. 3 choices of dialog: i know him (deceiving) who was your informant again (persuasion) why are we dealing with dead vampires (innocence)
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Cherub @polygoncherub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Weekend done, time to hang it up. Many rough edges, but I'm still having fun. Going to completely rewrite the weapon grab mechanic. It's surprising how enjoyable an NPC with a basic (random attack + walk direction) type brain can be. Oh. I added an 808 kick to the Kill Confirm. #CherubDev #UE5
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allsee @allsees.online · 17/08/2026
find a missing film crew in the harsh arctic landscape in Cryptica narrative psychological horror game
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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 14/08/2026
Hard disagree. It’s not about press coverage but it’s about discussion and algorithms If you launch the same day or week even, any messaging you do even to your own audience is battling the gta6 attention This isn’t about sharing player bases but how modern media works and your ability to spread
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Tainted Pact Games @taintedpactgames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is honestly so freaking cool, man! Thanks for playing both the demo and the full release, Case! Caseoh does so much for the indie horror scene, using his massive reach to highlight great games and talented developers almost every single day! What an absolute legend.
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lasha3D @lasha3d.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
looking for a job Rt if you can 🙏
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 30/07/2026
Taking part in the #ArtRepostJuly challenge hosted by @whistberry.bsky.social The theme for Day #30 is #black&white so have an apt one I made about how much I despise "AI" 😈🎨🦇
Ink and marker Illustration of a bunch of people being inserted into a machine that grinds them up and spits out AI "art." The machine has the following levels written on the grinder: "Study" "Practice" "Inspiration" "Emotion" "Blood" "Sweat" "Tears" and "Luck"
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Terrible Toybox @terribletoybox.com · 30/07/2026
We have good news and bad news! The good news is that we just started production on Thimbleweed Park 2, due out in early 2028. store.steampowered.com/app/4932120/... Now the bad news... there is no bad news, it’s all good news! P.S. Thimbleweed Park 1 is on sale on Steam, Switch, iOS and Google.
The cover image from the video game Thimbleweed Park with a bright red spray-painted number 2 on the corner of the words, announcing the game's sequel coming in 2028.
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WatchDaToast @watchdatoast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And thus, I was able to import the geometry of the first Daventry map of King's Quest 8... into THE DOOM ENGINE!!! This makes me happy. (the buildings need to be remade from scratch though)
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I was told you couldn't do 3D on the Playdate, so I did it. Then I was told there was no way I could create exterior levels like those in Mirror's Edge, so I proved them wrong again.
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silverspookgames.bsky.social @silverspookgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Excited to be talking to Pixel Pushers Union 512 @ppu512.bsky.social ! Do check out Tonight We Riot which is really awesome and relevant!
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ahh crap. This is a sad one. Brilliant actor, good bloke. 7news.com.au/entertainmen...
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Beloved actor and Jurassic Park star Sam Neill dies aged 78
Neill only recently revealed he was living cancer free with his family saying the loss was ‘sudden and unexpected’.
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sbNewsom @sbnewsom.com · 13/07/2026
This really hurts. Rest in peace. 😭
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I really wish a journalist or writer would look into her husband, Sheryl Sandberg, Fidji Simo, Craig Cincotta, etc. and write the full story. We need the book and the movie. Forget The Social Network or The Wolf of Wall Street. The little I know is unbelievable, surpasses those movies.
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 06/07/2026
Once again, Double Fine Productions will be an independent studio.

We're thankful to Xbox for seven great years together, and for working with us to reach an outcome which preserves our history and culture, and returns ownership of our games to us.

To everyone who reached out to us these past few weeks: Thank you for all your kind words, we've been deeply touched by your messages. We will share more soon on what comes next.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated,

Tim & Double Fine
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An important update from Compulsion Games.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“How small they are. How weak. How unoriginal… division is the oldest trick in politics.” Zohran rings in America’s birthday by reminding us our story is one of welcoming immigrants, not excluding everyone who doesn’t look like us. 🇺🇸 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DaVzyL0...
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It is the dawn of a new era. Hear our battle anthem. Welcome to the new InfoWars.
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allsee @allsees.online · 27/06/2026
the environment adapts to your choices, fears, and desires in the surreal survival horror game Becrowned
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 26/06/2026
Headed to bed, but I leave you with a piece for PC Gamer on End Of Starchild! It's free! Play it! Due to Reasons (good ones, I assure - details as soon as I can give them) this might be the last thing I write for PC Gamer for a long while. I figure this is a pretty good note to sign off with, huh?
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I've played countless Doom engine games, so believe me when I say this one that combines the FPS with JRPG combat might be the coolest one in 30 years
Free Doom total conversion End of Starlight is part bullet hell, part surprise RPG, all enigma.
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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 25/06/2026
Oh lordy… it’s HL2 launch all over again. I can’t remember the last time I inserted a disc into something… www.change.org/p/give-gta-v...
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Give GTA VI a Real Physical Disc Edition - Code is Cold, Disc is Gold
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Kris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 25/06/2026
'we laid off half the studio but be excited for their next project' is the dumbest line in gaming, bro you gutted them, they aren't making shit
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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 24/06/2026
POV: you finally reached the lich's lair ⚔️💀🧙‍♀️🎶
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Storytime for Chicago library kids with LeVar Burton at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Library 🤯✨📚 @obamafoundation.bsky.social
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Rémi Verschelde @akien.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I see some concerns raised about Godot's policy on contributions using AI. TL;DR: Godot isn't vibe-coded. As a whole, the Godot foundation and maintainers are fairly critical of AI usage, and don't make nor accept vibe-coded contributions. Godot doesn't include AI features nor intends to add any.
Godot's current policy on AI-assisted contributions reads like this:

"The use of AI to contribute to Godot is discouraged, and contributions made entirely by AI are prohibited.

We acknowledge that AI can be useful, but we are convinced that human effort results in better and more relevant contributions.

If you do use AI, we expect that you put in effort to proofread and improve anything it generates, and that you disclose what you used AI for. As maintainers spend significant time reviewing your code, please make sure that the code you submit is well-tested and functional. Please be respectful of their time and only submit something you have put thought and effort into."
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Happy 30th anniversary to Quake.
E1M1 on the Playdate
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allsee @allsees.online · 19/06/2026
control a scavenger robot through toxic fog in M.I.N.S.K., a gorgeous exploration game with vertical levels
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Nick Calandra @nickjcal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It is so rough right now. So many games go unnoticed cause there’s just too many. I was hoping (still will try) to write something up on this cause the level design is fantastic. gameinformer.com/2026/06/16/w...
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Weeks After Launching Luna Abyss, Its Entire Development Team At Kwalee Labs Has Been Laid Off
The entire crew at Kwalee Labs has been let go less than a month after launching its cosmic horror shooter.
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Debjit Dutta @debjitduttaart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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sbNewsom @sbnewsom.com · 13/06/2026
Artists, quote with your horned art! 😈
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