You might want to take a seat for this review. 💺 Join @scree.bsky.social to find out whether the premium price tag of Secret Lab chairs provides outstanding class for your ass. www.qualbert.com/reviews/secr...

My Secretlab chair review is now live! www.qualbert.com/reviews/secr...

We are once again putting together the ultimate list of upcoming Australian-developed video games. Tell us about your game: forms.office.com/r/d4E0jdPQGw Share or tag any Aussie game dev you know so they can be involved in the coverage! @igea.bsky.social checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN BREAK THE POKEMON CENTRE POKEBALL IN HYPERSPACE?! ARGH!

Just reposting this quickly. I’m gonna collate the last of the suggestions over the next week so I’m getting as many as I can until then

I need to find contacts or cozy creators, anyone seeing this?

Set in fantasy England, Mistonia is a tale of revenge, and how a heroine navigates love laced with retribution. Rather than dazzling with constant twists or dramatic declarations like many Otome games, its story is shaped by memory, regret, and hoping again. www.qualbert.com/reviews/mist...

"Up to the individual to decide if the cost is worth it" Check out our review of #PokemonLegendsZA Mega Dimension for #NintendoSwitch2 www.switchaboo.com/pokemon-lege...

Honestly? I am a potato.

Wanna win a ROG Xbox Ally and New Blood Games for LIFE? Check out this giveaway by @newblood.games! wn.nr/h4sK3DX

Babe wake up, a new ‘glass half full/empty’ test just dropped.

Oh we're talking about our achievements for the year? Uhhhh...I'm still employed which is great. This is despite somehow being either constantly sick, injured or in recovery for most of the year. I did my first Nintendo event and I also went to my first midnight launch.

Could I please get a sense check from the #disability community? I’m trying to work out if I’ve committed a general faux pas or if this is specific to the person. Because if this is a general faux pas I’d like to know how to do better in future and educate myself on it more (1/3)

Seeing other are posting their year retrospectives, thought I might as well do my quick thing on my fav episodes I put out during the year - at least in no particular order. Maybe it's an excuse to check something out you might have missed! Or revisit a fav! 🖤

ICYMI, a small thread of highlights of the videos I published during the year. Hopefully there's some there you rather dig! 🖤

What better time to share a review of a game all about eating disorders than in the post-Christmas gluttony when you feel like an absolute slob. Bite into a sweet game with a dark centre and sink your teeth into our review for Consume Me. 🍬 www.qualbert.com/reviews/cons... #Indiegame #IndieDev

All new outfits for the battle pass Lunars releasing Jan 19! #indiegame  #partygame #playlunars

I need one more review for 10 positive reviews on Steam. Play the demo and leave a review here store.steampowered.com/app/2493650/... #doggydontcare #indiegames

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Decaying Salvage has undergone some huge changes this year, primarily thanks for testing from the public demo! Also, maybe I should add this as an unlockable for when the game releases ... thoughts? #indiedev #HorrorCommunity #horrorgame

It's time for a trailer update! Our game Slumbering Woods is about peaceful exploration, planting puzzles, and the thrill of chasing bugs (or being chased by them!). Watch now and wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3243350 #Indiegame #indieGameDev #gameTrailer #CozyGame

Each year, we conduct an end-of-year survey to research the state of the music industry and understand the challenges that working musicians are facing. Complete the survey and contribute to building a stronger future for our industry. meaa.io/muso2026

obsessed with channel 9 not noticing that their ai slop got their own logo wrong

After a busy year, sometimes all you need during the holidays is a chance to slow down and unwind. 😌 Leave behind the hustle and bustle of life and take things at your own pace on Luma Island. Review by @scree.bsky.social: www.qualbert.com/reviews/luma... #IndieGame #IndieDev #LumaIsland

Starting a new book nook from a different company, Anavrin. So far, there's less gluing and the wood is preprinted.

I told mum about expedition 33 being stripped of its award due to gen AI use. She responded with "good, it's cheating". This is my 72 year old mostly computer illiterate mother. She then asked me what blue prince was and I was like "you are not ready for my rant"

One of this year's best indies just launched on Switch/Switch 2, and its made right here in Australia! Sit back, cast a line, and find out why @wombatbrawler.com will have you hooked. 🎣 www.qualbert.com/reviews/cast... #Indiegame #IndieDev #Cozy #NintendoSwitch

If I zoom in on a random poster or flyer in a game, and see dev text saying "lol you aren't meant to read this, Greg was here, go oilers!" I'll always smile. Compared to zooming in and reading "W̴o̶r̴d̵s̴ ̷o̶f̵ ̷t̴h̵e̶ ̴t̷i̴m̴e̵ ̴y̷o̴u̵ ̷a̵r̵e̴ ̵i̶n̷ ̵t̴h̵e̸ ̵s̴a̸m̵e̵ ̴p̸l̴a̸c̶e̵ ̴t̷o̶ ̷s̷t̸a̵y̶ ̸i̶n̵ ̶t̵h̵e̷ ̵w̷o̶r̸l̶d̵ ̵" AI vomit nonsense

Hi Bluesky! Today, our #game TOTAL RELOAD 🎮 is participating in the Mundo Gamer Showcase 💥 This show will feature trailers for dozens of cool #indiegames from around the world 😎 And don't miss your chance to buy our #indiegame at a discount during #SteamWinterSale 😉 #indiedev #gamedev #Steam

I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages." Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder. I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!

My final game review of 2025 is now up on @qualbert.com! I take a venture into Skate Story (@skatestory.com) to see if it was worth a trip into the underworld to devour the Seven Moons. But was it worth the grind? Check it out here! @devolverdigital.com www.qualbert.com/reviews/skat...

"[AI] will quickly be weaponised by the richest and the worst of us" — Channel 10's Hugh Riminton.

Once a titan of multiplayer, the glory days of the Battlefield series have long since passed. We take a look down the scope to see if we can set our sights on why Battlefield 6 feels like a hollow shell of a game. www.qualbert.com/reviews/batt...

A Symmetric Escape is 50% off for the Steam WINTER Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/2278300/... #indiegame #puzzlegame #steamwintersale2025

We didn't have $1 million for a Game Awards Trailer so we're posting our 2D adventure game Lone Pine here instead for free! (belated #wishlistwednesday post)

It's that special time of year again where it's way too hot in Australia to be putting up with Winter bulls***. Oh, and Final Profit is 50% off for the Steam Winter Sale ❄️ 🛒 store.steampowered.com/app/1705140/...

🐣 Rita is egg-cited to be nominated for most anticipated game! Chick out all the nominees at ThinkyGames.

We're #hiring a few Art and Audio roles right now at Gravity Well! We are: 🔥 Making rad new IP ❤️An empathetic AAA Team 💸 Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term If this interests you, please apply here! gravitywell.games #gamedev #gamedevjobs

pride kitties 🐈‍⬛❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜🐈 #art #cuteart

if you’re not an artist with experience in studio environments it might be hard to appreciate just how much genAI feels like a conman claiming to have made a gun that kills artists and every ceo lunging for it and pulling the trigger a few times learning the gun doesn’t really work isn’t a comfort

I'm going to be horribly TMI but I need to share. I turn 38 this year and I am female, for those who haven't met me yet. When I was thirteen and just started having periods, I would end up in agony while retching every single time. Eventually I went on the combined pill which did help.

I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process. If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.

Amen to that, in my circles at least we are celebrating incredible people

If you want a web browser that doesn’t fw shitty AI that makes your browsing experience worse, I highly recommend Vivaldi. Not only is it a very good browser, the devs went pretty hard on anti-AI messaging and their mission statement is great. vivaldi.com/for-a-better...

Every year this is a manual process and almost certainly we've missed a few games. Submit your games here using our form and we'll get it added! www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...

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

I am here to learn 👨‍💻 #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #steam

around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration

Insane to think how much history has been shoved into these playlists. David has put in so much work to grow the channel, connect with the audience and support the team. He’s an absolute trooper and a powerhouse of knowledge. Whatever project comes next will be blessed to have him involved 🫵🏻

Weird trivia. I was also on good game. Back when I was a student in uni. 2007 I believe. They told me not to look at the camera so of course that's all I did. I was relegated to a non-speaking role xD