Denman Rooke
@denmanrooke.com
Artist & owner at RÚCAĊ an indie studio making art & developing games https://www.rucach.com/
Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com
https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke
Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland
Eco-socialist with People Before Profit
Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com
https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke
Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland
Eco-socialist with People Before Profit
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Denman Rooke
@denmanrooke.com
· Jul 17
The team and I at @rucach.bsky.social are very excited to announce we're one of the teams for the IndieDev 2025 fund working on our game 'Valley of the Lost Abbey'.
Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.
#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev
Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.
#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is full of rest.
December 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is full of rest.
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Mhh yeah sounds like Twitter to add an actual theft button
Happy holidays to everyone still feeling to share their art there
Happy holidays to everyone still feeling to share their art there
Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Mhh yeah sounds like Twitter to add an actual theft button
Happy holidays to everyone still feeling to share their art there
Happy holidays to everyone still feeling to share their art there
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Having covered the relationship between video games and Palestine through @tamoorh.com's video in 2023, we wanted to come back to that topic once again and find out how much has changed over the last two years.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Having covered the relationship between video games and Palestine through @tamoorh.com's video in 2023, we wanted to come back to that topic once again and find out how much has changed over the last two years.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
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I recently traveled to Middenmeer in North Holland to visit a data centre belonging to Microsoft.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I recently traveled to Middenmeer in North Holland to visit a data centre belonging to Microsoft.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
These buildings, we now know thanks to reporting from the Guardian, +972 magazine and Local Call, were used by the IDF to store **hundreds of millions** of phone calls made by the people of Palestine.
More excellent reporting from the People Make Games crew.
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
More excellent reporting from the People Make Games crew.
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Helloo ~🍪
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
Tree Kingdoms on Steam
Tiny Kingdoms, big strategy! Lead your Treelings, fend off rivals, and outwit the winter chill in this turn- based 4x adventure!
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Helloo ~🍪
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
FYI! 'Tree Kingdoms' is now on sale on Steam. From today to the 5th it is 20% off - our biggest discount yet!
So if you haven't picked it up yet, now is your chance to grab a sweeet deal if I say so myself.
Treat yo' self this Christmas 🎄
Mel ~
store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/...
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YES! this is what techbros who have let their creative selves wither call "procrastination" or "inefficiency" and try to technologise away, not understanding that it is the source of creativity and imagination and everything good
When I sit down to write I'm not consciously pulling from my notes, I'm drawing on the 6 months I spent reading biographies, watching hours of interviews, etc. There is a volume of research, of effort & time that is required to create something meaningful to draw from.
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
YES! this is what techbros who have let their creative selves wither call "procrastination" or "inefficiency" and try to technologise away, not understanding that it is the source of creativity and imagination and everything good
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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Steam page is live now!
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Steam page is live now!
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
Head to the link in our bio to wishlist
#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #ireland
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There is no ethical AI while it poisons poor people, and just because Natasha Lyonne wants to be lazy it doesn’t change the facts
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There is no ethical AI while it poisons poor people, and just because Natasha Lyonne wants to be lazy it doesn’t change the facts
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Inverse Kinematics returns to Godot 4.6! 🕺
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
Inverse Kinematics Returns to Godot 4.6 – Godot Engine
Now Godot has Inverse Kinematics in 3D.
godotengine.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Inverse Kinematics returns to Godot 4.6! 🕺
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
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Thank you Cristian Macias for including The Séance of Blake Manor in your Game of the Year Editor's Pick list.
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
Game Of The Year 2025 - Editor’s Pick, Cristian Macias
If games be the food of love, play on.
www.thegamer.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Thank you Cristian Macias for including The Séance of Blake Manor in your Game of the Year Editor's Pick list.
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
www.thegamer.com/goty-2025-ed...
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"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
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nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
New D&D art! Check it out!
Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn opener illustration created for Dungeon & Dragon's Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn player expansion.
AD: Emi Tanji
The seventh Blackstaff of Waterdeep, Vajra Safahr is seen here awakening The Hawkman.
www.rucach.com/project/magi...
#DnD
Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn opener illustration created for Dungeon & Dragon's Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn player expansion.
AD: Emi Tanji
The seventh Blackstaff of Waterdeep, Vajra Safahr is seen here awakening The Hawkman.
www.rucach.com/project/magi...
#DnD
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
New D&D art! Check it out!
Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn opener illustration created for Dungeon & Dragon's Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn player expansion.
AD: Emi Tanji
The seventh Blackstaff of Waterdeep, Vajra Safahr is seen here awakening The Hawkman.
www.rucach.com/project/magi...
#DnD
Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn opener illustration created for Dungeon & Dragon's Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn player expansion.
AD: Emi Tanji
The seventh Blackstaff of Waterdeep, Vajra Safahr is seen here awakening The Hawkman.
www.rucach.com/project/magi...
#DnD
The Irish Game Dev Portal connecting our Irish Game Dev Holiday Parties from Galway, Cork, and Dublin.
What a great night to catch up with fellow game developers. We probably had close to 200 game developers meet up Friday night for drinks, food, a bit of social games and prizes, and good craic.
What a great night to catch up with fellow game developers. We probably had close to 200 game developers meet up Friday night for drinks, food, a bit of social games and prizes, and good craic.
December 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Irish Game Dev Portal connecting our Irish Game Dev Holiday Parties from Galway, Cork, and Dublin.
What a great night to catch up with fellow game developers. We probably had close to 200 game developers meet up Friday night for drinks, food, a bit of social games and prizes, and good craic.
What a great night to catch up with fellow game developers. We probably had close to 200 game developers meet up Friday night for drinks, food, a bit of social games and prizes, and good craic.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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The Irish Games Talent Incubator 25' wrapped on Friday, marking the end of a 12-wk programme that brought 23 early-stage Games developers in Ireland together through Screen Ireland’s Digital Games Portfolio, managed by Ardán & Imirt with support from CREW & GEC.
👀here : ardan.ie/news/irish-g...
👀here : ardan.ie/news/irish-g...
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Irish Games Talent Incubator 25' wrapped on Friday, marking the end of a 12-wk programme that brought 23 early-stage Games developers in Ireland together through Screen Ireland’s Digital Games Portfolio, managed by Ardán & Imirt with support from CREW & GEC.
👀here : ardan.ie/news/irish-g...
👀here : ardan.ie/news/irish-g...
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ROCKSTAR UPDATE:
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ROCKSTAR UPDATE:
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
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Still so excited for everyone who showed up to this yesterday! It was stunning to see a sea of creatives overwhelm that tiny hearing. We had an overflow room of artists and the line for 30 second public commentary literally had to be cut off!
You made a huge difference
yesterday.
Thank you!
You made a huge difference
yesterday.
Thank you!
Actors and artists pack Stanford hearing to demand new AI transparency law
SAG-AFTRA and other groups say the measure offers basic transparency for performers whose work is being scraped without consent.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Still so excited for everyone who showed up to this yesterday! It was stunning to see a sea of creatives overwhelm that tiny hearing. We had an overflow room of artists and the line for 30 second public commentary literally had to be cut off!
You made a huge difference
yesterday.
Thank you!
You made a huge difference
yesterday.
Thank you!
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Game Workers Unite Ireland met in Paris with 5 other European game unions to increase collaboration in a united front against industry exploitation.
We stand with our friends @stjv.fr , @csvi-cgt.bsky.social, @gameworkers.co.uk, FIOM-CGIL & GDRT @social.verdi.de
www.fsunion.org/latest/news/...
We stand with our friends @stjv.fr , @csvi-cgt.bsky.social, @gameworkers.co.uk, FIOM-CGIL & GDRT @social.verdi.de
www.fsunion.org/latest/news/...
FSU call for better international cooperation between video game unions | Financial Services Union
Games Workers Unite Ireland; a branch of the Financial Services Union (FSU), have called for a common approach from all game unions globally to help counteract and resolve the many problems workers &#...
www.fsunion.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Game Workers Unite Ireland met in Paris with 5 other European game unions to increase collaboration in a united front against industry exploitation.
We stand with our friends @stjv.fr , @csvi-cgt.bsky.social, @gameworkers.co.uk, FIOM-CGIL & GDRT @social.verdi.de
www.fsunion.org/latest/news/...
We stand with our friends @stjv.fr , @csvi-cgt.bsky.social, @gameworkers.co.uk, FIOM-CGIL & GDRT @social.verdi.de
www.fsunion.org/latest/news/...
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"Together, workers can transform their jobs, their careers, and their lives for the better."
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
One Industry, One Fight - IWGB Game Workers
Video Game Unions Present a United Front Across Western Europe - We vow to increase cooperation between our unions in both the short and long term, and to stay united in front of all that’s going on i...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Together, workers can transform their jobs, their careers, and their lives for the better."
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...