All money, minus processing fees for itch, goes to out of work game developers to pay for food, housing, healthcare, and whatever they need to make it through. Neither we as the organizers nor UVW take any of the money from the bundle. Game developers can apply here: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...

Game Worker Hardship Fund

Who is eligible to apply for this fund?This fund is for game workers in the US and Canada impacted by record layoffs & other hardships in the games industry within the timeframe of January 2024 to the...

uvw-cwa.org

If you have played Pokémon Pokopia, we would be grateful if you could fill out our survey on player experiences (especially in relation to the characters)! Find our short survey at: link.webropolsurveys.com/S/C0B1AB08C2... Feel free to share with other Pokopia players :)

Once more, I share with you all this radical starter pack featuring Canadian game studies scholars. Let me know if you or someone you love should be added.

"don't cite what you haven't read" remains the basic entry level academic responsibility; & if your discpline "doesn't have that as a norm" then sorry, your discipline needs reforming for this new world. Citations are structural parts of trust and knowledge building, not trinkets or optional extras

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.

Dear Game Studies: I have been appointed Editor in Chief of Loading... The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association. I will issue a call for Associate & Managing Editors in the next few weeks, and for reviewers (including Editorial Review Board). I expect to reopen submissions this Fall.

Happy to finally share a project we’ve been working on: www.ludolio.com, a digital game distribution platform that lets University libraries lend commercial games like ebooks.

The latest issue of the Journal of Replaying Japan is now accessible through the Ritsumeikan Research Depository and the replaying.jp webpages. Many thanks to all contributors, reviewers, staff and editorial board members for their contributions. #gamestudies #japanesestudies

As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.

Chloe "in ✈️ at home" Adams@addamschloe.bsky.social · last mo.

piracy is the only extant form of media preservation that exists in games right now, you might find it morally reprehensible but there is literally no other institution that will keep games alive in 25, 50 years' time

Inverted Realities: Kyoto in Glitch Art #Photography #Glitch #GlitchArt #Glitchtober #Kyoto

You can pick up HOW'S NEXT WEEK? and a tumbler full of #ttrpgs with this bundle up on the new RPG Trader platform! rpg-trader.com/products/483...

HOW'S NEXT WEEK? on RPG Trader

a solo-journaling anti-game for when session gets cancelled

rpg-trader.com

RPG Trader@rpgtrader.bsky.social · last mo.

🎲 Initiative rolled. The bundle is LIVE!💥 This ^EPIC^ bundle is free to claim. If you find value in the bundle and want to support the creators behind it, you can contribute any amount. Earnings shared equally amongst creators featured in the bundle.🫶 rpg-trader.com/products/102...

Hi all, we are looking for three peer reviewers for an article on Chinese indie games. Please see the attached image for the abstract. Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within one year of graduation. Contact info in the replies👇

Game Over? Not! 🎮👾 CGSA 2026 concludes its *20TH YEAR* as a gathering for game scholars, makers, & enthusiasts. THANK YOU to Marc Lajeunesse, coordinator of @tag-centre.bsky.social at Concordia University for hosting (3 times!) our members from & beyond Canada🍁 👀 Stay tuned for next year’s CGSA!

We were happily surprised to be provided funding (by Tampere University’s Library) of making an Open Access version of the entire “Cultural Game Studies” book available. All book version details should eventually be updated into the web page at: www.routledge.com/Cultural-Gam...

Cultural Game Studies: Critical Approaches

Cultural Game Studies provides a comprehensive framework for understanding games and play as interconnected cultural phenomena, examining their roles as art, entertainment, and human experience within...

routledge.com

At the CGSA/ACEJ @cgsaacej.bsky.social conference, I presented on Pokémon remakes, nostalgia, and game preservation! I had a fantastic time, and I am so proud of the presenters and presentations on our panel. Thanks to the organizers and our wonderful community for another inspiring conference!

💡Reminder: The deadline for submitting your CV and statement of interest is May 31, 2026👏 We are looking forward to working with you😃

Press Start Journal@psjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🧑‍🎓CALL FOR EDITORS📷 The editorial board of Press Start is currently seeking to recruit new editors to join our team! 🌟 Please see the next post in the thread for more details. Applicants must be current graduate/postgraduate students or have graduated within the past year.

If preserving and spotlighting 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍-𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 matters to you, I’d love for you to give this a read 👇 #NoAI #Booksky #HumanMade

The Video Game Library 📚@thevideogamelibrary.org · 2mo ago

An Important Message 👇

Game dev folks, we are looking to survey people involved in the gaming industry to explore developer attitudes towards Generative AI in videogame development. The survey will take between 10-20 minutes. 1/2 brock.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The Old Games Zine makes a triumphant return in 2026, thanks to Hannah Chafe and the folks at the Syd Bolton Collection! 🧹This year's zine is 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, and provides a simple step-by-step guide for cleaning your retro videogame cartridges.

Old Games Zine 2026 by Michael Iantorno

A zine about cleaning video game cartridges

michaeliantorno.itch.io

After 20 years, influential game jam Ludum Dare will wind down: aftermath.site/after-20-years...

Registration for CGSA 2026 is officially OPEN!!! Les inscriptions pour l’ACÉJ 2026 sont officiellement OUVERTES!!! event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026/reg...

That's right! The legendary Roberta Taylor will be teaching through play March 9 at Walkthrough and all interested in board game design are welcome to attend. RSVP at the link below and make sure you're ready for an evening of fun!

Roberta Taylor@robertataylor.bsky.social · 5mo ago

YEG game designers, come on out to learn and playtest! 2 locations and times. This event is free, RSVP for tickets at tinyurl.com/2rzvauam

💾The Games & Storage special issue of Critical Studies in Media Communication is officially out! 📚Thanks to editors @nickttaylor.bsky.social, @thechristinet.bsky.social, and Robyn Hope for putting this together. 📡Be sure to check out my article on Satellaview restoration, 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴!

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Games & Storage. Volume 42, Issue 5 of Critical Studies in Media Communication

tandfonline.com

We’re looking for someone at a senior level to work with the best faculty and students in game design.* come join us! *okay, I’m a bit biased.

Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美@halfrobot.com · 6mo ago

The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential! gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...

Replaying Japan 2026, the 14th International Japan Game Studies Conference, will be held August 18-21 2026 at Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus. The theme is Intersections of Popular Culture and Transmedia Entertainment. #replayingjapan #gamestudies #japanstudies www.replaying.jp

Replaying Japan 2026 Call for Papers

replaying.jp

Save the Games 2.0 Call for Papers is open! The symposium will be held at The Strong in Rochester, NY on July 29 and 30. The deadline for submissions if February 20, 2026! www.museumofplay.org/save-the-gam...

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨 We have decided to offer a small submission deadline extension to Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 PM PT. Please note that this will be the final deadline! event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

CGSA/ACÉJ 2026

Join CGSA/ACÉJ 2026, June 11-14, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

event.fourwaves.com

One thing I miss about Pokémon is when they'd design each Pokedex to look sort of like the handheld console you were playing the games on at the time

Hi folks! I’m currently co-editing a special issue for GAME about queer and trans games studies. Find the full cfp here www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey..., deadline for abstract submission is 12 January 2026!

Calling all #artist and #researchers #scholars on #nostalgia — submit to our ANNUAL NOSTALGIA SYMPOSIUM FOR 2026. 📌 nostagain.ca/cfp2026 🧷 Due Jan 6, 2026 Follow us on @nostagain.bsky.social

🌟We are still looking for reviewers for the following books: - The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games - Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy - Fifty Years of Dungeons and Dragons - Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer - Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope?

Press Start Journal@psjournal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The editorial board of Press Start invites book reviews for its upcoming regular issues! - Word count: 1200-1500 - Deadline: 31 January 2026 More information in the thread, and please see the attached image for the list of available books for review: