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Law Murray 📘 @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social · 10d

Tyronn Lue said that these shorts are a JVG production 👁️

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · 16d

Omg I only walked past the katamari booth, time to go back

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · 24d

...Knock, knock.

Oh, it's the friendly and nice developer and publisher of the hit indie horror game "No, I'm Not a Human" - @trioskaz.bsky.social and @cr-games.bsky.social!

How sensible and normal! ...Come in! 🤠

...

🍖*crunchy yet wet death noises* 🍖

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · 24d

Very important reporting, thank you WaPo

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Denver Nuggets @nuggets.bsky.social · 25d

Nikola plays, but they get more ridiculous 😎

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · 26d

Penis on his mother's side

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Sep 7

Please bring the tour to Japan in 2026 🥲

Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Sep 6

Post-Coital Fondue was actually the name of my band in high school

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · Sep 5

Very interesting article on the damage a rogue localizer can do to a game as Silksong's Chinese release sits at 52% positive - the translator not only shared a bunch of info pre-release, breaking NDA, the localization itself was highschool-flowery. A wild read. www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...

A Tale of Two Texts

To illustrate the calamity, one need only place the original Hollow Knight’s translation beside Silksong’s.

The original:
No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry out in suffering. Born of God and Void. You are the Vessel. You are the Hollow Knight.

Concise. Clean. Haunting.

Now behold the Silksong version, which players were forced to endure — rendered here in English as the grotesque monstrosity it resembled:

With nary a spirit nor thought shalt thou persist, bereft of mortal will, unbent, unswayed. With no lament nor tearful cry, only sorrow’s dirge to herald thine eternal woe. Born of gods and of the fathomless abyss, grasping heaven’s firmament in thine unworthy palm. Shackled to endless dream, tormented by pestilence and shadow, thy heart besieged by phantasmal demons. Thou art the chalice of destiny. Verily, thou art the Primordial Knight of Hollowness.

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just gonna put it out there that this game actually made me cry and I loved it

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · Sep 5

Now serving: Kemono Teatime ☕🐾

The shop's only open for 21 days. But in that time, you'll meet unforgettable kemomimi characters, craft your own teas, and maybe, just maybe, come to terms with what it means to say goodbye.

...The kettle's hot. Come in and stay a while. 💕

Two pink-haired kemomimi hug in a photo while holding a plate of tasty tart. They stand in a cafe of pastel colours and have rakugaki notes taped to the photo about how nice and cool they are. Some ominous pills lay in the bottom right corner...

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Sep 5

Coke: bloke

Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Sep 4

Palm Springs is super slept on! Very fun film

Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Aug 28

Lotion is multi-purpose my man

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · Aug 18

Anybody who knows anybody that might be interested in Demonschool and might give it a little boost, please entice them to fill out this form! We put a lot into this game and we really want people to see it.

Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · Aug 18

Hey folks! Embargoed review keys for Demonschool go out TODAY, and we also want to give that opportunity to streamers/creators. If you are interested in streaming or making video about Demonschool please fill out this form! If you know someone who might be interested, tag them or send it to them!

docs.google.com

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW (sorta): I spoke to Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe about Palworld's unusual approach to in-game credits

They put them up front (unusual for a Japanese studio), and do it via a website the game links to

We discussed why--and why their prior game had no credits

www.gamefile.news/p/palworld-g...

Palworld's special approach to game credits

A brief chat with Pocketpair's chief game director about crediting developers via a webpage.

www.gamefile.news

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · Aug 1

He's hosting a party, and he'd love for you to attend...

DEAD TAKE, the new psychological horror from the fantastic minds of @abubakarsalim.bsky.social and his team at @surgentstudios.bsky.social is out now. ☠️🎬

He builds worlds, people...sculpts them.

...but how far will you go?

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Jul 31

NL accurately described as "the perfect streamer"

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is out! And our Dragons localized it into EN, ZH-CN, ZH-TW, and KO so everyone can experience:

⚔️ Tactical warfare
💅 Petty revenge
💘 Sapphic yearning
🔪 Aaand the moral option to just murder literally everyone!

We love this game so much it hurts. Go play it. 🫵🏻

The text "The Great Villainess Strategy of Lily" sits below a selection of anime-style women. The middle woman holds a sword with a flower attached. They will murder us all.

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · Jul 26

Lovers of wholesome puzzles are feasting this month with the release of Kaizen: A Factory Story! We got...

🔩 Screws
🔧 Bolts
🪛 More screws
🤖 Robots (eventually)

Sprung from the incomprehensible minds of @coincidence.games and @astragames.bsky.social, live your dreams of labour today! 👨🏻‍🏭🩷

The title Kaizen: A Factory Story sits beside a robot being put together on a factory line.

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Jul 21

I just made myself a slutty little lunch

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Evan @kindersonde.bsky.social · Jul 17

We mine... Then we scratch (the shit out of the sofa ignoring the scratching post our human father specifically got for us to scratch INSTEAD of the sofa)

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · Jul 16

The cat's out of the bag and yearning for the mines...! ⛏️🙀

Help pixel kitty find her mom and explore a wonderful world of weird in Everdeep Aurora from @nautilusdev.bsky.social and @ysbryd.net in a whole bunch of languages thanks to our Dragons!

Go! ...The Everdeep awaits! 🕳️🪏

Black cat drills into a cube surrounded by strange creatures like a furry snail and some kinda of ayeaye.

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Dragonbaby Localization @dragonbaby.bsky.social · Jul 15

Are you yearning for a touch of corporate demands in your leisure time? 🫵

...Yes? Then #mycopunk from @pigeonsatplay.bsky.social is for you!

Fresh off the back of a @devolverdigital.com spacetruck full of bugs, it's time to action some profitable synergies for the glory of SAXON! 🍄🔫

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