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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

GET TICKETS RN THEY ARE GOING TO SELL OUT IMMEDIATELY

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Asymptotes. @asymptotes.au · 18/06/2026

Announcing... Asymptotes. Asymptotes is a games event in Naarm, Australia, celebrating imperfection. On Saturday July 18th, we're running a showcase of abandoned games, with talks and panels on non-commercial and difficult to commercialise game-making. 👉 asymptotes.au

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

the children yearn for high tech weapons systems

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Studio Folly — DOGPILE!!! @folly.studio · 04/06/2026

what's all this about?? 😈

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marina grlica 🌱 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

another doja tweet has hit endor

“she didn’t put an @ cuz she’s not about that life”

DOJA CAT:
@elonmusk put the audio post feature back on this app. Thanks, you hairless no-neck havin, chimpanzee. Face look like it was drawn from memory. When u swim on ur back at the beach shit look like a man o' war. Hourglass ankles. Not tryna be mean though sorry.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

34yr old male seeks sugar daddy for new found pokemon card habit

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

oh you're a personality hire?? name three times you've had personality

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Announcing: Freeplay is here to stay. Parallels 2026 is coming and we're advocating for games to be funded as art. Read more and get involved: freeplay.net.au/posts/freepl...

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Freeplay | The Shape of Games to Come

talks and games and friends

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Brother congratulations I love this for you

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Outersloth @outersloth.com · 09/03/2026

💰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...

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The Outersloth Contract | Innersloth - Creators of Among Us and The Henry Stickmin Collection!

Hello!

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Serrels @serrels.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on. A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture. We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?" www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

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CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine

Bringing together journalists, devs and artists, CONTINUE celebrates and interrogates videogame culture, creativity and community

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

that sounds sick, mentally logging it

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coward @coward.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

make local coop to play with wife

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I had no idea!! I would have come in

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

wtf you're in Melbourne?? WHERES THIS PANEL WHATS HAPPENING

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I believe you that it may have been similar 15 years ago, and I would question whether those formalities were worthwhile+appropriate for the scale back then, like I do now

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The point I'm trying to make (as someone involved in other, scrappier endeavours) is that modern Freeplay is better situated and positioned to handle more formal endeavours. The level of obsessive deliberation and care that goes into every decision we make is not optimal for small scale shindigs

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

And finally, can I just say Freeplay is 100% run by volunteers atm. The board are volunteers. We have volunteers, they are us. People keep talking about how leaning into less-formal volunteers is somehow the solution to running 500+, 1000+(!!!) ticketed events and that my friends, is not the way xx

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

And almost more importantly for me, I don't trust SOME other organisations hosting big events here in Australia. I don't trust them to make cool events, I don't trust them to curate a healthy community, I don't trust them to advocate for our needs. ONCE AGAIN IF NOT FREEPLAY, THEN WHOMST

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Parallels had 1100 seats in 2025, and has risen to be a critical part of Melb games week, and Freeplay has grown to be a responsible, formal organisation that can run it with grace. It's not perfect obviously, but it's mostly awesome.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The formalities, for a guy like me, are honestly frustrating. The idea of larping as some little indie punk rock "fuck it we do what we want" reads very "hello fellow children" and just isn't reflective of what's happening internally at all.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

To me, it's a no brainer, because the "Old Freeplay" some of you are still asking for was long dead years ago. We have insurance out the gills, every meeting is meticulously minuted, we have strategy days, an outrageously curated board with lawyers, government folk, educators, developers etc.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

So should we "go back to the old days" and just host humble scrappy events in warehouses with borrowed TVs, or should we be a more formal organisation that considers growth, lobbies for change, and attempts to look out for the needs of the community.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

That is to say, Freeplay means a lot of things to a lot of people. Funnily, I personally think people arguing, disagreeing about who we are and what we're doing has become a critical pillar of our identity now. Other than making space to celebrate weird af games and their creators, of course.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We've found ourselves in the curious situation where Freeplay is actually well situated to move the needle in this regard. The org has a respectable history, our board has a ton of experience, we are well connected and know the landscape. If we won't have the conversations, who will?

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It's a huge problem, talk about it, especially if you're a prominent company who will be listened to by the suits, help us untangle this fuckery.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

First and foremost, for whatever reason (likely oversight) games arts orgs and events seem to have no formal avenue for funding on the state level. This poses an imminent threat to organisations such as Freeplay, and likely means certain death for less established entities trying to find their way.

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

As one of Freeplay's 11(ish) board members, I want to add my personal 2 cents to a few things about Freeplay in these fried af times. It's important to know I'm just a meager part of the Voltron that is Freeplay, and these are my personal opinions + do not reflect the view of the org or the board

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Janet Ghoulcia (on Vacation 🇯🇵) @gameonysus.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Dogpile is a wonderful game. I think it's easy to play a little bit & say "yeah it's cool but it's not that strategic" but that's part of what makes it work. Every design choice creates this cohesively casual experience without sacrificing fun. Here's why you should play it:

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Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 07/01/2026

accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

stranger things are just kinda like normal things for a guy like me

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aforgottendonut @aforgottendonut.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

@folly.studio I HATE DOGPILE! I bought a Steamdeck a little while ago that I haven't been able to use ever since your game came out, as my fiancee has not stopped piling dogs. I lost not only my deck, but the love of my life, to the dogs... Please send help I'm alone, scared and deckless.

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Studio Folly — DOGPILE!!! @folly.studio · 12/12/2025

Thanks for all the loveee! Very cool very awesome we're blown away 😭❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

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darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I'm going on Back Pocket tonight to talk very specifically about how I was just at the dentist and that's really fucked up (and also we released a game today) SHOW GOES LIVE IN 7 MINUTES www.twitch.tv/back_pocket

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Gettin' our dogs out with @denz1000 | Back Pocket Tonight

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Jessica Shipard @jessicashipard.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Surprise dropped our new videogame @dayofthedevs.org pinch me but first go play it! store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

TODAY! 10AM! (That's soon!) Watch Day of the Devs: Game Awards Edition LIVE! So many great games! So many great developers! Also maybe a special 🎅🏻 appearance! Follow this link and prepare to be inspired! youtu.be/4nCX95t5cWY?...

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Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition

YouTube video by thegameawards

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