Reposted by Joel from video gamesFreeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A friendly reminder to, PREORDER very cool new Parallels T-shirts ・゚✧*:・゚✧ Caps, totes and stickers will be available for purchase on the night, but T-shirts will have very limited sizing availability - so please be sure to preorder if you don’t want to miss out on your size! Love freeplay. Xx 282
Reposted by Joel from video gamesFreeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 31/08/2026FIRST ROUND OF TICKETS ARE LIVE NOW! Thanks for waiting, Parallels loves you (and loves Games - especially Games!) events.humanitix.com/parallels-2026events.humanitix.comParallels 2026Heartfelt games, short talks 02612
Reposted by Joel from video gamesNathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026the only karaoke advice that matters 2365
Reposted by Joel from video gameskat @kgt.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Happy NAIDOC 🖤 we're out here making games. I had a really lovely chat about making a rhythm game that honours Country, and working with Wali Studios on Wyrmspace Tactics. 14826
Reposted by Joel from video gamesLeah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social · 09/06/2026.@grugstan.bsky.social @free-play.bsky.social and the new national games and play working group have released a new report to accompany the national cultural policy review outlining necessary changes for the sustainability of australia's local games industryscreenhub.com.auFreeplay: Australian games industry deserves its 'fair share of attention and funding' | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and GamesGames organisation Freeplay, alongside a working group of Australian games industry professionals, has released a report outlining needed change. 13011
Reposted by Joel from video gamesSasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Wyrmspace is part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social have curated an incredible set of thinky games that we're proud to be beside! Like thinky tactics, deckbuilding with memory cards, and traumatised space pirates? Give Wyrmspace Tactic a wishlist: #indiegame #thinkygamestore.steampowered.comWyrmspace Tactics on SteamJoin a crew of traumatised space pirates in this tile tactics card game as you commit faster-than-light heists! Push your luck and play your cards right to break in and out of freighter ships with the... 11910
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 02/06/2026No one is allowed to use the phrase "Skill Issue" in my vicinity, I might be the sweatiest game dev you know #marathonthegame 250
Reposted by Joel from video gamesSasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026🃏Wyrmspace Tactics🌌 is part of the Steam Deckbuilders Festival! In Wyrmspace you build a deck using your crew members' memories, if that sounds up your alley then consider giving us a wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/4122350/... Be sure to check out the other awesome games in the fest! 0227
Reposted by Joel from video gamesSasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026🃏Wyrmspace Tactics will be at ALT: GAMES 2026 🎮 If you're around come say hi and check out what we've been scheming! Here's a sneak peak at some of our new security features 🤖 #ALTGAMES #PowerhouseMuseum #AustralianGames 44618
Reposted by Joel from video gamespriscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 24/03/2026anyway here's Akira Kurosawa gazing lovingly at Toshiro Mifune on the set of Seven Samurai 583595702
Reposted by Joel from video gamesMickey Krekelberg @mickey.ghoulish.com.au · 11/03/2026So excited for this project !! Lowkey the hero we need right now..??!! Also feel very lucky to feature Parasensor art in the first edition. We'll be making an extremely cool unique piece just for this so you can rip it out and stick it on your wall like the good old days 3265
Reposted by Joel from video gameskat @kgt.bsky.social · 07/03/2026The last few years since the referendum people have been emboldened to be more publicly racist, and at the same time support and allyship has totally dried up 055
Reposted by Joel from video gamesMeagan ᐋᐱᐦᑕᐃᐧᑯᓯᓵᓂᐢᑫᐧᐤ @thatmegbee.bsky.social · 06/03/2026It's out!! 0126
Reposted by Joel from video games☁️ Little Pink Clouds ☁️ @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social · 06/03/2026BIG ‼️JUICY ‼️ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Letters to Arralla is dropping on Nintendo Switch on Thursday 19th March (9am AEDT), in less than 2 weeks! 💌 Spread the word, deliver the news! We can't wait for you to take a trip to Arralla from the comfort of your couch 🥰 #indiegame #cozygame 0257
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 05/03/2026A great weekend for people named Joel From Video Games specifically 070
Reposted by Joel from video gamesTex makes Key Fairy 🏳️⚧️ @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Key Fairy is officially released! Buy it, lest ye be slain! store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...store.steampowered.comSave 10% on Key Fairy on SteamA hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic... 911669
Reposted by Joel from video gamesCheckpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Podcast Time! In this special ep, we chat to Julian from Massive Monster about @cultofthelamb.bsky.social #woolhaven & celebrate Aussie games! You catch audio from @gateworlds.bsky.social, @walistudios.au, @spellsided.com, @busalonium.bsky.social & more! Listen Here: joy.org.au/checkpoint/2... 064
Reposted by Joel from video gamesWaypoint @waypoint-events.com · 04/02/2026Our next event will feature 5 amazing games and teams from our industry in NSW! @patnaoumgames.bsky.social | @liamflannery.bsky.social | @hariedwin.bsky.social | @chrismarcatili.bsky.social | @kitkat5100.bsky.social We're thankful to feature these new games at our upcoming anniversary event ❤️ 1189
Reposted by Joel from video gameskat @kgt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Wyrmspace Tactics was chosen to receive a mentorship through the Draknek New Voices grant! Every step of the way, it really feels like this game is going to be a game real soon. If you like tile tactics and/or deckbuilders and/or having fun in space, get on it 0153
Reposted by Joel from video gamesDouglas Wilson @doougle.net · 27/01/2026It’s so revealing how the attempted bombing isn’t bigger news in the Australian media cycle. It’s so clear how it matters less if the attacker is white and the intended victims primarily Aboriginal. The hierarchy of racism in Australia is so transparent www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...abc.net.auInvasion Day 'explosive' device hidden inside Disney Frozen sock, witness saysA homemade "fragment bomb" thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally yesterday was hidden in a child's sock with a Disney character on it, a woman who picked it up tells the ABC. 416579
Reposted by Joel from video gamesTex makes Key Fairy 🏳️⚧️ @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social · 26/01/2026If video games are to be believed, the best way to build strong communities is through the mediums of Violence and Extractive Capitalism... 071
Reposted by Joel from video gamesSilver Stitch @silstipro.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Did you miss last night's broadcast of tracks from #ManagementInSpace and other amazing Aussie games? Don't worry because it'll be archived on PBSFM's website for.. quite a while! ^^ www.pbsfm.org.au/program/test...pbsfm.org.auTest Pressing | Episode 2026-01-20New program ideas with 041
Reposted by Joel from video gamesdarcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026As one of Freeplay's 11(ish) board members, I want to add my personal 2 cents to a few things about Freeplay in these fried af times. It's important to know I'm just a meager part of the Voltron that is Freeplay, and these are my personal opinions + do not reflect the view of the org or the board 1285
Reposted by Joel from video gamescommon-or-garden Mads 🦆 @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Given the news yesterday, I've seen a lot of speculation about the logistics of running events, and I wanted to give some perspective on the challenges of it in the current moment. madmacsfuryroad.bearblog.dev/the-1000-pro...madmacsfuryroad.bearblog.devThe $1,000 ProblemWhen you run an event, one of the major determining factors of cost is scale. Let's say you want to run something that only needs (1) a physical space an... 1286
Reposted by Joel from video gamesLeah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social · 20/01/2026my thoughts on @free-play.bsky.social and why it remains so, so important (especially in the bad times!!!!)screenhub.com.auFreeplay is one of Australia's most important creative festivals, so why is its future in doubt? | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and GamesFreeplay, one of the Australia's longest-running game festivals, remains an essential platform for bold, creative, and compelling art. 04416
Reposted by Joel from video gamesFreeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 20/01/2026An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input. Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026 Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...freeplay.net.auFreeplay | 2026 SurveyAn Update from Freeplay 111770
Reposted by Joel from video gamesSasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026We are so stoked that Wyrmspace has received the Draknek new voices grant and we get to stand among other awesome puzzley games! Thanks so much Alan and the Draknek crew for supporting us! 6284
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 13/01/2026They're saying she's one of the best to have ever done it Katy is such a gem, do not pass up on her! 070
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 09/12/2025🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱 🪱Wirm! 🪱 Wirm! 🪱 Wirm! 🪱 Wirm!🪱 🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱 1122
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 09/12/2025Never have I ever smashed the checkout button so fast 0131
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 09/12/2025🃏Cards 🧠Strategy 💰Space Heists! We're excited to share the teaser trailer for our Debut title: 💫 Wyrmspace Tactics💫 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quaf... Join a crew of traumatised space pirates in this tile tactics card game as you commit faster-than-light heists!youtube.comWyrmspace Tactics - Teaser TrailerWali Studios is proud to present our debut title: 💫 Wyrmspace Tactics 💫 WISHLIST NOW on STEAM! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4122350/Wyrmspace_Tactics Join a crew of traumatised space… 22712
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 09/12/2025I'm so washed, downranked to diamond in Miro this year smdh 240
Reposted by Joel from video gamesSasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Catch us at Frosty Mini TOMORROW!! youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg?...youtu.beFrosty Mini 2025 - Games Made in Australia and Aotearoa NZYouTube video by Frosty Games 0188
Reposted by Joel from video gamesMontaigne @actualmontaigne.bsky.social · 04/12/2025it’s bandcamp friday tomorrow! buying an album for 20 AUD/13 USD/11 EUR is the equivalent of 6666 streams on spotify 🫠 buy some music on itunes or bandcamp this friday dec 5 to support your fave artists 🤝🏼 1175
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 26/11/2025Something Frosty has come through the comms! Tune into @frostygamesfest.com's Mini Showcase to catch some exclusive footage of 💫Wyrmspace Tactics💫 ! December 10th at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (December 9, 1pm PT)! 1279
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 15/11/2025Unfortunately common and expected game preservation L www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/sh...pcgamer.comShortly after Concord's resurrection by fans, it looks like Sony might be about to kill it again: 'Due to worrying legal action we’ve decided to pause invites for the time being'But as for the Concord fans, they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death. 030
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 14/11/2025Game preservation w I'd love to know how it fits into the woder ecosystem of game preservation, but one thing mentioned toward the end of the article is that the team have a platform - "Ancify" - for hosting the games they've reverse engineered 030
Reposted by Joel from video gamesChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct. That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...youtube.comThe Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6YouTube video by People Make Games 1620961058
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 11/11/2025Also please let us know about how you felt about the evening if you attended! Your feedback really does matter and we do cherish it in the quiet hours of the night 051
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 11/11/2025Parallels 2025 talks are up y'all Sash and I talk Wyrmspace and Spreadsheets, but honestly every single game and speaker this year was a banger and I'm so proud to have shared the evening with them 🥺 0194
Reposted by Joel from video gamesAftermath @aftermath.site · 10/11/2025Following firings and Grand Theft Auto VI delay, union plans to keep pressure on Rockstar aftermath.site/grand-theft-au... 8645176
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 27/10/2025Me: "The Ministry Of Sound Chillout Sessions mixes are under threat of becoming digital lost media. Someone needs to keep a physical archive and make these accessible online." Also me: 160
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 26/10/2025Delphinium is so fucking awesome, and I'm so excited for it! Kickstarter is a wild and scary place, don't be afraid to show your support, this is one for the ages 183
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 24/10/2025Also for those who haven't been fortunate enough to open Malys at work - this track rips, there was no need for you to go this hard @belindacoomes.bsky.social and @actualmontaigne.bsky.social youtu.be/FKosbLN0U6s?...youtu.be01. Malys (feat Montaigne) - (Malys Music | Belinda Coomes)YouTube video by Belinda Coomes 181