Murray Somerwolff

@patattiemurray.bsky.social

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He/Him

1/2 of Patattie Games (art/design/writing)

Made Wax Heads (out now on Steam / Switch / PS5 / Xbox)

Now working on: 👀👀👀👀

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/?beta=1

Father of Twins

https://murraysomerwolff.com

@kerrblimey.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 9:55 AMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

🎉 HUGE CAREER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉

Today, I'm launching Vertical Slice, a new independent trade outlet committed to producing quality video game journalism that inspires, informs, and interrogates. That means daily news, incisive interviews, vital investigative work, and more.

www.verticalslice.news

@milktooth.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:01 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

IT’S HAPPENED! YOU can finally play Bad Magpie! so what are you waiting for, go and play the demo NOW 🗺️ explore a chaotic and colourful world 🌟 get a glimpse of the mysterious narrative 🔍 discover meteorites and hidden items 🐦 wreck havoc, be a menace play now on Steam & XBOX on PC!

@shannonvallor.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 12:50 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind

news.berkeley.eduUsing AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley NewsA UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.

@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.

www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

@falconeerdev.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 7:31 AMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

Anyways that's my fear for games and even the entirety of society , we get to eat what we like , but we should endeavour to eat what we don't know yet. Comfort food is not feeding your soul, its feeding your anxieties.

@tallstorygames.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:24 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

I say, that's quite an invitation!
Please share far and wide to those of a journalistic persuasion. 🎩

Key requests via social media and email will be entertained.

#indiegame #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #pointandclick #adventuregame

@lustfulsandman.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:05 AMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

Just wanted to share with ya'll a game I've been really enjoying. Wax Heads has become one of my go-to casual games to chill out and play lately. The art is so beyond visually appealing and the storyline has been really good. The band lore that is in this game is sooo good! Definitely recommend ✨🖖🖖💜

@cwmaurerwrites.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:19 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

I played this one earlier this year, and it was So. Good. Go check it out if you haven't!

@indie-hive.com Oct 10, 2026, 2:06 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

Back in May we reviewed @waxheadsgame.bsky.social , an awesome punk adventure that is currently being showcased as part of LudoNarraCon 2026, a celebration of narrative-driven games from @fellowtraveller.games #LudoNarraCon #IndieGames #GameReviews

indie-hive.com/wax-heads/

@patattiemurray.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:15 PM

Oh yeah did I mention Wax Heads is 35% off right now on steam? 👀 (25% on switch)

@patattiemurray.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:14 PM

Never been a bigger honour ❤️🔥🙌🎸🎶

@patattiemurray.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:13 PM

Have been in my head a bit this week BUT despite that, I am having a blast pushing my visual creative work to its limits 👀

@nintendo-master.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:17 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

FYI: Wax Heads s'offre une édition physique sur Nintendo Switch #NintendoSwitch2

@patattiemurray.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:37 PM

Malindy's writing on Wax Heads was god tier

@blipblop.net Oct 9, 2026, 2:48 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

The soundtrack to narrative record store sim @waxheadsgame.bsky.social is getting released on vinyl via @superraregames.bsky.social and preorders are live now: blipblop.net/wax-heads-vi...

@superraregames.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:52 AMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

OUT NOW: Wax Heads 🎧 Hunt for the perfect music recommendations by browsing records & scrolling social media. It's your job to help Repeater Records find its rhythm again! Grab your Vinyl AND Switch! 💿🎶

@chocoboskaparadise.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 3:39 AMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

IT'S HAPPENING!!!!

#WaxHeads

@allsees.online Oct 8, 2026, 11:00 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

use a cloning machine to make copy cats solve puzzles and escape a virtual dimension in the cute puzzle platformer game Copy Cats

@cicadagames.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:08 PMReposted by @patattiemurray.bsky.social

🌊🌴Isles of Sea and Sky🌴🐢 is OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch!!! Wow!!

A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure.

www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

If you haven’t played yet, now is the time!

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