mattwoelk.bsky.social
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Pitching your game to print media? Here’s a thread full of tips!

Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.

Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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WPG GAMEDEV MEETUP #135

📅 When: Wed, Oct 29 | 7pm
📍 Where: Select Start | 110 Market Ave
🎫 Tickets: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

💡 What to Expect:
🎮 FREE play on 30+ arcade games
🗣️ Networking with local game devs
🏎️ Mario Kart tournament
🏰 Venue mixing retro-futurism, vapourwave, and sci-fi vibes
Winnipeg GameDev Meetup #135
🚀 What to Expect:🔴 Select Start | Mixing retro-futurism, vapourwave, and Japanese video game history with a sci-fi movie set🔴 FREE Play | Discounted cover charge and free play on all 30+ games! Games ...
www.zeffy.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
When newspaper headings are beside unrelated images. 😆
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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My first title, Little Rocket Lab, has now been out for a week, and it's been huge for myself and @nomorerobots.io. We're at over 80,000 players, and a 93% positive rating on steam.

I wanted to share some of what guided Little Rocket Lab's development, so that maybe it could be helpful to others 🧵:
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀

4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3
October 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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🚨ATTENTION ENTIRE INTERNET!🚨

Little Rocket Lab launches TOMORROW!

This is a huge release for many wonderful, hardworking creatives. I've had the absolute privilege of working alongside them.

Check out @kyleschmitz.bsky.social brilliant "Cozy-Factorio" game!

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
Little Rocket Lab on Steam
Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Rol...
store.steampowered.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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This is a solid roundup of the ways Winnipeg is making progress. We can always wish these changes were faster but the fact they're happening at all makes me excited for the city's future
My column today: From residential zoning policy to trees, transit, Portage and Main and others, the summer 2025 was a season of urbanist change in Winnipeg. Some with immediate impact, some with impact in the future, and some are still a work in progress. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: 2025: a summer of interesting urban changes
Over the last few months, the city has been busy implementing several new progressive city-building initiatives to enhance livability in our communities.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Big news for the local Winnipeg indie Scene <3 Congrats!!
🚀🚀EXCITING NEWS!!🚀🚀

After four years of development, Little Rocket Lab finally launches on October 7!

Build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships

Coming to Steam and Xbox / PC Game Pass

RTs super appreciated❤️

littlerocketlab.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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⭐ NXTWPN10 is out! ⭐
graebor.itch.io/nxtwpn10

This is a #godotengine remake of my first ever Ludum Dare entry, which was way back in 2013! I had a lot of fun re-creating and making some tweaks to this old idea to give it a bit of new life ✨
#gamedev #indiedev
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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I've reached my 🎊5000th🎊 consecutive daily sketch! Every single day since January 1st, 2012, I've posted an original piece of art. You can find all of them on sketch.graemeborland.com
#artsky #art #digitalart #conceptart #speedpaint
September 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Made by an amazing team out of Winnipeg! Can't wait for this one ☺️
Run Away!
#indiegame #coffeeholic

Wishlist now on Steam ➫ s.team/a/3499670

Run From Zombies 🧟
Drink Coffee ☕
Be A Duck Mascot 🦆
August 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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✨ Big O ✨

Let me take you on a visual introduction to what big O notation is in my new blog post: samwho.dev/big-o.

With big O notation you can better understand how algorithms will perform in practice, finding orders of magnitude improvements often with very simple changes to your code.
August 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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As part of the Wholesome Games Celebration, FREERIDE is now 25% off! ✨

🔐Uncover the mysteries of the Spirit World
🫂 Befriend a unique cast of characters
👀 Discover your personality type with how you play

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/1597910/...
August 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Secure your free copy of Debug++ today...

Physical copies are going out in a matter of days!
Game Republic's Jackie shared why The North is a special place for making games... and the role amazing individuals play in shaping places and communities in Debug ++ - you can read the full article by subscribing here: www.teamdebug.com/plus #gamedev #indiegamedev @debugmag.com #gamedev
August 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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🌌FREERIDE Postmortem🌌
📅Tues, Jul 22 | 6pm
🗺@rrcpolytech.bsky.social | 160 Princess St
🎫RSVP: www.zeffy.com/ticketing/fr...

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at FREERIDE from @flightyfelongames.bsky.social!
FREERIDE Postmortem
🧩 About the EventWhat does it take to develop an indie game that blends narrative RPG elements with a personality test—and delivers a truly unique player experience?Join developers Rebecca Harrison - ...
www.zeffy.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Looking for an absurdly cheap, hidden gem of a game for the #SteamSummerSale? Look no further!

Check out Wand Wars - a magical co-op sports game that has endless amounts of fun and chaos
AND it's on sale for under $3! 🤯

Buy it here -> store.steampowered.com/app/422110/W...

#indiegame #steamsale
Save 80% on Wand Wars on Steam
Ride brooms, cast spells and transform your enemies into chickens in this intense magical sport
store.steampowered.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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📢WPG GAMEDEV MEETUP #131📢
📅Tues, June 24th | 6pm
🗺The Beer Can | 1 Granite Way
🔗https://discord.gg/AQUy8Etz?event=1351218302491430924

Join us for our monthly game development meetup—this time at The Beer Can, a cozy outdoor spot nestled behind the Granite Curling Club!
June 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Here are the equations for the different corners. If you're using this for realtime, you might appreciate the simplicity and lack of expensive trig functions:
May 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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cool game by cool folks from cool Winnipeg
⭐ our game FREERIDE IS OUT NOW ⭐

an RPG that’s also secretly a personality test!!

use telekinesis powers, meet a crab man with nipples (!!), discover a super branching story (one playthrough only shows you 1/3 of it), uncover secrets, make friends, and so much more!!
May 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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your #blender3d import looks no good in #godotengine?
the import workflow has incosistencies in rendering & lighting. in this thread i will search the differences in PBR & shading and point to some potential pitfalls.
May 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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first reviews for our new RPG that is secretly a personality test (and judges you on how you act in the game) are out! thank you!!!

⭐ 9/10 – "A special experience" – Everyone's Arcade
⭐ Platinum Award – Thumb Culture
⭐ 8/10 – "Something special" – Checkpoint Gaming
May 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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⭐ our game FREERIDE IS OUT NOW ⭐

an RPG that’s also secretly a personality test!!

use telekinesis powers, meet a crab man with nipples (!!), discover a super branching story (one playthrough only shows you 1/3 of it), uncover secrets, make friends, and so much more!!
May 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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we’re so excited that Freeride is out ✨ TOMORROW ✨ that we’re revealing another area we haven’t shown before!!

play around in every area as much as you want – the game will take note of your conscious and unconscious actions to determine your personality test result 👀
April 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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JUST THREE DAYS UNTIL OUR GAME LAUNCHES

ever wanted a mix of undertale and the stanley parable, but with telekinesis powers, spirits, and a personality test mechanic based on your unconscious actions? then you'll want to check out Freeride!!

▶️ s.team/a/1597910/
April 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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all that's left is ✨ ONE WEEK ✨ until Freeride launches!!

just want to say thank you all for your excitement from the beginning until now 💖 we can't wait to see the bonds you'll make with our oddball characters and your cheeky personality test results!

shares appreciated!!
April 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM