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Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

Another great point
In the past, The BBC has taken the liberty of editing out "free Palestine" in the speeches of presenters so that it wouldn't be spread widely, but chose not to sensor the "N" word in this case, and other cases.

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

I hope things in our industry change for the better in the future. I will not allow anyone to feel this way again.

"how many agents do you have running?"
"more confidence"
"bolder"
"harnesses and reins like they're controlling labor"
"a looser leash for creative work"

"...borrowing language of how we treat animals"

No, like they're talking as if about slaves. Really. Take a moment and ponder the word choices.

This is a fucking lie.

Games degees have never been reliable pathways to get into the industry.

And it's harder to get a job in the industry now than it was during the global financial crisis.

I hope this isn't a plan to lure people into "repeat forever" courses and "churn and burn" internships.

Discord Isn't Requiring a Face Scan — Your Legislators Are Yesterday's headline in The Verge had people planning their Discord exodus overnight. But the real story isn't about Discord — it's about legislators demanding surveillance infrastructure.

If you were upset about Discord's age verification stuff yesterday, I need you to read this. I know, I know... Nuance?
On the internet‽
IN THIS ECONOMY‽‽‽

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feminism cannot and does not mean having an equitable share in a morally bankrupt system

Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.

Because the lessons of the Holocaust is not that we "shouldn't do a Holocaust", it's that we should oppose the conditions that made the cruelty of the Holocaust possible at all: authoritarianism, laws of the strongest, scapegoating and oppression of minorities, normalizing apartheid & genocide, etc.

The games industry has a long history of glorifying and normalising military violence. A blurring of “war and play” that both militaries, militaristic organisations and the games industry benefit from.

This has been happening before digital games existed, but has been amplified massively by them.

Every so often I hear of indie studios working without version control systems, and I am shocked and appalled. This is seriously dangerous and you should stop immediately and get your shit sorted. Perforce or GitHub are right there, they're free for small teams, go use them NOW.

The only problem i have with Gestapo comparisons is that it detaches them from the American roots of racialized state violence which inspired much of Hitler's actions.

The Jim Crow south inspired the Gestapo - and Juan Crow laws in places like Texas.

www.history.com/articles/how...

I say this with utmost respect, but Taylor is an absolute tool for saying this privately or publicly.
I can say on good authority that it takes 7 to 10 years to develop game development skills to “good enough” to produce commercial game content. 7-10 years plus the cost of a university education.

15 years ago I went on a date with a guy at PlayStation, who explained to me that women didn’t belong in the game industry, because they couldn’t handle Crunch due to childcare commitments.

Sometimes I think I’m here just out of spite.

finale photo of the AGDQ 2026 audience and stage

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Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support!!

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(1/2) In this moment, this second, I want you to recognize how we Black Americans are not the same as our White counterparts: As White people begin to protest the death of one of their own you will not hear us call the protesters "thugs," or buy into spurious stories of theft and wanton destruction.

A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:

www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...

I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

I'll be honest, I'm just never going to forgive anyone for not speaking up about Palestine but suddenly finding the remnants of a moral compass for one murder by the same fascism in their own lands. I'll tolerate them, I'll work with them, but it'll always remain a thing I'll think about them.

Indie for those who only play AAA?
Hades. Easily Hades. It oozes strong design and direction with maximal production value. If it can't convince that indie produces games rivalling AAA nothing will.

AAA for those who only play Indie?
Horizon Zero Dawn. It shows what AAA can do around a great story.

Which is to say, if you believe a topic is important, the most crucial thing you can do to convince people it's important is not to become the focal point, but to build solidarity with your peers. You must be selfless in what you care about.

When I worked retail, the worst kind of customer was the middle aged white woman archetype who believed we were The Help and would approach us to let us know in no uncertain terms that we were _supposed_ to do whatever she wanted us to do. We were expected to drop things, including other customers.

Nothing is wilder than watching US pundits on many sides of the aisle argue about whether Trump got the right permissions to invade another nation, instead of, you know, whether any part of the US government should be allowed to once again invade a nation based on US preferences.

Welcome to v4 of the Blue Sky Game Dev orientation 🧵!

Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games!

Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!

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We have super exciting news! We're launching a @kickstarter.com for the film Game On: A Feature Documentary about @brendaromero.bsky.social in early 2026! #gamedev

Our pre-launch page is now ready to follow. Please click to be alerted when the campaign begins! 🚨

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The times I've seen this conversation pan out in multiple different fields I've been in... You know the worst part?
When they DO accept it, they do this thing where they look disappointed because what they heard is "it's all luck" as opposed to STOP SOCIAL CLIMBING AND MAKE FRIENDS, YOU WIERDO.

ah yes, "find the fun" red flag pops up again

Every rule about a creative endeavor, be it writing, game making, painting, movie directing, etc exists primarily to give the beginner a framework to hold onto while exploring their own art

Any rule can be broken when you understand the principles behind the rule. But that takes experience

If people honestly want to define indie game as a self published it would mean the category will almost exclusively be rich people and financially successful studios. Which is the most country club ass way to look at this medium and I hate it.