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Valiet
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thoughtrise.bsky.social
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to ‘What’s this Bird?’ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll on… A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that it’s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll on… WOW! That’s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!… but the head looks oddly small…. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI ‘post processing’ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been ‘created’ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We can’t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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steinmakesgames.bsky.social
I love Venezuelan Godot
Hello! I live in Venezuela, a country with severe international restrictions, even on buying a Godot Plushie. I love Godot, so I asked my mother, who is a novice seamstress, to make me a Godot Plushie, and I am delighted with the result! Although it's not exactly the same, I am super happy with it, and it's the best gift I've ever received in my life ❤️ My sister started joking around, calling him Fatot 😆 #FatotEngine #Fatot #godot #godotengine
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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duckvalentine.bsky.social
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www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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adampype.bsky.social
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.

noplayersonline.net/statement
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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ddev.games
The part about "Valve not giving keys to devs who do not pass an unspecified threshold of sales" combined with "Indies lose 30% of sales to Valve while big studios get individual, cheaper deals" should tell you everything you need to know about Valve's opinion of indie devs.
santaragione.com Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 23d
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
HORSES cover with a banned from Steam logo
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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alienmax.bsky.social
I found what I needed to read, an old #book (~18 years) that I consider to be the Holy Grail and something that every human from #gamedev should definitely read. I don't understand why it hasn't been republished and isn't available in e-book format. Emergence in Games, by Penny Sweetser
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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pxpetals.com
Such a useful (and fun) color palette tool.

I have been experimenting for a while:
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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defold.com
The creator of Lights and Shadows for Defold - Dragosha created this Heroes of Might and Magic and King's Bounty inspired tiny example with fog of war, day and night, minimap and pathfinding, check it out in the browser:

forum.defold.com/t/light-and-...

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #webgame
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
What happened today? Behind closed doors, the Law Enforcement Working Party group approved the revised Danish Chat Control compromise with broad support. While mandatory scanning had officially been dropped, Article 4 of the new text reframes and reintroduces it by obliging providers of e-mail, chat, and messenger services to take “all appropriate risk mitigation measures”. This effectively forces providers to scan all messages, including private, end-to-end encrypted content. The same article outlaws anonymous communication by requiring every citizen to verify their age before accessing a service, kneecapping whistleblowers, journalists, political activists, and people seeking help who depend on anonymity. Article 6 further imposes a digital house arrest and would ban minors from installing software which comes with a significant risk of grooming, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and online games like Roblox. What happens next? The legislation now moves to the Coreper (Committee of Permanent Representations) for approval. Without major political objections, the Council will formally adopt its position. At this stage, both the Council and Commission unite in imposing mass surveillance on all 450 million citizens of the European Union and we enter a rushed trilogue. Unfortunately, while the mandate of the European Parliament does not suffer from the same flaws, the Parliament is traditionally known for giving in. What now? We raise our voices. Louder.
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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dieselbrain.bsky.social
#SaveSpeech

This new version of Chat Control is apparently being pushed through a backdoor and could possibly be voted on TOMORROW

Contact your MP/MEPs and demand that chat control be OPPOSED

www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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chevyray.dev
if u like pixel fonts i sell a huge fucking pack of them

chevyray.itch.io

ain’t that somethin
The 175 Pixel Font Megapack!
YouTube video by ChevyRay
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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tzschk.bsky.social
Did you know that street trees can reduce ambient temperatures by as much as 15°F (~8°C) and save up to 60% in street resurfacing costs?
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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moonana.bsky.social
$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music.

Available now for only $10 on: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack

Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look at what the ppl have said instead.

#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber
September 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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mariozechner.at
Ich wuerd gerne eine europäische Blogging Alternative zu Substack/Medium/etc. bauen, für Leute, die ihr Publikum mit Langtexten versorgen wollen.

Ich würde von Bloggern dafür €1/Monat verlangen. Sämtliche Inhalte können jederzeit exportiert werden, man ist nicht "gefangen".

Interessiere?
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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rpgsite.net
Alabaster Dawn, the new action RPG from CrossCode developers Radical Fish Games, is getting a demo for Steam on September 18: www.rpgsite.net/news/18422-a...
September 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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notrossscott.bsky.social
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09...
September 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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sinistercinemastudios.art
This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life
August 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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dominictarason.com
Because some people haven't heard it yet: PAYPAL IS NOT A BANK, DO NOT LEAVE MORE THAN A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS SITTING IN YOUR ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME. MOVE IT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.

Paypal can and will close your account and steal all your money without warning. And have done MANY times.
August 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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warpdoor.com
Aglet (galactical)

"A game about tying knots."

Frree - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/08/16/a...
August 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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gameboyscene.bsky.social
Official #GBBasic is released, for making #Gameboy ROMs with integrated editor (assets, music, code)

Like #GBStudio but using a Basic language (it uses #gbvm inside)

Web version free, desktop ones on steam $18 usd
tonywang.itch.io/gbbasic
Source code
github.com/paladin-t/gbb
gbbasic game boy game of pixel art room with shelves rug, walls, person gbbasic source code editor showing two source files of basic language gbbasic music editor showing a tracker view of song gbbasic game boy game of pixel art room reversi game
August 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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vitamin.games
New Project Arrhythmia update is bringing far better workshop support than it ever had in the past!

I hope y'all can stay patient as I fix up the last couple bugs / glitches~

#gamedev #ProjectArrhythmia
August 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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playstationpark.bsky.social
Secrets
'Crash Bandicoot'
PlayStation
August 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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passivestar.bsky.social
if you have gitlens vscode addon there's inline git blame with links to PRs in godot repo, helps when trying to figure out why some code was added/changed
August 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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kenney.nl
Mesh2Motion (@scottpetrovic.bsky.social) is an open-source alternative to Mixamo that allows you to rig humanoid and four-legged characters!

mesh2motion.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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spookysquid.bsky.social
Game Dev Rule: Once you add a character portrait to your HUD, you are legally mandated to include Doom / Madou Monogatari style facial expressions to convey health status.

#screenshotsaturday #GoblinGirlGame #monstergirl #indiedev #gamemaker #pixelart #ドット絵
August 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM