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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 10h

Loved this chat with Chris Zukowski and love that IMPRESS makes this kind of thing happen for indies.

The mission:
✨Indie games success✨

The how:
Tools, community and knowledge sharing, like this 👇

Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 10h

If you're feeling not quite ready for #SteamNextFest, then watch this video!

The recording of @heydanthomas.bsky.social's conversation with Chris Z is now up on YouTube!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5uj...

#indiedev #gamedev

Steam Next Fest Marketing Q&A with Chris Zukowski (HowToMarketAGame.com)

YouTube video by IMPRESS // Ashley Gwinnell

www.youtube.com

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 2d

📢1 hour klaxon!

Come and get your Steam Next Fest insights from THE Steam guru 👇

Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 2d

Our Steam Next Fest marketing workshop with Chris Zukowski starts in ONE HOUR (6pm BST)!

The lovely @heydanthomas.bsky.social will be hosting!

Join us over in the IMPRESS Discord here: 👇

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...

Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 2d

100% back atcha!

Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 2d

Didn't realise they'd created a mural of me at Bedminster station, flattered

Some street art of a chubby, pink squirrel carrying a coffee whilst rushing

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 2d

From Brighton to Bristol. Reppin @impressgames.bsky.social and the Bristol games scene with @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social at Bristol Tech Fest+ today.

Literally got my IMPRESS hat on 😻

A selfie of Dan wearing a pink press kitty hat

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 5d

Absolute shitter of a week, but tomorrow is the next leg of our @limitbreak.co.uk tour, this time off to Brighton. Can't wait to catch up with the LB crew and meet awesome mentees and mentors 🙌

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Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 7d

Steam wizard Chris Zukowski will be joining us to chat Next Fest marketing strategies & best practices!

We're going to look at what you should be doing before, during and after the festival, so you can give it your best shot!

✨ Monday Oct 6th @ 6PM BST on Discord!
👉 Go: discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 6d

Applications close in 2 weeks.
Don't miss your chance to get in person feedback from six top publishers on your indie game pitch 👇

Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 23d

Got an awesome #IndieDev game you wanna pitch but not sure how it all works?

📢Pitch Up!
🗺️4th November, Bristol, UK
💜Organised by indies for indies
(me, @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social & @lyndyb.bsky.social )
🙏Enabled by @silverliningint.bsky.social

👉 forms.gle/6ya2g78kARVv... 👈

Pitch Up! Consequence-free indie game pitching!
Guy Richards, ID@Xbox
Eben Cunningham, Silver Lining
Meg Clarke, Team17
Reese Wright, Devolver Digital
Joshua Garrity, Secret Mode
Kerryn Frean, Fireshine Games
4th November, Bristol UK
Enabled By Silver Lining

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 6d

Should you be in Next Fest? How do you get the most out of Next Fest? How do you Next Fest?

I'll be finding out all this and more from the internet's biggest Steam marketing nerd, Chris Z and I CANNOT WAIT.

JOIN US! FREE NEXT FEST KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL!

Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 7d

Steam wizard Chris Zukowski will be joining us to chat Next Fest marketing strategies & best practices!

We're going to look at what you should be doing before, during and after the festival, so you can give it your best shot!

✨ Monday Oct 6th @ 6PM BST on Discord!
👉 Go: discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...

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Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 13d

Indies! Are you prepared for #SteamNextFest? 🕹️

If you'd like a quick 10–step marketing sense-check, expand this post here: 👇 📌

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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 8d

💸 Applications open for Games Finance Market 2026 💸

This is your chance to:
🕹️Pitch your projects to Publishers and Investors
🤝Build meaningful business connections
💵 Explore funding and publishing opportunities

📆Deadline: 5 January 2025

👉Apply: festival.games.london/gfm/registra...

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats! Let's goooo! 🙌

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Sam Read-Graves @readgraves.com · 10d

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!

A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!

Play the Playtest on Steam Now!

store.steampowered.com/app/2182680

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 10d

It was a fun angle but genuinely was a huge 22" pizza 🍕

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 10d

Our Manchester tour guide, @perky.bsky.social delivered the goods for @limitbreak.co.uk. Giant pizza at Nell's was an inspired shout 🍕

@studioanisa.bsky.social for scale

Owen and Anisa looking teenie tiny compared to a massive pizza

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 11d

Likewise! Thanks for coming along 💖

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 11d

Birmingham was class, thanks to all the @limitbreak.co.uk committee, mentors and mentees who joined us. Next stop, Manchester!

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 11d

How about instead of blowing however many billions on this BS, we put that funding and energy into better wealth reporting and understanding where public spending actually ends up 👀

Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 12d

A million

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 12d

Lil trip to Birmingham to see this renowned, unstoppable machine and catch up with awesome @limitbreak.co.uk crew with @studioanisa.bsky.social and @jttg.bsky.social

(Also took a photo of the big bull...)

Photo of large mechanical bull at Birmingham New Street station

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 12d

Oh my 👀

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 12d

Scanty Sandwich, Because of you

Aaaand now I'm off to find a remix rabbit hole to delve down

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Sam Swain @sam.apparance.uk · 14d

Evening stream again, slightly earlier at 7pm BST (6 GMT) tomorrow (Thursday). Come see me try and jam the new doorway procedure into the actual rooms.
www.twitch.tv/ga5p0d3

Sam Swain @sam.apparance.uk · 15d

Forgot to share last weeks stream video. Number 7, improving the doorway trim and logic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kreO... #ProcGen #GameDev