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LGBTQIA+ History Month - February. #LGBTplusHM Three peoples hands holding a pride flag, with pride wristbands.

It's LGBTQIA+ History Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

During February, we celebrate and highlight the incredible things that LGBTQIA+ people have achieved throughout history, in all areas of life.

This year we celebrate those that broke barriers in science and innovation ✨

lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/lgbt-history...

What’s this?! 👀 A new Game Jam is here 🎉igdafoundation.org/ucgamejam2026

In collaboration with @igdafoundation.org, @girlsmakegames.bsky.social & @unlikelycollaborators.com.

🎬 Queercraft Movie Night: February Picks! 🎬

We’re celebrating Black History Month with two incredible stories. Join us for the high-energy musical comedy Sister Act (1992) and the beautiful, Academy Award-winning Moonlight (2016)! 🎶🌙🎤🎥

Feb 1: queercraft.net/discord

A dark blue background with OMG repeating in rainbow colours. 6 key arts in front for Kiln, Fable, Beast of Reincarnation, Life is Strange: Reunion, Cult of The Lamb: Woolhaven and Forza Horizon 6. A dark blue background with OMG repeating in rainbow colours. 6 key arts in front for Kiln, Fable, Beast of Reincarnation, Life is Strange: Reunion, Cult of The Lamb: Woolhaven and Forza Horizon 6.

Whether you're digging into Cult of The Lamb's new DLC or impatiently awaiting the new Fable, it's been a week for game announcements, updates and releases!

What's your most anticipated, or most loved yet of 2026? 👀

Before You Launch Newsletter | Sophie Smart | Substack Practical guidance for self-publishing video games - from 🌸 Blossom Arcade. Click to read Before You Launch Newsletter, by Sophie Smart, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.

Thanks to everyone who signed up for my new self-publishing newsletter 'Before You Launch'!

I've got a massive list of about 25 topics already that I want to cover, so I've got AT LEAST two years worth of publishing best practises and how-to's to share

If you've not subscribed yet, you can here:

Happy New Year from Out Making Games

Happy New Year from all of us at Out Making Games! 💖

Out Making Games logo covered in white snow and frost

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday from @outmakinggames.bsky.social ! #Games #GamesIndustry #HappyHolidays

However you frame it, Valve's ham-fisted ban of an indie darling is another blow for free expression in video games, and this will always be a tragedy Free expression in video games is in the spotlight, and Valve's banning of Horses might be only one instance of many that put that expression at risk.

Brilliant editorial by @eurogamer.bsky.social - it’s about time @valvesoftware.com started listening to its business partners and its audience www.eurogamer.net/however-you-... #games #gamesindustry #Valve

Steam did not respond to a request for comment on the piece. However, @outmakinggames.bsky.social described the move as "deeply disturbing" - criticising it for banning a title from a queer owned studio without warning.

Brilliant piece.

How Steam censors LGBTQ+ content on behalf of the Russian Government, 27/11/2025 When Roskomnadzor calls, Valve answers

This is so disappointing. WTH are @valvesoftware.com up to? We certainly won’t be investing in their new #SteamMachine or anything else until they correct this BS. Well done Apple and @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/how-steam-...

The 2025 UK Video Games Industry Census is now live.

It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.

It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.

Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu

Jennifer English celebrates queer joy in Golden Joysticks Award speech - Gayming Magazine Proud lesbian actor Jennifer English dedicated her Best Lead Performer win at the Golden Joysticks to "queer joy" in an emotional acceptance speech.

Huge congratulations to the brilliant Jennifer English on your win, from all of us at @outmakinggames.bsky.social 👏🌈🪩 gaymingmag.com/2025/11/jenn...

November 20 Trans Day of Remembrance. Today we remember all transgender people who are no longer with us and have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, discrimination, and systemic oppression.

November 20 is Trans Day of Remembrance. Today we remember all transgender people who are no longer with us and have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, discrimination, and systemic oppression.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️

www.outmaking.games/news1/trans-...

Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of an LGBTQ+ gayming icon. Rebecca Heineman. Thank you for all you achieved and the way you paved. gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...

We're looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at our Guildford Social sponsored by @supermassivegames.bsky.social! See you there! 🌈✨

Speedrunner event Games Done Queer kicks off today, raising funds for LGBTQ+ legal aid by lighting Diddy Kong's butt on fire Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Rift Of The Necrodancer, Deltarune, Kiosk and Halo are a few of the games being played at the first Games Done Queer speedrun event.

www.rockpapershotgun.com/speedrunner-...

Look! Our amazing co-founder’s game is now also available on Steam! gaymingmag.com/2025/10/soli... #LGBTQ+ #Flick

EU pledges to crack down on conversion therapy, LGBTQ+ hate Brussels won’t hesitate to take EU countries to court if they breach people’s rights, equality commissioner warned.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

GLAAD unveils LGBTQ developer mentorship program A new mentorship program from LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD aims to support up-and-coming developers.

GLAAD unveils Queer Emerging Developers mentorship program - www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gla...

Our Rights Are Not ‘Sensitive’: Gaming advocacy groups pen open letter to Roblox - Gayming Magazine Out Making Games, Women in Games, & BAME in Games have co-signed an open letter calling on Roblox to reconsider their new creator guidelines

"While parental controls serve an important purpose, they shouldn't come at the expense of fundamental human dignity."

@outmakinggames.bsky.social @womeningames.bsky.social & BAME in Games have co-signed an open letter calling on Roblox to reconsider.

Full letter: buff.ly/McSwugO

One Special Walk 2025 Join us for our inaugural flagship One Special Day event, walking a 26km route from West Ham to Wembley!

Did you know the brilliant Special Effect have a charity fundraising walk on Oct 3rd? Fancy joining them or finding out how you can help? Here you go! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-specia... #OneSpecialWalk

Bisexual Awareness Week September 16 - 23 #BiWeek. The bisexual flag, pink, purple and blue sits as the background image, with the Out Making Games logo in the bottom right hand corner. One graphic of a couple linking arms, and another of a person smiling in the top right and bottom left hand corner.

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week! 💖

We take this time to raise awareness of and celebrate bisexuality, as well as highlight issues faced by the bisexual community 🩷💜💙

🎮 Ukie Board nominations - NOW OPEN!

Do you want to help guide the direction of the UK games industry? Now’s your chance to get involved.

Help shape Ukie’s strategy, governance and advocacy as we head in year two of our #Supercharged strategy.

Apply by midday 2nd September 2025.

🔗 zurl.co/9zOyi

Out Making Games logo. Avalanche Studios Group logo. Liverpool Alternative-Pride Mixer Free drinks and snacks. Allies welcome! 25th July, 5:30PM. A blurred image of rainbow and trans pride flags sits behind the text.

🎉 LGBTQIA+ games folks! Join us this Fri 25 July for our Alternative-Pride Mixer w/ Avalanche Studios! 🌈

Meet, mingle & celebrate – free entry, everyone’s welcome!

📍 RSVP + details: www.outmaking.games/events-list/...

See you all, soon! 🏳️‍⚧️

DON'T FORGET Trans Pride is this Saturday!

We're excited to be able to march once more this year with our incredible community 💖🏳️‍⚧️

join us 👇👇

Telling authentic queer stories through games - Bafta Actor Jennifer English (Baldur's Gate 3, Expedition 33) and BAFTA's Luke Hebblethwaite discuss telling authentic queer stories in video games.

It was an absolute pleasure to join the inimitable Jennifer English in a cracking conversation about why it's essential that we continue to strive for more authentic LGBT+ representation in the games we make. Check out the write up on the BAFTA website here:

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖

www.bafta.org/stories/tell...

Brighton beach. Three rectangular images showing attendees at Spill The Tea, and a plate of cakes. Out Making Games & Supermassive Games logos. Spill The Tea By The Sea With OMG Empowering LGBTQIA+ individuals in the games industry

REMINDER! Spill The Tea is tomorrow (Wednesday 9th) from 4pm! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're so excited to be hosting another fabulous event during Develop:Brighton and we can't wait to see you all there! ✨

www.outmaking.games/events-list/...