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Oh look! My thesis is now live to read for everyone on Spectrum. It's about small interactions, emotions and narrative-driven video games. I've been told it's very readable e.g. I wrote things like: "Then I felt bored." spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/99...

Montreal! My friends are looking for someone to take over their lease for November, have a look! $1500 in NDG! www.kijiji.ca/v-apartments...

Credits is vital, especially for outsourcing and freelancing people.

NEW OPPORTUNITY: Short fiction writer? Love the world of Heaven's Vault? ... then come play in the waters. We're looking to commission 20 short stories set in the Nebula for a new anthology. Paid, obvs. Full details and a link to the form on the blog: www.inklestudios.com/2026/10/24/t...

A rare Story Intern OPPORTUNITY - Undergraduate at Insomniac Games Not affiliated, shares welcome! job-boards.greenhouse.io/insomniac/jo...

Alright procrastinators, now's your time to shine

Applications are open for the 2027 SAS Creative Practitioner in Residence Scheme, hosted with institutes including the Institute of Historical Research. The 6-month residency offers a stipend to support artists, writers, filmmakers, curators, and creative practitioners. Apply here: buff.ly/mnO3dCN

It's a rough time to be an indie dev, so we got to thinking what we could do about it... Announcing MATES' RATES 🍻 We're offering 12 month-long co-dev engagements where we work on whatever you need to succeed! Very permissive terms. Flat rate of US$5,000ea (+ taxes). 🎟️ yarnspinner.dev/mates-rates

Microsoft is killing Arkane.

Not the top Steam review of Dressmaker making me cry this morning!

Former BioWare Senior Writers Mary Kirby (Varric, Vivienne, Lucanis) and Sylvia Feketekuty (Liara, Josephine, Emmrich) and Sarah Hayward (Former BioWare Cinematic Director) have found a home at North Mist with many others in our network.

📣Calling all women and femme writers📣 I am looking to commission around 10 heartfelt essays surrounding video game criticism. If this sounds like something you are down to do them read on and I urge you to apply. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

ARTIST JOB!!! ARTIST JOB!!! (plz share! Germany only, sry) I'm urgently looking for #2Dart support (asset production, coloring) for a small isometic game I'm art directing with a watercolor background look (digital production). Approx 4 weeks (or less) starting mid November. #gamejobs DM only.

While EA shuts down BioWare, developers of The Sims, Skate, and Battlefield say they've also lost their jobs https://bit.ly/4z5IIpJ

Part of my literal job is to fly out to physical game studios to rescue and recover historical materials that might be endangered and put them in a permanent archive. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is a 501(c)3 publicly funded to do that, my DMs are open, and I'm free for the next couple weeks...

what exactly DOES happen to materials from a major studio that’s closed? where do physical hard drives, documents, etc go? who maintains all this pointless secrecy? if you know or have stories, get in touch: nathan@aftermath.site, nathangrayson.666 (signal), aftermathdotsite@proton.me (proton mail)

the quality of the product is literally immaterial to the people who make these decisions

If you're a BioWare fan, a developer influenced by its games, or a media person who was impacted by them and want to talk about what the studio's games have meant to you for a Kotaku story, please reach out in a dm here or at kshepard@kotaku.com

Looking recommendations on zines/short lit on "being a good ally." It's for a university event.

We're looking for a graphic designer/illustrator to join the Hello Sunshine team for a few months, starting ASAP. There are a lot of artists here looking for new opportunities so I'd be super grateful if y'all could share this call with your followers! www.redthreadgames.com/graphic-desi...

🍎Want to make games but not sure where to start?🍓 Join our FREE, BEGINNER-FRIENDLY workshops! 🧩 PUZZLESCRIPT: Oct. 23rd @ 2pm 🤖 GB STUDIO: Nov. 6th @ 3pm 👥 HOW TO JAM Workshop: Nov. 10th @ 5pm SIGN UP: lnkd.in/gND6kJGm @alexcustodio.com @rafikidev.bsky.social @owmacohe.bsky.social

Game Design Days Event Proposal deadline extended to next Friday 10/23! There's still time to put together an application for $3,000 in event production matching funds for this year's edition of Game Design Days! Check out more details in the application link here: forms.gle/GAh7u7fCHLUb...

I'm hiring a postdoc to start in summer/fall 2027! My lab uses computational social & cognitive science methods to explore how tech shapes knowledge & power: www.crockettlab.org You can submit an application here: apply.interfolio.com/195297. Review of apps starts Nov 20. Please share!

seems plausible that in the short term, people are not going to use a janky Adobe clone en masse in a way that fundamentally alters things. But people using AI KoolAid-manning into open source hobby coding communities and destroying them — I think that's already happened and going to get worse

Venba is one of the games that not only moved me deeply, but also made me think « that’s actually the kind of games I want to make »

Since NaNoWriMo blew up a few years back, the Discord for Interactive Narrative has held its own event: DINowrimo. It starts November 1st, and I'm looking for prize donors! If you're interested, please let me know ⚡️

And now it's live! Poly Fighter is officially available in Early Access on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/... Shares are very appreciated! And if you jump in today and enjoy it, leaving a Steam review would help us tremendously! Thank you so much! ♥♥♥

hey folks - Experimental Games Showcase applications are still open until the 23rd! if you have a weird and unique game you're working on or have recently finished - consider submitting!

New: I pulled the Character ai bankruptcy documents. They show: - They were spending $14 million/month on compute alone at a time their revenue was around ~$1 million/month - Currently losing $9 million a month - They admitted they enshittified & that it didnt work www.404media.co/character-ai...

I also want Vertical Slice to evolve beyond the confines of a traditional paper. That's why I'm launching The Repository, a growing (free) collection of pitch decks and design docs donated by generous contributors including @kitfoxgames.com, @outersloth.com, and @outerloopgames.bsky.social.

Game Devs of Color is 71% of the way to our $25K goal for 2026! Your funds power: 💰No-strings dev grants 💸Scholarships 🫶🏽Hardship funds 💚An accessible GDoCExpo! We never charge #gamedev to showcase their games & ALWAYS pay our speakers! Help us sustain this work💙 👉🏽 www.gamedevsofcolor.org/donate

Less than 48 hours for 1 to 1 Match by LaunchGood Your support makes a Difference and now its the best time, it will be Matched by LaunchGood launchgood.com/1948

❗Attention, union supporters ❗ We're asking Wizards and Hasbro to voluntarily recognize our union—and you can help! Sign our petition today and show our leadership that you want change in the gaming industry. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

Game Design Days is a week of playful pop-up events and programming about game design, culminating in No Quarter! We are looking for Non-Profit Organization partners, and providing selected partners $3000 in matching funds to host an event. Application Due EOD Oct 16: forms.gle/qLQMeWBwHGVE...

Hej, anyone remember this? go.bsky.app/FwZqzcz Because we all remember you. We make game narratives. Let us help you make your game shine

Hi folks-- We're starting on our next indexing project, and we're building our volunteer team! If you have some degree of Japanese fluency and want to help index periodicals for VGHF, hit me up here

We've been selected by Launch Good to participate in their one-week fundraising campaign for Palestine. Launch Good will match every $ we raise for Dreams on a Pillow. This will take Khadra one stop closer to her next destination Atilit! launchgood.com/1948

I am thrilled and proud beyond measure to support the amazing workers who create and design the games I and my loved ones have spent a lifetime playing. I implore everybody to sign the petition and signal boost the campaign as far and wide as we can!

was recently reminded of the @pixellesmtl.bsky.social creator fund and prototype funds. those were good time. look at these incredible games! wow. hey anyone have like $50k we can give away again please? incubator.loudcat.net/2021/03/bipo...

Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...

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The @gamerella.bsky.social game jam is now open for registration! GAMERella is the world’s longest running annual game jam and workshop series focusing on supporting equity-deserving game creators and aspiring game makers. The jam takes place from Nov 14-15 in Montreal and online.

I just finished playing Card Shark, which I thought was a very well-paced, engaging game, with lots of interesting ideas. It's currently on sale on Switch

HARDSHIP FUND UPDATE - Applications close on Oct 6 so we can triage existing applications - We've disbursed funds to over 100 applicants! - If you've applied Sep 24 or later, check your inbox for next steps! For questions, please reach out to treasurer@uvw-cwa.org uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs