This was a fascinating exercise: find out what went wrong with creativity in the games industry. The conclusion: there are too many cowards controlling too many critical levers, and until we figure out how to put people -taste, creativity, and craft- back at the top, we're going to be stuck.

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 2w ago

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear, concludes a workgroup hosted by Rami Ismail. https://bit.ly/4vPbIzv

For @mothership.blog, I talked to over a dozen caretakers about the reality of being a caretaker while working in games. The short of it? It's *very* difficult. Here's a glimpse of the current experience, its consequences, and coveted standardized practices: www.mothership.blog/the-games-in...

The games industry isn't taking care of its caretakers

We spoke with over a dozen devs who take care of children, aging parents, and sick family members

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Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Garance, a French illustrator making art for indie games and currently developing my first murder mystery dating sim! Cute, colorful art. Dangerously hot dates. If that's your thing, stick around! ❤️ Always happy to meet fellow indie devs and artists! ✨

Hello je serais au game camp cette année ! Venez me voir hihi (en plus j’ai des nouvelles cartes de visite)

Ok I have more bad takes: one of my worst takes is that I always feel a twinge of suspicion at all of the "you need to kill your ego/you need to allow yourself to be brutalized by criticism/you are bad/your ideas are bad" takes that tend to accompany most game design ethos manifestos.

Thank you so much to @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social for having me on the podcast, it was a wonderful conversation! 🙏 Very grateful to have been given a platform to discuss this niche topic!

inkle@inkle.co · 2mo ago

New Kaleidoscope episode! Narrative designer @rdemiranda.bsky.social joins us to discuss the untapped potential of in-game economies to build the fiction of the world - and to drive the story, too. Listen here, or on any podcast platform: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

After a couple of project fell through, we have openings in our schedule to support your project. Drop a DM or an e-mail if you're in need!

actezéro@actezero.bsky.social · 2mo ago

actezéro is a narrative agency. We write stories & dialogues, create characters & worldq, review projects every step of the way. We worked with more than 30 clients on 70 games in the last six years. We're always looking for new opportunities. Our portfolio: docs.google.com/presentation...

Boosting this. If you need someone for part-time/short contract/audit or consulting, feel free to contact me! 🙏 Friends, if you hear about a thing, I'd love to know.

Raquel de Miranda@rdemiranda.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I genuinely can't wait to share the weird things I'm working on right now, but in the meantime: I have slots open for new projects and audits! 🙏🌟 I'm Raquel de Miranda, a freelance narrative designer with a near-decade of experience in AAA, AA, down to the tiniest of indie projects. ✍️🎮

Bonjour Bluesky ! Je serai présente au GAME CAMP les 18 et 19 juin. On peut se capter sur Meet To Match si vous voulez un rendez-vous pour parler de narration et écriture (celle de votre jeu ou juste en général), de dev solo, ou de mes chats. A bientôt là-bas !

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Hello Bluesky!! We’re making a game named Florilège where you use magic to grow and transform fantasy plants 🪄🌼Meet the mystical star daffodil🌟follow for more magic! #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Unity #WitchyGame

Tu peux partager mon portfolio que j'ai ici: clen.artstation.com mon Linkedin aussi, En tout cas merci beaucoup pour le soutien, je ne sais pas trop si il y a des petits studios qui ont des besoins sur leur prods niveau réalisation d'assets, j'ai arrêté de chercher tellement je ne trouvais rien

Clément Sipion

3D Artist, Game Design

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I genuinely can't wait to share the weird things I'm working on right now, but in the meantime: I have slots open for new projects and audits! 🙏🌟 I'm Raquel de Miranda, a freelance narrative designer with a near-decade of experience in AAA, AA, down to the tiniest of indie projects. ✍️🎮

The only way forward against LLM and genAI is: more Your game, your story, your ideas have to crazier, funnier, more violent, more chill, more whatever you're trying to achieve. There's no neutrality is our world.

fuckin shoutout to @apthomson.bsky.social for using his grand prize speech for this www.twitch.tv/gdcfestivalo...

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Twitch is the world

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mmmm good soup

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Teamcraft Studios@teamcraft-studios.com · 6mo ago

Craftist, happy Valentine's day! 🥰 Look at this splendid artwork done by our art director, Parigraf, featuring our favorite in-game couple.🎨 You can see his artworks live on Twitch. 🎥 What will you do during this romantic weekend? ✨ Tell us in the comments!💬

I loved Anthony's workshop! I was part of the class last December and wrote one of my favourite short stories so far... . . . (it's about gay ghost pirates) (will share one day)

Anthony « iamleyeti » Jauneaud@iamleyeti.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm doing these again!! The workshop will be in April and May! It's gonna be a lot of fun (and a lot of work…) www.d6learning.com/course/how-t...

the matryoshka. 🪆 #alanwake

✨It's that time of the year again✨ My narrative services (EN/FR) are open for new clients starting February. Whether you need support for your story, characters, worldbuilding, narrative system design, or someone who can write cozy and intimate moments as well as tense fight scenes… I'm your gal!

UBISOFT - Appel à la grève Jeudi 22 Janvier - Matin Suites aux annonces catastrophiques venant de M. Yves Guillemot (plan de réductions des coûts, projets tués, arrêt du télétravail, etc.), la section Solidaires Informatique appelle à un débrayage ce Jeudi 22 Janvier matin.

If any publisher happens upon this: I also have something you might be interested in! Small showcase here of an older build that still conveys vibes, tone and aesthetic, if not exact details. For those, please reach out if this catches your eye! camillecee.weebly.com/mighty-magic...

Mighty Magical Sparrows

Work in progress. More information and animation coming!

camillecee.weebly.com

If you or anyone you know is looking for a tradigital 2d animator, I’d appreciate the chance. Looking for new mid-to-longer term projects mainly. Previews of some of my work here: camillecee.weebly.com Reposts appreciated, with love, increasingly urgent anxiety and thanks!

CAMILLE C.

CAMILLE C.

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Présentez vous via ce qui a failli vous tuer : Bonjour, je suis la tempête du Pukkelpop de 2011, et plus spécifiquement un chapiteau qui s'effrondre. (ce jour-là j'ai découvert mes skills de ninja en faisant des sauts au-dessus de tables et de bancs que je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer)

Guillaume Veer@baronvonchateau.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Présentez vous via ce qui a failli vous tuer : Bonjour, je suis la flemme de mâcher une patate correctement.

Faisons des jeux bof, des jeux cassés, des non-jeux, des jeux bizarres, des jeux pas fun, des jeux vulgaires... Arretons de nous aliéner avec la first-hour-experience, avec n'être jamais ennuyeux, avec des gameplay loop, avec des montages de trailers et capsules Steam...

Happy last day of 2025, y'all. We survived another year. Yay. It's kinda dreading for me to read through everyone's recap. I mean, it's great! And I'm happy for you! But when it comes to looking at my own year… I can only see a year of grieving. Again.

#artvsartist 2025! It's been quite a ride, so here's a little retrospective ✨ 2025 has been quite harsh for the video game industry, and despite some good releases, it's quite hard not to think about all the layoffs and studio closures we've been through. (1/X)

‘everyone in gamedev is using AI’ the business dumdums are using it to generate decks and write bad copy. They think it’s good because they think their basic lore ideas make a good game. that’s it that’s who is using AI

You have to play it. Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac helped me a lot back in the days when I was looking for Caravan SandWitch’s writing tone! It’s fun!!

La Poule Noire@lapoulenoire.fr · 8mo ago

If you don't know our first game, it's called Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac, a small narrative and funny game about a conspiracy in a small town in France. You can find it on Steam during Winter Sales for less than 2€! store.steampowered.com/app/1007830/... Bokbok,

just make smaller fucking games, dude

ari velazquez 🌯@arivelazquez.com · 8mo ago

here’s the full spew