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Jesse Boo-rascia 👻 @jesseguarascia.com · 18/09/2026

“Is this GOTY material or can I skip it?”

Screenshot from the game Perfect Tides: Station to Station that reads “I don’t like to rank or categorize works of art. They are already commodified enough.”

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

MobyGames is keeping track of when companies hire and fire employees. "One of the big things that people are looking for in the games space in the future is a little bit more stability, and keeping people accountable goes hand in hand with that." bit.ly/4AzIMiE

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Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy 40th birthday, Castlevania! Here’s a video I made some years back on the original game and what makes its titular setting so extraordinary and memorable. youtu.be/ttRNm7OSDU4?...

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The Tower in the Distance: Castlevania's Wonderful Environmental Design

YouTube video by Carolyn Petit

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Set dressing the final area of Slumberland as we gear up for #Steam Early Access: 2D/3D game environment for Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends based on Casa Batllo in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudi #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Darryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 25/09/2026

Well I got hit with an unexpected $175 hosting bill for a site I don't even really use anymore aside from getting the "gamerstavernshow.com" custom username here PLUS another bill was about $50 more than I expected, so my October finances are looking...tight. Any help would be appreciated!

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

2D/3D game environment for Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends based on Casa Batllo in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudi (won’t be as empty in the final, this is from the editor) #gamedev #leveldesign #metroidvania

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Steven Pumpkin Spice 🦇🎃 @silent0siris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Video Games

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One student, reacting to this news about AI, echoed the same terms as a senior colleague: “either there’s an honor code or there isn’t.” Just as AI blurs the lines between fact & slop, for too many students it’s bringing unnecessary confusion to that critical question.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m a critic of AI. I’ve colleagues I respect who are more favorable about it. But one thing we agree on: citation is the bare minimum if you are going to use it. I don’t think that should be controversial.

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SEGA City @segacity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

'Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap' was released on the SEGA Master System 37 years ago this month in the US.

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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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Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III OUT NOW) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Do not say this is how it has to be...

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Magnum, T.I.(M.) @hydrationchimp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

it’s time to give Ms Rachel a gundam

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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Symphony of the Night design documents on display at the Konami booth at TGS. The mock screenshot is incredible

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go

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Out of Context Mickey Mouse Comics @oocmickeycomics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

From Mickey Mouse: Zombie Coffee

Mickey is putting up his dukes dramatically as he talks with Minnie on the sidewalk. Behind him is Horace.

Mickey: We're up against a mob who'll do anything to get rich -- an' we're gonna hafta fight!

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slowbeef @effinslowbeef.com · 12/09/2026

Ok NOW I’m hype for Kingdom Hearts IV

Disney Store Marquee that says New Jersey like a KH World

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✨Sapphire Pyli Rose✨ on Etsy!! @pypixy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's eat or be eaten ⭐ #Kirby #Art #Metroid #Nintendodirect

Fanart for metroid ravenous and kirby. "we're gonna have to eat this guy, Kirby." "POYO <3"

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Added a fun new quest giver in our #indiegame Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends. He’s the Rarebit Fiend, and he gives cheese-related quests and rewards! (Pardon the non-final text and spelling errors)

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Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Garnet comforts Steven and says "I think we're gonna have to learn level design, Dan"

Steven (Dan), distressed: "damn"

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sidebar: this is why I get frustrated when non-US game studies scholars are like “all one has to do in the US to get a big-studio games job is take the regional high speed rail to the local Activision constabulary and…” Tell me you’ve never seen rural Appalachian Ohio without telling me you haven’t

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On a #gamedev podcast, a host asks “is gamedev going to become like being in a band, where you have another job to pay the bills?”, and my response is: when has it ever NOT been? Thinking of games as how you get benefits is very California-coded. Those jobs have always been like winning the lottery

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BodenGameDev @bodengamedev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Genuinely one of the best games ever made

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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/09/2026

weird how christopher nolan making a quality movie with basically every famous actor in hollywood was extremely successful and the culture war couldn’t touch it oh well, nobody could have seen this coming, see you at our next round of faux pearl-clutching about Woke

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Friendly cheese monster animation for my #indiegame Little Nemo and The Nightmare Fiends

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

AI makes things technically correct, which is the worst type of correct. Art is learning when to make things the wrong way in order to make them meaningful and interesting

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 01/09/2026

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Coyote vs. Acme spoilers: the Lorre Continuum has been maintained

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

apparently in GTA 6, you're going to be able to build your own farm, combining heritage skills and modern technologies to tackle the polycrisis by building sustainable and environmentally-friendly food systems. you're also going to be able to fire rockets out of a Ferguson tractor

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just had a 10 hr level design redline session for our #indiegame Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends. Grueling and productive. Important cheese placement decisions were made. #Gamedev #indiedev

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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Reading a digital humanities book about AI. It’s only about a year old, so we can assume that it was written 2-3 years ago, and the text is like “these things are still in the early stages but you can see their limits” while the world has progressed to “WHY WOULD YOU USE THIS EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE!”

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 16/08/2026

Hey! Are you an indie dev who doesn't use gen AI and have a game you're currently promoting? I'm looking to make a starter pack and you could be in it! Reply below with a link to your game 👇 go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We've seen some questions pop up around layoffs: "well, if they were laid off, didn't that mean they weren't doing a good job? Maybe they deserved it." And on its face, that sounds logical and legitimate. Because the opposite would just be pure cruelty, right? ...Right? ...So here's the thing.

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