Nooka Dascalu
@nookada.bsky.social
Video game producer with a passion for art history & cooking
https://www.nookada.com/
https://www.nookada.com/
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Black Sails (2014) ★★★★
Black Sails is a gripping pirate drama that blends historical intrigue with raw, swashbuckling adventure. The show excels at creating morally complex characters. Captain Flint, Silver, and ...
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Black Sails is a gripping pirate drama that blends historical intrigue with raw, swashbuckling adventure. The show excels at creating morally complex characters. Captain Flint, Silver, and ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
A ★★★★ review of Black Sails (2014)
Black Sails is a gripping pirate drama that blends historical intrigue with raw, swashbuckling adven
popfeed.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Black Sails (2014) ★★★★
Black Sails is a gripping pirate drama that blends historical intrigue with raw, swashbuckling adventure. The show excels at creating morally complex characters. Captain Flint, Silver, and ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
Black Sails is a gripping pirate drama that blends historical intrigue with raw, swashbuckling adventure. The show excels at creating morally complex characters. Captain Flint, Silver, and ...
View full review on @popfeed.social
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Seeing a lot of "boy I wish there were still blogs and personal sites" discourse and I think it's a good time to remind everyone that we're still out there. I specialize in pop culture and tech from an autistic perspective with 20 years of experience in film, comics, and game writing. regionfree.net
Region Free
Movie and game reviews, streaming reviews, and technology reviews from an autistic perspective.
regionfree.net
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Seeing a lot of "boy I wish there were still blogs and personal sites" discourse and I think it's a good time to remind everyone that we're still out there. I specialize in pop culture and tech from an autistic perspective with 20 years of experience in film, comics, and game writing. regionfree.net
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We live in hell. Might not be a bad idea to request secondary images (distinctive lighting/settings) to make sure your product doesn’t get distorted or have drastic changes in appearance between photos for any refunds.
Heads up for all my art friends that have an online store.
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We live in hell. Might not be a bad idea to request secondary images (distinctive lighting/settings) to make sure your product doesn’t get distorted or have drastic changes in appearance between photos for any refunds.
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More traditional media experimentation! Watercolor, ink, color pencil, and a little bit of digital touchup.
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More traditional media experimentation! Watercolor, ink, color pencil, and a little bit of digital touchup.
You can really tell from my apple replay that I drive way too fast, screaming like a white girl the whole time
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You can really tell from my apple replay that I drive way too fast, screaming like a white girl the whole time
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Full credit to @flaroh.bsky.social for inspiring this attempt at picking my own colors of the year for 2026 (go see her version, she named her colors way better than I did!)🧡
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Full credit to @flaroh.bsky.social for inspiring this attempt at picking my own colors of the year for 2026 (go see her version, she named her colors way better than I did!)🧡
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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I played Horses this weekend and I wrote down some messy thoughts not only on the game but especially on the specter of formalism that emerged to haunt us all for a moment.
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human
I thought this was going to be a review of my time with Santa Ragione's Horses, the controversial art game recently banned from Steam and the Epic Store. To some extent, this will be that but after...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I played Horses this weekend and I wrote down some messy thoughts not only on the game but especially on the specter of formalism that emerged to haunt us all for a moment.
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
I have a win-win solution here: women should eat labour’s obesity tsar
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I have a win-win solution here: women should eat labour’s obesity tsar
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We're proud of GICC moderator @angelosmako.bsky.social and his team at @gamebreaking.bsky.social on the launch of Dungeon Rampage (after 8 years offline)!
store.steampowered.com/app/3053950/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3053950/...
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We're proud of GICC moderator @angelosmako.bsky.social and his team at @gamebreaking.bsky.social on the launch of Dungeon Rampage (after 8 years offline)!
store.steampowered.com/app/3053950/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3053950/...
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yeah I'm thrilled lmao
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
yeah I'm thrilled lmao
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It's Character Update Monday!
Today's post is about the first party member that you meet: Elisha Moorend from the small town of Whitdenn with his grandmother, who he affectionately calls "meemaw".
#dawnsendgame #indiedev #indiegame #jrpg #characterdesign
Today's post is about the first party member that you meet: Elisha Moorend from the small town of Whitdenn with his grandmother, who he affectionately calls "meemaw".
#dawnsendgame #indiedev #indiegame #jrpg #characterdesign
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's Character Update Monday!
Today's post is about the first party member that you meet: Elisha Moorend from the small town of Whitdenn with his grandmother, who he affectionately calls "meemaw".
#dawnsendgame #indiedev #indiegame #jrpg #characterdesign
Today's post is about the first party member that you meet: Elisha Moorend from the small town of Whitdenn with his grandmother, who he affectionately calls "meemaw".
#dawnsendgame #indiedev #indiegame #jrpg #characterdesign
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Hironobu Sakaguchi, recently, on his X account, has been posting an absolute treasure trove of design docs and promotional materials from early games. These are early design docs from Final Fantasy 3.
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hironobu Sakaguchi, recently, on his X account, has been posting an absolute treasure trove of design docs and promotional materials from early games. These are early design docs from Final Fantasy 3.
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Notre vernissage de Pixelles Make Games est CE SOIR ! Venez à Unity Montréal pour une célébration remplie de chaleur, de bouchées et d'un clin d'œil vers l'avenir.
🌿 Événement familial
🍹 Sans alcool
🎉 Jeux créés par de nouveaux dévs
🎟️ RSVP requis events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
🌿 Événement familial
🍹 Sans alcool
🎉 Jeux créés par de nouveaux dévs
🎟️ RSVP requis events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
Pixelles Make Games 2025: Vernissage | Showcase
Get tickets on Humanitix - Pixelles Make Games 2025: Vernissage | Showcase hosted by Pixelles. Unity Technologies. Thursday 4th December 2025. Find event information.
events.humanitix.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Notre vernissage de Pixelles Make Games est CE SOIR ! Venez à Unity Montréal pour une célébration remplie de chaleur, de bouchées et d'un clin d'œil vers l'avenir.
🌿 Événement familial
🍹 Sans alcool
🎉 Jeux créés par de nouveaux dévs
🎟️ RSVP requis events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
🌿 Événement familial
🍹 Sans alcool
🎉 Jeux créés par de nouveaux dévs
🎟️ RSVP requis events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue - Detroit Metro Times
Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in East...
www.metrotimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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Interested in more of what we at OBL are working on? Maybe some more in-depth looks at our progress? Head on over to our Discord server for Dawn's End!
#dawnsendgame #gamecommunity #discord
discord.gg/xfq3y2vRuM
#dawnsendgame #gamecommunity #discord
discord.gg/xfq3y2vRuM
Join the Dawn's End Discord Server!
Welcome to Dawn's End, a JRPG built with homage to some of the classics we all know and love, with 2d sprites inside lush 3d environments, a robust job system, and a combat system that invokes strateg...
discord.gg
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Interested in more of what we at OBL are working on? Maybe some more in-depth looks at our progress? Head on over to our Discord server for Dawn's End!
#dawnsendgame #gamecommunity #discord
discord.gg/xfq3y2vRuM
#dawnsendgame #gamecommunity #discord
discord.gg/xfq3y2vRuM
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Our Pixelles Make Games celebration is tomorrow (Dec 4th)! Stop by Unity Montréal for a showcase filled with warmth, food bites, and a look towards the future.
🌿 Family friendly
🍹 Non-alcoholic
🎉 Games & new makers
RSVP before tickets run out: events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
🌿 Family friendly
🍹 Non-alcoholic
🎉 Games & new makers
RSVP before tickets run out: events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
Pixelles Make Games 2025: Vernissage | Showcase
Get tickets on Humanitix - Pixelles Make Games 2025: Vernissage | Showcase hosted by Pixelles. Unity Technologies. Thursday 4th December 2025. Find event information.
events.humanitix.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Our Pixelles Make Games celebration is tomorrow (Dec 4th)! Stop by Unity Montréal for a showcase filled with warmth, food bites, and a look towards the future.
🌿 Family friendly
🍹 Non-alcoholic
🎉 Games & new makers
RSVP before tickets run out: events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
🌿 Family friendly
🍹 Non-alcoholic
🎉 Games & new makers
RSVP before tickets run out: events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
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You're warmly invited to our final Women In Games Monthly Social Network Gathering of 2025! 🎄
Expect a brilliant quiz, festive jumpers (of course!) and the chance to unwind with the Women in Games community.
Registration is FREE. Everyone is welcome.
events.ringcentral.com/events/women...
Expect a brilliant quiz, festive jumpers (of course!) and the chance to unwind with the Women in Games community.
Registration is FREE. Everyone is welcome.
events.ringcentral.com/events/women...
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You're warmly invited to our final Women In Games Monthly Social Network Gathering of 2025! 🎄
Expect a brilliant quiz, festive jumpers (of course!) and the chance to unwind with the Women in Games community.
Registration is FREE. Everyone is welcome.
events.ringcentral.com/events/women...
Expect a brilliant quiz, festive jumpers (of course!) and the chance to unwind with the Women in Games community.
Registration is FREE. Everyone is welcome.
events.ringcentral.com/events/women...
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BE THE CHANGE ✨
Our mission at Women in Games is simple: to build a more equitable and diverse gaming industry for all women.
Every donation, big or small, helps us to continue to be a driving force in the games industry.
Support the mission: bit.ly/DonateWIG
Thank you 💛
Our mission at Women in Games is simple: to build a more equitable and diverse gaming industry for all women.
Every donation, big or small, helps us to continue to be a driving force in the games industry.
Support the mission: bit.ly/DonateWIG
Thank you 💛
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BE THE CHANGE ✨
Our mission at Women in Games is simple: to build a more equitable and diverse gaming industry for all women.
Every donation, big or small, helps us to continue to be a driving force in the games industry.
Support the mission: bit.ly/DonateWIG
Thank you 💛
Our mission at Women in Games is simple: to build a more equitable and diverse gaming industry for all women.
Every donation, big or small, helps us to continue to be a driving force in the games industry.
Support the mission: bit.ly/DonateWIG
Thank you 💛
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#blacksails using zach mcgowan for portrait practice bc he is so pretty
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#blacksails using zach mcgowan for portrait practice bc he is so pretty
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If someone else creates an art asset for the game, using AI, (and it isn't blatantly, obviously AI), how the fuck would I even know? I'm not watching everyone else work (even when we are in an office together). How would I know?
3/3
3/3
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If someone else creates an art asset for the game, using AI, (and it isn't blatantly, obviously AI), how the fuck would I even know? I'm not watching everyone else work (even when we are in an office together). How would I know?
3/3
3/3
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We work on games, a lot of us work remotely. Even if we work in an office, there are outsourcing companies and contractors, etc. etc. Point is, we don't all have a great view into everyones' processes, and a lot of games is built on trust between departments - To wit:
2/3
2/3
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We work on games, a lot of us work remotely. Even if we work in an office, there are outsourcing companies and contractors, etc. etc. Point is, we don't all have a great view into everyones' processes, and a lot of games is built on trust between departments - To wit:
2/3
2/3
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November 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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these past few days I've been thinking a lot about what makes the world of hollow knight work so well, and I think it's because it's got an enormous amount of *character*
it's very, flavorful, created with a clear direction in mind, and executed so holistically across art/vfx/design/sfx/VO/music
it's very, flavorful, created with a clear direction in mind, and executed so holistically across art/vfx/design/sfx/VO/music
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
these past few days I've been thinking a lot about what makes the world of hollow knight work so well, and I think it's because it's got an enormous amount of *character*
it's very, flavorful, created with a clear direction in mind, and executed so holistically across art/vfx/design/sfx/VO/music
it's very, flavorful, created with a clear direction in mind, and executed so holistically across art/vfx/design/sfx/VO/music
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FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!