My games and many other cool ones are part of this. The actual bundle is pretty hard to find for whatever reason, so link here: itch.io/b/3802/game-...

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Nine hours after going live, the itch bundle benefiting our Game Worker Hardship Fund has already raised over $13k! Thank you so much to those who have already purchased. And for those who might be waiting for payday, you’ve still got about two weeks left! Thank you so much 🙏

Hey! My game's in this bundle! You should get it and help some people out.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Nine hours after going live, the itch bundle benefiting our Game Worker Hardship Fund has already raised over $13k! Thank you so much to those who have already purchased. And for those who might be waiting for payday, you’ve still got about two weeks left! Thank you so much 🙏

A nice list that only features attractive and talented makers of games.

Aftermath@aftermath.site · last wk.

All the video game studios that refuse to use generative AI aftermath.site/video-games-no...

I've confirmed that the UK's new Sovereign AI Fund does no due diligence on whether AI companies use copyrighted work without permission before investing in them. It took me 3 Freedom of Information requests to find this out: 🧵 1/10

Reconnect Recommends: Deep Space Exploitation #gaming #videogames

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Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...

Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever

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working on a new project for @aftermath.site: a semi-comprehensive, regularly-updated list of every game studio that refuses to use AI. if that sounds like your studio, message me with the reason(s) why as well as basic details about what you make. DMs open and email is nathan@aftermath.site

Microsoft is planning to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but it needs more voices. Sign here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!

Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

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CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)

Low Budget, Big Heart Steam Festival interest form

We're looking for interested developers of low budget games to participate in our potential steam festival! Self published/self funded games are also welcome. If your game had a development budget ov...

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Imprinted from @cobaltlanegames just dropped a new trailer... and the demo's finally here! 👻 Dig through an old desktop, chase an occult mystery through damaged cassette tapes in northern Italy, and let this slow-burning ghost tale get under your skin. youtu.be/MZ2U77seV9I

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

Found a new play tester.

The NHS was founded 78 years ago today. It was built after the devastation of the Second World War when the country was bankrupt - but when the people demanded a society built on fairness and dignity for all. Today, we must defend the right to healthcare and rebuild our social security system.

And here is the second batch of Indie-Penance games! kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Thank you so much for sending in games - the selection has been the best ever - and I'm so sorry to everyone I couldn't include. This is the most eclectic, original bunch of brilliant ideas. Please do repost this!

Come for the crunchy space mining, stay for the corporate exploitation.

Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · last mo.

29. Deep Space Exploitation This is an extremely engrossing asteroid mining game, where you take contracts, blast precious ores from asteroids, upgrade your ship with more tools and weapons to be able to mine more. The simple gameplay loop had me hooked, definitely give the demo a try at least!

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

Yella Fella. Doesn't look completely slimy, but also not completely mushrooms. Any ideas? #slime #mycology

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The Queen's Gondola is OUT NOW! Come play this free game where a small team of 4 have tried to create the cozy horror equivalent of anomaly-meets-hide-and-seek game. We made this in less than 3 months as part of a lay off procedure! Uhh, hire us? Check it: store.steampowered.com/app/4789900/...

Hey! You know what! CALLING ALL INDIE GAME DEVS! Do you HATE genAI? Do you swear your game does not use genAI INCLUDING using genAI like Claude? SHARE IT HERE! I will share them! I will check them all out! I will definitely play some of them! Many if I can afford! SHARE! YOUR! ART!

At some point someone's going to have to address this Innsmouth shit the fash have got going on.

The right wing media do its best to portray me as something that I'm not, much of which has racist undertones. The Daily mail have now apologised to me. More apologies to come...

🎉 LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉 The Queen's Gondola will be releasing Tuesday 23rd June! - Explore a lush cozy environment - Find creepy, eldritch themed anomalies - Uncover the characters story It will be FREE, but if you want an early access key, lemme know 😜 store.steampowered.com/app/4789900/...

The Queens Gondola on Steam

Stuck on the Queen’s royal aircraft, you have been trapped in a mystical loop fueled by dark magic. Armed with nothing but your wits, keep an eye out for anomalies, and you might just find an escape.

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no longer quite as scared of america invading greenland cause it'd probably end with total european control over the hamburger market and several american states becoming danish

Weird Item 65: Unacorn "Few can deny the magic of such a nut, though many try. Grants +3 MDEF."

Red Dead Redemption 2 fans, be sure to check out Bounty Trail! It is EXACTLY like RDR2 (but if it was made by one guy on 0.0001% of the budget)

Henke@henrikhermans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Try on the dusty boots of a wild west bounty hunter in the Bounty Trail demo, out now on Steam! #gamedev #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4795170/...

Taking part in Next Fest? Making games with ZERO AI? Drop your games in the comments! I'll RT my favs! Looking for No AI games? Check this thread out! Only human made! No AI art, audio, translations and code allowed! #SteamNextFest #ZeroAI

People Make Games traveled to Michigan to meet Jerry Gretzinger, an 84-year-old man, who's spent most of his life working away on a single, giant map to an imaginary world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8N...

The Man Who's Spent a Lifetime Making One, Giant Map

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