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Yadu Rajiv @yadurajiv.com · Oct 11
More decorations for your desktop this festive season 😅🪔

🪔 Do check it out 🪔

yadu.itch.io/desktop-deco...

#DesktopToy #MadeWithGodot #GodotEngine #Godot
Desktop Decorations by Yadu Rajiv
Cool looking string lights for your desktop! 🪔 🪔 🪔
yadu.itch.io
yadurajiv.com
Helloo @thinkygames.com have you seen this game?

cc: @debugmag.com 🙈
torelehmann.bsky.social Tore Lehmann @torelehmann.bsky.social · Oct 24
Aaaaaand my minigolf gardening game, TRIMJOB, is officially available on Steam!!! -20% off, fresh, hot out of the oven for you to get ya TRIM on! Anyways, check it out if you want! :-)

(Itch gamers can get a Steam key too!)

✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️
s.team/a/3910080

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #retro #videogame
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
yadurajiv.com
7 more hours to go! super excited!! store.steampowered.com/app/2201910/... 💖
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.

That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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halfrobot.com
THURSDAY EVENING in downtown Brooklyn I'm moderating a talk w/
julian cordero of @despelote.game !
@apthomson.bsky.social + @qdork.bsky.social of Consume Me !
@gcuzzillo.bsky.social of Baby Steps !

Come discuss the SHEER AUDACITY to release an indie game in 2025
alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com
triple screenshot in horizontal stripes: despelote, Consume Me, and Baby Steps
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
yadurajiv.com
I really wish there was a Caravan Sandwitch @sandwitchdev.bsky.social art book (both like a digital dlc and in print too) 🙈😅🌸
October 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
yadurajiv.com
More decorations for your desktop this festive season 😅🪔

🪔 Do check it out 🪔

yadu.itch.io/desktop-deco...

#DesktopToy #MadeWithGodot #GodotEngine #Godot
Desktop Decorations by Yadu Rajiv
Cool looking string lights for your desktop! 🪔 🪔 🪔
yadu.itch.io
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
yadurajiv.com
BYOG 2025 starts in another 18 hours. Make a game in 72 hours! Let's go! ✨

itch.io/jam/byog

#BYOG2025 #GameJam
BYOG 2025
A game jam from 2025-10-09 to 2025-10-12 hosted by Yadu Rajiv & GameDev India. What is a BYOG? BYOG (Build Your Own Game) is an annual game jam where game developers from all over the country come tog...
itch.io
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
yadurajiv.com
Made a thing over the weekend - yadu.itch.io/cats-in-a-fr...

😸 Do check it out 🐶

#DesktopToy #Cats #Dogs #MadeWithGodot #GodotEngine #Godot
Cats (and Dogs) in a Frame by Yadu Rajiv
Cat (and now dog) photos on demand, on your desktop! 😸😽
yadu.itch.io
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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weird-loop.com
2026 is around the corner and yep : Game industry economics are still bleak for western countries and junior staff.

But a few new actors are trying to shake things up on the financing & distribution side :🧵
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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gamedev.in
Your brain: "A 100-hour open-world RPG with dynamic weather!" 🧠
BYOG: "Okay, but how about finishing CORE LOOP of a cat game in 72 hours?" 😼
It's time for a scope-creep intervention!
Just 12 days left to register for #BYOG2025
➡️ gamedev.in/byog
#GameJam
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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gamedev.in
📢 BYOG is BACK 🎮

72 HOURS. ₹3 LAKH PRIZE POOL. 🚀

From Oct 9-12, join hundreds of devs for India's most legendary game jam.

➡️ Join The Jam: gamedev.in/byog/

#BYOG2025 #GameDev #GameJam #IndieDev #MadeInIndia #GameDevelopment #BuildYourOwnGame #GamesFromIndia
September 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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passivestar.bsky.social
How to make a light beam shader in godot + download
Light beam shader in godot
So I was noclipping through d1_canals_08 in HL2 as one normally does on a saturday night when I saw this: A nice sharp volumetric light that does a lot for the mood of the scene. Half Life 2 was relea...
passivestar.xyz
September 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
yadurajiv.com
Join us tonight 🌸
August 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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databyss.com
Masahiro Sakurai is all of us.
A picture of a Japanese man, Masahiro Sakurai, sitting at a wooden desk with a wood panelled wall behind him. There are a few shelves on the back wall displaying a few plants, books, pictures, and other things. Text overlaid on the picture reads "Why is making a game so hard?"
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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globalgamejam.bsky.social
Crowdfunding your game? Learn from the pros.
🎮 Why Kickstarter works
📊 Funding goals
📣 Community engagement and more!
📅 08/14 | 🔗 buff.ly/JiZgL63
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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dominictarason.com
Jesus fucking christ, Itch just nuked a huge amount of adult content because of payment processors putting the squeeze on them.

That is an UNGODLY MASSIVE amount of stuff.
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
yadurajiv.com
I had such an amazing time playing and finishing @sandwitchdev.bsky.social - I highly recommend playing it all the way to the end 💖
July 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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ashleycooper.bsky.social
When you dismiss an element of your game as not being worth the effort, you rob your players of a chance to connect in meaningful, unexpected ways.

Perfect example from my time in Gotham Knights:

I was tasked with writing emails. Emails!

A very possibly thankless job, but wait, there's more...
vysetron.pixeldie.com D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · Jun 23
there's more damning evidence in-game, even, but it's all background stuff that you have to go out of your way for

there's text crawls where you can still see the AI prompt responses before it produces a bunch of science jargon

wild that they've dodged disclosures all things considered
A The Alters screenshot of a background panel of sci-fi babble. The scroll begins with "Sure, here's a revised version focusing purely on scientific and astronomical data:"
June 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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blaft.bsky.social
We've had a couple of backers of INDIA STREET LETTERING choose the highest tier -- a custom 3' x 2' canvas sign by Chawri Bazar painter Mohanlal Sihani!

Come reserve your copy of @matratype.bsky.social 's book on Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
Mohanlal Sihani in his workshop with self-portrait INDIA STREET LETTERING by Pooja Saxena
June 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
yadurajiv.com
Check out India Street Lettering: A Book by Blaft Publications on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
India Street Lettering: A Book
A journey through typographic craft and culture
www.kickstarter.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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draknek.bsky.social
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 30 featuring ‪@dtrebella.bsky.social‬ is out now! Topics include best practices for how and when to message your game, common marketing pitfalls, and stories of working with the Draknek team.
pod.link/1777156468
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast
Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and the people behind them!
pod.link
June 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
yadurajiv.com
Participated in a game jam after a long time and made a game about flying drones 🙈

▶️ Play the game here on gx games - gx.games/games/d0ytgl...

📺 Interested in my process and thoughts while building this game, do give this dev breakdown a watch - youtu.be/6FPBjBupfMI%...
The Drone Company | GX.games
The Drone Company is a game where you take on the role of a gig 🫡 worker who operates a drone 🐝 Here is a dev breakdown video if you are interested - https://youtu.be/6FPBjBupfMI
gx.games
June 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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toonyballoony.bsky.social
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.” A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield. A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents. A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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godotengine.org
Godot web exports just got a serious performance boost! Starting in 4.5 dev 5, builds use WASM SIMD by default, meaning better performance with no changes needed on your end.

Details and benchmarks: godotengine.org/article/upco...
Upcoming (serious) Web performance boost – Godot Engine
Compiling the Godot Engine with WASM SIMD support truly is a game changer.
godotengine.org
June 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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globalgamejam.bsky.social
What if your game helped spark real-world change?
Design a game that makes players feel the power of collective action—and it could reach millions.
🎮 Join Citizens, Assemble! A Game Jam - launching June 6th
🏆 $10K prize + development support
Start here ➡️ buff.ly/Has8uRV
May 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM