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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rude that Valve doesn't drop Deadlock updates after work hours

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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our launch trailer is entirely in Black and White. Because marketing isn't real, we wanted it to look like a short of the period film.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It is my (possibly naive) hope that the Gamers see their favorite hobby being ransacked by corporate ghouls and start supporting unions, social safety nets, and the breakup of megacorps.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thousand Hells is a very cool sort of combinatorial RPG generator. My first heist was to try and break a guy's girlfriend out of Howl's Moving Maximum Security Soul Prison wandering through a Hieronymus Bosch wasteland hell. Great stuff

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Goddamn Onimusha rips, but paying for Mifune's likeness and not basing it off of the age when he played the character is jarring

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That anyone would *willingly* give up one of the experts in hardware in 2026 is a masterclass in buffoonery. Any website worth anything would do well to pick Bo up and let him make sense of this insane market for their viewers and readers.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

He Who Watches has joined the club of puzzle games that make my brain feel like a dog in a hot car. My partner commented that I was making sounds like a microwave as I sat there going "hmmmmmmmmmm"

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm late to the RE9 party, but stapling a 6/10 game to the end of your 9/10 game is certainly a choice

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lotta people forgetting about BDS today

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DecodeVen @decodeven.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I need to remind everyone, especially after their presentation today. Level-5 has been very openly using Generative AI in their game development and are proud of it. This includes their newly announced titles such as New World of Steam, Yo-Kai Watch 2 and Curious Village Remake.

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Point-and-Click Showcase @pointclickshowcase.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 Announcing the Point-and-Click Showcase 🎉 Together @amanita-design.net and @rustylake.com are hosting a showcase packed with new game trailers, a dedicated Steam sale, and much more to be revealed. 👀 🔗 Apply NOW: forms.gle/z6e1QQFP9xwT... Follow us for future updates! 🖱️

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's been 20 years and I still get blasted by Cirno's time stop attack because I'm bad at planning. 10/10 remake, keeps all the important bits

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I got credits on Schrödinger's Call last night. I need to sit with how I feel about it, but I'm generally positive. It's fully dedicated to the concept of empathy in ways that feel good in game but is semi-unwilling to explore times when empathy is harmful. I recommend it.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The whiplash of "hell yeah new Yokai Watch" to "wait, shit, Level-5 got addicted to AI slop" sucks

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Jón Kristinsson @jonkk.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

stop saying “this looks like it was made by AI” or “was this written by chatgpt?!” when you don’t like something. devaluing human effort like that sucks. I don’t care if it’s bad cgi or a formulaic script. if it’s made by a human you show it some fucking respect and just say it’s dogshit.

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MinaSheep (Wishlist Sealed Fortress on Steam) @minasheep.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

MY DRPG SEALED FORTRESS IS COMING TO STEAM (and Itchio) SOON! If you could wishlist the game it would make my day 🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/...

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Sealed Fortress on Steam

A dungeon-crawling, turn-based RPG in which you take a party of 3 through the treacherous halls of a castle corrupted by wild magic.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It's not quite "last days of E3" but the PAX showfloor is strangely empty this year after what felt like a comeback last year.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I cannot believe I have gotten into competitive Pokémon battling

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I could go for a Warcraft 3 playthrough

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm early in Schrodinger's Call, but the writing has a sense of empathy and warmth in a way that feels rare. The presentation and soundtrack are also really strong.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I will be at PAX this weekend if anyone needs to yell at me

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

TTRPGs are such a back door into arts and crafts. You wanted to play a fun game with your friends? Time to spend hours retreading the steps of the average Hancock Fabrics shopper circa 2003.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is how I found out there is a new Catamites game.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Do we have an ai slop percentage on Opening Night Live yet?

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There are a million things to say about Commander, but I think there's a neat comparison to Competitive Melee as home grown formats that only exist because of the immutability of having a physical product in your home.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Seeing one of the last games sites standing post daily about Overwatch while BDS is still on and MS lays off devs by the thousand is such a bummer.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Big Walk is a game from another, more beautiful place. So refreshing

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Joseph Brassey @josephbrassey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I think about this at least a dozen times a day.

people end up unable to see depiction as anything other than endorsement when their entire cultural diet is escapist fun and reassurance. they see something make them uncomfortable and can only assume people are watching horrible shit as vicarious pleasure and are horrified.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is done by the American Vandal team and thus is my most anticipated tv show.

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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 18/08/2026

🚧 *Taps sign* 👀

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Big Walk is scratching my Destiny 2 raid communication puzzles itch.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I'm realizing that Twitch's AI shit means that if the accounts that run June Announcement Showcases aren't proactive it'll feed every trailer into the fucking wood chipper.

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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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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Awesome news today that Penguin Colony has now finished being translated into Te Reo Maori. Very awesome for the game to have it day one.

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

God we're going to have to run so many lunatics out of games after the AI bubble pops.

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

heyyyyy IGF submissions for this year are open! If you're making a cool indie game I would love it if you would submit it! If you're thinking about it but not sure, I outline some reasons why you might (or might not) in detail here auratriolo.com/blog/2024/09...

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Aura’s IGF Submissions Advice – AURAMBLES

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For $95 you can pretend that you like soccer while also being incredibly clear that you don't like soccer.

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퓨̸크̸ Games 'n Junk - Puke @puke.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Now that they've blocked me for posting 🫵😐 at them for their continuing ModRetro collaborations, I invite my 20 followers that I saw follow them to let go of this account They hid every reply on this post, so they know full well what they're doing @prbgaesthetics.bsky.social

prbgaesthetics.bsky.social posting yet another promotional post for the war crime Nintendo 64

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 11/08/2026

NEW on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: Last year Critical Reflex, Dread XP, and Black Lantern Collective faced claims of sexual harassment. We spoke with the accusers about their experiences and asked if the publishers made changes. Critical Reflex and BLC say they have. Dread XP declined to comment.

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Ben Kosmina @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

maybe you’d like to see me at @gcapconf.bsky.social? who can say I will tell you things about console store pages to help you so you don’t get caught out with your launch yeah, the big three it will be fun, possibly might even chuck in a couple of steam tips as a bonus if i have time

GCAP schedule:

What They Don't Tell You About
Console Store Pages

3:00 - 3:50pm on day 2

look at me, in the witching hour

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm on a car trip for 3 hours and dropping personalized VN recs in the responses if anyone needs them

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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The thread, quotes, and responses are healing me. Finally, Visual Novels are getting their flowers.

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