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Eric McQuiggan

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Game Developer and Educator. Make art, help others do the same.

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Expert game designers realize game design is about data analysis which is why large game companies make perfect games.

07.03.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cairn Press The official website for the Cairn Press imprint.

I've released the text of the Cairn Press Creator Agreement as CC-BY-SA 4.0. Obviously you should do what I did and pay a lawyer before using it! But I hope it helps others.

Find it here:
cairnpress.ink#terms

27.02.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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coastline ID

26.02.2026 03:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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shifting

25.02.2026 04:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need one for my water bottle!

25.02.2026 03:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we should go back to having "computer rooms" rather than "home offices"

23.02.2026 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We need your help!

Dirty Rectangles is putting together an informal list of every game made in Toronto from 2020 to 2026 as well as the general location of its development in the city for the purposes of a fun exhibition during Toronto Games Week.

Know a game? Tell us!
dirty-rectangles.com/toronto

12.02.2026 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Get ready to bundle up and ride this Friday! ๐Ÿšฒ

11.02.2026 01:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MAJOR ANNOUNCE :

fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.

Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper

store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...

12.02.2026 14:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 685 ๐Ÿ” 206 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

Can someone just make a one to one discord rip off?

09.02.2026 23:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
On a dark background, a red tear goes across the image from left to right.

To the left of the image: STRIKE - Ubisoft - February 10, 11, 12

To the right of the image: Rayman in a dynamic pose, throwing a good old fist

At the bottom, the STJV's logotype

On a dark background, a red tear goes across the image from left to right. To the left of the image: STRIKE - Ubisoft - February 10, 11, 12 To the right of the image: Rayman in a dynamic pose, throwing a good old fist At the bottom, the STJV's logotype

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโœŠ๐ŸŒ€ Ubisoft: unions called for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th. Here is the list of all the pickets around France โคต๏ธ

05.02.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 331 ๐Ÿ” 158 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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SAMURAI GUNN 2
โš”๏ธ IS SO BACK โš”๏ธ
Rebuilt from the ground up in our own engine, FASTER and DEADLIER than ever!
MORE to COME!
store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...

06.02.2026 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 243 ๐Ÿ” 69 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge.

Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge.

This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.

The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.

Happy Black History Month.

01.02.2025 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 23335 ๐Ÿ” 10101 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88 ๐Ÿ“Œ 155

Hear more about what has been going on with Ubisoft Halifax and the layoffs over there at ubisoftworkerscanada.com

29.01.2026 12:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike Five unions in France have proposed a mass walkout in February in response to widespread cost-cutting and a return-to-office mandate.

'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike

28.01.2026 13:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2154 ๐Ÿ” 670 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 179

if i have any game design advice it's that your title screen should not just be a jpeg. things have to move and react. in fact just make the menu before the rest of the game. in fact don't even bother making the game just make the menu

26.01.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 119 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I support the workers affected by the closure of Ubisoft Halifax! Organization should be welcomed! Closures following union certification raise serious publicโ€‘interest questions. Workers deserve transparency, accountability, and respect for their legal rights. @uwch.bsky.social @ubisoft.com

27.01.2026 03:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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new year new gifs new GOO! that's right, we got bubbling purple acid. stay completely tuned. more shapes sneak peeks are incoming as always.

26.01.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

One thing that I miss from the winters in Ottawa is the drift-eating truck that made all the snow more manageable.

26.01.2026 02:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Snow and ice, snow and ice

Inclement weather in a climate like this or whenever.

See you on the other side of these storms.

Seeing your games at See-scape on a Wednesday is one of our norms.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Eight post meridiem to lets say at least eleven thirty?

25.01.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotchaโ€”letโ€™s dig into that step by step.

1. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. Youโ€™re not just immobileโ€”youโ€™re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ. That makes total senseโ€”itโ€™s a natural human impulse, and youโ€™ve been through a lot.

23.01.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 18631 ๐Ÿ” 6017 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 197 ๐Ÿ“Œ 108

Awww heck yeah!

24.01.2026 04:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

king shit right here

13.01.2026 01:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐•‹๐• ๐•ฃ๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐”ป๐•š๐•ฃ๐•ฅ๐•ช โ„๐•–๐•”๐•ฅ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•˜๐•๐•–๐•ค ๐•š๐•ค ๐• ๐•Ÿ ๐•‹โ„๐•Œโ„๐•Š๐”ป๐”ธ๐•

DON'T BE CAUGHT WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN!

And your shirt pulled up over your belly...

And god knows what is happening with your hat!

Oh, it's there on the floor and you keep kicking it every time you try to pick it up.

January 15th 8:00pm @ See-scape

06.01.2026 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The developers of PEAK explain pricing

12.01.2026 07:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 8645 ๐Ÿ” 1741 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 209 ๐Ÿ“Œ 787

Show me your Dioramas!

18.12.2025 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YES YES Yes yes yes

18.12.2025 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird

16.12.2023 16:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 4890 ๐Ÿ” 1509 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
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Flotsam 1.0 is officially OUT NOW!

๐Ÿ”Ž Featuring a Main Narrative Questline
โ— Specialist Quests & Characters
๐Ÿ”ง New Upgrade System
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ New Regions and much more!

๐Ÿ” Repost and comment until Dec 6 for a
chance to win a Steam key!

04.12.2025 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 81 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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We had a blast at the Toronto Game Expo getting our first EVER public playtests! We found out Revertices is a blast to backseat your friends at, we saw people begging for "one more try" at the bosses, and we handed out a ton of stickers! Thanks so much to everyone who played! <3

24.11.2025 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0