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If you haven't seen my Black History Month Black Game Devs thread, please see below.

With the Steam Summer Sale going on, I'd like to do a "Juneteenth 2025" update.

What? It's still June ain't it?

I'll be updating this through the day.

#Blackskygamers
#gamerskyclub
#gaming
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For Black History Month 2025, I wanted to create an as-comprehensive-as-possible evergreen directory for Black Game Dev projects that could be referenced in the future.

(Yes, even and especially during [Steam] sales, lol)

We're 7 days into BHM '25, so I'll start with 7 devs.

#blackskygamers
Took swimming in college. Only had to go two days because I tested out.

I am a functional enough skater to make laps around the rink, not run into people, or bust my butt, but I'm definitely the opposite of smooth while doing it.

I envy the people who can skate backwards. Or fast.
I have a theory that the black people that can’t swim can skate and those who can’t skate can swim 😂
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
That Joyce Carol Oates post about Elmo could be applied to the whole lot of them

Zukbot so weird he built a whole school just for his kids.
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ah, it now makes sense. Rich people started to feel impacted so democrats did what all neo-liberal capitalists do, and capitulated.
“.. Solairus Aviation CEO Dan Drohan called the situation a ‘total sh*tshow.’”

@robbreport.com
robbreport.com/motors/aviat...
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Yeah, I did the right thing. AFOLs already know.

If you have been on the fence like I have and you see the Mighty Bowser in the wild, go ahead and pull the trigger. It's only going to get more expensive.

#LEGO
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
YouTube shorts are the plague.
If yall don’t do nothing else, I want you to let those AI videos go. Please. People are still being funny and cute in real life. Please join the rest of us back in reality.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Except that rule isn't always true for question marks.

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Turning my eyes away from Sports this weekend, seeing an aging Black man embracing his grace is weirdly inspiring.

Seeing dudes twice my age with hair darker than mine has been unsettling.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One of those name brand is too big and famous to fail, to be held accountable situations.

The fact that they have practically infinite money and R&D for F1 while producing no results is embarrassing.
No one in the Ferrari team is capable of shouldering their own blame and that’s why they haven’t won anything in 18 years.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Yo, they got DJ Spinderella back????
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yep.

And with that, imma log off.

Just making me mad
Establishment Democrats aren’t afraid of the GOP. They simply agree with the GOP in almost all the ways that count. And it is in those ways they do the most harm to the poor, to the sick, and to immigrants.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My first "real" job was at a casino.

Gambling is a "socially acceptable" drug.
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Red Zone jump scaring all of us wh dialed away.
GET THIS MOTHERFUCKER OUT OF THE BOOTH
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We've been moving in this direction for years.

Never cared for the capitalism worship, but also, didn't want to be the household where kids grew up hating Christmas.

They mostly grown now, so we can explain these things to them.
For all our Christmasing, the adults in my family are NOT exchanging presents this holiday season. Each kid will pick ONE main gift they want.

Our usual spending will go to those in need. We are NOT participating in Black Friday. We're reusing old holiday decor. *Not a dime extra for this admin.*
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Team celebrations are the best

Esp when there are so many who know how to do it
Happy Sunday
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Well if Lewis Hamilton isn't going to make any podiums for the first time in his entire career, at least Max won't win another title.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
@finchfrii.bsky.social a song a fire and ice fan? Highly recommend reading The Witcher series. It's like a thousand percent less sexist. Progressive, even.
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A friend hosted a bday get-together at an apple orchard.

(Weird) Midwestern things (to this Southerner).

She hired a friend/photographer and he jokingly suggested to the group that frolicking down the path would be fun.

So I demonstrated.
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I may have done something irresponsible.

Wife spotted The Mighty Bowser at Barnes & Noble. It's on backorder on LEGO's site, and is retiring, which means it might be impossible to buy direct.

Ended up buying TWO retiring sets. The hat is going to a co-worker who is an HP fan.

Dog not included.
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Taking it a step further, I believe that there's enough money made in this country such most people could do whatever they wanted, while living comfortably.

Imagine civilization without jobs, yet there is work, because people are free to choose what they love to do to live.

We could do it.
"flipping burgers" or "serving coffee" are devalued because the business can get away with pocketing the difference more easily, and you've been conditioned to agree with it.

if you're thinking that you believe in "capitalism," then you should be advocating for these jobs to earn a living wage.
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Not the point of the post but I just learned who the guitarist was last week. He does great Guitar covers of video game OSTs. Loved the Street Fighter one.
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've never received an unsolicited dick pic, but I I can empathize with those who have while scrolling on the skyline.

Feels like I gotta block one or two dudes per day.

Don't have this problem with the women folk at all.
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
YES!!!
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just had a discussion with an employee on the floor today. He described Silksong as being in development hell.

I was like, lemmie tell you about Duke Nukem Forever.

#gaming #videogames #blackskygamers
I recently rewatched the documentary "Indie Game: The Movie" for an upcoming Triple Click bonus episode (don't miss it!) and it portrays Fez as a game in never-ending development hell, with fans wondering if it'd ever come out, because it had been in production for... 3 years. How quaint!
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Blacksky acting kinda wonky today.
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This admin putting The Onion out of business.

What should be a "duh" moment is actually alarming: It took the jury seven hours to determine not-guilty?

Over a sandwich?

It's supposed to be a feel-good silly story but that detail is alarming. The entire TRIAL maybe should have taken that long.
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM