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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026

Also, shoutout to @sunbloomarts.bsky.social and ASU for hosting a fun, community-driven expo watch party and mini-showcase Friday night. Had a good time hanging out and sharing the latest updates for @bt-games-mac.bsky.social Clock Out at 2 and our new unannounced game title, Project: "Bride"

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026

Got the JoBros together to watch the new EP of Steel Ball Run last night. Glorious time. Jojo fans are so back.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026

Love it when a good song from years ago pops into my head. #thejoyformidable

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Juan Vaca @juancow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

En el nombre de Ganon, Link, y Espiritu Zelda

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

the opening performance in The Zelda direct today was beautiful. Loved the gameplay compilation from all the games

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

With the jam over, it's time to find the top games for our prize winners! Our judges will be judging based on Design, Theme, and Quality — a big round of applause to our judges: ⚖️Kamau Vassall ⚖️Claire Rice @kadorice.bsky.social ⚖️James F. Wright @chuckspear.blacksky.app #BiGByteJam2026

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

Better futures ftw! Waiting on that STEAM release

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🔔Game Jam Stream on tonight! We're playing through our jam games all week. Tune in tonight at 7:00pm est/ 4:00pm pst as The Courtesy Flush takes our fresh games for a spin. Gameplay, commentary, culture. Watch Here: www.twitch.tv/thecourtesyf...

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🔔Game Jam Stream on Thursday! We're playing through our jam games all week. Tune in Thursday at 7:00pm est/ 4:00pm pst as The Courtesy Flush takes our fresh games for a spin. Set your calendars! Gameplay, commentary, culture. Watch Here: www.twitch.tv/thecourtesyf...

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Jonny @darthmalks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week on Indie Game Garden, I interviewed Timothy Staton-Davis of @mgamekitchen.bsky.social — such an important conversation on community, equity, and culture in video games. One I won’t be forgetting! audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm yt: youtu.be/bkX8WuPVnP8?...

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indie game garden

breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎⁠ available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm

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DAERHYK @daerhyk.blacksky.app · 29/08/2026

Times are tough for many of us and I too could use some work, so I am opening commissions again! I offer full-service concept w/ turnarounds and low poly 3D modeling for characters, environments, and vtubing/ virtual production. Hmu or share to help spread the word.

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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 13/08/2026

Mr Freezy will be $5 at launch; for that $5, you'll be: - Getting a dope horror puzzle game - Supporting a small indie team without a publisher - Saying "Fuck You" to the gen AI games - Every wishlist and sale builds support for our next game **You can play the demo now!**

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 06/08/2026

Capy Castaway has been featured by us multiple times, and we're so proud that it just released as part of the Wholesome Games Celebration on Steam! "A capybara pup and a clever crow solve puzzles, help lost animals, and explore a mysterious island after a devastating flood."

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 01/08/2026

Aftermath is doing such great (a fun) gaming journalism rn.

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The 3rd annual Big Byte Game Jam starts tomorrow! $1000+ in prizes! Today, we're highlighting one of our Sponsors, @jamsandjoysticks.bsky.social, a podcast covering the intersection of music, sports, pop culture, and video games. Thank you to the team for your continued support. #gamedev

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 29/07/2026

😆At least he was trying to be honest about what they would use the truck for to promote the game.

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

the 3rd annual Big Byte Game Jam starts in just 3 more days. $1000+ in prizes! Today, we're highlighting one of our Sponsors, @owlchemylabs.com, an XR studio with a passion for polished, playful VR games and experiences. Thank you to the team for your continued support. Links in 🧵 #gamedev

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Thanks to @blackingaming.bsky.social for continuing to make the jam possible and to the @globalgamejam.bsky.social crew for Plus-ing the jam to make it even better this year! This "Insider Live" will happen AFTER the official kickoff on July 31. Join the jam on itch here: itch.io/jam/big-byte...

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BiG Byte Game Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-07-31 to 2026-09-06 hosted by Melanated Game Kitchen & Black In Gaming. Registration Form REGISTER HERE In addition to joining the game jam through itch, please fill out the regis...

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're just 1 week away from #G4C2026 & excited to be a partner w/ G4C for the 2-day event (July 21–22) in NYC filled with talks, workshops, the G4C Arcade, & the G4C Awards, all centered on Reimagining Play. 20% off with [MGK20G4C]: bit.ly/4qXsRW8

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵

An illustration, done in a flat graphic style depicting a menacing executive with a sickly smile, towering over scores of downtrodden workers carrying boxes of their belongings out of frame. Below, a call to action:

SAVE OUR DEVS
JULY 15 - Rallies across US & Canada
END MASS LAYOFFS NOW

Dallas, Texas (Richardson) - Id Software
Austin, Texas - Id Software
Montréal, Quebec - Bethesda Games Studio Montréal
Rockville, Maryland - Bethesda Softworks
Irvine, California - Obsidian Entertainment

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 07/07/2026

Aww shoot, pokemon fans are gonna be eating good with this one!

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 04/07/2026

"everybody get up, it's time to jam y'all" 🎶 I always think about the Space Jam song for our game jams. Our jam is starting at the end of July (off the heels of the Climate Jam) 🙌🏾💪🏾 Prizes, events, mentors, all of dat good stuff. Pull up!

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

meccha chameleon is a clever if disposable friendslop game that has sold seven million copies faster than almost anything else this year. as triple-A studios drop right and left, it's a glimpse of one of many of gaming's possible futures

On a day like today, I can’t help but fixate on Meccha Chameleon. In many ways, it’s yet another vaguely Among Us-inspired piece of disposable entertainment for the content age. I see ambitious, decade-spanning labors of collective blood, sweat, and tears like Destiny 2 disintegrate, and I think about how it’s highly unlikely that there will ever be another One Of Those, but there will almost certainly be another Dozen Or Hundred (Or Thousand???) Of These: small teams armed with a decent idea and some asset packs.

It’s not like one is coming at the expense of the other, either—at least, not directly. But what it means to make games—and therefore the allowable shape and scope of them—is changing. Greedy executives and shareholders have decided to do an extinction event to a segment of the medium rich with expertise and tradition, but which was never built with any sort of sustainability in mind. Triple-A looks more like a dinosaur by the day, with those in charge playing the part of the asteroid. It’s a horrific shame, both in terms of the damage done to developers' livelihoods, careers, and futures, and because—on a more selfish note—I personally find something like Destiny much more interesting than something like Meccha Chameleon.

But from the ashes, something else must rise, and even if it’s not my exact kind of thing, there’s hope to be found in that. People want to play. People want to have fun. People want to explore and experience new points of view. They always have and they always will, regardless of circumstance. That’s how you get a game that’s essentially just a dressed-up version of a playground favorite selling seven million units in the span of a couple weeks. This is not to say that indies will save the video game industry—to the extent that a singular video game industry even exists anymore—but smart, creative people will continue to ensure that games exist, even if they’re not backed by ethically compromised mega-corporations.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 23/06/2026

I'm back Open for Work and happy to finally share my game design highlight reel! This encompasses all the games that I've contributed to professionally as a Technical Game Designer (Combat/Encounter Design, Systems Design, Narrative Design, Cultural Design). 🧵 youtu.be/GjPnuG_NfEs

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Game Dev Highlight Reel 2026 | Timothy Staton-Davis (Technical Cultural Game Designer)

Porfolio/Inquiries: https://beacons.ai/timstatis . *Game footage captured is from specific features & levels I contributed to. . Games (in order of appearance): -God of War: Ragnarok…

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 23/06/2026

Had a great time with Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social ! Y'all put y'alls foot in the game fr. Food looked so delicious and the story was so well written, that we were discussing the game for over an hour. 😋🙌

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Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

On the seventh day of #SteamNextFest Oh!Ware gave to me ⛓️7 Chain Combo

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth! From our dev team at Borderless and the rest of our collective.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 17/06/2026

Garden time from the weekend. Plants for your feed.

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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 09/06/2026

A highlight game from the showcase 👏🏾

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Melanated Game Kitchen @mgamekitchen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

”everything is transient and impermanent, and the things you remember are just stitched together” @despelote.game is a special, one of a kind experience. Our devs had a lot of fun playing the game for last month's game club. Check out our Kitchen convo on YouTube! youtu.be/Lpu8Q7DZg7g?...

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Despelote will make you feel childlike joy and love soccer | MGK Game Club

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 02/06/2026

The phrase of the day is "Escape Hatches".

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 01/06/2026

Last month, we finally played @despelote.game for game club at @mgamekitchen.bsky.social. What an enjoyable, impactful, unique experience it was. Gave our crew a lot to talk about, especially around memory and childhood. Check out our Kitchen convo on YouTube! youtu.be/Lpu8Q7DZg7g?...

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 31/05/2026

Spent a few hours at the cafe with my friend researching and using guides to fill out our ballots for the LA primaries. 8 pages! Exhausting 😅 Need to have proper "voting parties" with friends during future elections. Snacks, music, TV, comfy seats, dance breaks. 🤗

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026

Looking forward to this and the rest of the online conference.

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Black in Gaming Foundation @blackingaming.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Hey Atlanta, Black in Gaming is pulling up to #MomoCon2026! ✨ Catch our panel “The Teams Behind Your Favorite Games”. If you’ve ever wondered how your favorite games actually get made - this is your chance to hear directly from the folks doing the work! 🕝 Date & Time: Sat, May 23 • 2:30 PM ET

Event flyer for Black In Gaming's panel at Momocon 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. Large headline reads “The Teams Behind Your Favorite Games.” Four speaker headshots are shown with names underneath: Charles Mezte, Daniel Barnes, Aria Valencia, and Trinidad Black. Details at the bottom list Saturday, May 23rd at 2:30 PM ET, location Main Events: Thomas Murphy Left, and Hosted by: Faith Olatunde.

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Borderless Studios - Clock Out at 2 @bt-games-mac.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Thanks for the feature @yagashow.bsky.social @blondepizza.bsky.social during the Yet Another Game Awards show! ...and if you're a publisher interested in a corporate horror visual novel, drop us a note!

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 05/05/2026

my favorite wand-shaped chopsticks broke last week and I don't wanna use any other chopsticks in my kitchen... Do other home chefs get grief like this when their favorite kitchen items break?

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Jeffrey Rousseau @jrpotential.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy Haitian Heritage Month to all my fellow ayisyens. (Gonna use this as an excuse to share a lot Haitian history/ present facts that's very Pan African & anti Western imperialism critique across the month)

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 24/04/2026

Thinking about this conversation that I was able to attend live. I really love having games in museums.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 22/04/2026

My podcast convo on #EnduringPlay is out today! 🙌🏾 If you listen, drop a note about a highlight moment from the show for me. That'd be awesome 😄

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 18/04/2026

We chatted about our time playing Relooted. Glad I was able to get some insight about the game and its production from @benjamming.bsky.social visit to UCLA last month!

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 10/04/2026

Wow, akane-banashi had a super strong 1st episode. I'm locked in and fired up. It's got Rakugo feeling like a sports anime.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 06/04/2026

I've been making my first project highlight reel for my design work in games. I've seen plenty of good reels but it's my first time making my own. Hope it turns out well. Any tips? I made the mistake of using Clip Champ initially. 😅 I'm finishing up on Cap Cut now.

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 05/04/2026

Life is so weird. Gbari, a friend, dancer, instructor, and all around great person who was perfectly healthy, went into cardiac arrest last week and now needs a freaking HEART TRANSPLANT. What is lifffeeee. He's been getting a lot of support so far which is beautiful, but damn. 😢🙏🏾 🧵

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Tim S. Davis☀️ @timstatis.blacksky.app · 02/04/2026

this is gonna be an interesting one. release timing for the themes feels well timed for the moment we're in.

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