This monologue is an all timer. Rest in peace, legend. youtu.be/2WkWoMcghhE?...

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It’s finally time to… Unleash the ✦⁺₊✩GIRL POWER✩⁺₊✦ Don’t Stop, Girlypop! is officially OUT NOW!!!! You better be ready, because this sh❤t is serious 👇 https://bit.ly/45CRvme

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Funerals are such a wild ride, because it’s a day of mourning but also a day to catch up with extended family?? We’re standing near the open casket getting ready for the service when an in-law tells us how she uses ai to see what her 9 year old would look like with shorter hair.

Try a couple decades of shitty emails ranging from simple insults all the way up to death threats from idiot fanboys who can't handle you giving a game "only" 8/10 and see which one puts more calluses on your soul, dummy. You'd fold in six months or less.

Let the WellPlayed team show you through the best home-grown games scheduled for 2026

Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA

Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.

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you never had "social permission," you rotten ghouls

Hi Australia. Now we are having a national Day of Mourning today for the victims of the Bondi attack can we, the Aboriginal people, have our day of mourning on Jan 26 back please. We have mourned on Jan 26 since the first day of Mourning on Jan 26 1938 and we would like it back.

This is delightful

this is an extraordinary interview, mostly because it's a rare deep dive into just how shallow and stupid these men are. like if i worked in razer pr i'd be mortally embarrassed by almost every single one of Tan's responses here.

I interviewed Freeplay's co-founder Katharine Neil a couple of years ago about its origins & legacy. There was SO much fascinating stuff that I couldn't publish but I'm still really proud of the piece & feel as if documenting this stuff holds a tiny bit of importance too.

Ultimately, I hope Freeplay finds a way to return to and persist in its more ragtag low budget from, relying on the community that in turn gets so much from it to sustain it. Or people start new ragtag events in new dojos without a budget to make the new CEOS of the game industry feel uncomfortable.

I have thoughts on this, as a former director and a board member for six years, and for one time anyway, a keeper of the flame of Freeplay’s history. But first up I want to say how incredibly disappointing it is that Creative Vic hasn’t funded Freeplay.

Freeplay is the longest running independent games festival in the world. This is incredibly sad news and it needs all the support it can get.

one more thing about freeplay, and an issue that's been on my mind for a while (alt text available):

I’ve said it a bunch (usually to tired directors who were humoring me!) but Freeplay’s soul lies in its ability to upset bad men. The people creating the problems for indie game creators should be worried about Freeplay’s schedule dropping. They should read it through their fingers, bracing.

Devastated and heartbroken. Freeplay means so much to so many, and I can't picture the games scene without it. This fucking sucks

1 month store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...

First commission of the year, I'll never tire of the fun things I get to make, this is a Viking style fish funeral LOL #arty

I made a tool that makes retro anime sound effects. Meet AnimeVox! I made it for a game, but it's free to use. I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble. If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :) castpixel.itch.io/animevox

Hello #PortfolioDay !! I'm Lucy, a short, fast and loud illustrator and game dev based in Naarm/Melbourne. I love making character focused illustrations with a fantasy twist and bold autumn-toned colour palette! I love to yap! Reach out to me at: [email protected] Folio: lucymutimer.com

"Animal Crossing's update dropped a day early" Americans are never beating the allegations that they don't understand they're not the only place in the world.

ACNH 3.0 Hotel but make it Dragon Age The Veilguard Lighthouse✨️ (A thread) Starting with the meditation room / Rook's room✨️ #DATV #ACNH

Fuck AI. 🫳 🎤

Please make sure you go to Alt Games this year and help make it huge bc NSW needs a games show.

Katy is such a joy to work with and a wonderful person!! Don’t miss out on your chance to work with one of da best✨

Howdy game dev folks! If you need some marketing/comms support with socials, research or strategy I have some capacity coming up 🙌 Please feel free to reach out or amplify 💕 I promise to only make one Muppets themed post per quarter 🫡 katynethercote.carrd.co

LIGHT THE DEFO BEACONS

king shit right here

historically accurate☑️

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Hi AU-based marketing and biz dev friends! I'm still looking for $5k AUD to help make @frostygamesfest.com events happen again this year. We have some sponsorship locked, but need to make up a shortfall 🍦💰 If you'd like to chat pls email or DM me! amy at hellomisspotter dot com

drawing tiny ships with tiny captains

That's what I'm talking about.

I'm looking for ✨remote✨ work! I'm an award-winning unity developer with a speciality for programming and interface design, and I'd simply love to bring your game to reality! 🌱✨ you can play my current online work here: www.gamechangersurveys.com/survey/playg...

I cannot stress this enough: this is not possible in a literal technological sense: you cannot train an AI and expect even comprehensible results with under ~1 million pieces of data, nobody can supply all that with the variance needed. You can only achieve it through wanton scraping

💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵 There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen. Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽

Itching to show so much more but here's a look at one of the "bad guys" from our game. Looking forward to you guys making him say things like: "Huh What was that?? Must be the wind..."

hello, please tell me which australian and new zealand-made games you are excited to see this year. i'm in listicle mode & would love to feature as many as possible. 🫶

After 3 years of development, our solarpunk MMO game Loftia is releasing this year, in 2026 🌱💛 Thank you so much for coming on this journey with us, we hope you’re ready!! Closed Beta playtests coming soon 🥳

All my best friends are

Apostate

Kirby carries a scythe and rides the warp star, not just to destroy, but to sow a new harvest, Welcome to 2026 [ #Kirby - #RisographPrint - #DigitalArtist ]