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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot

@willovergard.bsky.social

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Broadcasting as Viking Blonde by day and the games industry's moss covered shaman by night 🔥 [He/Him] BAFTA Games member and indie game fanatic 🔥 DM's Open for business, bisdev and tepigs Best found at https://www.twitch.tv/Viking_Blonde

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · Oct 16

For those reconnecting here or who've just found me Hello!

I'm Will, currently streaming full time and doing consultancy gigs for cool indie projects. Feel free to DM me here or:

☕ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/viking_blonde/

☕ YouTube VoD's & Vids: www.youtube.com/@VikingBlonde

☕ Discord: #VikingBlonde

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 19h

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 18h

But seriously, tell your friends if you have a demo in Next Fest

We're your first line of fans, your vanguard of keen and even if you are working with PR don't assume that email didn't get lost in the churn

Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 23h

Got a Steam Next Fest demo up? Please tell me

I'm real good at keeping up with everyone's games but I don't want to miss any friend games

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 21h

Added to wishlist

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 23h

I've got it locked in to stream on Wednesday AND THE HYPE IS REAL

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 23h

Got a Steam Next Fest demo up? Please tell me

I'm real good at keeping up with everyone's games but I don't want to miss any friend games

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 1d

I think you've shifted to gamedev mode. Users throw around a lot of guff about how they think games should be made, without knowing any of the process and irs frustrating

Over here on gamedev side we're all just hyping each other up and sharing horror stories

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 2d

Some people race marbles. Some of them do it on stream.

Me? I race marbles on the underground, off the grid and on the streets. Why? Its all about family: www.twitch.tv/viking_blonde/

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 3d

Not to be too cool on main, but me @veyerals.bsky.social and @occultgamedev.bsky.social are going to play Abiotic Factor while dunking on AI Slop gamedevs

There may also be wine: www.twitch.tv/viking_blonde/

Credit to meatshieldmaiden for this creation

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No Sequels Coop @nosequelscoop.bsky.social · 4d

Astrology

Tom Marks @tomrmarks.bsky.social · 4d

Can someone please explain to me why literally every video game in existence is launching on October 23rd

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Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 4d

I'm pretty sure this is an AI-generated logo. If you look at the other versions of it on their website, every single bird is slightly different (the feet, the head, the bag).

I mean, this sucks, no?

A screenshot of the Sackbird website that says "seek the sack" (horrible) followed by four images of a black bird with a bindle and a human arm. there are minor variations in the art - some birds have bigger heads, or more fingers, or flatter feet.

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 4d

Im a disaster and we both know it

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 4d

So I guess this is a reminder to the homies:

While we're all broke and hungry we have to be extra vigilant in research

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 4d

Despite having 'Transparency' as one of their key tenants, it took a bit of digging to get to the core of their pitch:

"Oncade is a Web3-native game distribution platform"

Its a steam-key seller, running on crypto

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 4d

Just when I thought I was done with crypto

So I get this email from Oncade, a new digital store, about their new creator program. I'm thinking this could finally make up for the crater left after the death of the Humble Partner stuff

They even have Rain World! Great? But hang on, whats this...?

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LindsAI ➡️ Penti-con @neomeruru.bsky.social · 4d

Game trailers really appending 'cozy' to things in ways that tell me no writer was involved.

"Create your cozy character..."

I'm sorry, my what? What about the character creator is cozy? Is it just an aesthetic to you? Is it just sweaters and low-poly red triangle noses?

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 4d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 5d

A million years after everyone else, I have fully finished Tunic

I'm proud of how much translation I achieved myself, but without The Longship I would have lost my entire marbles

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 5d

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 5d

Got that peak @sarenstone.com goodness right there

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Sanshee @sanshee.com · 5d

As foretold, our celebration of The Watcher’s console release continues with a collection that will give you ripples of joy! Revel in the dark beauty of decay and join the mass with a #rainworld collection you definitely won’t want to miss!

A new art print, three new plush, a lanyard, a wrist strap, and a pin. A part of our new Watcher Rain World collection.

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Tanat Boozayaangool 🔜 MIGW @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 6d

In case you missed it, Building Relationships has been delayed to Q1 2026

thank you for the coverage 🫡 @markwarren.bsky.social

www.rockpapershotgun.com/my-insatiabl...

Article on Rock Paper Shotgun titled "My insatiable lust for windmill flirtation will have to stay contained until next year, as Building Relationships is delayed" with a picture of a windmill saying something suggestive

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 6d

My name is Will Overgard and I am hour cat's favorite streamer

Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 6d

Its always weird when the game industry news gets quiet

Are we still recovering from last week or is something about to drop? Ether way, I'm making another coffee and you are more than welcome to join me:

www.twitch.tv/viking_blonde/

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Will Overgard 🔥 Certified Ace Mech Pilot @willovergard.bsky.social · 6d

OH HEY I KNOW THAT COOL KID