Things are difficult and the world is bad but give yourself a moment to lay on the floor with me and listen to this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH7W...

(Taps the sign)

I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!

i’m not deleting Future Class from my bio. they might have deleted the archives, but they can’t take that achievement away from me. Geoff was not involved in the process at all, and so he gets no say on whether i can still claim being inducted into the first class.

A note about the TGAs worth remembering as this Future Class story unfolds: it’s a marketing beat, consumer-facing, and voted on by media/influencers. Developers are, by design, not included or considered in the structure. Which feels bad! www.polygon.com/explained/49...

I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more

Games Y'all (@gamesyall.bsky.social) is a free monthly meetup for devs around Austin, TX! Highly recommended. The venues rotate each month, but it's always a great time to check out various game demos and chat with peeps in the industry.

We cost zero dollars to join, plus vet anyone who applys to make sure all our members actively work in the games industry!

accolades are important to marginalized folks. not being able to access even an archived post hosted by TGA website kinda sucks ass. not to mention how bad of a look it is to just destroy 5 years of "hey look at us we're uplifting 50 incredible devs" to "don't look don't look"

I had the privilege to mentor 2023 honoree rising star @rinoaskyes.bsky.social through a mentorship program that, to my understanding, ran only for that cohort. She deserves so much better than being used for performative clout and cast aside. This is deeply disappointing and baldly transparent.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in! The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26

We have sexualized the Balatro clown, in case you were wondering just how horny we actually are these days.

We are mere days away from my 24hr stream raising money for SickKids Children's Hospital! Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle! This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000! Let's put some good out into the world. www.extra-life.org/participants...

NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?" It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.

The indie hit has one of the most personal narratives in gaming. Now, more players will be able to experience it as 1000xResist comes to PS5 and Xbox.

There’s @thegig.bsky.social for free, online. Primarily networking, but we’ve done social stuff in the past

In Toronto: Dirty Rectangles + Bonus Stage are great, monthly events. bsky.app/profile/dirt...

If any of my lead-level narrative designer pals are up for moving to Boston, my old job is open! It's a lovely team and a very cool project! (And it's not open due to churn but due to my replacement getting promoted and the narrative team expanding!) www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2064...

Debug Magazine have run amazing free-to-exhibit UK events for a while now, next years is going to be much bigger! bsky.app/profile/debu...

🌱Announcement! Next Gamedev PerkUp will be November 15th, 10am - 2pm @ Good People Coffee's gorgeous venue in Santa Monica! As always, RSVP is required for attendance/name badge! We'll be doing some quick check-ins when folks arrive. We'll see u there! ☕ tinyurl.com/Gamedevperku...

cannot recommend @gamedevperkup.bsky.social enough for LA devs. intentional, inclusive, and a great place to meet people!

just saying... but www.gameconferencemx.com happened a few weeks ago and that was a load of fun. Mexico has some great meals, good spaces, and it was very nice🥳 i know it's tough for most to make the trip, but it's still way less than going to _that_ event 👀💦

@seattleindies.bsky.social runs regular meetups, as well as larger low-cost events throughout the year. It's actually one of the strongest regional gamedev communities, and that's something I don't think gets talked about enough.

it's more a learning/practice community than for industry (all freeware), but we strive to make it more affordable for people wanting to make games who degree programs may not suit we also have no-cost openings for people in situations where the dues would be a stretch www.patreon.com/devpods/about

Reminder that we extended our submission deadline — you have until tomorrow to submit your game to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC 2026! We'd love to see what you're up to!

We need more developer-centered industry third spaces that don't cost an arm and a leg to get to or participate in. If you run one or know one, now's a great time to bring attention to it.

With SNAP benefits running out this weekend, I'll be spending mine at the local food pantry making sure my community doesn't go hungry. If you're in Silicon Valley, we're looking for more volunteers across the area - please consider joining me: www.shfb.org

Finally, FINALLY, got best girl, the Most Interesting Woman herself, @thewritegame.bsky.social on the @official-aias.bsky.social Game Maker's Notebook! Come for the baddie, stay for the deep dive into the state of our part of the industry: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtpu...

Is there really nowhere I can watch HBO’s Westworld, I feel like watching Ben Barnes and Jimmy Simpson flail around would fix me a lil

That cold emptiness that you’re feeling? The absence of human touch.

Let’s put this list up against layoffs. Because layoffs paid for these bribes. www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

Really have not enjoyed living in the Clickhole extended universe.

NGL I think I'm just gonna make 10,000 more babygirls, that's still balance right

While we're finishing up Dosa Divas, we're still shopping around two smaller new projects. We wanted to let folks know with enough time and severance. Here's a spreadsheet with info on each person and I'm happy to provide any recommendations for any of them. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

NOTHING is lost by properly crediting individuals for the exact contributions they made. You list the entire executive suite who never touched a key and yet people who ground on the game for years are regulated to a "and they were also here." It's not hard. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rid...

I hate it when French people make you do their weird obstacle courses

I did a whole GDC talk where I talk about the growing use of this quite frankly awesome archetype, the Girl Failure: gdcvault.com/play/1035113...

If you were at TwitchCon and experienced or witnessed harassment, especially from IRL streamers, I'd like to speak with you for a story. Please signal boost.

Submissions to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on! More info about the session and where to submit can be found on our NEW website here www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

If you work in a craft field, you have a responsibility for its future and that includes training and helping upcoming generations.

If you’re in a creative field and you don’t lift up the work of your peers, you can’t expect people to care about your stuff

...Anyway, if you're looking for some nice ambient music to create to today, the lovely @dateeverything.bsky.social soundtrack is up on Bandcamp: raredrop.bandcamp.com/album/date-e...

The shorter games with worse graphics made by less people discourse is starting again and the nuance lost in this conversation is: we absolutely CAN make big, hyper-realistic games, sustainably. The problem -- and the money drain -- is executive pay, leadership overreach, mismanagement, and whims.

AI porn is for people without imagination. Also last time I checked I didn’t have to melt the polar ice caps to read AO3.

I’m all for unhinged silly goofy choices but I draw the line at putting a fedora on *Kain fucking Highwind*

Booted up an old PS4 and

The Phantom of the Opera’s secret hotness magic is autism rizz and you cannot convince me otherwise.