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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · 1d

You know I'm kinda glad now that they did this, there's even less incentive to even go near Yakuza 3

MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · 6d

Here's my preview for the @coloursofthegate.bsky.social zine! Working on this piece was so fun and I'm proud to be part of this project 😤

There's still a few more days to donate if you haven't already so please consider pre-ordering copy!

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · 20d

They let Mine keep his face why did they do this to my boy

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · 20d

Not my boy Rikiya... what have they done to you..

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Katie/Kat💜🍉✨ @katherineart.bsky.social · Sep 8

Volt
#dateeverything #volt #digitalart

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FEL @yakowo.bsky.social · Sep 7

I have it BAD for the trash can......
#dateeverything #cam

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FEL @yakowo.bsky.social · Sep 7

I LOVE TV!!! x100
#deltarune #tenna

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 12

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders OPEN🏳️‍🌈

Pre-orders are open from Sept 12-Oct 10!

For a min donation of $5 USD or equivalent currency to one of our chosen charities, donors will receive the full digital zine and all digital merch. Our 🔞 zine can be added on at no extra cost.

More Info⬇️

#bg3 #bg3queer #zinepreorder

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic, it reads: Colours of the Gate, A BG3 Pride Fanzine. Preorders open Sept 12-Oct 10. All funds go directly to charity. Donots will receive: 125+ page digital zine, printable colouring page & bookmark by Crista Constantinte plus pride themed stationary and emotes by TavyliaSin and Amaren Arts. Plus 60+ page NSFW add-on for no additional cost. There are preview images of the zine cover, where Karlach, Wyll, Shadowheart, Astarion, Lae'zel and Gale are holding hands and dancing in a circle in the woods, each draped in flowing fabric from a color of the rainbow. There are also preview images of a bookmark featuring a glowing hand reaching for the artifact, and a colouring page where a skull, goblet, and bottle of wine lay on a table. Preview images of printable stationary with chibi versions of the origin characters in the corner. Preview images of emotes of Ketheric, Gortash, and Orin holding pride hearts.

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 11

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders Open TOMORROW🏳️‍🌈

Colours of the Gate: A BG3 Pride Fanzine will begin taking pre-orders TOMORROW, so please mark you calendars and get ready to see how much colour there is in the world.

Featured art piece by @2leavespothos.bsky.social

#bg3 #bg3queer #bg3zine #cotgzine

A navy and yellow art nouveau style graphic for the zine Colours of the Gate: A BG3 Pride Fanzine that reads: pre-orders open tomorrow. Get our 120+ digital SFW zine bundled with digital merch. Add on our 60+ page NSFW zine at no extra cost. SEPT 12. All funds go directly to charity. Includes an art piece sneak peek of Gale lying on his back, his hair is loose and he is sweaty, with a caption below that reads: NSFW art by 2leavespothos

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Sep 11

They do not dig you nor your vibe 💔

#dateeverything #eddieandvolt #dateeverythingeddie #dateeverythingvolt

Image of Eddie and Volt from Date Everything. Eddie facing backwards while Volt holds onto him pointing both middle fingers towards the viewer angrily.

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 10

🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open In 3 Days 🏳️‍🌈

Colours of the Gate: A BG3 Pride Fanzine will begin taking pre-orders, so please mark you calendars and get ready to see how much colour there is in the world.

Featured art piece by @ourenjiro.bsky.social

#bg3 #bg3queer #bg3zine #cotgzine

A navy and yellow art nouveau style graphic for the zine Colours of the Gate: A BG3 Pride Fanzine that reads: pre-orders open in 3 days. Get our 120+ digital SFW zine bundled with digital merch. Add on our 60+ page NSFW zine at no extra cost. SEPT 12. All funds go directly to charity. Includes an art piece sneak peek of Wyll leaning in to kiss Gale with a caption below that reads: SFW art by Jiro

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Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏳️‍🌈Pre-Orders Coming Soon 🏳️‍🌈

We're delighted to announce preorders will be open from Sept 12-Oct 10! For a min donation of $5 USD or equivalent local currency to any of our chosen charities, donors will receive the full digital zine and all digital merch. Our 🔞 zine can be added on at no extra cost.

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Sep 3

Based off this Batman panel I absolutely love.

MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Sep 3

See ya mister bigshot.

#deltarune #tenna #spamton

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Aug 27

I like to imagine he did a sad slouch in the couch when we found no fan mail.

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ma the TV's pouting again.

#deltarune #tenna #ralsei

Tenna and Ralsei from Deltarune. Tenna being sad there's no mail in his secret mail room.

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Aug 23

So honoured to be part of this! 😁💞🌈

Colours of the Gate Fanzine - 🏳️‍🌈 Pre-Orders Open Thru Oct 17 🏳️‍🌈 @coloursofthegate.bsky.social · Aug 23

🏳️‍🌈 Contributor Spotlight 🏳️‍🌈

Introducing one of our talented artist, @maekshuart.bsky.social . We are honored to be working with them on this project!

#bg3 #bg3queer #bg3zine #cotgzine

A navy and yellow art-nouveau style graphic for the zine Colours of the Gate. It reads: Maekshu Art. They/them. Artist. Hello! I'm Shu and I blame Baldur's Gate 3 (affectionate) for making me into a Tiefling fanatic! I'm so excited to be apart of this project and create something beautiful for an awesome cause!

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mossydango.bsky.social @mossydango.bsky.social · Aug 9

Baldt and Eddie
I saw a really funny clip on twitter from the VA himself and I had to draw it 😭 #dateeverything #eddieandvolt

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · Aug 5

A reminder not to let the National Center On Sexual Exploitation's official-sounding name fool you: they're the rebranded busybody group "Morality In Media", whom you might remember from such hits as "Trying to have Life Of Brian pulled from theatres" and "trying to connect queerness to mass murder"

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 5

NCOSE takes a swing. As I predicted, they're a key player in all of this. They've been obsessed with Steam since 2018, when Steam actually opened the door to adult content after NCOSE tried to get a ton of visual novels (like HuniePop) pulled

NCOSE commenting on the Collective Shout situation: "This isn't about censorship, it’s about protecting women and girls by not promoting games based on the sexual torture of women and children". Check out the full blog, from a gamer's perspective, link below! 🎮
https://buff.ly/wKD2z7i

#gamer #videogame #steam #NCOSE #endexploitation #sexploitation #explicitcontent

Image shows a gamer inf ront of a monitor running a Nintendo Switch 2, seemingly. "Hundreds of Rape and Incest Games Removed from Steam: A Gamer's Perspective" is listed

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Laudrawin - Commis: OPEN @laudrawin.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔮ROLAN🔮

One of my fav characters from BG3 🥺

#rolan #bg3 #rolanfanart #baldursgate3 #fanart

Rolan is drawn on a sketchy style as he aims his hand and casts purple magic to the viewer

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Coffee cat @honeyedcoffee.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money.

Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 6

Spoke with an anon source who had an interesting insight into Visa policy. Per a convo with their bank on the Steam/itchio situation today, Visa put new restrictions into place due to a new "government policy." The exact phrase used by Visa. No specific country was listed as the source of the policy

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 6

Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe. Don’t forget to complete your dailies!!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

MasterCard A
• 2000 Purchase St. Purchase, NY 10577
US
NEW +1 914 249 2000
• CEO of MasterCard: 0 > 6432224#
-> 1
• President of Mastercard : 0 ->
54757287425# →> 3
1 800 307 7309 (US) - Options for operator
: 1-1-2-2-2-1
NEW List of toll-free numbers by region
NEW 1 914 249 200 (NY Office) - Hit 0, type random numbers, hit pound. You'll be in contact with a random executive or white collar MC worker.
NEW 1 636 722 6100 (St. Louis Office)
• 914.249.2000 (Global Headquarters, US)
• 636.722.6100 (Operaction Center, US)
• 971.4.391.4200 (Dubai HQ)
• 305.539.2300 (Latin America HQ)
• 914.249.6518 (North America HQ)
• 1-800-627-8372 (US Only)
• 1800-120-113 (Australia)
• +1-636-722-7111 (International)
• customer_support@mastercard.com
• List of executives' Linkedin profiles

Visa A
• 900 Metro Center Blvd, Foster City, CA
94404
• +1 650 432 3200 (Headquarters, US)
• 1-800-847-2911 (US + Canada) - US Option
Selection for Operator: 1-1-2 / 1-1-3
• List of phone numbers by region
• 1-888-289-9322 (Confidential Compliance
Hotline)
• askvisa@visa.com

PayPal !
Unfortunately, PayPal doesn't seem to have any e-mail address, as it uses its website's customer support. You will need to log in to your PayPal account if you wish to access Customer Support lines or messages. Here's a few lines we found so far:
• 2211 N 1st St. San Jose, CA 95131 US
• 1-402-935-2050 (US + Canada)
• 1800 931 678 (Australia)
• Customer Complaints Form (Australia)
• enquiry@paypal.com thank you sassinthedark.bsky.social for the info!

UBAED Stripe
Stripe is currently a major priority, as they have the ability to deny itch.io's eligibility to their services according to itch.io's owner.
• 354 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco,
CA 94080 US (United States HQ)
NEW 10 BOULEVARD HAUSSMANN, 75009
PARIS (France HQ)
• NEW Grand Canal Street Lower, The One Building, Dublin D02 HD59 (Ireland HQ) (yes, it's called The One Building)
• +1 888 926 2289 - State you are from California when calling this number
• 1(888) 963-8955 (San Franeisco HQ)
NEW 353 1 903 8449 (Ireland HQ)
• (877) 887-7815 (Customer Support/Complaints)
UPDATED +33-805-11-19-67 (France HQ) Reports suggest the line was closed due to too many calls.
• complaints@stripe.com
• Complaints Form
Thank you bukopanda.bsky.social for EU phones and addresses!

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MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Aug 5

I mean this in the most loving way too cause I enjoyed every second

MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Aug 5

Made my Rogue Tiefling boi look like an alcoholic with how many bottles of wine I had on him to get that achievement

Larian Studios @larianstudios.com · Aug 4

We've seen you embrace characters, rewrite the rules, and make the world your own for two years, and we’re still in awe of your support.

To celebrate, we’re sharing the rare achievements and the even rarer choices that you’ve been making!

Community Update #35: larian.club/CU35

Turns out, we’re missing a few bards, and not just that one. Only 1.82% of all players managed to earn 100 gold from playing music. PlayStation players are more musically inclined (or Platinum-motivated), with 2.26% of all PlayStation players having earned this achievement!

2.07% of players wobbled their way to victory, defeating twenty opponents while drunk. PlayStation players were the ones most often drinking from the bottle, closely followed by Steam players.

3.87% of players managed to defeat Gortash in Wyrm’s Rock without activating any traps. Steam players had the fanciest footwork, with 4.37% successfully avoiding triggering traps.

2.30% of players managed to multiclass their way through every class in a single playthrough without asking dear old Withers for a helping hand.

1.1M players have completed Baldur’s Gate 3 in Tactician Mode.

MaekShu @maekshuart.bsky.social · Aug 5

It's Baldur's Gate 3's birthday and I wish I could've made something so instead I'll just thank them for getting me to buy a PS5 just to play their game and clocking in almost 500 hours 🥳

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