Nino Calzetta
@littlesocknino.bsky.social
Writing, game dev-ing, pixel art-ing. Made Robbie Caver's Cave Jumping Adventure and Boltzmann Brain Bash. Check them out on itch https://littlesocknino.itch.io/
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This is Sektori! A twin-stick shooter I've been making (and documenting the journey) since April 2021. And it finally launched TODAY on Steam, PS5 and Xbox! Here's a fresh launch trailer, all shares highly appreciated. More game info in replies.
#indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev
#indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I think more people should play Earth vs Mars. Review count suggests it's been overlooked. There are comparisons to Advance Wars but I haven't played AW so all I can say is I'm really enjoying it store.steampowered.com/app/3269230/...
Earth vs Mars on Steam
Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based st...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I think more people should play Earth vs Mars. Review count suggests it's been overlooked. There are comparisons to Advance Wars but I haven't played AW so all I can say is I'm really enjoying it store.steampowered.com/app/3269230/...
I'm going to write. Soon. Any minute now. Probably after lunch
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm going to write. Soon. Any minute now. Probably after lunch
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Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
There'll be a new pinned post this week, but for now: Ambrosia Sky: Act One is *out* now!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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have they ever had to change the clocks at a baseball game
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
have they ever had to change the clocks at a baseball game
The Jays got this
November 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The Jays got this
The amount of quotes makes this read like a Kojima tweet
November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The amount of quotes makes this read like a Kojima tweet
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Small release-day housekeeping note:
The Steam version... is alive! You can get it right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
The eShop page for the Nintendo Switch version will be up in 1 hour and 45 minutes!
Please hold the champagne uncorking until then!
The Steam version... is alive! You can get it right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
The eShop page for the Nintendo Switch version will be up in 1 hour and 45 minutes!
Please hold the champagne uncorking until then!
Save 10% on Stray Children on Steam
“The Olders, they come to eat the Children…” All of the adults have become monsters, the rumors say. Nowhere is safe outside these walls. Welcome to Stray Children — a bittersweet, fairy tale RPG.
store.steampowered.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Small release-day housekeeping note:
The Steam version... is alive! You can get it right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
The eShop page for the Nintendo Switch version will be up in 1 hour and 45 minutes!
Please hold the champagne uncorking until then!
The Steam version... is alive! You can get it right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
The eShop page for the Nintendo Switch version will be up in 1 hour and 45 minutes!
Please hold the champagne uncorking until then!
lospec daily "cartoon" #pixelart #lospecdailies
October 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
lospec daily "cartoon" #pixelart #lospecdailies
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Appreciate this from @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Anyone who's ever heard me talk about the Xtra TikTok has heard me say our competition isn't other news outlets—it's influencers delivering the same content faster and more relatable, without the "rules" of journalism.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Anyone who's ever heard me talk about the Xtra TikTok has heard me say our competition isn't other news outlets—it's influencers delivering the same content faster and more relatable, without the "rules" of journalism.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A Lot of Influencers Talk about the News. Not All of Them Are Journalists | The Tyee
Platforms like TikTok are flooded with content creators gabbing about current events. It’s time for journalists to join the fray.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Appreciate this from @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Anyone who's ever heard me talk about the Xtra TikTok has heard me say our competition isn't other news outlets—it's influencers delivering the same content faster and more relatable, without the "rules" of journalism.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Anyone who's ever heard me talk about the Xtra TikTok has heard me say our competition isn't other news outlets—it's influencers delivering the same content faster and more relatable, without the "rules" of journalism.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
lospec daily "retro". What's more retro than a light gun game? 😭 #pixelart #lospecdailies
October 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
lospec daily "retro". What's more retro than a light gun game? 😭 #pixelart #lospecdailies
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lospec daily "water" #pixelart #lospecdailies
October 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
lospec daily "water" #pixelart #lospecdailies
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Mr. Sleepy Man is snoozing into Steam Next Fest! 💤
You’ll love this 3D platformer if you’ve played these games…
- Super Mario 64 🍄
- Banjo-Kazooie 🧩
- Untitled Goose Game 🪿
- A Hat in Time ⏳
You’ll love this 3D platformer if you’ve played these games…
- Super Mario 64 🍄
- Banjo-Kazooie 🧩
- Untitled Goose Game 🪿
- A Hat in Time ⏳
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mr. Sleepy Man is snoozing into Steam Next Fest! 💤
You’ll love this 3D platformer if you’ve played these games…
- Super Mario 64 🍄
- Banjo-Kazooie 🧩
- Untitled Goose Game 🪿
- A Hat in Time ⏳
You’ll love this 3D platformer if you’ve played these games…
- Super Mario 64 🍄
- Banjo-Kazooie 🧩
- Untitled Goose Game 🪿
- A Hat in Time ⏳
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In today's episode of The Game Business Show, we chat with GOG about the retro game space. We also find out how the firm convinced Capcom to let them release the very original Resident Evil games on the platform www.thegamebusiness.com/p/when-we-la...
"When we launched Resident Evil on GOG, the reception was absolutely phenomenal"
Retro specialists GOG on the hyper competitive classic game scene, the challenges of preservation, and people returning to games once the kids have grown up
www.thegamebusiness.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In today's episode of The Game Business Show, we chat with GOG about the retro game space. We also find out how the firm convinced Capcom to let them release the very original Resident Evil games on the platform www.thegamebusiness.com/p/when-we-la...
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New @beatdown.city survivors demo is OUT for Next Fest!
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New @beatdown.city survivors demo is OUT for Next Fest!
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience!
🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway!
🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty
⚰️Kill vampires
💸profit?
store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Guy who pronounces "Thomas Pynchon" as "Thomas Pinecone"
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Guy who pronounces "Thomas Pynchon" as "Thomas Pinecone"
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Crash Bandicoot was a huge leap for Naughty Dog and saw us spinning our way onto PlayStation. 🥭
What are your favorite Crash levels?
#NaughtyDog40
What are your favorite Crash levels?
#NaughtyDog40
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Crash Bandicoot was a huge leap for Naughty Dog and saw us spinning our way onto PlayStation. 🥭
What are your favorite Crash levels?
#NaughtyDog40
What are your favorite Crash levels?
#NaughtyDog40
I wish I got this through more than context clues
Ortiz was absolutely loving this sitting between AROD and Jeter
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I wish I got this through more than context clues
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You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
This looks awesome
My new open world precision "batformer" Vampire's Best Friend is out now on Steam and itch with a 10% launch discount!
Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!
Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This looks awesome
Finally able to play this! My initial impression is that I'm going to file it under the 'Good Remake but I'll Always Prefer the Original" category alongside the Crash N.Sane Trilogy
I wish I was playing the Pac-man World 2 remake right now but my copy won't arrive until next week 😩
October 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Finally able to play this! My initial impression is that I'm going to file it under the 'Good Remake but I'll Always Prefer the Original" category alongside the Crash N.Sane Trilogy
I don't think my opinion on a game has oscillated as much as it has with Shadow Labyrinth
October 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I don't think my opinion on a game has oscillated as much as it has with Shadow Labyrinth