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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 3h

We're now finding out that as many as 70,000 people had their government IDs provided to prove their ages leaked by Discord. Like I wrote last week, this is an inherent risk (and made greater by a rushed process) of getting platforms to do age checks

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

www.theverge.com

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 2h

I gotta loop back to it. I mostly really enjoyed the first couple of planets.

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Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW 🔜 GCAP 🔜 PAX 🔜 Bed @qualbert.com · 2h

Heading to Parallels this evening?

Join @jamwa.bsky.social for a discussion with @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social, co-head of Freeplay and one of the minds behind @fine-fiends.bsky.social, as they chat about the power of events as an indie dev.

www.qualbert.com/freeplays-ma...

#MIGW #Indiegame

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

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 4h

The Division absolutely infuriated me & the sequel was a thousand times worse.

Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 6h

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

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 16h

Oh this is *incredible*.

Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 18h

I'm staying in tonight but if someone wants to pick me up one of them AGDA's I'd appreciate it 💜

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 23h

I hope someone makes a Star Wars board game some day too.

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

Wrestling is good.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful @seanrosssapp.bsky.social · 1d

"I have won, I have lost, I have committed arson, I have dressed as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man"

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

Qui-Gon Jinn @quigonswbot.bsky.social · 1d

Tell them we wish to board at once.

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

Makin' my debut on NG+ :)

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · 1d

This week marks the Esports Australia Summit, and @jamwa.bsky.social spoke to the organizers about recent developments in the world of competitive gaming.

www.newgameplus.tv/blogs/newgam... #migw25

Equity, Intimacy, and Investment – A Preview of the Esports Australia Summit 2025

The Esports Australia Summit 2025 is soon to happen as part of the stacked Melbourne International Games Week 2025 lineup. I caught up with co-organisers Dr. Emma Witkowski and James Manning of RMIT U...

www.newgameplus.tv

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

This is happening today & looks set to be really good.

Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 1d

The Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit, hosted by RMIT Games at Digital Design, is taking place tomorrow as part of Melbourne International Games Week.

We found out more about why it's so valuable.

checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Digital Gaming Intimacy: We speak with RMIT Games’ Dr. Emma Witkowski and James Manning

We chat Digital Gaming Intimacy with RMIT’s Dr Emma Witkowski and James Manning ahead of the event at Melbourne International Games Week.

checkpointgaming.net

Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

Me, adoring my beautiful wife.

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

I'm back on @checkpointau.bsky.social today also with a preview of tomorrow's Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit that's happening as part of MIGW. It's gonna be free to watch online too for those out of town.

Digital Gaming Intimacy: We speak with RMIT Games’ Dr. Emma Witkowski and James Manning

We chat Digital Gaming Intimacy with RMIT’s Dr Emma Witkowski and James Manning ahead of the event at Melbourne International Games Week.

checkpointgaming.net

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 1d

Makin' my debut on NG+ :)

🎮 New Game Plus TV 🎮 @newgameplus.tv · 1d

This week marks the Esports Australia Summit, and @jamwa.bsky.social spoke to the organizers about recent developments in the world of competitive gaming.

www.newgameplus.tv/blogs/newgam... #migw25

Equity, Intimacy, and Investment – A Preview of the Esports Australia Summit 2025

The Esports Australia Summit 2025 is soon to happen as part of the stacked Melbourne International Games Week 2025 lineup. I caught up with co-organisers Dr. Emma Witkowski and James Manning of RMIT U...

www.newgameplus.tv

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · Jul 2

oh no we're believing websites called InsideGeek.Scoop again.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 2d

come be a senior QA analyst and send me bugs, puff up that jira bro

Gravity Well @gravitywell.games · 2d

Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾

If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!

Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...

Senior QA Analyst

Remote

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 2d

At GCAP, listening to a keynote about the game industry's problem with institutional memory, and thinking back to my own GCAP 2019 keynote and the existential crisis this slide caused for every 30-something year old dev in the room. Wonder how many of them are still here.

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 2d

If you're not listening to Going Rogue, you really should be. Incredibly well researched & just brilliantly entertaining.

Tansy Gardam @tansyg.bsky.social · 2d

new episode (actually) out now!

this one goes out to all the kids who self identified as "readers" in primary school

open.spotify.com/episode/3CVj...

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 2d

I've been listening to the audiobook of Mox the past couple of days & lol how had I never seen this before??

WWE 2K16 - Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Trailer

YouTube video by GameSpot

www.youtube.com

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · Oct 30

I miss VideoGamer & Destructoid. I miss personality-driven games media that isn't based around talking head video sludge 'content'.

Can we have that back please?

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 2d

SURE WOULD LOVE IT IF I COULD STOP SNAPPING FULLY AWAKE AT 5AM ON THE DOT.

Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 2d

Since arriving back in Melbourne on Wednesday my body has just decided 9pm is bed time & 5am is wake up time.

I really hope I can nudge this bracket a little this week. :/

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