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Erik Petrovich

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Aug 29

Had the chance to chat with Mårten Stockhaus, creative director of Into the Unwell and co-founder of She Was Such A Good Horse.

Check out my interview to learn about what influenced Into the Unwell, growing up in the Malmö game scene, and what the deal is with Pedro.

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"The Box Can Be Whatever We Want" Into the Unwell Dev Talks Influences, Dark Themes, & Studio Origins

In a Game Rant interview, She Was Such A Good Horse co-founder Mårten Stockhaus explains the studio's origins and Into the Unwell's inspirations.

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · 5h

Sad to hear about layoffs at Heart Machine. I feel like Hyper Light Breaker had a lot of potential but just never found the player base or gameplay loop it needed to pop off.

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · 10d

Just finished the true ending of Hades 2, after finishing Silksong's Act 3 and what's available for Deltarune rn. Rarely does a gamer get to experience three of their favorite pieces of media for the first time back to back like this, my gaming dopamine receptors are *fried* lmao.

Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · 27d

Did not have Virtual Boy on NSO with required separate peripherals on my Nintendo Direct bingo card - what a world

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28d

These are calls for mass political violence, against all Democrats. They openly call for the bombing of "Democrat" cities and for the jailing or killing of Democratic politicians. They are from some of the most influential voices in right-wing politics. Will anyone say anything?

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 29d

in a way aren't we all holding a barrel in the darkness

BouleRonde @bouleronde.bsky.social · Sep 9

Donkey Kong holds a barrel in the darkness

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Iron Pineapple @ironpineapple.bsky.social · Sep 7

they should make silksong harder

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Sep 7

Also, I'm gonna say it: the Last Judge runback isn't that bad.

Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Sep 7

After playing Expedition 33 and Deltarune this year, I didn't think Silksong would be able to break into my GOTY list. I knew it would be good, but I didn't think it could capture the magic of Hollow Knight again. BOY was I wrong. Unless something crazy happens, Silksong is my personal GOTY so far.

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sylvie @sylviefluff.bsky.social · Sep 4

referring to metroidvanias as "hollowslop" to simultaneously piss off people who like metroidvanias, people who like hollow knight, people who want a better genre name for "metroidvania", people who are sick of the word slop being misused, and gradius fans who want to see more checkpoint recoveries

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Sep 4

Legitimately feels like we're at the end of an era. No more "SKONG" comment chains in every indie game showcase, no more "SILKSONG TOMORROW" memes – Silksong *today*, Silksong in 39 minutes, even.

...Half-Life 3 when?

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Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · Aug 30

Everyone on Bluesky is poised like we're waiting for the DVD logo to hit the corner of the screen

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Aug 29

"The Box Can Be Whatever We Want" Into the Unwell Dev Talks Influences, Dark Themes, & Studio Origins

In a Game Rant interview, She Was Such A Good Horse co-founder Mårten Stockhaus explains the studio's origins and Into the Unwell's inspirations.

gamerant.com

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Aug 21

I write a lot about miserable game development stories, so it sure was a pleasure to hear that one of the reasons Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry is having too much fun making it and didn't want to stop

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.

Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.

This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make

The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · Aug 19

literally impossible to tell what's going on with this anymore, just release it lol

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oh my god it's happening
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Hollow Knight: Silksong - Special Announcement

YouTube video by Team Cherry

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Aug 19

Here we go. Silksong will have a "special announcement" on Thursday at 10:30am ET.

AND coming from me on Thursday, the story behind why Silksong took seven years to make...

Stay tuned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Special Announcement

YouTube video by Team Cherry

www.youtube.com

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Aug 15

I was planning to wait to play Deltarune until it's done, but I couldn't wait any longer. This Toby Fox guy is a real jokester, huh?

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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · Jul 6

Adolph Menzel (1815-1905), “Blind Man's Buff” (1867), gouache on paper, 22.7 x 29.4 cm.

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · Jul 6

we built orc city
(we built orc city)
on rocks
and
bones

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Jul 4

Just ghoulish and completely tone-deaf, in my humble opinion as a normal human being. Don't get me wrong, I think AI has its use cases, but there are countless better ways to seek emotional support than to turn to the soulless plagiarism machine.

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Xbox Producer Criticized For AI Comments After Mass Layoffs

A producer at Xbox Game Studios is criticized for comments that recommended AI tools to workers affected by recent layoffs across the gaming industry.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 2

There has to be a better way than this. There has to be a better games industry than this happening to so many people, over and over and over. This isn't good enough.

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Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Jul 2

An idea for the Everdark Tricephalos in Nightreign

> Starts as one gigantic new-model boss with nine heads

> Splits into three normal three-headed Gladius bosses

>Splits into nine smaller single-headed Gladius bosses

>Splits into 27 dogs from the Capra Demon fight

FromSoft, you know what to do

Erik Petrovich @erikpetrovich.bsky.social · Jul 1

Still left wondering who *exactly* is at the helm for DK Bananza, but hey, this puts the rumors to rest!

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Donkey Kong Bananza Development Team Confirmed By Nintendo

Nintendo reveals the development team behind Donkey Kong Bananza, confirming fan speculation since the game's reveal earlier this year.

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