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Routledge Books @routledgebooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🎮Happy National Video Games Day!🎮 We’re celebrating today with 5 essential titles ever game developer should have on their shelf: Featuring books by: @fawzi.zone, @hannahnicklin.bsky.social, @celiahodent.com, @seriallabsound.bsky.social, and Spencer Bambrick

Celebrating National Video Games Day with 5 must-read titles. Featured books: The Gamer's Brain; The Psychology of Video Games; Writing for Games; The Game Audio Strategy Guide; Demystifying Creativity. Dark blue background with stars and a digital grid, plus Routledge & CRC logos.

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 19/08/2026

We are leaking The Arab League of Misfits trailer early to beat the Gamescom news rush next week. 🃏 Satirical 1v1 card battles with unique deck building system 🧭 A roguelite adventure mode 📚 Learn about Arabic culture along the way 🖥️ Wishlist on Steam now go.arabmisfits.com/steam #indiegames

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎙️ GGJ Podcast Ep. 20! From a childhood of anime, Nintendo & Konami on MSX to leading some of gaming's biggest franchises, Fawzi shares his journey—and why great leadership starts with mentorship. 🎧 buff.ly/1Bvncbu Season One ends here. See you in October for Season Two! #GGJPodcast #GameDev

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The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @arabmisfits.com · 02/06/2026

The roster for The Arab League of Misfits is finally assembled. This key art represents deep research into regional pop culture, history, memes to create unique character designs for this digital trading card game. Every fighter brings a piece of 17 local heritage to the table. #ALoM #indiegame

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fishbowl (OUT NOW on steam & ps5) 💜 @imissmyfriends.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Fishbowl is 💜 OUT NOW 💜 on PS5 & Steam (PC, Mac, Steam Deck) 🫧 Play at your own pace 🪞 No bad endings only different paths 🗓️ Do as much or as little as you are able to 🛏️ Remember, no matter what, you got through the day The two of us are in tears. Our game is out today! 🥹🥹

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 25/03/2026

Mays and Ashraf have put so much love and effort into this game, honestly it's been so inspiring to witness. It's launching soon on PC and Xbox Series X|S. With the upcoming Kickstarter, they want to be able to bring it to more platforms and more languages, check it out!

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⚡️Marina Díez is finishing a new game! @ninfadp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Friends!!!!! 🥹💛 THE GOD IS OUT OF THE BAG! 💫 I’m so happy to announce that I’m the game director for this incredible game where you’ll play as Pythia, the priestess of Apollo’s oracle in Delphi! 😍 Demo available now! ✨ Wishlist & share! 💛

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 10/03/2026

I’m not at GDC but my book is! Grab a copy while they still have them 🫶

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 19/12/2025

The Ubisoft Montpellier studio is a thing of legend, with a history spanning over 30 years and the talent force behind some of my all time favourite Ubisoft games such as the first Beyond good & Evil, Rayman Legends, Valiant Hearts and Prince of Persia the lost crown.

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fishbowl (OUT NOW on steam & ps5) 💜 @imissmyfriends.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Fishbowl 💜 APRIL 2026!!!!! Excited for all of you to dip your feet and hearts into the little world of Fishbowl where slice of life meets surreal. So happy to share that Fishbowl is going to be out on Steam & PS5 in April 2026. WISHLIST, SHARE, TELL YOUR MOM, TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 05/12/2025

Can’t believe it’s been a year since my book Demystifying Creativity On originality in game development came out! Coincidentally it’s also Routledge Books end of year sales on select books with 20% off. If you haven’t already Get your copy here lnkd.in/dK62W7zi

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 28/10/2025

I’m thrilled to share that my book “كشف أسرار الإبداع: عن الأصالة في تطوير الألعاب” (Demystifying Creativity: On Originality in Game Development) is now in full distribution across the region. You can order it online from: 📘 Kalima website: lnkd.in/d9BbVnUW 📗 Amazon UAE: lnkd.in/dzDFV3y3

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 10/10/2025

Congrats to my old comrades at DICE and Battlefield studios on #Battlefield6 launch day! What an incredible achievement! I know I’ll be spending years enjoying the fruit of all of your hard work! See you all on the battlefield!

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Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

It's my absolute pleasure to present to you our labor of love: Poly Fighter! We are HeartLoop Games! ♥

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 13/08/2025

In collaboration with the Abu Dhabi arabic language centre, a department of culture and tourism abu dhabi, I'm happy to announce the release date of the arabic version of my book "Demysitifying Creativity" on September 15th during Congress of Arabic & Creative Industries.

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 24/07/2025

Very excited for friends at DICE and BF Studios for the reveal of Battlefield 6! Looks super and can’t wait to play! See you all on the Battlefiled 🔥 youtu.be/pgNCgJG0vnY?...

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 19/07/2025

I’m looking for gameplay programmers animators and VFX artist to come work with me on Beyond Good and Evil 2! Check out all available jobs and come join us make something real special! www.linkedin.com/company/ubis...

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Ubisoft Montpellier | 41,602 followers on LinkedIn. Nous avons pour ambition d'enrichir la vie des joueurs en créant des expériences de jeu originales et mémorables. | Ubisoft figure parmi les lea...

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Bright Gambit @brightgambit.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🌙✨ Big news! A Heavy Morning is part of the Moonlite Madness Summer Showcase, hosted by @nevermoreniche.bsky.social ! Come discover all the incredible indie gems featured in the #MoonliteMadnessShowcase, thank you for the spot!🎮 #AHeavyMorning #indiegames

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 20/06/2025

Had a lovely interview with the peeps at GI where I discussed creative sobriety and my book! Thank you for the write up!

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 09/06/2025

Lots of games to love at Kee3 but the ones I’m most looking forward to are - Resident Evil 9 - Persona 4 R - Mixtape

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Marky Marc @marce.co · 07/06/2025

Just saw a great woman-made game coming soon that deals with depression called Heavy Morning Definitely going to try this out. store.steampowered.com/app/3509400/...

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 07/06/2025

So proud of being able to support Mays and her team with such an important game 🙌

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Ra'ad ⚡ رعد @raadaldakhil.com · 06/06/2025

managed to get @fawzi.zone’s latest book just before my trip, looking forward to the insights on the plane and train rides

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Bright Gambit @brightgambit.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

How people would describe our #indiegame: - Overcooked meets Supermarket Simulator 🍽️ - Judging when people buy 23 screwdrivers" simulator 🪛 - University group projects rage 🤼 store.steampowered.com/app/3358560/...

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Bright Gambit @brightgambit.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The people who get it, get it 💅🏻 #HardwareStoreSimulator comes out this Friday on Early Access! ✨🛍️ 🎮 #gaming

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Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I’ll soon be available for game design, creative direction, and consultancy opportunities while I develop my own projects. I’m also open to paid speaking engagements if you know of any! If you’d be willing to share/repost this, or just send a kind word, I’d truly appreciate it. Thank you! ♥

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Masao Kobayashi @megamasao.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This better be good @fawzi.zone. I had to bend my policy and import it from the US. (I'm kidding I'm sure it's great)

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 03/04/2025

Me after responding “Sounds good” to an email that ruined my day

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 30/03/2025

To all celebrating, happy Eid! عيد مبارك و كل عام وأنتم بألف خير جميعا 🙏

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Ubisoft @ubisoft.com · 26/03/2025

Join Naoe for a moment of peace and quiet as she paints the playful tanuki 🌸 Our coallaboration with Lofi Girl 'Stealthy beats to relax to' is now live. 🎧 Available now on YouTube and all streaming platforms. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwLv...

A hooded artist sits under a cherry blossom tree on a grassy hill, sketching a picturesque village below. The village features traditional wooden houses, rice paddies, a river, and a grand castle atop a lush green mountain. A tanuki sleeps nearby, while cherry blossoms gently fall from the tree. The scene is bathed in soft sunlight, with distant mountains and a bright blue sky.

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INDIGO @indigo-showcase.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Fawzi Mesmar (@fawzi.zone) – Creative Director at UBISOFT (@ubisoft.com) – will speak at INDIGO about Demystifying Creativity. "Exploring the origins of fresh ideas and how originality shapes game development." INDIGO 2025, May 27-28, Rotterdam. Info: indigoshowcase.nl #INDIGO2025 #gamedev #talks

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 25/03/2025

Lovely write up about my talk! Thank you! I love how the author took the learnings and applied that on examples of her own (all the ones in the article weren’t ones I made in the talk!) Makes me feel that the message was received! Thank you 🙏

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 17/03/2025

@thehabibis.show pins are here! If you see me or @osamadorias.bsky.social during GDC ask for your pin. you’ll have to get your @ramiismail.com one when you see him 🤭

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 12/03/2025

Got another packed GDC next week with a few engagements during the event so please drop by: 1 - My talk Creative Sobriety: On Originality in Game Development will be taking place on Wednesday March 19th at 17:00 in the West Hall room 3004 schedule.gdconf.com/.../creative...

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SON M. @bogboogie.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I’ll be at GDC this year as part of the Game Career Seminar! I’ll be joining @writualmagic.bsky.social @liamesler.bsky.social & @fawzi.zone on a panel about discussing the importance of multiclassing your skills in games! Pls come by (and hit me up for a hello!) schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

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Game Career Seminar: Multiclass Your Career in Games

21st March, 2025 01:30pm - 02:30pm - For years, every game developer has heard the push -- the rallying cry, really -- to find your sp...

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Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone · 09/02/2025

I’m going to be speaking next month at GDC! Topics straight out of my book “Demystifying Creativity on originality in game development” I will also be holding some book signing sessions during the event! Bring your copies along or pick one up there ❤️🙏 schedule.gdconf.com/session/crea...

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Creative Sobriety: On Originality in Game Development | 2025 Schedule | Game Developers Conference (GDC)

Attend 750 sessions for game designers, programmers, artists, producers, audio, business, and marketing professionals over 5 days at GDC.

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