Reppin the @thegameclub.bsky.social brand!

JUST LAUNCHED! TheGameClub.com - like a book club but for games! Join or host group gatherings all over the world to discuss our your shared experience. The game is just the icebreaker, the goal is to forge friendships. Use promo code HEYLOOKLISTEN for 50% off today!

The first year of moving to the USA was one of the most lonely years of my life. When was the last time you tried to make new friends? And not friends of friends, or people through school or work, etc. Like... from scratch.

Alrighty, so it looks like I'll be in town for @paxaus.bsky.social / MIGW. Who's around? Who wants to catch up? What are the good events/parties to go to? Who wants an invite to my parties 😉

I'll be hosting the last 3 hours of @thegig.bsky.social today, stop by and say hi!

That feeling when you send the WRONG email to your list of 8000 industry colleagues........ Sooooooooooooooooorry #TheGIG

Whether this is your first time at PAX or your 20th, you'll find valuable tips, tricks, and help for navigating @officialpax.bsky.social and Seattle in our GIG Guide to PAX West! thegig.guide/paxwest

🇺🇸JFK ✈️ 🇳🇿AKL Heading back to Australia, via an almost 18 hour flight (!!) to New Zealand first. Prepping my Steam deck with Sword of the Sea by @giantsquidstudios.com

Hey @cristac.bsky.social @hotbabybryan.bsky.social, I'd love to connect with you in regards to an opportunity with Fear the Spotlight, is there a good way to reach out? (DM, email, etc)? Cheers!!

I'm working at my friends karaoke dive bar in NYC tonight. What can I get you?

Running gaming events requires a significant amount of professional experience and industry connections, the amateur behaviour and misleading expectations from these organizers is staggering.

Hey @blendogames.bsky.social, what's the best way to get in contact with you mate, I have an idea I'd like to pitch around one of your older games!

Check out (and pls share) our GIG Guide to Gamescom! thegig.guide/gamescom Whether its your first or fifteenth time at the show, we've put together a helpful document to navigate both the event and the city of Cologne. Featuring tips, tricks, advice, and discounts!

We're BACK this Friday, come hang out and catch up with game industry friends and colleagues during #theGIG digital networking event! Featuring @damphyr.com @alykkat.bsky.social @jet-set.bsky.social @s5flare.bsky.social

Hey @hantani.bsky.social @even-kei.bsky.social‬, is there a good way to contact you both about your games? I have an idea I'd like to run past you if you have a moment!

Do you represent a product or service that's used or benefits the game industry (devs, publishers, creators, etc)? Wanna get it seen by over 8,000 vetted active game industry professionals? HMU :)

Keep the suggestions coming!

What is an overlooked indie PC game from the last 5 years that deserved more recognition? Bonus points if you can tag the developer too. Please share this post, there's a reason I'm asking that could hopefully benefit the devs specifically.

🇺🇸LAX ✈️ 🇦🇺SYD Good timing to go back to the homeland down under for a few weeks of R&R, then onwards to some big life changes!

I'm in the market for a new laptop - something lite and portable, but got enough oomph to run Photoshop on multiple displays, and play Civilization at least 😆 Any recommendations?

That's a wrap on my time as Event Director of the DreamHack Festivals! It's been rewarding and challenging, but I'm proud of the people I helped bring closer together, and grateful to have had the chance to grow the shows to be the largest DreamHacks in the festival's history.

Pretty proud of how much we support indie devs at #DreamHack Dallas by subsidizing their booth space, with over 50 playable games!!

Do you like esports? Cause have, like, all of them at #DreamHack this weekend. And over $2 MILLION in prizes. Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Halo, StarCraft, Valorant, Overwatch, Brawl Stars, GeoGuessr (!!), and Chess, yes, CHESS!

Is our #DreamHack sign big enough?

Hi. I'm Guy (or Yug, depending on how long you've followed me). I'm the one of the organizers of DreamHack Dallas happening this weekend. Here's a thread with some tips if it's your first time attending a #DreamHack ...

The size, scope, and amount of stuff at @DreamHack Dallas next week is genuinely wild, so many folks have spent so much time working all year for these 3 days - you won't want to miss it. Check out the show floor map here: dreamhack.com/dallas/map/

This week marks 6 years since I moved to New York City. It's not always been easy, but it's where I feel the most like myself - it's home.

It's been years since I've been so drawn into a game that I've started taking physical notes alongside it to help with the puzzle solving. Highly recommend Blue Prince by @dogubomb.bsky.social

What are some 'good gaming news' stories that have happened over the last few weeks, I'd like to highlight them in this months @thegig.bsky.social newsletter.

Are you ready for #TheGIG? Kicking off in a few hours, join over 8000 gaming industry friends and colleagues today! Hosted by @popelady.bsky.social @alykkat.bsky.social @robmanuel.bsky.social @s5flare.bsky.social

For those attending GDC (especially first timers)... We put together a pretty comprehensive guide for the week including tips and tricks for getting around, where parties and networking happens, staying safe, food, drink, etc. Please share! - thegig.guide/gdc

Getting ready for GDC? Nervous about what to expect, what to do, where to go, where NOT to go? We gotchu - thegig.guide/gdc

Piff the Magic Dragon - magician, child traumatiser, still technically owes me $20. A+++ would recommend. With @duckvalentine.bsky.social @bryantfrancis.me @ryanhartman.bsky.social @anitasarkeesian.bsky.social

🇺🇸DCA ✈️ 🇺🇸LAS Looking forward to catching up with folks during #DICE2025

Update your bio's for your IICon invites!

How do I become an industry thought leader?

Are you developing a commercial VR game and interested in exhibiting it to a huge public audience around May/June? Might have some opportunities, DM me if interested, and please share with any VR devs/communities you know!

Our official GIG GDC Guide has been updated - find it here: thegig.guide/gdc Thanks to @neurotic.bsky.social @tenaciouschi.bsky.social @alykkat.bsky.social @duckvalentine.bsky.social

I'll be at DICE Summit in a few weeks, would love to catch up with folks, let me know!

Spent Australia Day here in NYC with my mate Hugh

"The GIG is YOUR community, and now more than ever we kinda need spaces like this, so as long as this community exists and finds value in what we do, we’ll keep running it!" - @yug.bsky.social Thank you for 5 YEARS of #TheGIG - returning Feb 7th! Also - GDC GIG party confirmed!

An Uncle Guy Christmas Tale. Wishing you all a safe and happy holidays with friends and family.

The Games Industry Gathering 2024 Holiday Party has now begun!!! Feel free to drop in and drop out at any point over the next 12 hours, where one of our wonderful hosts will welcome you to the event and help you with anything you need!

Looking to connect with PR agencies in the gaming space, please reach out or tag folks here please!

Old Town, Stockholm

🇺🇸JFK ✈️ 🇸🇪ARN See you this weekend at DreamHack Stockholm!

Hello friends, you're invited...

Arcade Commons is proud to be part of Game Design Days! Join us at HexCade, 11/19 6pm! We'll have a selection of cabs to play, as well as a Q&A with @b0tster.bsky.social about Nightmare Kart, and a chat with @janus.bsky.social, @nathangrayson.bsky.social, and @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social

🥳🎊🎂🎁♈ 43. No joke. Live your best life. 🎤🎮🍻🍕🗽