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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Sep 20

I'm about to live comment on a two player speedrun of Oddsparks!

Completithon 2025 @noglitches.bsky.social · Sep 20

Maybe this next run will light a spark in your soul. Coming up next, we have Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure - 100% Tier 3, ran by both @hopop.bsky.social & Tayter!
www.twitch.tv/noglitchesal...
#completithon

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Alt: a cartoon character is holding a cane and a bell while standing next to a living bark of a tree with hearts

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Sep 11

Rice normally used for Paella is usually short grain rice. Risotto rice is usually a medium grain. To be honest, any kind of rice is fine. Even a long grain rice is not an actual issue, it might change the initial consistency. Just add more water/let it cook for longer until you have what you want.

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 25

For me, there's two ways:

Take a break long enough that you have a mental divide

Play as another player. My trick is to narrate that player's thoughts to stop you from going to your natural thoughts. "I am now here. I don't know what to do. This thing is attracting my eye, I will click it."

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm not there today at all, but you might catch Arden around at 4-5pm? They'll already leave before 6pm though.

Hope you have lots of fun!

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oh my god they're playing BEYBLADES at Gamescom??

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 16

Based in Germany, but if you get enough for an EU contingent, I'd be interested in joining. 5e?

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 3

It's because they're finally renewing a 110 year old railway overpass locally known as "idiot bridge" that trucks keep driving into because they think they can fit under it! 😄

www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...

Nach etlichen Lkw-Unfällen: "Idiotenbrücke" in Köln-Ehrenfeld wird endlich erneuert

Die Deutsche Bahn erneuert ab heute Abend die Eisenbahnbrücke an der Inneren Kanalstraße/Einmündung Escher Straße in Köln.

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 3

So thankfully, you do have different direct options (RE5, RE1) to the Messe, but this does mean one less.

Plus the Düsseldorf-Cologne connection is also kind of known for being busy and delayed, so make sure you have extra buffer time for travel when you have something important!

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 3

Also the S11 is affected. It won't stop at Hansaring or Nippes, so if you're staying nearby those stations and were planning to take the train to the conference, you'll only have the S19 running every half an hour.

So just double check your routes and consider taking the U-bahn (the trams).

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Aug 3

If you're going to #Devcom or #Gamescom '25, there's train construction work that could affect you.

If you're staying in Düsseldorf, the S6 would've been one of the trains you'd take straight to the conference. Now, it's endstation is Köln Mülheim and you'll need to get an additional tram.

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Jun 2

happy pride month from one very tired queer dev to another 🫠

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✨Oddsparks 1.0⚙️ OUT NOW on PC and consoles! @massiveminiteam.com · May 27

It’s out there! ✨⚙ Oddsparks 1.0 is now available! ⚙✨

What's new: store.steampowered.com/news/app/181...

Go grab a copy while on sale: on Steam, Epic, GOG, PS5, Xbox, and Amazon Luna!
👉 linkin.bio/massiveminit...

#Oddsparks #gamingNews #gamesförderung

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 27

Oddsparks 1.0 is out on PS5 & Xbox Series! 🥳

🟢 www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
🟦 store.playstation.com/en-us/produc...

and it'll be out on PC at May 27th, 7pm Central European Summer Time!

⬛ store.steampowered.com/app/1817800/...

A screenshot of Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure on the Playstation Store.

A screenshot of Oddsparks an Automation Adventure on the Xbox Store

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 21

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure is having it's 1.0 on May 27th, on Steam, Xbox Series and PS5! Super proud of our team making this cozy automation game. We're "Very Positive" on Steam, with 87% in 1k+ reviews.
Please share so more folks can know about us!

store.steampowered.com/app/1817800/...

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure releases on PC, Xbox and PS5 on May 27th!

YouTube video by Massive Miniteam

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 21

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 21

I hope you'll forgive this long self-promo but we're so proud of what we made in the past 3 years. Please play Oddsparks and share it with others who you'd think would enjoy it, especially any streamers! (reach out to @massiveminiteam.com for a key!)

store.steampowered.com/app/1817800/...

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure on Steam

Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the p...

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 21

We've worked hard on making the genre approachable and accessible without dumbing it down. Like, we spent a lot of time making our Logic tools understandable, and we see folks talking about using it with their kids!

Use our game to teach yourself or your kids how an OR gate works!

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 21

We love this subgenre and we wanted to crack it open for people. Stardew Valley can be calm and cozy AND get people to pull open a spreadsheet to rush year 1 community center. We wanted to toe the same line and from the reviews, I think we did pretty well, especially since a few has 500+ hours!

A steam review for Oddsparks - ruruorbz posted a positive review on 8th of february, having played Oddsparks for 130.9 hours, and says "This game is soooo CUUUUTE, like me. xD".

1 person found this review helpful and someone gave it a "Heartwarming" award.

A steam review for Oddsparks - Ongar the Weary posted a positive review on 6th of May, having played Oddsparks for 49.9 hours, and says "This is a fantastic factory-builder that will have you using excel spreadsheets (like Satisfactory), but is incredibly cute the whole time. Also, it's perfect for Steam Deck; I might actually prefer using a controller.".

A steam review for Oddsparks - Rai posted a positive review on 24th of April, having played Oddsparks for 94.6 hours, and says "A different take when it comes to automation games but was able to make it work. Polished gameplay and constantly receiving updates, the way early access should be.".

A steam review for Oddsparks - dino_inc posted a positive review on 24th April 2024, having played Oddsparks for 8.8 hours, and says "it's factorio with little guys".

28 people found this review helpful, 2 people found it funny.

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · May 21

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure is having it's 1.0 on May 27th, on Steam, Xbox Series and PS5! Super proud of our team making this cozy automation game. We're "Very Positive" on Steam, with 87% in 1k+ reviews.
Please share so more folks can know about us!

store.steampowered.com/app/1817800/...

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure releases on PC, Xbox and PS5 on May 27th!

YouTube video by Massive Miniteam

www.youtube.com

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · May 1

Happy May 1st. The value of your labor belongs to you and the actions of the state are best understood as as a coordinated effort to distract you from this. The state fears an organized and unified proletariat like it fears death and rightly so. Power to the workers and power to the people

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Apr 29

Oddsparks has been in early access for a year now and we're putting our 1.0 stamp on it and shipping it to PC, Xbox Series X|S & PS5 on 27th May '25

If you want something cosy, thinky and puzzly, please take a look! On PC, you can also play with your friends.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2jV...

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · Apr 23

My schedule has some space from June onwards, so send me a message if you want to improve your tools & pipelines!

I teach teams how to design good workflows via tools strategy consulting, OpenUSD workflow design, Tool UX Design masterclasses, and workshops.

rystorm.com/consulting

Consulting — Robin-Yann Storm, Product & UX Designer for Tools

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Malindy(looking for work) @yourkyotowife.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hi everyone, so my desktop PC died. I tried to resurrect it myself to no avail. I still have a laptop so I can write, but without a proper machine I can't do stuff like mock reviews. A kind person got me most of the way to a new PC, but if you can help at all, I'm at ko-fi.com/malindy

Support Malindy

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Brenden @brendengibbons.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Ways to give

Regular donations enable us to continue our services for our youth and community members, educate wider society and stand up for trans rights.

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Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk · Apr 3

We're kind of new here so a fresh introduction is probably a good idea, right?

We are Limit Break, the largest mentorship program aimed at underrepresented people working in the UK games industry! Our goal is to help marginalised people progress their careers

More info: www.limitbreak.co.uk

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