Nick Chester
@nickchester.bsky.social
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VP of Commercial and Portfolio Development @ Annapurna // Enjoys games, horror, and loud noises //Former Epic Games, Saber Interactive, Harmonix.
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derek-lieu.com
In case you had any doubts Skin Deep is a good game, here's an excerpt from its patch notes.
Fixed: mech glass wound bug
Piloting a mech and stepping on glass shards would sometimes result in getting glass stuck in Nina's feet. This was not intended, as Nina's feet are fictionally safe inside the mech. Using the mech to stomp on glass no longer applies glass wounds to Nina. Nina is now safe. Fixed: pod departure logic
Under certain circumstances, the player was able to deposit all of the cats into the cat pod and then force the pod to leave before Nina could enter it. This resulted in what felt like a soft-lock where the pirate boarding ship never appeared. Fixed: swordfish consumed by trash chute
If the player had a swordfish impaled in their body and then stood near a trash chute, the trash chute sometimes
"ate" the swordfish. This was not intended. It sort of made sense and was an interesting systemic behavior, but the interaction was a little too confusing. In this update, the trash chute now ignores impaled swordfishes.
nickchester.bsky.social
Oh hey, look!
annapurna.com
Moomin x Rebecca Sugar x Annapurna

🎬 🍿 new animated Moomin movie 👀 👀

variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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annapurna.com
Get your rage out on the battlefield with The Beast Within.

Pilot this custom loadout for your mech in Bounty Star when it releases October 23, 2025, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Wishlist here: bit.ly/45xS9k3
nickchester.bsky.social
Also, working on these games was weird/surreal sometimes in a way that didn’t make any sense. Everyone who did probably has some strange story to tell, like that one time I came into the office on the weekend to set up a buggy pre-release build of 4 so big Rock Band fan Seth Rollins could play.
nickchester.bsky.social
Also, I loved Freestyle Guitar solo mode, y’all haters can get bent. 😀
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Attempting to revive this was a labor of love by everyone involved, from the massive lift of making sure legacy DLC just worked to bringing new instruments to market. It’s understandable but sad that this didn’t revive the plastic band phenomenon, but everyone who made this happen should be proud. 🖤
nickchester.bsky.social
I wrapped my time Harmonix weeks before Rock Band 4 shipped, but most of the heavy lifting was done, and I was fortunate enough to be a part of it from start to finish.
wario64.bsky.social
Rock Band 4 will delist on October 5, 2025 - "the original licenses for the core soundtrack are expiring"

DLC are delisting too
www.resetera.com/threads/rock...

Rock Band 4 Rivals Bundle is $9.99:
US PSN store.playstation.com/en-us/produc...
Xbox www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...
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annapurna.com
T Goodness You're An Alligator!

Get 'three games that are sure to make you laugh and smile' at a major discount during the Steam Autumn Sale. store.steampowered.com/bundle/58928...
Save 47% on T Goodness You’re An Alligator on Steam
store.steampowered.com
nickchester.bsky.social
Many good video games on sale. 👇
annapurna.com
Expand your library. Or someone else's.

Get up to 75% off our games in the Steam Autumn Sale
store.steampowered.com/developer/an...
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jurge.site
steam fall sale - jurge's pick (biased)

you can pick up a video game bundle with TGYH, to a T, and Later Alligator for less than $30

video games with laughs, wow!

store.steampowered.com/bundle/58928...
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After I ruined my Ally, I got an OLED Deck and it’s great. I miss being able to play GamePass games and have the flex of Windows, but I’m happy enough with what I have between the Deck and S2, that $1000 for a thing I’ll probably drop on the floor of a plane because I’m a klutz feels rough!
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I really want the Xbox Ally X, but I’m recalling the time I spilled a little water on my Ally and it turned into a paper weight, so I’m struggling to pull the trigger at $1000. And I’m absolutely fiscally irresponsible.
wario64.bsky.social
ROG Xbox Ally X preorder ($999.99)
Best Buy buff.ly/tXGmglb
MS Store buff.ly/V3sWuWj

Rog Xbox Ally ($599.99)
Best Buy buff.ly/dkqeodJ #ad
MS Store buff.ly/KtbafsQ
nickchester.bsky.social
Strong opener with this suggestion.
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Will say I'm excited to get a chance to work with Dale in some capacity again after all of these years. Hard to believe our early games industry journey starting with Destructoid brought us to where we are, and I'm super happy to have brought him on board to score Yarn Owl's Demi. Perfect fit.
dalenorthmusic.com
Presenting Demi and the Fractured Dream, debuted here at Tokyo Game Show in the Annapurna Showcase. A lovely game made by fantastic people and I’m so glad to be writing music for it! The voice you hear is the wonderful Sumika Inoue. More soon!

Trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZH...
Demi and the Fractured Dream | Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive
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tuckerhazell.bsky.social
Shout out to @annapurna.com for their TGS showcase, they continue to be a team whose work I aspire to. They highlighted THREE new IP games in distinct genres:

D-Topia from Marumittu Games

People of Note from Iridium Studios

Demi and the Fractured Dream from Yarn Owl (Austin represent!)

Loved it!
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annapurna.com
a story about the future. a question about today. where every choice matters.

D-topia is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 1/2

wishlist today: http://bit.ly/46sIxaR

D-topia | Reveal Trailer
A story about the future. A question about today. Where every choice matters.Wishlist here: http://bit.ly/46sIxaRStep into a future where happiness is curate...
youtu.be
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Hey hey
wario64.bsky.social
new Annapurna Interactive games announced:

Demi and the Fractured Dream (Yarn Owl) store.steampowered.com/app/1725710/...
People of Note (Iridium Studios) store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...
D-topia (Marumittu Games) store.steampowered.com/app/1895460/...
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dalenorthmusic.com
Presenting Demi and the Fractured Dream, debuted here at Tokyo Game Show in the Annapurna Showcase. A lovely game made by fantastic people and I’m so glad to be writing music for it! The voice you hear is the wonderful Sumika Inoue. More soon!

Trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZH...
Demi and the Fractured Dream | Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive
www.youtube.com
nickchester.bsky.social
now would be a fine time for valve to release a new SteamDeck because I’m going to smash mine to pieces playing Silksong

why do I keep playing this

life is stressful and anger-inducing enough good lord these melodies may have to find themselves

sorry hornet
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iridiumstudios.bsky.social
It's finally time.

Tune in to the Annapurna Direct, at 5 PM PT on Tuesday, September 23rd, for the unveiling of Iridium Studios' next game.

You won't be disappointed.
Annapurna Interactive Direct From Tokyo 2025 | Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive
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nickchester.bsky.social
Tune in. We'd like to show you some new video games.
wario64.bsky.social
Annapurna Interactive Direct from Tokyo announced for September 23, 5 PM PT