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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · 22d

George is still young and can still love this shirt.

David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s New School day for me today! Thrilled to finally have the privilege to join the illustrious team at 24 Bit Games as a Lead Producer.

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Spotify sends out music to be discovered on a Monday, and apparently so do we 🤘

Metavoidal’s OST is now available on Steam! 📀

⚠️𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮. 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥

Check out the bundle here shorturl.at/L0Qky

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s finally time to become a Stick Flick Fiend! Analogue stick, that is 🎮

METAVOIDAL is now available on @xbox.com! 🤘 Tap into the power of metal, take down The Band, and become the ultimate drummer 🥁

Or die trying! 😈

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Aug 20

Oh look! It’s Metavoidal all official like on Xbox!

ID@Xbox @idatxbox.bsky.social · Aug 20

Heads up! 11 new indies launching on Xbox today! 💚 There's a whole variety of games to be played, so check 'em out! 🎮

Links to each game found below. 🔗 ⬇️ #indiegames #idxbox #xbox

Indie Games Launching on Xbox on August 20, 2025:

Blacksmith Master
ACRES
Metavoidal
City of Springs
Shaman's Mask of the Rune Magic
Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
Golden Knight
Core.sys
SpotCat vs The Cheddar Mafia In Europe
Beautiful Sakura: Football Club
CritterGarden

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Aug 13

THE PIT IS FINALLY OPEN! 🤘😤🤘Metavoidal is now available on Steam & Epic! 🔥

Tell your friends, tell your favourite band's drummer, tell your mom

It's time to take on The Band 🎸

store.steampowered.com/app/2221780/Metavoidal/

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Aug 11

Bucket list item: Have our game played in Antarctica - Done✅

Literally the coolest thing to happen. Pun very much intended ❄️

ONLY 2 MORE DAYS UNTIL METAVOIDAL RELEASES! 🤘

oh, and it's playable on the @steamdeck.com. There's that, too 💁

A person sitting with their back to the camera on snow in a red thermal outfit, there's a research station with a South African Flag on the side in front of them. The person is holding a steam deck with Metavoidal on the screen.

A person sitting with their back to the camera on snow in a red thermal outfit, there are a bunch of jagged rocks sticking out of the ground with snow on them. The person is holding a steam deck with Metavoidal on the screen.

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Aug 6

7 days until launch, so you know what that means... GIVEAWAY TIME!

Stand a chance of winning a Steam copy of Metavoidal by simply
❤️ & 🔁 this post
💬 with your favourite metal band

Enter as many times as you like, but no duplicate answers!
📆Competition ends on Monday (11th)

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN!

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Jul 23

Ever seen a metal drummer roguelite? Well, now you have!🥁

Metavoidal is hitting the stage for its debut performance on the 13th of August. Wishlist it now to secure your front row ticket to the chaos 🔥

🎫 store.steampowered.com/app/2221780/Metavoidal/

#metal #indiegame

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Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢CALLING ALL CONTENT CREATORS 📢 &
🤘 METAL LOVERS🤘

Are you looking for your next roguelite?🤺

Embrace metal mayhem in Metavoidal! Hack ’n’ slash your way through problematic fans while listening to a soundtrack influenced by your choices in power 📀

Please Tag & Share!🔁
Form is in the 🧵
#indiegame

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jul 15

Feel free to use them as is or as a starting point for your own documents. There will be more uploaded over the coming months, but I think there's enough here now to provide some value to others.

Happy to receive feedback, as well as take requests for additional documents that could prove useful.

David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jul 15

I'm releasing a series of guidelines, workshops and spreadsheets under a Creative Commons license at openops.davidhecker.com. Sections on project/people management, talks on mental health, travel guidelines, sprint planning spreadsheets, detailed ffmpeg guidelines and many others.

David Hecker - OpenOps

Management and business process documentation

openops.davidhecker.com

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jul 2

Oh look! We have a release date for Metavoidal!

Yellow Lab Games @yellowlabgames.bsky.social · Jul 2

🥁 Calling all metal heads, roguelite fans and disgruntled drummers! 🥁

Get out your favourite band shirt, pad those elbows, and start practicing your pit moves. Metavoidal will be thrashing its way onto Steam & Xbox on the 13th of August 🤘

Wishlist it here 👉 t.co/Tjnzok7aBt

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s just them opening tins of tuna, called OnlyCans.

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you! I have added the digitally available ones to my library.

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jun 6

Long time listener, first time caller. Which is your favourite book you’ve written that you wish more people had read?

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Jun 5

Dr Phlox was the standout character for me and is my favourite Star Trek doc.

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · May 12

And again Africa remains kept in the Dark Ages? Like, we’re right in the middle there, can’t miss us.

DOOM @doom.com · May 9

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Global Release Times
https://beth.games/4iU0NOg

Image of a global map showing the Early Access and Launch timing of DOOM: The Dark Ages in every timezone.

David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · May 8

I didn’t know it was there so it was a wonderful surprise when I came across it.

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · May 8

Isn’t that library just the most wonderful place to stand for a while?

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · May 7

I don’t know of any of those, but I can highly recommend Hans Egstorf for the most incredible stroopwafels I’ve ever had.

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David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social · Apr 23

I use Airalo for my eSIMs. Last trip to Europe I got the Eurolink which worked very well across Germany and Amsterdam. For the UK I used Uki Mobile. I think I have a referral code for Airalo if you want to save a small amount of $.

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · Apr 20

Last night I was asked to reshare a talk I did back in 2017, which didn't get filmed the many times I gave it.

Let's do it as a thread. I've not done an informational thread on here before, interested to see how folks like it.

(forgive obvious stuff, it was ever so slightly fresher 8 years ago)

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🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵 @huwupy.kawaii.social · Apr 10

Oh this is just adorable

“Kids have started attending local events and volunteering for community activities — just for a chance to meet the ojisan from their cards. Participation in town events has reportedly doubled since the game launched.”

www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...

Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town

A trading card game consisting of real-life ojisan (middle-aged men) are going viral with kids in the city of Kawara in Fukuoka Prefecture.

www.tokyoweekender.com

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Dorian @damousey.bsky.social · Apr 10

Friends, for the first time ever, some of my artwork is available to buy online.

not many, but more to come.

art.vidjaglue.com

Screen capture of the top of broswer showing the online store with the URL, art.vidjagle.com highlighted. The words "it lives!" is scrawled over the picture.

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