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Josef Buchner

@josefsleeps.bsky.social

Co-Founder, Lead Programmer and Indie Game Designer @ Sleeprunner Studios

110 Followers  |  506 Following  |  6 Posts  |  Joined: 31.10.2023  |  1.8881

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Unreal Engine 5.7 is here! Find out what’s new and download today. The update empowers you to build and render expansive, lifelike worlds filled with rich, beautiful details in real time. Plus, we’re bringing even more workflows right to the Unreal Editor.

Unreal 5.7 is out :) enjoy!
www.unrealengine.com/en-US/news/u...

12.11.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imagine a Game Jam… but in a Castle…
That's Castle Game Jam!

And for it to make its comeback in 2026, we need at least 100 reservations to make the event a reality, so if you would like to embark on a week-long Game Dev journey filled with whimsical fun, head over to www.castlegamejam.com
#GameJam

11.11.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Castle Game Jam

Do you wanna do a gamejam.... in a CASTLE?!

Well you're in luck, because that's exactly what's happening here:
www.castlegamejam.com

#gamedev #indiedev

11.11.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off πŸ‘‰ Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

31.10.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3873    πŸ” 3604    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 211
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CD PROJEKT RED β€”Β Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGs As the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers.

If any of my lead-level narrative designer pals are up for moving to Boston, my old job is open! It's a lovely team and a very cool project! (And it's not open due to churn but due to my replacement getting promoted and the narrative team expanding!)
www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2064...

30.10.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Picture of a note from the videogame β€žGhost of Yoteiβ€œ.

Picture of a note from the videogame β€žGhost of Yoteiβ€œ.

Im currently playing @suckerpunchprod.bsky.socialβ€˜s #GhostOfYotei (and you should too, cauz it’s great!) and today I found a hilarious glitch in the German translation 🀣

β€žLiving as a demon
Means making sacrifices
I shit aloneβ€œ

I’m pretty sure that it should read β€žI die aloneβ€œ 😏

16.10.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

wtf, this is so dystopian

25.09.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a known issue with the Preview version
they recommend switching to a different path but it'll be fixed for the full release

24.09.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dice Gambit on Steam Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobl...

After 5 long years of development, Dice Gambit is finally out!

I cannot stress enough how excited, anxious and overwhelmed we feel right now!
Thank you so much to all of you. We are so proud of this game, and I hope you will enjoy it too!

πŸ›’ store.steampowered.com/app/1812860/...

14.08.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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We're excited and proud to announce that Digital Foundry is now fully independent, having parted ways amicably with IGN. In this DF Direct Special, we share our thoughts and aspirations for the future of the channel: youtu.be/tl7bIJ2yu4I

07.08.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3258    πŸ” 566    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 133

It's crazy to me that the fans for literally the most wholesome game can be so mad!

The public saying Call of Duty makes people aggressive,
Meanwhile Unpacking fans:

31.07.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Influencers πŸ“’
Our partner company @spaceflowerde.bsky.social is launching Let them Trade (worked 6 years on it) next week! They'd be delighted if you want an early first look, please comment or DM me if you want a free press key πŸ‘€

17.07.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CD PROJEKT RED - Award-winning creators of story-driven role-playing games. Award-winning creator of story-driven role-playing games

CD PROJEKT RED is hiring ❀️

02.07.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 473    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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CD PROJEKT RED - Award-winning creators of story-driven role-playing games. Award-winning creator of story-driven role-playing games

CDPR is hiring for a bunch of game jobs, y'all. No writing roles on my team at this moment, but lots of other positions. It's a really good place to land www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs

02.07.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 979    πŸ” 570    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8
The Talos Principle: Reawakened | Launch Trailer | PC, PS5, XSX/S
YouTube video by Croteam The Talos Principle: Reawakened | Launch Trailer | PC, PS5, XSX/S

A decade later, The Talos Principle remains a world worth exploring. With Reawakened, brought it into Unreal Engine 5, refining puzzles, and fixing those little frustrations that haunted us for years. A familiar future awaits.

Available now!

youtu.be/e6mwqgyrAWY?...

15.04.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I found the most incredible graph on the other site

13.04.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3398    πŸ” 1016    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 109

Friends! ✨

I’m looking for game writers based in Berlin for a freelance contract.

Sharing is appreciated! ⭐️

08.04.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Spelkollektivet: To Build a Castle | Documentary
YouTube video by Spelkollektivet Spelkollektivet: To Build a Castle | Documentary

Wouldn't it be great if there were a co-living space for indie devs? Well, there is! @spelkollektivet.com is in Sweden but we're devs from all over the world. @jonathanduek.bsky.social made a great doc on it too which is worth checking out!
#IndieDev #GameDev"

08.03.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Array sorted so that chicken comes before the egg. #devjoke #programmerhumor #programmerhumour #programminghumor #code #javascript

Array sorted so that chicken comes before the egg. #devjoke #programmerhumor #programmerhumour #programminghumor #code #javascript

Well, that settles the debate

07.03.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

the 50 series was a paper launch from the beginning, barely any cards were shipped and those were scalped immediately. Nvidia has a big conflict of interest because they can sell their chips for much more profit in professional AI cards
I second the 9070XT comment, it might actually be worth a shot.

01.03.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merz: Wer Daten bereitstellt, zahlt 10 Prozent weniger KrankenkassenbeitrΓ€ge Die "E-Patientenakte fΓΌr alle" sorgt fΓΌr Begehrlichkeiten. Ginge es nach Merz (CDU), kostet PrivatsphΓ€re bald extra. Wer Angst um seine Daten hat, muss zahlen.

Die "E-Patientenakte fΓΌr alle" sorgt fΓΌr Begehrlichkeiten. Ginge es nach Merz (CDU), kostet PrivatsphΓ€re bald extra. Wer Angst um seine Daten hat, muss zahlen. #Digital Health

03.02.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 56
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Broken Alliance on Steam From the makers of Death & Taxes comes a turn-based adventure-strategy game, an indie love letter to pixel art, old-school adventure games, mythical creatures and fantasy storytelling. Choose your...

You can wishlist the game here!
store.steampowered.com/app/1704180/...

14.01.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here are two plugins I use for @jetbrains.com Rider:

plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12024...

plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10395...

and this for @microsoft.com Visual Studio:

marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

They're free (not IDE, the plugins), I'm not getting sponsored πŸ˜…

12.12.2024 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

09.12.2024 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 30540    πŸ” 11675    πŸ’¬ 673    πŸ“Œ 2423

EVERYONE SHUT UP AND GO WISHLIST BROKEN ALLIANCE ON STEAM!!
Help good quality indie games made by passionate devs! ❀️

#PixelArt
#RPG
#2D
#Dragons

02.12.2024 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of lake near Spelkollektivet in Sweden

Photograph of lake near Spelkollektivet in Sweden

Looking for an escape to entirely focus on working on your game?

Spelkollektivet, the world's largest co-living and co-working hub, is for you!

Work on your game in the tranquil forests of southern Sweden, surrounded by other passionate game developers.

Interested? More info πŸ‘‰ spelkollektivet.com

21.11.2024 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

15.11.2024 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 103431    πŸ” 27469    πŸ’¬ 918    πŸ“Œ 2955

5.5 added the console variable β€œtick.AllowBatchedTicks” which will automatically group together simple tick functions. It gives a bit of a boost to tick heavy projects but I'm keen to hear results from anyone that's enabled it and seen what happens! Anyone tinkered with 5.5 yet with info? #UETips

13.11.2024 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CD PROJEKT RED - Award-winning creators of story-driven role-playing games. Award-winning creator of story-driven role-playing games

My studio is hiring two narrative roles, a senior writer and senior ND. Come work with my wildly talented team ✨

www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/7440...

www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/7440...

29.10.2024 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 551    πŸ” 299    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 23
Game Engine Labeler (@gameengines.bsky.social) Identify the game engine that you use on your profile and everywhere you post!

@gameengines.bsky.social Unreal Engine

27.10.2024 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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