James O’Connor
@jickle.net
Games industry producer, narrative designer, editor and critic. Author of Untitled Goose Game for Boss Fight Books and (unannounced second book). jamesoconnorau at gmail.
“It’s called the Pupcast, Lemon. We use AI to interview dogs from upcoming movies. It’s the future of vertical integration.” “I heard the one where the dog from The Odyssey gave a labrador instructions on how to commit suicide.”
Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality)@talkinghenry.bsky.social · 2d agoNew dispatch from Hell:
If you're a South Australian game developer heading to #MIGW this year, then with the support of South Australian Film Corporation I've got your prep covered! Doing GCAP, PlayNow, or PAX - there's something here for you. Register now, it's completely FREE. www.safilm.com.au/latest-news/...
Commercial in Confidence: Prepare for MIGW 2026 with Jon Cartwright - SAFC
Calling all South Australian game developers! Heading to MIGW 2026? Get the most out of your week with this free online workshop led by games industry veteran Jon Cartwright. Melbourne International G...
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I remember seeing Big Walk in the House House office while I was working on the Goose Game book and thinking “this is very them, but I wonder if it will have broad appeal”. Then the first trailer dropped and I felt silly to have had any doubts at all. Excited to dig into it soon.
I am working my way through this game right now and it’s the real deal. I liked Tangle Tower quite a bit and this is, I’d say, a big improvement even beyond that.
Adam Vian@sfbdim.bsky.social · 6d agoIt's astonishing to me that The Mermaid Mask has only been out for 2 and a half weeks and we've already got over 2000 reviews on Steam... (and 99% positive!)
I’ve worked with Fellow Traveller a bit over the last two years from a few different directions and I am a big fan of how they work and what they prioritise. This is a dream job for at bunch of different folks, I’d say.
Fellow Traveller@fellowtraveller.games · last wk.We’re hiring - come join the Fellow Traveller marketing team as a Product Manager! This is a senior role leading the marketing for some very cool games. More info and how to apply here bit.ly/FTPMJob
@jacksonwryan.com just pubbed a big update over on Kickstarter. Huge part of this has been making sure contributors get well paid for their best work. Check it out. www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
Update 13: Big Updates Time! Big Hype Time! · CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine
Hello!!!!It's been a little while between updates and we hope you're doing extremely well. We wanted to jump in and give you some SCOOPS on where we are at, what's to come, and a few sneak peeks...Thi...
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Fuck I forgot to think of a good joke to post when the alarm test happened
Nights of the week, ranked: 1. Friday 2. Saturday 3. Thursday 4. Sunday 5. Wednesday 6. Monday 7. Tuesday
Working in game dev has given me a much keener sense of how games are made, the processes people undertake, how a design comes together, and so on. But I am playing Denshattack and I truly have no fucking idea how you make a game like this. It rules.
Hopefully Marvel will reveal that Chris Evans is returning as Captain America four or five more times before the movie comes out, just in case anyone missed it
Spent the entire run time of The Odyssey with a sort of ecstatic feeling of “oh my god they are nailing this”. And the cinema was *packed*. Life is good, more or less
Feezy! Adelaide’s defender of the arts. My new limited edition screen printed t-shirt available from Hobbie. www.hobbie.ink/store/p/fezz... #adelaide #adelaidearts
Good news for people who like AFL, people who like games, people who don’t usually like AFL but like games, and people who don’t usually like games but like AFL
Pro Jank Footy@projankfooty.bsky.social · 4w agoFOOTY FOOTY FOOTY 🏉 Watch the new trailer for PRO JANK FOOTY, animated by Smiling Friends co-creator Michael Cusack. Play it this August 12 on Steam, PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2. 🏆 Wishlist on Steam now: bit.ly/455PGgP
Sam Neill should be on the legal currency both here and in New Zealand. RIP to one of the true greats.
I feel like this is a very BlueSky anecdote, so I want you all to know that I bought the Super Hexagon soundtrack on vinyl during a TISM gig tonight
Hello! Here are all my life updates at once so I can be efficient on social media: - I have been working as a producer at a game studio for two months now! I am also still available for freelance work. - My second book is coming together well. - I am getting married next month! Okay, as you were
Here is my cool physical game - a copy of Wind Waker HD with a smudged signature from Miyamoto on it (the smudge does not matter because obviously I am never selling it)
I’d like to think that the backlash against PlayStation has been strong enough that we *might* get one of those “okay we were testing the waters here and clearly people like discs, we’ll keep them going for another few years” social media posts in the next week or two
Vinyl made a comeback, boutique Blu-Ray brands are doing well, there are 10,000 memes about filling your house with books, op shops are always busy, Kickstarters for magazines keep hitting targets, Pokopia on a *game key-card* sold a million copies in Japan alone, but sure physical media is dying
This is, in my opinion, one of the coolest games ever made - certainly one of my favourites of this decade.
Colin Spacetwinks@spacetwinks.bsky.social · last mo.Harold Halibut ($9.79) - a literally hand made game, crafted in stop motion. harold lives on a spaceship at the bottom of the ocean, but is driven to find somewhere new he could call home... but what is 'home', exactly? bittersweet, sincere, a treat. store.steampowered.com/app/924750/H...
Hello party people. @lisavertudaches.bsky.social has released an art print of a nice crab and I think people will like it so I am sharing it here: www.hobbie.ink/store/p/riga...
Saw Disclosure Day in a huge empty cinema and I think it is important that we start treating new Spielberg releases as huge events again (also I loved it)
Saw The Christophers at the cinema last night and it is a movie that achieves the impossible: James Corden is in it and he’s not bad
If you looked at games just from new release lists and reviews, the industry (such that it is) would look *so* healthy. Just a constant stream of new, good games, every single week. This should be an incredible time to be working in and around games. And yet…
