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Tanat Boozayaangool 🔜 MIGW @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 6h

this was THE talk of the night for me, absolutely looking forward to it!!

check out the Kickstarter page

(pressing "notify me on launch" is really helpful for the devs)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cin...

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Battlefield 6 blows up the competition but trips over its own story. Massive destruction and solid gunplay may carry the game, even if the campaign falls flat.

REVIEW by @omik.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/battlef... #battlefield6

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Building Relationships looks wild @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com with like pole-dancing houses who sing karaoke to each other like whattt

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Key Fairy is stylish bullet hell with hand drawn art, not about fighting but moving to exactly the right spots #parallels

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Saw Delphinium at GCAP at it looked stunning, cool farming sim but like mostly about social connections. @cinnadev.bsky.social coming to Kickstarter too very very soon

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Get creative with Shape Sender Deluxe, no lose, no soft lock you just send those shapes ⭐️ heaps of different solutions which is cool. #parallels @deadteapot.games

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Wyrmspace Tactics is heists in space and drop the first spreadsheets of the night. Graphs for days by @walistudios.au tactics grids and cards combined #parallels

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Reaprieve devs Ten PM Club told me to stop live posting but its definitely worth chatting about this visual novel around digital reapers #parallels add this to my digital legacy

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Pro Jank Footy is like footy if it had rules, 🏉 how good is that scarf. 🧣
#parallels @free-play.bsky.social

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

Noibs looks sick, just make a bunch of weird little guys @oddlark.com #parallels #migw25

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 1d

People living with bipolar disorder “shouldn’t have to hide in the shadows” - THE LAST WEREWOLF Pre PAX Interview by @nomibelle.bsky.social

www.sifter.com.au/post/the-las... #migw25 #paxaus

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 7d

A starter pack of my favourite video game podcasts, critics, and commentators, and a few developers too. go.bsky.app/3qQVv5S

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Chris “Mutton” Button @bibbybhoy.bsky.social · 9d

Celeste is one of my all-time favourites, so interviewing @maddymakesgames.com and @noelfb.bsky.social was an absolute joy.

Check out the interview for even more gems of wisdom like this!

SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 9d

"When we release a game, we don't fully understand it, right? People playing it and talking about it we learn more about it and ourselves." @maddymakesgames.com + @noelfb.bsky.social share the story of CELESTE ahead of their talk at ACMI next week
INTERVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/celeste...

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 9d

"When we release a game, we don't fully understand it, right? People playing it and talking about it we learn more about it and ourselves." @maddymakesgames.com + @noelfb.bsky.social share the story of CELESTE ahead of their talk at ACMI next week
INTERVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/celeste...

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 12d

🕹️ Sony’s State of Play with a brutal first look at Insomniac’s Wolverine & more
🔒 Discord’s age checks rollout in Australia
🌱 Palworld goes cozy with Palfarm
🎶 Aussie game music noms at the Screen Music Awards
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/a-bruta... #gamenews

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 17d

Magic: The Gathering Arena gets caught in the tangled web of Spider-Man Intellectual Property.
*my lawsuit sense is tingling* Why you won't see Spidey in Magic The Gathering's digital version of the card game.
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/magic-a...

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 19d

☠️ AC Black Flag Remake rumoured to cut modern‑day sections, add RPG‑style changes
🐧 @veselekov.bsky.social ’s new game Penguin Colony revealed
🛡 Roblox to lock under‑16 accounts by default in Aus
🎤 Will Fortnite get a Kpop Demon Hunters collab?

NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/new-spo... #podcast

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 20d

Ever wanted to see how the gaming worlds we live in were made? @hopecorr.bsky.social went down to the opening of ACMI's Game Worlds this week and finally has the answer to "Are video games art?" courtesy of the sage observations of a teen.
FEATURE: www.sifter.com.au/post/acmi-ga...

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 26d

This week on Walkthrough!
🍄 Super Mario's 40th + New Pokémon games
🪡 Silksong's permadeath mode + Localisation review bombing
🦘 #AGDAs award finalists announced
and much more
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/lots-of...

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Amy PJ 🌺 @ MIGW @hellomisspotter.com · 27d

I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out.

We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you!!

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 28d

Hey Dali, we’d love to be added to this please!

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Nom👾 🔜 PAX Aus @nomibelle.bsky.social · Sep 8

New one from me for @sifterhq.bsky.social There are so many misconceptions around gaming!

www.sifter.com.au/post/igea-re...

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · Sep 7

They are the best !

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · Sep 6

🐞 Hollow Knight Silksong launch crashed PS, Xbox, Switch & PC
🦘 Aus Indie Showcase highlights
🚂 Rami Ismail's new game Australia Did It
🌾Stardew 1.7 is on the way,
🧩 Lego Pokémon prices allegedly leak
🐑 Cult of the Lamb puppets at MIGW
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/hollow-...
#silksong #gamingnews

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