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Syama Mishra

@syamamishra.bsky.social
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22h
Netflix Now Requiring All Subscribers To Recruit 5 New Customers theonion.com/netflix-now-requiring-…
Netflix Now Requiring All Subscribers To Recruit 5 New Customers
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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 6h
Supermassive Games - the developer behind games such as Directive 8020 and the original Until Dawn - seems to have lost over 70 staff today as part of widespread layoffs at the company. bit.ly/3TBgDXL
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zheida ➡️ COMMS OPEN @zheida.northsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Apple said no to voluntarily recognizing its VFX workers’ union. The workers said yes anyway, voting 12-0 to unionize with IATSE. Now, more than two years later, they’ve secured their first collective bargaining agreement. www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
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Apple Studios VFX Workers Secure First IATSE Union Contract
The deal includes wage minimums, health and retirement benefits, overtime and rest rules, and protections covering artificial intelligence.
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Jaws Slayer 🎃 @jesawyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There have been two occasions in my career where I had to go to war with teammates against mistaken understandings of probability. In both cases, it was because people expected large numbers of d6s to occasionally result in maximum damage. But the curves for 3d6 and 15d6 (e.g.) look like this:
Two curves showing the distribution of results across 3d6 and 15d6.  At the extreme ends of the first, 3 and 18 are both 0.46% likely.  On the second curve, the extremes are 15 and 90 damage, but the probability drops below 0.00% below 29 and above 76.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 28/09/2026
Hi, I'm looking to speak to people who have left games journalism in the last few years and have gone onto do something else. DMs are open, or luke@aftermath.site, thanks!
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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
DASHR - Dynamically Animated Skinned Heightfield Rendering Short video for now - I might do a longer one later? youtu.be/-Su9YrcazRk But there's ALL the details in the paper, and you can always Use The Source, Luke for the really deep info. github.com/tomforsyth10...
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DASHR - Dynamically Animated Skinned Heightfield Rendering - six minutes version
YouTube video by Tom Forsyth
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
is that good
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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
godot 4.8 exposed mesh buffers to gpu compute. all sorts of cool procedural shit is possible now
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 22/09/2026
They even made DoorDash apologize.
DoorDash on Instagram: We messed up.
Our mistakes meant some NYC Dashers were underpaid or paid late. That's unacceptable, and we're deeply sorry to the Dashers we let down.
We've reached a settlement with the City of New York, and we will make this right by paying every impacted Dasher the amounts they are owed.
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
realizing that happyness by age chart is just the social security retirement age lmao
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 22/09/2026
Xbox Is Merging Its Two Forza Teams Into One Studio Focused On Forza Horizon And Fable
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Xbox Is Merging Its Two Forza Teams Into One Studio Focused On Forza Horizon And Fable
Playground Games and Turn 10 are merging
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 22/09/2026
Xbox has officially announced widespread changes to its studio structure, including a further 268 layoffs, the merging of numerous studios, the handing over of Halo to Activision, and the proposed closure of Ninja Theory. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-of...
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Xbox officially announces more layoffs and widespread changes to its entire studio structure | VGC
Ninja Theory set to close as Halo Studios, Obsidian, Rare and Turn 10 are affected by the mass shuffle…
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The Verge @theverge.com · 22/09/2026
While two studios, Double Fine and Compulsion Games, have already gone independent, deals to sell off Ninja Theory have fallen through. As a result, Microsoft is now proceeding with a consultation period to close the studio, unless the company can find another buyer.
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Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
Deals to sell off Ninja Theory fell through over the summer.
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Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I was reminded that I'm 10 years from retirement age and honestly the passage of time can fuck right off.
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Roosa Jokiaho @rjokami.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Accurate representation of the transformation everyone goes through when leaving their 20s (right) and entering their 30s (left) era.
Sketches of Auron at age 35 and age 25 from Final Fantasy X.
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Daniel Vuckovic @vook64.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The internet just keeps getting more and more un-internet by the day. Another traffic source strangled like Zuckerborg likes it.
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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Xbox reportedly set to announce second round of layoffs this week Report suggests platform holder will "consolidate several of its game studios" amid ongoing restructuring www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-reporte...
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bungie: "we are not done with Destiny" - beginning the work of bringing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns and content back to the game More: www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Ar...
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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The kids still know what bittorrent is right Ask your nerdy filmbuff friend if you can get a logon to their Jellyfin server
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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I’m at Tokyo game show today and wondering who else I know is here?
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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Directors Commentary Track Recorded I chose to do a track which explains more of a HOW we made the game rather than explain the story or themes to players.
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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Album Cover for the soundtrack
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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Explaining the concept of going outdoors to gamers
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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We will be sending out press codes for Penguin Colony on September 24th. If you didn't know this and are press interested in the game please DM me.
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James Mielke @milkman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s here.
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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The switch 1 having an official YouTube app that’s nowhere to be seen on switch 2 is the most telling public sign of the true state of the games industry being a life and death competition for our attention.
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
it's cool that phones are $2,000 now right?
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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Blizzard union workers have ratified a historic contract that has secured guardrails around AI usage, layoff protections, remote/hybrid work benefits, and much more.
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Blizzard union workers ratify contract covering 1,900 employees
Union members have secured guardrails around generative AI usage, layoff protections, remote and hybrid work benefits, and more.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 08/09/2026
Australia to force social media giants to allow users to opt out of algorithm
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Australia to force social media giants to allow users to opt out of algorithm
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content Australia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the powerful algorithms pushing dangerous and divisive content into users’ feeds, part of new laws designed to boost online safety. Users over 16 years of age will be given new tools to turn off algorithm-driven content, with platforms facing fines of more than $100 million for non-compliance. Continue reading...
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itch.io @itch.io · 04/09/2026
What's this?! You can now sort AND filter projects on your dashboard? (And the "New project" button is on top) 😅
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
SCOOP: A few weeks before the launch of Star Wars Zero Company, most of the developers at its studio were furloughed The studio says they hope to secure funds to restore their pay. Some are skeptical it'll happen I learned about this via a bitter lawsuit: www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-...
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‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch
The details emerged amid a legal dispute between company founders. The lawsuit also provides an unexpected look into a studio behind one of the best-reviewed Star Wars games in years
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A federal appeals court has ruled that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry
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States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules | CNN Business
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 28/08/2026
Microsoft’s next Xbox console may not be just one piece of hardware. www.theverge.com/games/986337...
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Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
Lots of Xboxes?
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I laughed
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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Assault Android Cactus still rocks hard
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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our new trailer for Penguin Colony youtu.be/LRJ_Y00sngM?...
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Penguin Colony | Pixel Arcadia Trailer
YouTube video by Fellow Traveller
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 16/07/2026
Roblox's new "Build" feature lets users generate basic games using a single text prompt.
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Roblox launches an AI-powered game creation feature in its mobile app | TechCrunch
Roblox's new "Build" feature lets users generate basic games using a single text prompt.
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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Can we call these a demo again yet?
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 22/08/2026
First of all this is a terrible and ridiculous stance to take, but second of all sell me road rash
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 21/08/2026
Confirming: When you buy a DF game now, you support us directly!
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SpacePrez @spaceprez.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Has nobody tried doing minigames during shader precomp? That loading screen patent is gone now, right? Microsoft and others are gonna make precomp less of an issue anyways, but surprised nobody's put like a pac man type thing up during precomp already. I guess you'd need to run it at like 15fps.
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 18/08/2026
"It's just not as much fun for me anymore" - Acclaimed game designer Warren Spector has announced his retirement from game development. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-jus...
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‘It’s just not as much fun for me anymore’: Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is retiring from game development | VGC
There are three games he’d still like to make, but feels he’s “done what I set out to do”…
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Kingdom Hearts The Series announced for Disney+
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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
You can not know what you’re doing or if your ideas will work and still be an expert in a field. Usually it’s how you became the expert, trying stuff that might not work and finding out.
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 14/08/2026
The Xbox 360 version of Toy Story 3 is being delisted after 16 years, ahead of the release of Digital Eclipse’s remaster. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-xbo...
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The Xbox 360 version of Toy Story 3 is being delisted ahead of Digital Eclipse’s remaster | VGC
Toy Story 3 Complete Edition is one of two Toy Story remasters coming in October…
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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Digital media asset files can contain malware
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