iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You want to be anti ai? Then support people working without it, share their efforts and help them get seen and let them know you enjoy their efforts.

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly showed us you can be a inspiration to so many generations wile getting older and not changing the message or suddenly turn to the right and hurting others as many tend to do when they get older and richer. Be like Dolly and just help others when you can and do it with a smile.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Been waiting a while to share this one... Here's the trailer and release date for Nivalis Nights! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZL...

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Nivalis Nights | Official Release Date Trailer (4K 60fps)

YouTube video by ION LANDS

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Always wanted to do a diorama of this ship, but I cannot imagine to what scale it would actually work. A dream for another day!

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lincoln carpenter, skeleton @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"A game is more than the keys it asks you to push. It's the way its nouns ping around your skull; the ominous poetry of its lore tabs and weapon names; its ability draw you to a halt halfway down a New Pacific Arcology hallway so you can consider a rusted Golden Age logo."

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Destiny 2 hasn't been the game I'd loved in years, but it still sucks to know it's ending

For a time, Destiny 2 was a masterclass in all kinds of gameplay, and only some of them involved pressing keys.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Hey, if you like adios, would you leave a review? We're SO close to overwhelmingly positive--literally ONE PERCENT away! If you liked it, it helps us make even better games because of how important overwhelmingly positive is to sales.

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aleks @aleksandraht.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I can't believe how much time has snuck up on me, but today is already one year anniversary of Metal Garden's release! (It's also 30% off right now for the Steam Spring Sale!!) store.steampowered.com/app/3539440/...

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Save 30% on Metal Garden on Steam

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Listened to my games soundtrack for the first time in what feels like at least a year. Fuck it goes hard. We’ve made something so fucking good. I really hope to be able to bring the project back to the world some day soon. True Love Covers ALL Bases.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The straw has broke this camel’s back when it comes to Microsoft’s handling of Windows. My new plan is to migrate to Linux at the end of the year ahead of the release of the Steam Machine, which will be a nice upgrade to my existing kit.

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

credits that include the names of everyone who worked on the game at any point

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We've been making a living so far on Caves of Qud this year; won't last forever, but nothing does, using the time to invest in the future! Wild stuff, totally outside of any imagination I ever had for the financial possibilities for Qud.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

If I was to hype myself this update I would say I’m working on the biggest opportunity of my adult life and I’m very excited about that! …If I was to be a little more modern pessimist I would just wonder aloud if I’ll ever get back to making games. Probably, but not soon. Take that how you will!

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Bat-Tali 🦇🎃 (Vancouver era ✨) @talidev3d.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Shaking the bars of my enclosure, foaming at the mouth screaming: HIRE MORE JUNIORS AND INDUSTRY NEWCOMERS YOU WON'T REGRET IT

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 25/04/2025

Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:

Every April, we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day to remind us how vital indie bookstores are to our communities and society. It’s a day of joy and solidarity, and significant financial impact for these bookstores.

This year, Amazon is undercutting that with a “Book Sale” on the same day—a calculated move by a company that has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controls over 60% of the market and sells far more books than all indie bookstores combined. The people at Amazon responsible for the timing of their "Book Sale" should be ashamed, but they are shameless.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Removing a black 4-star general at Secretary of Defense and replacing him with a white talk-show is the perfect example why DEI is essential. It's not about hiring unqualified minorities, it’s about foiling the majority's habit of hooking up under qualified mediocrities of their own caste.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Love how DuckDuckGo, a search engine I’ve been using for years to get away from the AI slop has, quite shockingly, added the AI slop. Yes, it can be disabled but it’s still there and its results are less accurate than Google has been. Sigh.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I feel if Bungie was to consult on Sony studio Bungie’s new live service game, Bungie would advise Bungie to cancel it. But Bungie is pretty sure they’ve got the juice with Marathon. Time will tell!

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I think PS5 prices have gone up for the second time in Australia? I was only slightly interested before but with this pattern ongoing the 4 will be the last PlayStation I own, it seems.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Finished Titanfall 2 campaign for the second time ever after beating it at launch. Yes the game is absolutely as charming as they claim. Yes it deserves video essays for almost every mission, it is a thrilling masterpiece. Trust me. 🤖

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🥀𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖏𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓 𝕰𝖊🥀MALYS: the Exorcist deckbuilder OUT NOW! 🕯️👹 @theboyofcheese.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Surprise! 🥳🔥 At the end of a lonely hallway, the dark door in my mind creeped open… and I can’t wait to show you what came out. 👹😈🚪 Click the linky for updates! ✨

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT NOW!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · 02/04/2025

Introducing: Malys. A hellish new roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider and Summerfall Studios. As Noah, former priest turned exorcist and demon hunter, exorcise the infernal and exact vengeance. We're launching a Kickstarter later in April! Get updates via bit.ly/kickstartmalys

Alt Text: Floorboards are bathed in red light as if from a door, illuminating the front of a figure on their knees. The figure sits in the centre of a pentagram of candles, arms outstretched, mouth wide and face obscured. The flames from the candles billow in ribbons across the frame. The shadow cast by the figure is demonic with unholy limbs grasping painfully. Small singed cards float in the air around the figure. Text in the shadow reads ‘Malys’.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We need to have a serious conversation about the engineering choices behind these modern TVs that have a ‘gaming mode’ but it’s not a high refresh rate, no, it’s some kind of frame crunching soupy mess meant to make it more film like. No gamer wants this.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The ‘summarise email’ button in Gmail is really starting to bother me. Who is getting such extensive emails that they think an ELI5 version is useful? Aren’t most emails like three or four lines? I dare not click the button in case it makes my email longer!

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Mickey 17 was really cool, had a great time with it. Meanders a little in terms of plot momentum, but the cast clearly had a great time with this movie. Can Mark Ruffalo PLEASE continue in these sorts of goofy roles? Between this and Poor Things, I am LOVING his work right now.

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 12/02/2025

Thanks for all of the kind words about MinnMax's revealing interview with Ready at Dawn's co-founder. youtu.be/g7t6Wo2IcU8 This is what the backend looks like for an interview that spawned news stories on every major gaming site. Independent games media only exists by support on Patreon.

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

For very sensitive equipment, we used to dredge up shipwrecks to harvest steel untainted by the nuclear experiments of the 20th century

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Liana @herssian.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

friends, please remember to support your favorite artists in the coming year if you have the means to. sharing their work, commissions, patreon, anything helps; things have been rough for literally every single one of us. i've been seeing artists get burnout in alarming numbers the last six months

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James Whatley @whatleydude.com · 29/11/2024

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PSA: If you are lucky enough to be able to buy someone a games console this Christmas, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE *before you wrap it up* unbox it, turn it on, and get the software updated. Servers will be busy on Christmas Day. Get ahead of them now and enjoy your day x

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Sol Brennan (3D Character TA) @wuffles.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I just got laid off. Gutted. I loved Heart Machine. They were good to me. My only regret is that I couldn't stay. Character rigger of 12+ yrs, 2 GDC talks, 1 Gnomon talk, VES nominee, etc. Spider-Man PS4, The Order:1886, Hyper Light Breaker. All info here: tinyurl.com/3ccdcmdc #gamedevjobs

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Sol Brennan - Heart Machine | LinkedIn

A highly enthusiastic technical artist with a strong interest in rigging and animation… · Experience: Heart Machine · Education: University of Abertay Dundee · Location: Vashon · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Sol Brennan’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Bluesky is just getting better and better all the time. Super refreshing to be here.

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🌙NoxuArts - Commission status: OPEN! @notyournyx.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Always 💖 Don't make me tap the sign

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Struggling a little with life, but my recent purchase of 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim has kept me afloat. Really interesting game! I’m super deep into the mystery of it now. Been waiting years for this gaming treat.

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⚱ fotocopiadora ⚱ @fotocopiadora.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

what im learning from blue sky is that "game developers" are put in "packs" not unlike cards of magic the gathering

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Ten gaming favorites, in no particular order: 🗡️ Guild Wars 2 🎭 Persona 5 Royal ✨ Star Wars: KotOR 🛡️ TES IV: Oblivion 🚀 Mass Effect 2 🕶️ Perfect Dark ⚔️ Witcher 3 💖 Fable 💀 GTFO 🐰 Furi

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Going to freshen up my account here with a few tidbits about myself, my gaming interests, and what I'm working on at the moment.

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Nick @centralscruty.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Over at the other place all I see is "this game sucks" "the industry is cooked" "Woke! DEI!" *complaints about game fidelity* Here meanwhile: "I love this game" "Check out my gaming collection" "Here's a list of games I love" *Overwhelming positive discussion* The contrast is staggering.

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Pirate Software @piratesoftware.live · 21/10/2024

Bluesky is if Twitter was not a PVP enabled zone.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Trying not to set my hopes TOO high... but scrolling down this feed and seeing only art, games tech, aspiring and inspiring people... this could be super great?

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Despite using up ever more energy with its infrastructure the Internet has started to feel smaller and smaller. I hope Bluesky can remind us what made the internet fun to begin with - sharing of art, news, and all manner of silly things. It may not be all that for now, but it can be. Lets make it.

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Esther. @yesitsesther.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

What's up Bluesky? Going to migrate some of my social links and stuff over here relating to my game project True Love Covers All Bases very soon. Forgot the floodgates were open now. Let's connect and share our passion for games and storytelling!

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