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Jingtong 景桐

@zogzhu.bsky.social

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Publishing producer @tinyBuild worked on Asterigos, Potion Craft, The Bookwalker and more ❤️‍🔥 Chinese migrant worker in the Netherlands 🤯 She/Her opinions my own 🔱 Blog: https://jingtong.bearblog.dev/

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · Apr 20

I wrote a blog for my 5-year work anniversary today: "If I were to summarize what I mean: games heal all forms of elitism. My experience in this industry has made me increasingly sensitive and resistant to elitist and meritocratic narratives elsewhere in life"

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Reflections on Games, Elitism, and Five Years of Work

A personal reflection on how working in games humbled me

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah just looked it up and it indeed got a lot of traction!

Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 2d

My recent hobby is watching this ex-gaming streamer who bikes through China and posts videos everyday. His video only has a 2-day gap between recording and posting so the content is always fresh. Also a nice way to see unfiltered scenes of areas I don't know well

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 3d

2026 and beyond will be Gen Z games (not just games played by GenZ but also made by them) era 👍

Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 3d

Digging through SNF games, this one looks cool, heavy gen Z vibes made by a real gen Z (a guy born in 2000 from Finland)

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VOIMA on Steam

VOIMA is a sandbox where you build freely - no grids, no limits. Draw shapes, place blocks, and defend your creations from monsters. Mod the game in real time - no coding needed. Play it. Then make it...

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah dude’s a literal unicorn 💀

Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 3d

He has a sizeable fan base in all 3 circles (sometimes overlapping) and made a ton of money from all 3 ventures 💀 I don’t know if this is inspiring or humbling or both to be honest

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 3d

Whenever I ponder the thought of “balancing” my hobbies, I always reach a point where I have to remind myself that it's not possible to do it all, then I remember this one guy who indeed did it all and he did the exact 3 things I wanted to do as well, i.e. comics, music and game dev 💀

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CSarracenian @ COMMISSIONS CLOSED @sarracenian.bsky.social · 4d

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#portfolioday Hi, I'm Aleksis, a Finnish-Chinese artist, I do character arts and commissions and I do comics, often retro anime-inspired plus historical+fantasy.

Email: [email protected]
Portfolio: aleksisshi.wordpress.com
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Space Cassette Moumou in summer advert, character I designed.

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Sickhouse @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social · 11d

Insert coin to support playful talent!
We are half way to open the doors of the new Sickhouse! Help us reach 100% and bring our space to live 🤩

Support us and grab some awesome rewards:
sickhouse.creativefunding.nl/project/crow...

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 4d

My band (5 members, 4 women and one gay man as drummer/producer) whose career started in 2006 in Seattle, just released their first album under a record label and are about to kick off their first tour the West Coast, so yeah, I'm gonna stay there (Rising Star 2 universe) for a while

Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 4d

If you wonder where I was/am/will be, the answer is Rising Star 2

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Rising Star 2 on Steam

Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to st...

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 8d

it already sold 1.6M btw

TheGamersician 🎮🎶 @thegamersician.com · 9d

🤦🏾‍♂️

Speak for yourself lol

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 10d

Six years ago, I wrote most of the Tragedian dialogue for Pathologic 2 in iambic pentameter. I'm back now doing the same for Pathologic 3. I figured it was helpful to write a guide on *how* I did it – in case I get hit by a bus and the team has to carry on without me.

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So You Want to Write Iambic Pentameter

In which I share the dirty secrets of the world's least useful skill

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kheehoon chan @crapstacular.bsky.social · 18d

Surprise! I'm stoked to share that I'm writing this book. It's a dream to learn more about the game's development history from @wrongorgan.bsky.social themselves!

Lost In Cult @lostincult.co.uk · 18d

LIC, @wrongorgan.bsky.social & @cr-games.bsky.social are proud to announce Mouthwashing: Design Works is available to pre-order now.

First 1,000 Deluxe Edition orders are SIGNED by members of Wrong Organ ✍️

Ends Friday, 28 Nov 2025.

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Mouthwashing: Design Works

Lost In Cult, Wrong Organ and Critical Reflex present Mouthwashing: Design Works, the official art and design book for the contemporary horror classic Mouthwashing. Available now for pre-order, this…

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 18d

Woah congrats Kheehoon!!

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 18d

So the usual suspects are going after a "cozy survival indie game" because they allegedly worked with Sweet Baby Inc.

These people need to be put away.

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 19d

New podcast episode is out!

tinyBuild Games @tinybuildgames.bsky.social · 19d

The latest episode of How to Pitch Games is HERE 💥

Join the tinyBuild team as they evaluate pitches from @tinbirdgames.bsky.social and Monka Studios!

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/ZlFNvdOOHdM

Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 19d

Just finished Consume Me! The game is unapologetically personal but at the same time I think everyone can see a bit of themselves in it. I hope one day we’ll all find a way to be free of the critical inner voice that bounds us!

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Jordan @laddermatch.bsky.social · 21d

play 1000xRESIST

Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 21d

I try not to bring over twitter screenshots but I’m making an exception for this, the website that logs every slur said by TF2 players and reveals that the second most slur-using player is named “hekki grace”

a screenshot from twitter that says:
“there’s a real website that logs every slur said by tf2 players

even has leaderboards and analysis by country

you people are crazy”

included are several screenshots of the leaderboards, featuring a user named hekki grace in second place

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 21d

Almost did so too 😭

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Fobwashed @stevekim.bsky.social · Aug 13

TFW u open BlueSky and a bunch of ppl are vaguely posting about the same shit

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 22d

I‘m sorry but it's so relaxing to watch people from the world stressing over mandarin LMAO

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🏆誰才是中文最好的外國人？100名外國人爭奪30萬💰！中文怪物EP1| WHO SPEAKS THE BEST MANDARIN IN TAIWAN

YouTube video by Ku's dream酷的夢-

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Hafiz Azman @fizzd.bsky.social · 24d

It's announced! See you again on 6th December for the final act of Rhythm Doctor @rd.7thbe.at !!
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Rhythm Doctor - Official Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by 7th Beat Games

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IndieWire @indiewire.com · 23d

A scene showing a gay wedding in the movie 'Together' was censored in China using AI, but it makes a big chunk of the movie nonsensical.

If AI Was Really Used to Censor ‘Together’ in China, It Represents a Potentially Terrifying Future

A scene showing a gay wedding in the movie 'Together' was censored in China using AI, but it makes a big chunk of the movie nonsensical.

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Jingtong 景桐 @zogzhu.bsky.social · 23d

5. These sublet ads. I get at least one in my groupchats daily (it's 'registration not possible' for me)

Anyways there's a lot more to offer in this short and dense experience. I was surprised at the depth it was able to go in such a short amount of time. (If you play it pls also leave a review!)