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Really sad to hear today that Freeplay Independent Games Festival is likely coming to the end of its adventure in 2026 after 22 incredible years. Freeplay has been pivotal to my own career and I have some complex, straight out contradictory feelings about the announcement I wanna try to articulate.
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Really sad to hear today that Freeplay Independent Games Festival is likely coming to the end of its adventure in 2026 after 22 incredible years. Freeplay has been pivotal to my own career and I have some complex, straight out contradictory feelings about the announcement I wanna try to articulate.
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I have thoughts on this, as a former director and a board member for six years, and for one time anyway, a keeper of the flame of Freeplay’s history. But first up I want to say how incredibly disappointing it is that Creative Vic hasn’t funded Freeplay.
An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Freeplay | 2026 Survey
An Update from Freeplay
www.freeplay.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I have thoughts on this, as a former director and a board member for six years, and for one time anyway, a keeper of the flame of Freeplay’s history. But first up I want to say how incredibly disappointing it is that Creative Vic hasn’t funded Freeplay.
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I interviewed Freeplay's co-founder Katharine Neil a couple of years ago about its origins & legacy. There was SO much fascinating stuff that I couldn't publish but I'm still really proud of the piece & feel as if documenting this stuff holds a tiny bit of importance too.
Interview: The secret identities that birthed Freeplay
We spoke with Katharine Neil in commemoration of Freeplay festival’s 20th anniversary
web.archive.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I interviewed Freeplay's co-founder Katharine Neil a couple of years ago about its origins & legacy. There was SO much fascinating stuff that I couldn't publish but I'm still really proud of the piece & feel as if documenting this stuff holds a tiny bit of importance too.
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It's going to be a big year! Reignite your drive with a live music event! 🔥Featuring game tracks and more by 🔺JAMATAR🔺and special guests Dot.AY and LUMA.D! Come try the latest build of the game and experience REIGNITE on January 31st!
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
#gamedev #indiedev #chiptune
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
#gamedev #indiedev #chiptune
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
It's going to be a big year! Reignite your drive with a live music event! 🔥Featuring game tracks and more by 🔺JAMATAR🔺and special guests Dot.AY and LUMA.D! Come try the latest build of the game and experience REIGNITE on January 31st!
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
#gamedev #indiedev #chiptune
www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
#gamedev #indiedev #chiptune
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
September 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
👇👇👇
Screen Australia's future leaders delegation to BitSummit applications close on November 13th!
Genuinely, I have friends who have undertaken these programs and seen how much it's done for their confidence, their projects, and their skills. PLEASE don't count yourself out. It's so good.
Genuinely, I have friends who have undertaken these programs and seen how much it's done for their confidence, their projects, and their skills. PLEASE don't count yourself out. It's so good.
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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🌌 Firmament 🌙
a customisable theme for bsky - v.1.0.0
- Customise colours & fonts!
- Pre-made themes!
- Replace the bsky logo?!
- Hide metrics!
Install with Stylus (Firefox/Chrome): userstyles.world/style/19357
Install with Userscripts (Safari/iOS): github.com/haraiva/userstyles/tree/main/bsky
a customisable theme for bsky - v.1.0.0
- Customise colours & fonts!
- Pre-made themes!
- Replace the bsky logo?!
- Hide metrics!
Install with Stylus (Firefox/Chrome): userstyles.world/style/19357
Install with Userscripts (Safari/iOS): github.com/haraiva/userstyles/tree/main/bsky
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
🌌 Firmament 🌙
a customisable theme for bsky - v.1.0.0
- Customise colours & fonts!
- Pre-made themes!
- Replace the bsky logo?!
- Hide metrics!
Install with Stylus (Firefox/Chrome): userstyles.world/style/19357
Install with Userscripts (Safari/iOS): github.com/haraiva/userstyles/tree/main/bsky
a customisable theme for bsky - v.1.0.0
- Customise colours & fonts!
- Pre-made themes!
- Replace the bsky logo?!
- Hide metrics!
Install with Stylus (Firefox/Chrome): userstyles.world/style/19357
Install with Userscripts (Safari/iOS): github.com/haraiva/userstyles/tree/main/bsky
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I never thought I would say this .. but Dead Static Drive comes out in an hour
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
Dead Static Drive on Steam
Dead Static Drive is Grand Theft Cthulhu. An indie survival-horror game following a nightmarish road trip across a 1980s Americana. Evade police. Equip yourself and those close to you, and follow your...
store.steampowered.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I never thought I would say this .. but Dead Static Drive comes out in an hour
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
I fostered these two kitties for a few months - both very beautiful and friendly cats.
If you know of anyone looking to adopt a pair of enchanting fluffy idiots, here they are 🐈🐈
If you know of anyone looking to adopt a pair of enchanting fluffy idiots, here they are 🐈🐈
Naarm/Melb!
We're still trying to adopt out these (bonded pair) beautiful, incredibly sweet (indoor only) cats. Finally got a formal listing via Maneki Neko Cat Rescue, get in touch if you know anyone interested and reliable.
www.petrescue.com.au/listings/114...
We're still trying to adopt out these (bonded pair) beautiful, incredibly sweet (indoor only) cats. Finally got a formal listing via Maneki Neko Cat Rescue, get in touch if you know anyone interested and reliable.
www.petrescue.com.au/listings/114...
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I fostered these two kitties for a few months - both very beautiful and friendly cats.
If you know of anyone looking to adopt a pair of enchanting fluffy idiots, here they are 🐈🐈
If you know of anyone looking to adopt a pair of enchanting fluffy idiots, here they are 🐈🐈
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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In other news, Enter the Chronosphere. Free demo. So good. store.steampowered.com/app/1969810/...
Enter the Chronosphere on Steam
Enter the Chronosphere is a real-time, turn-based action game where everything moves when you do. In a collapsing universe, each member of your crew is the last echo of their species, united by one go...
store.steampowered.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In other news, Enter the Chronosphere. Free demo. So good. store.steampowered.com/app/1969810/...
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HOW I LONG TO HUG YOU WITH MY NEW HUGE MUSCLES.
October 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
HOW I LONG TO HUG YOU WITH MY NEW HUGE MUSCLES.
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Making my @qualbert.com debut with a chat with @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social about indies and games events. :)
Freeplay’s Mads Mackenzie Talks Indies at Games Events
We spoke with Drăculești designer and Freeplay co-head Mads MacKenzie in the lead-up to Parallels, and discussed the impact of physical events on indie games.
www.qualbert.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Making my @qualbert.com debut with a chat with @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social about indies and games events. :)
fuuuuuck look at that title card at the end, incredibly good.
Penguin Colony: Reveal Trailer. Slide into #TERROR from the Southern Hemisphere. Coming Soon! Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3695930/Penguin_Colony/
#TheThing #LoveCraftian #MountainsOfMadness #CosmicHorror #BodyHorror #NightmareFuel #penguincolony #indiedev #gamedev
#TheThing #LoveCraftian #MountainsOfMadness #CosmicHorror #BodyHorror #NightmareFuel #penguincolony #indiedev #gamedev
September 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
fuuuuuck look at that title card at the end, incredibly good.
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Game Worlds opens this Thursday. An insane sentence to type out.
September 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Game Worlds opens this Thursday. An insane sentence to type out.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Letters to Arralla is dropping in exactly ONE week on 16th September, 11am AEST 😱💕🍑💌 Everyone is so excited to meet you, their new island postie!
#indiegamedev #cozygames #wholesomegames
#indiegamedev #cozygames #wholesomegames
September 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Letters to Arralla is dropping in exactly ONE week on 16th September, 11am AEST 😱💕🍑💌 Everyone is so excited to meet you, their new island postie!
#indiegamedev #cozygames #wholesomegames
#indiegamedev #cozygames #wholesomegames
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Been thinking about this all week; but really this just brings a bunch of stuff bubbling up that I've been sitting on for way longer. On the death of criticism:
noescapevg.com/games-critic...
noescapevg.com/games-critic...
Games Criticism is Dead; Long Live Games Criticism
A response to Grace Benfell’s Endless Mode piece, “Silksong Hastens the Death of the Critic” Last week the long-awaited sequel to Team Cherry’s hit search-action game Hollow…
noescapevg.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Been thinking about this all week; but really this just brings a bunch of stuff bubbling up that I've been sitting on for way longer. On the death of criticism:
noescapevg.com/games-critic...
noescapevg.com/games-critic...
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Silksong is out today - and I am so excited to share my deep-dive into the game's development.
I spoke with Team Cherry about Silksong's design, its origins, and the creative principles that drive their work. I'm thrilled to share it:
I spoke with Team Cherry about Silksong's design, its origins, and the creative principles that drive their work. I'm thrilled to share it:
Interview with Team Cherry for Hollow Knight Silkson
From Ludum Dare beginnings to the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, explore Team Cherry’s creative journey in this in-depth interview tracing their career.
www.acmi.net.au
September 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Silksong is out today - and I am so excited to share my deep-dive into the game's development.
I spoke with Team Cherry about Silksong's design, its origins, and the creative principles that drive their work. I'm thrilled to share it:
I spoke with Team Cherry about Silksong's design, its origins, and the creative principles that drive their work. I'm thrilled to share it:
I bench pressed 50kg today 😈 (twice…but still!!!)
September 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I bench pressed 50kg today 😈 (twice…but still!!!)
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📣 Hey Australian gamemakers!
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 6 days! A reminder to get your applications in! 💪
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100k
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30k
📆 Applications close Thu 28 Aug, 5pm (AEST)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 6 days! A reminder to get your applications in! 💪
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100k
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30k
📆 Applications close Thu 28 Aug, 5pm (AEST)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Production - Online - Funding and Support - Screen Australia
Screen Australia offers a range of funding programs and support to content makers from development to screening.
www.screenaustralia.gov.au
August 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
📣 Hey Australian gamemakers!
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 6 days! A reminder to get your applications in! 💪
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100k
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30k
📆 Applications close Thu 28 Aug, 5pm (AEST)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 6 days! A reminder to get your applications in! 💪
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100k
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30k
📆 Applications close Thu 28 Aug, 5pm (AEST)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
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Parallels returns and early bird tickets are available now.
Check out freeplay.net.au for tickets and info, with a full lineup and general release tickets coming in September
Check out freeplay.net.au for tickets and info, with a full lineup and general release tickets coming in September
August 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Parallels returns and early bird tickets are available now.
Check out freeplay.net.au for tickets and info, with a full lineup and general release tickets coming in September
Check out freeplay.net.au for tickets and info, with a full lineup and general release tickets coming in September