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Ben Britten @benbritten.bsky.social · 2h

every single team I have talked to that actually measures their velocity/productivity has come to this same conclusion. Every team that has never measured productivity and just asks their devs if they think they are going faster disagrees with this. CEOs love teams that never verify shit I guess.

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Nic Healey @doctornic.bsky.social · 15h

This is a very weird way to phrase this.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Paris will never admit this, but he deserves this recognition and we love him and his heart for his community ❤️

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#GCAP26 has been wonderful this year. What a privilege to hang out with all you amazing people. Next: PlayNow, Parallels, and PAX!

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Waving gday to Don on the way into the city, as is MIGW tradition

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not at all, as always you bring helpful nuance and a valuable perspective! Also will I see you this week?!!!!

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Heading to the airport, see you soon #MIGW!

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

MATE huge news! Can’t wait to hear what’s next! See you next week!

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s such a fkn nightmare, man sorry this is happening.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Watching Mayday on Apple TV, a Ryan Reynolds vehicle set during the Cold War, he is a recon pilot shot down in a Blackbird over Russia. He and Kenneth Branagh’s ex-KGB character attempt to exfil under myriad comedic circumstances. Getting such a Wes Anderson vibe from a lot of the cinematography!

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Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · 02/10/2026

Art.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A talk that would receive a resounding "duh" in feedback.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Considering pitching a talk: "It's all micky mouse clown shoes: No-one knows what they're doing, everyone is making it up as they go." A talk about how the games industry abhors seniority, rejects institutional knowledge, and wilfully disregards the needs of the people capable of doing the work.

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Ben Britten @benbritten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*automation used to be: symbolic decision making (ie old-school AI). People these days just bolt on an LLM to do their testing, but LLMs are not deterministic so you have to check their work. Symbolic is repeatable. 99% of what people are automating with LLMs can be done with a script for pennies.

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Ben Britten @benbritten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is good summary of why AI is bad at QA: paulbrodner.dev/2026/can-ai-... I am a HUGE fan of automated* testing, but we always used to joke that automation can do Quantity Assurance, but for Quality Assurance you need humans. LLMs do not change that, they make it more important if anything.

paulbrodner.dev

Can AI Test Thoroughly? Why the Industry Is Sleepwalking Into a QA Crisis

AI can generate a thousand tests in minutes — and that's exactly why teams are starting to mistake coverage for quality.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We’ve talked about this before, but I think your answer was super valuable and worth repeating outside of an uber: How much responsibility should publishers accept for crunch on projects when they control the delivery milestones?

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mate, I was so excited for that gig. And it did the job, I paid my mortgage, fed my family etc. But sure as heck didn't save any money or spend any on doing anything fun.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looking up some tax-related information and just stumbled across one of my freelance journalism contracts, it was a full-time contract for six months with one of the major mastheads. $197 per day. Good grief, what a nightmare of a sector.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are we going to see you around Boatbuilders next week, old friend?

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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are you or have you ever been a narrative designer (as your official job title)? I would like to interview you for a video! Pls reply to this if you’re interested ❤️.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What an insane rule. I continue to be confounded.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is that a newish rule? I haven't bought a collector's edition of anything in many years, but back when I used to they had discs in them. Maybe inside a case inside the CE, but the disc was part of the purchase for sure.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Platforms get a say in physical collector’s edition tchotchkes?!

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yeah, feels post-hoc to me. Most of these collector's editions are sold on pre-order before release of the game as a hype and headline generator. I genuinly wonder whether Rockstar does it purely because they get a bunch of press about how bullshit it is, they know they'll get sales anyway.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I genuinely don't understand the why of this? They gave you six hundred fkn dollars, give them a code? It literally costs you nothing.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How did we get to the point that big stupid collector's editions don't come with a copy of the fkn game? How did that happen?

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have no idea whether this specific example is a good or bad thing, but it'd be chill if some Australian politicians could realise that yes, it is actually possible to renationalise things. You can unring that bell.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Who do I know considering going to Megadev this year?

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"We prefer the traditional phrasing, "tossing off.""

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm curious about this too. The big end of town isn't doing much this year...

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Ben Britten @benbritten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nowadays I would say: National Film and Sound Archive would love that stuff! (for aussie made games at least) I am generally presuming that there are similar archival projects in other countries that would be into this stuff (even the cheap plastic crap, maybe especially the cheap plastic crap!)

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just filed a complaint with our state's consumer protection group due to Appliances Online's local service provider refusing to honour a warranty. What a frustrating waste of time, not to mention the fine they're about to received, over a genuinely braindead failure of bureaucracy.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When I was a journalist, you would get inundated with promotional stuff. Sometimes it was amazing, most of the time it was cheap plastic garbage that is awkwardly sized and takes up huge amounts of space. You’re allowed to get rid of unsolicited things you don’t want.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If we all concentrate really hard we can summon a Luigi

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think they believe that because it’s now a local model they don’t have to validate people’s concerns.

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm suddenly thinking about The Dark Crystal for some reason

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have a consensual hug waiting for you

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Microsoft doing something right today

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is valid and true and a real problem with games coverage in modern media. The other thing we're not covering is the hopeful side of these stories - out the other end of a lot of trauma, many creatives will find opportunities to make games out from under Xbox's yoke. All hail more indies.

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Rewatched the Atari Lynx Story by the Nostalgia Nerd, and so should you. youtu.be/RcjbMCRErz4?...

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The Atari Lynx Story

YouTube video by Nostalgia Nerd

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Jason Imms @ MIGW @jasonimms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The multi-year City of Melbourne investment in the programme might take issue with that.

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