Why yes I am a dumbass who left their only pair of working headphones at the office and now has to scramble to figure an audio solution for their early morning meetings.

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...

🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”

crunch in games is reckless, it’s running a car without oil or care, watching sparks fly and smoke billow and going “that’s what maximum efficiency sounds like, when parts fail I’ll replace them knowing I squeezed 110% from them” except the parts are people so the driver is evil as well as stupid

Well I guess I lied when I said "I'll do SXSW Sydney next year".

The more I look at it the funnier it gets

Painted over my mum's birthday card to try and make it look like the family dog and the result was... special

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Can't say I miss going outside to smell the bushfire.

Another great GDC 2026 scholarship opportunity from our friends at @gamedevperkup.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Seattle tonight.

Either this is one hell of a coincidence or Rockstar has set a scary precedent.

There are no words for how grateful I am not to be in my teens or early to mid 20s while this whole easily accessible deepfake-revenge-porn-shitshow is going down.

I’ve had porn deepfakes made of me since long before genAI existed, and am (sadly) very unphased by it at this point, but I do strongly agree with this sentiment. These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.

NEW: At least 40 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, local official says - NYT

Nothing is wilder than watching US pundits on many sides of the aisle argue about whether Trump got the right permissions to invade another nation, instead of, you know, whether any part of the US government should be allowed to once again invade a nation based on US preferences.

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

Couldn't do 26km for 2026 so I did half and went "good enough" (13km is the longest I've run in like 5 years)

Goodbye 2025, all things considered you were a pretty decent year

He tolerates me

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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

I've had the incredible privilege of travelling all over the world since COVID and one of the biggest things I've learnt is: Out of all the places I've been, the only one I have allergies is goddamn fucking Melbourne.

2025 work year done. Cannot wait to be a sentient couch blob for 2 weeks.

Hello Gamedevs, There is a new Gamedev Salary Pulse survey. It’s a community project, built to gather anonymous insights about salaries & work conditions across the industry. Results will be published for free, in Q1 2026. Devs can take part here: 8bit-recruitment.typeform.com/to/n2Klg27o

NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why We're Boycotting Xbox: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison. Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.

2025 The definitive list of Australian made video games. 🎮 We've recorded games all year for our seventh annual collection of local titles, across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and more! FEATURE by @gdig.bsky.social + @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th... #videogames

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g

Donating blood is an incredibly important way that so many people can help in the aftermath of a mass casualty event, as these frequently strain bloodbank reserves. Australians can begin donation through the Red Cross Lifeblood service or by calling 13 14 95. www.lifeblood.com.au/donors/blood...

Any attack targeted at people just because they are Jewish is as barbaric and evil as any attack on people just because they are Palestinian, or whatever other nationality. I will not accept any justification or relativization for this horrifying act of antisemitism in my mentions. Evil, period.

Sydney, I'm so sorry

Hey all! We're looking for a Senior Technical Dialog Designer to work with our Audio Team in our Toronto studio! You'll be working with our entire audio team that spans 4 studios throughout the world. Looking forward to hearing from you! careers.sledgehammergames.com/job/R025752/...

What a great headline

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s. This is the power of vaccines. The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer. Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

I was shown a video of snow today and all that came to my head were "those crunchy footsteps in snow sound glorious". I think I've spent too much time around sound designers.

Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke' aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...

I decided I wanted to make video games when I was 11 and never changed my mind

I'm calling bullshit

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global award. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

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What a line-up of incredible ANZ nominees! 🤩 @dave.powerhoof.com @deepfieldgames.bsky.social @witchbeam.com.au @teamcherry.bsky.social @ianmaclarty.com @cmddx.itch.io Don't miss the @indiegameawards.gg on December 19th ANZ local time! 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT

Happy BO7 Launch Day!!! One of the most special parts of my job is getting to be part of making something that is enjoyed by millions of people spread to all corners of the world. Huge congrats to the team, especially to everyone at Treyarch and Raven And if you're a player, have the best time 🧡

Sooooooooooon

It's BO7 release day eve. It is also the day all the internal door releases in the office stopped working so we could get into the office but not leave. (Yes we made all of the jokes)

I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct. That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...

I gotta say, leaving 32°C Kuala Lumpur and landing in 7°C Melbourne feels like getting slapped across the face

The Scottish Greens stand with the dozens of workers sacked by @rockstargames.com for exercising their right to organise with @gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.

The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice