As fucked as everything is, and I emphasise the FUCKED part, I hope that the healing that can come from this results in a stronger relationship between game consumers and game creators. Forming an ecosystem that flows between both in a way that creates security and stability for everyone involved.

When I said I was making a monster romance game, I meant it.

My anxiety is so high coupled with hormonal lows and so I have decided to become a mollusc.

cis people, you have to show up. right now. we do not have the numbers, but you do. we are talking about suicide. that's what this headline is. taking away HRT will increase trans suicides. i and so many others are dead without it. don't let us die without trying to keep us alive. call, please.

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

You know the worst part about getting a diagnosis about the fuckery your brain/hormones do? You are now both aware that it is happening, and INCAPABLE OF STOPPING IT FROM HAPPENING. This is just helllllll.....

🚨 Just one day left to submit for Frosty's Dec event! 🚨 Last chance to submit your upcoming or recently released game made in Australia & Aotearoa for consideration. Dev submissions close TOMORROW, Sep 30! ⤵️ forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...

Our dream is to normalise romance in games so much that we inspire Sandfall Interactive to work with the developer of Dark Queen of Mortholme to make an Elden Ring-scale version of that game. Please make the big lady step on us and fall in love.

I swear to god if you are not following Chantal I will shake you out of a tree until you are.

Who is going to be at or around GCAP (Mon/Tue) of MIGW? My week is filling up fast, and I am excited to meet people and buy some people coffee. Who would like to chat. Let me know!

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Okay, Free Speech Crowd. This... this is actually it. This is what it's for. This. This right here. Is what it's for. This thing. THIS. THIS THING. THIS IS WHAT IT'S FOR.

Waiting for the rich people to realise that they got their money because workers had jobs. To spend the money. That they made profit off of. This is a real 'let them eat cake' moment...

Huge congratulations to Mune Studio on their debut title, Brews and Bastards.

Octobers gigantic Indie Dev Digest is coming up! I intend to send out the mailing list right before October kick off - so please get your submissions in if you have an event during MIGW or SXSW or for October in general! indiedigest.dev#shareurls

In case you missed it... Frosty is coming back this December 🍦🥳 We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates from upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa. Dev submissions open NOW and close in 1 week, on Sep 30! ⤵️ forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...

Just so we're clear, there's no 'right' or 'left'. Your politicians are people who have views and values and are not required to be honest about them. Bipartisan governments are rarely oppositional. They are the dominant hegemonic power structure and they want to stay in power no matter what.

I am so good at just talking about Incarnal, but my GOD making a pitch is terrifying when you can't say 'Here's the cool mechanics and here's the game we're totally like'.

You know what would be a killer fucking game? A co-op FPS or action-based game that parents can play with their kids.

John nailing the American fascist aesthetic. At least they're going hard (until they can't anymore). www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...

Exactly this

As a media and comms postgrad academic, watching everyone BLATANTLY MISUNDERSTAND WHAT FREE SPEECH EVEN IS let alone what it's for, is making me want to peeeeel my faaaace ooooofffff. STOP IT.

I was rushing an experience in Mass Effect 3 to get to work and finish Rannoch. The result was that Tali threw herself off the cliff when I tried to save the geth. I went to work emotionally destroyed. It's my only rollback in the game.

Incarnal has been accepted to a local Melbourne pitching event, where we talk to publishers for funding! And YOU can help us! 🤗 Share our socials! Join our insta (it's getting there, we're very sorry) Fill out our EOI form Ask us questions! Links below! 👇

Quick reshare for the Monday crowd Re: @frostygamesfest.com, looking to get an indication from devs with key news (game announcement, surprise release, or a first demo launch) that would be aligned to a DECEMBER timeframe. If you can pls DM me, that would be very helpful! TY!

I am so over the talented, artistic people on this platform begging to survive to put their beauty into the world, whilst we have people asking us to think of the rich people.

This page is not merely a place where trans people are safe, they are actively defended. Transphobia is not unwelcome, it is rejected with hostility and prejudice. I am a cis woman and I will absolutely throw the fuck down for transgender rights.

I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out. We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦

Oh my god what the fuck is happening. How is this meant to help anyone? We need to be talking about sex, consent, intimacy. Not hiding the things we need to talk about.

I demand that people who can draw, and craft worlds, and write well, immediately tell me where they're nerfed because that shit is unfair. UNFAIR.

... I am genuinely concerned as to whether or not my game can even be made. Adult content considered illegal in the US, according to this, includes 'blood and gore' and 'fantasy' such as FAIRIES. ... What the fuck am I going to do.

Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver in a movie written by Bryan Fuller. ... I'm so fucking in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGJh...

I am going to need to make TikToks for Incarnal and I am so scared. What are videos. How do I edit.

You're probably aware games like Unpacking, Hollow Knight, and Cult of the Lamb are made in Australia. But did you know hundreds of other great indie games are made right here? Check out a massive range of them right now on Steam in the #ANZIndieFest thanks to @theindiebrew.com.au!

Attention fellow AUSTRALIANS! 🇦🇺 We now have an official petition to parliament to STOP MASTERCARD and VISA from its campaign of censorship, restricting what legal products we can buy. Please sign it now, and if you're not an Aussie, spread the word! www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

Incredibly grateful to @pcgamer.com for sharing about our Games for Palestine charity bundle. Thank you so much for the coverage!! ❤️ www.pcgamer.com/games/you-ca...

FREAKON IS BACK www.freakon.com.au/blogs/news/f...

How do you make friends when you have to tell people that you're an emotional basket case and only palatable in small, sustainable chunks? Lol.

Hollow Knight: Silksong has hit a peak concurrent player count of 535,000 in the hours since launch. #HollowKnight #HollowKnightSilksong #Silksong vist.ly/45prk

this is nightmarish and should alarm you no matter what your opinions on pornography are

I keep getting praised for my documentation for Incarnal (which is a MESS) in a way that makes me feel like it's unusual. Is... do people need help with that stuff? Can I freelance in that?

i constantly think about this post

The #MarchForWhiteAustralia is the dog that caught the swasticar. Boo-fucking-hoo.

Honestly, I am kind of okay with this. If AI has its place, and non-AI has its place, we can actually properly compare what consumers want more. I know what it'll be, but it'll be funny nonetheless.

What the heck? Let's do it. #Writing #commissions thread. - 0.22 cents a word (Euros preferred, USD acceptable) - Fiction/short stories - Video game lore and dialogue - Video scripts - Articles on games/tech/consumer tech/FOSS - Company blog posts - Website copy - Beginner-focused docs 1/2

Manifesting

wurmple revenge

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