Dakota 🎮
@dakotaburgin.bsky.social
Canadian political operative🍁
Former game biz/marketing🎮
Photographer 📷
🍁🏳️🌈🏳️⚧ (they/them)
Former game biz/marketing🎮
Photographer 📷
🍁🏳️🌈🏳️⚧ (they/them)
Babe wake up, Derek Guy noticed Canada.
(The Supreme Court revealed their new, modern robes yesterday.)
(The Supreme Court revealed their new, modern robes yesterday.)
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Babe wake up, Derek Guy noticed Canada.
(The Supreme Court revealed their new, modern robes yesterday.)
(The Supreme Court revealed their new, modern robes yesterday.)
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Something I didn't mention in my story yesterday: one of the reasons that Team Cherry had such an enjoyable time making Silksong is that it's 2D. Nice and flat. Don't have to worry about 3D art pipelines.
In other words, all video games should be 2D
In other words, all video games should be 2D
August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Something I didn't mention in my story yesterday: one of the reasons that Team Cherry had such an enjoyable time making Silksong is that it's 2D. Nice and flat. Don't have to worry about 3D art pipelines.
In other words, all video games should be 2D
In other words, all video games should be 2D
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It's so hard to say, I almost chose to stay silent, but I'm leaving @evolvepr.bsky.social & #gamedev next week.
I'm going back to 🍁Canadian politics. My ink's not dry yet--I've a few more things to say.
“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse." I'll be back in games someday!
I'm going back to 🍁Canadian politics. My ink's not dry yet--I've a few more things to say.
“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse." I'll be back in games someday!
August 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's so hard to say, I almost chose to stay silent, but I'm leaving @evolvepr.bsky.social & #gamedev next week.
I'm going back to 🍁Canadian politics. My ink's not dry yet--I've a few more things to say.
“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse." I'll be back in games someday!
I'm going back to 🍁Canadian politics. My ink's not dry yet--I've a few more things to say.
“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse." I'll be back in games someday!
Alien: Earth broke tradition with the cat and for that I give it one star
(It's actually very good but still)
(It's actually very good but still)
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Alien: Earth broke tradition with the cat and for that I give it one star
(It's actually very good but still)
(It's actually very good but still)
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I am back on the job hunt.
Please let me know if you are looking for:
Events Management
Content Strategy
Scouting / Biz Dev
Producer for Live or Taped Segments
Someone to talk about indie games for hours
Please let me know and please share with others.
Contact cthuloops at gmail.com.
Thank you!
Please let me know if you are looking for:
Events Management
Content Strategy
Scouting / Biz Dev
Producer for Live or Taped Segments
Someone to talk about indie games for hours
Please let me know and please share with others.
Contact cthuloops at gmail.com.
Thank you!
August 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I am back on the job hunt.
Please let me know if you are looking for:
Events Management
Content Strategy
Scouting / Biz Dev
Producer for Live or Taped Segments
Someone to talk about indie games for hours
Please let me know and please share with others.
Contact cthuloops at gmail.com.
Thank you!
Please let me know if you are looking for:
Events Management
Content Strategy
Scouting / Biz Dev
Producer for Live or Taped Segments
Someone to talk about indie games for hours
Please let me know and please share with others.
Contact cthuloops at gmail.com.
Thank you!
Calabogie cliffs on medium format film. Ektar 100.
August 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Calabogie cliffs on medium format film. Ektar 100.
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Showcasing the first rooms of the game. What do you think?
#gbdev #gbstudio #gamedev #indiedev #gameboy #retrogaming #retrodev #metroidvania
#gbdev #gbstudio #gamedev #indiedev #gameboy #retrogaming #retrodev #metroidvania
August 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Showcasing the first rooms of the game. What do you think?
#gbdev #gbstudio #gamedev #indiedev #gameboy #retrogaming #retrodev #metroidvania
#gbdev #gbstudio #gamedev #indiedev #gameboy #retrogaming #retrodev #metroidvania
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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has reached out and for the support.
This has been brutal, so the kind words, and being able to share this frustration - together - has helped.
I look forward to sharing our plans next week, and making VILE: Exhumed available.
This has been brutal, so the kind words, and being able to share this frustration - together - has helped.
I look forward to sharing our plans next week, and making VILE: Exhumed available.
July 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has reached out and for the support.
This has been brutal, so the kind words, and being able to share this frustration - together - has helped.
I look forward to sharing our plans next week, and making VILE: Exhumed available.
This has been brutal, so the kind words, and being able to share this frustration - together - has helped.
I look forward to sharing our plans next week, and making VILE: Exhumed available.
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85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
July 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
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VILE: Exhumed - certified worth the wait
See a brand new trailer - now
See a brand new trailer - now
July 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
VILE: Exhumed - certified worth the wait
See a brand new trailer - now
See a brand new trailer - now
Designed this vintage-style tourism poster for Algonquin Park using a photo of my last trip <3
"Anyone who has known Algonquin Park will be disappointed when they get to heaven."
"Anyone who has known Algonquin Park will be disappointed when they get to heaven."
July 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Designed this vintage-style tourism poster for Algonquin Park using a photo of my last trip <3
"Anyone who has known Algonquin Park will be disappointed when they get to heaven."
"Anyone who has known Algonquin Park will be disappointed when they get to heaven."
Who is the Canadian @dieworkwear.bsky.social?
Derek Guy is one of the only educational + compassionate voices on social media talking about a topic I really care about, but all his brand references are American and currently subject to a 25% retaliatory Tariff.
Derek Guy is one of the only educational + compassionate voices on social media talking about a topic I really care about, but all his brand references are American and currently subject to a 25% retaliatory Tariff.
July 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Who is the Canadian @dieworkwear.bsky.social?
Derek Guy is one of the only educational + compassionate voices on social media talking about a topic I really care about, but all his brand references are American and currently subject to a 25% retaliatory Tariff.
Derek Guy is one of the only educational + compassionate voices on social media talking about a topic I really care about, but all his brand references are American and currently subject to a 25% retaliatory Tariff.
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Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.
exactitudes.com
exactitudes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Really like this project by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek. Titled Exactitudes, it's a series of portraits stretching back 20 years that shows how people style themselves to signal they're part of a group and unique individuals within that group.
exactitudes.com
exactitudes.com
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A haunting close-up look at the IDF's destruction of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Palestinians fear Israel is preparing to annex the West Bank
Since January, Israel has forced tens of thousands of people out of decades-old refugee camps in the occupied West Bank and installed barriers to restrict movement across the territory. The IDF says i...
www.cbc.ca
July 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A haunting close-up look at the IDF's destruction of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Not sure how I will do any of the creative work that has defined my career now. Great.
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Not sure how I will do any of the creative work that has defined my career now. Great.
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Another day when I've been told I am "brave" for just existing because someone would "unalive themselves" if they had to deal with what I have to deal with.
If you ever have the urge to say this to someone, don't. It's not the compliment you think it is.
If you ever have the urge to say this to someone, don't. It's not the compliment you think it is.
May 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Another day when I've been told I am "brave" for just existing because someone would "unalive themselves" if they had to deal with what I have to deal with.
If you ever have the urge to say this to someone, don't. It's not the compliment you think it is.
If you ever have the urge to say this to someone, don't. It's not the compliment you think it is.
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Thirty-three days ago, we released Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Since then, we’ve sold 3.3 million copies.
Seriously. As of today.
We couldn’t make that up.
Another entry on the long list of surreal moments that your support has made real.
Thank you ALL.
Since then, we’ve sold 3.3 million copies.
Seriously. As of today.
We couldn’t make that up.
Another entry on the long list of surreal moments that your support has made real.
Thank you ALL.
May 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thirty-three days ago, we released Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Since then, we’ve sold 3.3 million copies.
Seriously. As of today.
We couldn’t make that up.
Another entry on the long list of surreal moments that your support has made real.
Thank you ALL.
Since then, we’ve sold 3.3 million copies.
Seriously. As of today.
We couldn’t make that up.
Another entry on the long list of surreal moments that your support has made real.
Thank you ALL.
May 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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What are your reasons for not working with a professional game trailer editor?
I'm working on a talk about hiring and working with game trailer editors and I'm curious to know!
Please share 🙏🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm working on a talk about hiring and working with game trailer editors and I'm curious to know!
Please share 🙏🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Working with Pro Game Trailer Editor
docs.google.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What are your reasons for not working with a professional game trailer editor?
I'm working on a talk about hiring and working with game trailer editors and I'm curious to know!
Please share 🙏🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm working on a talk about hiring and working with game trailer editors and I'm curious to know!
Please share 🙏🏻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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After proclaiming to be an anti-vaxxer & instructing his followers to vote for the Orange Menace, Levi is surprised many of his business contacts don't want to work with him anymore. Here's Variety asking you to feel bad for the consequences of his own actions.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Zachary Levi Strikes Back: The Trump-Voting ‘Shazam!’ Star on Feeling Hollywood’s Wrath Over Vaccine Skepticism and the $100 Million Studio He’s Building in Austin
The outspoken 'Shazam!' star is ready to shed his pariah status and embark on a risky plan to launch a Hollywood studio in Texas.
variety.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
After proclaiming to be an anti-vaxxer & instructing his followers to vote for the Orange Menace, Levi is surprised many of his business contacts don't want to work with him anymore. Here's Variety asking you to feel bad for the consequences of his own actions.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
My friend Cara made one of Digital Trends' FAVOURITE GAMES From PAX East!
@dirtlord77.bsky.social!!!
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-b...
@dirtlord77.bsky.social!!!
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-b...
May 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My friend Cara made one of Digital Trends' FAVOURITE GAMES From PAX East!
@dirtlord77.bsky.social!!!
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-b...
@dirtlord77.bsky.social!!!
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-b...
I was bummed out last week because of ~things that happened~ so we did a podcast episode about why games journalism is crucial.
And also Oblivion got remastered. open.spotify.com/episode/4TPX...
And also Oblivion got remastered. open.spotify.com/episode/4TPX...
Oblivion Remaster and Why Games Journalism Matters
Came to Play · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I was bummed out last week because of ~things that happened~ so we did a podcast episode about why games journalism is crucial.
And also Oblivion got remastered. open.spotify.com/episode/4TPX...
And also Oblivion got remastered. open.spotify.com/episode/4TPX...
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this is not an exaggeration
May 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
this is not an exaggeration