iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 29/08/2026

Hideo Kojima talking about The Voice of Hind Rajab, which depicts the final moments of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl murdered by Israel.

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JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

BTW you can participate in #WhatAGameDevLooksLike this week even if you’re not at Gamescom! If you are a game dev, let’s amplify and celebrate cool people making cool games 💜

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 27/08/2026

Just a PSA for all the other major publishers: You can’t make a GTA 6. Don’t have any meetings about it. Don’t put together any pitch decks. Don’t preemptively doom your workforce and the industry any further than you already have. Leave it alone.

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hey Gamedev friends! I'm going to be at Gamescom & Gamescom Dev! Hit me up if you want to grab a coffee and hang out ♥️ @igdafoundation.org

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pillow of shame (from licking her toes so much they started looking red)

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Revanaught @revanaught.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Finally, my dream of having a Mewtwo with period cramps has come true, thank you Lego

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The Verge @theverge.com · 01/06/2026

The EU's wider rules, which kick in from February 18th, 2027, are simple: Users must be able to remove and replace batteries with basic tools, or specialized tools that are provided with the product for free, and compatible spare batteries must be sold for at least five years.

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User-replaceable batteries are coming back in a big way

The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in vi...

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Dora B @heyitsdora.com · 17/04/2026

It really frustrates me that we continue to nominate and give awards for queer content to big AAA assholes doing the bare minimum with their eyes rolling and lips curled when there are so many queer indies out there putting their hearts on platters that get ignored because they don't have the budget

Acknowledging these award nominations on X, Vávra says that he's "really proud" of receiving both of them, but that he believes the romance was handled "without shoving it down anyone’s throat or trying to re-educate them like so many titles that are rigtfully (sic) called 'woke' these days".

Vávra, who also opened his post with the phrase "TRIGGER WARNING!", also says that despite his game's nominations, he still finds "the abundance of forced “woke” nonsense in the entertainment industry annoying" on a personal level.

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Anna Brandberg @annabrandberg.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

People really need to start offlinemaxxing.

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Micky D @mickyde.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Yo Spyro! Do a sweet kickflip or I'll continue to hold the eggs of your kin for ransom

Hunter from Spyro as a sweet skateboarder innit

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 06/04/2026

🚨Final day of #DownloadForCharity! Today is the last chance to explore the Steam event featuring games from participating studios while supporting programs for underrepresented game developers: buff.ly/nqgZq9S 🎥 Creators are still streaming DLC games today — check the schedule below 👇 #IndieDev

More Games and More Fun! IGDA Foundation Download For Charity (DLC) Live Mar 27-Apr 6. IGDAFOUNDATION.ORG/DLC

Download for Charity Streamer Schedule for April 6th. RenPandApothecary at 8AM PT, AudioIgnis at 8:30AM PT, PrismarinaVT at 10AM PT, MycenaThePixie at 3PM PT, Moriboo at 4PM PT, HighlandRose at 5PM PT, Nezuyaki at 5PM PT, and NatureRobotMan at 5PM PT.

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blender bitch | making a karate-kid like beat 'em up 💢 @luluuland.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

peak modeling career was making a chicken with teeth 🥰

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 23/08/2025

✨ #ScreenshotSaturday ✨ Alumni from our 2023 Virtual Exchange Velocity cohort formed a studio—@distanceovertime.bsky.social —and created Guiding Light! 🎮 A narrative adventure about memory & the afterlife, built with accessibility at its core. 👉 Play it: buff.ly/cv9FcZ8 #GameDev #IndieGames

Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking past purple mushrooms

Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking past a lava pool

Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking through a dark cave

Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking through a narrow corridor

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blender bitch | making a karate-kid like beat 'em up 💢 @luluuland.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The game I've been working on for the last almost 3 years at @timberlinestudio.bsky.social is finally announced!!! 😭😭✨✨ There was a lot of love poured into this gem of a game, so please share, whishlist it and tell us what you think of it!!! Hope you all enjoy it, cause we sure do #gamedev #indiedev

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Optimaximal @optimaximal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Just keep sharing this webcomic round. Eventually they'll get it...

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

What a joke. The continuous race to the bottom in UK politics. Spineless bastard.

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 31/07/2025

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

My home office trinket wall 🥰

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I'm kicking about Develop Conference today and till ~2pm tomorrow! If anyone wants to hang reach out! Any IGDAF alumni shoot me a message, I have free pins and stickers 😅😘

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

By every metric, wherever they've been trialled, shorter working weeks are better for business, workers and the economy at large.

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🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Massive Attack via Instagram.

The first two paragraphs:

"Today, a hot day when 22 Palestinians (including journalists) sat in a seafront café were murdered by one Israeli bomb, various national media outlets have contacted us (again) to ask our view of something a musician said.

For 636 days now, unprecedented & insufferable horror has been recorded by the brutalised communities of Gaza and shown to us on our phone and television screens. It will not stop. No one, it seems, will stop it."

The last two paragraphs (in part):

"As we all watch on aghast, every single day, shouting or typing into an echo chamber of complicity...

Given the total ban by Israel on international journalists reporting from Gaza, and the simultaneous murder of hundreds of journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces, Massive Attack would urge the BBC and other media outlets to redirect their considerable news resource to reporting the truth of what is happening, daily, to the people of Gaza, and critically, to explaining the corresponding inaction of western governments (such as the UK) to their viewers.”

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

SEE YOU THERE ❤️❤️❤️

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Hey! I'm going to be at @developconference.com in a few weeks! If anyone wants to hang out, please don't hesitate to reach out 💕

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

HEY THANK YOU! (sorry for the slow reply, I don't check here very often 😅)

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Mallory Gibson @malloryog.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

So honoured to be included as a finalist in this year's Writing + Narrative Category! gamedevheroes.co/game-dev-her...

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Kirsty Fraser @kirstysays.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Beyond honoured to be up for Game Dev Heroes finalist in Leadership 🥹 Amazing to see others up there from TKG and some familiar faces of @staarland.bsky.social @malloryog.bsky.social @holliepage.bsky.social !! 🎉

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Hey #PortfolioDay! 👋 I’m Radiant & I’m looking for my next gig! 8 years of experience. Hire Me for: 👥 Production 🖼️ Creative Direction 🎨 Character Art 🖌️ Concept Art 🔆 UI Art 🎙️ Voice Acting ♿️ Accessibility 🎮 QA Lead 🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁 DMs are open or email me at radiantgbusiness (@) gmail (.) com

My character art of Wicked, Rival, and Hell for Coaster Kisser (2025)

A commission I did for Blazette Midnight of her vtuber

A character sheet I did of Luz and Amity from The Owl House

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blender bitch | making a karate-kid like beat 'em up 💢 @luluuland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Some more GDC memories with @igdafoundation.org folk, through the beautiful lens of @staarland.bsky.social ❤️

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

All I heard was amazing feedback from everyone who spoke to you!!! Thank you friend ❤️❤️❤️

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 24/02/2025

📢 IGDA Foundation 2025 Virtual Exchange program's applications are now open! Are you a student? A professional transitioning into games? A games professional looking to level up? Apply now! 👉Learn More: www.igdafoundation.org/application

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blender bitch | making a karate-kid like beat 'em up 💢 @luluuland.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The virtual exchange is an awesome program to help you boost your career and connect you to a welcoming community! Honestly one of the best things I did last year <3

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Ianiboos @ianipoos.com · 18/02/2025

Soft-launching my GDC appearance this year. I'm pitching a new early game concept from our team, working with cool Kiwi people to ring in a stellar soiree, doing portfolio reviews for the IGDA, and potentially helping another indie with their showcase. Then I'll die, I guess.

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Blue @bluestigma.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

bsky.app/profile/wari...

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 17/02/2025

🚨 Developers, plan ahead! 🗓️ Join DLCforCharity on Steam, May 25-30, 2025 ✅ Prime Steam exposure ✅ Support @IGDAFoundation ✅ Donate 20% for maximum impact (5% min) Sign up by March 31: igdafoundation.org/dlc #GamingForGood #IndieDevs #GameDev

Feature your game or DLC on Steam. IGDA Foundation Download for Charity. A fundraising event supporting diversity and inclusion in gaming! May 25-30, 2025.

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Rayne Grimm Vulpes Zer-Duh @raynegrimm.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Quote skeeting with alt text Yall know my position on this

A QUICK NOTE ON NAZIS

Hellboy faces Nazis in several of his adventures. In the world of Hellboy, pockets of Nazi evil hold out in the remote places of the world (or in space...which is very remote) before trying once more to plunge the planet into chaos and war. Hellboy, the B.P.R.D., and this game have one response to Nazis. It's to punch them, very very hard, in the face. And then do it again just to be sure. If you've got the Right Hand of Doom, and you can use it to punch a Nazi in the face, you do it as hard and as often as possible.

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Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

there are many sexual abusers in the games industry. I hear the few I know about praised constantly as close friends, icons, and inspirations, but privately, they have caused hell. they are not my stories to tell, but this is one of the reasons no one (except their victims) know who they are

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Steven Taarland @staarland.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Hey Game Dev folks! Something new the IGDA Foundation is doing at GDC 2025 is our Community Sessions! If you have any few hours free during GDC week please check out our community sessions and sign up to volunteer! forms.gle/3GBJPXhZKbCH...

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Hi! We are running portfolio / resume review sessions at GDC 2025 on Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th March, from 9:30am to 11:30am. We are looking for volunteers who will be attending GDC 2025 who ha...

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Abs @abieo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I got laid off just weeks before Christmas… and now I’m back on the job market looking for Audio Design roles! I’d be incredibly grateful if you could get in touch or share. Here’s hoping 2025 is a little kinder. 🙏

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Cara Ramsey @cairenntairisu.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false. www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...

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New French guidelines show doctors overwhelmingly support gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation

The medical guidelines contradict numerous conclusions from the UK's infamous Cass Review.

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

We have 25 spots left! I’ll be closing this tomorrow before or after my final work meeting of the year. If you’re a neurodivergent &/or physically disabled game dev, please reply to the quoted post ASAP if you want in. Thanks! #disabilitysky #disabled #disability #neurodivergent #indiedev #gamedev

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Vittoria @vitt.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

UK all through Christmas

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