Guy 'Yug' Blomberg

My pick is Vaas from Far cry 3.

Absolutely chilling and psychopathic performed, it's stuck with me for years.

We're back for the 5th year in a row with our Games Industry Social event during GDC week.

FYI RSVP ASAP TLDR

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🚕 OUT NOW! 👉 http://taxi.game Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is a love letter to the N64 era of collectathons, but you’re a yellow taxi and there’s no jump button! OFFICIAL TRAILER | You're a N64 taxi and there's 🚫 no jump button?

Our game this month is Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, a trippy arcade platformer that oozes 90s charm with its unique characters, excellent music, and hard to put down gameplay!

Join the Game Club today to get your copy of next months game!

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Planning on attending GDC this year?

Check out our GIG GDC Guide that features tips, advice, discounts, and recommendations for navigating San Francisco, GDC, and the USA in general!

thegig.guide/gdc

GIVEAWAY!

Win 3 months FREE membership to the Game Club for you and a friend (valued at over US$50)!

For me it will always be the Journey soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social (congrats on the Grammy for Sword of the Sea too!)

Our February game is Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom!

A trippy arcade platformer ready to take you on a crazy adventure created by @panikarcade.bsky.social and published by @thoseawesomeguys.bsky.social

Members of the Game Club can log in for your code start playing today!

Photos from @thegameclub.bsky.social Meetups that took place around the world last week (IRL & online).

This has been such a bright spark of joy & community myself and many others have needed.

Tomorrow all members get a copy of our Feb game, join today to get yours (use code YUGMATES for 50% off)

It's the countdown to the February game, any guesses as to what it might be?

Join The Game Club today to get your copy when it's revealed!

Another great monthly catch up!

We also have new Clubhouses in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx for my NYC friends.

We have over 20 Meetups of the Game Club taking place all over the world (and online) this week, discussing this months game Anodyne 2 and getting to know each other better.

Have fun!!

Honestly any of them are probably preferable to how I feel about our current one...

We have a discord for @thegameclub.bsky.social, and we're playing around with channels that encourage folks to regularly share more about themselves.

So far, so good, but wondering if any of my discord using friends have any other channels they've seen that are good and fun for engagement.

The MidPoint Save Podcast is now available, featuring the developers of this months game Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.

Tune in as @robmanuel.bsky.social has a chat with @hantani.bsky.social and @even-kei.bsky.social about the game!

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Edit: You can't say GTA6

Looking to connect with media agencies that represent creators - hmu and send me your decks with standard CPM's, case studies, engagement, etc.

I have a dev looking to spend $$ later this year.

updated games industry layoff data

Mark it.

Two weeks into 2026 and I already know about more games industry layoff waves than in all of 2021, impacting about five times as many people that we know of.

We're still so far from 'normal'

We need to talk about this openly. Don't struggle alone. 💞

It's been wonderful meeting more NYC local folks!

It's the @yug.bsky.social hosting hours and it's a great mix of folks in #theGIG tonight, come join us!

New Year, New GIG!

Start your year off RIGHT and come hang with your fellow game industry friends in our very first GIG digital meetup of the year, starting right...... NOW!

Running for the next 12 hours, come join @timcullings.bsky.social @yug.bsky.social @damphyr.com @s5flare.bsky.social

New Year, New Game - ANODYNE 2: RETURN TO DUST

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Entering 2026 with a profound sense of hope, gratitude, and whimsy.

January game announced in a few days, you'll only get a copy of you're a member before then (i.e. join today!)

Couchette Clubhouse It's like a book club, but for games.

We run digital ones too, maybe there's one in your timezone?

For example, this is one of the digital ones that might work for you - thegameclub.com/clubs/79f2b3...

Thank you! We have a bunch of Game Clubs in other cities too!

We have Game Club Meetups in Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx - with more on the way!

If you want to build real friendships in your life, come join us today to get a copy of the January game.

thegameclub.com/page/new-yor...

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It's one of the most effective ways to connect with likeminded friends - everyone gets a copy of the game as part of their membership, then at the end of the month we meet up in small groups to talk about the game, and find out more about each other.

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Which is why I'm really proud to offer something that I wish existed when I first moved here.

@thegameclub.bsky.social is in New York City.

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Thankfully, gratefully, after a year of persistence I met some amazing people, found like minded communities, and now this is my home where I'm surrounded by caring and deep friendships.

But I never forgot how difficult and lonely that first year was.

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So the first year in NYC was difficult - I went out to A LOT of bars, took group classes, courses, went to events, and even did matchmaking dinners.

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