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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 19d

I just co-curated a big videogame exhibition in Melbourne - Game Worlds! It has a Silksong design section 🪡❣️ let me know if you wanna swing by and I’ll give you the tour! www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/gam...

BOOK NOW | Game Worlds | Playable exhibition until Feb 2026

ACMI’s Game Worlds: a major playable exhibition of 30+ video games including Hollow Knight: Silksong, World of Warcraft, The Sims, Neopets and more. On until 8 Feb 2026.

www.acmi.net.au

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 20d

A huge and incredibly valuable part!! Thanks for coming on the roller coaster with me, legend 🌹🌹

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 23d

Ping me when you’re in town, maybe I can give you a tour!!

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 23d

Game Worlds opens this Thursday. An insane sentence to type out.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 5

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:

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

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · Sep 7

I miss writing. I've had so damn few opportunities this year.

I started a video channel largely to keep momentum going but it quickly became my dominant space for work out of sheer necessity.

youtube.com/@jamandalice

Jam and Alice

Two tech and games journalists reviewing and unboxing games, tech, gadgets and general oddities. Our format is three and one: Three things we like/don’t like and one thing the opposite. Bite sized vid...

youtube.com

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James Burns @kuribojim.bsky.social · Sep 7

What you’re describing here is basically @superjumpmagazine.com; I can’t wait to read reflections on this game from our team. There are too few sites focusing on the elements you describe here, IMO.

I hope you don’t mind a bit more self-promo! 🙏

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 7

I love the self-promo - really appreciate your good work x

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Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW 🔜 GCAP 🔜 PAX 🔜 Bed @qualbert.com · Sep 7

Gonna jump in here with some blatant self-promotion, but I'm damn proud of our content this year.

We try cover as much as possible among Australian indies - predominantly reviews, but have a great series of interviews and a few event round-ups/opinion pieces.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 7

If you’re writing any kind of games criticism, or running a games publication, PLEASE self-promote in the replies - I wanna read you!

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you for self-promoting! Followed and excited to read 💖

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 7

Silksong is really amplifying my sorrow about the death of critical games culture. I’m so desperate for critical writing, personal reflection, cultural analysis, meandering vibe-based takes - anything other than reporting on sales. And I don’t even know where to read it, let alone pitch it myself

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 7

ICYMI: During Silksong’s development, I spoke to Team Cherry about their creative process, and the worldbuilding of Pharloom 🪡🐞
You can it here now: www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 7

I LOVE how Hornet moves - her agility is so much fun. fighting bosses by staying in the air, or creating then closing distance at pace is just so joyful. I’m enjoying it more than HK (which I loved!)

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McNastyPrime @mcnastyprime.bsky.social · Sep 7

This would cure me

spooky audora 🌙🦇 @ohklio.bsky.social · Sep 7

Repair psychic damage from the labor department AI slop with beautiful Soviet work safety posters

An orange poster with a stylized allow human figure being flattened between 2 large green bottles. The label in Russian reads "alcohol is the cause of injuries at work."

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 6

🌹🌹🌹

Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 6

You angel!! ALWAYS up for a chinwag 🌹

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 5

❤️❤️❤️

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 5

I interviewed Team Cherry in June, as part of the curation of the Silksong section of Game Worlds. For months, this piece has burned a hole in my back pocket. I am so thrilled that it's out in the world alongside Silksong itself. Happy Silksong day everyone <3 🪡🐞

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 5

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:

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

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Sep 2

Honestly? When Silksong comes out, I'll kinda miss this

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · Aug 13

what use is your moral purity and queer anger if it achieves the exact same outcome our oppressors are gunning for?

building things takes work, so much more work than preserving what we already have. if we tear down every imperfect tool we'll have nothing

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · Aug 13

still rattled by the sheer giddy glee with which some queers are coming for itch.io, one of the largest collections of queer games in existence. i know it's scary to accept, but we do actually have good things worth defending. we have things it would damage us to lose

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Aug 7

yeeeehawwww !!!!

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · Aug 5

Haters: buying a return to ravnica (2012) magic the gathering booster box won’t fix you
Me [completely fixed now]:

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