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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 2d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · 3d

There's value to having over extension in weird directions to avoid breaking joints if you fall, maybe?

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Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social · 5d

It's online pumpking carving season!!!

one of our fav games to play with friends this time of year, is the Ghost Town Pumpkin Carver by @adamgryu.bsky.social

adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver

The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival by adamgryu

carve a lil pumpkin and share it with the world

adamgryu.itch.io

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · 8d

Wow this looks great!!

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André Cardoso @andremc.bsky.social · 14d

Recently had the opportunity to build 3 demos to demonstrate the power of game feel!

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · 17d

Don't get me wrong, I'm always a fan of patching exploits, but Steam Workshop is a much bigger exploit risk by 10x than this issue.

I recommend reading through the patch notes, but no need to fret! This is just good security hygiene on Unity's part.

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · 17d

PSA: The Unity CVE is important, but I don't think it's "rush to patch all your old games" important. There's a few pathways to exploit, but it'd be pretty tricky and only *really* impacts games that are exposed as URL handlers on Windows. 👍

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Jacob Garbe 💀 @logodaedalus.bsky.social · 24d

I don't know how, but somehow I managed to get into a pick-up session and took control of a robot in Beijing in a boxing match. I got to knock out my opponent. This may be the most Bay Area Friday night activity I've ever done.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 24d

I’ve been asked quite a lot over the years about how I remain calm when responding to trolls and bad actors. Some day I’ll do a bigger write up, but one of the biggest things that has helped me a lot is to remember:

“When you’re easily offended, you’re easily manipulated.”

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 26d

Watch as we flip Chess on its head by simply adding magic and dungeons and stuff. youtu.be/GYOfCM_LkyE
#BelowTheCrown #indiegame #videogames #chess #Roguelike #DungeonCrawler

Below The Crown: Gameplay Trailer 1

YouTube video by MisfitsAttic

youtu.be

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · 26d

By complete random chance I am in Busan during the Busan International Film Festival! I'm gonna go tomorrow so if you know anything about film tell me what to see. 😅

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 29d

There's one week left to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant ⏰‼️

If you're thinking of applying, make sure you get your applications in before next Sunday in order to be considered.

Grant: $15,000 USD
Deadline: Sept 28th
Link: grants.draknek.org

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Eric A Anderson @edoublea.com · Sep 20

Very cool!

Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · Sep 20

It's not every day we get featured on the front page of Wikipedia dot com...

And Happy 20th Anniversary to Myst V: End of Ages!

https://cyan.com/games/mystv/

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We ❤ Every Game @weloveeverygame.bsky.social · Sep 19

We chatted with John Austin (@johnaustin.bsky.social) of Pontoco about sending clones to the edge of hell.

🧑‍🍳 Read at → www.weloveeverygame....

#IndieDev #HorrorGames #GameDev

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · Sep 18

Dreaming of beautiful fields of mac and cheese 🧀

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VR Forever 🔜 September 18th to 23rd @vr-forever.com · Sep 15

Launch week of the first ever VR Forever!! 🔥

Any thoughts on who you think is winning awards on Thursday? 🤔

VR Forever 🔜 September 18th to 23rd @vr-forever.com · Sep 8

🔥 Introducing VR Forever 🔥

Coming to Steam from September 18th to 23rd

VR dedicated Steam Event
- Over 130 participating games
- Deep discounts
- New demos
- Announcements
- Surprise launches

Plus the first-ever VR Forever Awards 🏆
- 30 games
- 6 categories
- 8 industry judges

More info 🧵👇

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · Sep 12

This is going to some really interesting game design!! I don't really care if it's fun, even, haha.

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · Sep 12

Omigosh it's Nintendo's take on a Metroidbrainia. This is a wild game design:
youtu.be/tWIEv_aksvo?...

Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

youtu.be

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Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · Jul 18

In your Spirit Crossing journey, you'll participate in waystations.

Waystations are smaller communities within the larger village where you can hang out, collaborate, and build with all of the other players who share the same space.

⛅ playspiritcrossing.com

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s been almost a decade, but Misfits Attic is back!

We just announced Below the Crown: our love letter to roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, and Chess - with our weird dark humor, of course :)

Wishlist on Steam today! (link in reply)
youtu.be/Q8gf18lJ_lc

Below the Crown Announce Trailer

YouTube video by MisfitsAttic

youtu.be

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Andrea Roberts @andrearoberts.bsky.social · Aug 28

Come say hi to me and Bob at my Arcane Eats booth in the #PAXRising this weekend!

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We ❤ Every Game @weloveeverygame.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW DEVELOPER INTERVIEW: @voxraygames.bsky.social’s Wouter van Oortmerssen (@wvo.bsky.social) explains why he built Skyrim with guns instead of Minecraft 2.

🎮 Read → www.weloveeverygame....

#IndieDev #Minecraft #Openworld #GameDev

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Okomotive @okomotive.ch · Aug 21

Herdling is OUT NOW! We’re stoked to finally invite you on this journey 🐐🦬🐏⛰️
Get the game now on Steam, Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S or Game Pass, links below!

We’ll give away 5 Steam keys among everyone who reposts this 🎉🎉🎉

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John Austin @johnaustin.bsky.social · Aug 12

Finally hit integer overflow

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UnLoop @unloopgame.bsky.social · Aug 5

Check out our new Gameplay Trailer!

UnLoop is coming to Meta Quest and Pico headsets on September 5, 2025. You can pre-order it now (Meta) for 20% off ($19.99)!

bit.ly/unloop_meta
bit.ly/unloop_pico

#vr #vrgaming #MetaQuest #MetaQuest3 #PICO

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