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@doomfunk

systems designer. artist. writer. doer of silly voices. salmiakki advocate. worked on ESO, Starfield, Diablo 4, Cyberpunk 2.

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i have hired this plushie to stare at you

get yours at www.makeship.com/products/sta...

06.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 652 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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Paralympic Schedule & Results | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics Official Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic schedule. View the competition schedule and live results for the Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina. (Feb 6 - 22, 2026)

The Paralympics are on today! Yet to come: Americans competing in sled hockey and wheelchair curling.

www.olympics.com/en/milano-co...

07.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

i did! and... I don't think the evolution of art from 7 part 2 to pagan could have gone any differently given the tools and technology they had at the time. I appreciate it for what it was trying to be.

07.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

these intro graphics in 5,6,7,8 are all just so gorgeous and capture the craft of digital art as it evolved at the time just so well. i know I'm biased (it's Ultima!) but there's a real commitment to a full experience in these games, as a whole series and individually.

07.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Said I'd capture at least the intro to U5 with some scanline, at least. Some of the prettiest EGA pixel art ever made imo, by Denis Loubet (thread)

07.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

bang the drum!

07.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

other people playing nioh 3: these notorious enemies are really fun duels and tests of skill

me playing nioh 3: did you know human beings are extremely flammable

07.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, March 12th will be STELLATHON: A FUNDRAISER FOR YOUR COOL ONLINE FRIEND.

Games streamers! Artists! Storytellers! Giveaways, baby! Participants will be revealed throughout the next week.

Let’s get @antlervel.vet her money back!

Poster by @yotsuben.bsky.social.

06.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 348 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

my feelings exactly

06.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is honestly a bit like an extreme velocity version of sites like conversatron. which, tbqh, rules actually

06.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 BIOMENACE REMASTERED UPDATE LIVE NOW! 🚨
- Mod.io support
- Ingame level browser
- +20 Community made levels instantly
- Upload your own creations
- Extended level editor functions
- All new tilesets & parallax backgrounds
- Rate player's levels

05.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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(Four-player modem DOOM at VCF SoCal)
ME: So how did you get the show to run you four landlines?
EXHIBITOR: Oh, I’m running my own PBX and modem bank.
ME: you WHAT

14.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

lmao ultimate underworld

06.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman with white hair says oh that 's excellent in front of a white board Alt: a woman with white hair says oh that 's excellent in front of a white board
05.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

he was not. i have once again confused him for a corey.

05.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

he was all over the movies most of my cohort saw as kids, him and the coreys. some of his characters (mouth in goonies for example) portray a specific kind of poor upbringing that can really strike home.

05.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this was my reminder that i need to reread the historical plays,

but I'll say my usual answer here is the tempest. I've been thinking about king lear and othello a lot, lately, though.

05.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*rises from a casket at mach 3*
i learned stick on a super beetle, those little guys kick ass

05.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I didn't want to make this post but unfortunately my hand has been forced. Sentona Games told me this week, after ignoring me for two months, that they will not be paying me the $24,000 deferred…... I didn't want to make this post but unfortunately my hand has been forced. Sentona Games told me this week, after ignoring me for two months, that they will not be paying me the $24,000 deferred paym...

If you're in the game industry and use LinkedIn, please do me a favor and share my post about Sentona Games screwing me out of money I'm owed. Thank you

05.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 1994 πŸ” 896 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 15

There’s another horrific video circulating on the timeline and this is my regular gentle and loving reminder to *turn off autoplay* on your videos so you can give consent to see these things.

04.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 429 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

If you’re wondering what you can do, as many have asked: I know many are looking for a place to aim mean posts at them or whatever. It’s pointless. The real and much less id-focused answer is I need to find more work. So if you hear of any narrative design/game writing openings somehow, let me know.

03.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 232 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

pulling this from a thread to kind of point at this logic from a perspective of design- you ****need**** a broad experiential base to have a comprehensive, round sense of design for what works, what doesn't, and to analyze why. for systems and gameplay especially this is really important. you gotta!

03.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You Are Elon Musk by Kris Lorischild A Billionaire Simulator

You asked for it! The long-awaited sequel to You Are Jeff Bezos is finally here:

YOU ARE ELON MUSK

200+ passages. 7 endings. Secrets. In-jokes. Giant robots. All with the purpose of doing one thing: SPENDING ALL OF ELON MUSK'S FUCKING MONEY

direkris.itch.io/elon

03.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 576 πŸ” 294 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 22

I'm so excited to play this! and i specifically plan to buy it so I'm just here to juice visibility ;)

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This game is about to release into Early Access TODAY and I have a spare giveaway key. I'll post it into the replies for anyone to grab once this post reaches 500 reposts

03.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 2073 πŸ” 979 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 33
pokopia font rendition of the start of the open palm slam/chronicles of riddick/immature jerks/then i lift meme.

every morning i wake up and open palm slam a vhs into the slot.

pokopia font rendition of the start of the open palm slam/chronicles of riddick/immature jerks/then i lift meme. every morning i wake up and open palm slam a vhs into the slot.

i also made this but I don't think it's as funny

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