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Thanks so much for penning this incredible piece @austingallagher.bsky.social! I live in hope for the day that Inf Lives has the funds to run much, much longer pieces at a fair rate for writers! We’ll get there!

Austin Gallagher@austingallagher.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wrote a piece for @harrisonpolites.bsky.social's Infinite Lives. Lots of cool people took time out of their busy schedule to talk to me about Game Jams (this could have been three times as long with the wealth of information and insight they provided). Check it out! substack.com/home/post/p-...

I wrote a piece for @harrisonpolites.bsky.social's Infinite Lives. Lots of cool people took time out of their busy schedule to talk to me about Game Jams (this could have been three times as long with the wealth of information and insight they provided). Check it out! substack.com/home/post/p-...

From Hungry Knight to Hollow Knight: Lessons from the Game Jams behind Australia's greatest hits

As layoffs and AI rock the industry, Jams have become a vital, low-stakes proving ground for great local games.

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Hello! I'm looking to update my Women in Games contact list for #MIGW26. So if that's, please feel free to add yourself. Thanks! I'm already looking forward to catch ups. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

MIGW Women in Games Event EOI

If you are interested in being invited to a Women in Games event to be held on Monday 5 October 2026 in Melbourne as part of Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW), please complete this form. Invi...

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Guys it's overblown, I just had a 20 minute phone call with Lindsay Graham.

I wanted to write something thoughtful about XBOX's wanton destruction spree of their talent, portfolio, and future - on how XBOX has destroyed so much trust from both of its audiences - from developers and players. But how can I write anything thoughtful about such thoughtless greed?

The pub for the soccer having some significant technical difficulties that very FIFA 1993 vibes

Steak too juicy, lobster too buttery ass graphic

Tamoor Hussain@tamoorh.com · last mo.

Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them

I let the rage flow through me on this one a bit, but this Sony move is absolutely devastating for media preservation, games retail, and the pathways many took into the industry. Anyway some of the comments make me want to gouge my eyes out. vt.tiktok.com/ZSCx2aEnx/

This kills video game retailers. What's going to stock shelves besides a handful of Xbox titles and Nintendo games? For how much longer? Browsing used games and finding a hidden gem is gone. A pathway for many on all sides of the industry destroyed. All for what? An even bigger piece of the pie.

We can't keep going like this.

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · last mo.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is cutting 292 jobs at Destiny maker Bungie. "Most of the Destiny team" and "some Marathon team members" are affected www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-cuts-29...

Confused about the mechanical importance of the big nets at either end of the field, to be honest

You couldn’t make Scary Movie these days, due to wokeness

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The nauseating amount of lip service and giveaways had somehow managed to work and I've already seen people carrying water for Asha and comparing her favorably to Phil. Ultimately they're the same, two slightly different masks for the same faceless corporation enslaved to capital.

Jessica Cogswell 🌸@jessicogs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sorry, maybe I shouldn't say this but ahahah. I am very angry. So I went to Xbox's Fan Fest event to attend a preview event. And it was the most flagrant display of wealth imaginable. Five stories filled with caterers and hundreds of smiling faces there to assure me of the brand's strength.

Remedy's marketing absolutely kicking into gear for Control Resonant, there's been a new trailer at like half these showcases. Really feels like they're swinging for the fences and trying to break out of their core audience with this one.

Thank you @austingallagher.bsky.social and @checkpointau.bsky.social for covering us! Small indie teams need people like you!! checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Frosty Feature - Cute colony sim from Queensland, Cloudlings, revealed

Checkpoint sat down with the Middle Space founders to get a few extra details surrounding Cloudlings, a new colony sim revealed at Frosty Fest

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god of war: laufey looks cool and all but I think the SEO on using such a famous mononymed singer in the title isn't wise. anyway, I'm pitching that santa monica renames it to god of war: madonna

If you're a beloved Australian studio and you just so happen to have come into large amounts of capital, investing in Australian games journalism would be such a sick way to spend it totally absolutely hey right 🥹👉👈

Lana Del Rey gonna top my Spotify wrapped at this point because of this fucking banger Bond theme

The 'Google -> Goople -> propeller' pipeline

Who could have possibly predicted this

1. Google are bragging that people are using something they won't let you turn off, not very impressive. 2. Wouldn't the highest number of searches ever be more indicative of people not getting the information they're looking for than anything else by causing repeat queries?

Absolute banger from local Devs @effortstar.bsky.social - don't miss this one

Checkpoint Gaming@checkpointau.bsky.social · 2mo ago

EARLY ACCESS PREVIEW: Enter the Chronosphere "With deeply addicting combat, superb high-contrast psychedelic art, fantastic build diversity, and a stellar soundtrack, developer Effort Star has got the bones of an all-time roguelike on its hands." checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Does Jennifer English know about the Margo's Got Money Troubles thing??? Can we find out? Did Apple ask Larian????

Devastating news, and likely not the last of it. I just don't know if Marathon can ever reach the mass appeal Destiny had to stem the bleeding here. What a fucking industry.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny games, but none are yet greenlit. Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Lucky Stranger Things's horrible final season is so fresh because otherwise this would be the worst ending on TV this year. Abysmal.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 3mo ago

‘THE BOYS’ ends tonight.

Talking about the long term impacts of consoles being so expensive and getting a not insignificant amount of comments that push back on the idea that the price has increased. Feel like I'm going crazy vt.tiktok.com/ZSxMUS7Mn/

There's obviously going to be DISCOURSE about the meta-textual situation around Zero Parades, but just as a video game... Maaaaan. checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2026...

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Review – Luck and Skill

Enter stage right: ZA/UM's spy RPG Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, a killer video game that casts the limelight on the underbelly of espionage.

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