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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 17h

Congratulations, good sir! 👏🏻🎉✨💜

Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 23h

HIghly encourage folks to check out this demo while it's available...found it super charming in terms of art style and a very enjoyable game loop. Can't wait for the full release to check out the entire shebang and wide array of options as I blinked and time had flown by whilst playing the demo! 🤗💜

Paci ⛏️ @hookariagames.com · 1d

Thanks!!

Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters!

You could say it's a strategic dome keeper with dwarves. And you can pet a giant mole 👀

demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/

Hold The Mine on Steam

Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes t...

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 7d

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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Rachel Walens @rwalens.bsky.social · 1d

LA County Library is partnering with the LA County Dept of Public Health to offer a FREE vaccine clinic for Flu and COVID shots, no insurance required. Friday October 24, 10 AM to 12 noon. Go here for details and to make an appointment:

lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14546049

Free Vaccine Clinic: Flu and COVID-19 for for All Ages

LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE flu vaccinations and the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 6+ month. Health insurance is not required,...

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 1d

To be honest, I didn’t expect to find myself watching all of this, or to find myself moved emotionally by it, but I did finish it all and I was quite moved by the end…🤗🥰💜 youtu.be/Cxe_YMJ4nUs?...

Are Dan and Phil in a Relationship?

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a great piece and highly recommend watching & sharing the entire thing -- but the most cathartic bit for me is when he calls out that monster blaming starvation and malnutrition on Gazan childrens' pre-existing conditions with a very emphatic, "when I see you in hell"

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, I really grew to appreciate Rhys Nicholson across my time with him on Taskmaster AU s3...really grew on me as I spent more time watching 🤗💜

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Dr. Suzanne Scott @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social · 1d

Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].

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Berrak @berrak.bsky.social · 6d

#gameaudio and #godot friends,

presenting you an Audio Debug View for Godot

it's free to download and use (license details in the repo), this is still a work in progress, so feel free to open issues in case of encountered bugs, as I am hoping to develop it further

github.com/berraknil/go...

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 6d

John gifting us a walk outside today and for me a reminder that... "Hope springs in spite of it all, Hank. It sprouts different but undiminished from the rough hewn wounds we visit upon each other and it finds a way to survive the un-survivable."
youtu.be/GZiejse0OXI?...

I Like Being Alive

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 6d

The OTHER project at CDPR's Boston studio is hiring a Lead Writer. (FT, onsite preferred) Come work with a very chill and creative team on Project Sirius ✨️

jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CDPROJEKTRED...

Lead Writer

Company Description: To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social medi...

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 7d

If you need examples of a kind of short form essay like review, John Green’s nonfiction book, The Anthropocene Reviewed, has some bangers, but they are not classical reviews, I realize. 🤗

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 7d

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 8d

Read the piece. Understand the piece. Make sure you/your business follows the guidance within.

Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 9d

Hello! I wrote this op-ed because I've fielded some awkward requests from devs and PR (who shall remain anonymous) this year and I think it's indicative of a wider issue in the game industry that stems from some folks not fully understanding the role of reporters.

THOUGHTS on Game Dev Dot Com:

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 9d

Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, no....I fear, Megabonk _is_ really fun for people with rng and unlock weakness....fast, addictive game loop, plus it's silly and knows its silly, which is always a winner with me in games like this. If you enjoyed Vampire Survivors, you're gonna enjoy Megabonk, too. 3-4 hours flew by for me 🤗🥰

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🌲🏳️‍🌈MTO 🔞 @mtomauw.bsky.social · 17d

Your fandom experience will improve when you start treating works like a buffet where many people attend.
You might fucking loathe the stuffed greens but aren't you glad someone else is enjoying it? Otherwise it'd just be going to waste.
And when someone hates what you like? Bro, more for you

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 17d

Have you ever listened to Irish singer-songwriter, Mick Flannery’s, White Lies album? I go back to it regularly 🤗🥰💜

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 19d

Oh my gosh....what a time. 😂🥰
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Timothy Olyphant Writes His Own Late Night Introduction; Talks Alien: Earth

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 19d

Okay tonight’s episode might be up there with my favorite “stranger” in the lab/house Taskmaster tasks….that was pretty great. Seems so simple but is also diabolical on the contestants. 🤣💜

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 24d

Utterly charming 🤗💜🥰✨

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BEST MOMENTS | 10 YEARS OF CHICKEN SHOP DATE

YouTube video by Amelia Dimoldenberg

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 25d

That would give me so much stress and anxiety 🤣🤣🤣

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Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 25d

Just a heads-up for any fellow BAFTA Games members, this year's steam key was just posted to the view BAFTA site. I'm sure we'll get an official e-mail in the near future, but they announced it in the Discord and if you want to get a jump on it, you can go grab yours and start delving in... 🤗💜

Becky Dodd @bdodd.bsky.social · 29d

Great thread by Andy here 🤗💜👏🏻

Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 29d

One issue generally overlooked in the whole screenwriter vs gamewriter, discussion is time.

Beyond anything to do with training, ability, style etc is the amount of time screenwriters get to invest in a script.

Whilst there are time pressures on any writer, the vast amounts of script that-
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Eline Muijres 🐇 @elinemuijres.com · 29d

I'm looking for a Senior/Lead Animator (freelance, fulltime, remote - start in Oct/Nov) to create and integrate 3D animations for creatures & environments in Unreal 4.

If you are (or know) someone that fits that profile, please share a portfolio. Recommendations are appreciated 💛 #gamejobs #gamedev

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David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 29d

This video was down for most of the past week because YouTube took down the Writers' Guild channel(!), but now it's back online. Enjoy!

David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · Aug 26

For anyone looking to get into games writing as a career, @writersguildgb.bsky.social has uploaded a panel session I did with @coreybrotherson.bsky.social, @marygoodden.bsky.social and James Chew of @failbettergames.com, talking about that very subject: youtu.be/fcOXhmTk1tM?...

Navigating a career in videogames writing

YouTube video by Writers' Guild of Great Britain

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