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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Are you a student in BC or Quebec aiming for a career in game dev? Well, my studio Kabam is once again offering their $5000 Game Changer scholarship! Applications are open until the 16th of October: jobs.lever.co/kabam/58307897-0ce6-4066-8382-29aa2411b717

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Kabam - 2026 Game Changer Scholarship Application

At Kabam, we believe that gaming is a powerful mix of creativity, technology, and art. We want to highlight the next generation of designers and artists who will shape the future of this industry. Thr...

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Kabam - 2026 Game Changer Scholarship Application

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you want human-reported news with art by actual artists/photogs from media outlets that explicitly do not use GenAI, there’s a starter pack for that! (And @livescience.com is on it!) 🧪🏺 go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

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Eric Bourdages @eze3d.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you're an artist keep learning, practicing & creating. A bunch of people who have no clue how anything works will tell you to give up, you suck, you'll be replaced etc. These are societal pressures artists have always faced, learn to build resilience. You'll be alright.

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Artists, qrp with your favourite portrait you've drawn / sculpted! (Incomplete, but I still like it.)

A digital sculpture of Stede Bonnet as portrayed by Rhys Darby in the TV show Our Flag Means Death

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Lua Garo ~ @somniacrawler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s my bday! 💗 Leveled up, another round around the sun, a year older! Can I ask for a lil share? 🥺 ft. @narney.bsky.social Lyuu 💗 #wip #characterart #oc #originalcharacter #3Dart

Lyuu, Narney oc. Jet black haired elf, with very long ears, looking past camera, longing. She has balck dots under her eyes, her iris are a deep green color.

Tove, a tanned skinned elf with dusted dark violet colored hair. They are looking slightly past camera towards their right. They have a pained expression.

Dee a tanned half oni girl. She seems bubbly and she’s posing to camera with her hands on the sides of her face. She’s slightly smiling. Her hair is tied in two buns, and her bangs cover a lot of her forehead.

Nara, a medium olive color skinned orc. They look angry and they seem to be raising their voice.

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Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!

key art for Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP

key art for Spirit Swap by Soft Not Weak

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KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 13/09/2026

You can wishlist our woke gay space game on Steam right now and help support a queer- and trans-run democratically operated studio!! 🫶🏼 hi.youngsuns.com/Steam

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hey all - I've been quiet on here for a bit since I took a break from social media during my vacations and it's felt nice keeping that going. Buuut... I've also been busy getting ready to start my MA in Classical Studies with the OU!

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Ruby (ft. Jimin) @lapsedbard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Petition e-7550 - Petitions

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

theverge.com

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Nine hours after going live, the itch bundle benefiting our Game Worker Hardship Fund has already raised over $13k! Thank you so much to those who have already purchased. And for those who might be waiting for payday, you’ve still got about two weeks left! Thank you so much 🙏

A screenshot from the itch page for the game industry hardship bundle, showing that more than thirteen thousand dollars has already been raised out of the total 100k goal

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Trevor Bennett @tgabben.me · 28/07/2026

to be perfectly clear, every time you buy one of these shitty donuts, more money goes into the 'oh goody me, how magical to delight in doing active and ongoing harm to trans people' bucket. we don't enrich TERFs, pals. nostalgia is not a virtue - we very much know better here, now, today.

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Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as anti-2SLGBTQ+ | CBC News

Tim Hortons has announced a new Harry Potter promotion, but the reaction online has been anything but magical.

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besszong.bsky.social @besszong.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📠 MEMO FROM SCOTIACORP HR 📠 You are cordially required to attend this year's team-building retreat. Out of Office! is a 2–6 player co-op survival game about corporate bonding gone wrong. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4883040/... Clock in for the latest playtest news: discord.gg/rjqKhnttX

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Out of Office! on Steam

Out Of Office! is a cooperative camping game set in Nova Scotia. As employees of a behind the times tech company, your team has been sent on a nature retreat where enjoying yourselves is mandatory. Un...

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'm not so sure about nationalistic celebrations, but I'll take an excuse to make a themed dessert 🇨🇦 Recipe from @smittenkitchen.bsky.social: smittenkitchen.com/2026/05/raspberry-swirl-cheesecake-bars/

A photo of a baking pan full of cheesecake bars with a raspberry swirl on top

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm looking to speak to folks who have worked as contractors via agencies or other third-parties, who have lost work recently as a part of restructurings/larger layoffs at companies like Xbox, Epic, Ubi, etc. Want to know about the larger, uncounted cost of these things. Email and Signal are in bio.

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Andrew Ferguson @dontfuck.men · 27/06/2026

Canadian friends, please sign this govt petition by my MP to stop unregulated ai data centres

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 25/06/2026

Hi! I'm looking to speak to anyone who is finding ways to resist/work around mandatory AI usage policies at work. Mostly games industry-related, but happy to speak to anyone adjacent as well! Published quotes can of course be anon if desired. DM me here or email at luke@aftermath.site, thanks!

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

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Valentine Powell @valentineirl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We have won the union vote by a huge margin! ^_^ So excited, looking forward to the certification at the end of this week and then moving on to contract negotiations! Thank you so much to everyone in our community supporting us!

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 19/06/2026

Only 4 more days to put your game into the game industry hardship fund! Please add your games (and TTRPGs are okay too) so we can make some money for out of work game devs! Do it over the weekend! itch.io/jam/game-ind...

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Game industry hardship fund

A game jam from 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-24 hosted by Necrosoft Games. PREMISE: The game industry has a problem. Too many people are out of work (reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the la...

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Jonathan Ore @jonore.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If you're affected by or know someone who is affected by the Compulsion situation, you can reach out to me; my CBC email's in my bio page. Open to talking about attribution requests.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 10/06/2026

1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.

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Game industry hardship fund

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Hazel Brown @hazelbrown.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Latest haircards I've been working on coming in at 24k tris. I wanted to use this as a challenge that I've been working on recently to not only make good hairstyles but make them good and lowpoly which I feel is going well! More renders on artstation: www.artstation.com/artwork/dyvan1

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

NO to AI Data Centres in Vancouver. Just signed the petition, and you can too c.org/h9fSbbh5fF

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Sign the Petition

STOP the Vancouver AI Data Centre from being built.

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

📣No More Robots is HIRING📣 We're looking for a full time Marketing Manager Fully remote, flexible working 26 days holiday per year Private healthcare A supportive, no crunch culture focused on sustainability and trust You can find all the details about the role here: nomorerobots.io#careers

nomorerobots.io

We are No More Robots and we’ve published your new favorite game - No More Robots

Born out of game developers needing more publishers who actually care, and want to truly help them make the best video games they can.

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

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Ron Chan @rondanchan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Wherever you land on this spectrum, you are valid and I support you

Juxtaposed images of two viral competitive sharpshooters. One has fancy specialized eyewear and is shown with a screenshot of a huge stack of digital brushes. The other one is just a dude with a gun next to the two most basic Photoshop brushes.

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

If you see this QRP your blue art! 💙

A 3D model of a futuristic humanoid robot. It is made up of white, blue, and gold components and has a glowing yellowish orb for a head.

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❄️Beth ❄️ @rollinrabbit.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

if you are someone who makes anything, anything at all, with your own real brain and hands, I respect you so so much and am begging you to keep doing it.

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C ✊ UVW-CWA @ckjong.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

If you enjoyed the talk and want to dig into it more, my PhD dissertation on Gamergate and fascism is available for free online here: spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/98...

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Bringing Politics Into It: Organizing at the Intersection of Videogames and Academia - Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository

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Devan Soyka @windmilljouster.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The wildest part of this is that union-avoidance specialists literally just tell companies to avoid unions by keeping workers happy enough to not form them. Give them perks, treat them with respect, start internal clubs, don't surveil them, and hey, even raise their salaries!

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Work With Indies @workwithindies.com · 21/05/2026

KO_OP is hiring a Community Manager & Content Creator to help launch their multiplayer game Young Suns. 📍 Remote, Contract (Canada) 🎥 Video, content & community focus 🌈 Inclusive, equity-driven studio Work with @ko-op.com and apply:

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KO_OP is hiring a Community Manager & Content Creator (en/fr)

KO_OP is looking to bring on a Community Manager / Content Creator to help create video assets for our upcoming multiplayer game Young Suns.

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Brad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

VERY excited to share this big project. Many games are made in Canada, but few are *set* here.  So, I spoke to 20+ devs who have been making all kinds of games that take place in Canada.  From showcasing stunning landscapes to telling diverse stories, these games paint a vivid portrait of Canada. 🍁

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Canada rarely gets to play itself -- these games are changing that

From showcasing stunning geography to telling diverse stories, here's how developers are representing Canada in their games.

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Titanium Court really is something special. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. Huge kudos to @apthomson.bsky.social! Go check it out - you'll be glad you did. store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...

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Titanium Court on Steam

A surreal strategy game for clowns and criminals.

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blender bitch | making a karate-kid like beat 'em up 💢 @luluuland.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

FOLKS! Help me out. Is there a game out there that the whole hook depends on people not knowing what the hook is? Or a secret of some sort? Like in Doki Doki, you know what the genre and theme of the game is but you don't REALLY know until you play it for a while

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Some kids were throwing garbage into my neighbour's yard, apparently just for a laugh. We tried to talk to them, and asked their names - they ran away yelling "Nobody!" Now I know how Polyphemus felt...

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Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax @uwch.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Are you a game developer? Cornell and Western Universities are looking to hear about how AI has been impacting you! If you have 15 minutes, help the profs learn about AI in our industry. cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #GameDev #AI #ClaudeCode #ChatGPT #Copilot

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AI in Game Development 2026

The goal of this survey is to better understand the use and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in game development.

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kc 💀 play TRUE LOVE'S CURSE! @npckc.net · 03/05/2026

📢 CALLING ALL NONBINARY GAME DEVS! 📢 i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day! if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9... please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!

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Nonbinary Coded Games Submission Form

This is a submission form for the Steam sale event, Nonbinary Coded Games, which will be happening from July 13 10:00 AM Pacific Time to July 20 10:00 AM Pacific Time. (July 14 is International Non-Bi...

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Name your top 15 shows ever, gut instincts only: BoJack Horseman Chernobyl Firefly Fleabag The Haunting of Hill House Inside No. 9 M*A*S*H Only Connect Over the Garden Wall Pushing Daisies Scavengers Reign Sense8 Slings & Arrows Taskmaster What We Do in the Shadows

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Made an update to my coffee / tea nook today with some delightful prints by @sabtastic.bsky.social

A photo of three framed prints on a wall featuring, respectively, a group of three chickadees with a teapot, a crow with a cup of coffee, and an owl with a cup of tea.

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Spoonie 🎃 @spoonienet.com · 23/04/2026

WOMEN & NON-BINARY GAME DEVS! As part of my PhD, I will be looking to interview lots of game devs and I want to talk to YOU! If you are a woman and/or non-binary game dev, or know of anyone & would be willing to have a chat about your work and yourself, please reach out!

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Leti M.Vila @letimvila.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

Hola #porfolioday! My portfolio didn't change much, but now my Red Queen has hair 💇‍♀️ and a cape with fur on their way! And full face metahuman rig, all working on unreal.

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Em Mitchell @emitch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Not as much knitting on the go lately since I've been focusing more on weaving, but I did at least finish this baby blanket with a month or so to spare! 🧶 Pattern by Deborah O'Leary: ravelry.com/patterns/library/clary-baby-blanket