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ようげ(Youge) @youge.bsky.social · Jul 15

From my experience sending press releases as a translator, I want to tell all indie game developers to consider the day you implement languages as a "second launch day"

For non-English speaking gamers, the addition of their native language can feel just a new game release. #indiegame #indiegamedev

a kitten is sitting on a table with a remote control in the background .

ALT: a kitten is sitting on a table with a remote control in the background .

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Jul 10

Received an email informing me of the AI-generated podcast about the master's thesis I wrote 7 years ago. Of course created without my consent, and of course kinda cringe; but still weirdly entertaining to listen to.

The 'speaker' was mind-blown; at last some enthusiasm for my theoretical work!👍🤖

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Jun 20

Proud to have my game featured in the Games From Ireland Steam Curator List! ✨

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AFTERNATURE productions 🌀 BENIGN LAND is OUT NOW🌀 @afternature.bsky.social · May 31

Thank you so much @vinicius-marino.bsky.social for this excellent and in-depth analysis of Benign Land! 🙏👌

#BenignLand #gamesasart #indiegame #portoguese #Samhain #mythology #Ireland

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · May 22

Aproveitando a #MythGames2025, escrevi um texto novo explorando 'Benign Land', o jogo surpreendente da @afternature.bsky.social de que terei o prazer de falar mais durante o congresso.

“Benign Land”: o que a história pode aprender com a mitologia - finisgeekis

A frase não é minha, mas de Dom Ford, que acaba de lançar um livro genial sobre mitologia em videogames contemporâneos. Ford não fala em “acabar” no sentido de uma narrativa que chega ao fim (como as ...

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Geoffrey D. Wessel @gdwessel.bsky.social · May 6

Alan Moore from a new interview.

alanmooreworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/long...

"If we wish to have an inhabitable future for us and our children and their children, then might I quietly suggest we stop electing and tolerating obvious fascist buffoons because we think they're entertaining characters, as if they were housemates on Big Brother. This isn't reality TV. This is reality, or what's left of it. Let us instead protest and rail at these dribbling Nazi idiots to our last breath, rather than beam stupidly as Elon Musk 'sends his heart out to us' Nuremberg style. Let us point out that they are suicidal cretins when they insist that climate change is a Chinese hoax. Let us not give these witless fuckers an inch."

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 7

The million-dollar question then becomes: how do you get to that point; to have the funds and creative freedom to gather (and pay) the right group of people and do that specific thing that needs to be done?

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

Now I’m just waiting for the day he notices how much money the games industry pulls in each year (spoiler: way more than film)—and how much American game development has quietly shifted overseas, through outsourcing and offshore studios, just to dodge the sky-high costs back home.

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

Looks like he finally realized that Hollywood isn’t what it used to be, that movies actually cost money to make, and yes, that other countries offer incentives that attract filmmakers to produce their films outside of the USA.

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’

President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff

www.theguardian.com

Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

So Trump just slapped a 100% tariff on films 'made in foreign lands', seeing them as a 'National Security threat'? 🎬

Wonder how long until he starts throwing tariffs on 'foreign pixels'. 🎮💼

#filmindustry #Hollywood #gamesindustry #films #games #tarrifs #Trump

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’

President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff

www.theguardian.com

Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

Looks like he finally realized that Hollywood isn’t what it used to be, that movies actually cost money to make, and yes, that other countries offer incentives that attract filmmakers to produce their films outside of the USA.

Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · May 5

Now I’m just waiting for the day he notices how much money the games industry pulls in each year (spoiler: way more than film)—and how much American game development has quietly shifted overseas, through outsourcing and offshore studios, just to dodge the sky-high costs back home.

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AFTERNATURE productions 🌀 BENIGN LAND is OUT NOW🌀 @afternature.bsky.social · May 1

What if you could walk through history as a ghost? 👻

🕯 Benign Land is part of #LudoNarraCon 2025, via @fellowtraveller.games
Celebrate narrative games and explore the past of Ireland!

🔗 Benign Land: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
🔗 LudoNarracon: tinyurl.com/4yf767xr

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Apr 23

Join us in the Epic for Indies Discord server in a few hours! 📢✨

I'm thrilled to present AFTERNATURE and the creative vision behind our projects, followed by a discussion with Joshua Baldwin, Project Creative Director of
@thechineseroom.co.uk

t.co/rRFmp35Sf3

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Apr 22

Check this project out, the kickstarter just launched! 💯✨🌃

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · Apr 22

Ex Novo 2nd Edition is live on Kickstarter!

Back now and help us make our city-drawing, dice-rolling, worldbuilding tabletop game (or is it a tool?) the best it ever was.

🎲👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Mar 29

@konstantinosd.bsky.social has been one of the first people to support me in my journey into game development. He has been a worldbuilding consultant for our upcoming game, and his contribution has been truly invaluable 💯🙏

If you want to learn from one of the best, this is your chance! ✨👌

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · Mar 25

Designing Cities for Video Games, my game urbanism and city building course, is returning May 9. Updated and expanded with one extra lesson!

Enroll now to get an early bird 10% off & use promocode SOCIALCITY for a further 10% off.

Join the class▶️ www.d6learning.com/course/desig...

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Mar 17

Excited to share that AFTERNATURE productions has been selected for EVA 25, the European Video Game Accelerator by Spielfabrique! Honored to join 21 amazing studios and take our studio and upcoming project to the next level!

Looking forward to meeting everyone! ✨

#EVA25 #GameDev #GamesAccelerator

SpielFabrique @spielfabrique.bsky.social · Mar 13

🎉 #𝐄𝐕𝐀𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 – 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟏 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬! 🎉
What an incredible lineup! We’re so excited to welcome these talented teams from all over Europe!

A huge thanks to everyone who applied, our amazing jury, and our fantastic partners for making this happen! 🙌

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Mar 17

Looking forward to this amazing opportunity! ✨

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AFTERNATURE productions 🌀 BENIGN LAND is OUT NOW🌀 @afternature.bsky.social · Mar 13

🌿 Steam Spring Sale is here! 🌿
From now until March 20th, you can experience Benign Land at a discounted price!

🛒 Grab it now: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy

#BenignLand #SteamSpringSale #IndieGame #WalkingSimulator #NarrativeGame #GameArt #SteamDeals #IndieDev #STEAM

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Orestis F @balthuk.bsky.social · Mar 11

An atmospheric, ethereal piece with minimal interaction with the environment. Reminded me of interactive experiences one might find in a museum, in terms of it demanding your attention, requiring you to follow its pace and with a confidence and ability to hypnotise & pull you deep into it.

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Orestis F @balthuk.bsky.social · Mar 11

The environments you are walking through are breathtaking, and stumbling and gliding among them was a super interesting experience.

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thanks @balthuk.bsky.social for the kind words! 🙏✨

Orestis F @balthuk.bsky.social · Mar 11

Just played through Bening Land, developed by @leandrosntolas.bsky.social and it was a refreshingly different experience.

Benign Land on Steam

A short, dreamlike experience where you drift through haunting scenes set in Ireland, from pagan times to recent historical events, revolving around the Troubles of Northern Ireland.

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Feb 15

Me after submitting 2 funding applications for 2 different game projects within the span of 2 days.

#nopain #silenthill2 #gamedevlife #screenshotsaturday

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Leandros Ntolas @leandrosntolas.bsky.social · Jan 30

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AFTERNATURE productions 🌀 BENIGN LAND is OUT NOW🌀 @afternature.bsky.social · Jan 30

📰 Happy to see Benign Land being covered in local newspapers such as the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk , because it is an experience that can mostly resonate with local audiences due to its site-specific context!

#BenignLand #BelfastTelegraph #localnews #irishnews #ireland #indiegames #contemporaryart

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