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Axel حسن Taiari @shevek.bsky.social · 9d

The workers at ZA/UM Studio have unionized.

First recognised games union in the UK, too. May many others follow.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/workers-at-z...

Workers at ZA/UM Announce Landmark Recognition Agreement - IWGB Game Workers

Video game developers at ZA/UM Studio, represented by the IWGB (Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) have today announced their formation of a union at their workplace. After a negotiation proc...

www.gameworkers.co.uk

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 9d

Fun fact: the minigame I mentioned above caused a ridiculous amount of bugs and other issues, and it was almost cut.

But we stuck to our guns (pun intended) and spent about a month fixing it so it could be in the game.

Worth every second.

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 9d

Do it. Do it now.

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 9d

There's something very satisfying to seeing someone stream your game from start to end and they vibe with the concept.

Watching these streams confirms to me that the cactus fucking and poop minigames were in fact integral to the vision of @polyarmorygame.bsky.social

www.twitch.tv/videos/25798...

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Tristan Cooper @tristanacooper.bsky.social · 10d

Newly minted evergreen meme

meme of fred armisen saying

Make bad game? Fired

Make good game? Fired

Make incredibly successful game?
Believe it or not, also fired

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Poly 💞 Armory 🔫 @polyarmorygame.bsky.social · 9d

Meet the dateable guns in our game!

Rimmington: the sturdy British shotgun

Viper: The non-binary icon and party animal revolver

Marsh and Mello: aka - the Twin UwUzis

Sveta - The muscle mommy RPG from Russia

Play the game for FREE right now:
oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

#DatingSim #IndieDev

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lilith kills u @deathcarpets.sisc.one · 11d

what are you having for breakfast baby?

—uttered toast

haha! did you mean buttered toast?

—the toast has been spoken of. this toast is known

baby you’re scaring me, please put down that knife

—the toast that was spoken of at the dawn of this era

no. not that toast. baby the sages warned us

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 11d

But... but it was a deadly serious ad campaign. 😜

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We regret the error | HisCursedness @hiscursedness.bsky.social · 13d

ONLY CANS CREATOR MADE A NEW GAME

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love by OxyOxspring, artemis.ronan, Jenbles

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay?

oxyoxspring.itch.io

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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · Feb 25

I know what you're thinking: "But the magic of my enemies is weak, and their gods are hollow idols!" But what if I told you... that your enemies are thinking the same thing... about YOUR magic, and YOUR gods? And here's what's gonna make the difference: your enemies aren't in this seminar right now.

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Poly 💞 Armory 🔫 @polyarmorygame.bsky.social · 12d

Want a #datingsim with a wicked sense of humour and a ridiculous story?

Play Polyarmory: High Calibre Love for FREE today!

We can guarantee that you'll get a semi-automatically. 😜

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

#RomanceGames #Comedy #Gamedev #IndieDev #FreeGame #PolyarmoryGame

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love by OxyOxspring, artemis.ronan, Jenbles

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay?

oxyoxspring.itch.io

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Lucian V. Ghost @lucianvghost.bsky.social · 12d

While the previous automated post is technically accurate, we're actually live over on Twitch playing Polyarmoury: High Calibre Love! Do join us won't you?

LucianVGhost - Twitch

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love | From beginning To End | It's To To Do Drugs And Love Guns!

www.twitch.tv

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Poly 💞 Armory 🔫 @polyarmorygame.bsky.social · 13d

This is a story about a man, and his hardware, and nothing else.

Play Polyarmory: High Calibre Love for FREE right now, only on @itch.io

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

#GameDev #IndieDev #DatingSim #Guns

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love by OxyOxspring, artemis.ronan, Jenbles

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay?

oxyoxspring.itch.io

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 13d

I finally made good on my promise that Nick could voice a can.

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 13d

I've had two pretty close calls this year with suicide, both times have been pretty messy.

Things do get better, even when it seems like everything is going wrong.

Please donate if you can!

Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · Aug 23

Suicide prevention is a very important cause to me, so this year marks the 2nd annual Gamedevs for Suicide Prevention team at the LA (Santa Monica) Out of the Darkness Walk!

If you're in SoCal, come walk with us! Or you can donate to our team.

afspwalks.donordrive.com/team/371158

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Bazzah @bazzah.bsky.social · 14d

This is a work of art! Made by a very dedicated group of amazing people. I couldn't recommend this game enough! 37 out of 5 stars

Poly 💞 Armory 🔫 @polyarmorygame.bsky.social · 15d

Do you love your guns?

I mean, do you *really* love your guns?

Then you should play Polyarmory: High Calibre Love immediately - IT'S FREE!

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love by OxyOxspring, artemis.ronan, Jenbles

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay?

oxyoxspring.itch.io

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Jenbles 🏳️‍⚧️ @jenbles.bsky.social · 13d

Didja know that @polyarmorygame.bsky.social has over 850 voiced dialogue lines, 19 full episodes of Colt Michigan's radio show, 9 original songs (including 6 from @heyjellybear.bsky.social), 4 voice actors mixed together for [redacted] & 8 clips of @oxyoxspring.bsky.social as an enthusiastic clown.

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 14d

The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls is here! My very first article in an academic publication! I wrote about one of my favorite RPG quests ever, The Mind of Madness, and how it's an application of psychodrama.

Thank you so much @drkowert.bsky.social @wanderingshrink.bsky.social

The cover of the Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls, Edited by Amelia Herbst, PsyD, featuring a brown and gold cover featuring a dragon

A screenshot of the first paragraph of "Carry Your Burdens: Psychodrama Via RPGS in Skyrim" by Anna C. Webster

A screenshot from Skyrim showing Pelagius The Mad seated at a table with Sheogorath, the Prince of Madness

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Poly 💞 Armory 🔫 @polyarmorygame.bsky.social · 15d

We'll bang, okay? 🤎

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

#GameDev #PolyarmoryGame #HighCalibreLove

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Today's Game Releases @todaysgamereleases.bsky.social · 15d

Today releases 'Polyarmory: High Calibre Love' for #PC

Developers: ?
Publishers: ?

Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCvbG6ZCU8Q

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Poly 💞 Armory 🔫 @polyarmorygame.bsky.social · 15d

Games out. Go play it.

Jenbles 🏳️‍⚧️ @jenbles.bsky.social · 23d

Ooh, looks like there's some news on @polyarmorygame.bsky.social soon. I did sound on this!

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Lucian V. Ghost @lucianvghost.bsky.social · 15d

Somewhat behind schedule, but containing some wonderfully voice weapons and made by a team that surely does love their guns... Or perhaps their guns love them? Who knows! Find out, in Polyarmoury: High Calibre Love!

Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 15d

Fun fact: @polyarmorygame.bsky.social was supposed to be made for last year's #7DFPS game jam.

It took us around 8 months to finish it.

(We might have overscoped somewhat...)

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love by OxyOxspring, artemis.ronan

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay?

oxyoxspring.itch.io

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 15d

So yeah, if you wanna play a story about loving guns, fearing the government, and getting over your ex-wife - then you absolutely must play this silly game.

It's free, so you've got no excuse whatsoever not to give it a go.

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Alex Oxspring @oxyoxspring.bsky.social · 15d

Fun fact: @polyarmorygame.bsky.social was supposed to be made for last year's #7DFPS game jam.

It took us around 8 months to finish it.

(We might have overscoped somewhat...)

oxyoxspring.itch.io/polyarmory

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love by OxyOxspring, artemis.ronan

The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. We'll bang, okay?

oxyoxspring.itch.io

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