Denman Rooke
@denmanrooke.com
Artist & owner at RÚCAĊ an indie studio making art & developing games https://www.rucach.com/
Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com
https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke
Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland
Eco-socialist with People Before Profit
Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com
https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke
Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland
Eco-socialist with People Before Profit
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Denman Rooke
@denmanrooke.com
· Jul 17
The team and I at @rucach.bsky.social are very excited to announce we're one of the teams for the IndieDev 2025 fund working on our game 'Valley of the Lost Abbey'.
Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.
#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev
Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.
#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev
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Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
One Game Publisher Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: 'It's Cancerous' - Kotaku
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
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oh no who could've seen this coming
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
oh no who could've seen this coming
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It's the final day to get 25% off The Séance of Blake Manor as the Steam Winter Sale ends tomorrow. Don't miss out:
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's the final day to get 25% off The Séance of Blake Manor as the Steam Winter Sale ends tomorrow. Don't miss out:
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
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Seeing what is US is doing to Venezuela by attacking & kidnapping their president should be condemned by every "democracy" in the world. The hesitation by any "ally" like Ireland and the EU as a whole should be seen as what it is, cowardice and complicity in blatant imperialism.
January 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Seeing what is US is doing to Venezuela by attacking & kidnapping their president should be condemned by every "democracy" in the world. The hesitation by any "ally" like Ireland and the EU as a whole should be seen as what it is, cowardice and complicity in blatant imperialism.
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Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
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the year is 2026
the year is 1990. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2003. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2025
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
the year is 2026
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screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
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"WHAT'D THEY DO TO US??"
October 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
"WHAT'D THEY DO TO US??"
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If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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Treating Ms Rachel as some kind of monster is a truly amazing own goal: it makes it crystal clear to everyone who sees it that there is no form of objection that is acceptable, and the only permissible reactions to the genocide are acceptance, cheerleading or indifference.
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Treating Ms Rachel as some kind of monster is a truly amazing own goal: it makes it crystal clear to everyone who sees it that there is no form of objection that is acceptable, and the only permissible reactions to the genocide are acceptance, cheerleading or indifference.
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is full of rest.
December 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is full of rest.
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Having covered the relationship between video games and Palestine through @tamoorh.com's video in 2023, we wanted to come back to that topic once again and find out how much has changed over the last two years.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Having covered the relationship between video games and Palestine through @tamoorh.com's video in 2023, we wanted to come back to that topic once again and find out how much has changed over the last two years.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
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I recently traveled to Middenmeer in North Holland to visit a data centre belonging to Microsoft.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I recently traveled to Middenmeer in North Holland to visit a data centre belonging to Microsoft.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
More excellent reporting from the People Make Games crew.
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
More excellent reporting from the People Make Games crew.
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Helloo ~🍪
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
Tree Kingdoms on Steam
Tiny Kingdoms, big strategy! Lead your Treelings, fend off rivals, and outwit the winter chill in this turn- based 4x adventure!
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Helloo ~🍪
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
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YES! this is what techbros who have let their creative selves wither call "procrastination" or "inefficiency" and try to technologise away, not understanding that it is the source of creativity and imagination and everything good
When I sit down to write I'm not consciously pulling from my notes, I'm drawing on the 6 months I spent reading biographies, watching hours of interviews, etc. There is a volume of research, of effort & time that is required to create something meaningful to draw from.
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
YES! this is what techbros who have let their creative selves wither call "procrastination" or "inefficiency" and try to technologise away, not understanding that it is the source of creativity and imagination and everything good
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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Steam page is live now!
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Steam page is live now!
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
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There is no ethical AI while it poisons poor people, and just because Natasha Lyonne wants to be lazy it doesn’t change the facts
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There is no ethical AI while it poisons poor people, and just because Natasha Lyonne wants to be lazy it doesn’t change the facts
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Inverse Kinematics returns to Godot 4.6! 🕺
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
Inverse Kinematics Returns to Godot 4.6 – Godot Engine
Now Godot has Inverse Kinematics in 3D.
godotengine.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Inverse Kinematics returns to Godot 4.6! 🕺
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
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Thank you Cristian Macias for including The Séance of Blake Manor in your Game of the Year Editor's Pick list.
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
Game Of The Year 2025 - Editor’s Pick, Cristian Macias
If games be the food of love, play on.
www.thegamer.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Thank you Cristian Macias for including The Séance of Blake Manor in your Game of the Year Editor's Pick list.
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
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"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
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nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.