dante 🌹🍞🍉
dante.cool
dante 🌹🍞🍉
@dante.cool
I don't like bluesky.

mastodon: https://masto.posting.haus/@dante
blog: https://blog.dante.cool/
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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let’s relax today
December 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Warmhearted ♥️ - Acrylic on canvas
I've been dipping my toes back into acrylic painting so to warm back up I made this portrait. Can't wait to paint more!
December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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I hate to be this guy but I do think there's a moral imperative to switching to Linux, I think it is the most important thing you can do if you really believe Microsoft is an irredeemably evil company.
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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not to be glib but a lot of discussions about AI will be solved very quick if you just become communist
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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"look we're not using AI in the final product we're just using it to speed up the conceptual stage" is what a lot of dopes affecting an enlightened middle position keep saying. I truly do not get that one. You hate imagining stuff? You don't like thinking and conceptualizing? Get a grip
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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35 Electric stars Shirley Wright, a former model who finds it surprisingly difficult to adjust to a new town. Just what are the neighbors up to? You can find more in-depth information in the Patreon post I just published!
Announcement: 35 Electric | xeecee
Get more from xeecee on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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35 Electric is set in the Pacific Northwest in 1959. Just like Misericorde, I wrote, illustrated, and composed music for it. @aerialshading.bsky.social is also contributing graphic design, and designed the logo/title you see in the trailer!
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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35 Electric is my upcoming visual novel! This is what I've been up to while resting and recharging for Misericorde: Volume Three. You can watch the trailer in much higher quality here: youtu.be/dOy2QorJCzw
35 Electric - Teaser
YouTube video by Misericorde
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.

Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.

So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...

transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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It's here! We wanted to make a fun scrolling interface for DOOM levels, and call it DOOMSCROLLER. doomscroll.cx is now live!

@johnromero.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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The world has been grinding me down into a pulp and I haven't been promoting The Vow as much as I should be. If you liked it, it would mean the world to me if you made your own post about it! Word of mouth is the only way it gets discovered because of its NSFW content and everything helps 💙
Two people, used only as weapons, are forced together by the shackles of duty to fight a divine foe. Mutual loathing and repressed desires collide, hot and bleeding.

The Vow is a 300 page dark fantasy graphic novel, with art by @feralroyal.bsky.social and words by me. 18+ only.

physical // digital
December 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Sunday reading from me over at @inverse.com on the ongoing strength of "friendslop" and the ways in which players continue to expand online spaces beyond developer intentions.

People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.

www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
Friendslop Is The Biggest Gaming Trend in 2025 — And It’s Just Getting Started
2025 is the year gaming embraced friendslop. From new games like R.E.P.O and Peak to the friendslop-ification of Fortnite & GTA, it's just getting started.
www.inverse.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
watched MIAMI VICE (2006)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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November 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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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
I helped a bit as a narrative consultant on HORSES working with a couple of the good folks at Santa Ragione. I hope you'll check it out, it's really like nothing else I've played before.
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 6:40 PM
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I'm the English localization editor for HORSES, and if you want to play it, you can't buy it on 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 7:46 PM
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Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!

ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Realis is coming sooner than you think! Sign up to be notified at launch when the print edition of @austinwalker.bsky.social's TTRPG goes live in 2026, and start bracing yourself for all the additional art, player options, and GM resources being added to the game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
watched EEPHUS (2024)

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November 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
new blog post: a few thoughts on Masters of the Air (2024)

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a few thoughts on Masters of the Air (2024)
tv show, world war 2! american mythology!
blog.dante.cool
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.

Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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How poor leadership slows down game development
How poor leadership slows down game development
No tool—AI or otherwise—can speed up game development if leaders don't rise to the occasion.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM