placeholders should be so bad you can't miss them or so adequate it wouldn't matter if they shipped. terrible or legally unusable assets which blend in are liability and sign of negligence also these placeholders rule

Thank you @theindiestone.bsky.social for saving Christmas #indiegamedev Multiplayer is janky and buggy but goddamit if it isn't just what we all needed, and right at the perfect time. Shoutout to @gportal.bsky.social for a seamless server experience, even with an unstable & early access game!

Did you hear? #ProjectZomboid's Unstable Build 42.13 (ie MULTIPLAYER) has been released!!! projectzomboid.com/blog/news/20...

Getting the final things sorted for my Christmas marathon stream that starts tomorrow, and these are all the wonderful folks who will be helping out with the daily giveaways!

A pro tip I have btw is if you need placeholder content for your game, you should always make sure that content LOOKS/SOUNDS very obviously placeholder. It needs to basically be obviously unacceptable to ship with it at a glance. That's why you don't really want to use AI for placeholder stuff.

The more conversations that happen between creators, devs, publishers and PR folks, the fairer the industry will be as a whole in terms of both payment for creators and quality of the campaigns being created.

It seems commonplace that sponsored stream rates are falling well below the standard industry rates (I have seen this happen outside of Twitch too). Anything below $1 per CCV per hour is below the industry baseline for a 2 hour sponsored stream (rate can go up with extra deliverables, and expertise)

I will be a part of this event today at 1 PM PST/4 PM EST! Tune in here: www.twitch.tv/shaunabaker Super excited to be a part of this stream! Come hang out and support Indigenous creators!

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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

The 🔥🥔 RimWorld Hot Potato 🥔🔥 returns on November 24 at 3AM PST! We're back for our SEVENTH YEAR!! To celebrate, we have 7 days of content this time around, featuring 44 awesome streamers who are all raising funds for @msf.ca (Doctors Without Borders)! Looking forward to another amazing year! 👏

Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it. Everyone, give @skatunenetwork.bsky.social your money. They deserve it.

We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.

We're hiring a guides writer at GamesRader. Like writing about games and solving puzzles? Then take a look. UK based but remote's okay. All the details are in the link. apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...

Our favorite local capybara had one too many fizzy milks at the local tavern 👀 @keengamesstudio.bsky.social

i love this idea that we have no choice but to consume the new slop that comes out. Like we have no choice but to buy if a new pokemon or souls game come out. I don't care what they think, modding old games and indie games will always be a threat to AAA slop

I'm live on the Twitch Front page today for the launch of @ubisoft.com's Anno Pax Romana! We will also be checking out @pinecreekgames.com's Winter Burrow a little later on! 🏛️🐁 ➡️ www.twitch.tv/MissVadams ⬅️

I'm Molly, a livestream gaming content creator! My superpower is making any game seem accessible and easy to pick up and play! Some focus genres: survival, simulation, 4X, strategy, roguelike/lite. I love indies! #ContentCreator #twitch #influencerPR [email protected]

Just a few days left to not only get sweet #ProjectZomboid merch, but also support the important work of Doctors Without Borders! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn5W...

Had a blast playing #sonicrumble over the last few days! Thanks to everyone who jumped in for some games, especially @mollyberry.bsky.social who taught me the art of sabotage 👀 #ad

Checking out the @aloft-game.bsky.social Bloom and Blight update with @3llebelle.bsky.social ! www.twitch.tv/mollyberry #aloftgame (sponsored)

Dear folks. I’m collecting case studies on good/interesting game dev practice/process from artisanal solo devs or small teams. Please; more reccs for developers who are not dudes.

Shoutout to my crew today for the launch, today! We made it past the <redacted> and to an impossibly difficult <redacted> part of the game! GAMEGOOD! @jembawls.com @dracsfantastic.bsky.social @missvadams.bsky.social @rvthereyetgame.com #indiegamedev

New roadtrip co-op game with @mollyberry.bsky.social @dracsfantastic.bsky.social & @jembawls.com, what could possibly go wrong? We are live now checking out @rvthereyetgame.com 🚙 ➡️ www.twitch.tv/missvadams ⬅️

LIVE NOW! Enjoying some launch day shenanigans playing @rvthereyetgame.com with @jembawls.com @missvadams.bsky.social and @dracsfantastic.bsky.social 🟪Twitch www.twitch.tv/mollyberry 🟥YouTube youtube.com/live/iFK2Dmx...

The latest collaboration between #ProjectZomboid and Makeship is here! All of The Indie Stone's proceeds will go to supporting the work of the charity Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders! www.makeship.com/shop/creator...

Only one panel for me at #PAXU this year, “How to Avoid Creating a non-melanated game group, Revisited” with me, @dmjazzyhands.bsky.social @urbanbohemian.com @intersectionscch.bsky.social @quincystavern.bsky.social & @critbard.com at 11am

Do we have any Heroes of Might and Magic fans here? @hoodedhorse.bsky.social granted me access to the demo for Olden Era. Let's check it out together 🤩 ❄ twitch.tv/2dkiri

Great article from @kerrblimey.bsky.social on what "on the record" actually means. A must read. www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/de...

"Ultimately, we want people to remember that billions of people around the world play video games and, while they play different games and on different devices, everyone can experience the benefits of play because games are good." 🤩😇

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

Doing some book research into the mid-90s internet - this is a glossary from The Internet For Beginners, Usborne, 1997. It has made me feel very nostalgic

Voice acting folks! I'm casting four roles for my multiplayer cleaning indie game, S.K.R.U.B. Squad! Paid gig at $200 CDN per role, auditions close on the 18th. Shares super appreciated! #SKRUBSquad Audition and find details via CastingCallClub: www.castingcall.club/projects/sli...

For @indiefanfest.bsky.social on Steam we showed how some of your favorite creators have been conquering Cairn's demo! If you missed Northernlion, @mollyberry.bsky.social , Scrapman, Shay Thompson, @alexbaena.bsky.social in the showcase, watch it now to check their technique! youtu.be/AEDoSNZsFek

Hey! I have no idea how to do this, I’ve never made a List or Starter Pack before, but: ⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk! ⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!

Sooooooo big news, everyone!! I’m gonna be on Twitch Rivals with the Latin Guild for La Fiesta Eterna, playing Fall Guys! 🥳 Me?? And e-sports gay??? Well, yes! Hope to see you cheering for us September 19th at 2pm PDT!

Live now with a special sponsored stream to celebrate @duneawakening.com's FREE WEEKEND!! We'll be giving away an Ultimate Edition on stream, as well as a copy of the Lost Harvest DLC! #DuneAwakening #FreeWeekend BEHOLD THE TWITCH LINK! www.twitch.tv/mollyberry

Launching some fancy new merch today! New products, improved designs and more inclusive size options 😊 ➡️ missvadams-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp ⬅️

🔥 CRUST 2025 SAVE THE DATE 🔥 Charity Rust is back with your two fave Rust maws me & @koopyrose.bsky.social 🥳 raising money for @beatsoncharity.bsky.social ❤️ Join our Discord to keep up with news & register for the tournament: discord.gg/WY38F6fSDp

Slightly diminish a book Celsius 232

“One sec, I gotta grab my sunglasses.” -me “Oh! Can you grab my sunglasses for me?” -him “sure! The black ones or the cute ones?” -me <silence> “the black ones- they’re both cute though, you jerk.” -him 😆😅😍

Super Mario Bros. 3 Redrawn is finally launching on September 13th! In the meantime, go check the site. There's plenty of projects like this already finished in which several pixel artists have participated to bring back to life the maps from games you love!

I had the pleasure of hosting & streaming with @indiearenabooth.de at #gamescom this year, and I got to share my top 10 picks from the entire line-up at 2025 IAB. Here they are, and here's me attempting to quickly describe them to @shay-thompson.bsky.social😍 www.twitch.tv/videos/25528... #indiegames

#Gamescom Recap Part 1: Strategy, building sims, and management Gamescom 2025 was REALLY chaotic for me, but I still played some amazing #Steam demos of games from #IndieArenaBooth! So, I'm going to be sharing some of my faves, starting with: - DarkSwitch - News Tower - Star Birds - Iter-8 1/9

📢 ISO OF BI/PAN CREATIVES 📢 I’m making a starter pack for bi/pan folks in art, games, music, writing &/or voice acting! 🩷💜💙🩷💛🩵 🗣️If you’re a bi/pan creative, reply with what you do 🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁 #BiVisibilityMonth #GameDev #IndieDev #VisualNovel #TTRPG #Music #Artist #Author #VoiceActor

Bye Sweet Carole should be on your watchlist for #indiegames store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/... Just LOOK at that classic 90's animation style!

I have a little bit of a cringe reaction to adults making words into baby words, like "workies" instead of "work" and stuff like that. I think they are just trying to make things more relatable and relaxed, maybe? I, on the other hand, am cringe in general- sometimes relatable, sometimes not.

What a hype stream schedule to come back to!! I'm fresh from sleeping an entire day after gamescom and ready to dig into #nomanssky 's Voyagers update! 9AM EDT NMS + Twitch Drops! Catch the stream here: 🟪 twitch.tv/mollyberry 🟥 www.youtube.com/@themollyberry

Does anyone have a direct contact for Geoff Keighley? I want to ping him about supporting Take Us North and its dev team, as they’ve faced an onslaught of abuse after their Gamescom presentation.