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
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 18/06/2026Dude that's wild! I had no idea all this time! The animation in that game went crazy! 110
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
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 08/06/2026Persona 5 will always make me sad the way that the main themes of the game were so compelling only for the narrative and aesthetics to completely undermine them... 000
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 08/06/2026You'd think after about 100,000 iced coffees we'd learn 220
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 · 02/06/2026Happy to lend a hand if you want to give it a crack in season 2! 110
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 02/06/2026For the sane individuals who see this - Vidmaster in season 1 of Marathon is probably the most punishing chase anyone has been asked to commit to in video games 010
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
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 30/05/2026static.klipy.comEric Andre's 'Let Me In' MemeALT: Eric Andre's 'Let Me In' Meme 010
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 22/05/2026Elite shader, always takes me back to the Dreaming City days 010
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
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 16/03/2026Unc Raiders is secretly an MMO dressed up with an extraction shooter gameplay loop, way nicer to spend time in, chill with friends, experience some spontaneous social oddities and feel the bitter sting of betrayal. 020
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 16/03/2026I've definitely had some of those "oh my god I'm so sorry... Shhh shhh it'll be okay, just go to sleep" moments 😅 Some Rooks definitely deserved it though 000
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 16/03/2026If you're particularly evil, claymore the guarded exfil on Dire Marsh, other Rooks don't see it coming and you just soak up their loot I'd never do that, Rooks strong together... but when the need arises... 011
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 16/03/2026Head to the PVP hotspots right away (hauler, algae ponds, flight control) then scoop up the remains of the battle royale that happens for the first 10 minutes before legging it straight to the guarded exfil 210
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
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 04/03/2026Yeah... It's been really bad for a long while, but this week a threshold was crossed for sure www.npr.org/2026/03/01/n...npr.orgPrediction market trader 'Magamyman' made $553,000 on death of Iran's supreme leaderIt's the latest trade drawing scrutiny on the popular prediction market site for appearing to show an insider making profits on military secrets. 000
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
Joel from video games @walistudios.au · 29/01/2026I've seen enough... Approve another $3bn of Victorian taxpayer money to subsidise AI data centers! 000
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