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Studio funding should be more like startup funding!
Studio funding should be more like startup funding!
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· Nov 6
Elbow Grease Games Is EGG-celerating!
A Glimpse of EGG's First Demo Day
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Due to popular demand, have posted EGG's announced portfolio on the blog and shown a glimpse of our first demo day:
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Someone just used PayPal to share their 2 cents about how they can improve my business… literally. A+ for innovation!
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Someone just used PayPal to share their 2 cents about how they can improve my business… literally. A+ for innovation!
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The following games have been chosen for Honorable Mentions for Excellence in Design:
@flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws
@misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown
@potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken?
@lululu.games's Henry Halfhead
William Rous' Type Help
@flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws
@misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown
@potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken?
@lululu.games's Henry Halfhead
William Rous' Type Help
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The following games have been chosen for Honorable Mentions for Excellence in Design:
@flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws
@misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown
@potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken?
@lululu.games's Henry Halfhead
William Rous' Type Help
@flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws
@misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown
@potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken?
@lululu.games's Henry Halfhead
William Rous' Type Help
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Wow, Below the Crown getting honored by IGF makes it that our last two games have been recognized by them for Excellence in Design <3
The following games have been chosen for Honorable Mentions for Excellence in Design:
@flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws
@misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown
@potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken?
@lululu.games's Henry Halfhead
William Rous' Type Help
@flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws
@misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown
@potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken?
@lululu.games's Henry Halfhead
William Rous' Type Help
January 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Wow, Below the Crown getting honored by IGF makes it that our last two games have been recognized by them for Excellence in Design <3
5g is trolling my phone. Coverage is so spotty yet it opts for 1 bar of 5g over 3 of LTE effectively locking me out of the internet. Maybe LTE was peak? Is this how Starlink wins?
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
5g is trolling my phone. Coverage is so spotty yet it opts for 1 bar of 5g over 3 of LTE effectively locking me out of the internet. Maybe LTE was peak? Is this how Starlink wins?
Got to #2 on hacker news today and are still on the front page!
elbowgreasegames.substack.com/p/when-good-...
elbowgreasegames.substack.com/p/when-good-...
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Got to #2 on hacker news today and are still on the front page!
elbowgreasegames.substack.com/p/when-good-...
elbowgreasegames.substack.com/p/when-good-...
The games industry needs to build trust in 2026 to reboot the games funding ecosystem. If we follow @boyes.bsky.social’s advice and remember the Golden Rule, a better future lies before us.
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open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...
When Good Actors Can Trust Each Other, Great Things Happen
We Need You Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston! Sincerely, The Games Industry
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January 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The games industry needs to build trust in 2026 to reboot the games funding ecosystem. If we follow @boyes.bsky.social’s advice and remember the Golden Rule, a better future lies before us.
open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...
open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...
MTV is sunsetting its music channels today. Maybe it's time for a new song: "Social Media Killed The MTV Star" Think Hans Zimmer would play the keyboard again for it? I feel old.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
MTV's Music-Only Channels Are Officially Going Dark
Many of MTV's last 24-hour music channels around the world are set to stop broadcasting after today, Dec. 31, 2025.
www.rollingstone.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
MTV is sunsetting its music channels today. Maybe it's time for a new song: "Social Media Killed The MTV Star" Think Hans Zimmer would play the keyboard again for it? I feel old.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Just used Gemini to quickly learn how to turn off Copilot in the newest Word.😅🤖 If they had personified Copilot as Clippy this would have been a much harder decision.📎
December 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Just used Gemini to quickly learn how to turn off Copilot in the newest Word.😅🤖 If they had personified Copilot as Clippy this would have been a much harder decision.📎
TIL that the Italian term “chiaroscuro” has the same literal meaning as the French “clair obscur” but while culturally the former mainly refers to Renaissance painting techniques…the latter represents 19th century French philosophy and symbolism.
December 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
TIL that the Italian term “chiaroscuro” has the same literal meaning as the French “clair obscur” but while culturally the former mainly refers to Renaissance painting techniques…the latter represents 19th century French philosophy and symbolism.
Sounds like both Steam and EGS/Fortnite went down as well. Too many holiday gamers?!
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Sounds like both Steam and EGS/Fortnite went down as well. Too many holiday gamers?!
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Have you checked out COZY TRAILER TV? There are over 57,000 games in the Steam Winter Sale right now. Here are the 97 coziest: cozywintergames.com/cozy-trailer...
Cozy Trailer TV
Watch cozy game trailers, all day long.
cozywintergames.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Have you checked out COZY TRAILER TV? There are over 57,000 games in the Steam Winter Sale right now. Here are the 97 coziest: cozywintergames.com/cozy-trailer...
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Happy Holidays from Voxile!
youtu.be/i3zehXYjMis
youtu.be/i3zehXYjMis
Happy Holidays from Voxile!
YouTube video by VoxRay Games
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy Holidays from Voxile!
youtu.be/i3zehXYjMis
youtu.be/i3zehXYjMis
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Found some nice floating snow biome while exploring a survival world.. but HOW do you get up there!
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Found some nice floating snow biome while exploring a survival world.. but HOW do you get up there!
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We have a NEW demo up on Steam that has an updated Procedural Survival world and also allows you to play one "Adventure" world, IsleOfVox! See which you like better and let us know :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicM...
Voxile new demo: Adventure + Survival world to try!
YouTube video by VoxRay Games
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We have a NEW demo up on Steam that has an updated Procedural Survival world and also allows you to play one "Adventure" world, IsleOfVox! See which you like better and let us know :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicM...
‘Slop’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/wor...
2025 Word of the Year: Slop
Plus 'gerrymander', 'touch grass', 'performative', and other words that defined the year
www.merriam-webster.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
‘Slop’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/wor...
The Ukrainian song Shchedryk (now well-known in the US as Carol of the Bells) premiered in 1916, 109 years ago, composed by Mykola Leontovych. In 1921 he was murdered by the Soviets but his work lives on as a symbol of the Ukrainian spirit.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jUWhj...
www.youtube.com/shorts/jUWhj...
Carol of the Bells performed by Ukrainian soldiers near the frontline #military #ukraine #christmas
YouTube video by Cultural Forces International
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December 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Ukrainian song Shchedryk (now well-known in the US as Carol of the Bells) premiered in 1916, 109 years ago, composed by Mykola Leontovych. In 1921 he was murdered by the Soviets but his work lives on as a symbol of the Ukrainian spirit.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jUWhj...
www.youtube.com/shorts/jUWhj...
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Final Torpor Town Hall 2025 is happening Dec 18!
🗣️ 6pm CET / 12pm ET / 9am PT on the Suzerain Universe Discord.
Talk Suzerain with Ata + possible mod face reveals!
Q&A form:
forms.gle/ai5tx4aq29aC...
Join Discord:
discord.gg/H2F6xxg
🗣️ 6pm CET / 12pm ET / 9am PT on the Suzerain Universe Discord.
Talk Suzerain with Ata + possible mod face reveals!
Q&A form:
forms.gle/ai5tx4aq29aC...
Join Discord:
discord.gg/H2F6xxg
December 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Final Torpor Town Hall 2025 is happening Dec 18!
🗣️ 6pm CET / 12pm ET / 9am PT on the Suzerain Universe Discord.
Talk Suzerain with Ata + possible mod face reveals!
Q&A form:
forms.gle/ai5tx4aq29aC...
Join Discord:
discord.gg/H2F6xxg
🗣️ 6pm CET / 12pm ET / 9am PT on the Suzerain Universe Discord.
Talk Suzerain with Ata + possible mod face reveals!
Q&A form:
forms.gle/ai5tx4aq29aC...
Join Discord:
discord.gg/H2F6xxg
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Our first major update since our EA launch comes in time for the Holidays 🎄🎁
Rook Wizards, Escape Rooms, Explosions and Medics. This ain't like the holidays I remember as a child 😂
youtu.be/iY-_GaGbhgw
Rook Wizards, Escape Rooms, Explosions and Medics. This ain't like the holidays I remember as a child 😂
youtu.be/iY-_GaGbhgw
Below the Crown: December Update
YouTube video by MisfitsAttic
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Our first major update since our EA launch comes in time for the Holidays 🎄🎁
Rook Wizards, Escape Rooms, Explosions and Medics. This ain't like the holidays I remember as a child 😂
youtu.be/iY-_GaGbhgw
Rook Wizards, Escape Rooms, Explosions and Medics. This ain't like the holidays I remember as a child 😂
youtu.be/iY-_GaGbhgw
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Be first to try the Below the Crown December update and help us get it stable!
Hop into the FUTURE beta branch and report any issues via the in-game bug/feedback button, on the Steam forums, or our Discord. Thx!
Hop into the FUTURE beta branch and report any issues via the in-game bug/feedback button, on the Steam forums, or our Discord. Thx!
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Be first to try the Below the Crown December update and help us get it stable!
Hop into the FUTURE beta branch and report any issues via the in-game bug/feedback button, on the Steam forums, or our Discord. Thx!
Hop into the FUTURE beta branch and report any issues via the in-game bug/feedback button, on the Steam forums, or our Discord. Thx!
Netflix’s competition isn’t HBO, it’s Fortnite.
On second thought… how much?
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
On second thought… how much?
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal
It's official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
variety.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Netflix’s competition isn’t HBO, it’s Fortnite.
On second thought… how much?
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
On second thought… how much?
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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Voxile Survival: Day 1 vs Day 100
youtu.be/mUZZivHkBS0
youtu.be/mUZZivHkBS0
Voxile Survival: Day 1 vs Day 100
YouTube video by VoxRay Games
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Voxile Survival: Day 1 vs Day 100
youtu.be/mUZZivHkBS0
youtu.be/mUZZivHkBS0
Proud to announce that @atasnow.bsky.social and @torporgames.com just closed a seed round led by @krafton.com.web.brid.gy alongside 1Up Ventures and Sisu Game Ventures.
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open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...
Torpor Games Announces Seed Round Led By Krafton With 1Up and Sisu
A big milestone for the Suzerain developer
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November 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Proud to announce that @atasnow.bsky.social and @torporgames.com just closed a seed round led by @krafton.com.web.brid.gy alongside 1Up Ventures and Sisu Game Ventures.
open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...
open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...