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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 15h

After two closely fought back to back wins against Augustus Caesar, our new #Netrunner World Champion for 2026 is Crunchums! With that, #NetrunnerWorlds26 has reached its climatic conclusion!

Netrunner World Champion Crunchums with his one of a kind Magistrate Revontulet playmat.

Netrunner World Champion Crunchums with his one of a kind Magistrate Revontulet pkaymat and Organised Play manager Ysengrin

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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

ante up is the perfect time to get into netrunner because we're including pre-constructed duel decks to get started immediately. bsky.app/profile/netr...

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Patrick @sklartacus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It was a real pleasure to see this come together, and @ithayla.bsky.social and @millenomi.name and the whole Narrative team deserve credit for turning this joke into reality.

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JuniperTheory @bimbo.city · 01/09/2026

Hey! If you're going to pax west tihs weekend (or just in seattle) i'm gonna be there for most/all days teaching netrunner at the Null Signal Games booth! come learn how to play, get some cool alt arts, or just dm me and we'll grab lunch or watch a movie or something when i got time! :D :D :D

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 13/08/2026

Alright y'all, this is it! The final stretch for the game industry hardship fund. We've got $13k to raise in 14 hours to meet the final goal, I think we can do it. itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 11/08/2026

I didn’t even see this had been announced. I was lead writer on this one! And Saber replaced me with ChatGPT midway through development. All the passenger voices were AI too. Either they changed direction at some point or they’re not disclosing it on Steam

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David Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”

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millenomi ✾ @millenomi.name · 25/07/2026

This makes me smile so much. More of this!!! People who love Netrunner deserve to be recognized no matter the way they choose to engage with the game, imo. I’m not cosplaying this year but I sure need to set up an outfit for Netrunner worlds for Reasons.

An alt-art of the card Jailbreak from Netrunner, showing a cyberpunk version of allieflx and SlightlyOdd hacking a robot as they run away. Illus. Mauricio Herrera.

Hi everyone!

<@SlightlyOdd> and I are excited to reveal our cosplay champion card and one of the side event prizes available at Worlds this year: Jailbreak!

Edinburgh Worlds was such a fantastic experience, and the cosplay contest was a highlight for us both. We really loved seeing all the costumes people had put together, getting the chance to chat with the other competitors, and being able to show off the cosplay we had worked so hard on! The atmosphere was truly electric, and was so great to see cosplayers of all levels.

If you are attending Worlds this year and hadn't yet considered activities beyond the main event, we highly recommend getting involved in the cosplay contest yourself! We unfortunately can't attend Worlds ourselves this year, but we are incredibly excited to watch the cosplay contest on stream and see all the fantastic cards and characters you'll bring with you!

*(photo credit: Porfyalum)*

A photo of allieflx and SlightlyOdd’s winning cosplay contest photo, as they cosplay core set card Aggressive Trendsetting.

Core set card Aggressive Trendsetting, showing one woman looking surprised in the background at another in the foreground whose dress doubles as an aquarium with fishes visibly swimming in it.

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Patrick @sklartacus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Just listened to the latest Netrunner episode of @20minutetabletop.bsky.social - I felt a lot of joy listening to someone talk up some of the things I'm most proud of in my work directing the narrative of Elevation, and the excellent work of my fellow volunteers

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 15/07/2026

booo. if george likes history so much, he should read about the actual luddites not the slanderous narrative he’s fallen for.

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

People Make Games traveled to Michigan to meet Jerry Gretzinger, an 84-year-old man, who's spent most of his life working away on a single, giant map to an imaginary world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8N...

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The Man Who's Spent a Lifetime Making One, Giant Map

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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 09/06/2026

If you've used our scripted Learn to Play decks (which we usually send to conventions) to teach or learn #Netrunner, we've developed a new version of them, with an updated script, and an accompanying video demonstrating the first 3 turns of the script! nullsignal.games/blog/new-lea...

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New Learn To Play Resources - Null Signal Games

CyberShark introduces our new Learn To Play video series, plus some updates to the L2P decks.

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Obsidian @obsidian.net · 05/06/2026

More players are about to enter Brookhollow Park! Grounded 2 is coming to PlayStation 5 on August 11, bringing an entirely new community of survivors into the park. 🔵 Wishlist Now: bit.ly/4xh4PJe

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 05/06/2026

every country is going to lead on ai. every country is going to have the biggest data centres. every country is going to build small modular reactors to power them. every country is gearing up to compete on quantum computing. i’m so tired of all this bullshit.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 01/06/2026

The first two volumes of my husband Emmet O'Brien's Vega Victrix series are now available as ebooks "Spiritually Canadian borderline transhumans solve mysteries, meet aliens and bring the benefits of peace, order and good government across human space." www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3JCNPS...

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Vega Victrix

Visit Amazon's Vega Victrix Page and shop for all Vega Victrix books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Vega Victrix

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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 29/05/2026

Hey #UKGE folks! Our volunteers are waiting for you in Hall 3A, booth 3A-554 to tell you all about #Netrunner and provide you with cards, accessories, and con-exclusive swag!

Map of the con floor showing location of NSG booth

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millenomi ✾ @millenomi.name · 22/05/2026

So, okay, if you are someone who plays #MtG, let me pitch you on how #Netrunner feels to play. You know the idea of a 'fundamental turn'? Setting up your resources to execute your game plan and cinch it? Netrunner is a game where you have to think ahead to land _multiple fundamental turns_.

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 23/05/2026

On Thursday evening Valnet issued new contracts to writers at TheGamer instituting a minimum article viewership threshold for payment. Most writers already have pay tied to article performance, but this new system would mean that if a piece didn't get X number of clicks you wouldn't be paid for it.

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Fang💡Devil Typocrypha: aLt-ESC @fangeese.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

thanks for the advice kamen rider

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Boo-rad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

VERY excited to share this big project. Many games are made in Canada, but few are *set* here.  So, I spoke to 20+ devs who have been making all kinds of games that take place in Canada.  From showcasing stunning landscapes to telling diverse stories, these games paint a vivid portrait of Canada. 🍁

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Canada rarely gets to play itself -- these games are changing that

From showcasing stunning geography to telling diverse stories, here's how developers are representing Canada in their games.

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Patrick @sklartacus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Devastated to have the Beaverton attack me so precisely

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Ew Moleskine used genAI for their Lord of the Ring collection by mentioning they used it, then entirely removing the claim after some backlash. Incredibly shitty of them for a brand that claims human creativity. cjleo.com/blog/moleski...

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Moleskine's AI Lord of the Rings Collection Can Only Mock

New Moleskine X The Lord of the Rings notebook collection is "imagined by Moleskine, generated by AI".

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Liiga Smilshkalne @liiga.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Aaand it's out! A lion's mane cyberspace jellyfish for @netrunner.nullsignal.games ! It's giving out hugs in the freshly released #VantagePoint expansion for #Netrunner.

A digital painting in an assortment of reds, depicting a stylized lion's mane jellyfish. The tendrils are super whooshy and split into colorful wave patterns as they get closer to the viewer. There's a bright, ominous glow coming from the 'head' of the jellyfish.

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Very funny watching the spoiler video on this get hyper-focused on the fork. 😆 Clarification from the artist: it's a fork. It's designed after the standard IKEA dinner fork, which has a very thick handle and overall design. The cake is Mandarine Schmandkuchen, as requested by the NSG team.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 28/02/2026

Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest. In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you.

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Backroom Deals @backroomdeals.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Sleuths have uncovered footage of criminal activity: youtube.com/shorts/1Rtyd...

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A Little Help For Vic

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Patrick @sklartacus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I got to talk about Netrunner, and what it means to make a game as a volunteer-run non-profit!

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 31/10/2025

Tech Won’t Save Us is celebrating 300 episodes! 🎉 This week @parismarx.com took over the show to discuss an issue that’s been motivating a lot of his work this year: the problem with our dependence on US tech and why we need digital sovereignty! Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/300_...

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Attention #AcademicSky Everyone is talking about books, but thousands of academic journals were also pirated and are entitled to up to $3,000 *per pirated volume!!!* if editors submit titles to join the suit. Incredible opportunity for underfunded journals to get some $$! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 05/09/2025

If you watched The Métropole Grid tonight, you might have seen these three new art previews from the forthcoming set! 1) unnamed by Oliver Morit 2) Aircheck by Mia Siergiejew 3) Magistrate Revontulet by Grace Zhu #Netrunner

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Happy Labor Day! Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work... Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight.

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job!

Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 28/08/2025

Do you have basic knowledge of graphic design? Our Translation team need graphic designers to help turn our backlog of finished translations into living, breathing, full Technicolor #Netrunner cards, and create print files for MPC and print-and-play PDFs! nullsignal.games/blog/now-rec...

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Now Recruiting: Translation Graphic Designer - Null Signal Games

Got graphic design chops? You could help the Translation team provide Netrunner to people around the world - no direct translation skills required.

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schmandrew ➡️ SCGCon LA @schmandrewart.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Picked this deck box up from @ultimateguard.bsky.social and I was so excited until I flipped it over. Looks like my art was extended with ai. @magic.wizards.com needs to make sure their partners don’t do this. I would have happily extended this for a couple hundred $$. Instead it looks awful!

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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

If you are pissed about the complete gutting of Polygon like I am, please consider donating to our fundraiser for all the great people who lost their jobs. www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...

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Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam

On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 02/05/2025

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack. I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!

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JuniperTheory @bimbo.city · 12/04/2025

Hey! I made a video showing off a new identity for netrunner in the new NSG set elevation! You should watch it when it comes out in half an hour!!! I'm pretty in it!!! youtu.be/hO-y2YPL4tI?...

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Previewing Elevation's Most Fashionable Corporation

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Patrick @sklartacus.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Behold! I get to start preview season with some cyber-occultism

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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 23/03/2025

Pre-orders for #ElevationNR are now available! Read our latest blog post for details on this and some other minor Distribution updates! nullsignal.games/blog/elevati...

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Elevation Pre-orders and March Distribution Update - Null Signal Games

You can now pre-order Elevation on our online store! Read inside for this and more Distribution updates.

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theastrolabenr.bsky.social @theastrolabenr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

NSG excited for new cards, fewer legal questions with Elevation release

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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 05/02/2025

The Organized Play team needs YOUR input! Click below to fill out a survey about the 2024 competitive season and how we can do better in 2025! nullsignal.games/blog/2024-or... #Netrunner #tournament #competitive #cardgame #boardgames #ccg #lcg #cyberpunk

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2024 Organised Play Season Feedback - Null Signal Games

We want to hear your thoughts on the 2024 organised play season.

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