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Elbi
@elbi.bsky.social
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"Michael" · game dev since '12 · June's Journey, SelfCare, Ghost Detective, others · freelance design/code · 💜 purple, boardgames, cats · @derElbi elsewhere

he/him or they/them
Berlin 🇩🇪 & Vienna 🇦🇹
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jillmurray.bsky.social
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
A Facebook post from Scrivener: "Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you're on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. Here's why, and what you can do if you want to remove this" attention-grabbing graphic says "SCRIVENER AND AI: WHY DO I SEE AI PROMPTS IN MY SCRIVENER PROJECTS ON MAC?"
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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wednesdays-game.bsky.social
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.

Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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localmisanthrope.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
elbi.bsky.social
Withdrawing your game from TGA nominations for what effectively boils down to "TGA didn't do their research, lol", sure is a funny move. Well done, Vedinad!
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
elbi.bsky.social
The entire street closed off because some minecraft kid stole a block of our road 😤
A road leading to a crossing closed off with a construction fence made of hip high plastic. A roughly 3 by 1.5 meter hole, maybe a meter deep. A pile of soil and rubble next to it.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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rainbowratart.bsky.social
Hi there, I’m Gina! Need something cute… or a little bit dead?

Open for #Freelance projects, check out my #Portfolio at www.rainbowrat.com
Let's connect on www.linkedin.com/in/ginavoerde !

✨Reposts welcome!✨

#openforwork #gamedev #indiedev #commissionsopen
A gridview of works I did in the past with a little photo of me from a Halloween LARP as an undead pirate. The works show environments, characters, conceptart, illustration and 3D printing.
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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pouncelight.bsky.social
What is that outside? "-1C feels like -5C"? Dark at 4PM? 😳

... sounds like the perfect time for a warm beverage, comfy blanket, and #CozyQuest2025

and to sweeten the deal, Tiny Glade is 20% off :3

store.steampowered.com/sale/CozyQue...
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
elbi.bsky.social
Imagine giving a shit about Geoff Keighley's award show in the year 2025.
Feels like going to the cinema just for the ads and trailers, while ignoring the good part about, yknow, watching a movie.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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eyesack.bsky.social
spotify keeps imploring me to upload a clip for 2025 wrapped so I'm gonna see if they'll let me do this
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
elbi.bsky.social
"Why can't people just be normal about this technology me and my CEO-friends have been hyping for half a decade, which has yet to deliver anything new or directly useful, destroys the planet, introduced entire new dimensions of theft, and cost thousands and thousands of people their job?"
videogameschronicle.com VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 2d
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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joonturbo.bsky.social
Q-UP hit overwhelmingly positive this weekend which is overwhelmingly flattering!

"That's kind of sick when you think about it."

here's some thoughts from my perspective in a thread
steam screenshot showing overwhelmingly positive
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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cesire.bsky.social
Again I have to advocate for this game on the basis that the zombies say "traaaains" when you pick them up. Also because it's very cute and lots of fun. (I was gifted a key)
draknek.bsky.social Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 5d
It's #ScreenshotSaturday & here's a look at our recently released puzzle game, Spooky Express!

All the passengers are dying to ride! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat– er, we mean meet!

store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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chyr.bsky.social
Hotel Infinity launches today on Meta Quest & PS VR2!

It's a roomscale VR experience built around natural locomotion. Every step you take in real life moves you through the game

Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/...

PS VR2: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...

youtu.be/ixaSqmiYqyU?...
Hotel Infinity - Launch Trailer (Meta Quest & PS VR2)
YouTube video by William Chyr
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
elbi.bsky.social
Wtf, warum braucht die DB Sicherheit eine Hundestaffel?
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
elbi.bsky.social
If you see Possessors in stores but wonder why you should buy it when the team was let go even before its release, they get a profit share.
Possessors marketing image. Two characters stand apart. Both have glowing green horns, one is black haired and dressed in a burgundy suit, the other white haired with a white jacket and bright yellow scarf.
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
elbi.bsky.social
Finally, something dumber than that time my lords attempted to remote-rule across like 8 time zones.
AUSTRIA MENTIONED meme with an anime girl holding an almdudler can, wearing a Tirolean hat with dozens of hiking badges, in front of a mountains and lake vista. Her sweater is red white red coloured, the Austrian flag
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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nothingmattersug.bsky.social
ITS ALIVE!

We just announced INSECTA VINDICTA at @gamesground.bsky.social and here is the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4O...
Insectica Vindicta - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by NOTHING MATTERS
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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tametick.bsky.social
Announcing my pagan trading game Prophet Margin
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...

Sharing appreciated!
Prophet Margin on Steam
The Gods hunger for tribute! Build settlements and weave trade routes, feed temples and earn divine boons in this Eurogame-inspired strategy game.
store.steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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banalplay.bsky.social
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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writnelson.bsky.social
Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.

Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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innes.bsky.social
"The mainstream understanding of AI is as an interefering piece of shit which doesn't work" pt II

www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
10. The baby announcement At the end of a meeting, a colleague asked their boss to stay on the line for a couple of minutes. The colleague then confidentially shared the great news that they were expecting a baby, and they and their boss talked about a few next steps to plan for parental leave. The AI notetaker then sent out notes to everyone who had attended the meeting with the headline, “Colleague Is Having a Baby.” 19. The equipment I recently saw a ~$50,000 piece of industrial equipment damaged and taken out of commission for about a month because Google AI search told a worker that the tightening torque of a screw was 50 ft*lb instead of 50 in*lb. This resulted in them over-tightening the screw by a factor of 12, which unfortunately didn’t strip the threaded hole (which would have been a smaller problem) but instead warped a bearing assembly that required a full rebuild at considerable difficulty and expense. The kicker is that the correct torque value was clearly printed in the service manual that is stored in the machine. 1. The fake initiative Our execs usually send out a hype email right before the annual employee morale survey, emphasizing wins from the past year, basically trying to put people in a positive frame of mind. Last year’s included the announcement of a major new program we knew employees really wanted. But it was a bit surprising, because it fell in an area my team was responsible for, and we were out of the loop, despite advocating strenuously for this over the years. So I went to the exec to a) convey enthusiasm for his newfound dedication to launching this program and b) ask what support he needed from my team/get us involved again. It turned out the program wasn’t launching at all; he had just asked AI to edit the email to make it sound more exciting and appealing, and it had done so by … launching my initiative. 16. The scam We work with a lot of small businesses just starting up, and as a result are asked to recommend professional services often. Knowing this, a client passed on a discreet warning about the bookkeeping firm we’d recommended to them. They had issues with their accounting software, Quickbooks, and called for help. It was right when Google started providing AI summaries for everything, and apparently their account rep pulled the phone number for Quickbooks’ support out of the AI summary, rather than off the website. You can probably guess where this is going. The number wasn’t legit, but instead put him in contact with a scammer who’d managed astroturf their way into the AI summary. The account rep gave the scammer full access to our client’s accounting software before he realized his error. Our client didn’t share a lot of details about the damages — I got the sense that they were saying very little because they were planning legal action — but they wanted to let us know so we wouldn’t recommend them again.
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
elbi.bsky.social
Between Ambrosia Sky, Winter Burrow, and Séance at Black Manor, too many good games have come out in the past days! I need more tiiiiime! (And none of them are AAA, I don't want those $300M budget molochs, thanksss)
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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lizzywanders.bsky.social
Amethyst laccaria 💜🦎
A tiny amethyst deceiver mushroom with a purple droopy cap and irregular edge has its long fibrous purple stem wrapped around its base. It’s growing on a mossy hill in the forest. Its profile looks like a lizard pokémon with a long tail.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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kashana.blacksky.app
Amazing how many criminals get together and decide the first order of business is emailing each other about the crimes every three minutes
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
elbi.bsky.social
@irny.bsky.social oh yea I see why you'd like this one. But hey, I didn't die. Unless maybe the train only details at the end, and I got out in time
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM