If I stumbled into the backrooms I'm pretty sure this would be my distorted manifestation.
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou
@kanaratron.bsky.social
Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him Dundee (Scotland) https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Tip for level designers: Get one of these, go to a cafe, and relax. Many of my best level design ideas existed on paper first. Tip for notepad manufacturers: Many level designers would be excited about hexagon patterns instead of square grids.
Someone stole my toilet! I suspect this guy
For @theguardian.com Summer Games Previews, I spoke to the lovely @liambme.bsky.social of @denkiworks.bsky.social about Tanuki: Pon's Summer 🦝🌿 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...
‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure
Denkiworks’ debut lets players pull off tricks and pull pints in a stunning, Japan-inspired setting
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This is a fantastic article. I’ve had so many people tell me AI will somehow magically allow them to make a game. It won’t. You know what will? Self-discipline. If you lack the ability to see something through, that’s not changing with AI. www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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Writers who were at Develop: Over on the performance track I was part of a cross-discipline panel about writing for voice acting. If you missed it because you were on the Writer track, it’s now available to rewatch, and definitely worth your time!
It’s so wonderful to once again see one of the games I work on to be supported by @wholesomegames.com! 💛 Check our game, play our demo & wishlist! ⭐️
Oh Apollo! ✨ - PLAY OUR DEMO & WISHLIST NOW!@ohapollogame.bsky.social · 10h agoSuper excited to announce that our beautiful cozy sim Oh Apollo! will be part of Wholesome Steam Celebration from tomorrow! ✨ Listen to Apollo’s petitioners & interpret his prophecies, discover Delphi & bring the temple back to glory! 🏛️ Don’t miss our trailer! ⬇️
Heyo! The Game Dev studio Gears for Breakfast where I work is hiring 2 new roles: "Gameplay Designer" & "Gameplay Programmer" - This is a fully Remote studio and we've been doing this for 14 years with great success! Good luck on your applications! gearsforbreakfast.bamboohr.com/careers/ #GameDev
Current Openings
Take a look at the current openings at Gears For Breakfast
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Kind of cool that Northern Ireland produces so many highly talented game composers innit. Over represented. Yeooo This post brought to you by me being a big fan of @will.bearwaves.com, @chipzel.bsky.social and @alphachromeyayo.com ats us nai
I really like to finish the games I play, I think my head needs the closure.
Don't need to give up what you have never used.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 23h agoGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
I'm Kitty, a Creative Producer based in Europe, and it's my job to make sure your game ships 🤟 I specialize in worldwide remote teams. I've time in my schedule for some Production Checkups/ PT Production work. HMU if you'd like to know more! Sharing is greatly appreciated! 💗 kittycrawford.com
Kitty Crawford | Creative Producer
I'm a Gaming Producer, Web Designer / Developer and Educator. I am currently consulting with several game development companies in Canada, the UK and Europe, but have room for more. I'm also free for ...
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Got a spare $10? Net yourself almost 150 games and help support laid off game devs with the game industry hardship fund bundle. https://bit.ly/4wGDzDk
Turns out Golden Sun, my first and still favorite RPG of all time, turned 25 years old today. Unrivaled to this day.
Golden Sun - "The Elemental Stars"
YouTube video by gamemusicisgood
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The last few months have really made me appreciate heavy rain.
Mandrake will be in this, and when I'm not supervising a swimming lesson I'll be telling you more about it
Telltale@telltalegames.bsky.social · yesterdayCelebrate narrative games w/ our first-ever CHOICES MATTER FEST on Steam! AUGUST 10 - 17th: It’s stacked with... 🪧40+ Demos 🪧Behind-the-scenes content 🪧Interviews 🪧A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type quiz 🪧Exclusive announcements 🪧TWO WORLD PREMIERES (not ours) 🪧…and discounts on 90 featured games!
I had a chat with @harvey1966.bsky.social about growing up poor, dealing with the deaths of his parents, and how those things shaped his outlook on work and life. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Harvey Smith
A chat about deaths of his parents, growing up in poverty, and how those things shaped his outlook on life.
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Sorry for the self promo but I literally won’t have a job by the end of the year if enough people don’t subscribe. I think we’re doing good stuff!
Chris Schilling@schillingc.bsky.social · yesterdayBelatedly caught up with this (the other Firezide Chats are well worth checking out, btw) and man, it's impressive how Kirk gets his interviewees to really open up. That's not as easy as you might think; there's an art to it.
Summer holiday is over! It's back to work on Dunwich Horrror 🛠️ Nothing new to show you yet, so I'll just drop the trailer here. Feels good to be back! Wishlist link below ⬇️
Hello we are last minute in need of someone to edit an episode of our podcast this week, does anyone have the skills/knows someone who does, in exchange for monies?
Nighthawks is launching in SEPTEMBER! www.kickstarter.com/projects/753...
Update 92: Doomsday Clock · Nighthawks - The Vampire RPG
Greetings, all. This month- wait, hang on. I need to update something on Steam…There we go. The physical manifestation of my high blood pressure…August has already been a busy month, and it’s barely e...
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Couldn't sleep last night so I got up and painted an inky little sumi-e octopus 🐙 Well, like, I guess most octopuseses are already naturally inky So this guy is double inky
If you enjoyed Hob's Barrow please consider posting a very quick little review on Steam, they really help to keep us afloat! 🙏💜 Incredibly much appreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the s...
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Started inking / vectorizing the NES box art for flea run tonite Think its looking pretty good so far. might change some bits here and there. #gamedev #gameart #indiegamedev #nesdev
One of the reasons my streams have been a bit all over the place this year is because we’ve been organising this… And it’s finally time for the reveal… GOSH Charity and @taskmaster.tv are teaming up on the 5th September for a very special online show with creators, celebs and Alex Horne himself!
Our sofa-based Ghibli film festival starts tonight. We're going to watch them in chronological order so first up is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
