Danielle Lalonders
@dlalonders.bsky.social
producer, educator, & food blogger (she/they) | made @validategame.com
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This thing took so much work, from so many people - RPGs have so many little working parts, and we did so much to try to make this world feel alive. The team is just vibrating right now, seeing how this all goes, but for now it's great to just have it out there, in people's hands.
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This thing took so much work, from so many people - RPGs have so many little working parts, and we did so much to try to make this world feel alive. The team is just vibrating right now, seeing how this all goes, but for now it's great to just have it out there, in people's hands.
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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Demonschool is OUT NOW!
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Demonschool is OUT NOW!
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
just finished dispatch and i think the game is very beautiful and the characters are great but is is such a missed oppertunity that you cant romance flambae and phenomaman💔
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
just finished dispatch and i think the game is very beautiful and the characters are great but is is such a missed oppertunity that you cant romance flambae and phenomaman💔
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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.
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🚨 LIVE NOW: the Indie Allies for Impact Bundle on @itch.io! 🚨
Featuring more than 40 games and a total value of over $60, this bundle can be yours for just $10! Proceeds benefit Take This & the @igdafoundation.org!
Join the Indie Allies for Impact & grab your bundle now!
itch.io/b/3381/indie...
Featuring more than 40 games and a total value of over $60, this bundle can be yours for just $10! Proceeds benefit Take This & the @igdafoundation.org!
Join the Indie Allies for Impact & grab your bundle now!
itch.io/b/3381/indie...
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🚨 LIVE NOW: the Indie Allies for Impact Bundle on @itch.io! 🚨
Featuring more than 40 games and a total value of over $60, this bundle can be yours for just $10! Proceeds benefit Take This & the @igdafoundation.org!
Join the Indie Allies for Impact & grab your bundle now!
itch.io/b/3381/indie...
Featuring more than 40 games and a total value of over $60, this bundle can be yours for just $10! Proceeds benefit Take This & the @igdafoundation.org!
Join the Indie Allies for Impact & grab your bundle now!
itch.io/b/3381/indie...
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Just put up a Black Friday deal for my game trailer course!
50% off (Coupon code VGTA2025FRIDAY)
Link for Course - $174.50
Link for Course + Consultation - $349.50
Discount is live until Dec 1st 11:59pm.
If this is still cost prohibitively expensive to you (for whatever reason), just DM me.
50% off (Coupon code VGTA2025FRIDAY)
Link for Course - $174.50
Link for Course + Consultation - $349.50
Discount is live until Dec 1st 11:59pm.
If this is still cost prohibitively expensive to you (for whatever reason), just DM me.
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just put up a Black Friday deal for my game trailer course!
50% off (Coupon code VGTA2025FRIDAY)
Link for Course - $174.50
Link for Course + Consultation - $349.50
Discount is live until Dec 1st 11:59pm.
If this is still cost prohibitively expensive to you (for whatever reason), just DM me.
50% off (Coupon code VGTA2025FRIDAY)
Link for Course - $174.50
Link for Course + Consultation - $349.50
Discount is live until Dec 1st 11:59pm.
If this is still cost prohibitively expensive to you (for whatever reason), just DM me.
food of da week🍜
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
food of da week🍜
i hope one day we all come together and realize how silly it is that we argue about the game awards every. single. year.
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
i hope one day we all come together and realize how silly it is that we argue about the game awards every. single. year.
Hello game dev blue sky, I am making a list of all of the roles I can think of in game development, but I know I am missing quite a few. Please reply with some roles I have missed or anything you can think of! #gamedev
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hello game dev blue sky, I am making a list of all of the roles I can think of in game development, but I know I am missing quite a few. Please reply with some roles I have missed or anything you can think of! #gamedev
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
every single social media app’s DM feature is hostile. instagram makes you jump through a ring of fire and swim half the ocean to see your DMs. twitter is requiring passcodes to access your DMs. blue sky has the slowest dm system of them all and has bad energy. and tumblr somehow made theirs worse.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
every single social media app’s DM feature is hostile. instagram makes you jump through a ring of fire and swim half the ocean to see your DMs. twitter is requiring passcodes to access your DMs. blue sky has the slowest dm system of them all and has bad energy. and tumblr somehow made theirs worse.
spider-man miles morales turned 5 this week and it is one of the best superhero games of all time HOWEVERRRRRR uncle aaron's beats were ass and we just gotta be #honest
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
spider-man miles morales turned 5 this week and it is one of the best superhero games of all time HOWEVERRRRRR uncle aaron's beats were ass and we just gotta be #honest
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Introducing the nominees for The Indie Game Awards 2025, airing on December 18th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @ign.com, @gamespot.com, and @sixoneindie.com's YouTube and Twitch channels.
Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.
Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Introducing the nominees for The Indie Game Awards 2025, airing on December 18th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @ign.com, @gamespot.com, and @sixoneindie.com's YouTube and Twitch channels.
Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.
Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.
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Interesting write-up by @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social on these new idle games that run on your Desktop. As a Chrome user I haven't seen these... not sure if they're my jam but certainly seems like a less caustic use of time than endless scrolling between work tasks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
These Video Games Want Only Some of Your Attention
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Interesting write-up by @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social on these new idle games that run on your Desktop. As a Chrome user I haven't seen these... not sure if they're my jam but certainly seems like a less caustic use of time than endless scrolling between work tasks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
the year is 2035, pixar just released toys story 17 part 3, elon musk has fused with sam altman to become OpenGrokAI but they look like MODOK (marvel) so no one takes them seriously, game devs are still arguing over GDC and the game awards despite California being 80% under water
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
the year is 2035, pixar just released toys story 17 part 3, elon musk has fused with sam altman to become OpenGrokAI but they look like MODOK (marvel) so no one takes them seriously, game devs are still arguing over GDC and the game awards despite California being 80% under water
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Goodnight Universe. Available NOW on PC, PS5, XBOX, and Switch 2 💫
A psychic baby narrative adventure. Hone your powers. Mend a broken family. Take on an evil tech company. Nothing a baby can't do, right?
If you’ve ever felt different...this story is for you.
A psychic baby narrative adventure. Hone your powers. Mend a broken family. Take on an evil tech company. Nothing a baby can't do, right?
If you’ve ever felt different...this story is for you.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Goodnight Universe. Available NOW on PC, PS5, XBOX, and Switch 2 💫
A psychic baby narrative adventure. Hone your powers. Mend a broken family. Take on an evil tech company. Nothing a baby can't do, right?
If you’ve ever felt different...this story is for you.
A psychic baby narrative adventure. Hone your powers. Mend a broken family. Take on an evil tech company. Nothing a baby can't do, right?
If you’ve ever felt different...this story is for you.
snow hit the ground and i had to go get a chicken pot pie
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
snow hit the ground and i had to go get a chicken pot pie
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Ambrosia Sky 🪐 | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Soft Rains Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
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As we rebuild post Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica could really use your help.
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal
Join hands with the Government of Jamaica. Support national disaster relief, locate shelters,
and stay informed on Hurricane Melissa updates.
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As we rebuild post Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica could really use your help.
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
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perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us