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Ben Reichstein
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Recording artist, sound designer and Host of the Field & Foley Podcast 🌿 @fieldandfoley.bsky.social
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Ben Reichstein @benreichstein.bsky.social · Nov 16
Since I just moved over here I wanted to share some behind the scenes of our wonderful game Call of Saregnar. Wishlist now, there will be another demo to play soon™️
store.steampowered.com/app/1174510/...
(will also be available on GOG)

youtu.be/pdVo1kglYWY?...
The Sound of Call of Saregnar
YouTube video by Call of Saregnar
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gautambhatia88.bsky.social
It's awards eligibility time of the year! I don't have any fiction to offer for 2025, but here is some involvement with non-fiction for consideration.

1. "The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction," in various non-fiction and related work categories: altermag.com/articles/the...

[TBC below.]
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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aplante.com
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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lathrys.at
here you go, enjoy this leaf sheep of good luck and success
a leaf slug or leaf sheep, it’s a small aquatic slug species that harbors chloroplast from its diet of algae within its own cells so that it can photosynthesize
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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hissandaroar.bsky.social
Isolated Drum & Bass tracks for jazz lovers and musicians
thank you Léa Proicheva @leaproicheva
www.youtube.com/@leaproichev...
Léa Proicheva
Isolated Drum & Bass tracks for jazz lovers and musicians
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
btw if you or someone you know is a beginner/intermediate gamedev having trouble finding friendly teammates we connect people in a flexible process to finish long-term projects together, freeware jam vibes but 2-6 month schedules. no genAI art etc, the whole purpose is for people to learn and collab
Dev Pods - Learn Skills, Join Teams, Make Games
Dev Pods Helps You Learn Game Dev By Working On Real Games With Live Teams - So You Can Finally Finish Projects!
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August 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
Join our gamedev skill potluck in devpods.gg - Try it for a month, only $1 early #blackfriday deal.

We use #unity #godot #unreal

Human teammates collaborating on art, audio, writing etc is better than AI!
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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amybrown.xyz
you can't make me learn what "cloudflare" is. I shouldn't have to know these things. I have a sensitive artistic spirit
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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emmakidwell.bsky.social
i love talking about narrative
makes me feel good and smart (because i am)
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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fieldandfoley.bsky.social
"I think it made sense for me to have a lot of small electrical elements in the music that would feel messy as well." - Cruyssen & Monnin, Ep. 14 #GameAudio #Soundtrack #GameMusic
field-and-foley.captivate.fm/episode/epis...
The delightful retro sound of STRAY with Yann van der Cruyssen & Raphaël Monnin - Field & Foley
About this EpisodeFor the first time, we bring together two distinguished professionals who have made their mark in the realm of sound. First, we have Y...
field-and-foley.captivate.fm
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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mazesuite.bsky.social
Ok I seriously need help, is there like a big game preservation community hub where I can put out a bounty for someone to archive an overpriced iPhone game so I can emulate it in the future, I really need this
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
steamed machine ham is this anything
Superintendent Chalmers showing Seymour the grill marks on his steamed ham but I put a steam machine over the burger.
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
this line from cloud is in my head at least once a day
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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renegadesector.bsky.social
Tales of Lost Ages is sitting below that 10 review threshold for Steam User Score (and a corresponding bump in the Steam Algorithm)

Especially with holiday sales coming up, it would be a massive help to get that review count up to 10. If you've played the game, please consider leaving a review
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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amerrittaudio.bsky.social
The struggle is real 😖

#lifeofasounddesigner #gameaudio
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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macleodholdfast.bsky.social
Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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ixnoah.live
In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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trexbeverly.bsky.social
RECORDING WHALES IN 3D – Take my word for it. Don't try to build a PVC pipe frame, attach 8 hydrophones to it, and then sink it down 100 ft. It is almost impossible. But I made what are (probably) the world's first 3D recordings of humpback whales. Listen here: thomasrexbeverly.com/products/haw...
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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ianzpotter.bsky.social
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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sammgreer.bsky.social
God this is tough but if I have to pick just one...
Artwork of a heavily scarred three armed woman in shorts and a torn vest, brandishing a small black handgun in her third hand. Her clothes are black and red, her mullet is dyed a pale blonde and the words "Pride Month" are printed on her vest with the font darkening at the edges on each line until the central letters in red spell out "Demon".
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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innkeep.bsky.social
The Mythwright publisher sale is on the front page of steam today. And what's this? :-)

store.steampowered.com/sale/mythwri...
A frowning innkeeper in a blood covered apron sits by a barrel and a tankard of ale.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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dancingmonkeys.net
Have a great Friday by getting yourself a copy of the compiled edition of Code is Just — Many people called it the best ever thread on that other place. Price not an obstacle. Please share to get the word out not just to those who awaited this compilation, but to those who haven’t read the original.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
guy in glasses from a YouTube ad common about 10 years ago saying you know, coding your own games is easier than you think. speech bubble going down to quoted post.
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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elmore.zone
AAA studios don't even email me back, no matter hard I hurl myself at the brick wall lol.

I've barely been staying afloat at all out here but it's ONLY because I've been able to work with a handful of wonderful like-minded people on some smaller teams.
ghoulnoise.com priscilla 👻🚂🎶 SPOOKY EXPRESS @ghoulnoise.com · 23d
I also mentioned that the only reason I have had anything resembling stable work in the past few years is that I never cracked into AAA and I've managed to only work with people who care first and foremost about sustainability. And who actually enjoy the craft of making games. THIS SHIT MATTERS!
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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jeeyon.bsky.social
A friend showed me this screenshot and I started cackling, I was staining my tongue three different colors with OtterPops in 1998 are you fucking kidding me
A meme showing an example of a TikTok trend through two screenshots, one of a swingset captioned "Summer, 1998" and the other of a pot of jam on the stove captioned "Where sweets are baked, not bought." Under both screenshots is someone commenting "loving this new tiktok trend of 14 year olds thinking 1998 was actually the 1800s"
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
benreichstein.bsky.social
1,5h until Author & Punisher +Bong Ra concert in Leipzig 🤘🤘🤘 let's gooooo
youtu.be/vrzEPGu5igA?...
AUTHOR & PUNISHER - The Speaker Is Systematically Blown (Live at Cold Waves Festival 2018)
YouTube video by Author & Punisher
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM