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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!!

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They/Them | 25 | Yuri Enthusiast Black gaymedev, artist, and educator in NYC 💖 Working on: Skate & Date and ValiDate Prev at: GlowUp Games and NuChallenger We're not free until we're all free 🇵🇸 gensuta.itch.io | westeria.carrd.co

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 10d

Skate & Date - lesbian roller derby, rhythm game is out now! Come get your yuri on wheels!!
https://f.mtr.cool/scjlbborbl
https://f.mtr.cool/ugehecznam

(I've linked steam codes to itch.io so you can easily get it for both and have Valve take less money from me <3)

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 5h

squeezed in time to go to the ryoko kui exhibit before heading to work!!! #DeliciousinDungeonNY

A stack of blocks with black text on the side that says "Unless You Eat, You Can't Get Strong"

The front says "Brother Get Out Of Here" and "I do Love Monsters". The front also has images from the Dungeon Meshi anime

A picture of me standing in the Dungeon Meshi frog costume cutout. Chilchuck, Senshi, Marcille, and Laois are also in frog costumes in this large cardboad cutout

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Bee! @brodnork.bsky.social · 1d

My exploration-focused metroidvania, STOMP AND THE SWORD OF MIRACLES, is now LIVE on Kickstarter!

Explore a world full of lost secrets, meet a cast of charming characters, and use the creatures around you to your advantage to reach new heights.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bee...

DEMO LINKS BELOW

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✨TallNQuirky✨ ✨ NYCC AA B-28 @tallnquirky.bsky.social · 5d

Today is the day! Catch me at booth b28 at #nycc !

✨TallNQuirky✨ ✨ NYCC AA B-28 @tallnquirky.bsky.social · 11d

Super happy to say I'll be @newyorkcomiccon !

This will be my first time there! I can't wait to meet y'all! I'll be at booth B28

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Pearl Low | 劉寶珠🧋 (they/them) @pearllow.bsky.social · 5d

MEET THE MAGICAL GIRL RIVALS in our show Wheels and Roses! Sunflower High are the reigning champions, and tbh are one of Sahara's biggest motivators. Sahara wants to be a champion just like team Sunflower High. #magicalgirls #anime #animation #indieanimation

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 5d

A ceasefire (that doesn't even seem to be being honored by the IDF) doesn't mean you get to suddenly make up with Microsoft.

BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 5d

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: A ceasefire today will not stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, only meaningful accountability will.

Our work is not done!

Read more: loom.ly/TsJOHwo

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: A ceasefire today will not stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, only meaningful accountability will.

Our work is not done! The BDS movement calls on our millions of supporters worldwide to escalate pressure to end Israel’s genocide and its decades-old regime of settler-colonialism, apartheid, and ill...

loom.ly

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sumi @manjunii.bsky.social · 5d

with you...

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Dianna 🇩🇴 @grlpants.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t even know where to begin.

Last Saturday was the soft opening of @thesecretlantern.bsky.social and y’all… there was a line around the building. I’m still trying to process it.

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Alex Johnson @alexgameaudio.bsky.social · 6d

Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others.

If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!

#AudioJobs #OpenToWork

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 5d

it's so frustrating bc i recently learned a cousin who's my age is a fan of his still and its like...girl why. why cant black women especially let go of this loser 😭😭😭😭 he sucks!!!!

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 5d

Don't sleep on Absolum. It's not only my favorite roguelite of the year, it's also one of my top games of 2025. It captures the best of Dragon's Crown and Streets of Rage 4-- every run feels like a real adventure and all the fights are so damn cool. I loved it. Keep the roguelite beat-em-ups coming.

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 5d

Also thanks again for all the congrats and support!!! It's so funny how I imagined having the post mortem ready immediately and being like yeah thats it I'm good now

but who knew reflecting on 8 yeats of work would take so long LMAO

Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 5d

after coming home from the skate & date launch party i saw that a certain wyrm got delivered!!!!!!!!

i love having @belbeeps.blue streams on while i work and this lil guy is so cuteee

A makeship plushie of belbeep's worm creature. It's a round purple baby wyrm with confetti on it's belly and a pink swirl on each cheek

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Qweerty Gamers 🔜 Twitch Con @qweertygamers.org · 6d

🎇 We're just a little over a week from TwitchCon 25! If you'd like a chance for us to showcase your LGBTQIA+ game, game made by LGBTQIA+ people, or welcoming game to our booth visitors, please apply here by Oct 12th forms.gle/uKyqv9y5JRaK... 🎇

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 5d

THANK U DANI 🥺🥺

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A PT You Can't Sweat Out 🔜 Kwanzaa & BtB! @pleasantlytwstd.blacksky.app · 7d

submits close in 3 days! go go go go!

Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 14d

ICYMI: Speeding through the Holidays submissions are open now until October 10th! Get them in while you can! ⏱️

Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 21d

Submissions for Speeding through the Holidays are now open!!

*Submissions close on Oct. 10th at 11:59PM ET
*Tune in to Speeding through the Holidays from Dec. 27th-28th! ⭐

gdq.gg/submit

#BlackJoy #blackspeedrunning @blackinaflash.bsky.social

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Count Doracula 🎃 @heyitsdora.com · 7d

Bumping this! I'm still searching for localizers for the following below. If that's you, or if you know someone who it fits, please reach out! This is a paid, short term, fully remote opportunity, though you must be in Ontario due to grant restrictions.

Count Doracula 🎃 @heyitsdora.com · Aug 21

Hey game dev! Looking for Ontario-based localization partners (either a company or individuals) for:
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish

These do not all have to be done by the same person. Must be comfortable working with queer themes/pronouns and complex narratives! Thanks

a woman is sitting at a desk with her head down writing in a notebook

Alt: A GIF of a woman with her face pressed against a desk and scribbling with a pink pen

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2 Mello @2mello.net · 7d

Let's do a web search exercise. Think of your favorite artists and creators and find their NON SOCIAL MEDIA links--websites, stores, blogs--then share them in the replies. Also your own if applicable. Then bookmark their website/subscribe to them directly if you haven't. Let's get really connected.

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surasshu @surasshu.com · 8d

the era of fliplikes is coming.........

nuzcraft @nuzcraft.bsky.social · 8d

My first #LudumDare! Random Walk is inspired by @hthrflwrs.bsky.social’s Unfair Flips and in playtesting it made a child cry in frustration. Try it out! #GameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine nuzcraft.itch.io/random-walk

Confused hero on a path. On the left it show confusion % plus buttons to upgrade think time, reduce confusion, increase multiplier and increase step value. On the right is a log of resets and a success

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 7d

Laura is one of the very best writers and editors in video games, you'd be lucky to get her on board a project.

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 7d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Sean H., freshly 34 @sjhdoesgames.blacksky.app · 6d

If all the other technical stuff about "so what was the point of switching to Blacksky if a ban still makes you invisible" evades you (like it did me for a second), Rudy breaks it down in this thread with very straightforward metaphors. Give it a read.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 7d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 7d

🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀

4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3

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Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social · 11d

Attendees! Get your $5 tickets in advance! They will not be available at the door.

👍 50+ unreleased games you can play
👍 12–5 p.m for general admission
👍 Attend or showcase at gameapalooza.love

Support our friends and partners at @IGDANYC ✨

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 6d

TY SYLVER!! 🥺🥺🥺 I appreciate u sm

Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 6d

ofc!! so excited for the full release!

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 7d

We pushed this playtest live last night. You can still check out what will be our Nextfest demo early!

Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 10d

Current demo for Beatdown City Survivors is being sunset on Monday.

Rolling into a playtest, and then Next Fest!

Plus, we've got a stream going where I'm showing off the subway stage and some new characters.

Peep the update on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/338...

Beatdown City Survivors - NEXT FEST, PLAYTEST, PAX WEST! - Steam News

Hey what’s up! Who likes cats? Apparently most people at PAX West, where we debuted our new character Pumpkin (one of five cats in the game!) In this post we'll be outlining a lot of cool stuff coming...

store.steampowered.com

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