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Katherine Lam @katherinelam.bsky.social · 17d

art as escapism is fine but art cannot JUST be escapism, art cannot always be comforting, or make you happy, or bring you joy. sometimes art does the opposite, for a reason (or not!), and that kind of art is just as important too, if not more sometimes

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ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 25

wholeheartedly agree with the premise of 'make it exist first, you can make it good later' but also most of the artwork i've seen in the specific meme format that's been floating around already looks good even at the make it exist stage lol

ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 25

prolly shouldn't make jokes like that during hungry ghost whoops

ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 25

i want to read the next volume so badly *i* could die

Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · Aug 25

The I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die manga will have its final chapter in September, with an epilogue to follow after.

I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die Manga to End in September

Series launched in 2016; epilogue planned after final chapter in September

www.animenewsnetwork.com

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ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 15

congratulations! the music in promise mascot agency really added to the atmosphere of the game. hope you win!

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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · Aug 12

Itch.io's mass delisting of paid adult content has also affected safe-for-work games with yuri or lesbian themes, devs claim

A new report features claims from LGBTQ+ devs that Itch.io's delisting of paid adult content has affected safe-for-work games with lesbian themes.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 10

fanboy vegeta! this is so unbelievably cute

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CrimsonChains @crimsonchains.bsky.social · Aug 5

Been watching and really enjoying The Summer Hikaru Died!
Just such a fascinating story with beautiful themes and imagery~
I'm sure I'll draw more from this show <3

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ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 8

between this and silent hill f, september 2025 is looking up

Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · Aug 7

Release date! Release date! As announced this morning in ~Indie World Japan~ Demonschool is coming September 3rd! We have been working really hard on this. We hope you will enjoy it.

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ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 8

can't even begin to describe what a lovely message this was to receive, thank you so so much! and thank you for taking the time to read the preview as well; really glad you enjoyed it :)))

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Coffee cat @honeyedcoffee.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money.

Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · Aug 6

Spoke with an anon source who had an interesting insight into Visa policy. Per a convo with their bank on the Steam/itchio situation today, Visa put new restrictions into place due to a new "government policy." The exact phrase used by Visa. No specific country was listed as the source of the policy

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ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 6

thanks for sharing, excited to listen!

ghost-heart @ghost-heart.bsky.social · Aug 6

currently reading, and enjoying immensely. ocean's godori by elaine u cho was one of my favourite reads last year, so been looking forward to this for aaaages
#booksky

the cover art of teo's durumi (the alliance, book 2) by elaine u. cho.

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hey, it would mean so much to me if y'all kept up the pressure with phone calls to payment processors to show to them how much people care and that they can't just ignore it—my livelihood depends on adult games not being censored!

You can find info and phone scripts here: stop-paypros.neocities.org

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Aug 6

Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Aug 6

AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.