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She-wolf of Naarm @jadedsynic.itch.io · 24/03/2026
Ahoj. Since I am a proponent of "right fit for the write job," here is a starter kit for people who do Game Narrative. @me if I've missed you — just have to be a not-shit person and have a writer/ND track record — or want to be taken off the list go.bsky.app/FwZqzcz
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Two and a Half Studios @twoandahalfstudios.com · 24/03/2026
What's that, I spy? A bratty angel, less than thrilled to be assigned to the Underworld to conduct an audit? Introducing Elyon, a side character that will feature in A Date with Death 2: REMNANTS! Elyon is just one of many characters you'll be able to befriend(?) in ADWD2 🦉 ⤵️
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/03/2026
Hey look, a good person. Walked onto one of the largest stages available in the largest supporter and facilitator of Israeli genocide and terror, and just said it. It'll cost him in opportunities, but at least his children & grandchildren won't have to be fucking embarrassed about him.
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Alan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I've talked about this before, but if you worked for a studio in *any* capacity during the development of a game, full-time or contract, you should be in the credits. Yes, even if your tech or tools were used in the engine or concept docs and you left before production "started."
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 30/01/2026
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
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Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
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Lazzie BOO!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Man. Reading the section about IGF being smuggled away at the back, no press at the press hour, is absolutely gutting. Being on the pavilion the year before the COVID-era noms had to have their experience from home, I felt incredibly bad for them. I now wonder if that was the last best time.
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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
honestly it's been a good week for very clearly demonstrating that successful projects have skilled human narrative designers and human editors
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Paulo Gazola @gazola.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
SAY NO TO AI SUPPORT HUMAN ARTISTS. #art #BRart
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every day is Halloween! @jennatar.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
And I just couldn’t believe they put it right in the deck, “we’ve got all the artists and engineers and indies kettled in one place, on a plate, so you can feast on their hopes and dreams.” Because the conference needs to stay relevant—valuable—and it’s the publishers who have money for passes
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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Inititives like this are a huge part of how developers in Canada, Germany, and other countries with such grants were able to wind up such flourishing indie scenes tbh
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Burned Meat Bear | 🔜 🎮🎼🎶Composer for hire @bjoern.neocities.org · 15/03/2026
A real and actually true and cheap way would be using Vocaloids as your replacement until the real voiceover is done. That's what I would do at least. It would also be WAY cheaper than genAI, because you only pay once for the software as opposed to a monthly subscription. And it sounds just as bad 👍
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andie | melodia studio @melodiastudio.dev · 15/03/2026
at least there was no blockchain stuff this time around i guess? small wins?
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andie | melodia studio @melodiastudio.dev · 15/03/2026
i had a good time at gdc but almost all of that is attributed to the people i met because of it--$950 base pass price at a time when so many devs are unable to find work and the sheer volume of generative AI talks and expo floor booths was just demoralizing to see
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Dan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀 @coil.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The only thing GDC had for me - which was invaluable - was camaraderie with and education from my peers. The Companies and Industry have made clear they are indifferent to me at best, and GDC that it would rather court them, not us. GDC is a fireplace, not a hearth. And definitely not the fire.
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 15/03/2026
I ask you to take 3 minutes out of your day to read this, as a reminder of what true evil looks like. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows
Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.
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renée 🌊🌈🍀 @gelatobear.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
just some stuff in the water 🦀🐚🌿 #art
An illustration showing tiny nautical creatures, like sea stars, crabs, shrimps, mollusks, seashells, and more!
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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
As always, a great read from @meredithgran.com. Gets at something I have felt intensely with each passing year — and ultimately why I couldn’t justify attending. Industry spaces make little to no room for parents. Perhaps in part a result of how industry vets have left for other, more stable fields
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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Meredith saying something I’ve spent a lot of the last couple years thinking about:
A blog post screen cap that reads: 
But GDC took a chunk out of me, too. The expense, the scamminess, the
desperation. I have not quite recovered.
What I've seen makes me want to keep my life small and focused, make work by any means necessary on shoestring budgets and ignore the industry completely. I think for me, for now, that's how it needs to be. It's not like the industry has any answers or knows what is next.
It's not like I see myself in the majority of these quickly-vanishing roles. Maybe my small, focused world is all there ever was.
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Alan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I feel like there are 3 GDCs that just happen to take place in the same place at the same time. 1. Executive GDC: Big money. Business deals. Sponsorships. 2. In-group GDC: Old friends. War stories. Inside jokes. 3. Out-group GDC: Optimism. Spectacle. Overwhelming.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Lisa Simpson doing kids news, standing by an abandoned railroad crossing. “The old memes don’t come by here much anymore…”
Suddenly dat boi appears. 

“Oshit waddup”
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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A lot of the devs I’ve talked to about Outersloth don’t seem to understand fund vs Publisher. I had one dev argue with me about Outersloth and asked me if I was sure they’re a fund. I’m pretty sure since I signed one of the initial Outersloth contracts. Anyways, more funds to offset publishers!
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 14/03/2026
GDC 2026 attendance is down 33% YoY. Here's a chart comparing recent years. 2020-2022 were impacted by COVID-19. This could be because of the rebrand not being received well. Alternatively, there may be another reason why attendance declined at the event hosted in the United States.
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Leah 🎀 @myleah.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
people wonder why orgs like @gdocexpo.com still exist... just read this thread There are still so many close minded pea brained people out there who just don't get it, yet still call themselves "professionals" loser behavior 💀
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Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com · 15/03/2026
I'm home and I've written a bit on my blog about post-GDC feelings: meredithgran.com/gdc-thoughts...
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GDC Thoughts and Prayers - Meredith Gran
I’m home! Let’s see if I can zero in on the stuff I really wanna say. I was up for an award I was sure I wouldn’t win. I did not write an acceptance
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fraggle @fraggle.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2026
Left: Minimal line art drawing of a cat that is enclosed in a pink rectangle. Label: Kitten is completely full of crimes

Right: the same cat art but twice the size. The same size rectangle covers only the bottom of the cat. Label: Adult cat contains the same amount of crimes but it does not dominate all of their behaviors
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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 10/03/2026
women at GDC being asked “do you work in games?” is such a stupid question. most people i know work in an office or from home
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 09/03/2026
Hear me out... Univerally praised games are neat enough, but nothing hits quite like something unpopular that speaks to *you*. So show-and-tell: Link and Explain a game that's UNDERRATED (sub-500 user reviews), UNDERRATED (sub 80% score) or BOTH (ideally!) that is near and dear to your heart.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
They truly want you to believe this shit is inevitable and actually better than human endeavor but the one surefire thing that can stop it is not agreeing to the first two things. That’s all! That also means not willingly feeding it. It’s not difficult to avoid using it!
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Not at #GDC but I’m #WhatAGameDevLooksLike Writer, editor, Narrative Designer and DEI Consultant for 10+ years. A very hireable one, still seeking work a year after Monolith’s closure. ✌🏾
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Alan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So many awesome folks doing the #WhatAGameDevLooksLike thing this year! I'm not going to repost everything because it's a bit much, and I mostly don't post selfies, but you should definitely check out the hashtag. It's a nice reminder that the industry is diverse and this should be celebrated.
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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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Jacob Garbe 💀 @logodaedalus.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Ahh, what an auspicious start to GDC! A good evening of catching up with old friends and making new ones. We’re all in this crazy thing together, aren’t we.
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Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
HEY GDC. TODAY IS THE DAY. Yes TUESDAY. 4:30 PM: SPREADSHEETS MICROTALKS. You will come out weeping tears of efficient joy 5:45 PM: MY FIRST GDC BOOK SIGNING. And I brought bookplate stickers so you can get a signing even if we sell out or if you have to order online for Packing Reasons!
Tuesday March 10 at GDC: Cheryl Platz is speaking. Spreadsheets Microtalk “Localization Magic” 4:30 PM West Hall 2005. Book signing and meetup 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM GDC Bookstore with The Game Development Strategy Guide
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David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com · 22/02/2026
"AI has long been part of gaming and will continue to be" is so heckin disingenuous. I've been a game AI engineer for almost 20 years, which has absolutely nothing to do with the current bubble of generative AI that is burning the world to solve no actual problems.
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Amy Farbright @amy.fruitbasket.gay · 22/02/2026
gf saw a joke post that was using generative art just to make a joke headline (which was funny enough on its own) look like it actually was real. this is making me wanna break out the ol photoshop cs6 again, ppl need to re-embrace the craft of photobashing
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it looks like you're writing a novel @gr8writingtips.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
i've found out it's not that
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Keith Stack-o'-lantern @keithstack.com · 05/10/2025
Getting kicked off the Team Cherry QA tester team because I keep repeating my “this game is FULL of bugs” joke
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Call of Cthu-Luke @llobrow.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
your grandma only collected porcelain cherubs because funkos didn't exist yet. you are the same
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it looks like you're writing a novel @gr8writingtips.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
instead of writing, have you considered posting about writing 3500 times
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JoCat is slow at making videos @jocat.net · 22/08/2025
in light of recent news
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Gil Hova @gil.hova.net · 04/08/2025
BARTOLOMEO CRISTOFORI: Behold my new invention, a musical instrument that can play music soft or loud. FERDINANDO DE MEDICI: Wonderful! What do you call it? CRISTOFORI (sweating): Uhhhh… the "softloud"
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andie | melodia studio @melodiastudio.dev · 21/07/2025
This is the longest game I've ever written for and my first official release on Steam so I'm very excited for people to play it 👉👈 please let me know what you think!
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andie | melodia studio @melodiastudio.dev · 21/07/2025
Changelog (a narrative wiki-based game about three developers and their failure to make the best adventure game ever) is now live on Steam! Play for free here: store.steampowered.com/app/3654800/...
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Changelog on Steam
In 2016, a group of ambitious students got together to make the best adventure game ever — but they failed. Discover their story by playing through different builds of their game and reading their dev...
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andie | melodia studio @melodiastudio.dev · 30/06/2025
does anyone have deep knowledge of discord bots or is able to point me to resources about them? im toying with the idea of making a game run entirely by a discord bot you drop into an empty server
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folk tune stan account 🎻 @folktunes.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
this, to me, is still one of the hardest pieces of propaganda ever made
An old IWW poster showing a top-down view of hands washing dishes in the sink. It's captioned "MEN AND BOYS! REVOLUTION BEGINS IN THE SINK! Only when men take full responsibility for their share of the cooking, the cleaning, and the washing up... only then can they join with women, and together build a new work!!!"
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Holy Wow Studios @holywowstudios.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Games in NY Steam Sale event is LIVE!!! 🗽 As Brooklynites we're jazzed to represent our freaking home and be included! Check out the other games made in NY here: store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesinNY
Games in New York Steam Sale graphic! A couple of people playing games are floating among screens, controllers and other stuff (INCLUDING A TROMBONE!!!) around them. There's a city in the background and a river below them.
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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Super happy to share that we are part of this cool event! We've released a new demo of Bubblegum Galaxy, please try it out and tell us what you think 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/2459140/...
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Bubblegum Galaxy Demo on Steam
Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy narrative building game about rebuilding the galaxy tile by tile. Discover and design new planets, complete missions, explore your office and befriend your co-workers... all...
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andie | melodia studio @melodiastudio.dev · 29/05/2025
long time no bluesky huh. anyways i graduated
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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 27/04/2025
Big shoutout to the #VNDevWiki! Iron's amazing work with #accessibility, attention to USEFUL preferences+styling, and user accounts ✨without the need to disclose emails✨ are all so nice to see. It's packed with good resources too. Massive props for the wonderful work so far! #vndev #indiegamedev
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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
ME: *eating a quarter inch slice of rosemary gouda and a mound of kimchi right before bed* this is great. Im listening to my body. it must have needed this
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