Kylie

@kymira.ca

Tech writer, game maker, art drawer. Blogging to keep the old internet alive: kymira.ca One half of Studio Wtchcrft: ‪@wtchcrft.com Avatar by @catarinaeusebio.art Banner by me

One of my favorite independent games showcases @sixoneindie.com is doing their first ever Demo Days, a week long event showcasing upcoming indie games with free demos. 🕹️ Featuring ~150 demos and completely AI free, this is an event I think the industry really needs from creatives that really care.

Six One Demo Days: A Week Long Event

Six One Indie has quickly become one of my favorite showcases of independent gaming. I started watching their showcases back in 2025 and was instantly taken by not only the beautiful production, but…

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A reminder that the absolute best thing you can do if you want to see more projects like this is to get involved and JOIN UVW. Money is great but volunteer time is infinitely more valuable and in short supply, plus you’ll meet amazing people and learn new things!

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

🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

Pie chart showing game engines used to create 10,511 GMTK Game Jam games in 2026. Godot has the largest slice with 47%. Then Unity with 34%. Other with 11%. Game Maker with 5%. And Unreal Engine with 3%.

I spent 3 days intensely learning Anran in Overwatch and now my finger hurts too much to play Overwatch. I was just starting to get consistent play of the game 😭

Our Demo Days event is officially a week away! I invite you all to check out over 150 indies in our first ever demo focused event! It all kicks off with a video showcase showing off a few at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT on YouTube.com/SixOneIndie Excited for you all to discover your next favorite Indie!

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Like all Canadian government surveys on AI, this is hilariously pro-AI. But it only takes like 5 minutes to fill out, and at the end you can make it clear that the only focus of the government when it comes to AI and culture is that Canadian artists need copyright protections from AI scraping.

Sonja Boon@storiedselves.bsky.social · 2w ago

Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...

look. this (the original game) is easily one of the best things i played last year. if you are following me & like puzzle / thinky games you will love it. even if you don’t you might. I want everyone to buy it so we get more of these. it’s one of the smartest & best designed of these I’ve played.

Immanuel Cunt@sheogorath.bsky.social · 2w ago

if you have $20 and like yourself you should buy this right the fuck now i am not kidding this may be one of the best games ive ever played store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...

We need some help doing technical writing/editing for Lancer Tactics' rules text! Inline glossary tagging, styling, & adapting wording when it doesn't make sense in a video game context. ~40 hours of contract work staring at google sheets; job posting is here: lancertactics.com/hiring-techn...

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The neighbor cats have become very daring and stress me put by jumping to our patio railing 😭

A brown tabby cat sits on a railing staring at the camera. A wall of vines behind them.