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Lucy James @lucyjames.games · 01/10/2026

🗣️ Calling all Golden Idol fans! I think you’ll really, really dig this one

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Critical Reflex @cr-games.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Try the Inkblood demo on Steam now! Investigate the first three curious cases of this darkly occult detective adventure game, officially releasing later this year on PC. Inkblood's demo is available on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/4114100/Inkblood

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ashley bardhan @ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

is there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟‍♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📣 Are you a journalist going to Tokyo Game Show wanting to see something different and COOL? DM me, CRITICAL REFLEX might have something cooking..... 👀

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Super happy to see this finally being live, one of the last projects I contributed to before leaving 🙌 Now you can go and get a Knowledge fix at any time, not just 2pm BST on Friday! ⤵️

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📣 Are you a journalist going to Tokyo Game Show wanting to see something different and COOL? DM me, CRITICAL REFLEX might have something cooking..... 👀

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🩷 I am officially going to Gamescom 🩷 Wanna chat about Critical Reflex games or do an interview with @heybirdhey.bsky.social about Inkblood or 2Awesome Studio about Altered Alma? It's all possible! Hit me up: ➡️ marie@criticalreflex.com ⬅️ And come play our videogames at the @indiearenabooth.de 💫

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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I was told you couldn't do 3D on the Playdate, so I did it. Then I was told there was no way I could create exterior levels like those in Mirror's Edge, so I proved them wrong again.

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Absolutely buzzing to announce that I've joined @cr-games.bsky.social as editorial strategy manager 💖 I've loved (almost) every aspect of being a journalist over the past 15 years but I'd been wanting to get closer to games for a while now so here I am, ready to champion the weird and wonderful!

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

📣 AHOY! After 65 issues, today will be my last day working with Edge! I just had an opportunity I couldn’t pass on (more on that soon 👀) and I’m leaving Knowledge in very capable hands – there’s big things on the horizon so keep an eye out. I’ll definitely be cheering from the sidelines! So long! 🌟

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's back! The annual video game industry conflict minerals report returns for 2025! Let's see which gaming hardware companies are actually checking their supply chains to ensure they're not funding armed conflict and human rights violations, shall we?

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This week, we chat to Johnny Galvatron about making @mixtapegame.bsky.social – he tells us about building "nostalgia of the heart, not of the era" and how Beethoven & Dinosaur is building its portfolio like (you guessed it) a mixtape. Sign up here to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I hadn't talked to Evil Empire since 2023 and the Castlevania DLC so it was truly lovely to go full circle with Benjamin Laulan, now making an actual real Castlevania game! We also talked about their own IP, how the Triple-I showcase is what set things in motion for Brotato live ops and SO MUCH MORE

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

happy Moomintroll day to those who celebrate 🙂‍↕️🌬️

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This is an extraordinary, searing interview. In the context of the repulsive new Jackson biopic, it raises questions about why so many people just don’t want to know what he did. FWIW I saw Leaving Neverland before HBO pulled it, and I absolutely believe those kids.

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I was on holiday! Now 💫 I'm back 💫 and you know that rain or shine Ill always find ways to write about Tove Jansson's work. So surprising no one whatsoever, check out this week’s issue to read my chat with Are about the release of Moomintroll Winter's Warmth (which I'm very much looking forward to!)

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A real pleasure to talk about @allwillrise.bsky.social with @joostvervoort.bsky.social – a very interesting (and important) project that's on Kickstarter until the end of the week. Check it out if you haven't already and read more about it on Friday ofc!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

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All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder

A game about taking a billionaire to court for the murder of a river.

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Game Workers Conference @gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Do you work in games? Are you tired of corporate greed taking over our industry? Do you miss when industry events were by workers, for workers? The United Videogame Workers of CWA, in partnership with other unions and worker-centered organizations, announce the #GameWorkersConference. May 22-23 ❤️‍🔥

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This week we analyse Xbox's leadership shake-up but also talk to @nyamakop.co.za about the recent release of Africanfuturist heist game Relooted. Ben Myres tells us about its cultural impact and the challenges of making African-themed, African-inspired games. Sign up: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The new edition of Edge, available next week, crowns the winners of 2025. In this week’s Knowledge, read a preview extract from Edge 419's full-blown eight-page interview with Sandfall Interactive about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success. Sign up to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...

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“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’

Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This is next week!! 👀 There’s still space so why don’t you join us for breakfast next Thursday in London? Our most excellent panelists will discuss survival strategies and all sorts. Sign up here bit.ly/knowledgelive k thx bye

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Probably gonna go on about this repeatedly over the next few days so apologies but LOOK we have a cool banner now!! Our very first panel discussion is open to everyone who works in games, join us on November 20! 💫 bit.ly/knowledgelive 💫

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Edge @edgemagazine.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We are hosting Knowledge Live with Citizen Sleeper's Gareth Damian Martin, Hannah Flynn of Failbetter and more special guests in London on the morning of November 20, ahead of this year's Golden Joystick Awards. If you work in the game industry, apply for a free ticket here: bit.ly/knowledgelive

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Hannah Flynn 🐀 @itshannahflynn.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Come and get the Knowledge

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Been waiting for Consume Me since discovering it at the V&A in 2018 and it was an absolute pleasure to talk to AP and Jenny about it finally releasing 🙌 Play Consume Me, 💫 it's very good 💫

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SE Asian Games for Good @seagamesforgood.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts. Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-... We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

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Amy-Leigh Shaw @diveamydive.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Oh? 👀 What’s this???

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I had a lovely chat with Wizards of the Coast's president yesterday where I *almost* managed to stay professional and not nerd out about D&D and Baldur's Gate. So as I reward you should all read it when it comes out on Friday pls and thank you

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Wizards of the Coast just hired 15 staff formerly at Cliffhanger Games, including veteran Michael De Plater. We've chatted to WotC president John Hight about its ambitious plans for digital gaming, and you can read all about it in Friday's issue. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

In the four years I've been at IGN I've watched its staff shrink and shrink, all while those who remain are asked to do more and more. I see colleagues skip lunch, stay late day after day, and burn out. IGN staff are passionate and love their work. But we can't keep letting that be exploited.

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The biggest shoutout to Alan (@damisanthrope.bsky.social) for covering Gamescom for Knowledge 🙌 Sign up below if you want to get a feel for the show and how it reflects what the industry is going through, plus hear from @playstack.com CEO Harvey Elliott about life after Balatro (and much much more!)

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

This week, we talk to Kippie about getting more girls into STEM, and the non-profit's work teaching kids from underrepresented backgrounds how to code and make games. Sign up to get it straight in your inbox on Friday at 2pm BST: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

BAFTA member babyyy 💅 joke aside: I'm very proud, it feels very meaningful and, if you had told me in 2015 when I arrived in the UK that this would happen, I wouldn't have believed it. Will this be enough to fight impostor syndrome? I can't wait to find out! (thanks @baftagames.bsky.social!)

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Rach Macpherson @rachmacp.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Right, so not really sure how to say this but I’ve sadly been made redundant from Neonhive / CULT. I’m currently open to new working opportunities. I’ve got a few freelance gigs lined up for July, but if anyone knows any games PR, Brand, or marketing roles going, I would love to hear about them!

Danny DeVito offers you a wee Rach in this trying time

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

If you missed last week's issue, Patrick Garratt reflected on six months and 15 issues of Knowledge. He ponders over the various types of fish in the videogame media pond, ways the industry has evolved and how, ultimately, the more things change, the more they stay the same:

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By Patrick Garratt I started working on Knowledge before it even existed, back in January this year when the "Edge B2B newsletter" was nothing but a few docs on a shared Google Drive. I hadn't worked ...

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

As the dust settles on the Switch 2 launch, how did it go down in its homeland? David McCarthy reports from Japan and explains how, without breaking a sweat, Nintendo delivered Switch 2 launch fever. Read all about in this week's Knowledge issue, out Friday. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Packed issue this week, if I should say so myself 🙌

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

In this week’s issue, we talk to Ubisoft’s creative director Fawzi Mesmar about creativity, how the rise of gen AI challenges creators to go beyond inevitable ideas, the state of triple-A, and more. Sign up to get it in your inbox on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Witcher 4 senior animator Julius Girbig and Wyeth Johnson, Epic's senior director of product strategy, talk to Knowledge in this Friday's issue about Unreal Engine and its impact on the development one of the world's biggest games. Live this Friday at 2pm GMT. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenew...

Julius Girbig from CD Projekt Red and Wyeth Johnson from Epic Games at Unreal Fest in Florida.

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

What is a realistic budget range for an independent game? Rob Fahey has a stab at the debate, which is simultaneously a "how long is a piece of string" question and a crucial one for many creatives. Sign up to read his answer in this Friday's issue: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The new normal, what European players want, solo dev woes, why wishlists are not enough, and more... If you missed @nordicgame.com, sign up for this week's issue and get our takeaways from the show, straight into your inbox on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

📣 I'll be at Nordic next week! Wanna have a chat? You can reach out on marie.dealessandri@futurenet.com or DM me 💫

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

📣 I'll be at Nordic next week! Wanna have a chat? You can reach out on marie.dealessandri@futurenet.com or DM me 💫

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Today's issue features UKIE on how to grow game studios in the UK, Exoborne story lead (and ex-The Division director) Martin Hultberg on narrative in online survival shooters, and record-breaking news on some random game no one's ever heard of. Live at 2pm UK. Sign up here: bit.ly/knowledgenew...

A Grand Theft Auto 6 screenshot of a private jet flying over a Vice City sign.

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

In this week’s issue, we look at the latest UK market figures from @ukieofficial.bsky.social and talk to the trade body about how to successfully scale up, where the opportunities are for UK indies in 2025, and more. Sign up for free and get a new issue every Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 02/05/2025

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack. I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!

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