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Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · Jan 23
REALIS IS LIVE

thecalcutec.itch.io/realis
Realis (Ashcan Edition) by Austin Walker
A TTRPG of moon-hopping adventure, arcane discovery, fatal conflict, & meditations on the changing nature of the self.
thecalcutec.itch.io
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wednesdays-game.bsky.social
By the way this IGF Excellence in Narrative nominated writer (twice!) is still looking for work in 2026 👋
wednesdays-game.bsky.social Pierrec - Wednesdays @wednesdays-game.bsky.social · Jul 31
Hi I'm Pierre Corbinais, I'm a veteran game writer and narrative designer and I'll be looking for freelance work starting September.

I love writing dialogues that make you laugh, cry or both in the same time.

Pass the word! pierrecorbinais.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:

-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!

-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua

-actually no

-But TdA is real and active in Portland

-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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elkinboots.bsky.social
i love you realis (

#realis #friendsatthetable (i don't know how to tag anything on bluesky so im just going classic hashtags)
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
austinwalker.bsky.social
Vince Staples saying "Met Gala."
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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thesaintoftous.bsky.social
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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proptermalone.bsky.social
i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
proptermalone.bsky.social post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 2d
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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vulpesvalentine.bsky.social
Table for Two please! This week we continue our game of Austin Walker's #Realis and begin our two-part adventure aboard the Sights2C. Join us!

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Table for Two | Podcast on RSS.com
Table for Two is a weekly podcast focusing on the weird and wonderful world of tabletop roleplaying games. Each month we pick a different game to learn, play, and discuss, so feel free to follow along...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
austinwalker.bsky.social
Another IGF nom that cannot be ignored, imo
meredithgran.com Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com · 21h
Perfect Tides: Station to Station has been nominated for two IGF awards:

-Excellence in Narrative
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize

This is such a tremendous honor, and what a nice hurrah as and the team and the playtesters and I race towards the finish line.

Nomination list: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
Perfect Tides: Station to Station logo with Mara, the protagonist
January 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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lmichet.bsky.social
Pathologic 3 is out!!!

I did localization editing on it, with several of my friends. We polished the English language game text.

If you've ever been interested in Pathologic, you can start with this one - no need to play 2 first. (But you should play both!!!) store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/...
Steam Store
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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kaye.zone
It’ll hurt but you should probably read this, given all of the lies being spread about her.
josie.zone 🏳️‍⚧️ Tár-Tár Binks @josie.zone · 23h
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

archive.is/ur35j
First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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lizardengland.bsky.social
Really glad to see Baby Steps get the recognition I think it deserves - really a masterpiece. Especially pleased to see it recognized in narrative, where I think it’s easy to overlook because of the surface level humour.

www.gamedeveloper.com/production/b...
Baby Steps leads 28th annual IGF Awards nominations
Blippo+, Titanium Court, and Horses have also received multiple nods.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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blendogames.bsky.social
Skin Deep is nominated for the IGF EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN award!

I'm so proud of what we made. Skin Deep's designers:
- Suzanne Will @binarypartitioned.space
- Tynan Wales
- Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social

Skin Deep credits:
blendogames.com/skindeep/cre...

IGF noms:
tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
Skin Deep cover image. A collage of insurance commando Nina Pasadena, some space pirates, and a cat-shaped spacecraft pursued by pirate ships IGF Excellence in Design nominees: Angeline Era Baby Steps Ooo Skin Deep Titanium Court Time Flies
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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brunodias.bsky.social
This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
kotaku.com Kotaku @kotaku.com · 1d
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.

"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."

https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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midimyers.com
we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!
Board the Mothership.
You're just in time. A couple weeks from now, on January 26, 2026, we'll be launching the full version of our new gaming website, Mothership, which aims to analyze games specifically through the...
mothership.blog
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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midimyers.com
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
austinwalker.bsky.social
As some other IGF judges and jurists are saying today, holy shit, Titanium Court. The way this game is going to worm into some of your brains…

store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...
Titanium Court on Steam
A surreal strategy game for clowns and criminals.
store.steampowered.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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v21.bsky.social
IGF nominations are out! I did a bit of judging this year, and I can now reveal that the game I kept yelling about on here but couldn't actually name or say anything useful about... was Titanium Court by @apthomson.bsky.social. it's so good y'all. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/b...
Baby Steps leads 28th annual IGF Awards nominations
Blippo+, Titanium Court, and Horses have also received multiple nods.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
austinwalker.bsky.social
The stuff Jack is doing this season with percussion is really incredible
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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notquitereal.bsky.social
here's "Wooden People", the latest track from @friends-table.bsky.social's patreon exclusive season REALIS notquitereal.bandcamp.com/track/wooden...
Wooden People, by Jack de Quidt
from the album Realis: Friends At The Table Soundtrack
notquitereal.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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floppyadult.com
Boy I sure am running out of stuff I can say on here
victinibcn.bsky.social Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2d
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant

“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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wired.com
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · 1d
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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morecivilized.bsky.social
We're SO Back

amorecivilizedage.net/website/125-...
This, then, is Obi-Wan and Anakin: They are closer than friends. Closer than brothers. Though Obi-Wan is sixteen standard years Anakin’s elder, they have become men together. Neither can imagine life without the other. The war has forged their two lives into one. The war that has done this is not the Clone Wars; Obi-Wan and Anakin’s war began on Naboo, when Qui-Gon Jinn died at the hand of a Sith Lord. Master and Padawan and Jedi Knights together, they have fought this war for thirteen years. Their war is their life. And their life is a weapon. Stover, Matthew. Revenge of the Sith: Star Wars: Episode III (p. 44). Random House Worlds. Kindle Edition.
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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leyawn.bsky.social
this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM