It truly takes a village; but in our case, the village is super weird, surrealist, whimsical, earnest, witty, optimistic, creative, warm, human, and brilliant! ๐
yo Aussie gamemakers - have you got sick new demos in the current Next Fest? Lemme know about them so I can check em out! ๐ฅ๐
We have made a new demo for Key Fairy!
We took the demo down right before release, to make it easier to do patches and stuff on the full game!
But we like demo's, and we want people to be able to taste the game before they commit to it!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/287...
Our next event will feature 5 amazing games and teams from our industry in NSW!
@patnaoumgames.bsky.social | @liamflannery.bsky.social | @hariedwin.bsky.social | @chrismarcatili.bsky.social | @kitkat5100.bsky.social
We're thankful to feature these new games at our upcoming anniversary event โค๏ธ
Really sad to hear today that Freeplay Independent Games Festival is likely coming to the end of its adventure in 2026 after 22 incredible years. Freeplay has been pivotal to my own career and I have some complex, straight out contradictory feelings about the announcement I wanna try to articulate.
This is actually devastating. Please respond to the survey and rally behind Freeplay to see if we can support the ongoing org and its team to continue delivering pivotal events and connection points that we so desperately need.
terrible news coming out of Freeplay. I really hope it & Parallels can continue.
"Of the 81 arts organisations supported by Creative Enterprises in the 2026-2029 funding round, none are games/interactive arts organisations." (freeplay.net.au/survey2026)
This is so supremely fucked
This sucks! Freeplay is such an important event and cultural space - hugely influential to how I think about and make games. I hope there's a way to continue that legacy, in whatever form.
It's not just the games themselves that are suffering in the current funding drought, it's so disheartening to consistently be seeing the lack of financial support for events and organisations that provide support to the wider local industry.
Use your voice and give feedback!
Freeplay is the longest running independent games festival in the world. This is incredibly sad news and it needs all the support it can get.
my thoughts on @free-play.bsky.social and why it remains so, so important (especially in the bad times!!!!)
This needs to be louder: "Of the 81 arts organisations supported by Creative Enterprises in the 2026-2029 funding round, none are games/interactive arts organisations."
Freeplay is hugely important, we have to find a way to keep it alive ๐
BITS & BOPS IS OUT NOW! ๐ถ
๐ฎ Over 20 original rhythm mini-games!
๐ต Catchy music!
โก Snappy gameplay!
โจ Gorgeous 2D animation!
PLAY IT NOW ON STEAM! ๐
An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didnโt secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. Weโre exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Oli is on the phone holding a MS paint star with the words "Hello I'd like to exhibit at Level Up Tasmania" above him. Level Up Tasmania is in logo form, while the other letters are all space grotesk.
๐ Calling all Tasmanians with games you've made/helped make/are currently making - applications are now open to be part of Level Up Tasmania next year in April!
๐ www.screen.tas.gov.au/leveluptasma...
Hipster Whale is looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our team! For more details: bit.ly/hw-careers
๐ Hybrid or fully remote
๐ Full-time, 6-month position
๐ต Competitive salary
๐งก Supportive and talented team
๐คธ Flexible work conditions
#gamedevjobs #indiedev #leveldesign #jobopening
1 Hour until Freeplay Parallels!
See you all at 6 pm!
DONT COME AT 7 OR ILL BE MAD AT YOU
The return of Waypoint Constellationsโจ
๐ซ events.humanitix.com/waypoint-con...
A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators.
๐๏ธOn Oct 14th just before SXSW's games festival begins
Follow and sign up for more info as we tease out the secrets of this event.
If you want GCAP Pitch back in 2026 and are interested in entering for next year please sign up here and share!!
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
spotted: guy fieri at #MIGW
At GCAP, listening to a keynote about the game industry's problem with institutional memory, and thinking back to my own GCAP 2019 keynote and the existential crisis this slide caused for every 30-something year old dev in the room. Wonder how many of them are still here.
#MIGW DAY 1/0?? let's gooooo ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ Oct 14-17: attending SXSW Sydney
๐ Oct 14: attending Waypoint: Constellations
๐ฏ Oct 15: speaking on a panel, 4pm, ICC Room E3.10
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL ๐ซ ๐๐๐
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Hi friends, I'll be at MIGW and SXSW this year:
๐ Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
๐ค Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
๐ Oct 9: attending Parallels
๐ง Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
๐ฒ Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
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Ben!!! :D Would love to see you!!
Midnighters is a fresh take on video game publishing from a collective of expert producers, behind titles you know and love.
โจย Here to provide devs and publishers with an extra set of hands.
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Looking forward to it โบ๏ธ
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๐ฅJoin Team Chuhai!๐ฅ
Weโre currently hiring for two roles here at Chuhai Labs!
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