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Michael
@michaelklamerus.bsky.social
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Makes tiny games. Currently in grad school to be a librarian. Helps organize local game dev stuff near Detroit. they/them

https://michael-klamerus.itch.io/
https://virtualmoose.org/
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · Dec 30
The mini games anthology that I helped organize for the Ann Arbor District Library for the city's bicentennial is out. Featuring a puzzle game by @flyovergames.bsky.social, game boy game by @itsmelilyv.bsky.social, and point-and-click adventure by me

aadl.org/drchasegames
the logo for the city's bicentennial, showing a map of the city side view of bearded guy in front of a house 3 stacks of colored books dr chase in his room saying "Ah, another new morning"
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Telling the Discord "That's me. Gabriel Knight"
screenshot of gabriel knight 2 of a man standing in a living room
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
I think Laura Dern got a new record for how much stuff she grabs in today's Criterion Closet video? It rules

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2IZ...
Laura Dern’s Closet Picks
YouTube video by CRITERION
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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older.bsky.social
Lovely write-up of the storybundle that supports @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social !
StoryBundle Translation Project Features African Languages
A new, limited-time StoryBundle collection featuring works translated from three African languages is now available from February 5 through March 5, 2026.
www.writingafrica.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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meredithgran.com
Perfect Tides: Station to Station is now available on Itch for PC & Mac! You can get it (along with the first Perfect Tides) here:

granulac.itch.io/perfect-tide...
Perfect Tides: Station to Station by Meredith Gran
A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood.
granulac.itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Discord should know I'm old anyway based on how much I talk about multimedia cd-roms
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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taloketo.bsky.social
Good morning.

Still 49% 😬😬😬😬😬

www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
February 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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tracker-td.bsky.social
A really excellent, detailed review, that's more explicit about just how much stuff *hasn't* made it into this remake - including the Murder at Cafe Alps sidestory, as well as the sidestory where Kiryu emphasises with a transwoman's struggles
videogameschronicle.com VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 4h
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself.

⭐️⭐️

vgc.news/review/yakuz...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review: How not to do a remake | VGC
Sega delivers a disappointing remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken…
vgc.news
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
look at all these blogs and websites talking about ttrpgs that you can add to your rss feed reader
explorersdesign.bsky.social Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 4h
The Bloggies Nominees are here!

We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.

www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
can folks finally stop putting all their documentation in discords?
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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aurahack.ca
i dont think one thing should replace discord, i think like three things at minimum should replace discord. it being an All-in-One app has ruined so many parts of online.
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
yeah well, Myst Online doesn't require me to upload my ID
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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dialacina.com
Gonna need everyone to pitch in and tell a couple hundred of their friends to watch the LP of Gabriel Knight 2 that @shirokumahi.me and I did.

If you don't, you love fascism. 🤷🏽‍♀️

youtu.be/T7qwFEtWstI
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
fwiw it seems like you still get The Teen Experience if you don't put an ID in (I'm not) but maaaaaaan
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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ladyinsanity.bsky.social
Remember back in October how Discord's third party suffered a data breach where 70k+ ID photos were leaked?

Yeah. Discord can pound sand.

discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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rodkin.online
Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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exalclaw.bsky.social
@jesthehuman.itch.io's No ICE In Minnesota charity bundle has gone live with over 1300 games available priced at $10 min. All proceeds benefit the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Jes also shared a few words with Exalclaw about the bundle and their goal for it:

exalclaw.com/2026/02/09/w...
“Whether they are involved through donating their game or purchasing the bundle, they are making a difference”: jesthehuman’s No ICE In Minnesota Charity Bundle Goes Live With Over 1,300 Games Include...
Charity content creator Jes Wade wants to support Minnesotans and is asking gamers to help.
exalclaw.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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urbanbohemian.com
So much is owed to Black culture, I swear. SO. DAMN. MUCH.

#SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #InLivingColor

www.instagram.com/reels/DUbq1v...
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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hels.bsky.social
Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
sarahweinman.com Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1d
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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ruins.net.ve
the videotome family of engines stole my heart. it was really easy to pick up and learn in a weekend long jam.

you can run the engines in pretty much in any device that can open a code editor.

this jam is a perfect opportunity to learn and do a cool little game!! the theme is great too. go nuts!
spdrcstl.bsky.social freya @spdrcstl.bsky.social · 1d
The 3rd Videotome Jam is now scheduled for April! Join for ra low stress jam and make something with one of the engines! The theme this time for inspiration is "Spectator", including interpretations like Outsider / Witness / Voyeur / etc...

itch.io/jam/videotom...
Videotome Jam 3 -
A game jam from 2026-04-04 to 2026-04-19 hosted by communistsister. WHAT? A 2 and a bit week game jam in April, for making games using any of the Videotome engines. THEME ? (optional)
itch.io
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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sarahclark.bsky.social
It happens to be my birthday tomorrow, so if you feel inclined to help support what I do, I'm still $290 short of last year's year-end goal to keep beestung funded! 😘🐝

www.gofundme.com/f/beestung-y...
Donate to beestung: Years Six & Seven, organized by Sarah Clark
What is beestung: beestung is a quarterly online micro-magazine for non-binary, genderquee… Sarah Clark needs your support for beestung: Years Six & Seven
www.gofundme.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Blog Roundup (February 8, 2026)
Blog Roundup (February 8, 2026)
I haven’t done one of these in a long time because I didn’t have time but I could still do these on a monthly basis or something. There’s just so many new websites that keep popping up even though a lot of people think the internet is just five websites these days. Maybe you’ll enjoy […]
virtualmoose.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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galegalligan.bsky.social
not only are there great reasons to ditch substack, there are alternatives!

leavesubstack.com
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
leavesubstack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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flatluigi.bsky.social
canonical neopets homophobia
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM