Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025 SEVERE: AB VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK HIGH: BC, ON, PEI MODERATE: none About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Check out some of the GAMERella teams fav spooky games to get you in the spirit: 🎃 Psychroma by Rocket Adrift and Until Dawn by Supermassive Games ~ @jessromarcotte.bsky.social 👻 Signalis by rose-engine ~ @missmystie.bsky.social

Strangers on the Net by @softch by @softchaos.games is awesome enough it made me sign up for Gamefound, which I'd been avoiding—not on principal, but because I don't need one more platform. But here we are. I find it preposterous that it hasn't already funded. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Strangers on the 'Net campaign so far! 🌈💖 Can you help us keep the momentum going? Please share the campaign with people you think might love it and vote in our latest poll about what you'd like to see in our next updates! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Our crowdfunding campaign for Strangers on the 'Net is now live! 🌈💖 gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Throwback to last weekend's @qgcon.bsky.social, where I got to moderate a discussion with a wonderful group of organisers.

Still thinking about how lovely @lackingceremony.bsky.social was on Friday @qgcon.bsky.social when I showed up at the presenters dinner feeling super shy and not knowing anyone. Then I got to see her talk on TTRPG "loose, touchable design for leaky, excitable creatures" which was so fucking good!!!

🌈💖 Hey y'all, coming @qgcon.bsky.social this weekend online? Want to? @metaparadox.bsky.social is running Ship of Theseus on Friday and still has some player slots! You can join on the QGCon discord! It sounds like an incredible larp -- it reminds me of "Here is my Power Button", which I loved!!!

Putting the finishing touches on my deck for my talk about asexual and aromantic characters/relationships in games for @qgcon.bsky.social 🥰

If you're attending @qgcon.bsky.social and want in on the 2-hr session of this that I'm running of this, give me a holler!

Heading to Montreal for @qgcon.bsky.social! Showing off AUGURS OF GLAMOUR, made with @nerdypupgames.bsky.social & L Kahn. Check out our game of drag-queen wizards driving through the US in a spray-painted van looking for legendary party-city Atlantis! www.nerdypupgames.com/augurs-of-gl...

La conférence QGCon arrive! Venez voir notre présentation (en anglais) GAY PEOPLE UNIONIZE - WHY NOW, WHY YOU samedi 26 à 14h dans l'auditorium pour apprendre pourquoi les travailleureuses queer doivent se lancer dans l'aventure syndicale dès maintenant! bsky.app/profile/qgco...

One of the most exciting designers and storytellers around is in their last hour of funding for a very meaningful puppet animation project that I can't wait to see! Now's your chance to support that! 💖

I'll be running the Buffy game with Squinky if you want to join us!

Any of you 90s kids up for a #ttrpg game night? -> check this out!

A big thank you to our second sponsor, Montreal's own Pixelles! None of this would be possible without our sponsors' generous support. Please give them a follow at @pixellesmtl.bsky.social

I'm so excited to welcome Dr. TreaAndrea Russworm to Montreal for QGCon!!! 🌈💖✨

For the next 48hrs for each re-post this gets, I'll add a free community copy of Gentlemages on Itch.

Hello, hello! Check out our latest Gamefound update to listen to a series of cool Character Creation Cast episodes featuring Strangers on the 'Net character creation and to have a chance to play in a game of Strangers hosted by the Soft Chaos team! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Next stop Montreal! So excited to go to @qgcon.bsky.social the Queerness and Games Conference This is an event I've wanted to go to for years, so to go there *and perform* there is a dream come true 😀 Look who's on-stage 3pm Sunday!! ✨😁✨

We are committed to keeping all of our attendees as safe and healthy as possible! Flip through for some basics of our COVID policy, and visit our website for complete details.

✨🌈Who’s excited for QGCon!?!? 🌈✨ We made these cute graphics for you to share to show your support! Please join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queern...

Time to get excited!

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Curious what your ticket gives you and how your support helps directly fund future #QGCon events?

this "passion tax" appears all over the place & should be talked about more. you see it in book stores and game stores all the time excitement for particular work is constantly weaponized to depress wages & pit workers against each other

🌈Look at this incredible lineup! Come to QGCon, September 26-28! ✨

Join us in-person or remotely, Sept 26-28! Tickets here -- PWYW but every bit counts in supporting our presenters and the event! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queern...

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: AB MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 CANADA MODERATE (no change) About 1 in every 121 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~5X higher -Long COVID ~5X higher -Hospitalizations ~5X higher -Deaths ~4X higher

If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20! Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask! Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...

I'm so proud of what we've managed to raise! But, 63% means we have less funding available for our travel grant program, the results of which have to be decided soon so presenters can purchase flights and train tickets. Please help us raise as much as we can by donating and resharing!

It's the weekend and our matching donation week is nearing its end! we are currently 53% funded for the event! . #videogames #lgbtq #gaymer #gamestudies #queergamer #queerstudies #genderstudies #gaming #montreal #gamingcon #queercommunity #ttrpgcommunity #gamedev #quebec #2slgbtqia #indiegame

Five days remain! Please share widely to help us meet our funding goals! . . #queerart #queerartist #2slgbtqia #lgbtgames #gaymer #🏳‍🌈 #gamestudies #rpg #videogames #twitch #retrogamingcommunity #indiegame #indiedev #gamer #gamedev #cardgames #boardgamers #meeple #dnd #ttrpg #newgames

Today is the first day of our week long #fundraiser and the matching donors' pledge has increased! Please help us reach our goal by sharing this post! . #boardgames #videogames #lgbtq #gaymer #gamestudies #mutualaid #queerstudies #genderstudies #gaming #indiedev #montreal #gamingcon #ttrpg

Grateful to the folks who have made this matching donation period possible. QGCon needs your help -- please spread the word and donate if you can. At a time where queer art is increasingly being censored, help us provide much-needed resources for our presenters! 💖💖💖

As of Wednesday, you can double your impact on QGCon's fundraising efforts! 💖💖💖

Yes! @prairieeyes.bsky.social is back with an interview with Elissa! "I used to do a lot of fandom RP, and a lot of my old RPs are just gone forever. I wish I could go back and read them [...] So in some ways this is like getting to have a piece of that memory back." comradery.co/softchaos/po...

two of my games on itchio have been deindexed, Cyber Sext Adventure and The earth is a better person than me. both are games about queerness and the complexity of sexual desire

Had a great fireside chat with @gamerella.bsky.social and @jessromarcotte.bsky.social at U/Day in Montreal! We talked about the role of game jams within, and outside, the game industry. ICYMI, you can read my white paper on game jams for free online: gameartsinternational.network/thats-my-jam...

WE DID IT 100K+ SIGNED, TELLING @aclu.org TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST PAYMENT PROCESSOR CENSORSHIP DONT FORGET TO PING THE ORG AND MENTION YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER. THIS MATTERS TO YOU. TO US. @nyclu.org

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a sponsor of #QGCON2025? Please find more details below! We appreciate any and all support to keep this a pay-what-you-can event for attendees! #indiegames #ttrpg #gamedevs #boardgames #lgbtq #gamers #gaming #queergames

QGCon is a wonderful conference for queer game designers and thinkers! They try and make attending the con as accessible as possible, and is a worthwhile arts organization to support! Consider attending and donating! I’ll be presenting a game this year about road-tripping drag-wizards!

Help us fund travel grants, food and more for our speakers!

If you want to know what it's like to play Strangers on the 'Net, you don't have to take our word for it! Here's @prairieeyes.bsky.social's interview with Willa, one of our early playtesters!

We're so excited to level up together through this program and immerse ourselves into the gaming industry. 🎮