I replayed Nier:Automata recently and made these little small stubbies as an homage (I used polymer clay, citadel paint, and eyeshadow)

I replayed Nier:Automata recently and made these little small stubbies as an homage (I used polymer clay, citadel paint, and eyeshadow)

GET READY TO SUBMIT ‼️ Augur Magazine is opening for a priority call! We're accepting submissions from anyone living within Canada who is also... - BIPOC - 2SLGBTQIA - Disabled on MAY 5TH!!! Open call for international + Canadian subs will take place this summer! Check out our subs guidelines👇

Dreams on a Pillow is the game that the establishment doesn't want you to play. A game made by Palestinians about Palestine. This game needs to exist, and we can make it happen. Please back, share, and talk about this game. We must amplify the voices that they're trying so hard to silence.

Palestinian game dev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.com is announcing the promised second crowdfunding campaign for his beautiful Dreams on a Pillow - but @safety.bsky.app has decided you can't know about it and marked his entire account as spam. Another obstacle in him just telling his story via games.

publisher intro: we're Future Friends Games!! our usual deals: - 80% rev share for devs, 20% us (no funding) - 75/25 up to 100k funding - we've published games like CloverPit, Summerhouse, Slots & Daggers, Exo One - we do all your marketing in-house, properly us! pitch info ⬇️

www.emberdione.com/on-rejection... Want to read a blog post I wrote about how to handle rejection from game dev jobs in 2026 that INCLUDES me getting a job rejection in the middle of writing it? TLDR: The Industry is Fucked Yo, it's not you.

More on legal minimums for mass layoffs in QC: GWU Mtl "know your rights" pamphlet (a few years old so do cross-reference the info in it): gwumtl.com/kyr/KYR_Pamp... CNESST reference: www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-c... Éducaloi articles on mass layoffs: educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/...

If you're a jr. sound designer & are interested in working on a narrative-driven RPG, I know of a studio looking for someone. Most of the game's sounds have already been made, and the team now needs someone to help them cross the finish line (there are ~75 sounds left to make). (1/2)

Some good news for all the game jam organisers out there! We've put together a press kit for 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵, 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳? so you can easily share it at your events and on social media. Our interactive tool is a great way to give budding game developers post-jam advice and resources.

This is not always a narrative designer‘s choice by the way. for this to happen you need existing processes for cross-discipline collabs (btw departments). especially when you hire writers mid-way as contractors and task them to fill text boxes because that’s the fastest thing to do

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT FOR ISSUE 2 🪐🗡️ If you are a 2SLGBTQIA+ author of speculative fiction or poetry, send us your work! We can't wait to read it! You have until 11:59 pm Eastern!

Oh wow, hers is gorgeous and it's no contest

For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Still three weeks left to get your submissions in! I've already gotten a many responses which is good, but unfortunately they echo what I feared (and sadly expected): Black Game Developers are being hit harder on practically *all* fronts despite making up a smaller portion of the industry.

If you work in games and want food for thought, there's no food tastier or more nutritious than the Kaleidoscope podcast right now. Every episode has been an absolute banger so far, brilliant thoughtful discussions with great guests. Kudos @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social !

Any preference between sketchy-soupy or roundy-soupy?

Our talk at GDC 2026 is up on the Vault for FREE! ⭐ Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth ⭐ - What survival means as an indie - The origins of the fund - Our process for evaluating games - The Outersloth contract and explanation Watch now: gdcvault.com/play/1035853...

A massive thank you to @toiya.bsky.social for the invite! When I started getting into games, there were a lot of resources I wish were available. Finding out that our panel is available for free in the GDC Vault is rewarding in many ways. I had a great time, with a talented lineup of panelists💗

💫 Featuring @agatawaszkiewicz.bsky.social of our "Multiplayer Mentorship Program"! 🎮 The MMP is a 10-week pairing of industry, creative, and academic folks of the #gamestudies scene. 🍿 Tune into Agata's talk on May 5th on #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames #bookwriting here: shorturl.at/zYCGo

OPPORTUNITY - Senior Writer - Battlefield - Canada Sort of affiliated, but this isn't working directly with me :) Shares welcome! jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...

Playing with UV resin: - Definitely more finicky than it looks - But translucency is so much fun to play with - Dices are so photogenic during golden hour

Since this isn't evident in the headline or the excerpt, "religious symbols" includes garments such as hijabs.

[FR] Je participerai le 15 mai à une table ronde sur le design narratif en excellente compagnie à l'université Concordia. Elle sera aussi diffusée en ligne (Youtube, Zoom) gratuitement. J'y parlerai notamment de mes dernières recherches et créations! www.concordia.ca/cuevents/off...

Calling all game devs in Québec! What would you change about the games industry? Come chat with us online on May 6 at 7 PM. Follow the link to register 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Made lots of mistakes (especially with the slab building of the utensil holder, there are some cracks). I still cannot wait to make more, I just love pottery

What are the secrets to getting in as a speaker for a games conference? 🗣️ 1) Clear takeaways ✅ Watch our guide for the other 2! Just 3 days remain to apply for Game Devs of Color Expo 2026: gamedevsofcolorexpo.org/apply #gamedev

Canadians: a petition for you to sign! www.ndp.ca/ban-surveill...

Raise your hand if you’re submitting to #AdvX26! Exhibitor & speaker submissions are open at adventurexpo.org. Whether professional or hobbyist, apply to be a part of the UK’s only convention dedicated to narrative games. Details on our website. Follow for updates! #AdvX

she also tried to eat my paper (briefly)

hi! @brianschung.bsky.social and i made a small game called Field Study, it's a non-narrative documentary game about parallel consciousness. you can play it here - thesheepsmeow.itch.io/field-study

CAPTCHA mechanics? That's brilliant

playtestparlor.com Playtest Parlor is a new way to playtest your board games digitally. youtu.be/LeSbURlYa3A

Do you love Mega Man Battle Network and indie JRPGs? I'm looking for a gameplay designer to help take ownership of combat in my newest project! ⚔️ enemies, combat, deckbuilding, balancing 🎮 MMBN enthusiast / indie JRPG-fan 💰 paid, part-time 🌎 remote, USA-based Apply 👇🏾 forms.gle/U6xE3rARWdo5...

And this beautiful game on grief is out now! If you want to support Arab-made work about the Arab world, history, arts, and culture -especially in a time of destruction and erasure towards our people- I cannot recommend this game more. store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/...

The Black State of the Games Industry Survey is up! It'll be open till May 6th, 2026 and should take 20 minutes maximum of your time. Only requirements are that you're a Black Game Developer over the age of 18! 🎮🎮🎮 forms.gle/teLH4p9rAokS...

These Big AAA studios never cared about being called indie till they found out they could steal the marketing from small team / small budget games We need to rebrand "indie" to "Micro game studios/teams" or something like that to represent what "indie" always really meant when it came to games.

🔥 Nos amis de chez @actugaming.net renouvelle, une fois encore, leur conférence dédiée aux jeux vidéos indépendants Francophones. Une excellente initiative, et toujours un agréable moment passé en leur compagnie. 👇 Si vous êtes solo-dev ou faites partie d'un studio indé, n'hésitez pas à postuler !

Are you a game writer or narrative nerd or just interested in how game writers interact with their craft? There's a book about it called The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope and it's out now from Inkle. A neat review with a bunch of info:

once I’m done with the PhD, I want to go back to Archeocook, a project I started during a game jam last year. The goal will be to turn it into a melodic cooking game (still set in a solarpunk-ish setting)

The 2026 Limit Break mentorship program has opened applications to participants from the UK and Irish games industry We speak to its program manager Jonas Gawe about the challenges and successes of running a game industry mentorship scheme for marginalised and underrepresented people bit.ly/4dIbnJF

My team has just posted a fairly unique design role: careers.blizzard.com/global/en/jo... If you meet the qualifications and are interested but have questions, feel free to reach out and I'll answer what I can

That’s rad

The submission window for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition is open! If you have a new + exciting indie game and want to get it in front of a bunch of new people, there's no better place than DOTD. The window closes on April 6th! https://www.dayofthedevs.org/submit

Limit Break was so helpful as I was making the switch into games!! If you are in the UK, apply!!!

Also new this year is the Entertainment Software Association of Canada Fan Choice Award. You can vote on their website for your favourite game, and the winner will be honoured at the May 21 ceremony. There's dozens of options here, which is pretty cool: theesa.ca/esac-fan-cho...

most of the time you don’t want true randomness and/or simulation in a game. you think you do but you’re wrong and will get mad at us if you get it.

We close to reprint submissions on March 31st @ 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time! We're looking for previously-published speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors, and only stories that aren't currently available online/free-to-read! All the details are in our guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

OPPORTUNITY Digital Content Writer. Not affiliated. Shares welcome. Read advert for specific requirements. jobs.lever.co/lucasmuseum/...