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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@playtonicgames.com, you somehow predicted this grim reality of GenAI companies trying to collect and convert all the world’s books to profit when you came up with the story for Yooka-Laylee back in 2015 or so. Even more creepy because the company in this story considers itself like a bee hive.

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Lupuz Ezt @lupuzezt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

TIL: Dverghold funding nazi ops. Pass it on.

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Rotub @rotub.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Doggy Don't Care is out now! 🐶 Unleash adorable chaos, solve puzzles, leave your mark (literally!), and earn all the mischievous badges by being naughty I hope you enjoy it! store.steampowered.com/app/2438180/... #doggydontcare #indiegames

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The IndiEXP 🧪 Game Marketing @theindiexp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🐶📢Calling Creators + Press! 📢 What does your dog do when you leave the house? @rotub made a game where you can find out and it's super chaotic! It's called Doggy Don't Care which is out later today + we still have keys available! Tell your pals! #indiegames #doggydontcare

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The Birdwatcher's Journal Game @birdwatchergame.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Evil corporations, weird birds and even weirder island... 👀 Being a birdwatcher is no easy task in our birdwatching puzzle game, especially when the previous researcher quit suddenly. #indiegame #birdsofbluesky #gamedev #cozygames

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🌙 CamronJK 🐰 • Enby Bnuuy Vtuber • 🏳️‍⚧️ @camronjk.com · 18/09/2026

I mean this genuinely, GenAI is a deal breaker. I don't care where you used it. If you are purposefully using it, I don't want it. If you are using it, you should have no problem telling people you used it.

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The Birdwatcher's Journal Game @birdwatchergame.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

✨WE GOT FUNDED!✨ Happy to share that our puzzle game about photographing and identifying birds is being funded by Screen Australia's Games Production Fund! So exciting to be a part of this incredible lineup of games 🥹 Check out the full list: www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-austr...

A screenshot of Screen Australia's news article. The title states "Screen Australia funds games projects in every state and territory as Screen Currency 2026 points to sector growth." Below the title are 4 screenshots, from Project Worl, The Birdwatcher's Journal, Night Shift 1999, and Bedtime Stories.

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Copycat Game // Out Now! @copycat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Calling all Content Creators: celebrate our birthday with us next week! If you haven't sunk your claws into Copycat - now's your chance. Fill out our key request form to get a key for Steam, PS5 or Xbox Series S&X and celebrate our birthday with your community: spoonfulofwonder.com/keys #gamedev

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Buru and The Old People | Wishlist on Steam @buruthegame.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🪧 Are you a creator who's interested in Buru and The Old People? 🐦 Pop your name down on our Creator Interest Form so we can get in touch with you! We're especially looking to connect with creators heading to PAX Aus soon, so if you're going, let us know in the form 😄 👉🏼 forms.gle/nxEw5nxobPb8...

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Buru and The Old People | Wishlist on Steam @buruthegame.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hello #TeaseYaGame! We recently announced Buru and The Old People. A short, narrative adventure game with D&D inspired mechanics, vibrant hand-drawn art, and quirky native Australian animal characters 🐦🎲🌳 Wishlist on Steam: s.team/a/4535500

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GamesNight 🔜 PAX AUS @gamesnight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Elfcat Studio has revealed the announcement trailer and Steam page for their debut title, Buru and The Old People. A narrative adventure game with Indigenous storytelling in an anthropomorphic world with a dose of D&D-inspired mechanics. @buruthegame.bsky.social gamesnight.nz/buru-and-the...

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Buru and The Old People Announced

Elfcat Studio has revealed the announcement trailer and Steam page for their debut title, Buru and The Old People, a narrative adventure game that features Indigenous storytelling in an…

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 28/08/2026

hey our little game is now 30% off on steam! we released teeto last month and it’s been lovely to see people really enjoy it - now we just need more people to check it out! its a cute, simple & silly platformer and you should totally pick it up. 🩵 #indiegame #gamedev

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My entry for the Capital B Cashino Competition Playtonic Games ran last year (L = final, R = draft). I've always loved the Capital Cashino detail of the hieroglyphs on the walls of the casino spelling actual words, so that inspired me to draw Capital B in the style of an Ancient Egyptian painting.

A drawing of Capital B from Yooka-Laylee/Yooka-Replaylee in the style of an ancient Egyptian drawing. Surrounding him are hieroglyphs. The hieroglyphs running horizontally across the top spell CAPITAL B, and the vertical hieroglyph columns from left to right spell, LEADER, BOSS, CEO, CAPITAL B.

The original sketch of my idea which I drew on paper and then scanned it so I could paint over it with a paint program using the trackpad on my old Mac laptop.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Love seeing my red wattle tree out in bloom! It’s called “Scarlet Blaze”, an Acacia leprosa variant with a mutation resulting in red flowers instead of the usual yellow wattle.

A close up of an Acacia leprosa “Scarlet Blaze” variant tree branch with slender long green phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks), and fluffy red pompom-looking flowers.

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Rotub @rotub.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🚨 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 Doggy Don't Care launches September 24, 2026! I've been working on this game for 3 years and it's finally ready to be unleashed. Wishlist below so you don't miss the 10% launch discount. #doggydontcare #indiegames

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Anyone who uses Twitch to stream, check your settings and turn the genAI training off, because you are automatically opted in.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

this CEO comment is how you know with 1000% certainty Stella is right

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 13/08/2026

Hey everybody. I’ve seen the statement by Matt Karch, the CEO of Saber Entertainment, and all of the truly horrendous things he said about me. I think it should be obvious to anyone who reads that statement that he’s lashing out because he did not want people to know there was AI use in the game.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Woke up to my radio clock alarm going off this morning and the first thing I hear is that the biggest data centre yet has been approved to be built in my state. It’s proposed to be as big as about ten M.C.G. (Melbourne Cricket Ground) stadiums.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

What an absolute Aussie legend standing up to an utter N@zi scumbag.

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Buru and The Old People | Wishlist on Steam @buruthegame.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Announcing Buru and The Old People! 🌳 Explore the hand-drawn world 💬 Chat with quirky locals 🎲 Encounter D&D inspired mini-games Uncover the truth in this short, narrative adventure about the connection between the characters and the land. Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/3c4nva83

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seeeeew @seeeeew.de · 01/08/2026

Twitch seems to be planning to use all streams to train generative AI. If you care about streaming, you should support this uservoice asking them to make all AI features optional and turned off by default. twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Finally set up the mini Splatoon 3 locker my sister gave me as a birthday present. Had to rearrange my shelf to fit the three new Splatoon Raiders amiibo, so the locker got set up to go on display with all the Splatoon amiibo.

A mini grey plastic Splatoon 3 locker containing a pink squid pillow, orange tin, green squid toy, a slosher bucket weapon, and a Salmon Run golden egg, and with stickers on the inside of the locker door.

A mini grey plastic Splatoon 3 locker with the door shut, showing the front of the locker decorated with various stickers.

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 24/07/2026

WE NEED MORE EYES ON OUR GAME 👀 We released Teeto a week ago! It’s been so wonderful to see the response & how much people enjoy it. Still need a couple more reviews on Steam to knock it over the threshold so we need your help to get the word out 🩵 Still on discount btw! #indiegame #gamedev

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The game “Teeto” is so funny. In this house level, a child’s bedroom has Lego blocks scatted all over the floor, and if you step on the Lego, you take damage. #Teeto #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #Switch #Switch2

A screenshot from the game “Teeto”. A small humanoid shaped blue blob with green eyes, wearing red shorts and carrying a white bunny on their back stands in the middle of a child’s bedroom. There are Lego blocks scattered all over the carpeted floor.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Was wondering why I was suddenly shakey and feeling faint, then realised I’d forgotten to eat or drink anything for over 4.5 hours because I was having too much fun playing Splatoon Raiders.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Really enjoying “Splatoon Raiders” so far. Of course I had to pick the hairstyle that has the composite RCA connectors hanging off the ends. #Splatoon #SplatoonRaiders

A screenshot from “Splatoon Raiders”, showing the confirmation screen for character selection. A pale skinned Octoling with grey eyes, freckles, and with composite RCA connectors dangling from the ends of the tentacle hairstyle, wearing a white singlet top, black shorts and black fingerless gloves stands on a wooden raft in the ocean.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I don’t know why the “Yoshi and the Mysterious Book” creators called this knock-off Kirby with a Ditto face a “Milde”, when “Double Gum”’was right there. At least the game lets you rename creatures.

A screenshot from the Nintendo Switch 2 game, “Yoshi and the Mysterious Book”.
A large book is open on screen. On the left page is a large picture of a round pale pink creature with dark pink feet and a smile on its face (think Kirby but with a Ditto face), with the caption “A bubbly, buoyant being that bursts with a boisterous pop.” written underneath, and the name of “Double Gum” written above in large font. On the right page are three small pictures. The top small picture shows one of the pink creatures floating in a bubble above a dark blue Yoshi, with the caption, “Pops in your mouth!”. The middle small picture shows Yoshi with one of the pink creatures coming out of Yoshi’s mouth, with the caption, “Blew a bubble.”. The bottom small picture shows two of the pink creatures bursting out of a pink puddle of goo, with the caption “Double Gum multiplied”.

At the bottom of the screen is a dialogue box showing the book character talking to Yoshi. It says,
“It has a broad smile and a mild disposition… so how about Milde?.”

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 18/07/2026

We’ve literally had people tell us to CANCEL our digital release and do physical only. IDK if people realise that we are just 2 people and this is our first game. We’d LOVE to do physical & we support physical ownership but our game kinda has to do well digitally first 🤷

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our friends over at @eatpantgames.com have just launched their first title! Teeto is here! So much fun for anyone that loves a good 3D platformer.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Been looking forward to this for ages! Got my Switch 2 copy all downloaded and ready to play this weekend! 🙂

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Does it play? @doesitplay.org · 14/07/2026

Cancelling PS+ subs, deleting accounts, removing payment info, social media ratios, open letters and the huge petition (over 300k signatures). People are attacking Sony on all fronts. In which way have you opposed the assassination of physical media?

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Sign the Petition

Don't Kill the Disc: Tell Sony to Keep Physical PlayStation Games

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

You can rename the creatures in “Yoshi and the Mysterious Book” to something more appropriate…

A screenshot from the Nintendo Switch 2 game, “Yoshi and the Mysterious Book”.
A large book is open on screen. On the left page is a large picture of a swarm of bee-like creatures, with the name of the creatures, “Bunchabee” written above. On the right page is a picture of a light blue Yoshi with one of the bee creatures.

At the bottom of the screen is a dialogue box showing the book character talking to Yoshi. It says,
“Understood. From now on, this creatures will be named Buzztard.”

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seeeeew @seeeeew.de · 24/10/2025

"AI warning for Steam" is now available as a native browser extension for Firefox and Chrome. Click the appropriate link below to install. Firefox: addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addo... Chrome: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...

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AI warning for Steam – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download AI warning for Steam for Firefox. Show the AI Generated Content Disclosure on Steam store pages as a modal popup.

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Galla @gallagames.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is 50% OFF everyone! Tell your friends and loved ones! 🐍💙

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 06/06/2026

Teeto launches on PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, this July 15th! Check out the brand-new trailer shown in the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social ! Tell all your friends. Tell your friends' dads. Tell anyone you've EVER MET and let them know that Teeto is dropping NEXT MONTH. #indiegame #gamedev

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Storage in Pokémon Pokopia is such a pain. I wish it was like the storage system in Animal Crossing New Horizons where you can access all your storage items from any storage box. This is my Pokopia storage area, and my workshop/smelting furnace/kitchen area to keep everything more organised.

A screenshot from Pokémon Pokopia showing a long stone wall with large storage boxes mounted to the wall in one row, and another row of large storage boxes underneath. Each storage box has two picture frames above it with two pictures of the type of items stored in each box.

A screenshot from Pokémon Pokopia showing a stone floored kitchen, smelting furnace, and workbench area, with a garden of wheat, beans, and tomatoes in front.

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Black Forest Labs (like Stability AI) likely took a bunch of work off the internet in order to train their AI. A bill in California would force transparency in their dataset. Want to help it pass? Please sign this petition in support, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

Black and white image of Martin Scorsese raising his hands with a caption in big bold letters that says "ABSOLUTE SLOP".

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

For anyone wondering what this is, it’s a scene from Australian comedy TV show “Kath and Kim”. Here’s a video with more context to this clip for anyone interested. m.youtube.com/watch?v=GeEk...

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Kim is a hommoseksuelle

YouTube video by Hajde

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It’s been over 30 years, but I finally got to see how the game “Mixed Up Mother Goose” ends! Vary rarely in primary school the teacher would give us free time to play games on the computer, but they’d only give us about 30min so I never got close to finishing the game. m.youtube.com/watch?v=F_9I...

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Sierra - Mixed-Up Mother Goose - 1987

YouTube video by Nap'n'Retrogaming

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Greenpeace Australia Pacific @greenpeaceap.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our new report sounding the alarm on the frenzied rollout of AI data centres in Australia and the enormous pressure they place on our environment. We're calling for an urgent moratorium on new data centres until we have strong protections. act.gp/EnergyVampires @ketanjoshi.co @greenpeace.org

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Fell down and broke your crown? Hill issue.

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

@playtonicgames.com How can we get a (legal) copy of the “Cosmic Cartway” (Level 5 Galleon Galaxy’s Kartos level) music by David Wise from Yooka-Replaylee? It doesn’t seem to be part of the official Yooka-Replaylee soundtrack. It’s my favourite music from the game and I’d love to purchase a copy.

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Little Kitty, Big City 😺🏙️ @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We are over the mew-n to share this beautiful new Kitty plush in collaboration with @fangamer.com ❤️ This Kitty can stand, sploot, and is VERY cuddly + huggable. :) Comes with an Apple Hat and a magnetic Fishie toy! www.fangamer.com/collections/...

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Shannon @switch-shannon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

YESSSSSSSSS! I have been waiting for a Little Kitty, Big City cat plushie for ages! I hope it fits into the frog hat from the special edition of the physical game!

A Fangamer plushie of the ginger cat from the game “Stray”, wearing the froggy hat from the game “Little Kitty, Big City”.

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 24/04/2026

Put your hand up if you’ve ever been accepted into a showcase so you make a trailer and send it in and then it’s the day of the showcase and you sit and watch the whole thing and your game isn’t shown so you go check and the submission email is still sitting in your drafts. 🙋‍♂️ #indiegame #gamedev

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