The 2026 Canadian Game Awards nominees have been revealed. 🇨🇦 🎮
The GOTY nominees are:
-Assassin’s Creed Shadows
-Hell is Us
-Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
-South of Midnight
-Wanderstop
Other noms include Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Battlefield 6 & Ambrosia Sky. The full list on @mobilesyrup.com:
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📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!
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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!
Close-up cinematic screenshot from South of Midnight featuring the protagonist Hazel, a young woman with braided hair and a quiver on her back, seated atop a large creature in a misty, atmospheric landscape.
South of Midnight screenshot showing a mystical scene with a human figure emerging from the roots of a massive flowering tree, surrounded by pink wildflowers, with two robins perched on nearby rocks.
South of Midnight is a masterpiece tbh. The game has a unique stop-motion animation style, but you can disable it if needed! The game is also Blind-accessible with menu narration, customizable volume, pace, and pitch — all introduced during the initial onboarding. How cool is that?!
Huh. It’s working okay for us, but you can definitely catch it on YouTube, too!
REALLY passionate about this week’s podcast. I want to work in a game industry, not a game aristocracy. Smart co-dev setups can supercharge big games while preserving our profession.
Even writers can benefit from this! @sweetbabyinc.com’s Kim Belair joined us to explain how:
If you’re more of a watcher than a listener, you can also catch the episode on YouTube… where the eagle-eyed amongst you might spot our sleepiest teammate! ☺️🐾
🍬✨WE’RE IN THIS ONE✨🍬
Our CEO Kim Belair sat down with Rory McGuire of Blackbird Interactive and Mitch Patterson of Wolfjaw Studios, to talk to @bryantfrancis.me about how our floating Writers’ Room works, and how co-development looks for our team and others!
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…MORE awards for us???
TWO (2) of the wonderful 2025 releases that the Sweet Baby Inc team worked on are nominated for the Indie Game Awards 🥲 Pikselnesia and Lululu, look at YOU!!! Superstars! 💫
We’re so happy to see this well deserved award for the @compulsiongames.bsky.social team! 🎉Congratulations!🎉
Critique Boundaries and Hate Speech
Gaming is built by people — and we’re amplifying their voices.
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Gaming is built by people — and we’re amplifying their voices.
From casual players to industry CEOs, this is Gaming for the Culture.
🎮 Who should we talk to next in the gaming space?
🔗 Full episode: https://youtu.be/M641x0WiscA
Harassment Fallout
Gaming is built by people — and we’re amplifying their voices.
From casual players to industry CEOs, this is Gaming for the Culture.
🎮 Who should we talk to next in the gaming space?
🔗 Full episode: https://youtu.be/M641x0WiscA
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You might recognise our charming, talented @somengomen.bsky.social on the most recent episode of @junaebenne.bsky.social’s Gaming For The Culture podcast! They’re talking all things Narrative Development & Games Production, and it’s well worth a listen!
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Nominate Winter Burrow for the Sit Back and Relax Award in the #SteamAwards2025! 🧣🐭
If our cozy adventure brought you comfort this year, your vote means the world to us and @pinecreekgames.com.
Make your nominations here: https://f.mtr.cool/eqohqgcuyq
#gamedev
Fellow mice adventurers!! !🐭🧣
You can now nominate your favourite games for this year’s Steam Awards! 🏆
We would be so honored if you would cast a vote for Winter Burrow 💌
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Heading to #AdventureX2025 this weekend? We’ll be there on Sunday, to catch up with all our wonderful narrative friends & make some new ones, too!
If you’d like to chat story structure, worldbuilding, character & more with an award-winning team that have worked on over 80 games… just let us know! 😉💚
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Congratulations to Fellow Traveller & the Pikselnesia team - we’re so proud of you (and a little proud of ourselves, too) 💚
Episode 3 of Make Games, Drink Coffee is out today! This week's guest is @sahilbajaj.dev, a game writer and narrative designer. Sahil has worked on the Blackwood Charter Escape Room with Sweet Baby Inc and with Veritable Joy on ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, and more!
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I'm a BIG fan of physical media, so it's safe to say I'm SUPER STOKED that our multi-awarding winning indie game Mythwrecked will be getting a physical release!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Snag your copy below & signal boosts are most welcome folks.
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It was such a pleasure to sit down a little while ago for the Hungama Game Changers: Leadership Series, and now it’s finally here! 💚
We hope you enjoy Kim’s chat with the incredible Raunaq Roy as much as we did. Check it out! 🥰🍬
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