Überraschung: Neuer nerdy text von mir über das Zusammenspiel vom Geschichtstheorie und Spieleentwicklung ... glaubt mir, es ist wirklich interessant 😅 paidia.de/geschichtsth... Erscheint bei @paidia.bsky.social als Teil der Spielkulturen Jubiliäumsausgabe des @akgwds.bsky.social. Schaut rein 😺
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@rbrandis.eu
🌹 poetic realist 🎮 game producer ✍️ historian 🛠 working on 13 Rosas @achtungautobahn.com ✍️ researching history & games @uni-goettingen.de
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Our hearts go out to our collegues at the #Ubisoft studios in Germany who are facing layoffs. Another ruthless decision by an inhumane management, especially after #UbisoftMainz reached more than a million players with its latest entry in the #Anno series. www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/u...
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¿Qué es una cooperativa de trabajadores? ¿Cómo funcionan estas estructuras en estudios de videojuegos? ⭐ Este viernes 9 de octubre a las 17:00, en el @sagabcngamefest.bsky.social tres equipos de desarrollo hablaremos de cómo y por qué fundamos bajo esta forma organizativa. ¡No os lo perdáis!
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🌹 Where oppression rears its ugly head, resistance blooms. Sign up to our newsletter to stay informed about La rosa temprana and our journey as a game worker co-op! 💌 achtungautobahn.eo.page/newsletter #gamedev #horrorgame
🌹 Allá donde la opresión levanta cabeza, florece la resistencia. ¡Suscríbete a nuestra newsletter para recibir información sobre La rosa temprana y sobre nuestro recorrido como cooperativa de desarrollo! 💌 achtungautobahn.eo.page/newsletter #gamedev #horrorgame
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Same town, morning and night. Which one do you like more? https://devrowinteractive.itch.io/trails-of-suebia #gamedev #indiedev #godot #lowpoly #citybuilder
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Tomorrow is the day to get out in the streets and demand an end to the cuts of our social security. Find a protest near you here: #Sozialstaat #HartVerdient #Rente www.dgb.de/mitmachen/ka...
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Der DGB ruft morgen bundesweit zum Protest gegen Sozialkahlschlag und Arbeitsplatzverlust auf. Das ist ein wichtiges Signal, muss aber auch darüber hinaus eine offensivere Gewerkschaftspolitik einleiten.
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📰 La cooperativa alemana Achtung Autobahn presenta La rosa temprana: https://zpr.io/ckkF9g4MBWKN Casilda de Zulueta lidera el desarrollo de un juego que transcurre durante la Guerra Civil. En principio se publicará a comienzos de 2027.
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In this horror game during the Spanish Civil War, no creepier monsters than the fascists are needed: One of the few German coop dev studios, @achtungautobahn.com , has announced La Rosa Temprana. www.gamesmarket.global/achtung-auto...
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Game workers in Germany, it is time to go to the streets on 26th of September. More info: www.verdi.de/stabilbleibe...
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Where oppression rears its ugly head, resistance blooms. 🌹 Here are the first images of our upcoming historical horror game! achtungautobahn.com/la-rosa-temp... 💌 Subscribe to our newsletter: achtungautobahn.eo.page/newsletter #horrorgame #indiedev
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It's publication day for my new book, THE PLAYER AND THE PLAYED: From Gamed Capitalism to 21st Century Fascism, now out open access (free) from @mitpress.bsky.social
🐦⬛I love the crows in @deck13interactive.bsky.social's Venetica, or should I say the crow in Jack Keane? Now I'm not even sure, if it maybe was already in Ankh. Anyway, it is just so cute 💓 #lowpoly #crows
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Speaker announcement! @rbrandis.eu will give a presentation at Talk & Play #57 titled "Making Games is Not Enough: Games, Politics and the Need for Organizing" The event showcase is also finalised now All details on the event page: www.meetup.com/berlingamesc... #TalkAndPlay
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RIP Tim Curry, video game (and regular) actor extraordinaire aftermath.site/tim-curry-dead...
I'll be @gamescomdev.bsky.social & gamescom this year again. 😊 ℹ️ I'm branching out as freelancer as of now! 🌟 Come talk to me if you are in need of a 🎲 game producer with extensive experience in the management of small and mid-sized teams and/or 📜 historical advisor.
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Only about 8k left until we hit $200,000!
🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Workers behind immensely popular Game Theorists YouTube channel will get their union, with or without MatPat's help aftermath.site/game-theorists...
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Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @rockstargames.com, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
✨ What a surprise! I wrote this short piece on the necessity to organize workers with the help of gaming and game communities together with Alex Petrus last year and it finally came out ❤️ Let me know what you think 💭 metanarratives.org/gamers-of-th...
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Metanarratives: A splendid new magazine's first issue on ART & POLITICS in the AGE of POSTCAPITALISM (where postcaputalism, rather than the socialism we dreamed of, has turned out to be Rosa's BARBARISM). metanarratives.org
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#TalkAndPlay #56 is happening this Wednesday! Here's what's on the menu: A talk on "imposter syndrome" by @gatdesoia.es, @isaspitznagel.bsky.social, @yunikorn.bsky.social from the @femdevsmeetup.com community Announcements from @games-stiftung.bsky.social, @amazefest.bsky.social & more
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Hi #TurnBasedThursday! I updated some of the store screenshots for Red Echoes: Berlin - my upcoming narrative-strategy game set during the German Revolution. 🚩Lead a revolution ⛓️Overthrow the state 📖Thrilling narrative Wishlist now on steam! #gamedev #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4566010
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So happy I could contribute the text Historical Theory and Game Design to the amazing Writing Game Histories anthology by @enwright.bsky.social, Iain Donald, and @doktornick.bsky.social! ✍️🕹️📜 Hit me up if you want to chat about anything related to historical game development 😺 Link in the comment!
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It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social
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I added an anti-AI badge to the Game UI Database! Every one of the 72,684 (and counting!) screenshots on the site has been painstakingly tagged BY HAND with no AI assistance. If you're a creative, consider adding a similar disclaimer to your work to get the credit you deserve. www.gameuidatabase.com
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Red Echoes: Berlin is turn-based narrative strategy game set during the German Revolution of 1918-1919. 🔥Lead the revolution 🚩Overthrow the state ⛓️Achieve a better tomorrow Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/4566010 #TurnBasedThursday #gamedev #IndieGames
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Happening at #AMaze2026 at 11:30 Our talk about bosses fighting #unionization in the #gamesindustry with members of @stjv.fr @gameworkers.co.uk and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social Join us! amazeberlin2026.sched.com/event/2LvHW/...
Ich hatte das Privileg für das 10-jährige Jubiläum des @akgwds.bsky.social zusammen mit @linse.bsky.social einen Beitrag zum Zusammenspiel von Spieleentwicklung und Geschichtswissenschaft zu schreiben. #history #historicalgames #gamestudies #geschichte #gamedevelopment #gamesresearch
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Rechtswidrig, fehlgeleitet, gefährlich: Anlasslose #Vorratsdatenspeicherung für Strafverfolger und „andere berechtigte Stellen“ beschlossen netzpolitik.org/2026/dritter...
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Berlin: Start of the Demo: 📍 Strausberger Platz 🕚 11:00 📅 01.05.2026 maps.app.goo.gl/FeA8hxugvH7p... End: 📍 Rotes Rathaus 🕛 12:00 maps.app.goo.gl/MhvFbSmKYB5M...
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Frankfurt: Start of the Demo: 📍 Hauptwache 🕥 10:30 📅 01.05.2026 maps.app.goo.gl/mvy4oWd7joFX... End: 📍 Römer 🕛 12:00 maps.app.goo.gl/piDPCnENJvKE...