MJ Smiles

MJ Smiles

@misajoy.bsky.social

(Opinions are my own.) Former Product Lead @ Polyarc. Leaving a piece of my ❤️ in gaming. Art history nerd & aspiring author—Historical Romantasy w/ mythology, witches, & tarot🃏. Final Fantasy Tactics | Super Mario RPG | Breath of Fire 2 | Cozy games

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The unique comfort of wearing a huge sweater, curling up into a ball, and scrolling endlessly.

My heart is heavy today. It was such an amazing group of people and I treasure my four years there. I know the weight of the world has been on the founders trying to make it in a brutal games landscape. If Polyarc meant something to you reach out and let them know.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Polyarc (the developers of Moss) is shutting down www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Our Play Together Update brings local couch co-op to Moss: The Forgotten Relic so you can share the adventure side-by-side with someone you care about. 🐭 One player controls the tiny hero Quill ✨ One player becomes the guardian Reader Out now on #NintendoSwitch 1 & 2, #PS5, #Steam, and #Xbox

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| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| PLAY MORE INDIES |_______________| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | | |

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River and Bronto are making the most of their day with plenty of zoomies, wrestling, and playtime! 🐺 These critically endangered American Red Wolves may look like they're just having fun, but play helps strengthen bonds, build important skills, and keep them active and engaged. 📹: Animal Curator Jen

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Valve put The Mermaid Mask in the top carousel on the very front page of Steam! And we made it into to Popular New Releases!

Adam Vian@sfbdim.bsky.social

🪸The Mermaid Mask🪸 is OUT NOW on Steam, Switch 1 and Switch 2 - and hopefully very soon on PS5! A murder-mystery detective adventure aboard the world's strangest submarine...

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Oh, I have a review code for The Mermaid Mask (OUT TODAY!) as well, but for the sake of my mental health I decided to cover it next week. Hope you look forward to it.

Four years of my life were spent caring A LOT about tiny creatures and working with amazing people at Polyarc. So excited for Quill to go mainstream. Congrats to my former studio on the release of Moss: The Forgotten Relic on Switch/Switch 2, Playstation, Xbox, and Steam!!! www.polyarcgames.com

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it's launch day. ❤️🐭 Moss: The Forgotten Relic is OUT NOW. today, Quill finally gets to meet all of you. ✨ #Steam #IndieGame #NintendoSwitch #xbox

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Some photographs from the 'Save Our Devs' rallies in Rockville, Montreal, Dallas, Austin, and Redmond—held yesterday in protest of the latest mass layoffs at Xbox. I'm told by a union organiser that over 150 employees turned out in Rockville alone.

Very excited for my former studio.

Polyarc Games@polyarcgames.com

Tomorrow's the big day, and Moss: The Forgotten Relic just surpassed 200,000 wishlists. In 2 months. 🐭❤️ The dream to bring Quill's story to more players has been years in the making, and we're incredibly proud of the work put into this game. Thank you everyone!!

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Crow Country is 🐦‍⬛🎡🎊🚨 🎉 70% OFF ✨ 👀⭐👆😱 for a Steam Daily Deal to celebrate tomorrow's launch of our new game, The Mermaid Mask We're not discounting this low again for a looong time, so grab it white you can! Already played? Recommend to a friend! store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/...

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There was a degree of uncertainty whether Moss would work in this reimagined state, far from VR. The short answer is yes, yes it does. What I am most excited about is that everyone will be able to know what a joy it is to meet Quill and her fairytale journey. My review.

pixelbytegaming.comMoss: The Forgotten Relic Review – Fairytales At Their BestMoss: The Forgotten Relic brings its magical storytelling to new platforms, allowing players everywhere to discover its endearing mouse knight Quill.

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I forgot about it but here is an old #portfolioday post and I am still booking stuff for the back half of the year if you want some art! <3

Teeg (but spooky)@teeketch.art

Hello #portfolioday I’m Teeg, freeance character artist and illustrator. Primarily working with indies in the video and tabletop game spaces but am open to whatever opportunities come my way. More work and contact at teeketch.art DMs are open as well for comms/intros