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Bastian Thun

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Running communications for @UbisoftMainz - Home of the ANNO strategy game series. Former Crytek / Bioware / EA #gamedev #cancersurvivor #queer He/Him 🌈

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hey fantastic people! 👋
I am queer #gamedev vet with experience in community, production and marketing; in charge of the communication for Ubisoft Mainz, the home of the "Anno" series.

Besides gaming, I care about art, Japanese culture, my husband and cat children and am an avid equestrian. 🌈 👐

A bald man with glasses, entering a well-lit back alley in Japan, which ends in a street with some people.

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · Aug 19

Warning to anyone who has their art on Spreadshirt.com: They now have a feature where anyone can remix your art and it's impossible to opt out unless you just leave the site altogether.

Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/19/s...

Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI

Spreadshirt is an online print-on-demand store. You can sell T-shirts and mugs and so on. My wife Arkady Rose is an artist as well as a musician, and had a pile of designs on Spreadshirt and Redbub…

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · 2d

A big congratulations to the whole team, reviews and reactions sound stellar!!!
I can't wait to find some time this week to get back into the good old Battlefield multiplayer mayhem.

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Scarlett Fu @scarlettfu.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hello new followers, thanks for joining 🦋! Think it's a good time to provide a (re)introduction.

Currently a Senior UI Artist in #gamedev. Will mostly be sharing my own art / projects. Let's connect! 👋

#artist #art #drawing

Red pink and purple hues. Pink neon light from outside illuminates a diner seat inside an abandoned hong kong style café. Futuristic background in the distance with digital floating advert and signages as floating red taxi and star ferry drive by next to each other

Painting of set meal. Yellow and red hues.

Painting of a restaurant exterior in Japan. Red signage dimly lit with its white light illuminating the entrance below. Red hues

Interior and exterior concept design for a takoyaki shop. Yellow and purple hues.

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 8d

Funcom is closing Metal Hellsinger studio The Outsiders

www.gamesindustry.biz/funcom-is-cl...

Funcom is closing Metal Hellsinger studio The Outsiders

The Outsiders founder and creative director of Metal Hellsinger, David Goldfarb, has confirmed his studio has been shut…

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · 22d

AI is a truly empowering.

First, it defeats capitalism through hyper-capitalism, so we no longer have to work.

Naturally, that means we get everything for free and can finally devote ourselves to creativity as our skills will thrive thanks to AI enabling us to become master of any craft.

(ㆆ_ㆆ)

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · 22d

My lucky day! Dm`s are open and a big thank you, looking forward to playing and leaving a review on Steam.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · 26d

Awesome to hear, gets right onto my list.

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 13

Ich bin unglaublich intrigued, weiß aber nicht ob ich es just in this Moment of Time ertragen könnte, diesen Film zu schauen.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 12

Give me the full shonen power system shenanigans: the epic twist in a finale based on a power working a certain unexpected way while still complying with the rules established in the world building.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Actually rarely discussed as a hidden gem, which baffles me especially as the character designer and person responsible for the intro was Katsuya Kondō, who also worked on Kiki`s Delivery Service.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBE1...

Jade Cocoon Intro - 1080p Full HD 60fps in English

YouTube video by Finley Barton

www.youtube.com

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Die Spots sind auch gerne komplett ridiculous. "Woah ohne AI wäre das nie möglich".

Da klettert für Rossmann-Werbung (of all Things) einer auf dem Mount Everest rum, nur um zu einer Frau mit Papagei auf der Schulter in einem verdammten Dschungel zu transitionen.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Every time I see an AI generated AD on YouTube, my body reacts with strong repulsive reactions.
Do most people out there seriously not see or feel that?

It's like populism, where I think "who the F falls for that stupid shit" while the harsh truth is, it works like a charm on the majority of ppl.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 2

o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 2

Enjoy, also a good tech check for your system before launch!

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 2

Here is the link to our steam page, install now: store.steampowered.com/app/3919760/...

Anno 117: Pax Romana Demo on Steam

Play the demo of Anno 117: Pax Romana and discover a premier builder set in the Roman Empire. CHOOSE YOUR STARTING PROVINCE in this one-hour sandbox demo that automatically caps once you reach Tier 2.

store.steampowered.com

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Sep 2

Service Announcement: Our limited time Demo of #Anno117:PaxRomana will be out later today and run until September 16th.

Perfect opportunity to check out the game before we release on November 13th, happy building! #strategygames #gaming

Find our FAQ here: www.anno-union.com/everything-t...

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Everything to know about the Anno 117: Pax Romana Demo

How long does the demo last and what's the content? All info are collected here.

www.anno-union.com

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 30

I somehow completely missed that you are working in your own game now...shame!

Also super interesting to see your process in creating the fundamentals for a top down 2D game in Unreal.

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 28

Soon!!!

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 26

A better funding landscape can help, but Indie Devs still need to get money on the table and be willing to take high risks. Founding your own studio is daunting.

The recession hurts as money is expensive to get, the oversaturation makes everything a risky bet while innovation requires investment.

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 26

How can we innovate when one misstep can result in redundancies or even closure?

It is not always missing creative direction why games end up lackluster. Issues are manifold, bloated budgets, corporate meddling or as for many indies, just having that one bullet which decides about life and death.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 26

Back from Gamescom, it was incredibly successful for us, and I met great folks from our community and industry peers.

While gamers experienced an exciting event, the #gamedev talks circled around the same dire strait topics: high risk, missing money, hard to get publishing deals, funding and jobs.

A picture of the Anno 117: Pax Romana booth at Gamescom 2025, showing the Roman dresses walking act crew and the post creator in front of a big statue and Ubisoft sign.

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Gabriel @rainbownerdguy.bsky.social · Aug 26

I caved and bought the full display of Funism Evangelion Figurines at Gamescom. 😖

No regret. They're so well made!

A photograph of the Funism Evangelion Chibi figurine display. It's unopened and sits on my living room table. To the left, there's a special edition acrylic standee with all four pilots, Rei, Shinji, Asuka and Mari in front of a slide show print of their respective Evas.

A photograph of the unpacked figurine of Ikari Shinji and his Evangelion-01. In front of them is their holo-foil card with some info about the characters.

A photograph of the unpacked figurine of Ayanami Rei and her Evangelion-00. In front of them is their holo-foil card with some info about the characters.

The full set of pilots and Evas in Front of the display, the acrylic standee sits on top of the closet display now. Just the rare figurine of Eva-01 heavenly berserk is sadly missing. I didn't have any luck pulling it.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oha ja da ist gut was los. Hattest du einen Fast Pass? Ich war heute sehr heftig am rotieren.

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Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ich hänge gerade sehr viel in unserem Business Booth ab! Heute Nachmittag bin ich noch ein wenig am Stand.

Bastian Thun @bastianthun.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just ping me tomorrow, have some appointments in the biz area but happily come over when I am free.