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Hey y'all, I'm a Black narrative designer, writer, editor & consultant who was impacted by layoffs last year. I'm available for immediate work in comics, books and games!
Website: www.jayjustice.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jay-justi...
Direct Support: ko-fi.com/thatjayjustice

You got some extra days to apply to WINGS Award x AMAZE @amazefest.bsky.social 🦩

🎉 The winner receives the award + €2000 prize
👉 APPLY NOW at 2026.award.amaze-berlin.de
❗ NEW DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 8

Image of GUTSPILL #1 cover and announcement of launch

We’re launching a zine about games and play called GUTSPILL!

A place to shamelessly gush about play experiences that embed themselves in our hearts and brains and GUTS! No industry talk, no metrics ~ just SPILL!

#1 features words by me and the Jameseses: @jickle.net + @omgmorejames.bsky.social

We just released the 2025 Impact Report for Game Devs of Color. It's 39 pages of what we accomplished in 2025, since founding, and priorities for 2026 and beyond. Grateful to work with such a brilliant team.

The 2026 GDoCExpo is Sep 22 - 25, with speaker & game applications opening late Feb!

SICKHOUSE ALBUMS 📷️
On 27 & 28 Feb, Sickhouse reopens its doors and we’re preparing a collab program that tells the many stories of Sickhouse & its community. Did you take photos or videos at Sickhouse over the years? Think parties, films, workshops, concerts, festivals, late nights, small moments...

a woman wearing a wig is singing holla ! Alt: a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !

Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?

Ah the joy of remembering you still wanted to read that new-ish book you have lying around and discovering the book is from 1997 (and yes I bought it way back when)

Roadtrip when? (I can’t drive :p)

Wow, congrats! 🏎️

Game Poems #1 An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.

I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01

A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.

Thanks for playing and sharing!

I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!

I’m planning a column about women and games next year. I want to discuss how stories about women are told/received in games, and how does womens’ criticism exist- where/what is it? If you are a woman game writer/dev/critic and would like to share your thoughts, dm or email eaprice.work@gmail.com !

This is a good exploration, but I’d like to see more diversity for these articles. I’m by no means influential in the games industry, but I have gotten harassed in games not only for being a woman, but also specifically for being a Black woman.

Black women and women of color get it on two fronts

A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 - Call for works. 
https://f.mtr.cool/plwbsyiytx 

Our award is celebrating the 15th edition in 8 categories feat. the 5th @wingsfund.me Award + the new addition: XR-History Award by @koerberhistory.bsky.social 

Early bird submission is open until Dec 31. #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded

Yeah I saw :( why can’t we have good things 🥲

this is today! we'll be approximately here. look for the rainbow parachutes.

some reminders:
- wear warm clothes, it's 47F at best! we're outside for 3 hours, sometimes standing still
- bring a mug / cup of some sort for tea
- if you want, bring a toy / prop of some kind to play with

One more week to submit games to the Pico-8 arcade residency! Application deadline is 11/23 at midnight

An eternal (and monthly) championing of the underground game scene, it's Indiepocalypse #70!

-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@dorukb.bsky.social

-Cover by @fairywarriorcat.bsky.social

pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-70

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Haha yeah! Thanks for thinking of me!
Can you believe it’s almost 10 years since it was shut down?

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Today is the LAST DAY of our crowdfunding! So here’s Marie Janin, co-director of Sickhouse, to thank you and invite you all to the opening of the new Sickhouse!

The last chance to be part of our new building 🧱 go to Sickhouse.creativefunding.nl and get amazing rewards!

🎮 3 DAYS until #SuperFESTival2025!

Toronto’s celebration of games as art kicks off Nov 1 with the Hand Eye Society Ball: Spooky Soirée, followed by a week of talks, workshops & game showcases across the city + online.

🎟️ Tickets: www.handeyesociety.com/event/superf...

2 DAYS LEFT! It's the final stretch!
In our minds, we're already painting, wiring, and creating the best Sickhouse... and we're counting on you! Thanks to Juliette Lizotte for her words 💜
Go to sickhouse.creativefunding.nl/project/crow... and support playful art platforms.

All year long, we dreamed about the events we would hold at our new location. And finally, with your help, we'll open in early 2026!
Thanks for your words, Jana Romanova! If you want to revisit the Dreamwalks, you can find the booklets in our rewards: go to sickhouse.creativefunding.nl

Press START to build a new home with us! This week we want to achieve 80% of the goal. Would you help us?
Do you know someone who is enthusiastic of #playfulart? Or someone who wants to see the #culturalsector flourish?
Share our campaign with them!
We are all part of this game ;)

#crowdfunding

9 DAYS LEFT to support Sickhouse's #fundraising!
Every contribution helps to build our new home, and you can get fantastic rewards, as the game bundle that includes Crockpot, a game by @koonce.itch.io 💙
Go to sickhouse.creativefunding.nl/project/crow... and insert a coin to keep #playfulart alive!

A YEAR OF SPRINGS is 30% off for the Games Under 5 Hours event from Oct 13-27! It's also in the Stories That Stick bundle!

A YEAR OF SPRINGS is 30% off for the #gamesunder5hours festival! 🕔🎮

check it out along with a bunch of other great narrative games in the Stories That Stick event bundle → store.steampowered.com/bundle/59940...

Sickhouse: Help ons nieuwe huis voor playful art te bouwen Iedere euro die jij doneert draagt bij aan het openen van onze deuren zodat we exposities, films, concerten, game events, festivals, residencies, meet-ups en nog veel meer kunnen organiseren door het…

Give @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social a home! 🏡 My super cool friends in Enschede have finally gotten the keys to a permanent place after an involuntary nomadic life. And of course nothing comes easy in the cultural world. Everything needs to be renovated and there is no money. Help them out by donating!

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