In this fireside chat live at IWX 2026, our Moderator Samantha Low (Neon Noroshi) and Speakers Brian Kwek (Ysbryd Games) & Patrick Johnson (Playstack) reveal what publishers look out for when reviewing game pitches. 🎥 Check out the full panel here: youtu.be/XVUriRx_Hjg

Tokyo Game Show roll call 🥁 Organising a few different things this year around the show so lmk if you’ll be coming! 👇🏻

SCREAM IT ALL OUT, no matter how bad it sounds🤘 Check out I Write Games Not Tragedies and 200+ visual novels from many developers and publishers during the #FallinLoveFestival on Steam from September 1-9 🎸 Huge thanks to @vnstudioelan.com for hosting! store.steampowered.com/curator/4624...

kicking off #FallinLoveFestival with I Write Games Not Tragedies from @YotsubaInt! join the STEAM KEY GIVEAWAY by sharing your favorite emo song through the form in chat! 🎵 🔴 LIVE NOW twitch.tv/nocteal

Don't miss this #DevInterview: Kriegsfront Tactics is a procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s during an era of conflict in Southeast Asia where you'll play as a commander of a mecha squad sent behind enemy lines. #gamedev #gdocexpo2026

✨ schedule aug 31 - sept 6 ✨ this week will be all about visual novels for #FallinLoveFestival including fun collabs to split voicelines! i specifically picked games that have a really cool visual style 💕 see you there!

#FallinLoveFestival begins tomorrow and runs from September 1 - 9! I'll be streaming from 11am MDT to roughly 1am MDT every day of the festival, so be sure to drop by and catch some great visual novel games! Streaming on Twitch, YouTube and Kick. See the comments for featured game developers.

Let's Fall in Love together at this weeks #FallinLoveFestival hosted by @vnstudioelan.com With many awesome games participating I'm looking forward to trying and sharing as many of them as possible with everyone this week🥰 I added the game titles and tagged the devs if possible below

📣 Attention SEA game devs We're partnering with MDEC & @playstack.com for a Pitch Clinic & Showcase Advisory session at LEVEL UP KL. Receive 1:1 feedback from industry experts covering development, publishing, marketing, and digital showcases. 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/1qgVPpxE9rYV...

【𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖒𝖊, 𝕴 𝖘𝖆𝖞. ♡】 "The nurse awaits for your arrival. Oh dear, are you feeling sick?" ── ♡⋅❤︎⋅♡ ── #ocart

PAX WEST ⭐️ Looking for media and creators interested in checking out the MADE IN JAPAN booth, featuring 12 Japanese indie games + Yosuke Shiokawa who worked on Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Dissidia Final Fantasy and Fate/Grand Order! DM or reply for appointments 👌

My top games and most played games for August aka you met me at a very Australian time in my life 🇦🇺 @folly.studio @gogotowngame.com @househouse.com

There’s something so mythical about the way Australian media depicts place. Big Walk made me think of Picnic At Hanging Rock and my old weekly rituals of walking along the coast from Spit to Manly. So many moments of stillness yet you can feel the air vibrating. How good are video games 💕

sam | リノ 🥊 Tokyo Game Show@rinoaskyes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Finally got to experience Big Walk with the Japan crew ✨ At one point, Hunter said “Is this what life is like as a toddler,” which I feel is such an accurate way to frame the pure joy of discovery in this game. @patricktjohnson.bsky.social @zombiedance.bsky.social @jarmustard.bsky.social

Finally got to experience Big Walk with the Japan crew ✨ At one point, Hunter said “Is this what life is like as a toddler,” which I feel is such an accurate way to frame the pure joy of discovery in this game. @patricktjohnson.bsky.social @zombiedance.bsky.social @jarmustard.bsky.social

Honoured to be in @omgmorejames.bsky.social deeply intellectual think piece on the depiction of men’s bodies in video games and quoted for saying “malewife” and “slutty waist” 🙂‍↕️

James Wood@omgmorejames.bsky.social · 2w ago

New Feature! Went deep on the inherent conservatism found in the way videogames deploy men’s bodies and how the medium is worse for it. “These men are desirable, but only in ways deemed appropriate. Everybody is beautiful; nothing is permitted”

“Meet Me At Shinjuku Station”「新宿駅で待ち合わせ」 sam | リノさん( @rinoaskyes.bsky.social )による。ゲームに関わるお仕事だったけど自分でも作りたい！との決意で 手描きピクセルエンジンBitsyで一念発起(とあるCJさんの影響で)。その名のとおり日本での困難な体験を元にしている。 「不穏」ゲームイベントにあたって、作り直す？と周囲に訊いたら、「このままで良いよ！」という意見が多かったのでリメイク版を作ったとか ^-^; #TokyoIndies rinoaskyes.itch.io/mmass-remake...

Happy Release Day to Grim Trials 🔥 The Glory Jam team are the first Southeast Asian studio I’ve worked with until full release and doing this alongside @goldpactgoblins.bsky.social has been an incredible journey. Rest in peace reapers, we’ll see you in the afterlife 🗡️

Glory Jam@rollinggloryjam.bsky.social · 2w ago

Reapers, it's time. GRIM TRIALS IS OUT NOW ON STEAM, XBOX, PS5, NINTENDO SWITCH, AND SWITCH 2!!🔥💀 Head to the Afterlife in heavy metal style, die a thousand times, and get back up every single time... because a promise is worth any price.🥀

WINGS really, really wants to fund your neat indie video game The indie investor, which is committed to empowering women and gender-marginalized devs, is introducing new funding pathways for PC projects of all shapes and sizes

WINGS really, really wants to fund your neat indie video game

The investor, which is committed to empowering women and gender-marginalized devs, is introducing new funding pathways for PC projects of all sizes.

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Previously featured in this year's Southeast Asian Games Showcase, 🇲🇾 Malaysia-made, solo-developed TCG Card Shop Simulator releases in 1.0 on September 16th! Congrats to @opneongames.bsky.social 👏

O.P.Neon Games@opneongames.bsky.social · 3w ago

The long awaited 1.0 is coming soon! We're excited to announce the Playable TCG update is coming out on September 16th! New cards, new decorations, and a new way to play TCG Card Shop Simulator, all in one neat booster box for you all to enjoy ❤️

I’ll be doing a talk at Tokyo Indies this week about my game “Meet Me At Shinjuku Station” and Bitsy as a tool for narrative prototyping! I’ve been a Tokyo Indies attendee for years but this will be my first time presenting 🤞🏻

Tokyo Indies 次回9月16日@tokyoindies.com · 3w ago

今月の紹介作品: - F.F.O.A.M. Family Friendly Online Art Museum @illuminesce.net - Little Baby Ninja Man @tomfarnold.bsky.social @scottpopular.bsky.social - Meet Me At Shinjuku Station @rinoaskyes.bsky.social - Finding Polka / s.kumazawa - It Could Be Worse / Lev and Rober t

When will A Goofy Movie be in Kingdom Hearts

When will A Goofy Movie be in Kingdom Hearts

Pachinko-style roguelike High Roller Penny pits you against deranged bunny girls in a life-or-death gambling game https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pachinko-style-roguelike-high-roller-penny-pits-you-against-deranged-bunny-girls-in-a-life-or-death-gambling-game/

Pachinko-style roguelike High Roller Penny pits you against deranged bunny girls in a life-or-death gambling game

High Roller Penny is currently in development for PC (Steam).

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High Roller Penny Announced for PC via Steam

High Roller Penny Announced for PC via Steam

Kniv Studio has announced High Roller Penny, a Pachinko-inspired roguelike, that will release for PC via Steam. The exact release date is unknown. Check out the trailer showcasing High Roller Penny below: The Steam page describes the game as follows: Highroller Penny is a pachinko-inspired roguelike about creating big numbers for your freedom and the happiness of your Bunny Girl.

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Pachinko-inspired roguelike game High Roller Penny announced for PC STARDUST: Wish of Witch developer Kniv Studio has announced High Roller Penny, a pachinko-inspired roguelike game.... https://www.gematsu.com/2026/08/pachinko-inspired-roguelike-game-high-roller-penny-announced-for-pc

Pachinko-inspired roguelike game High Roller Penny announced for PC

STARDUST: Wish of Witch developer Kniv Studio has announced High Roller Penny, a pachinko-inspired roguelike game. It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

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The Cave Diver just Launched on Steam: Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

Sound the alarm! There’s a new baby in town!👶🚨 We’re excited to announce that we will be publishing Escape The Baby Alarm by @juliebjornskov.bsky.social 🎨Surreal, light-hearted art 🧩Puzzle for the brain fog 💛The emotional journey of parenthood Play Demo NOW⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/3723710/...

NEW on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: Last year Critical Reflex, Dread XP, and Black Lantern Collective faced claims of sexual harassment. We spoke with the accusers about their experiences and asked if the publishers made changes. Critical Reflex and BLC say they have. Dread XP declined to comment.

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 4w ago

Three indie horror publishers faced sexual harassment claims – what comes next?

Travelling Light is a Top 20 finalist for the Indie Game Awards at Busan Indie Connect Festival 🎉 We’re excited to be part of festival with so many amazing indie games! Meet four friends navigating love, friendship, heartbreak, & adulthood. Play the DEMO ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4383350/...

Can't believe I'm typing this but I'll be delivering a keynote at GCAP 2026 🇦🇺 I spent 1/3 of my life in Australia before moving to Japan so this is a huge coming home moment for me. I can't wait to drink a soy cap, play extremely weird games and talk shop 💕

Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP)@gcapconf.bsky.social · 4w ago

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, GCAP returns with an ambitious program which aims to strengthen the games sector by connecting devs and their teams with the knowledge, technical skills and meaningful business relationships their studios need. Full schedule and tickets: https://ow.ly/Njn950ZxZza