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Joshua Garrity

@combinehunterjg.bsky.social

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Head Game Scout at Secret Mode. Formerly Team17, Fireshine. Opinions expressed here are my own. Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt, Earthless

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi Folks,

My name is Joshua Garrity and I'm the Head Game Scout at Secret Mode.

Previously I worked for Team17 and Fireshine in similar capacity.

I have signed games such as Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt and the recently announced Empyreal.

I'm always on the look out for exciting new pitches!

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 3d

Deleting this app while I'm holiday. See you on the otherside.

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Nina @ninacliff.bsky.social · 4d

Whoop! Very exciting 🎉 #GRAwards

Auroch Digital @aurochdigital.bsky.social · 7d

We’re delighted to announce that Nina Cliff, our Business Development Director, has been nominated for the Games Legend Award in the Game Republic Awards for 2025. See you at the #GRAwards where winners will be revealed - good luck to everyone! #gamedev gamerepublic.net/featured-eve...

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 4d

This week's Video Games Industry Memo, sponsored by Sumo Digital, asks why video games companies like Ubisoft, Jagex, and Roblox are falling into a self-censorship trap (and how to clamber out of it).

videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/the-games-...

The games industry’s self-censorship problem, 16/10/2025

Ubisoft, Roblox, and Jagex tongue-biting goes under the microscope

videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com

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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · 5d

And if you want a closer look at NUTMEG!, tune into the IGN Fan Fest livestream, starting in just a couple of hours!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3by...

#IGNFanFest

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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · 5d

The time has come to relive history, or reshape it....

The NUTMEG! Matchday Experience Demo is available NOW! ⚽

Play four iconic games in football history – and make the right decisions to take the glory.

Download the demo today on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3...

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Lucy Blundell @kinmoku.bsky.social · 5d

📢 Exciting news! 📢

VIDEOVERSE will be coming to consoles on...

✨November 14th✨

The port includes all post-PC launch updates plus new Japanese localisation 🇯🇵

Please share! ❤️

#indiegame #visualnovel #gaming

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 5d

Please play it!

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 5d

1000xRESIST coming to Xbox & Game Pass on Nov 4th www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vjz...

Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 7d

Done!

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 10d

🚨Deadline for submissions is 8pm tonight!!!!🚨

forms.gle/exeduC4yCtWY...

Enabled by @silverliningint.bsky.social 🥳

Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · Sep 15

Got an awesome #IndieDev game you wanna pitch but not sure how it all works?

📢Pitch Up!
🗺️4th November, Bristol, UK
💜Organised by indies for indies
(me, @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social & @lyndyb.bsky.social )
🙏Enabled by @silverliningint.bsky.social

👉 forms.gle/6ya2g78kARVv... 👈

Pitch Up! Consequence-free indie game pitching!
Guy Richards, ID@Xbox
Eben Cunningham, Silver Lining
Meg Clarke, Team17
Reese Wright, Devolver Digital
Joshua Garrity, Secret Mode
Kerryn Frean, Fireshine Games
4th November, Bristol UK
Enabled By Silver Lining

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 12d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 12d

That's still a great viewing experience.

Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 12d

Are you IMAXing it Mat?

Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 12d

Dude.

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 12d

Spoilers for Hades 2

Finally cleared going down without Death Defiance.

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PM Studios🦎Yooka Replaylee Oct 9! @pmstudios.bsky.social · 13d

If you're craving a retro 2D adventure while you wait for Mina the Hollower's amazingness, might we recommend Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo? @pockettrap.bsky.social

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 13d

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

Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 14d

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 · 14d

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

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 14d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 14d

Reached a point in Hades 2 where I can clear going down pretty consistently, but the last two bosses going up still give me trouble.

Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 17d

Regarding Hades 2, I love that the music going down evokes the music of the first game, while going up it changes palette entirely once you reach a certain point.

It ties quite well to the differing narrative stakes.

Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 18d

I've killed a Titan

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 18d

‘It’s been an honor’: I spoke with Sucker Punch boss @brianfleming.bsky.social and lead @erikaishii.bsky.social about their journey creating Ghost of Yotei, lessons learned, and what’s next.

vgc.news/features/its...

‘It’s been an honor’: Sucker Punch’s Brian Fleming and lead Erika Ishii reflect on Ghost of Yotei | VGC

Studio head Brian Fleming and lead actor Erika Ishii on the challenges of building PlayStation’s big sequel…

vgc.news

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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 19d

Here's my vibe check from my time at Tokyo Game Show 2025, which was a complete 180 from the last time I attended the show, and just shows a Japan back at the absolute centre of the video games world.
www.eurogamer.net/as-the-weste...

As the Western games industry sprials, TGS 2025 showed Japan is resurgent - though you might not recognize that over live streams

You really get the impression that this country's industry is once again happy, confident, and building.

www.eurogamer.net

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Polygon @polygon.com · 19d

The studio's recent ARG ended with a teaser for the studio's upcoming project, set in a resort called Hotel Samsara

Amnesia and SOMA creators Frictional Games tease their upcoming project

The studio's recent ARG ended with a teaser for the studio's upcoming project, set in a resort called Hotel Samsara

www.polygon.com

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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 20d

Good year.

Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social · 20d

I'm gonna have to hear people say they aren't going to watch One Battle After Another due the run time and quietly seethe.

Honestly, I've seen 90 minute films that felt longer.