ALT: GAMES 2026 ALT: GAMES is a celebration that brings together the Australian games community and industry, running from 18 – 19 April in Sydney, Australia.

ALT GAMES has a Steam page to Wishlist and play all the beautiful games on display. Do it or I’ll perish 🫵

store.steampowered.com/curator/4601...

Freeplay | The Shape of Games to Come talks and games and friends

Announcing: Freeplay is here to stay. Parallels 2026 is coming and we're advocating for games to be funded as art. Read more and get involved: freeplay.net.au/posts/freepl...

PAX Rising - SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

Are you an independent game developer looking to share your creations with the world? Why not submit to exhibit as part of PAX Rising?

Apply Now: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

SPLASHDOWN CONFIRMED!

There we go, for the first time in over half a century, humanity has reached the Moon and safely returned.

A small step in a journey of a thousand miles.

Congratulations to the crew, NASA, and everyone involved 🍾

Lunar Closeup from NASA Artemis II Gallery https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-mobile-wallpapers/

🚨: NASA just released this closest image of Moon ever taken by Artemis II .

The clarity in insane in this view.

a set of stickers based on cover art of CONTINUE? issue 01

a sticker of cover art goose and hornet sitting on the continue logo

This morning @jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social was just like "can everyone have a cover art sticker set if you get to $100k" and we were like well yeah I mean yeah I think so!!! why not!!! we should check????

THIS. IS. IT. The FINAL 24 hours of our Kickstarter. It's been the absolute ride of our professional lives and we can't thank you enough! There is also still A GIANT MOON about to COLLIDE WITH THE MAGAZINE. If we hit $100k, we CAN STOP THE MOON.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

A starfield filled with thousands of stars and shining clouds of dust. The Milky Way\u2019s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy\u2019s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

Earth appearing as a bright crescent behind the Moon’s surface

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE EARTHSET PHOTO FROM ARTEMIS II. IM SPEECHLESS.

“Copy Moon joy” #Artemis

ChainStaff on Steam ChainStaff is a brutal action-platformer with a transforming spear and grappling hook, blazing weapon upgrades, and a rocking soundtrack. Aliens have attached to your head! Swing, shoot, and spear you...

Inspired by Casey's thread earlier, here's a few semi-random picks from my Steam wishlist that I'm excited for. Starting with...

1: Chainstaff - The latest psychedelic platform shooter from solo studio Mommy's Best Games. Looks and sounds like a prog-metal album cover come to life. Out this week.

Mina the Hollower on Steam Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a br...

Hey folks, how about a short thread of upcoming games I'm looking forward to?

1. Mina the Hollower

The new game from Shovel Knight developers Yacht Club, I've been eagerly anticipating this one, it looks so good! Love that there's a few games lately that have that Gameboy colour vibe going on.

🚨: NASA just dropped a full disk image of Earth taken by Artemis II 🤯

The inaugural EQUIP in Canberra today was excellent. Amazing turn out of 120 people! Many thanks to everyone who came, hope you got a lot out of the 3 different panels.

Some EQUIP takeaways:

@merryh.bsky.social: "Marketing is design"

@gameconsulting.bsky.social: "Accessibility is not optional"

Well said!

EQUIP Canberra Games is going great! We've heard a lot about the history and future of the local Canberra industry. Now we're getting a tonne of business and marketing wisdom from our next fantastic set of panellists!

Welcome, Jon! 👋

EQUIP Canberra Games image showing people working at a computer. There is purple text reading "This event is sold out" and white text reading "a one-day event for game makers to gain funding insights and shape Canberra's digital games future".

So excited for EQUIP Canberra Games tomorrow!!

We have over 120 people attending, three great panel lineups, and heaps of networking!

I'm thrilled to be running an event like this with Screen Canberra right here in the ACT at the beautiful NFSA.

#ScreenCanberra #EQUIPCanberraGames #EQUIP2026

#canberra #canberra #screen #gaming #arts #michaelpetterssonmla | Andrew Barr The ACT Government and Screen Canberra are proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural #Canberra Screen and Games Fund. The fund’s debut has been met with overwhelming interest from both the di...

🎉 Congratulations to the five games teams receiving funding from the first round of the Canberra Screen and Games Fund! www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...

* Uppercut Games
* Space Dragon Games
* Anecdote Games
* Moon Jump Pty Ltd
* James Wakeham

👏👏👏

Pitching Continue Magazine: Issue 01 CONTINUE is an Australian print magazine designed to explore video games and explore the different ways it impacts broader culture. You may have found this form thanks to our Kickstarter, or a social ...

We have pitches open with space for a story (or two) in our first issue. We're keen to highlight voices who have only a few bylines, but we also want your absolute best ideas. Read some great pitches already, thanks for sending them in!

Our pitches form is here: forms.gle/JBRL6qQawMQM...

CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine Bringing together journalists, devs and artists, CONTINUE celebrates and interrogates videogame culture, creativity and community

I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on.

A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture.

We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?"

www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

EQUIP Canberra Games - Screen Canberra

EQUIP Canberra Games on March 18 is going to be great!

🎟️ Check out the newly announced Program and grab your tickets: loom.ly/1n6ylVQ

Speakers include: @merryh.bsky.social @gameconsulting.bsky.social @classicceri.bsky.social @deanw.xyz and more!

#ScreenCanberra #EQUIPCanberraGames #EQUIP2026

Are you a game developer based in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand with an exciting announcement to share with the world in early June?

Frosty Games Fest 2026 applications are OPEN NOW! 🍦

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!

www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope

100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...

ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!

Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.

… AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

Equip Canberra Games - Screen Canberra A one-day event for game makers to gain funding insights and shape Canberra’s digital games future. WEDNESDAY 18 MARCHNational Film & Sound Archive Our digital games community is growing, and this event aims to shape what comes next. Join us for one focused day designed to strengthen our local indus…

Canberra developers! Mark the 18th of March. Equip Canberra Games is a one-day event for game makers to gain funding insights and shape Canberra’s digital games future, run by Screen Canberra.

Learn more here:
screencanberra.com.au/initiatives/equip-canber...

An image featuring tiles of released games funded by Screen Australia.

📣 Hey Australian gamemakers!

Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶

🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000

📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...

Black and white photo of Jarrod with an angled yellow border, plus the words "Screen Canberra appoints Games Administrator" and "Welcome Jarrod"

Big news: I've started as Screen Canberra's first Games Administrator! 🎉

Two days a week I'll be administering the Games Program of the Canberra Screen and Games Fund, liaising with devs, working on initiatives to grow the business of games in the ACT and more!

www.linkedin.com/posts/jarrod...

It’s finally time to…

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Don’t Stop, Girlypop! is officially OUT NOW!!!!

You better be ready, because this sh❤t is serious 👇

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