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Irwin Schwab @blacaucasian.bsky.social · 6h

The only good part of this is some indie developer is hopefully going to go, "What a great idea!!!!".

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 7h

It's now considered controversial to fight the KKK in a video game.

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Writing on Games @writingongames.bsky.social · 8h

ASSASSIN'S CREED IS ARTLESS BILGE BUILT FOR BROKEN BRAIN BABIES BY CONFIRMED CORPO COWARDS. GET IT TO FUCK

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 10h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 9h

If you think a game about going after the KKK would be controversial due to the current political climate, it's a good sign you should make a game about going after the KKK.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 10h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 22h

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 8h

So they don't like cool and innovative stuff?

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 10h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 8h

it's just crazy man

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 9h

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 10h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Second Wind @secondwindgroup.com · 13h

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social reviewed Silent Hill F.

We still don't know what the "F" stands for.

Silent Hill F | Fully Ramblomatic

YouTube video by Second Wind

youtu.be

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Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 1d

So many 2D game ideas..... But I think I wanna make my next game in 3D

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

GameStop's response to one of their stores still having a 'Halo 3' mural from 2007:

"We'll take it down when something better comes out"

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 2d

Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe) to direct a "Moomins" animated feature film.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 2d

"...you'll see where I cashed out midway through. This baby rode the lightning at critical health for half its lifespan."

- A recent post by a dev in our internal Discord.

Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is out in 2026!

An alien child, green with large dark green eyes, has multiple alien creatures wearing suits scrambling up its head. Atop the babies head, where all the other aliens are reaching, is one alien holding a briefcase of cash. "Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator" is written next to the baby. Behind that text is a stock ticker arrow that has moved up and down but, at the end of it, is pointing up.

A furry looking baby floats in space. Beside them , text reads...

1 Pursued Night School
2 Survived a Suicide Mission
3 Punched Commanding Officer
4 Re-Drafted Into Service
5. Failed to defuse exposive

To the right of the baby is a stock chart, showing a good trend of growth on the investments made. Text by this chart reads

Baby Value
Invested Stock

Avg. Stock Price: 278
Avg. Sale Price: 335

Below it shows that after trading stocks on this baby the investory made 1427 and are now invited to continue.

Most of the screen is taken up by a line graph, charting the rise and fall in stock price of a babies life. At this point, thay are 46 and the line has had a big dip. Above the graph in red text in a box with arrows pointing down it says "Bitten by Horse". Which is, what has happened to the baby at this point of its life. The baby is called "Pollo" and the extra information to the right of this chart tells us they are "unwell". Which adds up, having being bitten by a horse. Who among us could claim to be at their peak post-horse bite? You? Well, honestly, I want to know your story. Did you develop powers? Did the collected germs in the horses mouth actually counteract some viral agent that had just recently hit your veins? Or were you just having such a bad time that the horse biting you was actually the best part of your day? Seriously, let me know!

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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 1d

MEWGENICS - the big preview!

Learn everything you need to know about the insanely deep cat-breeding turn based strategy game from @tylerglaiel.com and Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac).

youtu.be/VyxbfbfXzQM?...

Mewgenics - The BIG PREVIEW (Design, History, Interviews & Gameplay)

YouTube video by noclip_2

youtu.be

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 1d

Check out our big preview of MEWGENICS.

I played 30+ hours of the game, interviewed Edmund and Tyler and put together a 35 minute preview about one of 2026’s biggest games.

youtu.be/VyxbfbfXzQM?...

Mewgenics - The BIG PREVIEW (Design, History, Interviews & Gameplay)

YouTube video by noclip_2

youtu.be

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dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · 1d

i should bring this series back and do more interviews like this with next-generation FGC members

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Yacht Club Games @yachtclubgames.bsky.social · 2d

This week, our team made a tough decision: we decided to delay Mina the Hollower. The entire crew has been working tirelessly day and night to finish development for release on Oct 31st, but we’re just not quite there yet.

Read the full announcement here➡️ycgurl.com/delayextravaganza

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My Card Is Better Than Your Card! @mycard.utustudios.com · 2d

My Card Is Better Than Your Card! is now out on Steam Early Access! The playground is open. Let's make some cool cards and wacky combos!🐸🌻⭐
#indiegame

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jenny @qdork.bsky.social · 5d

i just realized i skipped day 6 so technically it’s only day 8 😅#gaming #indiegames #videogames #gamedev #indiegamedev #smallcontentcreator

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Aggro Crab 💥🔪 @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social · 6d

welcome to 💥CRASHOUT CREW💢

form a crew of up to 4 overworked friends and drift into a frantic co-op forklift experience where teamwork is key, disaster is inevitable and managing stress is all on you.

DEMO drops Oct 13th as part of Steam Next Fest‼️

it's time to clock tf in.

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Josie Brechner @visager.bsky.social · 6d

Unfair flips turning NL into the literal joker and it’s awesome

フブキ👑 Letourneau🫃(librarian) @northerniion.bsky.social · 6d

NORTHERNLION IS THE ONLY STREAMER WHO WILL PUMP YOUR DICK HONESTLY

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 5d

'How Games Do Destruction' showcases all those clever and (usually) elegant tricks games use to simulate destruction.

Watch it here: youtu.be/JZ9GRFD-mSc?...

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Vezelle @vezelle.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday @songs-of-silence.com!

Just in time for #spooky season, Inkshade recently launched and is on sale :)
store.steampowered.com/app/3141310/...

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Jason | The Shaggy Dev @theshaggydev.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #TurnBasedThursday and thanks for hosting!

Unto Deepest Depths is a minimalist turn-based strategy where every unit must move and attack each turn according to some chess-like rules for doing so.

It releases later this year! Exact date TBA.

Demo and wishlist: s.team/a/3106600

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Unleash the Giraffe🦒&🦒 @unleashthegiraffe.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for hosting @songs-of-silence.com

Seer's Gambit is a single-player, hero-drafting RPG, Inspired by the synergy-busting TFT & Despot's Game. Recruit quirky heroes like Barber Ian or Claudia to save the world from looming evil.

30% off 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2219450/...

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Everyone is Solid @every1solid.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for hosting #TurnBasedThursday. Songs of Silence looks stunning.

NET.CRAWL is a grid-building roguelike with dozens of unique bosses and a myriad of intricate synergies.

Set in a bizarre post-human cyber-fantasy world.

Check out the demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2958140

NET.CRAWL on Steam

NET.CRAWL is a grid-based deck-building roguelike about White Rabbit lost in unfriendly cyberspace. Dive deep into a bizarre digital world and outsmart dozens of unique mini-bosses. Short runs, deep s...

store.steampowered.com

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