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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

I helped make a Steam Sale, and it's right next to Control: Resonant! gdoc.events/sale2026 Fantastic sale filled with games made by people of color from AROUND THE WORLD. Check it out! (And please share it too 😉)

A snapshot of the Steam homepage (slightly scrolled down). Control: Resonant is on the top, then a banner for the Game Devs of Color Expo Steam Sale. Below that are Discounts and events for other various franchises.

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This might be a good moment to also announce that PMG has been following the Blizzard unions through this process for nearly two years now and in early 2027 you’ll be able to watch our documentary on the fight that took place to get this historic contract over the line.

Chris standing outside the front gates of the Blizzard campus in Irvine, California.

Union members demonstrating in Irvine as part of a mass walkout last month.

The giant inflatable rat known as 'Scabby', standing outside the front gates to the Blizzard campus.

An aerial drone shot of the Blizzard campus.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As of this morning, the itch bundle officially broke 100k. This is a lifeline to our fellow workers and proof that solidarity extends beyond borders, both literal and figurative. Never let anyone tell you that things cannot change.

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Richard Katz @rotu.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm Rich Katz, Technical Artist in the game industry specializing in rigging, tools, and pipelines. I’ve built rigging systems for multiple studios. I wrote a deep dive into my rigging framework, which I plan to release every 2 weeks via www.katz3d.com. The first chapters are available now.

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Richard Katz – Richard Katz : Technical Artist

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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 25/06/2026

Hey fyi @gracklehq.com is run by one extremely good hearted guy, and it’s still the best site for games industry job listings. It has a patreon that he doesn’t advertise because he’s that selfless. You can support it on patreon and/or kofi

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Grackle HQ: A job site for the game industry - Grackle HQ

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 10/06/2026

1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.

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Game industry hardship fund

A game jam from 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-24 hosted by Necrosoft Games. PREMISE: The game industry has a problem. Too many people are out of work (reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the la...

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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Can you help Dreams on a Pillow hit an important milestone? if it raises $1,600 in the next 21 hours, it unlocks an extra $2,000 in support from LaunchGood. Help push the boundaries of what stories games are allowed to tell by backing the project: www.launchgood.com/1948

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“Dreams on a Pillow” is in development - Help Us Tell The Full Story | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Development of the stealth adventure game about the Nakba is underway. New game trailer headlines a final crowdfunding push for remaining budget until release.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Read my books. I’ll show you misery.

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AFNarratives @afnarratives.blacksky.app · 06/04/2026

The Black State of the Games Industry Survey is up! It'll be open till May 6th, 2026 and should take 20 minutes maximum of your time. Only requirements are that you're a Black Game Developer over the age of 18! 🎮🎮🎮 forms.gle/teLH4p9rAokS...

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2026 Black State Of The Games Industry Survey

Greetings! Thank you for completing this survey. This survey was created to highlight the unique challenges that Black Game Developers face in the Games Industry. Although they compose less than 10% o...

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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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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

UVW-CWA members are forming unions at their own studios to make better games and to build a better industry. Solidarity to the Heart Machine devs - if you’re interested in organizing, this is your sign! Reach out to us either in our DMs or at GDC this week 💪

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Louise Simonsen @louistonehill.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Finally some good fucking news

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Gim @kemowoomy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Hey, so we got a trojan horse ag.ny.gov/press-releas...

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Valve’s loot box model can be especially harmful to children. Attorney General James asserts that young users with limited funds can be enticed to start gambling through loot boxes in the hopes of obtaining a virtual item that they believe will enhance their status in the games’ virtual worlds. Research has shown that children who are introduced to gambling are four times more likely to develop a gambling problem later in life than those who are not. (highlighted in screenshot) In addition, although this case is about illegal gambling, it is important to note that Valve’s promotion of games that glorify violence and guns helps fuel the dangerous epidemic of gun violence, particularly among young gamers who can become numbed to grave violence before their brains are fully developed. (end of highlighting)

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Lisette Titre-Montgomery @lisettetitre.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

watch for a sneak at our mech fighter concepts from Connie Kang and Shaun Keenan!

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Happy The Power Fantasy #16 day!

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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Love that this exists and honored to have Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator be a part of @bvigaming.bsky.social #BlackHistoryMonth Gaming Showcase. Check out the replay for a bunch of passionate indie devs making the games they want to see.

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Happy ancestral birthday to Dwayne McDuffie, who inspired me and so many others by blazing trails and opening up the horizons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt6y...

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The Man Too Black for Superheroes

YouTube video by Pillboy

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🩷💜💙Marie-Michelle Pepin🩷💜💙 @mariempepin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I can't believe this fucking nonsense

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Michelle @catfi9ht.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...

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Microsoft keeps reinstalling Copilot, so I found a way to rip it out of Windows for good

You can get rid of all those stubborn AI components for better privacy and performance.

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Henry Barajas 🔜 Comic Con LA @henrybarajas.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

¡Hola! I am a 6th generation Tucsonan indigenous to the Sonoran Desert living in L.A. My new graphic novel “Death to Pachuco” is available for preorder. True crime historical fiction based on the Zoot Suit Riots. Art by @ohhhaeee.bsky.social & Lee Loughridge. bindings.app/read/WqFIouc...

Death to Pachuco cover art by David Lapham, Lee Loughridge
Shape of a man. Inside man is the whole story of death to pachuco. Sailors. Riots. Pachucos. Pachucas. Ricky Téllez story. Barajas. Merrill. Loughridge. Dennis.

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We just released the 2025 Impact Report for Game Devs of Color. It's 39 pages of what we accomplished in 2025, since founding, and priorities for 2026 and beyond. Grateful to work with such a brilliant team. The 2026 GDoCExpo is Sep 22 - 25, with speaker & game applications opening late Feb!

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Nazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 05/02/2026

I'd like to add that like in all industries, when we stop understanding how our tools work, we become entirely dependent on the corporate entities that own the mold. We are trading the ability to build and repair for the convenience of being permanent tenants in someone else's infrastructure/subs.

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Neha🍰 @nehapolitan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I AM SO STOKED!!!!!!!! Loved Thirsty Suitors and loving this even more. I want more games like Dosa Divas

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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 05/02/2026

Very awesome talking to Kotaku about DropShot. Check it out!

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AFNarratives @afnarratives.blacksky.app · 01/02/2026

Don't forget to check out some amazing Black Femme Devs this Black History Month!!! 👩🏿‍💻🖤🎮 go.bsky.app/88aYGTF

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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This looks bad, right? But here is the thing... ITS WORSE This survey only reached a narrow selection of respondents. Notably cut anybody who has been unemployed for too long. Mostly just ppl who can afford to attend GDC. Many laid off before 2025 are still looking! variety.com/2026/gaming/...

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One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off in 2025, GDC Study Reveals

One-third of U.S. video game industry workers say they were laid off last year, according to GDC.

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

All the participants in this are so good. Do yourself a favor a look through them.

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

We want your games! Black folks making games, we want to see and share your dope trailers for your upcoming releases! OR some developer commentary over gameplay. Only requirements are - game must not be out (or released in the last few weeks) AND footage must be dope.

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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It was amaaaazing. Congrats to the @compulsiongames.bsky.social audio team for winning best music at the New York Game Awards! I was honored to accept the award on their behalf. They captured the sounds of the South beautifully and the award is so deserved!

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endeva @endeva.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

A game I worked on is coming out really soon. Made in Africa. Please check it out 😭😭😭😭

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hey y’all: if you use Libby and you hate them allowing generative AI content and incorporating it in other ways you can go to your profile, scroll down to “help and support”, and take a survey to tell them that you hate it

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Chris Schmidt @nighguy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

So here's to one hell of a ride on Anthem. A bit of pre-launch dev, a bit of live service, and a bit of Next. Some of my fondest memories amidst some very complicated times in both games and how communities engaged. I would do it all over again. RIP Anthem

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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I’m working on a story talking with Anthem fans as we head into its final days, but if you’re a BioWare dev (current or former) who wants to talk about the game, its legacy, and its fate, on or off the record, I would love to hear from you. Can be reached at kshepard@kotaku.com. RTs appreciated!

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Alt: a man standing in a dark room with kapwing.com written on the bottom right

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. This is not new but it is expanding.

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The murder is horrific and traumatizing enough but for us black and brown folks the breathless "this doesn't happen here" / "this is beyond the pale" *compounds* the grief

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 05/01/2026

Speaking of cursed genre blends, Treachery in Beatdown City (I HIGHLY recommend the Ultra Remix edition) is a turn-based Final Fight. It is also aggressively leftist and pissed off about absolutely everybody and everything and half of the fun is the catharsis of beating up people who deserve it.

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Save 90% on Treachery in Beatdown City on Steam

Explore an ANGRY city, meet the WORST people, and beat 'em up with STYLE! Pick your fighter, FREEZE TIME, build custom combos, and knock out your enemies, all to save the president.

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Animation Diversity Fund @animdiversityfund.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

We are also still in need of donations to help send our scholars to GDC, please donate if you can! animfund.org/donate/

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Donate!

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Tim Borrelli Loves You @anim8d.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Go go go go

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Here's my thread of 2025 games made with Black leadership you should check out. I'm not an advocate of supporting things just because X group made them - I share genuinely unique games that have something special about them that I think are worth checking out. I just focus on #blackgamedev

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Anyone Comics @anyonecomics.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

This is catching on way more than on IG and Twitter. In case we get more than the annual, dozen people, we ask that you be patient with the staff members working today. And bringing them a hot tea wouldn't hurt!

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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 20/12/2025

There are 11 days left for you to grab this TTRPG Charity Bundle with 50 games to support @msf.ca and their Palestinian efforts! We’re at $5,490/7,500 fundraising goal! 🍉 This bundle is a perfect holiday gift if you ask me 🎁 tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...

there are watermelons on the side of the graphic and in the middle there is text that says games against genocide charity bundle via tiltify

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John DeRiggi @johnderiggiart.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Gravenheart base player skin and weapon for Hyper Light Breaker by Heart Machine. Concept: @iramos.bsky.social. Rig: @wuffles.bsky.social. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #hyperlightbreaker #stylized #toonshaded #3dart #digitalart #warrior

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John-Charles Holmes @sonic9jct.jctholmes.com · 14/12/2025

Folks I emphasize as always, if you don't actually show up for the things you want, they stop getting made. Sometimes you gotta be okay with taking a chance on that 7/10 game knowing it's the only way those creators get to keep making the stuff you wanna see

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

As folks are celebrating and sharing their Spotify wrapped or whatever, I'd encourage y'all to check out this great resource from folks at @boshis.place on alternatives and reconsidering using the platform: delete-spotify.neocities.org

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DELETE SPOTIFY -- WHY & HOW

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