Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺
@pfquarta.bsky.social
🎏 Narrative Designer & Producer
✨ IndieCade Winner, A MAZE Finalist
🌺 Cofounder of Matajuegos Co-op
🦑 1/3rd of Atuel
💀 English, Spanish, Italian
🐍 Queer, They/He
🛸 [email protected]
✨ IndieCade Winner, A MAZE Finalist
🌺 Cofounder of Matajuegos Co-op
🦑 1/3rd of Atuel
💀 English, Spanish, Italian
🐍 Queer, They/He
🛸 [email protected]
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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺
@pfquarta.bsky.social
· Jun 30
ATUEL is out NOW on Steam & Google Play for free! 🙌✨
🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.
Help us out with a RT! 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.
Help us out with a RT! 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
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tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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This Thursday 27th, Sickhouse will be hosting a workshop at the Rijksmuseum as part of RMT. The Whisper Garden plays with 3D scanning of natural elements to create a collective digital garden🌱 Free admission for students! There are 15 spots for the first people to register at the museum entrance.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This Thursday 27th, Sickhouse will be hosting a workshop at the Rijksmuseum as part of RMT. The Whisper Garden plays with 3D scanning of natural elements to create a collective digital garden🌱 Free admission for students! There are 15 spots for the first people to register at the museum entrance.
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A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
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In this video, Alanah Pearce explains the issue with HORSES' ban better than we ever could. Thank you so, so much 🙏
Games are constantly under attack for doing things other mediums have tackled for decades as if it's some new taboo.
Just watched @charalanahzard.bsky.social video that sums things up more eloquently youtu.be/G-7r9pL0Hqo?...
#Indiedev should be talking more about the freedom of the artform.
Just watched @charalanahzard.bsky.social video that sums things up more eloquently youtu.be/G-7r9pL0Hqo?...
#Indiedev should be talking more about the freedom of the artform.
why is anyone ok with this
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In this video, Alanah Pearce explains the issue with HORSES' ban better than we ever could. Thank you so, so much 🙏
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Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
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Newly discovered Zappa album just dropped.
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Newly discovered Zappa album just dropped.
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
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On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
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this week indie studio santa ragione announced that it's on the verge of closure after steam blocked the release of its upcoming provocative art game, horses. valve, despite all of its algorithms and purposefully vague policyspeak, is once again telling us exactly where it stands
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
this week indie studio santa ragione announced that it's on the verge of closure after steam blocked the release of its upcoming provocative art game, horses. valve, despite all of its algorithms and purposefully vague policyspeak, is once again telling us exactly where it stands
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My gift for you today is this video of Columbo making a breakthrough on his case and then kissing his dog.
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My gift for you today is this video of Columbo making a breakthrough on his case and then kissing his dog.
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The excitement of Horses' long-awaited arrival on 2nd December has been tempered by more sobering news. After a series of confounding decisions by Valve, Horses is effectively banned from Steam, leaving the developer highly unlikely to recoup its development costs. https://bit.ly/4oZf00j
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The excitement of Horses' long-awaited arrival on 2nd December has been tempered by more sobering news. After a series of confounding decisions by Valve, Horses is effectively banned from Steam, leaving the developer highly unlikely to recoup its development costs. https://bit.ly/4oZf00j
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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The quote is from this Eurogamer article about how their game Horses, which looks stunning by the way (as in: my mouth is agape, my mind nicely puzzled), was denied a Steam page: www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
"It's extremely frustrating and also f*cked up" - one of the world's best indie studios is facing shock closure following confounding Steam ban
You might not immediately recognise the name Santa Ragione, but the independent Italian studio has been creating bounda…
www.eurogamer.net
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The quote is from this Eurogamer article about how their game Horses, which looks stunning by the way (as in: my mouth is agape, my mind nicely puzzled), was denied a Steam page: www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
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Pietro, a true auteur, is right about the potential and I think also about what's holding games back as a medium for artistic expression. There's also a long history of more radical art pieces not getting the big screen, at least not immediately.
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Pietro, a true auteur, is right about the potential and I think also about what's holding games back as a medium for artistic expression. There's also a long history of more radical art pieces not getting the big screen, at least not immediately.
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Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
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Join us! Looking for a contract animator on EU timezone to come work on the coolest secret game in development anywhere in the world (IMHO 😈) app.trinethire.com/companies/30...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join us! Looking for a contract animator on EU timezone to come work on the coolest secret game in development anywhere in the world (IMHO 😈) app.trinethire.com/companies/30...
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Santa Ragione, a venerable, innovative and award-winning studio, may close due to @valvesoftware.com's unaccountable, counter-factual ban. From an early build of HORSES I can easily say it's another award-contender.
Valve can still rectify this poor judgement.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-it...
Valve can still rectify this poor judgement.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-it...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Santa Ragione, a venerable, innovative and award-winning studio, may close due to @valvesoftware.com's unaccountable, counter-factual ban. From an early build of HORSES I can easily say it's another award-contender.
Valve can still rectify this poor judgement.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-it...
Valve can still rectify this poor judgement.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-it...
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Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
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The extent to which the storefronts dictate what games can reasonably be made is an ENORMOUS problem.
This is a particularly egregious example, and worth paying attention to: www.gamesindustry.biz/santa-ragion...
Besides the point, but I found HORSES to be deeply compelling (I don't like horror).
This is a particularly egregious example, and worth paying attention to: www.gamesindustry.biz/santa-ragion...
Besides the point, but I found HORSES to be deeply compelling (I don't like horror).
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The extent to which the storefronts dictate what games can reasonably be made is an ENORMOUS problem.
This is a particularly egregious example, and worth paying attention to: www.gamesindustry.biz/santa-ragion...
Besides the point, but I found HORSES to be deeply compelling (I don't like horror).
This is a particularly egregious example, and worth paying attention to: www.gamesindustry.biz/santa-ragion...
Besides the point, but I found HORSES to be deeply compelling (I don't like horror).
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I also really want to thank @wholesomegames.com for supporting us and for letting us announce by making a donation to Doctors Without Borders Gaza bsky.app/profile/whol...
To help celebrate this announcement, the game's developer has donated 10k CAD to Médecins Sans Frontières on behalf of Wholesome Games and in support of critical relief efforts in Gaza. Thanks, @ko-op.com!
How MSF is responding to the war in Gaza
An unprecedented humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza, with attacks on civilians, attacks on health care, and a brutal siege.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I also really want to thank @wholesomegames.com for supporting us and for letting us announce by making a donation to Doctors Without Borders Gaza bsky.app/profile/whol...
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I (and others) worked so incredibly hard on this presentation. It would mean the world to me if you would check it out!! Young Suns represents something really special to all of us, and today is JUST THE START
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I (and others) worked so incredibly hard on this presentation. It would mean the world to me if you would check it out!! Young Suns represents something really special to all of us, and today is JUST THE START
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This is infuriating and tragic but I also wonder if we couldn’t crowdfund 100k to keep Santa Ragione open—they make some of the strangest and most interesting games.
Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva addresses the studio's potential closure in an exclusive interview with GamesIndustry.biz. "There will likely be no money left to make a new [game]... Unless a miracle happens and Horses does very well."
www.gamesindustry.biz/santa-ragion...
www.gamesindustry.biz/santa-ragion...
Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva on Horses, Steam, and possible closure of the studio
"No publisher will fund a game that's not coming out on Steam"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is infuriating and tragic but I also wonder if we couldn’t crowdfund 100k to keep Santa Ragione open—they make some of the strangest and most interesting games.
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
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NEW: Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing closure after its surreal horror title, Horses, was barred from Steam ahead of its upcoming December release
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
Indie dev Santa Ragione facing closure after Steam ban
The Italian studio's upcoming horror title, Horses, has been barred from Steam ahead of its release in December.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing closure after its surreal horror title, Horses, was barred from Steam ahead of its upcoming December release
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.