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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
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
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walle132.bsky.social
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
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Folks, you really gotta move your newsletters off Substack
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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rnrkd.bsky.social
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
govwesmoore.bsky.social Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 2d
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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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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michaelklamerus.bsky.social
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...
low res first person view of a piano conversation with people with one saying "Game Over Babe!" another panel saying "After too many letdowns," and a man saying "You are fired!" and a guy saying "where's my taco shop!?" and a final panel with text saying "Fed up with U corp-like power, Clark enlisted in R.A.B.I.T.: Rebels Against Big Tech" low res black and white image of a pinball table isometric view of a guy fighting a green monster in a dungeon
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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santaragione.com
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
stephentotilo.bsky.social Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d
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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willjobst.bsky.social
i am a professional editor. i come highly recommended. mind if i step inside your comments-on google doc for the NEOPETS RPG
a comment from will in the NEOPETS RPG: if you give players a stack of dynamite, they're going to explode neopets. it's creating a possibility space where neopets end up painting the room (when all i wanted to do was paint the neopets) a comment from will in the neopets rpg google doc: I think when you give me a hammer (the rules of this game) i'm going to swing at nails (kill neopets).
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
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
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
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
michaelklamerus.bsky.social
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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petalchatoyance.bsky.social
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