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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 1d

Our news editor @kerrblimey.bsky.social has some advice for developers and PR reps looking to navigate the press slalom:

A quote from an article discussing how to engage with journalists that reads:

"No matter how cordial our correspondence, there might come a time when I have to report on you, your product, or your company in a way you no longer find beneficial or flattering. That is the job. Reporters are not an extension of your marketing department. We are not there to promote you, your product, or tailor headlines to meet your specific needs.

"Acknowledge this before you agree to an interview. Let the truth wash over you like a salve. You'll be better off for it."

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 1d

...wiederholt Röcheln und Schniefen zu vernehmen und ich die einzige Person mit Maske war. Aber davon ging natürlich keine Gefahr aus.

Ich hoffe das beste für die Oma.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 1d

... dramatisch zur Seite. Nachdem sie einige Sekunden lang mit angsterfülltem Blick Abstand gehalten hatte, fragte sie, ob ich denn krank sei. Sie habe eine immunschwache Großmutter Daheim und dürfe auf keinen Fall krank werden.

All das passierte in einem komplett überfüllten Café, in dem...

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 1d

Es ist alles so absurd.

Ich suchte am Wochenende ein Café auf, um ein Getränk zum mitnehmen zu kaufen - selbstverständlich mit Maske, denn ich hatte zwar keinerlei Symptome, aber auch wenig Ambitionen, das zu ändern. Als ich Richtung Tresen ging, sprang eine Person mittleren Alters...

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 6d

I really enjoyed talking to Chris about the histories that shape the current deplatforming efforts affecting NSFW video games! Grateful for him taking this issue seriously. I wanted to share links to some of my colleagues’ work that I mention here:

Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 9d

Give me 45-minutes and I'll make you an expert on NSFW video game censorship (and the growing threat to your favorite hobby)

Why NSFW games aren't doomed (for now)

Sex games researcher Jean Ketterling puts the summer of censorship into context

postgame.substack.com

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 6d

It has been recorded, but as far as I know the video will only be shared among participants. Feel free to reach out to the panelists and ask, though!

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 6d

This was easily one of the best panels I've ever seen.

Great insights from different professional perspectives, a very active audience in the chat, lots of new contacts... I'm really glad I got to join, because these two hours have given me so, so much inspiration and hope for the future.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 6d

GAConf requires people attending in person to do a Covid test and present the negative result. But it's an accessibility-focused event, and testing honestly seems like the bare minimum (I wish more people wore masks to protect each other).

I'm not familiar with other events doing anything similar.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 6d

Today at 12 pm EST (6 pm CEST)!

If you'd like to listen to experts talk about the deplatforming of adult games, you can still sign up.

Val Webber @publicpubics.bsky.social · 19d

Save the date! 🗓️
Oct 2, 12-2pm EST
💳 🎮 🍆 💻 👾 🫦

Panel on payment processors, deplatforming, and sexual censorship in games w/ @jeanketterling.bsky.social @acvalens.net @kenzitronic.bsky.social Ashley Guajardo Caroline Bem & myself - info and registration here:

irdl.info.yorku.ca/event/smc-pa...

Sex, Money, and Censorship: Battles Over the Deplatforming of Sexual Expression in Games (2025-10-02)

In July 2025, following a campaign by the Australian anti-pornography organization Collective Shout and ensuing pressure from payment processors including Mastercard, Visa, PayPal and Stripe, videogam...

irdl.info.yorku.ca

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 6d

Hurrah! Ich hoffe, Du hast viel Spaß damit.

Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 7d

Despite still being in development and not nearly finished, "Scarlet Hollow" is one of my favourite games ever - so obviously, I highly recommend it. It has a ridiculous amount of depth in terms of both narrative and gameplay, and the art is just gorgeous.

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 9d

For us, an ideal choice in a game twists your form and holds you up against a mirror, reflecting a part of your person that you haven't seen in the light of day.

There are no right choices. No wrong choices. Only fresh perspectives.

Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess are a combined 35% off.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 7d

Here's the full stream of day 1 if you're interested:

www.youtube.com/live/wvR1bT7...

The first talks have also already been uploaded individually to the GASIG channel.

GAConf Online

YouTube video by IGDA GASIG

www.youtube.com

Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 7d

While it's a pity I missed out on most of the social experience of #GAConf this time due to time zone differences, being able to watch the talks now, at my own pace, is also great.

#Gaming #Accessibility

A photo of my laptop standing on my office desk. On the screen, there are four people's webcam feeds. I've activated automated captions, which say: Hello everybody. Um this is our...

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 8d

In diesem Monat sprechen wir in "Random Encounters" über sexuelle Aufklärung und das in Deutschland entwickelte Adventure "Sibel's Journey":

insertmoin.de/sibels-journ...

(Patreon-exklusiver Inhalt)

#Podcast #RandomEncounters #SeriousGames #EduGames

Eine Illustration im westlichen Comic-Stil, die zwei weiblich gelesene Figuren unter einer Brücke zeigt. Die beiden sind gerade dabei, Selfies zu machen.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 8d

Haha, same! I really struggle to take this game seriously now and I'm wondering if the devs didn't notice.

bsky.app/profile/beur...

Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 14d

"Mlem", or:

Cursed be my brain for seeing faces in absolutely everything.

#SilentHillF

screenshot from the game Silent Hill f, showing a close-up of a teenage girl from behind. She's wearing a traditional Japanese school uniform. The tip of a red scarf is peeking out of a blue collar. On the collar, there are two white sigils, one on the far left and one on the far right corner. Combined, these pieces of clothing look a bit like a face sticking out its tongue.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 9d

#Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms. You know, like you do. www.dexerto.com/mortal-komba...

Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms - Dexerto

A mother is going viral after winning a Mortal Kombat tournament while holding her five-day-old daughter in her arms.

www.dexerto.com

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Kay damphyr ☠️💜🎮🎲 🔜 PAX Unplugged @damphyr.com · 9d

Tell artists you love their work.
Tell game devs you love their games.
Tell musicians how much their songs mean to you.
Tell podcasters and AP performers how much their stories have moved you.

Tell people who create things how much that creation means to you, because I promise you, they don't know.

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 9d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 9d

Oh, thanks for clarifying!

Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 9d

Der Fokus liegt dabei nicht nur auf der Spieleentwicklungspraxis, sondern auch auf der Nutzung digitaler Spiele in der #Medienpädagogik, um Teilhabe und Inklusion zu fördern.

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 9d

Am 14.11. werden Jürgen Sleegers, Su-Jin Song und ich zusammen mit Dr. Torben Rieckmann (neurodactics GmbH) im Rahmen des Hamburger PLAY-Festivals eine zweistündige Fortbildung zum Thema #Barrierefreiheit im #Gaming anbieten.

Fortbildung | PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival

Das Das PLAY – CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL lädt vom 12. bis 15. November 2025 ein, online und hybrid vor Ort die Kultur digitaler Spiele zu feiern. In Workshops, Ausstellungen, Shows und bunten Community...

www.playfestival.de

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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 13d

This isn't a review of Silksong, since I physically can't play. Instead, this is a reflection of the Metroidvania genre, particularly exploring Silksong's failures and minor successes. Read my latest Access Designed on @ign.com here:

www.ign.com/articles/hol...

Hollow Knight: Silksong Reinforces the Metroidvania Genre’s Accessibility Barriers - IGN

There are overarching accessibility problems in the Metroidvania genre, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is just perpetuating and reinforcing inaccessible barriers.

www.ign.com

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 9d

This indeed only applies to the European Economic Area: www.heise.de/en/news/Micr...

Microsoft: Windows 10 security updates free of charge in Europe

Private customers should only receive security updates for Windows 10 in exchange for money or data. Consumer advocates force Microsoft to provide them for free.

www.heise.de

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 9d

"Together with our partners, we will create transformative experiences to inspire generations to come."

...unless they're queer, or women, or human rights activists, or...

#EA #Gaming

EA privately acquired in $55bn deal by group of investors, including Saudi Arabia's investment fund and Donald Trump's son-in-law

EA has officially been acquired by a group of investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in a private tr…

www.eurogamer.net

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 10d

No, but I'll be happy to share some if you're interested. :) I can send you a DM tomorrow!

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Nina Kiel @beurkeek.bsky.social · 10d

...we experienced no further issues for about 30-45 minutes, then the game froze again.

Could there be compatibility issues with the mods I installed a few weeks ago and the most recent update, perhaps?

(Boosts welcome!)