André Bernhardt

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The Play, Promote, Publish workshop is back!
Kick‑off Nov 12 in Berlin + 4 online days.

Learn marketing & publishing strategies and network at Games Ground (ticket included).

Early Bird ends today!

👉 en.epi.media/playpromotep...

What’s your #1 indie marketing challenge?

Game Developer Conference rebrands as GDC Festival of Gaming: "the industry is changing and so are we" The Festival of Gaming exists to "bring the entire industry together at a moment that matters"

GDC is going to redesign itself! The times they are a-changin ... 🎶

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It´s in the game .... 😑

Today is the last day of the regular pass sale for @GodotFest !

Use GODOTFEST25-10-OFF for another 10% off!

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Today is the last day to benefit from the Early Bird pricing! Join the PPP workshop 👇

@bojaryn.bsky.social wrote a beautiful piece about games industry in Leipzig - with special appereance by @pandabeestudios.bsky.social, @filthy-dragons.bsky.social and us.

It's the title story in Leipzigs one and only @kreuzerleipzig.bsky.social.

Thanks 👍

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Thanks for sharing! And make sure to sign up ppl! 🦩

The Play, Promote, Publish workshop is back! Kick‑off Nov 12 in Berlin + 4 online days. Learn marketing & publishing strategies and network at Games Ground. Early Bird ends Oct 1! Link: https://f.mtr.cool/timrwpgcag - What’s your #1 indie marketing challenge? #indiedev #gamedev #mbbfunded

Level Up - der Games/Bavaria Accelerator - Games/Bavaria Willkommen bei Level Up - dem Games/Bavaria Accelerator! Bereit für eure Quest to Success? Unser sechsmonatiges Accelerator-Programm unter der

On my way to Bavaria to this years edition of Level Up by Games/Bavaria. Looking forward to share some insights and meet new teams 🚂

www.games-bavaria.com/level-up-der...

Coming to Berlin? Maybe @gamesground.bsky.social in November?

PS: PS: Due to a change of people, we are not sure about the photo rights of the participants, that why I made up this animal workshop and will ask for forgiveness later 😸

and there is also an early bird price until the 1st of October 2025.

Check out the details here: en.epi.media/playpromotep... and feel free to post mail any questions to ppp@epi.media 4/4

The workshop is organized by Ruth Lemmen of Womenize and Indie Advisor André Bernhardt (myself) together with the leading Erich Pommer Institute.

We do have to charge a fee, but thanks to funding from Medienboard Brandenburg, you’ll get far more value than what you pay ... 3/4

Improve your indie game marketing, promo and publishing skills with excellent lecturers and industry leaders. By joining the workshop, you’ll also get a ticket for GamesGround, since the rest of the sessions are online. 2/4

™️Marketing Strategies for the Games Industry - a Hybrid Workshop with the Erich Pommer Institute

The Play, Promote, Publish workshop is back! It runs over 5 days, with the in-person kick-off happening right before Games Ground in Berlin on the 12th of November. 1/4 🧶

Damn - it´s next to @gamesground.bsky.social - we are expecting you all in Berlin at this time 😉

Nice combo - to bad I am in already in Berlin 🚂

.. Will share some more news about it, but first of all, who else is coming to Poznan from Germany (especially from Berlin)? The theme for the trip is sustainability so we are looking for people to share the trains 🚃 2/2

Game Industry Conference, OCT 23th-26th, Poznań Heading for the biggest gamedev conference in Europe?

I am happily going to GIC Poznan again. This year I have the pleasure of being the expert leading the trip together with some German indies via the awesome Kreativ-Transfer program and the wonderful Sophia Herzog... 1/2 🧶

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Dungeons of Hinterberg by Microbird Studio is currently 60 % off and also on a Humble Bundle. Get it now - it´s a great game - you won´t regret it! 🕹️

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Greet the guys from me plz!

📞 Playstation Powerline, Hello, I am André . You are stuck in Discworld?
Tip the chest on top of the wardrobe with the broom to continue and call me again in 5 minutes when you are stuck with the next riddle 😉

@purplesloth.studio @aldamamigames.bsky.social @ivyjuice.games @ostendgames.bsky.social @littlebatgames.bsky.social @daryastudios.bsky.social @threebuckgames.bsky.social @sentimentgames.com @deadidlegames.bsky.social @arnoldrauers.com @morphcat.bsky.social wow - missed so many!

Awesome - thx <3

And: @roguevoltage.bsky.social @playinghistory.bsky.social @thoughtfish.de @torporgames.com @wunderfax.bsky.social

But what about: Honig Studios? Food for Thought? Mad about Pandas? Pain Devs? Point Blank? Tarock Interactive?

Which Berlin indie game studios are on Bsky? Help me out for a little starter package in the future please:
@paintbucket.de @megagonindustries.bsky.social @toukana.bsky.social @byterockers.games @tametick.bsky.social @bildundtonfabrik.bsky.social @happybroccoligames.bsky.social

#sharingiscaring

I sometimes wish back to the times, where there was no AI to brighten up my day with images of my silly ideas and stealing my time, but sometimes I am just happy reading my favourite book "Conni is coding in Berlin" 😅

#indiegamedev