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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 5d

Excited to be part of this! Catch me at 2:20 p.m. EST on a panel talking about Game Club & Monster Friends. The latter is part of Roll For Learning, an anthology edited by @mattfarber.bsky.social, @czamboni.bsky.social, & published under @creativecommons.bsky.social through Play Story Press.

IndieCade @indiecade.bsky.social · 15d

Join us for the 2025 Game Educators Symposium on October 3rd and 4th!

Hosted online via zoom!

This annual event brings together game educators, to share their approaches, collaborate on new ways of teaching, and continue to build our community.
www.indiecade.com/game-educato...

#gamedev #indiedev

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 8d

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 has now finished 🏁
We had 75 awesome entries! 👨‍💻
Please check them out:
🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-...
A mix of 🕹️ Games, 📺 Demos & 🛠️ Tools.
All done in #Pico8 (or #Picotron), using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code
Congrats everyone! 👏🤓
#Pico1k #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 9d

If you work at EA and want to talk privately about your feelings about the sale to Saudi Arabia you can reach me anonymously at [email protected] or via Signal/WhatsApp at +12673263042.

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 10d

Lambrini Girls—Who Let the Dogs Out
Sharon van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Baths—Gut
Youth Lagoon—Rarely Do I Dream
Hamilton Leithauser—This Side of the Island
Destroyer—Dan’s Boogie
Black Country, New Road—Forever Howlong
PUP—Who Will Look After the Dogs?
Frankie Cosmos—Different Talking

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Alistair Aitcheson @agaitcheson.bsky.social · 12d

QGCon, the Queerness and Games Conference begins today! @qgcon.bsky.social

www.qgcon.org

So excited to be here in Montreal to share the queer delights of the world of clown 😊

QGCon

www.qgcon.org

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 13d

A must-read.

Pile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 21d

I've posted this before but feels like it should be required reading for everyone at this point: Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco, an essay which attempts outline and explain the common features of fascism, a difficult task given their contradictions. theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...

Ur-Fascism

Umberto Eco Ur-Fascism June 22, 1995

theanarchistlibrary.org

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 14d

As a fellow spooky person, I humbly invite you to consider—in the future—celebrating a Hallowed Season falling between summer and autumn, and starting on September 1st. 💀🎃👻 Seriously though, it’s been a game changer for me and all the horror movies, spooky games, etc. I want to fit into the season!

Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 14d

See you there!

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 19d

Time to catch Keeper Fever, Folks!

news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

Keeper: Double Fine Has Been Holding Back a Secret – Exclusive First Hands-on - Xbox Wire

Xbox Wire got an exclusive hands-on with the opening hours of Double Fine’s Keeper - and there seems to be more to this game than we knew.

news.xbox.com

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 20d

Will do! FYI your dm’s are turned off. What is a good email for you?

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 20d

Hey Sam—new trailer looks awesome! Met you a million years ago at Tribeca Film Festival. I’m a NYC educator in the city and I’d love to host a game launch party for Skate Story with students if you’re interested! We have a Game Club and Skate Club, as well as roof access. Thanks!

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 20d

Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.

Harmony Korine is the most provocative American filmmaker currently working and Gummo is his poignant, shocking trash masterpiece. 🍿

Rotten Tomatoes page for the film Gummo by Harmony Korine, which is rated R and was released Oct 17, 1997.

Critics rated it a dismal 39% and audiences rated it much higher at 73%.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 20d

Are you a trans, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming artist and/or poet in NYC? Apply to Transcend--a 12-week paid project where artists will create life-size multimedia self portraits in a communal space. projecttranscendnyc.wordpress.com/apply/

APPLY

Join Project Transcend! Project Transcend NYC is working in partnership with The Women’s Community Justice Association to sponsor a unique art initiative for: Transgender, Gender No…

projecttranscendnyc.wordpress.com

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 22d

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Walking your kids to school
2. Fall in NYC
3. Opening the first page of a new book by one of your favorite authors
4. First sip of coffee on a cold day
5. Seeing a beautiful, match-winning goal by the football club you love

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 22d

Battle doom scrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Making tea
2. Snuggling with a warm puppy
3. Autumn in New England
4. Crisp cold air on a winter morning
5. The smell of cardamom

Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 22d

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Nibbling while you cook.
2. Blushing - making someone blush, or being made to blush.
3. Clothes fresh from the dryer.
4. Night breeze.
5. Punchboards - punching and sorting a new board game.

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Mary J @primaryteachermary.bsky.social · 24d

“The opposite of play is not work. It’s depression.” – Brian Sutton-Smith

#PlayIsTheWay

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Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social · Nov 10

Here's a film about the making of I AM DEAD, which shows a bunch of Richard Hogg's concept art for that game, and digs into how we drew inspiration from the town of Hastings on the south coast of England, where he lives.

I am Dead: Drawing Inspiration from a Real Place

YouTube video by Hollow Ponds

www.youtube.com

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Andrew Crawshaw @andrewcrawshaw.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's the 10th anniversary of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Here's a thread of images that very few people will have seen. Thanks to the opportunity that Sony Santa Monica gave us, we had the freedom to explore ideas, even if that meant we left a lot of amazing work on the cutting room floor...

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · Aug 8

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉

The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.

Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 11

The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets.

So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · Aug 6

The Game Devs of Color Expo full schedule is out NOW! 🙌🏾

We've got some fabulous speakers for our 10th year, so check them out!

gdoc.events/2025schedule

In addition to the virtual program, in‑person watch parties are returning this year in New York City and Pittsburgh!

#gdocexpo

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Jul 26

Coyote Vs. Acme releasing globally on August 28, 2026 deadline.com/2025/07/coyo...

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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · Jul 18

I was waiting for this plot twist during the entire film on my first viewing. Watching it a second time (with my kids) I started to appreciate the “reverse twist” that subverts audience expectations, comic tropes, etc. It also makes the movie’s tone somewhat darker and the ending more meaningful.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Jul 17

PixelJunk Eden 2 for PS5, PS4, and PC finally releasing on October 10 www.gematsu.com/2025/07/pixe...

Dreams of Another out on Oct 10 as well www.gematsu.com/2025/07/drea...

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · Jul 15

My latest for @comicsjournal.bsky.social: an interview with the extremely prolific @jefflemire171.bsky.social about how his rural roots have affected his work, how he had no choice but to make comics, his just-released autobiography, and so much more.

www.tcj.com/i-became-muc...

'I became much happier and healthier when I started telling stories': A talk with Jeff Lemire - The Comics Journal

Jeff Lemire talks to Jason Bergman about the scratching the itch.

www.tcj.com

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AvantBeetle @avantbeetle.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎮🔥 Call for Games! 🔥🎮
I'm curating a show on GAMES AS PROTEST/ACTIVISM and looking for titles that explore resistance, civil disobedience, or political action.

Made one? Know one? DM or comment! Lets make some interactive uproar ✊️

More to come soon!

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