Our talk at GDC 2026 is up on the Vault for FREE!
⭐ Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth ⭐
- What survival means as an indie
- The origins of the fund
- Our process for evaluating games
- The Outersloth contract and explanation
Watch now: gdcvault.com/play/1035853...
Yes! This worked like a charm at a themed club event recently - the +1 let me put out the feelers to see who bit the hook and were open to making new friends on the dance floor, vs who was happy just to vibe without having to make conversation 😊 everyone wins
Named it as my movie of the year immediately, and I saw it in January ! Yet, there have been no other contenders yet so I stand by what I said 😎 pleased to meet fellow enjoyers
The finished piece, the inaugural cover of Continue magazine. hornet from silksong and the goose from untitled goose game sit on a bench, in front of a golden city bathed in light beams. on the other side a plethora of games represented through references
I thought I might share the process of creating this image for @continuemag.bsky.social I worked pretty closley with @jacksonwryan.com to find something that felt like it spoke to the intent and vision of the magazine. hopefully this is insightful and helpful. (and proves I didn't 'generate' shit)🧵
Whenever I interview someone from a company <4 people, my rule of thumb is to entirely disregard their self-appointed job title 😂 and interview according to experience instead (at least, in the IT industry).
The Frosty Games Fest team is calling for submissions for its 2026 showcase.
Read the full article here: vist.ly/4twm7
Congratulations to @qualbert.com , @checkpointau.bsky.social and @legenette.bsky.social !! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 These talented folks, plus @wellplayed.bsky.social and @gamesdaly.bsky.social, are my trusted sources these days for all things games. I am thrilled to see so many of them represented here !
💰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...
Genuinely excited for this one - immediate backer 👏
sigh
If you've ever been a game dev at MIGW, you've likely attended Parallels. Arguably one of the annual highlights for Aus games!
With the event's future dependent on funding from Creative Vic, Freeplay risks needing to scale back the event significantly.
infinitelives.substack.com/p/how-freepl...
Applications are now open Screen NSW's Digital Games Seed Development Program, offering grants of up to $30,000 to help bring new games to life.
This funding can support early development activities. Learn more here:
www.screen.nsw.gov.au/funding-supp...
Halo 2 (Blood Gulch)
Congratulations !
Definitely check out the whole thread! 👇
The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
Saw this one at Parallels and looked like a hoot! Check it out 👇
Isopod from @sbug.games is:
- A 3D platformer with deeply expressive mechanics and a wild sense of speed
- Delightfully Australian
- Unashamedly Anticapitalist
- Filled with weird words and bits from yours truly
And it’s out today! Get it while it’s hot!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
QUEER GAME OF THE MONTH: October 2025 - PROXIMATE
Given the moment it's been having lately, the wonderful PROXIMATE by @cmddx.itch.io is our highlight this month.
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Congratulations 😊
Enter the Chronosphere is a turn-based/action roguelike hybrid in which bullets only move when you move. @paxaus.bsky.social @effortstar.bsky.social
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Yes I love this!! A true top 10 selection tailored for a child, that aren't just Roblox (😱) or a mobile / live service game with lootboxes 💃 thank you for this resource, I'll bookmark it to send to parents that ask me for advice next
josh sawyer of obsidian entertainment had plenty of wisdom to share at gcap 2025, about how the games industry has change, and how it's stayed the same. check out my roundup!
Solium Infernum screenshot showing Lilith with 191 Prestige, Conclave Fav, Regent, Mammon also at 191, Murmur at 2.
folks,
I still can't believe that SXSW is stacked back-to-back with Melbourne Games Week. Ya'll are superhuman cause my body & soul are wrecked already 💀
Typical Noosa hubris 😂 (I can say this cause I grew up there lol) also do you remember Jess Glasgow who was on the bachelorette
Congratulations!
Once it started kicking off I told my husband that I would be doing this if I were living in America - and access to medication, rights, (mis)information and medical care has only gotten worse since then, so I would expect to see the numbers grow
PODCAST: In this special episode, the Checkpoint team talk with Chantel and Alex of Little Pink Clouds all about the newly released Letters to Arralla!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
