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looking for an additional Next Fest Demo to play this weekend? try Battle Suit Aces the devs of Battle Chef Brigade! it's old-school anime charm, cool robots, and a compelling found-family narrative that's equal parts visual novel and deckbuilder 🤖🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/3408070/...

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We're hiring again for Hyper Light Breaker...and possibly future things 🤫 GAMEPLAY ANIMATOR: www.smartrecruiters.com/HeartMachine... LEAD / SENIOR DESIGNER: www.smartrecruiters.com/HeartMachine...

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Been away from the computer for a bit so I'm late with this but: I am VERY excited to announce that I'll be speaking on a panel with good friends at #aircon25 THIS weekend, June 7th, at 15:30 UTC. Come learn what it means to be a Goblin. 👺

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Battle Suit Aces is a deckbuilder, but it's also a relationship builder. Between missions, you will explore the ship, the USS Zephyr, to see the friendships between crewmates blossom. 🤖🌌

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Exciting stuff! Our team is going to have a big presence at Airwiggles Audio Conference from June 7 - 14!

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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Jamie Brindle! We talk about the skills, mindsets, and experiences that freelancers need to develop to make sure that their career in audio thrives, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!

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I'll be speaking at AirCon25 with quite a lovely crew of people! Schedule and details coming soon!

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I'll be speaking at AirCon25 with quite a lovely crew of people! Schedule and details coming soon!

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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Alexander Brandon! We talk about Alexander’s initial start in game audio, his views on starting a business as an artist, working on games to eventually leading teams, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!

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You were an absolute dream to work with and help direct! Such fun sessions that I always looked forward to!

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store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/... 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

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Have a meta quest headset and want a stunning 6 hour story experience? Why not try Ghost Town this weekend? Written by yours truly and conceived and designed by the extreme geniuses at @fireproofgames.com it is out now: www.meta.com/en-gb/experi...

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posting late, but our GDC panel on fostering clear communication is now online! in that spirit, there's no paywall or login. watch if you wanna hear @akashthakkar.com, @zeeodd.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social & me talk about talking gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Radhika Vekaria! We dive deep into Radhika’s Indian music upbringing, how she became a mantra based artist in the first place, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!

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Happy to say the GDC talk that @jjerion.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social, @zeeodd.bsky.social, and I gave is now up for your viewing pleasure! And they were nice enough to make it free without requiring a login! Watch it here: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

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Our GDC Panel on Clear Communication in Gamedev is up on the Vault, and it's free! It's a good talk on good talkin'. Let copanelists: @jjerion.bsky.social @akashthakkar.com @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social and I help you communicate with your team! gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

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Happy to say the GDC talk that @jjerion.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social, @zeeodd.bsky.social, and I gave is now up for your viewing pleasure! And they were nice enough to make it free without requiring a login! Watch it here: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Devendra Cleary! We talk about what a production sound mixer does, how he got started in film sound, his work on Twisters recording actors in huge windstorms, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!

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Speaker/Panel Submissions are open for GameSoundCon 2025! www.gamesoundcon.com/submissions

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Creating a handy new series with @prosoundeffects.bsky.social on how to actually work with an SFX library without it becoming a crutch in our sound design workflow. You can check out the first video on how I "learn" a library here! youtu.be/bCXz1_tCEi0

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I am now on Patreon!! If you would like to support my music you can do so here: patreon.com/shirobon ❤️

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Both the talk and GDC were a great time! Lovely to finally meet so many of you face to face!

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@soundstrider.dev lovely meeting you today! Thanks for the heads up about that haptics plugin!!

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It's today!! See you at 4:40PM in Moscone West, Room 2005!

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Reminder! I’ll be at GDC all week and speaking with some wonderful panelists (@ryanikeaudio.bsky.social @jjerion.bsky.social @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social) on Monday! See you there!

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Very happy to be speaking at GDC again this year, with some very cool people. You should stop by, we'll have good advice (yes), industry horror stories (probably) and caramel apples (no).

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While you're over on steam wishlisting Battle Suit Aces, you should pick up Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe while you're at it -- it's only 6 bucks, and it's deck verified!

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I’ll be there all week! Be sure to say hello!

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I'll be speaking at GDC next week! Come see our talk, or if you see me wandering about, come say hello! You'll probably find me trying to order the largest sushi burrito that money can buy, screaming and gesticulating wildly, but don't let that stop you from saying hi!

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Here's how you network with literally anyone online:

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I'll be speaking at GDC next week! Come see our talk, or if you see me wandering about, come say hello! You'll probably find me trying to order the largest sushi burrito that money can buy, screaming and gesticulating wildly, but don't let that stop you from saying hi!

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If you're feeling demotivated, finish ANYTHING related to what you're feeling demotivated towards.

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I wish this was more common! There are countless times that I want to find out who did the sound for a game, and it's damn near impossible without beating it and seeing their name fly by in the credits for 0.3 seconds.

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Diversity in Game Audio updates! While one of our original panelists will unfortunately not be able to join us, we're thrilled to welcome Nadia to our panel!! In case you missed it, our Diversity in Game Audio panel has expanded to include 6 amazing speakers across 3 days 🧵

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