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Michael Lee

@drinkycode

Making games in Pittsburgh and other places.

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In the only talk at GDC that will probably talk about how the character’s lace choker carries a seductive charm.

10.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is happening today, please come by South Hall 207 to discuss anything going on with your local game dev community! #GDC

10.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Somehow despite everything we're in SF.

09.03.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The poor Pittsburgh airport T-Rex… hidden away in the basement now.

08.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Local Game Community Organizers Mixer 2026 Come and hang out with fellow game development community organizers following the Local Game Community Organizers forum!

Afterwards you can also join us for the mixer being held on Wednesday to chill outside of Moscone. Hope to see you all there! www.eventbrite.com/e/local-game...

06.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Local Game Community Organizers Forum | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming The Local Game Community Organizes roundtable is for people who are currently organizing events and communities in their areas for independent or professional game developers or people who are looking...

If you're at #GDC next week join us again for the annual Local Game Community Organizers forum. It's been a challenging past year for game dev and this is a great place to talk with other organizers on how everyone is doing. schedule.gdconf.com/session/loca...

06.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm heading to #GDC26 next week! If you want to catch up or just hang out drop me a DM!

05.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've freed Cookie's Bustle from copyright hell. Here's how. | Video Game History Foundation We've stopped a persistent copyright troll who was trying to impede our work. Here's everything we learnedβ€”and how we beat them.

BREAKING: We've freed Cookie.

Following an investigation by VGHF, Ukie and Web Capio have suspended DMCA takedowns for Cookie's Bustle on behalf of Graceware, SL.

More info:

03.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 6338 πŸ” 3178 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 308

After watching all the shadow drops in the Indie World someone needs to explain why every game dev decided this week to release their game.

03.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Key art for "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" on Dropout shows its title along with its three principal puppet characters in picture frames.

Key art for "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" on Dropout shows its title along with its three principal puppet characters in picture frames.

one of my all-time favorite weird and wonderful shows - DON'T HUG ME I'M SCARED - is now on dropout!

full web series now; TV series (which less people have seen) over the course of the next few months. big thanks to blink industries, becky, and joe for their faith in us.

23.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 3850 πŸ” 785 πŸ’¬ 136 πŸ“Œ 161
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Night in the Woods' publisher says TikTok is creating and running racist GenAI ads for its games without permission. https://bit.ly/4kKnB5L

20.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 947 πŸ” 290 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 84
a bunch of very specifically named hardcoded boolean fields in a single script representing the entire save state of the game

a bunch of very specifically named hardcoded boolean fields in a single script representing the entire save state of the game

"save systems should dynamically handle object IDs and automatically populate the serialized data of every object that requires save states, and then for dialogue progression it needs to-"

team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs

16.12.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 646 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 14

Wake Up Dead Man is just a fun whodunnit time. Give me all of these until Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig are retired.

15.12.2025 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ•ΉοΈ CorgiSpace is OUT NOW!

πŸƒ Break out of jail (a lot)
🐢 Be a pug
πŸ”ͺ Stab nazis
πŸ’₯ Fall off stuff
🌍 Terraform a planet
β›ͺ Drink various popes
πŸ„ Farm mushrooms

Check it out on Steam & itch.io!

12.12.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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CorgiSpace on Steam CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in...

holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...

10.12.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 13
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We're excited to announce that LOK Digital is OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch!

lok-digital.com/switch

Featuring approachable mechanics and mind-bending gameplay, LOK Digital is designed by @letibus.bsky.social and @icedropgames.bsky.social and published by Draknek & Friends

09.12.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 8
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Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
πŸ”Every level hidden in plain sight…
πŸ—ΊοΈβ€¦ chart your own path through the world!
βš”οΈTons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
πŸ‘Όβ€¦ and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...

08.12.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 1331 πŸ” 627 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 62
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LOK Digital will launch on Nintendo Switch December 9th!

In this charming puzzler from @letibus.bsky.social & @raindrinker.bsky.social , learn world-changing words, master their mind-bending effects & help the LOK creatures thrive.

Play the demo and pre-order now
www.draknek.org/nintendo/lok...

05.12.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6

My annual "The Game Awards is the awards show the industry deserves" post.

04.12.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like so many other things in the world, games discourse just sucks right now.

04.12.2025 01:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Horror game maker accuses Valve of 'censorship' after its game about nude human 'Horses' is rejected by Steam: 'Lawful works should not be made unreachable by a monopolistic storefront's opaque decisi... Valve told Santa Ragione its game featured child exploitation. The studio says otherwise.

Steam, the go-to destination for childlike anime smut, is so worried about one scene in this art game that it isn’t even letting the developers resubmit it.

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

25.11.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920

17.11.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 907 πŸ” 339 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 28

48 hours for the signed version of Tunic: Design Works! There are limited deluxe editions!

I am so excited for this <3

30.10.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!

πŸš‚πŸ§ŸπŸ§›
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.

Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

22.10.2025 23:00 πŸ‘ 185 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 21

mariners won

11.10.2025 05:07 πŸ‘ 2182 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 15

Mariners thank god

11.10.2025 05:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hes the Gallant at least to the other guy’s Goofus.

18.09.2025 05:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Family Circus Sunday comic.

13.09.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finji is hiring a Community Assistant Finji is seeking a Community Assistant to assist with managing, designing, and elevating our community Discord server.

The folks at @finjico.bsky.social are hiring a Community Assistant to help shape their vibrant Discord community!

πŸ“ Remote, Part-time (U.S. only)
πŸ’¬ $25/hour, 15-20 hours per week
🚫 Strict no-crunch policy

‡️

25.08.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Illustration of various Finji characters in the woods!

Illustration of various Finji characters in the woods!

Finji is hiring! πŸ”Ž

We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community!

Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity

21.08.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 474 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5