asking "how goes the job search?" is the professional equivalent of that busybody aunt at Thanksgiving going "so...no boyfriend yet?"

*Rizzard, ftfy

after 5 years of working in a people-facing role, it feels good to be in-engine again.

Graphic Design Contest. $500 prize! The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum needs a graphic to represent the upcoming National Egg Cream Invitational. We can't afford to pay all submitters, so we're ONLY asking for rough concepts / mock-ups NOT expecting to get any fully fleshed out usable designs for free.

This is way too cool!!!!

So happy this is out!!! The team worked so hard so go support ❤️❤️❤️ and for anyone in NYC come have a drink with me and a couple other team members partiful.com/e/NgcVNxKUd3...

The wait is over. Today, you meet Luca & Rhem. Heart Machine & Devolver Digital are proud to present: Possessor(s). PC + PS5. Available now. 😈 store.steampowered.com/app/2132890/...

It's almost here. Possessor(s). PC+PS5. 🔜 Tomorrow. 🔜 Get ready: store.steampowered.com/app/2132890/...

"I wish Andrew Cuomo the best in private life" @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #murderedbywords

yeah that's right eat shit AGAIN cuomo you filthy sex pest fuck

Yes, please still buy Possessor(s) to open doors for talented people like @awfultyler.bsky.social and everyone else who worked so hard on it... www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-la...

✨ We’re looking for a fresh new graphic design for the upcoming National Egg Cream Invitational. 💵 $500 prize Deadline Nov 14 midnight Your art will appear on merch, marketing materials and our socials. Tag a local artist or share this post to spread the word! #DesignContest #artcontest

Can't believe I'm saying this again so soon, but I've been laid off from Heart Machine. Please check out Possessor(s) on Nov 11th, I'm incredibly excited for you all to experience what I've been working so hard on the past year. Gonna just keep on moving forward and makin art mattgraczykart.com

Unfortunately my time with the lovely teams of Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) is coming to an end tomorrow. It was a great time working with such passionate and talented individuals on this team and i'm wishing everybody a whole lot of luck and perseverance with job hunting in these hard times

Hi everyone... So this happened a bit sooner than I had originally anticipated. I am actively looking for work (along with so many others in this industry 💪😔🤘). If anyone is looking for a goober of an animator to join their team, please feel free to message me. <3 www.linkedin.com/in/annavriel...

Even if im no longer a part of the company i hope that folks still play Possessor(s) because we, the devs, put a lot of hard work and love into it. We want to see it be enjoyed by folks~

Excited to get back to running monthly playtest nights at Gumbo !! I've got big shoes to fill following @hamra.digital 's excellent tenure 🤩 ......

Layoffs at Launch: that's game dev.

My time at Heart Machine has sadly come to a rather abrupt end. I was there for almost 6 years, & had been working on Breaker since summer 2020. It was a pleasure working with them! Now, a new chapter begins.

There's no more valuable hire than Myriame. Seriously

this game makes my jaw clench and my heart go boom boom boom!!!!!!!! let's get it to 10 reviews in its first day!!! (that's when the steam algo magic happens apparently) store.steampowered.com/app/3894020/...

Perfect Liar - a modern juke-em-up / a speedrunner's purgatory / a bite-sized dose of cortisol OUT NOW ON STEAM. Support this tiny indie dev. Let's get this game to 10 reviews in its first 24 hours!!!! 💪 💪 💪 store.steampowered.com/app/3894020/...

100%. The @videogameworkers.bsky.social Freelancing Committee has union insurance ranked as our #1 priority. The process of securing affordable insurance for all union members will admittedly be a long road, but it’s one we MUST take. So often health insurance is the “carrot on a stick.”

I'd love to see game dev unions focus on advocacy for policy changes so groups like @gumbonyc.bsky.social can purchase group health insurance for members. A lot of game devs are freelancers / contract workers, esp. these days where w2 jobs are scarce. For some, it's literally life and death.

Felt Education provides free remote English classes for immigrants. The migrant crisis is worse than it's ever been, esp. for mothers with young children. Maybe you've seen them on the subway selling candy. It's getting cold and they need help. Please donate 🙏 givebutter.com/Rk6L5Y/back-...

@skatestory.com bout to be goty in a brand new category

one of the highlights of last night's State of the Game Industry panel @nyugamecenter.bsky.social was getting to jam in a plug for @skatestory.com in the middle of a plug for @gumbonyc.bsky.social ✨✨✨

State of the Game Industry panel, Oct 9, archived stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/25875... With IGDA NYC's @mpts33.bsky.social NYC Indie Game Social's @jesshaskins.bsky.social GUMBO's @yiyiwzhang.bsky.social EGD's @xenjade.bsky.social Doc film maker @timrattray.bsky.social moderating

when I'm unemployed from PR, does that mean I really get to run my fucking mouth...? silver linings

Astrology has ruined space

IGDA NYC's @mpts33.bsky.social will also be there, along with @yiyiwzhang.bsky.social from @gumbonyc.bsky.social and Kyro Willis-Undenstock from @egdcollective.bsky.social Get a taste of @timrattray.bsky.social docuseries on NYC game scene. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-...

This is the sorry state of my daughter's 2nd grade class board game library 😭Any recommendations for board games that kids can teach themselves (busy teacher) appropriate for 7 to 8 year olds?

Doing a talk with @jyroblade.bsky.social on Side-Stepping Into (and out of) Game Dev for @indiecade.bsky.social Horizons in...less than an hour! Yes, originally the talk was just Side-Stepping Into Game Dev, but...yknow. More here: www.indiecade.com/horizons/

I mean this bird 10000% needs a hat right? Maybe stolen from a demon tiger or something

gib W e I Rd games🥺 now taking submissions for the newly rebranded ExGS @ GDC 2026!! you get a free all access (or whatever they're gonna call it next year) badge

Helldivers bout to see a spike in sales

Gonna be live at 11AM ET w @lastxwitness.bsky.social at @adorama.bsky.social 🤘🏻😊 talking all things indie game dev!!!! Come hang out + chat about @heartmachine.bsky.social , @gumbonyc.bsky.social , @arcadecommons.org , @womeningamesnyc.bsky.social ... and prly some other stuff!!!

anyone have a free helldivers 2 key they wanna give me just cuz?

Guess I'm just simping for china tonight playing Wukong and letting my lil monkey buddies fight for me while I bid on Labubus

And today... THEIR BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS TEAM CHERRY their souls are as hollow as their knight

I posted this like a month ago before Silksong's release date was announced...

rewatching old yugioh. is yugi just an uber noob in the first season? he seems to have no idea what half the cards his opponents use do at all. you'd think he'd have learned the fucking meta with grandpa's life at stake, and going up against mr. grand poobah of duel monsters himself

i feel old because IDK how to .webp files??? and also why don't they open in illustrator

show me a hollywood hearthrob and I'll show you a man whose eyes are just a leeetle bit too close together.

Def made myself sick playing Breaker (and taking screenshots) til 3am but worth. New update is so fun. And this game is fucking gorgeous. It's an honor to work with these insanely talented humans.

BE ON MY PANEL? I'm running a panel on anime + Japanese aesthetics in game design this Saturday at Anime / Play NYC. Panelists get a free badge to attend all four days of the conference!! If you're working on a game with aesthetics inspired by anime or Japanese culture, message me! animenyc.com

no shade to the excellent people over at Arc but they really should've gone with my pitch for the Twins announcement. HUGE MISTAKE

I've been looking forward to this!!!!!!!!!!