Peter V. Baikun
@pvbaikun.com
Not great at writing a good description of himself. Potential game designer and/or writer perhaps?
VashNL. #TeamHooman #Thumper Moderator At #HyperRPG on Twitch and Discord. He/Him. Anti-Fascist.
VashNL. #TeamHooman #Thumper Moderator At #HyperRPG on Twitch and Discord. He/Him. Anti-Fascist.
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Peter V. Baikun
@pvbaikun.com
· Nov 7
I've been thinking about making this thread for a bit now, ever since I was added to a game creator Starter Pack by @aceottorney.bsky.social, which has led to some people following me.
Bear with me though.
I appreciate the follows, but I have to admit I feel slightly conflicted at this point.
Bear with me though.
I appreciate the follows, but I have to admit I feel slightly conflicted at this point.
I've played the demo of this game and I am super excited to play more. It looks great and I've been wanting a new Desert/Jungle/Urban Strike inspired title for years.
Adding physics to that type of gameplay was a wonderful idea. So yeah, definitely give this one a look and a try!
Adding physics to that type of gameplay was a wonderful idea. So yeah, definitely give this one a look and a try!
After years of building, it’s finally happening 🤯
Cleared Hot launches into Steam Early Access on Nov 20, 2025!
Can't believe I just typed that. Only 3 weeks away 😮 Any help sharing is appreciated ❤️
🎯 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
Cleared Hot launches into Steam Early Access on Nov 20, 2025!
Can't believe I just typed that. Only 3 weeks away 😮 Any help sharing is appreciated ❤️
🎯 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I've played the demo of this game and I am super excited to play more. It looks great and I've been wanting a new Desert/Jungle/Urban Strike inspired title for years.
Adding physics to that type of gameplay was a wonderful idea. So yeah, definitely give this one a look and a try!
Adding physics to that type of gameplay was a wonderful idea. So yeah, definitely give this one a look and a try!
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America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
#Morsels just came out on Steam. The (Dutch) review for this bizarre twinstick shooter is out now on the website I write for. The game, published by @annapurna.com is weird, colorful, and I absolutely loved my time in it.
It reminded me of Nuclear Throne, but even more strange and eccentric.
It reminded me of Nuclear Throne, but even more strange and eccentric.
#Morsels zijn kleine stukjes voedsel. Maar dit is ook een vreemde naam voor een nog vreemder spel. Peter kruipt in de huid van een piepklein muisje dat besluit om de huidige machtsbalans in een bizarre wereld nog verder overhoop te gooien. Als dat maar goed gaat.
Morsels ziet ze soms vliegen, maar wat hebben we het naar ons zin - RetroReady
Morsels is een unieke roguelike waarin je als muis in het riool wisselt tussen bizarre monstertjes om te kunnen overleven.
retroready.nl
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#Morsels just came out on Steam. The (Dutch) review for this bizarre twinstick shooter is out now on the website I write for. The game, published by @annapurna.com is weird, colorful, and I absolutely loved my time in it.
It reminded me of Nuclear Throne, but even more strange and eccentric.
It reminded me of Nuclear Throne, but even more strange and eccentric.
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
The game @forestrike.bsky.social is out now. I had a great time with this very challenging game. Fun characters, making progress feels good, and definitely giving me that 70/80s Kungfu movie feeling.
We put the (Dutch) review online last week: retroready.nl/2025/11/14/f...
We put the (Dutch) review online last week: retroready.nl/2025/11/14/f...
Forestrike plaatst je in je eigen kungfufilm (expert review)
Forestrike is een tactische kungfu-roguelike waarin je gevechten eerst mentaal uitspeelt, om daarna in het echt de perfecte combo te landen.
retroready.nl
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The game @forestrike.bsky.social is out now. I had a great time with this very challenging game. Fun characters, making progress feels good, and definitely giving me that 70/80s Kungfu movie feeling.
We put the (Dutch) review online last week: retroready.nl/2025/11/14/f...
We put the (Dutch) review online last week: retroready.nl/2025/11/14/f...
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
I think my Discovery page is trying to tell me something. 🍕😄
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I think my Discovery page is trying to tell me something. 🍕😄
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For those learning about the devastating loss of Alice Wong or those newly discovering this fierce disability activist, you can get to know her through her own words here, (via @emilybeitiks.bsky.social) disabilityvisibilityproject.com/author/alwon...
Alice Wong
Read all of the posts by Alice Wong on Disability Visibility Project
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
For those learning about the devastating loss of Alice Wong or those newly discovering this fierce disability activist, you can get to know her through her own words here, (via @emilybeitiks.bsky.social) disabilityvisibilityproject.com/author/alwon...
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RetroReady gaat op uitnodiging van NIS America naar een showcase van de uitgever in Londen, om de nieuwste games voor 2026 te bekijken en de man achter Disgaea en Etrange Overlord te spreken. Sohei Niikawa: “Ik kom zeker een keertje naar Amsterdam!”
Sohei Niikawa over Etrange Overlord en veel meer (NIS America)
RetroReady vertrekt naar Londen voor een showcase van nieuwe NIS America-games en om in gesprek te gaan met Disgaea-maker Sohei Niikawa.
retroready.nl
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
RetroReady gaat op uitnodiging van NIS America naar een showcase van de uitgever in Londen, om de nieuwste games voor 2026 te bekijken en de man achter Disgaea en Etrange Overlord te spreken. Sohei Niikawa: “Ik kom zeker een keertje naar Amsterdam!”
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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I'm looking for a few game dev colleagues to help me figure out if my project makes sense or if I should scrap it.
I've set up a Steam Playtest for the prototype: you'll get an activation key for a Steam-approved build.
More info:
sandorhq.com/games/projec...
#indiedev #gamedev
I've set up a Steam Playtest for the prototype: you'll get an activation key for a Steam-approved build.
More info:
sandorhq.com/games/projec...
#indiedev #gamedev
Project NCB:F
I have a new game project, temporarily titled “Not Chess Boxing: Fragnarök!” It’s a hybrid of Tetris and survivor shooter, where robot Vikings fight at the end of the world. I’ve built a playable conc...
sandorhq.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I'm looking for a few game dev colleagues to help me figure out if my project makes sense or if I should scrap it.
I've set up a Steam Playtest for the prototype: you'll get an activation key for a Steam-approved build.
More info:
sandorhq.com/games/projec...
#indiedev #gamedev
I've set up a Steam Playtest for the prototype: you'll get an activation key for a Steam-approved build.
More info:
sandorhq.com/games/projec...
#indiedev #gamedev
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
Reposted by Peter V. Baikun
Oude kungfufilms waren een groot onderdeel van Peters jeugd. Ze hadden iets speciaals; met gave choreografie, opvallende geluidseffecten en bovenal slechte Engelse nasynchronisatie. #Forestrike doet denken aan die films, maar dan zonder de nasynchronisatie.
Forestrike plaatst je in je eigen kungfufilm (expert review)
Forestrike is een tactische kungfu-roguelike waarin je gevechten eerst mentaal uitspeelt, om daarna in het echt de perfecte combo te landen.
retroready.nl
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Oude kungfufilms waren een groot onderdeel van Peters jeugd. Ze hadden iets speciaals; met gave choreografie, opvallende geluidseffecten en bovenal slechte Engelse nasynchronisatie. #Forestrike doet denken aan die films, maar dan zonder de nasynchronisatie.
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We're witnessing the greatest sustained attack on the human spirit in history. Big Tech seeks to destroy the arts. They're destroying the school system. They want to make us lobotomized people who can't read, write or create. They've turned dystopian fiction into a manual.
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We're witnessing the greatest sustained attack on the human spirit in history. Big Tech seeks to destroy the arts. They're destroying the school system. They want to make us lobotomized people who can't read, write or create. They've turned dystopian fiction into a manual.
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Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
I really enjoyed this little game filled with puzzels, classic Zelda-like gameplay and a deeper story around Death and its facets.
Een actie-avonturengame waarin de dood centraal staat? Ontwikkelaar Wobble Ghost tracht met het old-school spel #Spindle (bsky.app/profile/spin...) dieper in te gaan op dit serieuze onderwerp. Is die hierin geslaagd? @pvbaikun.com pakt zijn zeis erbij om het te onderzoeken.
Spindle spint garen rond een zwaar onderwerp (review)
In de Zelda-achtige game Spindle speel je als de Dood, die samen met een varken puzzels oplost en vecht in mooie pixelart.
retroready.nl
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I really enjoyed this little game filled with puzzels, classic Zelda-like gameplay and a deeper story around Death and its facets.
NCSoft's new Horizon MMO uses "AI"slop. Any interest I had in this is now completely dead. 🤬
'Internally, we are also using AI assistance for production, from coding to art.
...
The Horizon development team is also the team that wants to utilize AI the most.'
m.ruliweb.com/news/read/21...
'Internally, we are also using AI assistance for production, from coding to art.
...
The Horizon development team is also the team that wants to utilize AI the most.'
m.ruliweb.com/news/read/21...
[지스타] 호라이즌 MMO 등 신작 공개, 새로운 행보를 알리다 - 엔씨소프트 지스타 2025 오프닝 세션
엔씨소프트가 지스타 2023 메인 스폰서로서 신작 신더시티 아이온 2 호라이즌 스틸 프론티어스 등 다양한 라인업을 선보였다 특히 호라이즌 스틸 프론티어스 는 이전 프로젝트 스카이라인에서 ai npc 도입 계획을 밝혔으며 실제 게임 내 ai 활용도를 높였다 아이온 2 는 출시가 임박했으며 호라이즌 스틸 프론티어스 는 2027년 초 출시를 목표로 하고 있다 엔...
m.ruliweb.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
NCSoft's new Horizon MMO uses "AI"slop. Any interest I had in this is now completely dead. 🤬
'Internally, we are also using AI assistance for production, from coding to art.
...
The Horizon development team is also the team that wants to utilize AI the most.'
m.ruliweb.com/news/read/21...
'Internally, we are also using AI assistance for production, from coding to art.
...
The Horizon development team is also the team that wants to utilize AI the most.'
m.ruliweb.com/news/read/21...
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My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
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All the Epstein emails are powerful elites saying shit like “Hello my friend the pedophile, i need your advice as a pedophile, what do you think about this other pedophile? Pedophilic Regards, your Friend ;)” and instead of swinging from a gibbet most of them are still writing op-eds against leftism
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
All the Epstein emails are powerful elites saying shit like “Hello my friend the pedophile, i need your advice as a pedophile, what do you think about this other pedophile? Pedophilic Regards, your Friend ;)” and instead of swinging from a gibbet most of them are still writing op-eds against leftism
Oh nice, there's a third Dry Cleaning album coming at the start of next year (January 9th) and they released their first single. The funnily named and themed Cruise Ship Designer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qs5...
Dry Cleaning - Cruise Ship Designer
YouTube video by Dry Cleaning
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Oh nice, there's a third Dry Cleaning album coming at the start of next year (January 9th) and they released their first single. The funnily named and themed Cruise Ship Designer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qs5...
Reposted by Peter V. Baikun
I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
I've been running and gunning through a brand new upcoming title that, to me, is elevating the genre in its own way. I just love the mix of cleverly used gameplay mechanics, the gorgeous pixelart, the great animations, the vibrant but dystopian city of NYC, and the pumping soundtrack. #NeonInferno
Er zijn flink wat klassieke genres die we tegenwoordig in grote getalen zien. Denk aan metroidvanias, tactische rpg's, shoot-em-ups en point-and-click adventures. Neon Inferno treedt ondertussen in de voetsporen van Contra en Gunstar Heroes. retroready.nl/2025/11/12/n...
Neon Inferno verlegt de lat voor het genre (uitgebreide review)
Neon Inferno is een 2d cyberpunkshooter waarin je rennend knalt, maar ook vijanden in de achtergrond moet raken voor een unieke chaos.
retroready.nl
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I've been running and gunning through a brand new upcoming title that, to me, is elevating the genre in its own way. I just love the mix of cleverly used gameplay mechanics, the gorgeous pixelart, the great animations, the vibrant but dystopian city of NYC, and the pumping soundtrack. #NeonInferno
I am not a sound designer, but I AM laughing my ass off here.
😂
😂
holy shit I just encountered the worst sounding tradwife traditional craft vertical video I've ever heard. Gonna' see if I can't improve on this absolute dogwater.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h80...
Get past two seconds audio on, I fucking dare you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h80...
Get past two seconds audio on, I fucking dare you.
Making Traditional Chinese Pastry - Lotus Dessert | Traditional egg yolk - coconut dessert making
YouTube video by Country Life Food
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I am not a sound designer, but I AM laughing my ass off here.
😂
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