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“Make bad game? Fired. Make good game? Fired. Make incredibly successful game? Believe it or not, also fired.” Original source of meme is from Parks and Recreation.

the video game industry is a mess

Square drawing that parodies the cover of the North American release of Jet Set Radio for Sega Dreamcast. Instead of the side banner that says 'Dreamcast', because the orange swirl it says 'DJ Crazy Times' which references the alias that comedian Kyle Gordon uses for his song 'Planet of the Bass'. Drawing has swapped out Beat for DJ Crazy Times, and Gum for Biljana Electronica. The background has been edited to show a giant outline of a globe, and instead of the teams logos, there is a hand doing a peace sign, a rocketship, cluster of stars and a ufo. It is rated 'P' for world peace. There is added text on the bottom in white that says 'Life it never die. Women are my favourite guy.'

WOMEN ARE MY FAVOURITE GUY 🗣️🗣️🗣️

#jetsetradio #segadreamcast #fanart #planetofthebass #kylegordon #parodyart #digitalart

graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

If you're gonna read any quote from an article on the game, let it be this one, because I think it sums up a lot of the feelings of fans pretty succintly

when u really need that 99 bucks from steam

the "im fag?" blue pikmin but the picture is edited with snow and a santa hat to become "i'm jolly?"

Protests at Rockstar Stretch to Rockstar Toronto As Local Game Devs, Academics, and CWA Canada Reps Stand With Fired Workers A group of CWA Canada reps, local Toronto game devs, and academics protested at Rockstar Toronto in solidarity with the 34 fired workers.

Re-sharing this story today and every day this week cause I can't thank the people who spoke to me enough and you should read it for their sakes at least, also can't believe I forgot to tag @videogameworkers.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social the first time wccftech.com/cwa-canada-t...

This is awful, and Diaz has QTP'd that they have insider info that @crunchyroll.com execs consider the current backlash against their enshittification of subtitles too small to matter.

They've bent to backlash before tho with trying to lower video quality.

This is an important one, anime fans.

The sound of the carnyx YouTube video by NationalMuseumsScotland

Love the sound of this ancient horn. (Might have inspired something I'm working on.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auR-...

YOU 🫵 LOVE ❤️ CARS

Pave paradise and wishlist Car Park Capital:
store.steampowered.com/app/3031880/...

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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

Now working on another IF for Bare-Bones Jam. I love that this jam forces you to not add anything extra, helps me focus on storytelling. This will be a new story/series with a lot more choices than previous IFs I've made.

Still having power problems, fingers crossed they will be fixed soon.
#devlog

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ESA: 48% of video game players are women 2025 Global Power of Play report also found that mobile is the preferred device for women and players overall

Just under half of gamers worldwide are women, according to a new report published by the Entertainment Software Association

www.gamesindustry.biz/esa-48-of-vi...

A puppy with rollerblades skedaddles across the screen. The text is written in alphabet fridge magnet letters and reads NOT THE BEST, BUT HAVIN FUN

to be honest I've always found it kinda fun to end up being a little bit crappy at whatever I try to do... Takes a lot of pressure off, and I feel like everyone can tell when you're doing something just for the love of the game

[David Lynch looking awesome in sunglasses] i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects

Director, Gen Al for Games Los Angeles, CA (On-site) ...your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your c the market range. The range for this role is $430,000 - $840,000.

"Sorry, there's just no money for new projects" "we have to lay off hundreds of people to cut costs" "that show/game/studio has been canceled and closed due to lack of profits"

A slide from QGCon about community moderation during a crisis, which reads: "Survival Guide Thrive out of spite - Don't feel forced to hide - Reiterate boundaries - Communicate proactively"

A real highlight of @qgcon.bsky.social has been @murderveggie.bsky.social talking about proactive community management during (and before!) a crisis, which was a fantastic lesson in social media literacy.

I might be submitting more IF to inkjam and/or bara jam, hopefully point & click. I'm having more catastrophic power problems so Godot development is on hold for now.

I've removed From Nothing from itch. It was very incomplete and too ambitious to finish any time soon.
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Been sick so I haven't been able to catch everything, but I've still been really inspired by QGCon's presenters. Really nice to see and hear from the queer gamedev community!

yeah writing a silly little story usually helps a lot imo!!!

Starter Kit: City Builder has been updated to @godotengine.org 4.5! ✨ I've added zooming, on-screen controls, loading cities from resources, sounds and better instructions too.

The project is open-source:
github.com/KenneyNL/Sta...

GB Pixel Art Jam 2025 | GB Studio Central GB Pixel Art Jam 2025 is here, this time we're going 1-bit!

GB Pixel Art Jam 2025 is here! This year we're going 1-bit. Learn about all the details of this fun and challenging Jam dedicated to the love of Game Boy Pixel art in our latest news release.

gbstudiocentral.com/news/gb-pixe...

#gameboy #pixelart #gamejam

An image of a huge jackboot crushing a comic artist and a bunch of comic pages. The boot is marked by the logos for MasterCard, Visa, Paypal, and Stripe. Below the image there is text which reads: Don't let Payment Processors tell YOU what you can buy! It is not a payment processor's role to decide what kind of content you can or cannot spend money on, so long as it is a legal transaction. Fight back against the unjust policies hurting artists and creators online! https://yellat.money/ https://stop-paypros.neocities.org/

Let's Keep Calling!

Valve has confirmed that PayPal support being removed from the platform for most countries is related to MasterCard's push to censor certain gaming content:

www.gamedeveloper.com/business/val...

There is now a full speed Gameboy emulator for PlayDate!

It’s very polished, with sound support, and lots of options. It even supports using it as a wrapper for devs to release homebrew GB games on PlateDate.

github.com/CrankBoyHQ/c...

Playtiles: Physical Buttons + Weekly Indie Games for your Phone Stick. Scan. Play! Playtiles turns your mobile into a tactile gaming handheld with a curated library of bite-sized indie gems. Launching Q4 2025.

My game will be in #Playtiles Season 1! 🎉

Playtiles is a controller that sticks to your phone like a gecko's foot. @playtiles.bsky.social is working with cool indie devs to deliver a season of surprise games made in #GBStudio! 🎮

Get 7.5% off with my promo code: get.playtil.es?coupon=OBJET...

me when open source

Playing around with the furniture creator in #MakeRoom, you'll be able to craft your own items and share them with others using Steam Workshop! ✨