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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 25

That's a wrap for Gamescom!

So many things to process and so many news to share. But for now I must make up for all the lost sleep and give my legs a rest.

Thanks to everyone who came to check the game out ❤️

#Gamescom #MediaCircusGame

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 23

Gamescom? More like Gamescoming to the end. Last day tomorrow at this crazy event!

Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 23

Alone or with friends, players are loving Media Circus on the convention floor! We will still be here on the weekend so come by if you haven't!

#Gamescom #MediaCircusGame #IndieGame #IndieDev #MadeInGodot #IndieArenaBooth #GameDev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 21

OMG we are beyond honored to be nominated for this award 😱😱😱

Being a women-led studio is an important part of our business and creative philosophy and it's wonderful to be recognized for that.

WINGS @wingsfund.me · Aug 21

We’re so excited that the WINGS Award is back at the @indiearenabooth.de at Gamescom this year! 🔥🏆

This award highlights OUTSTANDING games led by women & other gender marginalised devs 🎮

Here are the 5 incredible finalists! The winner will be announced during the live award show on Friday ⭐

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you so much we love to hear it!

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 21

Many people have said they loved our pigeon reporter, Clara Swifting, so let's see how she was drawn!

#Gamescom #IndieArenaBooth #MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 20

Good people we are at Gamescom! Find us at the @indiearenabooth.de in Hall 10.2 under the banner of the Games for Democracy folks! (it's stall #43 on the map).

See you there!

#Gamescom #IndieArenaBooth #MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 16

Alien or Cryptid, what's your play style?

GIF from an older version of the game but I just love these little images that we have.

#ScreenshotSaturday #MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

We can be found in Hall 10.2 at the Indie Arena Booth. We're #43, which is right around the middle of the IAB.

Closer to the date, I'll try to make a guide video and share it here as well!

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Share some love with our friends over at Pentapaw! We got to play their game recently at IGF Cologne and it was a blast. If you like fast-paced, high skill-ceiling good old co-op action, Yarn Guardian is simply unmissable.

Yarn Guardians @pentapaw-studios.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you liked it, please consider leaving a positive review, recommend the game to friends or join our discord server and connect with us 😺

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Yarn Guardians is a 2D Action-Adventure in which you play as cute flying cats that fight enemies with powerful Yarn Balls! Play the story campaign alone or with a friend. You can also challenge up to ...

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

OMG thank you for the lovely words! Don't tell Gamescom because we have to do business there but A MAZE is our favorite festival of all times 🤫

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you for the kind words! And you nail all of our influences. So happy that we can evoke these amazing game in our audience

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you for the lovely words! At the moment we don't yet have any steam key program but I see that you are coming to Gamescom. Since we will be there as well at the Indie Arena Booth every single day, please drop by and check out the game! We will try to have something for the future

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

we're cornering the squirrel market

Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you so much! That means a lot to us, especially at this early stage

Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

If you saw the previous post in which I forgot to link our actual Steam page. Yeah ya didn't.

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Everyone our Steam Page is live! store.steampowered.com/app/3868010/...

Please WISHLIST it so I can make more bluesky posts. Check out our brand new trailer here as well!

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 14

OMG the Steam page will be out in just one day!!!!

Mark your calendar. Write over your previous mark. Bring your friends. Call your exes. Make sure everyone is there tomorrow when our page launches!

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

In the background a newspaper with the headline that reads "Media Circus To Launch Steam Page". In the foreground, the phrase "1 day to go" is displayed prominently in yellow letters, and a character from the game, who is a red carmine bug wearing a hawaiian shirt and holding a stack of papers.

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sleepy today so let's see if I remember to share the count down post later

Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 13

2 more days to go!

Seems like I messed up and accidentally spoiled this character yesterday. I'm not "the main social media guy". But I also don't have shame so it's fine. Just like Mayor Gutless Goober!

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

In the background a newspaper with the headline that reads "Mayor Accuses Game of Fake News". In the foreground, the phrase "2 days to go" is displayed prominently in yellow letters, and a character from the game, who is a rooster wearing a suite and tie with a concerned look and sweaty feathers.

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 12

3 more days and our steam page is live!

In our game, you can piss off this bumbling fool of a rooster mayor. You can also choose to piss off his political rival. Or both of them. It's a lot of pissing off.

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 11

4 days until our Steam page officially launches!

We heard that you love pigeons so wishlist our game if want to have a pigeon reporter working for your very own weekly newspaper.

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

In the background a newspaper with the headline that reads "City abuzz over game reveal! By Clara Swifwing, Staff Reporter". In the foreground, the phrase "4 days to go" is displayed prominently in yellow letters, and a character from the game, who is a young pigeon with a purple headress and a colorful scarf

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 10

Okay so apparently you can't just put a GIF up as an image. I'm the fool.

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 10

In our game, you will influence both narrative and mechanical systems through designing a weekly newspaper!

Stay tuned for more information as our Steam page launches in 5 days.

#MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

A GIF showing the main mechanic of the game Media Circus which allows the player to freely design their own newspaper from a pool of headlines and advertisements

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Media Circus 🔜 Gamescom @papercodagames.bsky.social · Aug 10

5 days to go! Media Circus is launching its Steam page.

On August 15th, wishlist the game that lets you:
- Accidentally spark a city-wide alien panic
- Actually influence voters
- Catch a serial killer with investigative journalism alone

#MediaCircusGame #Wishlist #Steam #IndieGame #DiverseGames

In the background a newspaper with the headline that reads "Media Circus to launch steam page". In the foreground, the phrase "5 days to go" is displayed prominently in yellow letters, and a character from the game, who is a lady molerat with earth-toned purple skin and hair and a green sweater, is juxtaposed next to it.

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