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mellangard | 🤖 The Industrial Clamp @mellangard.bsky.social · 2h

Probably the most important disclaimer at the start of my game Even if it all turns out crap, it'll be handmade crap ❤️ #GameDev #IndieDev #TheIndustrialClamp

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Gen Z-led activities always include a meeting where someone says “okay gang we communicate through the Padlet. And don’t forget to sign up for the Blerg, and make sure to follow the Gromp - that requires a paid subscription. Oh but NEVER email…who does that? Everyone got all that in your Notes app?”

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Or when the writer points out that a game is not rendered with photo-accuracy. Yes…graphical capabilities exist. Also art styles, my dude. Wait till you hear about Impressionism… In all seriousness, it’s a lot of “explaining games to people who’ve never played a game”, and when can we be past it?

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

For clarity, my grandparents sat the whole family down and watched OG Star Trek weekly so they were a-okay

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

And I suppose you could do a good media studies paper on the bathrooms of Star Wars but that would probably be tongue and cheek by people who appreciate it. I’m talking about people with the suspension of disbelief of a rock who are like “a thing that’s different from my sheltered 50s life…I’M OUT!”

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

There’s also lots of “lack of imagination” asides about genre conventions made to say “no I’m a serious adult too…”. Like when a writer points out that it’s odd that blocks in platformers float. Sure? But who cares? It’s like my Nana’s friends grilling Star Wars because they never showed bathrooms

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I think game studies folks underestimate the harm that having to convince other scholars of the field’s validity has done to scholarship. Even now, actual games are cited almost sheepishly, to the point where some scholars publish glaring historical inaccuracies (Yoshi in Mario 3) without caring

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I think I’ve got the hang of this 2D foreground/3D background effect in our #indiegame Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends #gamedev #indiedev #environmentart

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BlueCooler54 @bluecooler54.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

At the event I presented the game at today, it was called “cozy but uncanny”, I said “We’ve got the “80s kids movie” balance of cute and dark down”

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Finished the Doctor Pill’s laboratory area in our #indiegame Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends during my #gamedev time this week! Wishlist the game today - Early Access coming very soon! #screenshotsaturday

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Had a wonderful time drinking coffee out of my Gertie the Dinosaur mug and remote-present my work on Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends this morning at the Games As Art Festival at Tampere University in Finland #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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Jank @jank.cool · 09/10/2026

Become a tiny brutalist. www.jank.cool/be-a-tiny-br...

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New artwork of the main cast of our #indiegame Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends just dropped from artist Grace McCormack #gamedev #indiedev

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Doctor Pill’s Lab is chock full of books, potions, and all the things a man of many sciences would need to unlock the secrets of the universe! Check it out when our #indiegame Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends hits #Steam Early Access soon! #gamedev

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Artists as the world economy crumbles around us

The Danny Devito Egg In This Trying Time meme, with the egg replaced with one of my prints. Please keep buying prints from artists. They're probably less expensive than US eggs at this point.

#Art #ArtSky

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Radio Boo-ranoia 👻 @aftertheboop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

logging on

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No I’m saying the exact opposite: I actually think we might be making a *statement* by having a metroidvania that kind of encourages you forward

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Modern Metroidvanias be like “here’s a half hour of feeling cool teaching you to hop around with enemies that barely fight back, okay now BOSS THAT STOPS THE GAME MOMENTUM DEAD WITH SCREEN FILLING ATTACKS AND DEVASTATING COMBOS”

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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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Scare-o-lyn 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?...

youtu.be

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 @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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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Now I want to make a game that looks like that screenshot

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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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