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Simon | Indie Game Dev 🎮 @sim0n.codes · 1h

Suda bout to be back on they $*** post haste mark my words

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I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io

screenshot of my itchio store, showing several texture packs available for purchse

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026

Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him

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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm absolutely losing it. Everything in here is made up (we hired an actor, rented a car, did not use AI, obviously), but he just invents a whole-ass world. Boner pills are a helluva drug.

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SeverLink - Wishlist NOW! @severlink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

WE MET OUR CROWDFUNDING GOAL Thank you so much for your support! But the campaign is not over yet: 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... Be sure to back SeverLink and expand our development capabilities for more content and mechanics! #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #y2k #indiegame #gamedev

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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

OMG Control has a very good boyslut outfit but you wouldn't even know it normally cus exclusive weirdness 😭 but YAY!

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Kiana Mai @kianamai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌟 OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE 🌟 Out for just a couple more days!! kianamaiart.store

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James Asmus @jamesasmus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hey comics artists: a new all-timer character design just dropped.

I honestly don't know how to explain. Fascinating little powerhouse of a guy with truly unique hair / beard hyper-stylized combo

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Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I could've never imagined working with such a spectacular & skilled crew, making something so gruesome & beautiful, which is what I love from the horror genre. So proud of our team & cast. And to those waiting, hope you enjoy, or at the very least, hope it makes you flinch. #knightsofguinevere

A black and white shaded digital drawing of Andi and Frankie holding Gwen as her hand reaches out to a sleeping Olivia. Knights of Guinevere. Text says: Episode 2, October 9.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring

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Iron Ring - Wikipedia

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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 24/09/2026

I'm joining the war on slop with cheap, fast flyer commissions. If you know someone who is asking the computer for event posters, tell them to ask me instead. Get the guarantee!

A poster mocked up as if it was offset printed in black and red roughly 60 years ago. The header reads "AVAILABLE NOW! FLYERS DESIGNED BY A HUMAN BEING!" and the subsequent text is pitching $50 flyer designs with a "SLOP-FREE GUARANTEE," incorporating some vintage Henry Volk clipart of people looking at a poster and saying how well it reflects on the event organizer.

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Simon | Indie Game Dev 🎮 @sim0n.codes · 24/09/2026

The only way I can understand how Spectrum/Charter service can randomly crap out 80% of the year and still be in business is monopoly: where I am they've managed to signd deals with 90% of the apartment buildings so I couldn't leave even if I wanted to. I miss my fiber internet 🫠

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Good Knight Collective | Wishlist ➡️ Sepak U @teamgoodknight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sepak U is going to EVO?! 😍 It's every fighting gamers and developer's dream! But funds and so on is tight.. So for now.. Just maybe? #IndieGame #gamedev #FGC

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in a week that saw microsoft give activision the reins to halo and bungie pivot back to destiny, one thing has become abundantly clear: the people in charge do not have a long-term, overriding plan. they’re just reacting. the result, when times are bad, is chaos

"Things are still very chaotic," a current id Software employee who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly told Aftermath. "While there has been an attempt to communicate to the studios, it is still entirely in bullshit corporate speak. I still don't believe they have a clear vision for the future. The only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now. Aggressive goals are being set that would have been unrealistic even before the layoffs. ... To say the workers within Xbox have a dim view of the future is putting it mildly. We keep thinking morale can't sink lower but the obvious incompetence of Xbox management somehow keeps driving it down worse."
This mirrors shifts in strategy that have come to dominate the still-new Sharma era, including others outlined Tuesday. Rare is joining Activision, Turn 10 and Playground are fusing, and—most gallingly, considering their history—Obsidian is being folded into Bethesda to work on Fallout instead of its own original series. As with the previous round of layoffs, details betray Microsoft's haphazard approach: A Halo developer got promoted and laid off in the same week. Gears of War: E-Day's story director is out of a job days after celebrating that the game had gone gold. Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, now without a buyer after a brief glimmer of hope, is once again on the chopping block.
All of this betrays a simplistic mindset that does not accurately reflect the reality of game development: People are disposable, studios are interchangeable, and series can be traded like sports teams. Nothing matters more than franchises and their money-printing prowess. Unless, evidently, you are Hideo Kojima, in which case Microsoft suddenly has money to burn.

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molegato (Frogun & Twinkle dev) @molegato.com · 22/09/2026

Stream end! We finished the WastelandsHop model, and even made the expressions! Been a really fun one! #lowpoly #b3d #pixelart

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SeverLink - Wishlist NOW! @severlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

SeverLink crowdfunding campaign is LIVE We have a playable prototype - just grab it at: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... If you long for early 2000s stealth revival and you like what you see in our build - GO FUND US and make it happen! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #y2k

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I will host any of your charity streams for free if you’re willing to put up with me

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Jaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Feel this could have been timed a bit further out from "we've signed Kojima's new game. The one Sony said was running into budget issues. The one that Kojima's said they've not decided on an engine for (?!) despite scanning all their actors."

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John Wahl @midlifesidequest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I missed the email where they announced that a controversy is now when a dozen basement goblins shit their pants on Reddit.

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Manda Farough 🔜 GCAP | Causeway Studios @amandafarough.ca · 21/09/2026

wtf is this headline Erika Ishii lending her VO talents isn’t a fucking controversy, what is happening

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Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well, I finally took my own advice about building accessibility in from the beginning. Rebind Studios is officially underway. I’m excited to help teams solve hard accessibility and production problems and, eventually, to make some games of our own. www.rebindstudios.com

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Rebind Studios – More Ways to Play

Rebind Studios helps game developers, publishers, and platforms create more accessible player experiences.

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Nick Calandra @nickjcal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Controversial if you’re brain is made up of a bunch of marbles bouncing around. Polygon is a clickbait factory now and the writers there I know are better than that. Shame.

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If any Bungie folks are reading this... Just saying, if you think you need the best-in-the-world expert at unvaulting Destiny 2 content, y'all know how to find me >>

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The Cyber Record @thecyberrecord.net · 21/09/2026

Happy Remembering the 21st night of September to those who celebrate

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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What are me and @ramiismail.com playing right now? New Mike & Rami is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAh1...

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What Are the Best Games Out Right Now?

YouTube video by Mike & Rami Are Still Here

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Playtester ↗ @playtester.io · 20/09/2026

Clock in as a factory worker in a facility gone violently out of control, make every bullet count with scarce ammo, and pick your route through branching levels in HMUR, a boomer shooter indie game! Try the demo: playtester.io/hmur #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT RTs HUGELY APPRECIATED 🏌🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏌️‍♀️⛳🛺 This is *Really Illegal Golf* It's essentially Metal Gear Golf with Friends. Really. - Multiplayer stealth golf - Dodge security, stay alive, and sink that putt - Free multiplayer demo available right now store.steampowered.com/app/4115520/...

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Samasu Creative @sabrinasummers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dear indie devs, Do you need feedback on you steam capsule art? If so comment below, and I'll take a look. *Note I'm only one person, so I might not get to everyone. #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGames #GameDev #GameDevelopment #SteamGame #SteamGames #SteamNextFest #GameMarketing

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Tom Cruise's Maverick High Five in Top Gun

ALT: Tom Cruise's Maverick High Five in Top Gun

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Gamers Week Podcast @gamersweekpc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Cubicorn Games @cubicorngames.com · 17/09/2026

Today's shout out is Poly Fighter, an awesome take on the single player fighting game experience by our PAX booth neighbors @polyfightergame.bsky.social Check it out on Steam, and get ready for the game to drop in EA next month! store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

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Poly Fighter on Steam

Poly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighting game. Learn new moves from every opponent you defeat to build your fighter’s unique style. Battle through tense retro-arcade duels with a choice of s...

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you, Ms. Rachel

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Ed Sheeran had an opportunity show that we won't be bullied into punishing people for supporting Palestine. Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows. A genocide is happening in Gaza. We all need to speak out against it.
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msrachelforlittles If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral.

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🌠🌸 @cylika.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

THEIR WAS EVEN A SECOUND ART OF THEM!!!! THEY ARE SO CUTE!!! TOTALLY BESTIES!!!!

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Old DeuTaranomy🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com · 15/09/2026

Good on you @focus-entmt.com. We need more companies standing up for their employees like this.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 15/09/2026

I strongly disagree with a lot here - I really hate the idea of hiring specifically for crunch culture, and that "crunch" equals "care" is bullshit - but more studios should apply the idea that if you ask more than just employment from people, people should be rewarded with more than just salary.

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

All amazing art, but I wanted to single this fun piece out…

Art by Philippe Bouchet showing the USS Enterprise at the centre of a fleet of famous spaceships, including the Falcon, X-Wing, Nostromo, Sulaco, Vorlon and Shadow ships, Eagle transporter and some from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Behind is Earth and a giant Monolith dominates the composition.

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Art by Philippe Bouchet (born 19 March 1956), better known as Manchu, a science-fiction illustrator with hundreds of book & magazine covers to his name. He also contibuted to French / Japanese animated series Once Upon a Time... Space and Ulysses 31.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

From the concept trailer for "Jasmine", a French animated series project created by Slimane Aniss (Baïdir, Twilight of the Gods) and Pierre Belletante. Produced by Sandship & Teamto/TeamTOKO. Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=le2V...

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