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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 9d

your core users are people who have already demonstrated a willingness to abandon a more popular social media site for another, in the most part for disliking the politics of the people who run it. write this on a big whiteboard somewhere in the office

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 11d

I never buy merch. This may be the time to buy merch.
* yearning sighs *

SUMMER ETERNAL @summereternal.com · 11d

This is why we decided to embark on an ambitious logistical undertaking to organize a globally co-ordinated reveal of our first RPG, codenamed Project Red Rooster, not through press release or social media post, but through the analogue medium of a physical book and vinyl record.

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 13d

My burned out ass needs to hear stuff like this - it applies to not just art, but to any human endeavors. Improvement happens when you push through the voices telling you you can't do it, when you stick to a practice that's just one level of discomfort above your current skill. Now.. to go live it.

chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 13d

I have said for decades that frustration is a good thing.

it's not even really something I see as something to 'tolerate' though I recognize that's a matter of perspective, but rather frustration is the symptom of you having standards and recognizing you want to close that gap between you and it

EG ☕ @lzr-mki.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 25d

Every week something like this comes out without the corollary “and this is what we are going to do about it” report

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25d

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement * Middle East crisis – live updates A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts. It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 25d

Here's the edited down version of the VOD with Fair Play Collective in case you missed it live 😄

👉 youtu.be/cSApmwvXO4I

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 27d

Really hyped for this interview, should interest all indies so hope you can join in and listen now! 🫡

Game Dev Chat | A new & sustainable backing concept for indie studios with Dylan from @fairplaycollective.org 🥰

🔗 www.twitch.tv/ancastasia

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 29d

VOD is now at youtu.be/ZTXZEBk8hT4 🫡

Dev Chat: Writing for TTRPGs and High Winds with @thenoble1

YouTube video by Ancastasia

youtu.be

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Sep 7

Dev Chat - my irregular live series of chatting with other game devs - starts in 50 min 🥕

Guesting @thenoble1.bsky.social to speak about working on game design and writing for the steampunk fantasy TTRPG High Winds by @scaleboundgames.com and answer questions!

Proceed 👉 www.twitch.tv/ancastasia

Cover image headlined with "Dev Chat", featuring the capsule art of High Winds, a steampunk fantasy TTRPG, which shows a sky ship sailing towards a sprawling city built from sandstone.
With @TheNoble1

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Sep 6

Me, at the start of reading this post: Oh shit this is gonna be good
ME, at the end: YEP 😂

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Sep 4

Game NEEDS to be finished, it's got vibes up the wazoo and somehow an even more incredible lore

Alex Bertram-Powell @alexbpart.bsky.social · Sep 3

Watching old captures from Sonalethe development and feeling wistful about the vibes and not wistful about the game design (this is a vibes only video)

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Stein Makes Games ➡️ #GodotFest @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 2

@godotfest.bsky.social is still seeking some volunteers to assist video recordings. Free ticket.

Discord: discord.com/invite/vA4pN...
Form: forms.gle/73X7M5pa59Dc...

#godot #godotfest #godotcon

Discord user Matteo:
We are still looking for volunteers helping with recording the talks. While experience with audio/video recording is nice to have, the requirements for these roles is quite low. At GodotCon 23 a 15 minute introduction was enough to bring everybody up to speed. Also volunteers won't be on their own during their shift. They will be in teams of two for each talk and there will be supervisors and a technical team on site ready to support them whenever needed.

You main tasks will be to slightly adjust the camera if necessary and switching the video composition between three states (full-screen speaker, full-screen slides and picture-in-picture speaker and slides) depending on the slides shown during the talk.

So please don't be afraid to apply as a recording volunteer and get a **free ticket**! If you have any questions feel free to DM me. 🙂

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Sep 2

On the docket today: the angry girl energy of Frieda is Changing before @mucksgames.com take down the demo, then if we're cheeky we're starting ABZU??
See ya in a bit at twitch.tv/ancastasia #indiegames

Steam capsule cover of Frieda is Changing, featuring green-haired Frieda and the shadow of a very pointy branch over her head?

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WHISHLIST CONTENIR ON STEAM - Jena/NaejDoree @naejdoree.bsky.social · Sep 1

Does a whopping 600 games for 10$ sounds like a good back to school deal to you? 🔥
If so you have until the 10th of September to grab the Queer Games Bundle!
itch.io/b/3062/queer...
#indieGames #bundle #deals

Queer Games Bundle 2025 (with $10+ option!) by Queer Games Bundle and 318 others

Queer Games Bundle 2025 (with $10+ option!): 616 items for $60.00

itch.io

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 29

No, I don't think the world is ready for your Nicolas Catge licking an ice cream art 😂

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · Aug 28

No yes girl meme template. In upper image text reads Thicker skin and the girl looks unpleased, frowning. Lower image text reads Softer world and the girl looks interested and accepting.

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 26

Start a livestreaming channel, play other games for an entire year, then finally playtest your game in front of your audience 👌 This has nothing to do with procrastination, trust me

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 20

Super hyped for Button Man 😍
If you're at #gamescom go visit these nice folks' booth!

Button Man by Styrax Studios @styraxstudios.bsky.social · Aug 19

His boss is dead and nobody has answers.

Now Bruce McKenzie’s got nothing left but fists and questions.

Can you crack the case in BUTTON MAN?

#indiedev #gamedev #trailertuesday #Gamescom

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · Dec 14

reminder everybody do not attempt to fight or suppress the bees because you'll definitely lose, instead work on becoming the bee commander, study and train in the arcane art of the bee butt wiggle sun angle dance step, you must be the conductor of the bee orchestra, I forgot what we're talking about

David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net · Dec 14

BEES IN MY HEAD.

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 14

The censorship mill from bigoted payment companies that have no business imposing these rules keeps churning 🙄 If you can call MasterCard's hotlines and complain, keep doing it lol

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · Aug 14

Valve has confirmed that PayPal support being removed from the platform for most countries is related to MasterCard's push to censor certain gaming content:

www.gamedeveloper.com/business/val...

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · Aug 13

PayPal's acquiring bank has terminated Steam payment processing (except for 6 currencies), in a continued push from banking companies to censor video games.

(Read more: Rock Paper Shotgun)

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 13

no way

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · Aug 12

AdventureX, the narrative gaming expo in November, is still looking for sponsors - if you know any companies (development, hardware, software etc) that might be a good fit and interested, let me know or tag them in the comments! www.adventurexpo.org/sponsorship @adventurex.bsky.social

Sponsor AdventureX

Help support one of the best loved and respected narrative game conferences in the world.

www.adventurexpo.org

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · Aug 12

Trans kids are more likely to be kicked out of a family home, landlords are more likely to discriminate against trans folks, employers frequently discriminate against trans employees in the hiring and firing process, and this compounds to make it more difficult to find stable housing and security.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · Aug 12

A Trump order seeks to impose involuntary confinement on homeless and mentally ill Americans.

Trans people are already at a higher risk. But a nightmare scenario of mass confinement hangs over the order - the right defines trans people as inherently mentally ill.

slate.com/life/2025/08...

Trump Just Took a Major Step Toward a Nightmare Scenario for Trans Americans Under the Guise of “Public Safety.” Don’t Be Fooled.

If we don’t change course soon, it will be too late.

slate.com

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 7

Top of the list of insane names parents have decided to embarrass their kids with, so bonkers it wraps around to supporting my guts laughing

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Aug 7

holy shit

Personal life
Vinladen is named after Osama bin Laden; "v" is pronounced "b" in Spanish. His brother, Sadam Huseín, is named after dictator of Iraq Saddam Hussein. His father had considered naming his third son George Bush after U.S. president George W. Bush, but this child turned out to be a girl and the idea was dropped.[3]

Vinladen told the Peruvian press: "My friends used to make fun of me and at the beginning it bothered me. But you learn to live with it and I feel normal now." He always wondered why his parents gave him such a controversial name but never received an explanation from them: "I asked my dad the reason, but he always avoids talking about it."[4] In a radio interview in 2020, he made the following connection: "When Osama bin Laden knocked down the Twin Towers, the name was in the news and I was born (a year later) on October 7, 2002." He added that his father liked the name. He also stated that he had often thought about changing his name but had not done so because he had come to accept it. To avoid criticism, only his first name "Osama" appears on his jersey.[5]

During another interview, a journalist asked him if it was dishonourable to bear the name of someone as bad as bin Laden or not, to which he responded: "I do not believe my name to be problematic", citing Peruvian politician Hitler Guesclin Alba Sánchez, who won a mayoral election over the ironically-named Vladimir Lenin Rodríguez Valverde in 2018 and made headlines in the process, and Brazilian footballer Marx Lenin as other figures with similarly controversial names.[3]

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · Aug 6

Alas... Maybe next round 🥲