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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 7h

It's live in the EU and eastward! Going live on the US east coast in 5 minutes... link.samhulick.com/uncharted-wo...

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Uncharted Worlds (Extended Version)

Coming October 2nd, 2026!

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mara @maraganger.bsky.social · 14h

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Yen Press @yenpress.com · 23h

💚 MONTHLY RELEASE PRE-ORDER 💚 The hit green yuri manga returns! Secure your pre-order of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 4 today. Hit the link to reserve your copy now! 🎶 🔗 buff.ly/kzSENN7

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DiaBrave Sid @diabrave.bsky.social · 23h

September 30th October 1st

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esselfortium 🏳️‍⚧️ | Not Yet is out! @esselfortium.bsky.social · 23h

i'm very proud to present my newest album, Not Yet. here's what early listeners are saying: "this album is like a warm bath of harmony" "nostalgic but unfamiliar, like having new memories implanted in your head" check out Not Yet on @bandcamp.com: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/not-yet

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

'The sword is there, if you want it.' A sword for you, on the last day of Swordtember.

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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brad deschamps @polarseas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September 30th is National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. I've released another EP with two longform pieces - 100% of proceeds of this release go to the Orange Shirt Society - orangeshirtday.org anthene.bandcamp.com/album/waking...

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waking moon, by anthéne

2 track album

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the brand safety panopticon has come to twitch

Streamers, wary of both AI and YouTube’s infuriatingly un-transparent hall of mirrors, are not enthused about this new development.

“Ohhh so that’s why ad revenue dropped,” longtime streamer JP "itmeJP" McDaniel said on Twitter.

“I’m genuinely worried that the sheer fact that I’m a lesbian will cause the AI to remove ads,” said Vtuber LuminusRed. “In the past I’ve tested it and confirmed that I get less ad money if I had queer-related tags on my stream like ‘lesbian,’ so I am worried this dumb AI monitoring will mean I no longer get money from ads on Twitch.”

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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Aujourd’hui marque un tournant pour les Travailleuses·eurs d’Ubisoft Montréal : le lancement public de leur campagne! Leur première action, la pétition pour préserver le travail hybride, est accessible à tous les employés d’Ubisoft Montréal. Faites-le savoir à votre réseau!

Poster des Travailleuse·eurs d'Ubisoft Montréal sur un pilône, avec un QR code vers la pétition et le texte "Nous avons marqué l'histoire à distance - préservez le travail hybride"

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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today marks the public launch of the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal (UWM) campaign, with a first action: a petition to preserve hybrid work. Every Ubisoft Montreal employee is invited to sign the petition and every supporter encouraged to reach out to their network to encourage them to sign!

Poster from Ubisoft Workers of Montréal on a pole, with a link to a petition, and text reading "we made our mark from a distance - preserve hybrid work"

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

IT'S OUT. It's been a hell of a... 5 years! Really proud of Nivalis Nights. One million wishlists! I hope you love the city of Nivalis and all the weird and interesting people we created for you to meet. Welcome to Nivalis! store.steampowered.com/app/1488490/...

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Nivalis Nights on Steam

Grow your business, manage restaurants and nightclubs, make friends and enemies, buy and decorate apartments, go fishing and maybe even find love in a cyberpunk city that stretches from the ocean to t...

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fellow GenXers: remember how often we were bombarded with images of late-period USSR? Old, decrepit men in charge, clinging to an ossified ideology. Political repression, nakedly false propaganda, empty shelves, food shortages, inadequate health care, deep-seated cynicism, crumbling infrastructure

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Ironic Star Wars Moment

Alt: A smirking emperor palpatine says "ironic."

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brad deschamps @polarseas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

just released an ep of 2 longform pieces, 100% of proceeds to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, please share anthene.bandcamp.com/album/breath...

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breathing sky, by anthéne

2 track album

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chii @chiikaboom.net · 28/09/2026

Please direct all inquiries to my assistant

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a ghost writer @stormwaltz.net · 27/09/2026

If any American music snob can tell me what songs are popular right now in Nigeria, Brazil, India, and China (without looking it up), I'll eat my non-existent hat. We've always lived in isolated pop culture bubbles, we just haven't been able to perceive other bubbles until the last quarter-century.

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Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

May you be as happy as my cat in a sunbeam earlier today

A fawn-colored tabby lies on his side in a block of sun on a plush green carpet. His little face is upturned so it looks like he’s smiling into the sun.

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a ghost writer @stormwaltz.net · 26/09/2026

At this point, it's an accepted fact of life as a game dev that in order to see someone's "real" credits, you have to check their own web site or look them up on LinkedIn. If you went by Mobygames alone, you'd think I didn't work on anything between Mass Effect 2 (2010) and The Outer Worlds (2019).

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The likeliest "AI ends the world quickly" scenario is removing the next Petrov from the decision loop. For more than 150 years, we've taught military officers that "decide fast and fix it later" is the key to victory. Move fast and break things.

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The Barbarienne @thebarbarienne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

now with alt-text

The incident fits a broader pattern in the discourse around 'free speech' and 'cancel culture': whatever comes from the top down is freedom; whatever comes from the bottom up is bullying and censorship. When Macklemore is dropped at the behest of the billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft, it's an exercise of the freedom of businesses to 'demonstrate their values' by deciding whom to platform. But when Ed Sheeran's fans decide not to buy tickets to his performances, or even demand refunds, it's bullying, mob behaviour. Since most people are not billionaires and do not own stadiums, they can exercise meaningful power only collectively. The collective exercise of power must therefore be demonised.

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ToughSF @toughsf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another look at Sergio Botero's floating Venus colony concept, featuring airship convoys, wind-powered habitats and a mass driver that meets a low-orbit rotovator! #space #art sboterod.artstation.com/projects/3AdQJ

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EGOSOFT @egosoft.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We're hiring! 🚀 Egosoft is looking for an in-house IT Administrator. 🔗 egosoft.com/company/jobs... 📧 Interested? Contact us at jobs@egosoft.com

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026

ME: So I can't put anything else on the scale? ANUBIS: No. Just your heart ME: No money, no good deeds? ANUBIS: No ME: What about steam points? I've got a ton of steam points ANUBIS: The point is to be lighter than the feather ME: I was just hoping to finally do something with the steam points

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sarah webb! @sarahwebb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

happy first day of fall! 🪶

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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disable gambling ads:

Discord Settings. "Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Sponsored Content settings. "Manage Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Manage Sponsored Content settings. "Real Money Gambling" radio switch is "off" (disables gambling content)

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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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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you’ve heard me talk about Star Wars for more than about 3 minutes it’s incredibly likely that I’ve mentioned the old computer game Star Wars Galaxies. So sitting down with *the* @kelly-knox.com and @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social (link in their profile) to deeply discuss it was an absolute joy.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 22/09/2026

Nothing will ever be enough for these people.

Microsoft gross profit for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 was $60.482B, a 15.36% increase year-over-year.
Microsoft gross profit for the twelve months ending June 30, 2026 was $225.465B, a 16.28% increase year-over-year.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2026 was $225.465B, a 16.28% increase from 2025.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2025 was $193.893B, a 13.38% increase from 2024.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2024 was $171.008B, a 17.09% increase from 2023.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Annnnd parts one and two of the discussion between me and Bruce Boxleitner have just gone up at YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KnT...

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Bruce Boxleitner on Capt. John Sheridan’s Origin | Behind Babylon 5 with JMS

YouTube video by Babylon 5

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a ghost writer @stormwaltz.net · 21/09/2026

I've been saying the same thing re: games for a year. Designers know AI can't replace them, but maybe it'll suffice for art or code. Artists know AI can't replace them, but maybe it'll suffice for code or design. Engineers know AI can't replace them, but maybe it'll suffice for design or art.

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Saoirse Dulip @sitadulip.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

For anyone who would like to send flowers/plant a tree/donate to help cats in honor of #Belghast, his obituary can be found here: www.honoringmemoriesnowata.com/obit… Pinging @Gazimoff as he has more reach than I. Love to everyone.

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Mark William Temple Obituary Jul 2, 2026 - Benjamin Funeral Service

View Mark William Temple's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

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Nessa ✨ @nessathewriter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

does anyone wanna fund my indie game? it’s called Keep All Of My Colleagues Gainfully Employed. it’s an ARG where you keep all of my colleagues gainfully employed. we’re workshopping the name

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"You just sent 1600 people into one of the worst job markets in history for the industry, and you’re talking about an install base of a billion, are you fucking high?" aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...

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You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath

People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.

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Jay Turner @silopolis.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I and a good number of very talented game devs were laid off by Obsidian as part of the Microsoft sacrificial rituals this morning. If you or anyone you know is looking for a Senior Writer/ND with more than two decades' experience in titles like Dragon Age and Mass Effect, please let me know!

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

>Everybody use AI or you're fired >Wait stop it's too expensive >Don't use it for menial tasks >Only use it for important work stuff >If you're going to use it for important stuff make sure it's correct >Let me know if you have any questions!

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a ghost writer @stormwaltz.net · 06/07/2026

For heaven's sake. When I first interviewed for Elder Scrolls Online in **2009**, the person who met me at the door was Gina Bruno. It's nonsensical - perhaps malfeasant - to toss away this level of institutional knowledge, to scatter team members who've worked together for a decade plus.

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a ghost writer @stormwaltz.net · 06/07/2026

My LinkedIn feed is full of "after 9 years, 13 years, 16 years, 15 years, 15 years, 19 years, 15 years..." This is absurd. Throwing away hundreds of years of experience on projects that have earned billions in profits.

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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

An important update from Compulsion Games.

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a ghost writer @stormwaltz.net · 06/07/2026

"My mom says I'll never get anywhere in life playing computer games." "What does she do for a living?" "She's a game developer."

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

a bloodbath

Xbox began widespread layoffs today, around which fears and rumors have swirled since CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty announced a “reset” for the company in early June. In what Sharma calls "the most significant restructure in XBOX history," 1600 jobs have been cut today with more cuts planned, and some studios will transition to new ownership or become independent.
"After careful consideration, I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27. This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today, and in addition, four studios will leave XBOX to new management," Sharma wrote in a memo titled "Resetting Xbox."
Additionally, Sharma wrote that Double Fine and Compulsion will "return to management and transition to independent studios with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next games." Undead Labs and Ninja Theory "have entered terms to join new ownership with funding to complete and grow Senua and State of Decay 3."
Meanwhile, at Arkane, "management is beginning required consultation with its Works Council to review potential strategic options. "

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Greg Costikyan @costik.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Weird Game Designer Facts #51 Keita Takahashi You may not know Takahashi by name, but you probably know KATAMARI DAMACY (2004), a cult hit in which you roll up the world in increasingly larger balls, while being lectured, by your Daddy in the Sky who tells you what a loser you are

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