Guy 'Yug' Blomberg
@yug.bsky.social
Aussie in NYC || Founder of @thegameclub.bsky.social & @thegig.bsky.social &
Previously Director of DreamHack, E3, PAX, The Mana Bar
https://linktr.ee/yugstar
Previously Director of DreamHack, E3, PAX, The Mana Bar
https://linktr.ee/yugstar
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Planning on attending GDC this year?
Check out our GIG GDC Guide that features tips, advice, discounts, and recommendations for navigating San Francisco, GDC, and the USA in general!
thegig.guide/gdc
Check out our GIG GDC Guide that features tips, advice, discounts, and recommendations for navigating San Francisco, GDC, and the USA in general!
thegig.guide/gdc
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Planning on attending GDC this year?
Check out our GIG GDC Guide that features tips, advice, discounts, and recommendations for navigating San Francisco, GDC, and the USA in general!
thegig.guide/gdc
Check out our GIG GDC Guide that features tips, advice, discounts, and recommendations for navigating San Francisco, GDC, and the USA in general!
thegig.guide/gdc
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GIVEAWAY!
Win 3 months FREE membership to the Game Club for you and a friend (valued at over US$50)!
Win 3 months FREE membership to the Game Club for you and a friend (valued at over US$50)!
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
GIVEAWAY!
Win 3 months FREE membership to the Game Club for you and a friend (valued at over US$50)!
Win 3 months FREE membership to the Game Club for you and a friend (valued at over US$50)!
For me it will always be the Journey soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social (congrats on the Grammy for Sword of the Sea too!)
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
For me it will always be the Journey soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social (congrats on the Grammy for Sword of the Sea too!)
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Our February game is Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom!
A trippy arcade platformer ready to take you on a crazy adventure created by @panikarcade.bsky.social and published by @thoseawesomeguys.bsky.social
Members of the Game Club can log in for your code start playing today!
A trippy arcade platformer ready to take you on a crazy adventure created by @panikarcade.bsky.social and published by @thoseawesomeguys.bsky.social
Members of the Game Club can log in for your code start playing today!
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Our February game is Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom!
A trippy arcade platformer ready to take you on a crazy adventure created by @panikarcade.bsky.social and published by @thoseawesomeguys.bsky.social
Members of the Game Club can log in for your code start playing today!
A trippy arcade platformer ready to take you on a crazy adventure created by @panikarcade.bsky.social and published by @thoseawesomeguys.bsky.social
Members of the Game Club can log in for your code start playing today!
Photos from @thegameclub.bsky.social Meetups that took place around the world last week (IRL & online).
This has been such a bright spark of joy & community myself and many others have needed.
Tomorrow all members get a copy of our Feb game, join today to get yours (use code YUGMATES for 50% off)
This has been such a bright spark of joy & community myself and many others have needed.
Tomorrow all members get a copy of our Feb game, join today to get yours (use code YUGMATES for 50% off)
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Photos from @thegameclub.bsky.social Meetups that took place around the world last week (IRL & online).
This has been such a bright spark of joy & community myself and many others have needed.
Tomorrow all members get a copy of our Feb game, join today to get yours (use code YUGMATES for 50% off)
This has been such a bright spark of joy & community myself and many others have needed.
Tomorrow all members get a copy of our Feb game, join today to get yours (use code YUGMATES for 50% off)
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It's the countdown to the February game, any guesses as to what it might be?
Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!
Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!
January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
It's the countdown to the February game, any guesses as to what it might be?
Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!
Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!
Another great monthly catch up!
We also have new Clubhouses in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx for my NYC friends.
We also have new Clubhouses in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx for my NYC friends.
Photo of the NYC Karaoke Clubhouse Meetup this week in Manhattan, NYC, USA
January 28, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Another great monthly catch up!
We also have new Clubhouses in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx for my NYC friends.
We also have new Clubhouses in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx for my NYC friends.
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We have over 20 Meetups of the Game Club taking place all over the world (and online) this week, discussing this months game Anodyne 2 and getting to know each other better.
Have fun!!
Have fun!!
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We have over 20 Meetups of the Game Club taking place all over the world (and online) this week, discussing this months game Anodyne 2 and getting to know each other better.
Have fun!!
Have fun!!
Honestly any of them are probably preferable to how I feel about our current one...
If you could live in a game world, which one would it be?
If could transport yourself Captain N style (deep cut) into any game world, which one would it be and why?
If could transport yourself Captain N style (deep cut) into any game world, which one would it be and why?
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Honestly any of them are probably preferable to how I feel about our current one...
We have a discord for @thegameclub.bsky.social, and we're playing around with channels that encourage folks to regularly share more about themselves.
So far, so good, but wondering if any of my discord using friends have any other channels they've seen that are good and fun for engagement.
So far, so good, but wondering if any of my discord using friends have any other channels they've seen that are good and fun for engagement.
January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
We have a discord for @thegameclub.bsky.social, and we're playing around with channels that encourage folks to regularly share more about themselves.
So far, so good, but wondering if any of my discord using friends have any other channels they've seen that are good and fun for engagement.
So far, so good, but wondering if any of my discord using friends have any other channels they've seen that are good and fun for engagement.
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The MidPoint Save Podcast is now available, featuring the developers of this months game Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Tune in as @robmanuel.bsky.social has a chat with @hantani.bsky.social and @even-kei.bsky.social about the game!
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
Tune in as @robmanuel.bsky.social has a chat with @hantani.bsky.social and @even-kei.bsky.social about the game!
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The MidPoint Save Podcast is now available, featuring the developers of this months game Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Tune in as @robmanuel.bsky.social has a chat with @hantani.bsky.social and @even-kei.bsky.social about the game!
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
Tune in as @robmanuel.bsky.social has a chat with @hantani.bsky.social and @even-kei.bsky.social about the game!
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
Edit: You can't say GTA6
What game(s) are you most looking forward to this year?
Franchise sequels, anticipated remakes, original indies, or maybe even a game you simply HOPE will get released this year - what are you looking forward to playing?
Franchise sequels, anticipated remakes, original indies, or maybe even a game you simply HOPE will get released this year - what are you looking forward to playing?
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Edit: You can't say GTA6
Looking to connect with media agencies that represent creators - hmu and send me your decks with standard CPM's, case studies, engagement, etc.
I have a dev looking to spend $$ later this year.
I have a dev looking to spend $$ later this year.
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Looking to connect with media agencies that represent creators - hmu and send me your decks with standard CPM's, case studies, engagement, etc.
I have a dev looking to spend $$ later this year.
I have a dev looking to spend $$ later this year.
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Mark it.
Two weeks into 2026 and I already know about more games industry layoff waves than in all of 2021, impacting about five times as many people that we know of.
We're still so far from 'normal'
We need to talk about this openly. Don't struggle alone. 💞
Two weeks into 2026 and I already know about more games industry layoff waves than in all of 2021, impacting about five times as many people that we know of.
We're still so far from 'normal'
We need to talk about this openly. Don't struggle alone. 💞
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Mark it.
Two weeks into 2026 and I already know about more games industry layoff waves than in all of 2021, impacting about five times as many people that we know of.
We're still so far from 'normal'
We need to talk about this openly. Don't struggle alone. 💞
Two weeks into 2026 and I already know about more games industry layoff waves than in all of 2021, impacting about five times as many people that we know of.
We're still so far from 'normal'
We need to talk about this openly. Don't struggle alone. 💞
It's been wonderful meeting more NYC local folks!
Group photo from our 'Karaoke Clubhouse' Meetup last month in New York, USA.
The Game Club has Meetups in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx - if you're a NYC local, come join us!
The Game Club has Meetups in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx - if you're a NYC local, come join us!
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It's been wonderful meeting more NYC local folks!
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It's the @yug.bsky.social hosting hours and it's a great mix of folks in #theGIG tonight, come join us!
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It's the @yug.bsky.social hosting hours and it's a great mix of folks in #theGIG tonight, come join us!
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New Year, New GIG!
Start your year off RIGHT and come hang with your fellow game industry friends in our very first GIG digital meetup of the year, starting right...... NOW!
Running for the next 12 hours, come join @timcullings.bsky.social @yug.bsky.social @damphyr.com @s5flare.bsky.social
Start your year off RIGHT and come hang with your fellow game industry friends in our very first GIG digital meetup of the year, starting right...... NOW!
Running for the next 12 hours, come join @timcullings.bsky.social @yug.bsky.social @damphyr.com @s5flare.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
New Year, New GIG!
Start your year off RIGHT and come hang with your fellow game industry friends in our very first GIG digital meetup of the year, starting right...... NOW!
Running for the next 12 hours, come join @timcullings.bsky.social @yug.bsky.social @damphyr.com @s5flare.bsky.social
Start your year off RIGHT and come hang with your fellow game industry friends in our very first GIG digital meetup of the year, starting right...... NOW!
Running for the next 12 hours, come join @timcullings.bsky.social @yug.bsky.social @damphyr.com @s5flare.bsky.social
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New Year, New Game - ANODYNE 2: RETURN TO DUST
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New Year, New Game - ANODYNE 2: RETURN TO DUST
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Entering 2026 with a profound sense of hope, gratitude, and whimsy.
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Entering 2026 with a profound sense of hope, gratitude, and whimsy.
January game announced in a few days, you'll only get a copy of you're a member before then (i.e. join today!)
It's the countdown to the January game, any guesses as to what it might be?
Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!
Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!
December 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
January game announced in a few days, you'll only get a copy of you're a member before then (i.e. join today!)
NYC Friends - please read and share❤️
When I first moved to NYC I unexpectedly had a a lot of difficulty making friends. Not meeting people - it's almost impossible to NOT meet people in a city of 8 million - but building actual friendships from scratch.
Part 1/7
When I first moved to NYC I unexpectedly had a a lot of difficulty making friends. Not meeting people - it's almost impossible to NOT meet people in a city of 8 million - but building actual friendships from scratch.
Part 1/7
December 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NYC Friends - please read and share❤️
When I first moved to NYC I unexpectedly had a a lot of difficulty making friends. Not meeting people - it's almost impossible to NOT meet people in a city of 8 million - but building actual friendships from scratch.
Part 1/7
When I first moved to NYC I unexpectedly had a a lot of difficulty making friends. Not meeting people - it's almost impossible to NOT meet people in a city of 8 million - but building actual friendships from scratch.
Part 1/7
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New Clubhouse - Couchette Clubhouse
Online - CET
Europe’s game club for travelling nomads, Schengen locals, and anyone in the CET timezone. Couchette reflects three principles: a shared journey, a small communal space, and the togetherness of a night train.
thegameclub.com/clubs/79f2b3...
Online - CET
Europe’s game club for travelling nomads, Schengen locals, and anyone in the CET timezone. Couchette reflects three principles: a shared journey, a small communal space, and the togetherness of a night train.
thegameclub.com/clubs/79f2b3...
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New Clubhouse - Couchette Clubhouse
Online - CET
Europe’s game club for travelling nomads, Schengen locals, and anyone in the CET timezone. Couchette reflects three principles: a shared journey, a small communal space, and the togetherness of a night train.
thegameclub.com/clubs/79f2b3...
Online - CET
Europe’s game club for travelling nomads, Schengen locals, and anyone in the CET timezone. Couchette reflects three principles: a shared journey, a small communal space, and the togetherness of a night train.
thegameclub.com/clubs/79f2b3...
Looking for content creators that stream indie games specifically, have a new paid partnership program that we're onboarding a limited amount of folks on to.
DM me if this is you (or share with those who might be interested pls).
DM me if this is you (or share with those who might be interested pls).
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Looking for content creators that stream indie games specifically, have a new paid partnership program that we're onboarding a limited amount of folks on to.
DM me if this is you (or share with those who might be interested pls).
DM me if this is you (or share with those who might be interested pls).
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Hey everyone! The newest episode of Midpoint Save where I talk to the developer behind Re:Call about designing narrative puzzles, the lessons he learned from the game now that it has been out for awhile, and I record @yug.bsky.social without him knowing about it.
Time is a construct, but this month's Midpoint Save podcast is time well spent. This month's episode features an interview with the developer of Re:Call. Tune in to hear directly from @maitan69 on this narrative adventure where your flashbacks rewrite the present.
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hey everyone! The newest episode of Midpoint Save where I talk to the developer behind Re:Call about designing narrative puzzles, the lessons he learned from the game now that it has been out for awhile, and I record @yug.bsky.social without him knowing about it.
Another great episode by @robmanuel.bsky.social, also featuring yours truly!
Time is a construct, but this month's Midpoint Save podcast is time well spent. This month's episode features an interview with the developer of Re:Call. Tune in to hear directly from @maitan69 on this narrative adventure where your flashbacks rewrite the present.
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
rss.com/podcasts/mid...
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Another great episode by @robmanuel.bsky.social, also featuring yours truly!