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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 1d

On Monday, Yacht Club Games delayed the much-anticipated upcoming game Mina the Hollower.

On Tuesday, I visited their studio and saw the game. It made for a rare glimpse at why a video game gets delayed and what "polish" actually means.

This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why 'Mina the Hollower' Was Delayed

Yacht Club Games hasn't given a new release date, but the delay shouldn’t be more than a few months

www.bloomberg.com

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much for doing this! I am just now finally getting into the game and all Arakni heroes are really fun to play for me. Glad that someone is testing and tweaking the underrepresented decks in this meta.

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Ice-Pick Lodge @icepicklodge.bsky.social · 2d

New demo arrives on October 13th.

How is the new demo different from “Quarantine”? In every way! The new demo is a slice from the beginning of the full game.

🕗 Starts Oct 13, 10:00 PDT

Read the full announcement below.

Last chance to add Quarantine before it’s gone!

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Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 2d

Bye Sweet Carole is out now on Steam and Consoles! A jaw-dropping horror adventure inspired by classic animated movies! store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/...

Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4eu...

by #gamedev Chris Darril #indiedev #indiegames #gaming

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 2d

Shit this looks so pretty

Robin Bea @robinbombus.bsky.social · 2d

checked out Carimara on a whim, got maybe the most gorgeous and heartbreaking game I've played all year by surprise www.inverse.com/gaming/carim...

Steam Just Quietly Added A Stunning Horror Mystery With A Surprising Twist

A stunning new mystery game is the perfect game to play this Halloween, even if you're not a typical horror fan.

www.inverse.com

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 2d

I hope we get a documentary one day on the incredible fumbles of THQ, Embracer, and Arc.

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely devastating. This number keeps increasing and we really don't need any more additions to the "needless layoffs" list.

Those "forces outside of our control" sound familiar and, unfortunately, in this case I am well aware whom exactly they're talking about.

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 2d

Heart Machine making layoffs and ending development on Hyper Light Breaker

The news comes around nine months after Hyper Light Breaker launched into early access.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Tania Herrero @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social · 4d

Mad Max meets Waterworld in @gritdark.itch.io Rustborn Bastards, and I'm having a literal blast doing art for this project. Less than 2 days to support the kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 3d

I was hearing good things about it, but the trailers shown off in my cinema made it seem incredibly shallow and uninteresting. Will definitely give it a look now, thanks!

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Huckleberry RPG ➡️ BackerKit is ALIVE! @huckleberryrpg.com · Mar 11

Huckleberry is gearing up for a print run! Check it out 🤠

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

#HuckleberryRPG

Get Ready for Huckleberry: A Wyrd West RPG

From Huckleberry RPG - Get Ready for Huckleberry: A Wyrd West RPG

www.backerkit.com

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The 41st Precinct @the41stprecinct.bsky.social · 5d

Stefanie Joosten Interview - Human Can Opener S3E4
youtu.be/DijqdKhTwYA

Stefanie Joosten Interview - Human Can Opener S3E4

YouTube video by The 41st Precinct

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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 6d

#MÖRKTOBER day 5: STAIN

THE STAINED FIELD
"Just to the east of the Múr, where the land grows flat and swollen with damp, there sits a stretch of dry, flaking soil, a scab on the face of the earth."

Writing by @loottheroom.bsky.social
Art by me

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Tania Herrero @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social · 7d

I've been having so much fun working for @gritdark.itch.io 's Rustborn Bastards! Check it out here, less than 5 days left to back it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...

If you have a project and want me to draw some stuff for it, drop me a message. Would love to hear about it!

#ttrpg #art

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Chris Bissette 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 7d

#MÖRKTOBER DAY 4: HOWL

"Those who spend the night in the clearing are tormented by violent visions of pulsing red, rending flesh, twisting gristle, hot muscle tearing and pulling apart at the seams."

Words by me. Art by @nohr.se

The trees that ring the clearing are dead and dying but still stand, their bark twisted into leering faces, the only thing that remains of the cultists who once worked their rites here. In the creak of the branches you can still hear their death cries, their sad laments barely a whisper on the wind.

Those who spend the night in the clearing are tormented by violent visions of pulsing red, rending flesh, twisting gristle, hot muscle tearing and pulling apart at the seams. On waking, Test Presence DR 12. Failure: Lose d2 from a random Attribute, permanently. Success: Learn one of the following Powers. You can cast it once per day.

FLESHWARP
Your bones crack and reform. Roll d6: 1-2: Gain an extra arm (make an additional attack each round, DR 14); 3-4: Legs fuse into a serpent tail (Defense DR10 but you can't walk); 5-6: Face splits open revealing fanged maw (d6 bite attack). Lasts d4 hours. Test Presence DR12 or permanent.

SKINLESS COMMUNION
Peel away your flesh to become one with the world. Take d6 damage. For the next hour, you can flow through cracks, sense vibrations through walls, and are immune to blades and bludgeons. Test Toughness DR14 afterward or gain permanent -1 HP.

MEAT PUPPET
Touch a corpse. Your consciousness transfers into it while your body collapses. Control the corpse for d6 hours. The corpse rots visibly (lose 1 point from random ability each hour). When the effect ends, Test Presence DR12 or your soul takes d4 hours to find its way back to your body.

BONEGARDEN
Your skeleton sprouts through your skin like thorns. Take d6 damage. Anyone who touches or strikes you in melee takes d4 damage. Lasts d6 rounds. Test Toughness DR10 after. On failure, your bones don't fully retract (permanent -1 Presence, +1 to all Defense DRs).

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 8d

Whatever happens from here on out, I just want to say that Disco Elysium literally willed the meaning of its narrative into existence.

I am so happy for the workers and wish them the best. 🙏

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 9d

UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized

Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Chris Bissette 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 9d

#MÖRKTOBER DAY 2: MAW

"Those who first settled here pledged to guard it, to prevent the tumorous, writing things that emerge from it from spreading across the land."

Words by me. Art by @nohr.se

A two page spread with text on the left and an illustration on the right.

Text reads: "The village of MAW is built around a deep pit, a gullet into the depths of the earth. Those who first settled here pledged to guard it, to prevent the tumorous, writing things that emerge from it from spreading across the land.

Those who dwell here now have made it a tourist attraction. For a mere 5s you can prick your finger on the jagged barbs of the razor fence that encircles the maw, feed your blood to the lands below for luck. In the fighting cages beneath the Grappled Goblin you can make your name by taking up a flail against the things that crawl up out of the hole into the light - or chase riches by betting on the fates of those braver (or at least more foolhardy) than you.

MAW LURKER
HP 5 Armor -d3 (calcific growths) Claws D4 + infection
1-in-6 chance they have wings, in which case they grapple their enemies and lift them from the ground, dropping them onto the hard stone floor of the arena (Test Strength DR 14 to escape, 1d6 damage per 10’ fallen)

The illustration shows a crowded village surrounded by looming trees, with a dark pit ringed by spikes at the centre.

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Hunt: Showdown @huntshowdown.com · 10d

They’ve been with you in every hunt. 🎶

Now, the words of every Port Sulphur Band song are written down in the Mythos section of our website.

Uncover every story their music has been telling... and the ones still waiting to be sung.

Mythos - www.huntshowdown.com/lore/tagged/...

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 10d

Oh, hell yeah! Looking forward to this one. The ADHD friendos are gonna love this one. 🙌

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Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · 15d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers #BookCovers

Cover illustration by Eleonor Piteira of the book 'To Clutch A Razor' by Veronica Roth, featuring two identical men standing in the same pose, one of them has a gold halo around his head and is holding a gold book with pages flying away from it. One of the pages has a drawing of a sword. On the background tile rooftops and a church are painted red.

Book cover illustration by Eleonor Piteira of the book 'Evocation' by S.T. Gibson, featuring a blond man in a dark suit upside down in the hanged man tarot pose, with a mysterious red hand grabbing at his chest. He is framed by a silver border.

Cover illustration by Eleonor Piteira of the book 'The Mercy Makers' by Tessa Gratton, where a cocky dark-haired woman in a red dress and a mask made of magic is smirking at the viewer as she manipulates golden geometric threads with her hands. The hand with the red silk glove is removing a thread, the other is holding a sort of stylus and drawing a new thread. Below, there is the silhouette of a city, and one moon.

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Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 11d

🚨 Latest project: I'm designing a book for Summer Eternal!!

In true Peregrine Coast paper pervert fashion it's going to be real good: munken rough paper, exposed spine, custom slipcase, lay flat. Can't wait to get it into your hands.

SUMMER ETERNAL @summereternal.com · 11d

INTRODUCING: Summer Eternal Anthology Volume One.

This incendiary tome is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Built by firestarters, for firestarters.

summereternal.com/anthology

Summer Eternal Anthology Volume One Book

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 11d

On the day that commences my 50th year on this planet (and the 40th of playing RPGs), I start my list of my favourite 101 RPGs that I've played. It's in order.

So we begin with my least favourite RPG of all time.

Drumroll...

My 101 Favourite TTRPGS: 101 - Old Men Running The World

Earlier this year, we saw John Harper on the socials having worked out how many TTRPGs he's played. It was a big number. It made Jim and me sit back and do

oldmenrunningtheworld.com

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 12d

Yep, already got that and The Fool.

We all know what needs to happen next - physical tarot deck 🙏

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Mol is Serving Up Disaster👨‍🍳 @molomoot.bsky.social · 13d

A comment on itch reminded me of this idea for creating #TTRPG dungeons I had a while back. I still think its neat and I don't think I've actually shared it here on bsky.

So bsky.. meet Crossword Dungeons!
Do a crossword, use the answers and designs as inspiration for the rooms, get creative!

a how to guide for creating crossword dungeons. Step 1 - Find and Do, do the crossword. Step 2 - See Beyond, find the inspiring words and start to see the shape. Step 3 - Extrapolate, ditch words you dont like, create walls, you contol the dungeon. Step 4 - Draw the rest of the owl (make the dungeon from the inspiration). Step 5 - BE NOT AFRAID. Its just a dungeon created from a crossword, they wont always work.
Useful tips: Metro for daily free crosswords. CrosswordSolver, for tricky clues. DungeonScrawl, for making maps. LootTheRoom - for more random ideas

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Endless Forms @endlessformsart.bsky.social · Sep 6

Absolutely excited to announce that I will be launching the crowdfunding for my zelda-esque TTRPG adventure this October!

One more follower to reach the big 200! ✨

#ttrpg #crowdfunding #illustration #zelda #art #dungeoncrawl
gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Sewer Sanctuary by Endless Forms

Sewer Sanctuary is a ready to play, rules-light temple-crawl adventure. This one-shot tabletop roleplaying game comes with a blend of exploration, investigation, and unique combat encounters - making ...

gamefound.com

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William Cross @gamingmechanoid.bsky.social · 16d

Oh, they're aware. There's an artistry in silent protests and hiding dissent. People just wanna keepp their jobs, but there's also those who will try to break through in whatever way they can. I'll love it if the game is thematically opposed to the studio's malfeasance. Ironic for a spy game.

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