Play Now, the games publishing market on during Melb Games Week in October, is back! If you’re a dev based in ANZ, working on a game, and you want to chat to global and local publishers: get your application in by May 25. vicscreen.vic.gov.au/playnow/?fbc...

✦ PARALLELS 2026 — THE CALL-OUT IS HERE ✦ Making a game, and wanna yap about it at Parallels 2026? Now is the time to let us know! Speaker submissions close on the 5th of June. That’s THREE WEEKS. Don't overthink it. Just apply here: forms.gle/j8NkrdqMnwoH...

I'm delighted to announce the forensic recovery of the original single-stroke font data from Vib-Ribbon (1999) — exhumed from Playstation ROMs — and now part of my archive of procedural skeleton fonts for #p5js: github.com/golanlevin/p... #mediaArchaeology #typography #plotterArt #creativeCoding

Submissions to the National Cultural Policy close next Sunday 24 May. We need as many studios, gamemakers and sector support organisations to put in submissions. Freeplay's helpful guide on making a submission can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We're thrilled to announce Frosty Games Fest will be streaming LIVE on Sunday June 7 at 8am AEST / 10am NZST as part of Summer Game Fest 💙 Tune in for a chocka-block showcase, featuring announcements from 50+ games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 🎮

do you have ambitions to create video games? the first thing you need to ask is this: why? thank you to @haraiva.bsky.social @merryh.bsky.social and cléa frost for speaking to me for this piece.

Beach Chair (1986), dir. Eben Ostby, Pixar

images not loading on here making the "i just released the demo to the game i've been quietly working on" a little difficult... ah well i'm in no rush. anyway DAWN CHORUS demo out now. long live the pre-apocalypse → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...

Announcing: Freeplay is here to stay. Parallels 2026 is coming and we're advocating for games to be funded as art. Read more and get involved: freeplay.net.au/posts/freepl...

Summerfall is looking for a 3D character artist to assist us on a new prototype by sculpting a stylised character head and hair for a prototype, based on a Metahuman model. Interested? Send me your portfolio, via DM or email [email protected]!

Created this tiny game w/ @chadtoprak.bsky.social over the weekend: 🏁 DIGIT RACERS 🏁 Race players across the city searching for 'digits' in their natural habitats - streets, galleries, libraries, public transit stops, supermarkets - score the most points to win! 🏃🏻‍♀️🎲🏆 heyitshelen.itch.io/digit-racers

📣 Screen Australia announces $1.4 million of funding across 26 games projects in the latest round of games funding. The 8 gamemakers travelling to BitSummit 2026 as part of the Future Leaders Delegation have also been announced. A massive congrats to all 🥳 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-cen...

I couldn't be more excited to announce something I've been working on for a long time - Please welcome Belltower House Artist Residency, a multidisciplinary gift of time in my erstwhile home in southern New Mexico, now accepting applications for 2026. belltowerhouse.org

Hollow Ponds is looking for a Social Media Content Creator to make video content for our next major release. This contract role is remote with a preference for UK and adjacent time zones. Job spec can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hpxxj... Please get in touch if you have any questions!

Thread of some disorganized thoughts about making the artwork for LOVE ETERNAL..

We have pitches open with space for a story (or two) in our first issue. We're keen to highlight voices who have only a few bylines, but we also want your absolute best ideas. Read some great pitches already, thanks for sending them in! Our pitches form is here: forms.gle/JBRL6qQawMQM...

Our crew played BIG WALK from @househouse.bsky.social, recorded all 4 of our perspectives and made a video showing the moment-to-moment gameplay of this charming, good vibes, co-op adventure. Check it out over on noclip_2 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-0r...

💰THE OUTERSLOTH CONTRACT 💰 We just released the FULL contract and terms that all our games sign! We hope this challenges the status quo of what you see out there. In a nutshell: 💸 Pre-recoup 50/50 💸 Post-recoup 15/85 💸 Terms after 7 years www.innersloth.com/the-outerslo...

I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on. A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture. We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?" www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

Check out the line up for ALT GAMES April 18-19 in Sydney!! We have Shuhei Yoshida, Alanah Pearce and Billy Basso as our keynote speakers!!! Come 👍 powerhouse.com.au/program/alt-...

Just in time for @bandcamp.com Friday, I've finally released the Expanded Edition of the Mars First Logistics soundtrack. Featuring half an hour of new music for the full release of @ianmaclarty.com's wonderful game, and a generally sunny musical disposition. Free to all who bought the original.

🎨🍳 We're looking for an artist! Come join our Community & Marketing dept, helping us cook up some tasty trailers for our new and upcoming games. An inclusive and supportive team, an office on the beautiful Wellington harbour, and a four-day work week await! dinopoloclub.com/careers/mult...

a little windy location for the game

📣 Hey Australian gamemakers! Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶 🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000 🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000 📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT) 👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...

Got a absolute killer long read on @thisweekinvideogames.com for the weekend: @sambarsanti.bsky.social dives deep into the communities convinced there's "one last mystery" left to solve in Red Dead Redemption 2, speaks to one of the main sleuths, and ties it all back to Ed Harris in Westworld.

Announcing RAT GAME! 🐀 1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win?? A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them…

Hey gang! Are there any Melbourne/Victoria-based 3D modellers looking for short contract work right now? Summerfall is currently on the lookout for contractors to do hard-surface environment work for a new prototype, like furniture and all that. 🔨🪑 Send through portfolios! 🙂 Cheers!

We’re launching a zine about games and play called GUTSPILL! A place to shamelessly gush about play experiences that embed themselves in our hearts and brains and GUTS! No industry talk, no metrics ~ just SPILL! #1 features words by me and the Jameseses: @jickle.net + @omgmorejames.bsky.social

love this on how The Very Hungry Caterpillar works, and where it comes from lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com/p/the-very-h...

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An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input. Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026 Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...

Gravity Bone concept art #archive

behemoth

Visiting the Animal Shelter in Western Australia

🤩 (icymi in MFL changing the colour of the horn part changes it‘s pitch)

I drew way too many fonts for the game Time Flies…

orchids to dusk is turning 10 today ⚘ polclarissou.itch.io/orchids-to-d...

News from me: after years of not being able to have my soundtrack for Untitled Goose Game on Bandcamp - it's now on @bandcamp.com. I'm also in a slow process of having my music (including Goose Game) removed from Spotify, for their treatment of artists, their politics, and their embrace of AI.

this is one of the best talks I've ever seen, and the resulting animation short 'Retirement Plan' is superb. Watch it at www.retirementplanfilm.com

This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg? gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...

twitter has been deserted for good so i suppose i will post here too: i am currently open for work! hit me up if you know of openings that i'd be a good fit for 🫡 i updated my hireme page with a sample of the stuff i can do - videogame graphics, VFX, 2D art and so on polclarissou.com/hireme/

Screen Australia is doing a massive research project on the current state of the screen and games industries in Australia. Local devs, please consider taking the time to complete their survey survey.alchemer.com/s3/8573365/S...

The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a... 🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠

salt marsh A tribute to a small patch of vegetation on a local beach that has driven everyone completely insane

Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.

One million years ago I had the pleasure of working on Dead Static Drive for a bit, and today it’s out! What a journey this game’s been on~ Now it’s your turn: store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...

Working on Sage (sauge) flower's this morning for The Abbess Garden :) store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #cozygame #indiegame #gardening #blender #gimp

The Mushka is out of the bag! 🐾 Mushka is your cute lil' friend that lives in Board - a new tabletop game console that blends board games & video games (board.fun) We've had so much fun working with the incredible Board team to bring Mushka to life, we can't wait for you to meet 'em ✨

It’s true, here’s our exciting news! Dead Static Drive is coming out on NOVEMBER 5TH! This year! Next week, even. Yee—and we cannot stress this enough—haw 🤠 www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases