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Gorm Lai
@gormlai.bsky.social
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Making games for a living since 2004.
Co-Founder https://globalgamejam.org/ https://nordicgamejam.com/
Personal site: https://gormlai.github.io/
Working on Fugl - https://bit.ly/3st8vLs
BAFTA Member
PhD Student in AI & Games at @IGGI
Lapsed Demoscener
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jamalzuhir.bsky.social
Hello is Jamal from Gaza. My family and I are living through one of the harshest times of our lives. No income. No safety

We’re out of options and we urgently need your help.
If you’re reading this: donate, repost. Your repost might be the reason survive us

chuffed.org/project/1389...
August 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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akien.bsky.social
What are some mobile games that you think make good use of the form factor, and that you'd recommend?

Preferably premium, though I'm not allergic to freemium if done in a way that respects my time (e.g. pay to unlock full game or remove ads).
July 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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anima-interactive.com
Take Us North honors the lives and experiences of migrants who've traversed through some of the deadliest trails in the world. Help us dignify these vital stories by backing our Kickstarter!

‼️ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT‼️

Pledge now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev
July 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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anima-interactive.com
The journey begins. Take Us North is a narrative-driven game inspired by real-world stories that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border.

Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
www.kickstarter.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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daniellamlucas.bsky.social
I wrote this on how my perspective of FFIX had changed for the 15th anniversary. It’s been 10 years! What is time? www.gamesradar.com/final-fantas...
Final Fantasy 9 has changed a lot over the last 15 years, because I have
It's been 15 years since Final Fantasy 9 was first released, here's how playing it has changed...
www.gamesradar.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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shimaira.com
Healthcare should be free for everyone. People should not be going bankrupt trying to survive.

A good friend of mine is struggling to pay the rising bills to save his mom. There have been several complications (not even mentioned in the fundraiser).
Please, help donate or share 💜

I'll give you>>
“Please help my wife, she is enduring so much pain!”-Narendra (husband)
My wife Kirti is suffering from a hole in her small intestine, which is also known as an ileal perforation, that left her relying on a hospital bed. Now, her survival depends on an extended stay in th...
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June 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
gormlai.bsky.social
Quite a deep dive into emulation, including processor architecture.
June 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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lexaloffle.bsky.social
[Tokyo] #picotachi is back on Friday (June 6th) with vol.74 at @picopicocafe.bsky.social!

Starts 7pm / talks from 8pm / free entry / cafe is open from 5pm. DM me if you'd like to show something you're working on or thinking about. More info: www.picopicocafe.com/index_en.htm...
June 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
gormlai.bsky.social
Totally non-ironic headline i!the Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/money/earn-3...
May 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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damiano.bsky.social
Okay you want to play Lord of the Rings on Commodore 64, but have you READ the book? No? Great, here it is in the box.
#retrogames #commodore64 #retro
Lord of the Rings box on C64 Open Lord of the Rings box with two tapes, manual and a huge Fellowship of the ring book
May 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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annahollinrake.com
friends are calling this unhinged but I am calling it honest 💜

follow Crescent County on Kickstarter today!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
April 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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keefstuart.bsky.social
Hello! I an launching a little video game email newsletter with excellent people Christian Donlan and @florencesn.bsky.social! It’s called The Bathysphere and it’s about games we like and interesting books, films and events about games-adjacent stuff! You can subscribe at buttondown.com/Bathysphere
The Bathysphere
A weekly deep dive into video games from Christian Donlan, Florence Smith Nicholls and Keith Stuart. No hot takes, no news, no reviews. Just short essays, recommendations and other nice things.
buttondown.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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duffadash.bsky.social
RS for #dkgame
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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sextantstudios.bsky.social
Wake up, sheeple! My debut game Flocking Hell IS NOW ON STEAM! 🥳🥳🥳

store.steampowered.com/app/3236280/...

Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion 🐑😈 Now go! It’s time to join the flock ;)

#IndieGame #TurnBased #Strategy #Roguelite
Flocking Hell on Steam
Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and th...
store.steampowered.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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seagamethetic.bsky.social
SEA Devs starter pack here 👋
go.bsky.app/Aqan7Te
March 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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jesperjuul.bsky.social
Come study with us! March 1st application deadline for our two-year master program in Visual Game & Media Design in Copenhagen!
royaldanishacademy.com/en/programme...
Visual Game and Media Design | Det Kongelige Akademi
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February 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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greyalien.bsky.social
We've had a bit of a whirlwind week since we announced Forbidden Solitaire.

First we reached over 7000 wishlists in 48 hours, then over 9000 a couple of days later. People loved the trailer by @slicknicklives.bsky.social and we got some press too!

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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gamingonlinux.com
My popular Gaming News starter pack was updated to include the official Valve and GOG accounts.

go.bsky.app/KCFRZJH

Let me know if I'm missing any major PC-related stuff in here. Boosts appreciated.
February 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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damiano.bsky.social
Years before Rockstar's Bully, in Italy, we had Tabboz Simulator. A free game released in 1997, it was a simple Tamagotchi-like "white trash" simulator where you could fight metalheads (and get beat up), find a girlfriend, modify your scooter, and especially buy loads of furry clothes.
Screenshot from Tabboz Simulator
January 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
gormlai.bsky.social
At a c++ standards roundtable tonight. C++ contracts offer an interesting way of building in correctness to our programs. Will be interesting to try out. As a #gamedev, and #gameengine dev in particular, I am wondering about possible impacts on performance. #cpp #cpp26 #meetup
January 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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sugardewisland.bsky.social
Hey Nintendo fans 👋,

Sugardew Island has officially passed the #NintendoSwitch lotcheck, our Switch eShop page will be live very soon!🎉

✅30 fps & Short loading times

Our plan is to port Sugardew Island to the Nintendo Switch 2 as soon as possible.

Like+RT = Support us💖
January 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
gormlai.bsky.social
These red/blue vr glasses finally arrived today. Can't wait to experience the future of immersive experiences #virtualreality #vr #immersive
January 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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pxpetals.com
Andddd we’re live! 💚

A starter pack for anyone involved in game dev who has a chronic illness and/or disability

Indie & solo are included, of course! I am a solo dev, afterall 😉

Comment to be added & share what you’re working on, if you wish 🌸

#gamedev #indiegamedev #disability #chronicillness
Starter pack image: “Game Devs with Disabilities and/or Chronic Illness” #disability #chronicillness #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogame #game
December 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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yawpgames.bsky.social
Yesterday I found a video of mistakes to avoid while publishing your Game.

One of them was to not make the Steam page too early as Steam boosts new pages automatically, so if it's too raw you loose that free push.

Is that true?

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #steam
January 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM