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@dmkidney.bsky.social

Design Director @intarsia.studio Formerly: Snr dev & Minigames Lead - LEGO Party! @ SMG Developer Relations Engineer - Dreams @ Media Molecule he/him

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To save doing QA

26.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact AI is doing more harm to games by increasing the cost of PCs & consoles than AI actually being able to 'make' anything worth playing is certainly a fun little thing to think about whilst I start planning to optimise everything I make to run on a potato.

20.02.2026 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

If put under too much heat and pressure may burn and belch black smoke

02.02.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Freeplay | 2026 Survey An Update from Freeplay

An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.

Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026

Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...

20.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 38

C) push 6 mugs close together so a tea bag can reach each one and invite some friends over for a tea party

15.12.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omega3man

26.11.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A plumb

21.11.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is a spin bowler's favourite fruit?

21.11.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Minute Cryptic Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

minute cryptic is also part of our morning routine in case you are interested in an additional daily puzzle
www.minutecryptic.com

21.11.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

everyday with our morning coffees

21.11.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mushka is out of the bag! 🐾

Mushka is your cute lil' friend that lives in Board - a new tabletop game console that blends board games & video games (board.fun)

We've had so much fun working with the incredible Board team to bring Mushka to life, we can't wait for you to meet 'em ✨

30.10.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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PAX AUS 2025 – Bullet Hell Genre Mashups | Player2.net.au PAX AUS 2025 - Bullet Hell Genre Mashups I’m not great with twin stick control schemes, so I’ve never entirely understood how people can love (or play … or even understand) the bullet hell genre. This deficit is most likely because I’m just slightly too old to have grown up with modern consoles and controllers.

Indie sleuth @firkraags.bsky.social continues to highlight her PAX Aus 2025 highlights, this time with a couple of bullet hell games that caught her eye.

www.player2.net.au/2025/10/pax-...

28.10.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Dead Static Drive | Coming to PC and Xbox Grab your bat, steal a car, and take your chances against the unearthly horrors found along Route 666. This is Dead Static Drive.

what’s this then www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases

remember remember the 5th of november πŸ‘€

27.10.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 18

Whoah wait really

27.10.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 0
The conspiracy board meme with "21 different tracked variables" written over the connected red pieces of string

The conspiracy board meme with "21 different tracked variables" written over the connected red pieces of string

24.10.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Malys 1.0 Launch Trailer
Malys is OUT NOW on Steam!Play the game via bit.ly/playmalysExorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider ... Malys 1.0 Launch Trailer

πŸ”₯ Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! πŸ”₯

For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you πŸ–€

Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!

23.10.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 24

A reason I was given is old narrow lanes/roads in towns often lacked sufficient footpath and it was 'safest' to walk on the right side so you can see the cars most likely to hit you coming. Combined with left-side driving and standing right-side on escalators means nobody knows which way to walk.

22.10.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was utterly infuriating when living there - it felt like everybody was drunk in the middle of the day trying to navigate an even mildly busy footpath.

22.10.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is awful
@cheriedavidson.bsky.social and I did a test and it came back as influenza A.
I really don't want to know what it would be like if we hadn't got the flu shot because this is already so so bad.

19.10.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

but won't the train turn into YOU when you into its mouth/doors?

15.10.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

all staff-only or no-entry doors should have had a really flat texture with no nearby sources of light to illuminate them

13.10.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is the correct and only answer

All of them are perfect in their own way

(Please ignore my name in the credits)

06.10.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

but Jason, which is your favourite minigame?

06.10.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t believe I’m going to say this but LEGO Party is absolutely better than Mario Party.

05.10.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 683    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 15

Nobody can compete with a bug game

01.10.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been hanging out here, working with these legends!

01.10.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

It is so great making game/s with you!

01.10.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh yes the "we want to be able to talk about this during MIGW" annual marketing window

01.10.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could you compile a list of the announcements for comparison - I've lost track at this point

01.10.2025 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what I've been busy working on this past year!
I can't express how stoked & lucky I feel to be running a studio with such madly talented folk.

01.10.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0