iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Lizz Robinett @lizzrobinett.com · 15/09/2026

Reminder that DJ Cutman runs a Suno AI slop farm called “Snuggle Bunch”, aimed specifically at children. The same man that publicly denounced the use of gen AI, yet has been actively using it for monetary gain (as recently as last week)

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GDoCExpo is this week. World-class one-track online conference. Sliding-scale tickets, nothing gated by price. Open captions, immediate VODs. $21K in no-strings dev grants. Front-page Steam Sale + Direct, no fees. Watch Parties around the world. No unpaid speakers, mods, labor. Come see it.

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Geneva/Styx @gensuta.itch.io · 22/09/2026

So so excited for another awesome year of GDoCExpo!! I've been going since 2017 and it's genuinely made a huge impact in my gamedev journey I'm so grateful to be a part of this year's event with my microtalk at 11:55am on Friday "How Games Influence Kids to Create"

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Dan Larson @danlarson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Writers/Musicians/Artists told you from Day 1 that this was theft. Straight up. Always has been.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING: Human rights and anti-war organizations are launching a campaign to demand the top Biden officials who promoted or lied about the Gaza genocide be boxed out from future Democratic administrations and other liberal spaces. Rashida Tlaib & Chris Rabb signed on. More expected to join.

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EXCLUSIVE: Biden’s Genocide Accomplices Targeted by New Accountability Campaign

#DroptheGenocide20 demands Biden admin aides who enabled the Gaza genocide not be given roles in liberal spaces – like the role it turns out JD Vance pursued in 2016, when he ‘hated’ Trump.

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jessica harvey @jessiscah23.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Roman Sands RE:Build is out. After so many years, you can finally play our labour of love. It's deranged, it goes SO MANY PLACES, it probably shouldn't exist, and I've no idea if you're going to like it or not but that ain't the point. Roman Sands RE:Build. store.steampowered.com/app/2231460/...

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Save 10% on Roman Sands RE:Build on Steam

A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

im trying to resurface back to normal life after dealing with family illness and my cat needing surgery wombo combo, and basically august-last week just fully disappeared on me o7

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iasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 @deltahead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

i've re-opened my patreon! if you like what i do and would like me to do even more in my spare time, plus get access to some secret drawings + long posts, please consider signing up for it <3 www.patreon.com/iasminomarata

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iasmin omar ata | delta — creating comics, games, and powerful dreams

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Cawley Nopants @cawleygames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Got a little too excited about 500 finger fillet and accidentally did the real thing

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noé @celechii.itch.io · 10/09/2026

everyone play young suns when it comes to steam!! it's truly such a special game and that money goes to helping us all stay afloat and make it through this awful funding drought. i believe in my coworkers' ability to make the best of a tough situation and hope we all end up on the other side ok <3

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noé @celechii.itch.io · 10/09/2026

i'll be looking for work again sometime in the winter once i've recovered from some post launch burnout, but in the meantime i'll be spending time indulging my tooling brainworms, releasing my RNG package, learning godot and other tools, and writing blogs about the super cool systems i built for YS

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noé @celechii.itch.io · 10/09/2026

so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My cat Slayer needed surgery last month and the vets just put a little heart on his new cast and I can’t deal with it 😭😭😭 (he’s doing great)

A drugged out black and white cat looking at the camera through a cage, sitting funny cause he has a pink cast on his hind right foot with a heart on it

Josie holding a black and white cat while lying with him in his cage, he seems content with a paw resting on her arm

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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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mickey sanchez @mickeysanchez.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Order Automatica Soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp! icynotes.bandcamp.com/album/order-... I think these tracks are such bangers. I've listened to them for soooo many hours and I'm still not tired of them. So much love to Brendan for making something great 💖

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Order Automatica OST, by Icynotes

5 track album

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Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It’s Labour Day. Buy my tabletop games so I can keep living. itch.io/s/199449/fal...

The Fall of Man annotated with details of a sale I’m having, also I’m the angel throwing dice at Adam and Eve.

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Reeder 🐋 @iamreeder.com · 06/09/2026

Still true, unfortunately! If you've got or you know someone that has a project that needs a thoughtful soundtrack, or you're interested in hiring me for my production know-how, please reach out at talktome@iamreeder.com

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Alexia Mohabir 🌸 @woeandgrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My full PATHS interview is out! 🌈 Got to chat about my work with @gdocexpo.com, queer experiences, the importance of art and more!

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PATHS Forward - Alexia Mohabir

YouTube video by LGBT Tech

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Partying with dandelion wine in college, “oi” catching on as a greeting in the states, a return to the abbey as a community third place

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Brace Yourself Games @braceyourselfgames.com · 02/09/2026

Calling all Crewmates and Celeste fans 📣 Two remixed tracks by @dannybstyle.bsky.social are now available for streaming: 🤫 Sought (Among Us): youtu.be/Nzd0mTorU3Y 🍓 Resurrections (Celeste): youtu.be/qVpGvk3vpRs

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data center NIMBY @thedahater.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

lol they’re really trying it

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

ice cream truck blasting mancini romeo and juliet and im so sad i didnt get a recording ive never heard this one before!!!!

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saria lemes 🏳️‍⚧️ @pedipanol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Still screwed over by the landlord over the contract termination, bills are coming around the turn of the month... 🫠 please consider donating or commissioning a sketch from me over on Kofi, sharing helps too! ko-fi.com/pedipanol/co...

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Saria Lemes / pedipanol's Commissions

Commissions Open! Click to see Saria Lemes / pedipanol's commission menu.

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

also it's author said this (which breaks my heart a little bit)

Hisashi Eguchi : "The ideal girl for me is the one I would have wanted to become if I was born a girl, it is not the girl i would dream to date. It is really the frustration of not being born as a girl which fuels my drawings."

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

People always talk about how great it is, but I've only ever had tier-b-misu :(

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Reeder 🐋 @iamreeder.com · 26/08/2026

So here’s the deal. I’m being made redundant from my day job, which I don’t mention often here because I don’t like crossing the streams of music me and day job me all that much. I’ve got a little runway but if you’ve got projects coming up soon it would be an ideal time to talk.

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

everyone's talking about the new friendslop game.... yes it's called loading up Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition and looming over halfing men with your bestie @mariposa.bsky.social

two low poly babely women in fantasy armor talking to a halfing man NPC. josie's character "Aren't you frightened of the plage?" npc: "oh no to be honest m'lady. i be far more frightened to take a swig of Calimshite ale. You'd be lucky to wake up three days later hugging the back end of a camel, I'd wager"

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Travis Linden Reid @outofmanna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

roach game day ..???? meet the roachlord. here he is surrounded by all his property investments. he is very profitable.

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Heather Flowers (500FF DEMO OUT NOW) @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

500 FINGER FILLET is a game about the game design implications of getting stabbed a lot

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okie (they/them) @okie.gay · 25/08/2026

Texas’s drag ban was found to be unconstitutional this morning and one of the plaintiffs who brought the suit was an Austin-based drag queen who often impersonates Dolly Dolly was named in the final judgement itself and after hearing about the lawsuit, she sent that drag queen a signed guitar

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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Ryan Dunlavey > NYCC table L-24 @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 24/08/2026

I am not speaking in hyperbole when I say that I genuinely believe that the world would be a better place if people had enough of a spine to treat bad actors in every community this way. However, with proximity to money and fame everyone’s descernment and morals just kinda evaporate.

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My friend and I were trying to snipe the same lobby in the duskbloods network test and it worked and I got to accidentally spawn kill him and it was awesome

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Duskbloods leaks look soooo gooood. Gimme all the little fucked up weirdos Miyazaki

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Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If you haven't worked in the industry in the last two years because you've been unable to find a job, it'll boot you out of the survey. So say you're self-employed.

"Why do you see yourself leaving the game industry [in the next twelve months]?"

AAA layoffs are decimating institutional knowledge and making a stable career impossible. Greed-first financial climate makes AA funding precarious. The job market is impossibly competitive. A lack of functional marketing systems makes indie success a coin flip at best. And cost of living in "industry cities" is too high to bear a long unemployment spell.

"What considerations or values guide your decisions about if, when, or how to use generative AI tools in your work?"

Personally: it short-circuits any learning process and atrophies personal skill.
Discipline: It's unsuitable for the work I do (design).
Professionally: genAI output is not protected by copyright and may expose me to theft/plagiarism liability.
Industry: it's being over-deployed for work it can't do and used as an excuse to lay off, under-hire, and overwork workers.
Societally: the genAI industry is vacuuming up investment money and starving other industries, including games.
Morally: LLMs and image generators are trained on creative work taken without declaration, consent, or compensation.

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m the best to ever do it at Facebook marketplace

Facebook notification : 9:38
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To Josie • Handmade Tarantula Costume
erin sent a message about
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Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Talisman of Dominance Might stop using the proxy sheet text and go till ransom note, looks better I think. (Forgot to add the picture fucking hell)

Photo of a proxy version of the Magic the Gathering card “Talisman of Dominance”

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Josie Brechner - 500 FINGER FILLET demo OUT NOW @visager.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I just instinctively ps ps’d a spider like it was a cat

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Sen @dresdencodak.com · 15/08/2026

Art tip: don't share everything you draw. Draw things you never intend to show anyone. Your brain needs time to just exist in a state that's not about performing for strangers. This used to be the normal way to exist before social media poisoned us.

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