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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 39m

Gonna make badges that say “I lost my voice cheering for the thirsty house game at parallels 2025”

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kv @ornitier.online · 2h

this game and the talk we all just witnessed at parallels were scientifically engineered to make me hoot and holler

Tanat Boozayaangool 🔜 MIGW @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · Oct 14

The demo for Building Relationships is out now on steam!! Experience life as a building in this ridiculous adventure game, where you can:

💨 move like a house
🏩 shack up with thirsty structures
🚗 fish up cars
🏘️ and much more

link to the steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3023890/...

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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 40m

I am so glad this story has a happy ending 😭💖

Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 5h

LFG gamer christmas

A picture of a stage with a large screen saying “Parallels”. In front of the stage are a number of people seated and standing.

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 17h

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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kv @ornitier.online · 16h

the current political climate is the perfect reason to make something like this

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 18h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 2d

Aaaahhhh!!

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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 2d

🙋‍♀️🫡

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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 2d

This is actually the perfect review for my mother-in-law. She played BoTW specifically for the horse riding mechanic, that's all she wants from games. Thank you @jesszam.bsky.social!

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Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 2d

Know someone who missed out on Parallels tickets? We rummaged around and found a few more in our pockets - but they're very limited!

events.humanitix.com/parallels25

Parallels - Last Minute Tickets Available Now

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Paper House @paperhousegames.com · 3d

A bunch of people working out of Paper House were interviewed for this wonderful piece written by Josefina Huq (@josefinahuq.bsky.social) for Well Played.

The article features a huge amount of insight from local developers and the importance of 'showing up' 💪

www.well-played.com.au/showing-up-i...

Showing Up In The Melbourne Games Ecosystem

Dealing with existential anxieties by being a bum on a seat

www.well-played.com.au

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paxaus.bsky.social @paxaus.bsky.social · 3d

OMG PAX Aus is THIS WEEK!!! Australia's BIGGEST Gaming Festival! Game all weekend long with family and friends! Very limited Friday and Sunday Badges left! Book now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-...

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NZ CODE @nz-code.nz · 3d

It's already an exciting week in the regional game industry but we couldn't resist making it more exciting. 🥝🕹️🎮

www.nz-code.nz/post/960-000...

$960,000 boost for game developers in CODE’s third national funding round

13 studios from across Aotearoa received prototype and production funding in the third NZ CODE national funding round.

www.nz-code.nz

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Philly @phillypumpkin.bsky.social · 3d

Uhhh #dafanfridays can be today right? RIGHT

#dragonage #Morrigan

Morrigan from dragon age origins wipes blood from her face. She has blood on her hands as well.

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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 3d

That case is loooooong. Oh so satisfying with such a cartoon villain, but loooooooong

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Sasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 5d

Catch Wyrmspace at #migw this year!

We've got our playable prototype set up at the following events:

👔 GCAP Screen Australia's Local lounge - Oct 8th
📐 Parallels (we've on stage too) - Oct 9th
🎮 Pax at the Kirrip Wilam room - Oct 10th - 12th

Come say hi and get your thinky tactics caps on!

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 6d

"Tilly Norwood" may be an obvious and cynical product of the AI hype machine, but not even that can stop male profile writers from drooling over something roughly woman-shaped. www.avclub.com/ai-actress-t...

Can tech make an "AI actress" so fake that male columnists won't nut while writing about it?

www.avclub.com

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Stephanie Harkin @saharkin.bsky.social · 7d

My book is out! 💗
Girlhood Games: Gender, Identity and Coming of Age in Videogames is a 6-year-long labour of love for young adult stories, teen heroines in videogames and unnoticed girly game histories.
Thank you @livvy.itch.io for the beautiful cover!

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Book cover for "Girlhood Game: Gender, Identity, and Coming of Age in Video Games." A youthful feminine bedroom is depicted, centring on a computer desk setup with game accessories.

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Jason Imms ➡️ MIGW25 @jasonimms.bsky.social · 8d

Every single game on this page should be marked either In Library or On Wishlist GO GO GO GO GO
store.steampowered.com/sale/Melbour...

Melbourne International Games Week 2025

The MIGW Steam Festival 2025 showcases Australian developers and their games for 10 days, offering demos and discounts!

store.steampowered.com

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WINGS @wingsfund.me · 8d

BAM! Our next WINGS-funded game is Dogpile! 🐶

A collab between the wonderful folks at Folly (Gubbins) and Toot (My Arms Are Longer Now).

"Dogpile is a roguelike deckbuilder where you merge adorable pups into even bigger dogs"

Wishlist! 🐾https://store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/Dogpile/

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Pritika ❄️ @pritikasachdev.bsky.social · 8d

The little drawer and worm are my faves!! Congrats to the whole team, so exciting!!

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Intarsia Interactive @intarsia.studio · 8d

Hello bluesky, we're Intarsia Interactive!

We're a video game studio based in Naarm/Melbourne. We reckon making games should be fun, weird & authentic.

This year we've been working on a secret project (!!! you'll hear more soon) and now we're working on something strange & new

intarsia.studio

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Mike Suszek @mikesuszek.bsky.social · 8d

Once again, this perfect @zeboydgames.bsky.social post comes to mind:

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · 8d

It's time... the candles are lit... 🕯️

Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!

There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.

The title for Malys in an inky red on a black background, below are the words: V1.0 releasing this October.

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