Hey Bluesky! I figured it would be a good time to show off the game I've been working on for a little while. Introducing TaleKeep, a peasant-hopping castle simulation RPG set in a storybook medieval world.

Take Us North by Anima Interactive is a narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border. Their Kickstarter is LIVE NOW for only 17 more days. ❤ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...

Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls is the second graphic novel to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. It’s the biggest news in the world of comics, yet no one seems to be talking about it.

my goat has done it again

applying for jobs again

To my Kiwi brethren, please vote for this petition for NZ parliament to corral and limit Winston Peters' attempt to pull populist transphobic bullshit. Signatures are coming in fast, but we need 25k for it to enter parliamentary debate. petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...

If you know and love any trans people, please sign petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...

holy shit i am so relieved that Dutton won't be PM, i feel like a tonne of bricks have been lifted off my chest

pretty much! this result was not an endorsement of labor, it was an utter rejection of psycho politics www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

yeah I enjoy hard sci-fi

BOTH of DS9's most powerful and terrifying antagonists have bitchy theatre kid energy and I don't know why but it works incredibly well

Star trek had a lot of hard lines over the years, but this remains the fucking hardest

Did you use limewire and how bad did it fuck up your computer?

Knowledge sharing is now built into certain funding opportunities at CODE NZ.

Game studio announcements be like, “We laid off all your favourite devs! But don’t worry, all the people actually responsible for the horrible decision-making that led to this massive failure are staying on :) and they will still be driving their new Porsches :) all is well!!!!!”

aw hell yeah

finally got around to reading this article and it's truly such an excellent write up. it touches on many pain points the Aussie and NZ games scenes both have. I wonder if we'll ever get past just acknowledging the problem and actually doing more to fix it, though.

you're god damn right. get the hell out of here!!!!!

listening to music on the computer in the 2000s

I've been saying this for years but I wanna say it again! Nat has gotta be one of the best animators in Aotearoa! I will never not glaze them for their immaculate work. Endlessly proud of you, my friend <3 <3 <3

I'm not a huge zombie game girl but WOW this looks compelling!!!! Great job to the team at PikPok <3

Anyone see Jimbo walking around with a BAFTA? My dude locked me in the bathroom and wrote his own speech

"Those who have drank the AI Kool-Aid don't understand that all this brainstorming and iteration *is* making the game, it’s a crucial everyday part of game development (and human interaction) and is not a problem to be solved.”

I've really been enjoying Aftermath's work, and this article is no exception. AI fucking sucks and it's gutwrenching to read about how many people - REAL people - it's affecting

This is high art

shut the fuck up!!!

The "bones" version of Lancer Tactics is live! We got 2 mechs per manufacturer, 2 sitreps, a handful of NPCs, and a tutorial. wick.itch.io/lancer-tactics

Happy Trans Day of Visibility

I wish people would stop coping about how AI can't do X yet saying "it's all hype" as if you need only sit back and wait for the bubble to burst please stand up and oppose these companies politically

not AGAIN, come on!!!!!

WHATEVER THEY'RE PAYING THE ASSASSIN'S CREED SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER ITS NOT ENOUGH

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity. What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

Ever wanted to know what it feels like being an artist looking for inspiration and living paycheck to paycheck? Wonder no more because 🐸 FROG BARD🎵 is releasing on Steam & Itch April 7! Wishlist now to support us <3 store.steampowered.com/app/3490420/...

Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮 We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.

yEP IT'S TIME TO BE ANNOYING ASF youtu.be/JJpFTUP6fIo?...

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

Bringing this back onto your feeds - we've had some really interesting talks already submitted, but we know there's more out there 👁️👄👁️

It's funny to write this thread about NPC dialogue inspired by games I work on that have no dialogue whatsoever, but this reminds me a lot of the decisions we make with intentionality on Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. When you make arcade games, there's a temptation to give in to the old (1/5)

they're destroying narrative design / games writing as a professional discipline ... for this. great work 100/10 no notes, industry leaders

There hasn't been a single game in my life where I've thought, "Man I wish could ask this NPC absolutely anything I want and they'd respond." Even if I had, it'd be novel for about 2 minutes. I'll take 50 handcrafted lines from an actual writer than 1 million from a glorified chat bot any day.

got into my feelings with this one. might write an expanded, wayyyy more political version of this at some point too

Have you seen Severance? Are you watching Yellowjackets? Did you see-- Brother I am watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)

international women's day #IWD is coming up. if you want to support ME and the gender diverse team @mooncandy.games you can BUY $$$ our game jam and Get Water and experience the Bad Vibes that just Keep Happening :0 there's even a mac build #gamedev #indiedev mooncandyco.itch.io/misha-i-love...

Women-Led Games Showcase returns for our March event on March 6th, 4pm PT/ 7pm ET! Hosted by @pinkfairyblossom.bsky.social, we'll be showing off new demos, game announcements, game releases, deep dives, and MORE! Check it out on YouTube, IGN, and GameSpot. 💜

ALT:GAMES is a new festival that brings together the Australian games community and industry! Put together by the wonderful Powerhouse Museum, it showcases a variety of amazing games and presentations. 📆 12 - 13 Apr ⏰ 10am - 3pm 🗺️ PHIVE 🎫 FREE / PAID powerhouse.com.au/program/alt-...

I'm not sure which of you need to hear this, but: If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present. Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover

This month marks 12 years in the games industry for me! To celebrate, here’s 12 lessons I’ve learned in community management. 1) Fundamentally, everyone just wants to feel understood. Following this north star will land you in roughly the right place every time.

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