Alex Rakitsky
@alexrakitsky.bsky.social
// ML☭ // Game Developer //
// he/him // 25 // Ru/Eng //
// he/him // 25 // Ru/Eng //
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We're pleased to announce that Yanis Varoufakis, Ted Chiang, Prof. Richard Wolff, David Gaider and Mark Darrah will be joining as contributors on the first volume of our Summer Eternal Anthology.
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We're pleased to announce that Yanis Varoufakis, Ted Chiang, Prof. Richard Wolff, David Gaider and Mark Darrah will be joining as contributors on the first volume of our Summer Eternal Anthology.
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As promised in our newsletter, we're organizing a giveaway of the Summer Eternal Anthology Deluxe Firestarter Bundle!
To enter:
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Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
To enter:
1. Follow us
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Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As promised in our newsletter, we're organizing a giveaway of the Summer Eternal Anthology Deluxe Firestarter Bundle!
To enter:
1. Follow us
2. Repost this post
Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
To enter:
1. Follow us
2. Repost this post
Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Chatbot roleplay and AI image platform Secret Desires left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women at their workplaces, graduating from universities, taking selfies on vacation, and more www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Chatbot roleplay and AI image platform Secret Desires left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women at their workplaces, graduating from universities, taking selfies on vacation, and more www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
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shouting buzzwords like "AI generated" and "immersive" and "revolutionary" to the wind to see how many venture capitalists I can collect
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
shouting buzzwords like "AI generated" and "immersive" and "revolutionary" to the wind to see how many venture capitalists I can collect
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inshallah Cascadia will be a people's republic
@flyawaynow.bsky.social loved your work on project wingman can you come to the PNW and help us start a leftist Cascadian movement plsthx
September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
inshallah Cascadia will be a people's republic
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INTRODUCING: Summer Eternal Anthology Volume One.
This incendiary tome is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Built by firestarters, for firestarters.
summereternal.com/anthology
This incendiary tome is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Built by firestarters, for firestarters.
summereternal.com/anthology
September 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
INTRODUCING: Summer Eternal Anthology Volume One.
This incendiary tome is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Built by firestarters, for firestarters.
summereternal.com/anthology
This incendiary tome is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Built by firestarters, for firestarters.
summereternal.com/anthology
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I start Irish language class today 🇮🇪😍
holly & I will finally have our own secret language
uppa ra
holly & I will finally have our own secret language
uppa ra
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I start Irish language class today 🇮🇪😍
holly & I will finally have our own secret language
uppa ra
holly & I will finally have our own secret language
uppa ra
Still there and beautiful as ever.
MTUCI, 2025-09-23
MTUCI, 2025-09-23
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Still there and beautiful as ever.
MTUCI, 2025-09-23
MTUCI, 2025-09-23
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Nintendo has successfully acquired a US patent covering the ability to summon characters in a game and make them battle for you.
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Nintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGC
The new patent theoretically covers an action that is present in numerous non-Nintendo games…
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September 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Nintendo has successfully acquired a US patent covering the ability to summon characters in a game and make them battle for you.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...
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The defamatory statements Zaum gave to PMG about myself and Dora Klindžić in the latest Disco Elysium follow-up story left me with no other choice than to disprove them with hard evidence. This is what really happened in Zaum between June 2022 and Feb 2024:
August 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The defamatory statements Zaum gave to PMG about myself and Dora Klindžić in the latest Disco Elysium follow-up story left me with no other choice than to disprove them with hard evidence. This is what really happened in Zaum between June 2022 and Feb 2024:
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I am announcing my new little game!
Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator
Step into the role of a technomaster. Train and guide Lana, a young pilot, and her sentient mech, the Valkyrie, as they prepare for high-stakes battles against otherworldly foes.
Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator
Step into the role of a technomaster. Train and guide Lana, a young pilot, and her sentient mech, the Valkyrie, as they prepare for high-stakes battles against otherworldly foes.
August 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I am announcing my new little game!
Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator
Step into the role of a technomaster. Train and guide Lana, a young pilot, and her sentient mech, the Valkyrie, as they prepare for high-stakes battles against otherworldly foes.
Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator
Step into the role of a technomaster. Train and guide Lana, a young pilot, and her sentient mech, the Valkyrie, as they prepare for high-stakes battles against otherworldly foes.
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Our next entry of the Indie Highlight Series is here! Interviews with the devs of Aggressors F.A.C. and Modern Jet Fighters Online with the formal introduction of 'FlyAwayNow'. #indiegame #flightsim
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Indie Highlight 002: Aggressors F.A.C., Modern Jet Fighters Online
The second post in our newest series is the start of collaboration with Matthew "FlyAwayNow" Nguyen.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Our next entry of the Indie Highlight Series is here! Interviews with the devs of Aggressors F.A.C. and Modern Jet Fighters Online with the formal introduction of 'FlyAwayNow'. #indiegame #flightsim
www.skywardfm.com/po...
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Mood. Still, I persist every day.
June 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Mood. Still, I persist every day.
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free palestine
fuck israel
up lesbians
fuck israel
up lesbians
May 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
free palestine
fuck israel
up lesbians
fuck israel
up lesbians
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chart drafted by a friend about the difference between indie and AA, and AAA game developers
May 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
chart drafted by a friend about the difference between indie and AA, and AAA game developers
Skies Returning #2: Getting Sad and Getting Rest
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Skies Returning #2: Getting Sad and Getting Rest
Falling face-down right after starting and then getting back up has become almost a tradition. This time, "right after" took two weeks.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Skies Returning #2: Getting Sad and Getting Rest
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