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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've been writing a lot at my blog lately, and will be starting to share that stuff here too! It's mostly nerdy producer stuff, and this week's post is exactly that as I talk about the PRINCE2 project management methodology: blog.alonso-canales.com/what-is-the-...

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What is the PRINCE2 methodology? Part 1: Principles

Prince of Persia 2 Prince (of Persia) 2. Close enough? Have you ever heard of PRINCE2? While the “prince” part might evoke some fantasy-related imag...

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hello, welcome to my profile! I'm Alonso, a game producer from Chile currently at 2K. I'm a co-founder of @smarto-club.bsky.social , an indie studio that makes friendly games. My current jam is to write about game production and other topics at my blog. Check it out! blog.alonso-canales.com

Cover art for Bubblegum Galaxy, the latest game from Smarto Club

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trying to be more active here! New pinned post coming imminently...

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weapon2.bsky.social @weapon2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you make physical games, video games or other software based on modifying or reappropriating existing games or software, please consider submitting your work to be shown in the quadrennial plunderludics exhibition, to be held in New York later this year: plunderludics.github.io/misc/2026-op...

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plunderludics wiki

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/09/2026

Production 101 is now live: how do you make sure your game launches on schedule, and on budget? What strategies can you use? How does good production lead to higher quality games? And what mistakes should you avoid. Available now, like all courses, for €40! courses.ramiismail.com/courses/prod...

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Production 101 - Levelling the Playing Field

Scope and structure a project, keep it on schedule, triage problems, and know when to trust your team and when to step in.

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

can an indie team please make their own dark cloud clone so level-5's ceo turning the company into slop hell hurts less

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Kiang @mkiang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Inspired by medieval China & Korea, and by my love of strategy RPGs, I've been hard at work on Vermilion Sea. We've got: 🏯 A new, lore-rich world 🎨 Hand-drawn illustrations & pixel art 🧩 Tactical gameplay grounded in meaningful choices Please wishlist on Steam if you're interested~! #vermilionsea

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Skylor Beck @skylorbeck.website · 02/09/2026

Remember, Writing is Thinking

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 02/09/2026

¡"Levelling The Playing Field 101" estará disponible en su totalidad en español latinoamericano! Comenzando hoy en español LATAM, Games Business es el curso introductorio, pero los demás le seguirán pronto. ¡Muchas gracias a @snmcphaul.bsky.social por la traducción! courses.ramiismail.com/es-419/

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Ocho cursos sobre el negocio de hacer videojuegos.

Introducción a los temas fundamentales que más salen a relucir en mí consultoría; cada curso contiene varias horas de vídeo, artículos, recursos, ejercicios y exámenes. Además, recibirás un certificad...

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 21/08/2026

🚨 AMNESIA FORTNIGHT IS BACK, BABYYYYYYY 😎 In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive! Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:

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Coming soon: Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot

A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign

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Brie @briechindeyerle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hi! Have you ever played a healer in a multiplayer game, and think they don't get enough love? Me too! I want to fix that. So, I'm working on a single player action RPG about healers! If you want to help, taking this quick survey will help me test some theories I have. <3 forms.gle/TQGszPYvQduu...

A healer dashes through a blue colored combat arena racing toward her friend in the distance who is being attacked by monsters.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

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Coraline Jortay 喬海霖 @qiaoj.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Got a new google scholar notification, so I go check and find this very cool poem by Wang Jibing 王计兵, the recent Lu Xun prize winner, prefacing a PhD thesis on women migrant workers and the gig economy PhD students in all disciplines: more poems in theses please, we love to see them! ✨💫

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House House @househouse.com · 04/08/2026

🔴🟡🔵 BIG WALK 🔴🟡🔵 Out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5. Hooray!

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GameDev Planet @gamedevplanet.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Sabemos que no siempre puedes llegar al evento, por eso estamos compartiendo nuestras charlas en el canal de youtube de GameDev Planet,no olvides suscribirte y dar like ;).

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pklwrks llc @pklwrks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

if you are a games journalist, reviewer, social media personality, etc. and you're interested in imagine we were human, feel free to send us an email at hello@pklwrks.dev

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 15/07/2026

Also, while I’m at it in this thread, this also ties into the problem of copycats: bsky.app/profile/matp... When copycats appear really fast, folks wonder why all games can’t be made that fast. It’s because a copycat has no problem with indecision. All decisions are already made.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 15/07/2026

I keep seeing arguments for games being expensive due to hyper realistic expectations for art, or simply lots of art. What I don’t see is the actual most costly reason: Indecision Iteration is good, but the yearly rebuilding of entire characters, storylines, and levels, is the most expensive thing

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

NEW: I spoke to multiple people impacted by the job cuts at Xbox to understand how the latest round of mass layoffs played out and what it means for the embattled video game division moving forward. This is their story.

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Inside the latest round of mass layoffs at Xbox

Multiple workers impacted by the latest job cuts at Xbox believe the decision will hamstring some studios.

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Playdate @play.date · 09/07/2026

small handheld. big ben.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 08/07/2026

As someone who has going through multiple big company layoffs over my career (That’s the game industry for you!), I can tell you that there isn’t much work happening at the companies that had the layoffs. For sake of velocity and quality, IC layoffs are the opposite of what you need.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If you are one of the many valuable workers callously laid off for corporate interests today, please consider applying to our hardship fund.

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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 25/06/2026

Hey fyi @gracklehq.com is run by one extremely good hearted guy, and it’s still the best site for games industry job listings. It has a patreon that he doesn’t advertise because he’s that selfless. You can support it on patreon and/or kofi

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Grackle HQ: A job site for the game industry - Grackle HQ

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Ianipoos @ianipoos.com · 22/06/2026

Howdy folks! With Find Your Words wrapped in a neat bow, I'm currently looking for more work. These days I'm more of an indie girlie, but I do have some triple-A chops. Reach out to me if you need help with: - Production - Merchandising And take a look at my new portfolio here: ianipoos.com 💖💅

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Ian Ramsay

Portfolio of Ian Ramsay, game producer

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Alma Stone @kinaliworks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Kinali is looking for ambitious and collaborative developers! We have a number of open roles such as... Pixel Artist VFX Artist Cinematic Designer Combat Designer Producer Join us! 👉 kinaliworks.com #GameDevJobs #RemoteJobs

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Alexander King @literallyaking.com · 13/06/2026

📈🚀📈🚀📈🚀📈🚀 Hey come check out some experimental clicker / idle / incremental games! 👇📈👇📈👇📈👇📈👇 For their final projects in my 'economics for game designers' class at @nyugamecenter.bsky.social, students made some awesome incremental games, so I wanted to do a thread sharing their work! 🧵⤵️ 1/~15

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NYU Game Center @nyugamecenter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Applications for the 2026 - 2027 NYU Game Center Incubator are open NOW! Since 2014, the NYU Game Center Incubator has helped transform small independent game projects into polished, launched games. More info here: gamecenter.nyu.edu/apply-for-th... Apply here: forms.gle/4cKs8bcdRzCK...

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Apply for the 2026 - 2027 NYU Game Center Incubator! - NYU | Game Center

THE 2026-2027 APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN UNTIL JUNE 5th! Since 2014, the NYU Game Center Incubator has helped transform small independent game projects into polished, launched games. With the help of our...

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Footnote Games @footnotegames.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Membrillo Hid My Socks IS OUT NOW on Steam and Itch for FREE! 🐈 This is my first published game as a studio and solo developer! It's a point & click puzzle game about finding all the missing socks your cat hid in your room. #TrailerTuesday #indiegame

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congrats to the winner of the Digital Moment Award 🌴🦩: Hanwen Xu & Hatim Benhsain with coalescent || tidal rapture 🏆 This game goes beyond normative depictions of intimacy and doesn't shy away from being meaningfully sensuous, mysterious, complex, and primal. #amaze 2026

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Josh Scherr @joshscherr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"so what I'm thinking is, I think the game is an industry plant, it couldn't possibly be because the game appeals to some people and not to others, especially me, there must be a conspiracy behind all these good scores"

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 11/05/2026

HEY NYC!! The day after tomorrow, 6-10 PM, is the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social's annual SHOWCASE of new student work! Over four dozen brand new games of sundry variety (see thread!) Come party & let weird little playables warp your mind! RSVP for a free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyu-game-c...

Poster of the NYU Game Center Showcase 2026 featuring art by Ava Pom! Wed May 13, 6-10 PM 370 Jay St. 2nd Floor

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Smarto Club @smarto-club.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We are happy to announce that our friend Paula at @footnotegames.bsky.social is releasing her game Membrillo hid my Socks ≽(◉˕ ◉ ≼マ on May 19 on Steam for FREE, and we in Smarto are helping her publish it! Explore, solve puzzles and collect socks.

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Allison and/or Tom Brown @alasindera.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

titanium court is cool

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AP Thomson @apthomson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

out now: store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

hey guys - i'm in a pretty dire housing situation right now. i have to move at the end of the month (lease expires) but prior plans w/ people completely fell apart & i'm back to square one. i'm looking for a room in Brooklyn, trans friendly, 1100 a month max, not a temporary sublet. plz let me know.

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Jakub @koobazaur.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"Cleaning Up!" is out NOW on Steam, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation! 🧹 Mari Kondo meets The Hoarders in a cozy cleaning #indiegame! Suck up piles of trash, mop up the floors, and don't accidentally spray the cat! 🚮 ✨The joy of cleaning with none of the mess✨ Links Below🔽

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Astrolabe Games @astrolabegames.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Bubblegum Galaxy is in April's ID@Xbox Indie Selects! Proud of @alcex.bsky.social and the smarto club team! Thanks @idatxbox.bsky.social! #indiegame

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Screenshot Sunday 🌸✨ Bubblegum Galaxy: a cozy narrative building game. Relax with this pastel space adventure where you discover and design new plants and complete missions! 🌌🪐 @smarto-club.bsky.social #indiegames #bubblegumgalaxy #cozygames #gamerecommendation #patchmagazine

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

would love to see a thread of small practical pieces of advice developers just starting out or unfamiliar with a genre might not know! I’ll start: if you’re using a tag-based system, don’t just give everything an individual tag—look for thematic groups where similar events can lead to same outcome

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Moo Yu (Mythmatch on Switch and Steam Now!) @oneofmoo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🏹🏹🏹 Mythmatch is OUT NOW on Steam! 🏹🏹🏹 AND there's a 20% launch discount! 🐐 Merge the items 💪 Unite the people 🏠 Make a home And it's Steam Deck Verified!! store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

What does almost 4 years of development look like? Bubblegum Galaxy is a project that we started prototyping in early 2022, and back then, we were hoping to release in late 2023...

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family computer @sukinapan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

so happy to announce that Bubblegum Galaxy is OUT!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)🎉 this is a game i've worked on for the past years at @smarto-club.bsky.social and now we can finally release it! please check it out if you can ↓

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NYU Game Center @nyugamecenter.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

At GDC? Want free snacks, coffee, a place to rest and take meetings? Come check out the New York Business Lounge at WERQWISE SF, and play some indie games from NY! Just one block northeast of Moscone. Open all week and open to all, no GDC pass required! See you there!

A photo of an open co-working space. There are low, brown, leather couches, yellow and blue pillars which read "New York State LVL", half-dome shaped seating areas, and a hexagonal sign reading "You conquered New York State Level" in the rear of the room next to an arcade cabinet.

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JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike! I’m JC, I’ve been a gamedev for 10+ years in AAA/indie, and I am currently lead producer and (NEWLY MINTED) COO at my studio, @twirlbound.com! I love making cool stuff with cool people, developing sustainable career paths, and of course yelling (lovingly) about Jira ✨

JC has pink and purple hair and is wearing sunglasses, a black sleeveless hoodie, and a silver necklace with a pizza charm on it. She is in front of a bunch of flowers that look like they are exploding out of her head. The sky is blue behind her.

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Smarto Club @smarto-club.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

We're happy to share that we're part of this year's #WomensDaySale hosted by @wingsfund.me! Don't miss the chance to check out Bubblegum Galaxy's demo before its release this week.

Promotional image showing Bubblegum Galaxy is participating in the Women's Day Sale between March 6th and 15th.

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