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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · 1d

An inspiring interaction 🥹

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

Classic Steam forums

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 2d

I am fascinated by how ubi has welded the aesthetics of politics in its games and marketing for decades, but always been profoundly cowardly about engaging with them. Political aspartame.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 3d

Yup

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · 9d

My stuff goes in the freezer cuz I rarely use it. Kids' stuff goes in the fridge cuz it won't sit around nearly as long.

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Ianipoos @ianipoos.com · 9d

Very, very proud of what the Raising the Bar team pulled together ahead of a big deadline. Here's to hoping.

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AlexSquidDev @alexsquiddev.bsky.social · 10d

DOODLE CHAMPS is $5.99 in the STEAM AUTUMN SALE! 🍁🍂 grab it while it's... crispy...
#indiedev #gamedev #artist #digitalart #steam

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 11d

I know it's a real cliché but I still think Karl Marx is one of the most important theorists to read if you want to understand capital's obsession with generative AI. This is from pg 692-93 of the Grundrisse.

The quote is too long for alt-text sorry but if you go to this link it is the paragraph starting with "As long as the means of labour..." https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/grundrisse/ch13.htm

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Cozy Snugglefield @garybutterfield.bsky.social · 11d

Gary is back for one week only because:

We need new album art for our CRPG podcast Real Lich Hours. Next season we're tackling Planescape: Torment!

lgtbq+bipoc encouraged to submit, it's a paid gig.

Send me your samples at [email protected]

Please retweet and spread the word!

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geographyofrobots @geographyofrobots.bsky.social · 15d

Good morning everyone, a short alpha gameplay reel featuring the latest progress on our new game is up on Patreon.

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Johan Toresson @jtoresson.bsky.social · 17d

GDC has always been ass, and GDC now trying to further impose control outside moscone to strangle out side events is a sure sign that it's not going to get better.

If you're a dev, this sheet is free and will have a higher impact than paying money to go to sf

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 18d

If you're on LinkedIn, here's the opt-out for LinkedIn's AI bullshit using your content.

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

www.linkedin.com

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 20d

Fix your brain and heart

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Palette Swap @paletteswap.site · 25d

Eric Adams just installed 200 of these in central park

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · 25d

No lie… I’ve been working on something almost exactly like this for the past two years.

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Akupara Games @akuparagames.bsky.social · 25d

This next @jeremycouillard.bsky.social game has a very long title, and we have a character limit. ⌨️

Sometimes to Deal… is a collection of virtual ideas. There is no beginning or end. There is no winning or losing. It also comes with a 100-page manual. 📖♾️

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · 25d

this is video games, and i love it for that

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25d

Gettin’ into Signalis, might make it my whole personality

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fran riolobos @franxurio.bsky.social · 27d

En taller de una Amiga quedamos pa hacer cositas random cada semana, hoy tocaron cartulinas articuladas y me salió esto

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · 29d

What's up #gamedev & #indiedev friends!

I've entered my hardcore game pitching era and I'm curious if y'all have suggestions for publishers I should be getting in touch with. Any you're especially fond of lately?

Bonus points if they love RPG/narrative-focused games!

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Now that I have some distance from my GDC talk, I think if I were to boil down my game design advice into a single sentence, it might be something like:

Focus less on adding stuff to your game, and more on developing connections between the stuff you already have.

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Akupara Games @akuparagames.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎂Celebrating: 9 years of 🐢Akupara Games! ✨

For story lovers, challenge seekers, deck makers and any and every gamer at heart, we have an indie video game for you.

Our publisher sale starts now, with over 30 titles on discounted up to 90% off 💘

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · Sep 5

On the complete opposite end of this spectrum, my favorite thing that HASN'T been upgraded since Hollow Knight is that extremely cute & humble Team Cherry logo splash.

How endearing is it that a small crew who have pulled off a truly monumental achievement keeps it so utterly real??

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J. Thomas @nullspeak.bsky.social · Sep 5

adobe / word now have this godless AI warning "this appears to be a long document? read a summary instead?"

Me, at a keynote for the 8 people able to graduate from college in 2030: 🎤

"Brief. Cogent. Succinct? Three words for FAILURE. You are thinking meat. Be unsummarizable. Death to the machine"

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · Sep 5

I don’t know who needs to hear this as they wake up today, but HOLY SHIT the sound design in Silksong is outstanding. Sells the immensity and grandeur of everything in full force. Easily my favorite upgrade since Hollow Knight (so far).

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 5

I already beat another guy who cut Medicaid, gave tax breaks to billionaires, and hounded multiple women who accused him of sexual harassment — might as well debate the one actually calling the shots.

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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ah yes, the two genders

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