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My latest review is the much anticipated DLC to the Filipino visual novel/adventure game Until Then by @polychromagames.com. I was delighted to return to these characters and this world. store.steampowered.com/app/3902750/...

Until Then: Afterimages on Steam

Award-winning adventure Until Then brings two new riveting chapters following our beloved characters. Sofia returns home to memories she left behind. Mark meets a new lover and an old friend. On their...

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The award winning Until Then returns in Afterimages. DLC that contains two chapters and over 5 hours of new experiences for Mark and Sophia. Learn more in our full review: somanygames.co.uk/review/until...

A woman leans on a table to the left. Her hair is pointy and includes yellow ribbons. She wears a pink dress.

To the right a man with messy hair has a pondering look on his face.

There is a pink sewing machine in between them.

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"This substantial DLC offers the same poignant, realistic writing and cinematic art direction that made the base game such a success."

A Shell in the Pit@ashellinthepit.com · 2mo ago

Simply one of the best full-service audio studios out there. If you play games, guaranteed they've made sounds for a game you love.

👋 Got a game that needs sound? We're an employee-first studio behind the audio on 70+ shipped titles, and we're currently open to new projects. Check out our reel and give us a shout at ohhello@ashellinthepit.com if you want to collaborate! 🐙🎮👂 ashellinthepit.com #GameAudio #GameDev

Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Can't join us for our HADES ORCHESTRAL CONCERT in London? Fear not, we're streaming it live for all to see!!🎼 Join composer @darrenkorb.bsky.social and our Hades vocalists for a once-in-a-lifetime performance: 🎻When: Saturday June 27 1:30pm BST 🎸Where: twitch.tv/supergiantgames See you then!🌖

Watch the 'Ballads of the Underworld' livestream on June 27, at 1:30pm BST at twitch.tv/supergiantgames

So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · 2mo ago

With over 4,000 demos in Junes Steam Next Fest, it's becoming a real hurdle to find your next gem. Thankfully we have been trawling through many of the demos and have 10 to recommend to you right now! somanygames.co.uk/articles/10-...

10 Steam Next Fest Demos That Shouldn't Pass You By | So Many Games

Another Steam Next Fest is upon us, and we have ten demos from the 4,000 taking part that we think you should check out during the festival.

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So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · 2mo ago

We're looking for a YouTube Editor to be in charge of creating video versions of our reviews and shorts. This will be an unpaid opportunity but if you're looking for something to flex those creative muscles (no AI please) in your spare time then let us know in our DM's or please email us!

Digital Humanities at Brock University@brock-ddh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So proud of the DisGo team. Check out their game for free on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4309240/...

DisGo on Steam

DisGo pits four friends against each other in a split-screen battle for the spotlight. Grab the golden disco ball to start playing your solo, but watch out, your friends run into you to steal your spe...

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Check out our amazing Game Design students at @torontogamesweek.com! #brocku

The game DisGo projected on the side of Canada Malting Limited in Toronto.

Rae@artsycatnip.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm putting the finishing touches on a massive academic article on this. Look forward to "A Structure of Sympathy for Video Game Characters: Lena Raine’s Music for Celeste and Chicory: A Colorful Tale" from the Journal of Sound and Music in Games in the fall. @lena.fyi @wishesunlimited.bsky.social

Happy 5th anniversary Chicory! ! ! !! #chicoryacolorfultale

My latest review: Lost in Art by @archaicgamestudio.bsky.social. Love to see music treated with the same level of care as the narrative and visual components. I would love to see a Bandcamp release of Dergâh Varlıel’s soundtrack. store.steampowered.com/app/2900050/...

Save 20% on Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm on Steam

Explore the miniature universe filled with Eastern mythology, forgotten folk tales and surprising historical events in this puzzle adventure game. Step into real artworks, reveal mysteries by solving ...

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Explore the miniature universe filled with Eastern mythology, forgotten folk tales and surprising historical events in this puzzle adventure game. Learn more on Lost in Art: A Miniature Realm in our full review: somanygames.co.uk/review/lost-...

The picture depicts a piece of old art from the Middle East. It shows building and people going about their day in a desert environment.

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"The art is desktop-background worthy, the puzzles are varied, novel, and approachable, and the music is historically and culturally appropriate."

My latest review is Jamaica-based @spritewrench.com's Duppy Detective, which released on Steam today as part of the Black Voices in Gaming showcase. @chasebethea.bsky.social delivers a "Caribbean Noir" score that suits both the setting and the gameplay. store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...

Save 10% on Duppy Detective Tashia on Steam

Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!

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Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore! Learn more on Duppy Detective Tashia in our full review: somanygames.co.uk/review/duppy...

Tashia is seen with big green hair and looking to the right while keeping her head straights she is wearing a blue hoodie with a red shirt underneath and black trousers.

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"Players new to the genre or to this folklore tradition are likely to appreciate its in-game glossary. Genre veterans may find the game rather short and lacking in mechanical depth and novelty."

Nina Penner@ninapenner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I got a free-access link (for 3 months) in case you want to read "The Composer as Author in Video Game Development" but don't have institutional access: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/mmi/arti... Thanks, @illinoispress.bsky.social, this is a good policy!

Composer as Author in Video Game Development

Abstract. Debates about the nature of authorship have historically focused on cinema with minimal consideration of composers’ roles. According to philosopher Paisley Livingston, authoring an artwork n...

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My latest article "Composer as Author in Video Game Development" is out in Music and the Moving Image. It's mainly about @awintory.bsky.social's collaboration with @thatgamecompany.com but I also discuss @bearmccreary.bsky.social on BSG. DM me if you don't have access. muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

I published a short piece about how and Roger takes advantage of the affordances of videogames to explore a perspective rarely depicted in the medium. Engaging with work by @add-hawk.bsky.social and others.

One reason and Roger was a stand out hit in 2025 was for the way it highlighted the sensitive subjects it tackled. In this article, Nina delves into these subjects and the effect playing the game had on her. somanygames.co.uk/articles/and...

So Many Games@somanygames.co.uk · 3mo ago

My first review for @somanygames.co.uk is @lunacystudios.bsky.social's beautiful debut, House of Hikmah! Audio is a standout with its soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social and virtuosos from the Arab world, full Arabic VO, and immersive sound design from @ashellinthepit.bsky.social

Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom in this narrative-driven 3D adventure game. Learn more on The House of Hikmah in our full review: somanygames.co.uk/review/the-h...

A woman is standing with her back to us, holding up her left hand. She has a long ponytail to her legs and is wearing a green dress.

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"It's exciting to see game developers of underrepresented groups helming projects like these that challenge well-worn stereotypes."

Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Project MUSE -- Verification required!

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AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Living in a world where grifters target games featuring minorities, here are four titles I wish we all supported more:

Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Every teacher at every level needs to hear "you're not a salesperson and it's not a skill"

Mél Hogan / The Data Fix@melhogan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

You don’t have to use AI in the classroom. You’re not a salesperson and it’s not a skill:

Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This looks fun. Wish I could be there Vancouver game audio friends, consider going to the inaugural Our Sonic Landscape…

Matthew M@mattesque.bsky.social · 4mo ago

so happy that we've got @ashellinthepit.bsky.social sponsoring Our Sonic Landscape so we can have some great coffee from Elysian, doughnuts from Cream Pony and other snacks for the day. www.oursoniclandscape.com for tickets/speaker line up. after party/gathering details coming soon #gameaudio

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.”

Ache@acheunderscore.bsky.social · 5mo ago

(There are good English subtitles.)

Salut. Ca fait cinq ans que j'étudie comment le nationalisme et le colonialisme ont des échos dans le jeu vidéo. J'ai rarement vu un jeu aussi misogyne, orientaliste et inconsciemment droitard qu'Expedition 33. 🥖💀 youtu.be/Z8M8q80bTKg 💀🥖

Miniature de vidéo Youtube. On voit Maëlle de Clair Obscur Expedition 33 à l'avant, et Renoir de dos derrière. Il est écrit : "Clair Obscur, jeu de facho ?"

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 4mo ago

This needs to be taken seriously. Along with underfunding, Doug Ford is destroying the university system. And yes, this latest move is 100% in line with what we've seen happening by state-level MAGA-hats in the US.

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 4mo ago

Newly introduced legislation in Ontario will abolish the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, and absorbing into the ministry. This is another in a long line of decisions to destroy the autonomy of university in Ontario and place them under greater and more direct government control.

sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now!@sunsetvisitor.studio · 4mo ago

Looks incredible. 1000xResist was my 2024 GOTY. Now a game about putting AI in its place. I’ll be there on day 1.

An AI dares to dream that she is human. You’ve been hired to put her in her place. We’re sunset visitor 斜陽過客, the creators of 1000xRESIST, and this is our next game: Prove You’re Human. Published by our friends at @blacktabbygames.com. s.team/a/4533950

Austin Wintory@awintory.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It was the last class of the term. I was teaching @bearmccreary.bsky.social’s score to Battlestar Galactica (specifically the episode “Someone to Watch Over Me”). And Austin Wintory dropped a new album. A very good day indeed.

OST is out *now* on Bandcamp! :) Will hit spotify etc this week austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho...

Jason Hawreliak @profjay.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Best of luck to everyone participating in Level Up today! Special shout out to all of the Brock capstone teams who always do us proud levelupshowcase.com

Level Up Showcase - Level Up Showcase

Level Up Showcase 2026 is taking place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto on April 7.

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