images not loading on here making the "i just released the demo to the game i've been quietly working on" a little difficult... ah well i'm in no rush.
anyway DAWN CHORUS demo out now. long live the pre-apocalypse → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
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...
Summerfall is looking for a 3D character artist to assist us on a new prototype by sculpting a stylised character head and hair for a prototype, based on a Metahuman model. Interested? Send me your portfolio, via DM or email liam@summerfallstudios.com!
Created this tiny game w/ @chadtoprak.bsky.social over the weekend:
🏁 DIGIT RACERS 🏁
Race players across the city searching for 'digits' in their natural habitats - streets, galleries, libraries, public transit stops, supermarkets - score the most points to win! 🏃🏻♀️🎲🏆
heyitshelen.itch.io/digit-racers
📣 Screen Australia announces $1.4 million of funding across 26 games projects in the latest round of games funding. The 8 gamemakers travelling to BitSummit 2026 as part of the Future Leaders Delegation have also been announced. A massive congrats to all 🥳
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-cen...
ooo congratulations!!✨
I couldn't be more excited to announce something I've been working on for a long time -
Please welcome Belltower House Artist Residency, a multidisciplinary gift of time in my erstwhile home in southern New Mexico, now accepting applications for 2026.
belltowerhouse.org
A mysterious screenshot, perhaps from a videogame? It shows a barred window in low light, through the window you can see plants growing and some brighter lights beyond the plants. Some smaller plants are growing in the foreground of the image. The text "We'll be lost without you." is written at the bottom of the image and in the bottom right the Hollow Ponds logo can be seen.
Hollow Ponds is looking for a Social Media Content Creator to make video content for our next major release.
This contract role is remote with a preference for UK and adjacent time zones.
Job spec can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hpxxj...
Please get in touch if you have any questions!
unused LOVE ETERNAL cover art, featuring a girl in red walking through a ruined castle while her doppelganger watches from the shadows
Thread of some disorganized thoughts about making the artwork for LOVE ETERNAL..
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...
Our crew played BIG WALK from @househouse.bsky.social, recorded all 4 of our perspectives and made a video showing the moment-to-moment gameplay of this charming, good vibes, co-op adventure.
Check it out over on noclip_2 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-0r...
💰THE OUTERSLOTH CONTRACT 💰
We just released the FULL contract and terms that all our games sign!
We hope this challenges the status quo of what you see out there.
In a nutshell:
💸 Pre-recoup 50/50
💸 Post-recoup 15/85
💸 Terms after 7 years
www.innersloth.com/the-outerslo...
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...
Check out the line up for ALT GAMES April 18-19 in Sydney!!
We have Shuhei Yoshida, Alanah Pearce and Billy Basso as our keynote speakers!!! Come 👍
powerhouse.com.au/program/alt-...
Just in time for @bandcamp.com Friday, I've finally released the Expanded Edition of the Mars First Logistics soundtrack.
Featuring half an hour of new music for the full release of @ianmaclarty.com's wonderful game, and a generally sunny musical disposition.
Free to all who bought the original.
A graphic showing a sauropod dinosaur at sunset. The graphic reads: We're hiring, multimedia marketing artist role available now. Apply at dinopoloclub.com This is a job ad for the video game studio Dinosaur Polo Club!
🎨🍳 We're looking for an artist! Come join our Community & Marketing dept, helping us cook up some tasty trailers for our new and upcoming games. An inclusive and supportive team, an office on the beautiful Wellington harbour, and a four-day work week await!
dinopoloclub.com/careers/mult...
a little windy location for the game
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-...
Got a absolute killer long read on @thisweekinvideogames.com for the weekend:
@sambarsanti.bsky.social dives deep into the communities convinced there's "one last mystery" left to solve in Red Dead Redemption 2, speaks to one of the main sleuths, and ties it all back to Ed Harris in Westworld.
Announcing RAT GAME! 🐀
1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win??
A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them…
Hey gang! Are there any Melbourne/Victoria-based 3D modellers looking for short contract work right now? Summerfall is currently on the lookout for contractors to do hard-surface environment work for a new prototype, like furniture and all that. 🔨🪑
Send through portfolios! 🙂 Cheers!
Image of GUTSPILL #1 cover and announcement of launch
We’re launching a zine about games and play called GUTSPILL!
A place to shamelessly gush about play experiences that embed themselves in our hearts and brains and GUTS! No industry talk, no metrics ~ just SPILL!
#1 features words by me and the Jameseses: @jickle.net + @omgmorejames.bsky.social
love this on how The Very Hungry Caterpillar works, and where it comes from lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com/p/the-very-h...
point-and-click
Wilmot, of the Warehouse. A broad and all-encompassing smile, that welcomes all and sundry to be placed loving within his halls.
him
An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Gravity Bone concept art #archive
behemoth
White flowers
White flowers
Yellow flowers
Yellow flowers
The only other flowers in the area look like Capeweed and Cape Marguerite, both invasive weeds native to South Africa
