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Craig Breathnach - Writer @craigbreathnach.bsky.social · 2h

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llaura @dreamfeel.bsky.social · 12h

We had a kickoff call this week and I'm so impressed & honoured to be among these teams.

A very high caliber lineup! All have released fantastic games in the past and our new projects are even more exciting

Thanks to FíS Eir & Imirt. Can't wait to see how it all develops this year & in future! 🙏🙌

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland @screenireland.bsky.social · 18h

❗ ICYMI: Last week at the NEXUS Games Summit, IMIRT announced the six teams awarded the first stage of the Irish Games Fund.

This first-of-its-kind games fund supports independent Irish developers to validate, develop & deliver their projects.

Read more ➡️ www.screenireland.ie/news/six-tea...

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Craig Breathnach - Writer @craigbreathnach.bsky.social · 2h

Most of these teams have games in this Curator List if you want to check them out :

store.steampowered.com/curator/4145...

Steam Curator: Games From Ireland

Games developed in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, from Irish creators, or playable in the Irish language (Gaeilge).

store.steampowered.com

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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 11h

Having gotten a peak at some of these, I really cannot overstate how excited I am for the future game development in Ireland.

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland @screenireland.bsky.social · 18h

❗ ICYMI: Last week at the NEXUS Games Summit, IMIRT announced the six teams awarded the first stage of the Irish Games Fund.

This first-of-its-kind games fund supports independent Irish developers to validate, develop & deliver their projects.

Read more ➡️ www.screenireland.ie/news/six-tea...

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Ion Robin @ionrobin.bsky.social · 9h

2 weeks into my first year studying game design at uni and I’m loving it.
We have to use Unreal so it’s been a hell of a learning curve switching over but exploring some of the tools it has to offer has been very fun.
Lecturers are amazing and I could listen to them talk for days.
#gamedev #indiedev

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Sue @suzimagee.bsky.social · 2d

I am an Irish citizen from the north and I hold an Irish passport. I can't vote in the Irish presidential election. I hope yis get Connolly in. Maith an bhean í. #speirgorm

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 18h

Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public.

dublinsmallpressfair.com

dublinsmallpressfair.com

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Mark | Buy AXYZ on Steam today! @lithiumproject.bsky.social · 14h

Either you can't afford to pay someone to make a logo (bad) or you simply don't want to (bad)

Not exactly going to strike confidence when looking for contractors in the future?

Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 14h

I'm pretty sure this is an AI-generated logo. If you look at the other versions of it on their website, every single bird is slightly different (the feet, the head, the bag).

I mean, this sucks, no?

A screenshot of the Sackbird website that says "seek the sack" (horrible) followed by four images of a black bird with a bindle and a human arm. there are minor variations in the art - some birds have bigger heads, or more fingers, or flatter feet.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20h

As well as this, I feel quite strongly that the increased prominence in recent years of social media influencers who engage in nothing but ragebait content and harassment has proverbially sucked all the air out of the room, content mills producing bullshit at speed who dominate gaming conversations.

Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 21h

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 15h

Hey folks, I'm gonna be a little late with the stream tonight because I had been seriously procrastinating with getting the washing hung up, it's always the task that seems to be the most insurmountable, but I did it! I'll be live over on twitch.tv/caseyexplosion playing Silent Hill in a short while

Housework Conquered, but it's in the Dark Souls boss defeat fomt

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Craig Breathnach - Writer @craigbreathnach.bsky.social · 15h

Well, you see, it's not Temple Bar, it's TEMPORAL Bar. It exists in multiple timelines simultaneously.

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RTGame 👑 @rtgame.bsky.social · 15h

TIME IS COLLAPSING AROUND US, WHAT ARE YOU DOING BRO ITS OCTOBER

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Eyepatch Wolf but like spooky or a ghost or something @eyepatchwolf.bsky.social · 1d

The irish presidential election is basically now between "dog fighting transphobe" and "woman who destroys children in soccer matches"

I will be voting for Connoly in support of her war on childrens egos.

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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bunny | LFW @wingedlioness.bsky.social · 20h

My website is under construction but technically live!

www.aossiproductions.ie

I’m fairly pleased with this part of the About Me page… and yes, I’m sure that “disclaimer” will cost me work. But fuck ai.

A Get to know me page on a website that has an adorable picture of an upside white Swiss shepherd face but more importantly there is a disclaimer under the My Values section that reads: Disclaimer: I will not knowingly work with people or companies that willingly or enthusiastically use generative AI/LLMs in any capacity.

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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 19h

bluesky today

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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 15h

Anyway... Check out @startmenu.bsky.social.

www.startmenu.co.uk

startmenu

Gaming from a new direction.

www.startmenu.co.uk

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Ciaránavirus @sarklor.bsky.social · 19h

The two civil war parties have spent far too long escaping consequences for their ethically bankrupt positions. Ivan Yates should be scared to show his wretched face in public after saying this.

Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 20h

"I would smear the bejaysus out of her, simply because you've nothing to lose... you've got to create a fear... in my experience, nothing works like negative campaigning."

They're really openly saying the quiet part out loud now aren't they...🤔

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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 19h

Our first playtest ended after hundreds of people played the game. While we're preparing for the second playtest, and you're eagerly waiting, it's totally ok if you wishlist Sparrow Warfare. In fact it would be very nice of you if you do!

store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

Sparrow Warfare on Steam

Lead a feathered rebellion in the bird-filled deckbuilder SPARROW WARFARE! Combine your tiles to free birds. Unlock wildtiles to craft riotous combos. Take down the fiendish Storyteller for the libera...

store.steampowered.com

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Ciaránavirus @sarklor.bsky.social · 16h

Nothing says "protecting children" like allowing a catastrophic data breach of thousands of childrens' selfies linked to government documents and addresses

404 Media @404media.co · 19h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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RainingLamppost | FriendShapes @raininglamppost.bsky.social · 21h

With help from my good friend Ultra, seems like AE is behaving itself now (only one crash due to changing font so far, which is expected of Adobe) - generally seems a lot more stable thankfully, now it can continue bein developed 🙌

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Craig Breathnach - Writer @craigbreathnach.bsky.social · 15h

And because you were scared instead of jolly, that's how you know it's Halloween and not Christmas! 😂

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Iron Gecko @irongeckogames.bsky.social · 20h

We still need to balance the enemy spawn rate...🚦

#OperationADESSA #indiedev #indiegame

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outliersocial.bsky.social @outliersocial.bsky.social · 19h

Turns out, Martian brain care is a big deal

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Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland @screenireland.bsky.social · 18h

❗ ICYMI: Last week at the NEXUS Games Summit, IMIRT announced the six teams awarded the first stage of the Irish Games Fund.

This first-of-its-kind games fund supports independent Irish developers to validate, develop & deliver their projects.

Read more ➡️ www.screenireland.ie/news/six-tea...

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