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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not Melbourne starting off games week with an earthquake…

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CONTINUE Magazine @continuemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

IT'S GAMES WEEK+!!!!!! CONTINUE 01 is here. We made a magazine to celebrate and interrogate videogames and culture. It's print. It's tangible. It's real. It's available to purchase now. Regular Edition -- shop.acmi.net.au/products/con... Special Edition -- shop.acmi.net.au/products/con...

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Leah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

penguin colony is an adaption of 'at the mountains of madness' that doesn't shy away from the racism at the heart of lovecraft's work. i had such a generous chat with developer tali faulkner about the game's intentionality and direction. @origamedigital.bsky.social @fellowtraveller.games

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Penguin Colony is a Lovecraftian horror game seen through an Indigenous lens | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games

Penguin Colony from Origame Digital is a cosmic horror adventure that engages with the stories and controversies of H.P. Lovecraft.

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 30/09/2026

THIS WEEKEND at @acmionline! Come play some of the coolest games from Australia and Aotearoa NZ 🎮 We're showcasing 20 games (!!!) across the weekend as part of ACMI's free Game Showcase exhibition. If you're in Melbourne, swing by and play some incredible games!

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Yarn Spinner @ MIGW @yarnspinner.dev · 23/09/2026

Some great games, including many Yarn Spinner games such as Middle Management, Slumbering Woods, Canvas City, Apothecurse! Go check them out at ACMI during Games Week!

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So Microsoft has decided I pass age verification just because I've been around for a long time?

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 23/09/2026

Come play some of the coolest games from ANZ at ACMI in Melbourne on October 3 & 4 🎮 We're showcasing 20 games across the weekend as part of a free Game Showcase! Big thank you to our 2026 sponsors @nz-code.nz and strangescaffold.bsky.social, without their support, Frosty's showcases don't happen 💙

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

RIPTerry, thank you for making our kids childhoods warmer and weirder 🪾

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Technically Games ➡️ MIGW26 @technicallygames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@disparitygames.bsky.social Jason Stark is speaking at TG Lightning Talks this year! Grab your ticket today: eventhost.au/-/lightning-...

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Friendly reminder" is not a friendly thing to say

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sometimes I think, of all the things I did at school, the cut and paste collage projects prepared me the most for my job. I feel kind of weird about that.

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is an absolute love letter to persisting until you reach your vision.

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Apparently, 70 percent of Australian businesses are family businesses. If you look at it that way, family studios are quite under-represented in games.

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Go-Go Town! 🏗️ @gogotowngame.com · 19/08/2026

Excited to announce that we have officially welcomed ✨ 100,000+ mayors since our v1 launch! ✨ To celebrate, we've put together a video highlighting some of our favourite community-built towns AND we're adding some new décor into the game! 👀

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Go-Go Town! celebrates 100,000+ mayors with new items!

YouTube video by Prideful Sloth

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Have you played Blueberry? Do you want to ✨REALLY✨ help us and support the game? Give us a metacritic review (account creation takes a few seconds) ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.metacritic.com/game/blueber...

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Blueberry Reviews - Metacritic

Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented...

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Lisy Kane @lisykane.com · 29/07/2026

Any cool international devs (preferably with a game released in the last year or so) interested in visiting Melbourne this year (for the small price of doing a short talk??)

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This alertness may last for some time

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...

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Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Graham Reid 🌴 @grahamoflegend.com · 08/06/2026

Hey, here's an idea. If anyone wants to interview/podcast with/do a write up of both of us for a double feature, dms are open, inbox is open, everything is open haha. Spooky narrative tings, cozy builder tings, riddled with our culture. Dm your fave and tell em hit us up 😊🇯🇲 CC: @spritewrench.com

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Ido Yehieli - Stellar Cartography Interactive @tametick.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My pagan trading game Prophet Margin is in the Deutsche Indie Showcase: store.steampowered.com/developer/Si... Check it out and play the demo now! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...

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Go-Go Town! 🏗️ @gogotowngame.com · 06/06/2026

Go-Go Town! is coming to 1.0 on Steam AND Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 on JULY 16th! 🎉 1. rebuild a run-down town into a tourist destination 🧰 2. convince tourists to move in & put them to work 😤 3. automate everything ⚙️ 4. ???? 5. 💰 PROFIT!!! 💰 #WholesomeDirect #GoGoTown

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 04/06/2026

56 minutes, 51 games. This is going to be a STACKED Frosty Games Fest showcase. Just two more days to wait! 🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/6mmuYcEEEJU 🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I'm excited for Dad of War: Mum edition

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Graham Reid 🌴 @grahamoflegend.com · 02/06/2026

It's official 🌴 Ourlands is out NOW! Please go and wishlist/get the game, and if you do, drop a lil review on it too! Cozy vibes are patiently waiting for you :) Get the game here: Steam: s.team/a/2074470 Epic: store.epicgames.com/p/ourlands-2...

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 28/05/2026

We were stoked to have a brief chat with @matt.sub-zerosound.com about Frosty Games Fest! You can check out the whole show for some incredible ANZ indie game music from some of our upcoming showcase participants 🎶 ▶️ www.pbsfm.org.au/program/game...

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Disparity Games @disparitygames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Heya friends, it's been a while! 🩵🧡Tune in on June 7 to see a whole bunch of cool games, and a little something from us. We're stoked to share what we've been up to :)🧡🩵

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David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com · 30/04/2026

I spent this afternoon playing through Forbidden Solitaire, and I highly recommend it. I'm already a huge fan of Grey Alien's solitaire games, and the satirical/horror narrative about a fictional 90s gamedev studio is excellent.

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 27/04/2026

Hey media and PR friends, are you on our list? 🍦👋🏼 If not, and you'd like to stay updated on all things Frosty, please fill in our registration form! And if your details have changed, please register again to ensure we have your most up to date info. ✍🏼 Media/PR Form: forms.gle/teg4v5ahFKS9...

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT! Forbidden Solitaire is officially launching NEXT WEEK, on April 30th! We unearthed a new trailer from the archives - an advertisement that originally aired in 1995! Wishlist on Steam and GOG: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... www.gog.com/en/game/forb...

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The Texas Hot Wing Massacre, Derek Smith @darathus.xyz · 21/04/2026

Artist friends! Enjoy doing fantasy art? The Daggerheart community is growing and players/GMs/resource creators need your artistic help! Submit your profile here so people can reach out and hire you! heartofdaggers.com/artist-guild/

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Artist Guild • Trusted Daggerheart Artists • Heart Of Daggers

Looking for real talent? The Artist's Guild highlights AI-free, high-quality artists in the Daggerheart TTRPG community. Find an artist for your next project.

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🔞 Wysty, CEO of vampire yuri | Comms Open @wysticlipse.art · 12/04/2026

You should know that the infamous I Love You virus uses the same trick - Always make sure to turn on 'show file extensions' in your windows/browser settings.

Tumblr user thereisselfpreservation

"I'm seeing warnings about scammers trying to commission artists but the "reference sheet" for their character they want commissioned isn't an image but a .vbs file ("visual basic script"), and will run a script when you open it, probably to yoink your account(s), but I haven't seen this from anyone who's actually clicked it yet. Just be careful and never open a file like that, 'cause people suck."

Reply from the same user:

"For reference (heh)"

Screenshots of messages.

Sender: "Okay, I've sent it now."

There's a file attachment called "Shork_YCH_MyReference_v1.vbs". The vbs extension is circled.

Sender: "If everything is in order, I can send the overpayment."

Sender, in reply to the file attachment (again with the vbs extension circled): "How much would the full piece cost?"

thereisselfpreservation:

"At a glance, the file name checks out. But!! do not open a .vbs file!!!

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Here we go, please enjoy my highlight reel from an absolutely wild trip that I couldn't possibly say no to 😄💖

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Jay Stevens @jaystevens.me · 25/03/2026

I would like everyone who says "these devs should just go indie" to put $10k into a "let gamedevs feed their families" fund before they are allowed to start talking about how easy it would be for people to go indie

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Ashley Hankins Illustration 🌙 @ashleydoesartstuff.com · 21/03/2026

Pleased to be on this list with so many other amazing artists!!! 💚💚💚

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Quite literally, until you have 10 reviews Steam doesn't surface you at all. Those first 10 reviews change everything. If you see a game with less than 10 reviews, you are being shown a life you can dramatically improve.

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

My historical gardening game is out on Steam! If you're feeling for spy plots, queer romance, discovering plants and caring for real plants, you can now join the Abbey and embody Agnès! 🌿 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... Launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Ev... #cozygame #indiedev

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The Abbess Garden | Launch Trailer | indie.io

YouTube video by join-indie-io

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/01/2026

tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors. i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare. thank you. thank you.

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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

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Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz · 08/01/2026

It’s hard to make video games in the middle of all of this. It’s a little easier when you have something to say and you know you’re giving people a brief respite from the horrors.

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

✨Golden✨ Guess I'm going to seal the honmoon 💪

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My favourite and most hated thing about being an indie game dev is always having to learn new things.

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

GET EVERY STRANGE SCAFFOLD GAME FOR LESS THAN $60 BUCKS IN THE STEAM WINTER SALE *13* DANG GAMES OF WILD VARIETY AND AMBITION--AND DISCOUNTS ON EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO GOING FORWARD MAYBE CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE THAT'S A WILD DEAL??? store.steampowered.com/bundle/35090...

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The Abbess Garden has an official release date! The game will be available on Steam on March 2! :) New trailer to celebrate ^^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrpj... Other announcement, we have partnered with @join-indie-io.bsky.social! They'll help us with QA & marketing :) #indiegame #cozygame

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The Abbess Garden | Release Date Announcement | indie.io

YouTube video by join-indie-io

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(Ni)cole Stark @mildlyadventurous.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This awful, don't get me wrong, but also somewhat validating? At every scale making a game is just really difficult.

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Rebecca McCarthy - Game Writer & Narrative Designer @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The proportion of female to male dialogue in Final Fantasy. #advx25

Chart showing m to f dialogue proportion

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