I thought I might share the process of creating this image for @continuemag.bsky.social I worked pretty closley with @jacksonwryan.com to find something that felt like it spoke to the intent and vision of the magazine. hopefully this is insightful and helpful. (and proves I didn't 'generate' shit)🧵

The Frosty Games Fest team is calling for submissions for its 2026 showcase. Read the full article here: vist.ly/4twm7

Congratulations to @qualbert.com , @checkpointau.bsky.social and @legenette.bsky.social !! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 These talented folks, plus @wellplayed.bsky.social and @gamesdaly.bsky.social, are my trusted sources these days for all things games. I am thrilled to see so many of them represented here !

💰THE OUTERSLOTH CONTRACT 💰 We just released the FULL contract and terms that all our games sign! We hope this challenges the status quo of what you see out there. In a nutshell: 💸 Pre-recoup 50/50 💸 Post-recoup 15/85 💸 Terms after 7 years www.innersloth.com/the-outerslo...

Genuinely excited for this one - immediate backer 👏

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If you've ever been a game dev at MIGW, you've likely attended Parallels. Arguably one of the annual highlights for Aus games! With the event's future dependent on funding from Creative Vic, Freeplay risks needing to scale back the event significantly. infinitelives.substack.com/p/how-freepl...

Applications are now open Screen NSW's Digital Games Seed Development Program, offering grants of up to $30,000 to help bring new games to life. This funding can support early development activities. Learn more here: www.screen.nsw.gov.au/funding-supp...

Definitely check out the whole thread! 👇

The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a... 🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠

Saw this one at Parallels and looked like a hoot! Check it out 👇

Isopod from @sbug.games is: - A 3D platformer with deeply expressive mechanics and a wild sense of speed - Delightfully Australian - Unashamedly Anticapitalist - Filled with weird words and bits from yours truly And it’s out today! Get it while it’s hot!! store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...

QUEER GAME OF THE MONTH: October 2025 - PROXIMATE Given the moment it's been having lately, the wonderful PROXIMATE by @cmddx.itch.io is our highlight this month. checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Enter the Chronosphere is a turn-based/action roguelike hybrid in which bullets only move when you move. @paxaus.bsky.social @effortstar.bsky.social checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

josh sawyer of obsidian entertainment had plenty of wisdom to share at gcap 2025, about how the games industry has change, and how it's stayed the same. check out my roundup!

folks,

I still can't believe that SXSW is stacked back-to-back with Melbourne Games Week. Ya'll are superhuman cause my body & soul are wrecked already 💀

PODCAST: In this special episode, the Checkpoint team talk with Chantel and Alex of Little Pink Clouds all about the newly released Letters to Arralla! Listen Here: joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...

Got a spare 45min-an hour? Instead of watching an episode of Supernatural, why not jump on your PC and play a run of our exorcism deckbuilder Malys? 🕯️ Go on, Dean'll wait. You know how he feels about hot and secretive angels 😇

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Come and get 'em, you freaks!!

Hold onto your round, vegetable butts! 🍑

HUGE NEWS 📣📣📣 for all my games freaks who will be at MIGW

WE ARE SO BACK GCAP PITCH IS BACK!! Apologies for the later than usual opening; apply here: forms.gle/snuPH19XJNTz...

It's been a while. Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs. store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

#bskycometography no. 272 C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) 2014 Aug 17: Discovered by @cometguy.bsky.social T. Lovejoy (Australia) at 15 mag. The comet reached 3-4 mag shortly prior perihelion (2015 Jan 27 at 1.28 au) and was last seen on 2016 Sep 10. Its period is about 7000 years. ☄️🔭 #CometWatch

🚨 It’s happening! Taking Up Space is back for Melbourne International Games Week 2025! 🌞🎮 This is a networking event for women and gender diverse game developers; a chill, welcoming morning of micro-talks, real convos, and community vibes. 🤩 👯‍♂️ Tell your friends! Let's Take Up Space! 👯

Hello, I may have a level of involvement in this! Including but not limited to the trunk pig

We just announced our debut game: PARASENSOR 😈 Wishlist now on Steam: tinyurl.com/yeacumm7 Thank you to @frostygamesfest.com for featuring us! It's an honor to be included among so many amazing ANZ games youtu.be/m7TZws0VrWk #indiegame #indiehorror #horrorgame #summergamefest

New gameplay trailer let's go ♥️🍑

Congratulations to the Frosty Games Fest team for an incredible show highlighting the ANZ talent for the whole world to see 💪🍧

okay story time on why this tweet means a lot to me: one of the reasons I knew the game was special was that a friend of mine showed an early prototype to his niece and nephew and sent me photos of them playing it *and drawing their own levels based on the game* and i sobbed tbh

Time to kill any AI industry that can only exist by stealing copyrighted work 😇

That sound you hear? The scream of hundreds of tabletop gaming companies as their business models collapse simultaneously.

Introducing: Malys. A hellish new roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider and Summerfall Studios. As Noah, former priest turned exorcist and demon hunter, exorcise the infernal and exact vengeance. We're launching a Kickstarter later in April! Get updates via bit.ly/kickstartmalys

DREDGE turns two on March 30th and to celebrate we are taking a glance at the past to appreciate where we started. Check out our YouTube channel for a 20 minute sneak peak behind the curtains at where DREDGE came from in an early prototype. youtu.be/JqE4Yc-IZxA?...

If you're based in Brisbane or SE Qld & will be affected by Cyclone Alfred over the next 48 hours, please doorknock your neighbours - introduce yourself, exchange numbers and ask if they have the supplies they need & whether they are planning to stay or to leave today before it hits landfall.

Realising that folks that were never taught Welsh might not read ‘Ysbryd Games’ the same way I do 😂 happy St David’s day, I’m baking Welsh Cakes tomorrow to celebrate ! (And check out World of Horror at Ysbryd Games !)

"The Korean RPG scene has transformed—it’s now a space where women make up more than half the player base." — @rascalnews.bsky.social reports. Kudos to our Korean Call of Cthulhu licensee Dayspring Games, who took a lead here after a GamerGate like incident in 2016.

Last night, I stumbled onto this reference website that I'd never heard of before, and am blown away by its quality. Highly, highly recommended. www.dimensions.com

Run by fellow Tassie studio @twoandahalfstudios.com, The Storyteller’s Festival is a celebration of narrative games that we love 💚 Huge discounts on Yarn Spinner faves including: - Venba 🥘 - Dredge 🚢 - Frog Detective 🔍 - Outcore 💾 - Scarlet Deer Inn 🪡 + more! store.steampowered.com/curator/4239...

Ai defeated

REVIEW: Techno Banter "For gamers who love the club scene or appreciate techno music, Techno Banter will make you feel like you are in control of the party, and that’s a pretty cool position to be in." checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

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No particular reason:

It's the last day of the New Years sale on the Unity Asset Store, and Yarn Spinner is 50% off as part of the sale! Go get it! assetstore.unity.com/packages/too... #gamedev #indiedev #unity3d #assetstore #sale

anyone have a rec for a good tool or website to track games you've played? Bonus if you can also record comments or thoughts alongside, and rank them?

Getting upset with The Game Awards is like losing to a dog at chess. But sometimes I wanna play a little dog chess