We are excited to announce a new range of official Hob's Barrow merch, available exclusively from the Adventure Game Merch store! Featuring beautiful new artwork by the legendary @slipperyjack.bsky.social, we have a little something for everyone! Do check it out ⬇️ adventuregamemerch.com

Go check out this super cute and wholesome game abt penguins that I help contribute a bit of music for! 💚🐧 #gamedev #indiedev #vr #cosygames

There are gaming events out there highlighting indie games in the United Kingdom, definitely gems out there to discover Brilliant Indie Treasures Showcase 💎Free to showcase 💎50 hand-selected indie games 💎Ticket price less than a fancy coffee Back again in Brighton, July 2026

I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct. That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...

"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights". Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?

J F C AI investment and the desperate need to find *any* use for it has rotted so many damned brains in the government that they're not even trying to slap a sticking plaster on a bullet injury anymore, they're attempting to put a prawn sandwich on a decapitation wound and call it progress.

We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA. Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.

Class of 2022 here. I don’t know what is the most infuriating thing abt this article but this one stings me the most. You try so hard to get recognised in the industry which you kinda do and then it suddenly ceases to exist. What’s the point in the end? 🫠

Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied: "Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀

I want to thank Alyssa for talking to us for this story. It's hard to see a program like The Future Class be abandoned when it had huge potential. I wanted to share more of my thoughts that include Future Class, Game Awards, and accessibility so I made a video about it: youtu.be/nNcvtsba90M

Time to update my profile!

So the Hades concert AND the Persona concert at the Royal Festival Hall is on the same day which means if you're a super fan, you're spending hella £££ on tickets, let alone travel, merch, food and accommodation if travelling from outside of London. 🥲 #gamemusic

It’s been a wild first week back in London after my Asia trip! It’s not even 11am and I’ve already pet a dog, forgot to ask for no cream for my mint mocha, saw my coach to Oxford zoom past and abandoning us 😆. Back to the London chaos I see!

Thank you @thoughtrise.bsky.social for summing up my thoughts in much better words! I was hyped to be part of the 2022 class but it quickly turned out to offer me v. little as a freelance composer who's been in the industry for a while. No way was I going to attend TGA out of pocket!

As an FC alumni… yeh I’m not surprised 😅

We're looking for a lead music composer! You'll be responsible for most of the PROJECT MIX OST. This is a remote, paid, long term role that will require making 25-30 tracks by 2027. RT to help us reach as many people as possible! Link in comments. #indiegame #gamedev #PortfolioDay

Calling all horror content creators 👻 I just launched the demo for Shutter Story - a game about investigating haunted family photographs. Know anyone that would like streaming this? Tag them here! 🙂 #screenshotsaturday

I'm convinced that the recruiter trying to get me to recruit a graduate in AI on LinkedIn messages, is also an AI.

Audio Designer at altitude-games.com (Makati, 🇵🇭) "designing and implementing the full audio experience of our games. From punchy sound effects to evocative music and seamless voice integration" altitude-games.com/audio-design... #gamejobs

The fact it is effective and popular is exactly why the wealthy are so aggro about opposing it

here's how you remove the AI from the latest Firefox update

I’m on the shinkansen train and … there’s delays which means I’m miss all my transfer trains. Sighhhhh

Ichiban sign spotted at No Kings protest in Chicago

OPPORTUNITY - Respawn - Narrative Design Intern Unaffiliated. Shares Welcome hitmarker.net/jobs/respawn...

Help me, Bluesky! I'd love to find and chat to UK-based up-and-coming music composers for games - especially those who are as obsessed with the Japanese school of melody-focused game music as I am. Could eventually lead to a small paid gig and then maybe maybe more down the line. Spread the word! ❤️

Just had a really awkward bizdev meeting - folks pls do your research before requesting a formal meeting! An art outsourcing company basically asked me for work / funding (which is normal), however.. I’m an audio+ live events outsourcing company myself so .. 😅 #networking #hownottonetwork #gamedev

Some Thailand snaps 📸🇹🇭

Lead Audio Designer on Monopoly World at reality.co (Kraków, 🇵🇱) "be responsible for creating the soundtrack of an entire world" careers.reality.co/o/lead-audio... #gamejobs

is Spotify (and its distribution partners) retaliating against artists who boycott? this video is about what happened after I removed my music from Spotify. please reach out if you’ve experienced something similar

Huge thunderstorm / heavy rain happening in BKK so it’s the perfect time to make friends with your friend’s doggo!

Because I've been awake for over 24hours now and I'm waiting for the go ahead for an early check in at my hotel, I've just calculated that I've now passed the 50 mark of myself doing panels/talks! I'm technically at 53 and this is just for game dev stuff (not including music workshops!). ... YAY

OK who's attending #gamescomasia !? It's my first time attending so I've not planned anything super solid but I'm more than happy to chat about #gamemusic and how it intersects as a live event. Also send me food recommendations! #gamedev #gameaudio #indiedev

Honestly after Morocco and the chaos of being at a Riad in the middle of the medina, Thai urban heat and this specific blend of chaos is so much more manageable 😂

I’ve just boarded the plane and there is no individual AC and there’s already the smell of BO. Pray for me.

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

"This is not the first time that Hamas... agreed to release all Israelis being held captive in Gaza – on 4 previous occasions during the past 2 years, Palestinian negotiators have agreed to all terms of ceasefire agreements... only to have the Israeli... team reject..." imemc.org/article/hama...

Members and non-members are invited to this set of lightning talks on the specific needs of different game forms, featuring the wonderful @kimmacaskill.bsky.social, @flipdock.bsky.social, @thewizardlockwood.bsky.social, @rosebehar.bsky.social and chair Ben Sabin!

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

Do folks feel this specific blend of burnout btw? I’ve only been back in the UK for like a month and already done 2 speaker roles, a bunch of networking events and meetings yet can’t stomach updating my socials abt it? I end up with a backlog of years worth content that I never share haha 🥲

Hiring on my team! Looking for someone passionate about comic books and graphic novels, marketing, and the book and library markets. Happy to answer any questions about the role! careers.wbd.com/global/en/jo...

Who tf is drilling at 8:30 on a Tuesday morning 🥲🥲🥲

I don't give a shit so I _will_ name and shame here

I’m quoted in here, talking about hiring scams. I hope it can help job seekers be more aware of scams, so they can protect themselves.

What a week!! So glad this is finally out there - I spent much of my time at the IWGB supporting the workers at ZAUM with unionising and them getting the *first recognition in the UK videogame industry* is such a historic win. So fucking happy!!

Fans of Irish games? Fans of Irish folklore? Fans of the Hellfire Club?! Fans of indie games made by a team of just 9?! Our Early Access gothic horror title is 20% off. Only one person needs to buy, and the other 4 can play for free with friends paaaaaaaaass store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

There are better reasons to cancel your Spotify subscription, but here's another: their new, long-awaited "lossless" streaming is pretty lacking. This video is about as close as you'll get to a simple explanation of all of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH27...

Bluesky I need YOU for our indie game project 😂 I'm working on my own project atm and it's set in the 90s, you're a computer tech, and you're a naughty sleuth who looks through peoples stuff 😂So I'm looking for photos in around the 80s and 90s that we could use on peoples computers as found stuff.

I'm presenting my @qgcon.bsky.social talk on "Contemporary Video Game Archaeology as Anticipatory Grief" at 2pm ET (7pm BST) today! Most of the talks, including this one, are being streamed live on Discord. Check out the schedule and more here: www.qgcon.org

I've never met Heidi. Anyone who thinks AI can do anything with words should read this, and understand that AI doesn't. Only a human could write this. If you value words, if you value understanding, if you value humans in all their messy glory, read this, share, and chip in if you can.