“It's no secret it's a hard time for many in games right now, and @takethis.org is here to help! Join us on Monday, 21st Sept at 5pm PT | 8pm ET for a FREE workshop for game developers navigating Burnout while impacted by layoffs.” Sign up now  →   givebutter.com/takethistalk...

Managing Burnout for Game Developers

This workshop will equip developers impacted by layoffs with the knowledge and skills to tackle burnout and support their mental health.

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This Thursday, join @kindofstrange.com and @doctorkilmer.bsky.social for a two-hour event about mental health in games with Amir Satvat's Always Supporting the Games Community! August 20th, 9pm ET/6pm Pt Live on LinkedIn and Discord

Just gonna drop this here… MW4 beta starts this weekend and it has to be the best back to school weekend ever. 🤣

All of the branding finally got me to talk about menopause. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/o...

Opinion | Welcome to the Golden Age of the Crone (Gift Article)

A new generation is not willing to settle for being invisible.

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It’s a special Sunday stream with @saffista.bsky.social We have our wheels and are ready for some #FH6 fun! Come join our convoy! 🟣 www.twitch.tv/moto

20-something year old me was sure I would be vacationing in some lesbian nirvana for my birthday when I was stable with expendable income…instead I’m going to pen shows with my teenager. She would be so disappointed. 🤣

👀Do I have any mutuals going to the Chicago Pen Show this weekend? 🖋️📓

(Un)dead plants? Does that mean that even I can’t kill them? Sign me up!!

Silverstring Media 🌱💀🐝@silverstringmedia.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Your move-in date to the Greenhearth co-op is confirmed: May 11th, 2026! 📦✨ Step into the shoes of a fledgling necromancer as they care for plants both (un)dead and alive 🌱, cast spells & brew potions 🔮, and become part of their co-op community. 💚 Wishlist here: tiny.cc/wishlistushere

😳 Just realized that with the time change this weekend I’ll actually be leaving for the airport at 3 am instead of 4. Guess who’s gonna sleep all the way to GDC? 😴✈️

Them: why do you do Call of Duty research? Me: 👇🏾 This administration just pulled a whole ass Activision. 😒

victoria l. braegger@toskakoshka.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I just published an article on this very issue with @saffista.bsky.social. Mixing real footage with game footage and hyperealistic graphics presents a very real problem for understanding not just history, but immediate events. Article here (or by DM): doi.org/10.14361/dcs-2025-0109

You know I am always one for a quick and quiet resolution to a problem until you take that option off the table…

⭐️ Wholesome Direct will return this June! Games and co-hosts alike can submit using the form below until March 20. Get ready for a one-of-a-kind showcase delivering uplifting and cozy games ❤️

Not your Mama's Gamer latest episode talks about one aspect of the dehumanization of one particular population and touches on the intersection for other colonized populations. Plus they talk about resistance within gaming, so that's good. Go check out Saffista Twitch channel too!

✊🏾🏳️‍🌈 Saffista, PhD📓🕹️🖋️@saffista.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I’ve started making more journaling content. This week I did a spread for our new Not Your Mama’s Gamer episode where we (@toskakoshka.bsky.social @jodynheim.bsky.social) chat with @sithe.me from @nyamakop.co.za about Relooted. On your favorite podcast app or here: www.spreaker.com/episode/epis...

ON THIS DAY in 2016: Ashley J. Velázquez for NYMG (@saffista.bsky.social's brainchild) on This War of Mine. www.nymgamer.com?p=13072

Freshly updated for Black History Month is our list of new indie games to play made by developers of color. RELOOTED! DROPSHOT! SANTACORPS! www.pcmag.com/picks/indie-...

Play These 24 Indie Video Games From Developers of Color Now

Indie games bring innovation and artistry to the video game industry, and people of color bring diversity and perspective to indie games. These PoC-developed indie titles should be on your radar.

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I’m journaling to organize (in all of its manifestations), to model for my students, to record my thoughts, and to bear witness for those to come. I’ve been journaling/keeping a diary since my mom gave me my 1st diary 50+ years ago. Now it’s trendy and I’m happy to welcome folks to the practice.

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Yussef@youmeyou.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It's black history month. I love my blackness. And yours. In that spirit, I'm gonna post some of my past writing on the theme.

Dear games friends, Who’s going to GDC this year?

With my sabbatical being official now I have to buy a new fountain pen to write my sabbatical project, right? RIGHT?!?

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Graham Reid 🌴@grahamoflegend.com · 8mo ago

🌴DEMO ANNOUNCEMENT🌴 Surprise! I am thrilled to announce that the demo for Ourlands, my cozy island builder, just went live! Take a break from, well, everything, and go craft your perfect slice of paradise. Enjoy! s.team/a/2074470

Hey! Scholars! If you're using someone's work in your class, sometimes it's nice to email them and tell them, because then they might feel good about their research instead of entirely crushed by the academic humanities' ongoing descent into the grave

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

OUT NOW: @aerialknight.com's DROPSHOT!💥 Dropshot is a fast-paced, stylized FPS where you face off against enemies to grab a parachute & land first. Armed with limited "Finger Gun" bullets, outsmart enemies, avoid fire, & use slipstreams to survive. store.steampowered.com/app/3465190/... #indiedev

I totally and completely did not Door Dash the book I needed because I couldn’t leave the house…Nope. I didn’t. 🫣

🚨 HUGE NEWS! 🚨 All Will Rise is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Fundraising has begun to bring our revenge fantasy against the powerful to life. Want to try before you fund? All Will Rise currently has a demo on Steam too! Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe... #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

Ignoring black content until it's successful and only talking about it in February is the lamest kind of support. Be better then that.

🖋️🎂If there’s a pen show in Chicago in my birthday month I’m obligated to go, right? 👀

Stanford is doing this because it wants to

Go figure...the very thing they're been trying to kill for decades. 😒

Ok, fine...you've convinced me. 😂

Moto@motorespawns.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I cannot wait! We are going to have so much fun just cruising around and taking in the scenery. 😍 #ForzaHorizon6 Think it’s time to dust off my racing wheel. I need to get better at not crashing before launch. 😂