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the (!!!) Carrie @adc-ax.itch.io · 2d

new release alert:
"burgeon."
walking sim / digital sculpture / diorama

made hurriedly in one evening

itch: adc-ax.itch.io/burgeon

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 1d

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 1d

Because when you burn down a house and nobody ever rebuilds it, someone is still forced to live in the ashes

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 3d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Beck @artifixor.bsky.social · 4d

Loooved this. Made me nostalgic for a childhood I never had, made me miss five-a-side at uni, made me watch hours long old match of the day compilations on youtube. The beautiful game indeed.

despelote ⚽ OUT NOW! @despelote.game · 11d

despelote is 30% off as part of the steam autumn sale!

people always say this is the best season to play soccer, maybe it is also the best season to play despelote? (unless ur in ecuador where we have no seasons so it is always the best time to play soccer)

buy it now!

Save 30% on despelote on Steam

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.

store.steampowered.com

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Critical Reflex @cr-games.bsky.social · 5d

CARIMARA: BENEATH THE FORLORN LIMBS IS OUT NOW ON STEAM

a short horror story about ghosts, goblins and polite anxiety of asking too much.

untangle the mysteries of a "ghost problem" haunting this unwelcoming, desolate house. even if it means digging up uncomfortable truths.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 6d

bluesky: community moderation! we're all about community moderation! we want you to moderate yourselves! we are giving you the tools to do it yourself!

one of the biggest and longest running community mod lists:

Vergil @ ✊🏽🏳️‍⚧️ @vergiliaux.art · 6d

BSky hid @asukafield.xyz's transphobia mod list. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

Blue Sky's interface for hidden moderation lists, saying the following: "This list, created by @asukafield.xyz , contains possible violations of Bluesky's community guidelines in its name or description." Offered choices are to unsubscribe or go back.

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tworobocops @tworobocops.bsky.social · 6d

MY SURGERY IN A LIL OVER A WEEK !!!

tworobocops @tworobocops.bsky.social · Apr 14

My time has come / is coming ,,,
I’m getting top surgery!
and I need help 💞
🔗gofundme link ➡️https://gofund.me/51c48514🔗
It means the world to me if y’all can spread the word 🫶🏼
All the info is in my gfm! Thank you for your time ✌️🤖💕
#fundraising #topsurgery #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest

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Calligram Studio @calligramstudio.com · 6d

found old concept art / prototype

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 6d

actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one

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mcc @dryad.technology · 8d

The great paradox of Bluesky is that the presence of Jesse Sıngal on here is a true negative, but also the best way to improve your experience here is to subscribe to the "Jesse Signal Followers Blocklist" bsky.app/profile/did:... , and if bluesky banned him that would no longer be a useful signal

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dylan's sin (優) @koybz.bsky.social · 8d

oh its the thing everyone said was going to happen when this got brought in and it immediately happened

The Verge @theverge.com · 8d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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mcc @dryad.technology · 8d

So I'd like to show a demonstration of what this "waffles" thing is. Here's a conversation between *this site's* CEO, some random guy, and the cofounder of "Tangled", a GitHub clone built on top of Bluesky's protocol.

Please take a moment to really think, about the shape of this thoughtlessness.

Jay.bsky.team:

Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.

Steven:

Then you should probably stop trolling your user base.

Anirudh Oppiliappan:

bro got mad at waffles

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 10d

I had to expunge my thoughts on Bluesky's current, uh, choppy waters into a proper blog post (which jay can't take down for being too mean or saying 'lol' in a threatening way)

azhdarchid.com/delusions-of...

Delusions of a Protocol

On vaporware as an ideological product.

azhdarchid.com

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Cel Davison @celdavison.bsky.social · 9d

i need a credit card to access games on Steam and many itch profiles are blocked for me entirely

i cannot apply for a credit card. itch has no way to bypass and vpns seemely make no difference

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Cel Davison @celdavison.bsky.social · 9d

really cool that i can no longer access a huge swathe of games, because my government has decided i need their permission, but burden is placed on individual services

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 9d

🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌

Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social

Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 9d

The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance - a new union set up to represent a subset of UK-based employees at the company - discusses how it wants to help staff feel safe and comfortable in their jobs

www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...

After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance

"We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings."

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Lara ~ making BIBDU @bibdu.bsky.social · 10d

Irish Mythtober Day 1: Púca

The Púca is a mischievous shapeshifting creature. If you've ever eaten a blackberry after Samhain that tasted funny, it's because it was spat on by the Púca!

I've painted some Púca for the game and hidden them among a photo of the Rock of Dunamase!
#indiedev #gamedev

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stain of memory @shirokumahi.me · 10d

lmao

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 10d

the website to cancel Xbox Game Pass subscriptions is overloaded

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1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 11d

We’re also hiring for 3D Artist Generalists!

💠 80k CAD salary
💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available)
💠 Health benefits plan
💠 4-day work week
💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days

Job listing ⬇️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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SUMMER ETERNAL @summereternal.com · 11d

INTRODUCING: Summer Eternal Anthology Volume One.

This incendiary tome is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Built by firestarters, for firestarters.

summereternal.com/anthology

Summer Eternal Anthology Volume One Book

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Schera Wyss 💀 FERAL BLOOD DOLL @scherawyss.bsky.social · 15d

Turn based combat in FERAL BLOOD DOLL is completely seamless. Enemies walk around and can even act autonomously outside battle.

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 15d

The best time to boycott Xbox and Microsoft was when BDS called for it, the next best time is now. Focused, targeted boycotts work, this one is working, and all you got to do to support it is go play other games. Literally the least you could do in this moment in history

BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 15d

But this win means our collective pressure is working. Palestinians call for increased global BDS and shareholder pressure until Microsoft adheres to international law and ends all complicity in Israel’s atrocity crimes.

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 15d

Keep pressuring Microsoft to end all complicity!
As a consumer, boycott Microsoft products whenever possible and join the Xbox boycott.

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 16d

Since the full extent of Microsoft's complicity has yet to be uncovered and there are no signs of re-hiring employees fired for protesting, I'd see this less like a win and more like blood in the water. This is MS trying to cover itself

Keep boycotting, keep hurting their bottom line.

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 16d

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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