As you all know myself and 33 others were fired from Rockstar Games in what we believe was a ruthless and illegal act of Union Busting. We're fighting this tooth and nail. If you are able, please consider donating to our fighting fund so we can hold them to account!! 🌱✊
tinyurl.com/rockstarwork...
Cover of the Dis-loyalty Zine on a watermelon furoshiki.
Example of a player punching a hole in the zine.
Example pages of the Dis-loyalty Zine with some holes punched.
Player holding up the unfolded zine showing a poem.
🍉 THE DIS-LOYALTY ZINE 🍉: Punch a hole through these "killer" brands every time you boycott them. Complete the set to reveal a poem and hidden image.
✊🏻 Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social for @avantbeetle.bsky.social's Protest Game Jam.
📄 Wanna print your own? heyitshelen.itch.io/the-dis-loya...
ANZ game devs, it's your LAST CHANCE to get your application in for Frosty Games Fest! Form closes tomorrow at 5pm AEST ⏰🍦
➡️ forms.gle/MUUWLcvMviHi...
Did someone finally tell her how many Lebanese Australians there are, and which electorates they live in?
this was so much fun to work on 😋💖
very proud of Helen for whipping together a mobile friendly playable game in such a short timeframe 🥰🙏
IT'S ALMOST TIME! Frosty Games Fest EOI's close in a couple of days!💙🧡
We are getting our reviewing snacks sorted, firing up the Diet Coke fridge, and are gearing up to plan the showcase so make sure you get your games in ASAP❄️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
As a Palestinian, being posted on the official BDS page is incredible humbling. Games with a social justice, anti genocide, anti billionaire message are in short supply these days, and I'm glad to be with a team that has integrity, morals, and a heart that knows what is RIGHT.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
that deserves a gold medal, Dan ⭐
📣 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...
Australian friends on Bluesky, curious to know if you've age verified on this platform? If so, which method? I've been avoiding it, but now need to use the DM feature, ugh.
Principled positioning we could all use more of in this industry tbh.
Check out @nogamesforgenocide.com
having an early-stage prototype is ok (you can submit gameplay but not the game itself). be sure to read the guidelines to ensure you are eligible. any other questions can be directed to: the email on the Screen Aus website :^)
Applications close in 3 days! 👀
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Applications close in 3 days! 👀
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
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-...
a small flower beams up at you, adorned in lush oranges and soft natural hues, players can move the flower up and down to answer
a small social world designed around kinder forms of online conversation and connection. Wander around a gentle pastoral island, strike up small conversations with other passing players, and even toss out small letters into the wide open blue oceans of the internet
an vibrant interface game inspired by retro vector graphics, in which someone has written a love letter of sorts for others to stumble upon
a portrait of a game designer, reading a poem on a red stool
I'm Demi, an award-winning unity developer and interface designer with over a decade of experience!
I'm available for work starting March and would simply love to bring your game to reality!
You can contact me here, or email:
dschanzel[@]gmail.com
miracle of miracles, it's finally HERE
📣 The full schedule drop for the ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories 🎮 @romchip.bsky.social Twitch Fundraiser on Feb 21st
Check out everything we got coming down the line: donate.romchip.org/2026-schedul...
happy birthday! 💖
This year I wrote and released a set of methodologies for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of videogame making, distributing, playing, etc. (with a lot of help and input)
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
Sign and pledge!
this was such a delight to work on. thank you to everyone who participated & contributed, and a big thanks to @helenkwok.bsky.social who led & steered the project. my favourite part of the project was getting to chat to our mums about the games they used to play when they were younger 🥰💖
📣 The next ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories [ @romchip.bsky.social ] Twitch Fundraiser is shaping up!
join us SAT FEBRUARY 21 for 12 hours w/ incredible friends like
@halfrobot.com
@kendraserra.bsky.social
@tigershungry.co.uk
@textfiles.com
@chadtoprak.bsky.social
donate.romchip.org
this is delightful news, a massive congratulations! 🥰🙏✨
A graphic which uses the colours of the Palestinian flag: white, black, red and green. Text at the top reads “No games for genocide”, and text at the bottom reads “Boycott Xbox, Sign the pledge”, with the website nogamesforgenocide.com below. In the middle of the graphic is an icon of a fist punching upwards, splitting a missile in half. One half of the broken missile has the Xbox logo on it, and the other half has the Microsoft logo on it.
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
Some initial photos from the Traces of Play workshop last Saturday! Thanks to everyone who came along - @chadtoprak.bsky.social and I feel incredibly blessed to have shared the afternoon laughing and playing games with you all! 💛✨
📸 Photo credits: @chadtoprak.bsky.social
I'm so sorry to hear, Ben. Big hugs from Helen and I. Sending you both all our love 💖💖💖
Hello! @chadtoprak.bsky.social & I will be hosting a Traces of Play workshop next weekend at Footscray Community Arts! ✨ It'll be super chill & the games we play won't be too strenuous on the body. 🧘🏻♀️
📅 Sat 29 Nov 2025
🕐 1-2:30pm
🎟️ Book a free tix (limited spots): footscrayarts.com/event/traces...
