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Michael
@michaelklamerus.bsky.social
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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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
yeah well, Myst Online doesn't require me to upload my ID
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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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
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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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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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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@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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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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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
“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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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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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!
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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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
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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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canonical neopets homophobia
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Gonna continue this train and talk about another black creator that means a lot to me.

Dwayne McDuffie.

One of the founders of Milestone comics which was the first comic book universe that featured black and POC characters and of course Static Shock.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_...
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Folks, you really gotta move your newsletters off Substack
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.

Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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My latest indie game roundup featuring experimental tabletop and video games, and just other games that I thought were cool

virtualmoose.org/2026/02/06/i...
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Epic made provably incorrect statements about the game’s content, refused to provide details supporting their claims, and has not shared their claimed AO IARC certificate, which normally includes a link for the developer to appeal. They do not ‘love that studio’, they have effectively ghosted us
Earlier this week, I spoke briefly Epic about Horses, a game that was approved for release on EGS, then blocked after a re-rating

"We love that studio," Epic VP Steve Allison said of Santa Ragione, but maintained that an AO rating was a dealbreaker

www.gamefile.news/i/186925441/...
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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i am a professional editor. i come highly recommended. mind if i step inside your comments-on google doc for the NEOPETS RPG
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Junji Ito Pinball-like where we're all just posting about how dumb the unreleased Jim Walls game is
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
tbh I thought the posts about the neopets ttrpg were doing a Junji Ito Pinball-like when I woke up this morning. If you don't know what this means, it's ok, neither do I
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
If folks are looking to donate to a group that does video game preservation, I think the VGHF is great. In addition to efforts like the one below, they have an amazing digital library of magazines/marketing materials you can search. You can also buy old magazines from them

gamehistory.org/donate/
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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There is an updated version of my infamous puzzle game 'Boppin' available, for CHEAP AS FREE on my personal website at Jenniverse.com right now.

It runs on Windows 10 or higher, and is complete with all levels and content. Play the original source of the slang term 'Yeet', today!
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 AM