Xalavier Nelson Jr.
@writnelson.bsky.social
Running @StrangeScaffold. Wrote for MtG, Borderlands 4, I Am Your Beast & more. Lead VA in Hellraiser: Revival. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him. Repped by CAA.
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We JUST debuted Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator's Steam page at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase--and you can PLAY THE DEMO TODAY!
💰Day trade as a series of weirdoes across the universe
🙏Owe a loan shark who can legally kill you
💵Short a baby
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
💰Day trade as a series of weirdoes across the universe
🙏Owe a loan shark who can legally kill you
💵Short a baby
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
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Lucy did UI work for Incarnal and it was amaaazing. She's super professional, kind, warm, and a dream to work with. We will definitely be getting more work from her in the future, but you should absolutely hire her in the meantime!
Hello #PortfolioDay !!
I'm Lucy, a short, fast and loud illustrator and game dev based in Naarm/Melbourne. I love making character focused illustrations with a fantasy twist and bold autumn-toned colour palette!
I love to yap! Reach out to me at: [email protected]
Folio: lucymutimer.com
I'm Lucy, a short, fast and loud illustrator and game dev based in Naarm/Melbourne. I love making character focused illustrations with a fantasy twist and bold autumn-toned colour palette!
I love to yap! Reach out to me at: [email protected]
Folio: lucymutimer.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Lucy did UI work for Incarnal and it was amaaazing. She's super professional, kind, warm, and a dream to work with. We will definitely be getting more work from her in the future, but you should absolutely hire her in the meantime!
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👁️ WARNING 👁️
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
👁️ WARNING 👁️
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
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i was able to pick up some short term work, but i'm still open and looking for my next full time narrative role! I'm an asset to your team at any stage and ready + eager to be challenged.
Hi #Portfolioday l! I'm Emma Kidwell, an award nominated writer and designer experienced in indie and AAA. I've worked in all stages of game development from polish to pitching. I'm adaptable, quick to learn, and available for full time and contact work ✍️
✨ emmkid.info
✨ emmkid.info
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
i was able to pick up some short term work, but i'm still open and looking for my next full time narrative role! I'm an asset to your team at any stage and ready + eager to be challenged.
SXSW Sydney fostered so much creativity and conversation, and had one of the best curation teams around. I'm gonna fuckin' miss that thing.
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
SXSW Sydney fostered so much creativity and conversation, and had one of the best curation teams around. I'm gonna fuckin' miss that thing.
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Bandcamp is announcing that they're prohibiting music created wholly or with subtantial use of AI
From the BandCamp community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the BandCamp community
www.reddit.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Bandcamp is announcing that they're prohibiting music created wholly or with subtantial use of AI
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I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
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This is from my interview with Peak co-creator Nick Kaman www.gamefile.news/p/peak-inter...
Peak interview
"I just want to get the quote right. It’s by Sonic the Hedgehog.” An eye-opening conversation with one of the makers of one of 2025's top video games.
www.gamefile.news
January 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This is from my interview with Peak co-creator Nick Kaman www.gamefile.news/p/peak-inter...
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We're #hiring a bunch of roles in 2026, including Engineers! Come work with the lovely legends at @gravitywell.games
We are:
🔥Making rad new IP
❤️An empathetic AAA Team
💸Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term
Interested? Please apply!
gravitywell.games
#gamedev #gamedevjobs
We are:
🔥Making rad new IP
❤️An empathetic AAA Team
💸Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term
Interested? Please apply!
gravitywell.games
#gamedev #gamedevjobs
January 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We're #hiring a bunch of roles in 2026, including Engineers! Come work with the lovely legends at @gravitywell.games
We are:
🔥Making rad new IP
❤️An empathetic AAA Team
💸Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term
Interested? Please apply!
gravitywell.games
#gamedev #gamedevjobs
We are:
🔥Making rad new IP
❤️An empathetic AAA Team
💸Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term
Interested? Please apply!
gravitywell.games
#gamedev #gamedevjobs
mister clickolding is the worst thing ive ever been called
A wild Yotei Ghost & Mister Clickholding @erikaishii.bsky.social @writnelson.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
mister clickolding is the worst thing ive ever been called
LOSING MY FUCKING MIND
I NEED TO BE AT MAGFEST LIKE YESTERDAY
I NEED TO BE AT MAGFEST LIKE YESTERDAY
Once again I am out repping @strangescaffold.bsky.social at MAGfest! This year I decided to go as J.J. Hardwell from CRDM3, easily one of the most me-pilled games ever made. If you see me around, come say hi! (And play CRDM3 if you like weird games for total sickos lmao)
January 11, 2026 at 6:10 AM
LOSING MY FUCKING MIND
I NEED TO BE AT MAGFEST LIKE YESTERDAY
I NEED TO BE AT MAGFEST LIKE YESTERDAY
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Chicago has the mandate of heaven
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Chicago has the mandate of heaven
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AGDQ is proof it's probably fine to give a bunch of neurodivergent people a telethon
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 AM
AGDQ is proof it's probably fine to give a bunch of neurodivergent people a telethon
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omg. a tmnt game i worked on is bundled with a rugrats game. life goals achieved
Looking to get absolutely nostalgia-blasted as we head into the weekend?
And at a pretty good price, even??
You can pick up the Rugrats X TMNT Adventures bundle now to do just that!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/64855...
And at a pretty good price, even??
You can pick up the Rugrats X TMNT Adventures bundle now to do just that!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/64855...
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
omg. a tmnt game i worked on is bundled with a rugrats game. life goals achieved
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Daniil Dankovsky:
- Entire existence only possible through careful balancing act of addictive chemicals
- Constantly being mocked and derided by small children
- Can die from having a conversation wrong
- Desperate to get her back (Thanatica)
welcome back harry du bois
- Entire existence only possible through careful balancing act of addictive chemicals
- Constantly being mocked and derided by small children
- Can die from having a conversation wrong
- Desperate to get her back (Thanatica)
welcome back harry du bois
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Daniil Dankovsky:
- Entire existence only possible through careful balancing act of addictive chemicals
- Constantly being mocked and derided by small children
- Can die from having a conversation wrong
- Desperate to get her back (Thanatica)
welcome back harry du bois
- Entire existence only possible through careful balancing act of addictive chemicals
- Constantly being mocked and derided by small children
- Can die from having a conversation wrong
- Desperate to get her back (Thanatica)
welcome back harry du bois
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Sometimes you just accept things as a part of your day to day, so take a second and say out loud...
"We're making a game called Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! where you play the truck in an Isekai story."
You can think "...hell yeah..." if you like!
It's coming out next year!
"We're making a game called Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! where you play the truck in an Isekai story."
You can think "...hell yeah..." if you like!
It's coming out next year!
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Sometimes you just accept things as a part of your day to day, so take a second and say out loud...
"We're making a game called Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! where you play the truck in an Isekai story."
You can think "...hell yeah..." if you like!
It's coming out next year!
"We're making a game called Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! where you play the truck in an Isekai story."
You can think "...hell yeah..." if you like!
It's coming out next year!
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Absolutely phenomenal read
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Absolutely phenomenal read
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💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
i personally guarantee it
I seriously hope this means we get more punished Xalavier monologuing.
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM
i personally guarantee it
of course
that's the song you listen to when you're feeling good and writing about good things, right
r-right
that's the song you listen to when you're feeling good and writing about good things, right
r-right
...you good?!
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM
of course
that's the song you listen to when you're feeling good and writing about good things, right
r-right
that's the song you listen to when you're feeling good and writing about good things, right
r-right
listening to "I Bet On Losing Dogs" over and over again while writing the script of El Paso, Elsewhere 2 means i'm feeling super normal, right
is that what it means
is that what it means
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
listening to "I Bet On Losing Dogs" over and over again while writing the script of El Paso, Elsewhere 2 means i'm feeling super normal, right
is that what it means
is that what it means
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we got bb in this bitch
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 AM
we got bb in this bitch
I adore Tiny Bookshop - but the part that's most amazing is that it's using real books and data to ground that world.
How did they pull that off? Did they get to license all of that or is it a legitimate fair use implementation or what?? Magic.
How did they pull that off? Did they get to license all of that or is it a legitimate fair use implementation or what?? Magic.
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I adore Tiny Bookshop - but the part that's most amazing is that it's using real books and data to ground that world.
How did they pull that off? Did they get to license all of that or is it a legitimate fair use implementation or what?? Magic.
How did they pull that off? Did they get to license all of that or is it a legitimate fair use implementation or what?? Magic.
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At @adventurex.bsky.social I gave a talk on creating stories from scratch: from idea to full outline, in 25 minutes, with jokes.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
AdventureX 2025 – Talk: Jon Ingold "Always Trade Up: from Inspiration to Storyline"
YouTube video by AdventureX
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
At @adventurex.bsky.social I gave a talk on creating stories from scratch: from idea to full outline, in 25 minutes, with jokes.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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so
i might be changing my digital footprint for the worst
we're keeping the demo for baby trading simulator up until launch though, so that's nice
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
i might be changing my digital footprint for the worst
we're keeping the demo for baby trading simulator up until launch though, so that's nice
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
so
i might be changing my digital footprint for the worst
we're keeping the demo for baby trading simulator up until launch though, so that's nice
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
i might be changing my digital footprint for the worst
we're keeping the demo for baby trading simulator up until launch though, so that's nice
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
ME AND ALL MY HOMIES HATE PERCY WETMORE
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
ME AND ALL MY HOMIES HATE PERCY WETMORE