Gemma Driscoll
@geeofdee.bsky.social
Talking about video games online and on TV | Presenter, performer, (p)writer | ABC | Views are my own | she/her
Email: gemmabdriscoll@gmail.com
Email: gemmabdriscoll@gmail.com
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✋ this is an 'ANZ-made games participating in the upcoming Next Fest' checkpoint, gimme da demos!
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
✋ this is an 'ANZ-made games participating in the upcoming Next Fest' checkpoint, gimme da demos!
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My game "Heavy Is The Crown" is out! A game about consequences, originally made as a Game Poems submission with the theme "First Moves".
Peep the Kingdom Hearts reference.
rinoaskyes.itch.io/heavy-is-the...
Peep the Kingdom Hearts reference.
rinoaskyes.itch.io/heavy-is-the...
February 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
My game "Heavy Is The Crown" is out! A game about consequences, originally made as a Game Poems submission with the theme "First Moves".
Peep the Kingdom Hearts reference.
rinoaskyes.itch.io/heavy-is-the...
Peep the Kingdom Hearts reference.
rinoaskyes.itch.io/heavy-is-the...
I’m getting back into doing dev interviews for personal projects and it has really made me aware that I have the worst active listening face so sorry to anyone who’s ever talked to me ever
February 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I’m getting back into doing dev interviews for personal projects and it has really made me aware that I have the worst active listening face so sorry to anyone who’s ever talked to me ever
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In anticipation of Key Fairy's release (on the 19th of February) I have caught a cold.
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
In anticipation of Key Fairy's release (on the 19th of February) I have caught a cold.
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
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We asked game developers to share their thoughts on Google's Project Genie, a "world builder" powered by generative AI.
"Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com
"Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com
Game Developers Respond to Google's Project Genie: "A Deeply Unpleasant and Messy Abomination"
This Week in Videogames spoke to game developers about Google's generative-AI world builder, about how it might affect the future of game development.
thisweekinvideogames.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We asked game developers to share their thoughts on Google's Project Genie, a "world builder" powered by generative AI.
"Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com
"Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com
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FRIENDS! I’m hoping to make 2026 the year I find a long term or permanent team! If you’re after
💌 An art lead with management and admin XP
🎨An artist who has done everything from UI to art direction to graphic design
🔥An Artist who is un-afraid to get her hands dirty in engine
Plz reach out💖
💌 An art lead with management and admin XP
🎨An artist who has done everything from UI to art direction to graphic design
🔥An Artist who is un-afraid to get her hands dirty in engine
Plz reach out💖
I’m Lucy a short, fast and loud artist and game developer based in Naarm/Melbourne!✨
I’ve been making games for around a decade and have been drawing my entire life! You might have seen my work in Kinder World, 420BLAZEIT:2, and Frosty Games Fest💚
💻lucymutimer.com
💌heylucymutimer@gmail.com
I’ve been making games for around a decade and have been drawing my entire life! You might have seen my work in Kinder World, 420BLAZEIT:2, and Frosty Games Fest💚
💻lucymutimer.com
💌heylucymutimer@gmail.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
FRIENDS! I’m hoping to make 2026 the year I find a long term or permanent team! If you’re after
💌 An art lead with management and admin XP
🎨An artist who has done everything from UI to art direction to graphic design
🔥An Artist who is un-afraid to get her hands dirty in engine
Plz reach out💖
💌 An art lead with management and admin XP
🎨An artist who has done everything from UI to art direction to graphic design
🔥An Artist who is un-afraid to get her hands dirty in engine
Plz reach out💖
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I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
Trying to close the 8 million pop up infographics about the next big AI tool I never asked for and do not need any time I open anything is actually really fun and not a chore
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Trying to close the 8 million pop up infographics about the next big AI tool I never asked for and do not need any time I open anything is actually really fun and not a chore
I’ve gotten into a bad habit of checking socials the second I wake up and every morning I have to sit there like this and process
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I’ve gotten into a bad habit of checking socials the second I wake up and every morning I have to sit there like this and process
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i recently chatted to @jacobjanerka.bsky.social all about the dungeon experience, and how exactly it all came together 🦀 #australiangames #newgames #thedungeonexperience
The Dungeon Experience was born of 'hubris' and 'brain vomit' | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
The Dungeon Experience, from developer Jacob Janerka and Bone Assembly, to be published by Devolver Digital, is set to launch in 2026.
www.screenhub.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM
i recently chatted to @jacobjanerka.bsky.social all about the dungeon experience, and how exactly it all came together 🦀 #australiangames #newgames #thedungeonexperience
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Hey - if you're a game developer who for some reason happens to have access to Google's Project Genie, we would really love to hear your thoughts.
If you're a gamedev who doesn't have access but has strong thoughts to share regardless, please also feel free to get in touch. Email or DM me!
If you're a gamedev who doesn't have access but has strong thoughts to share regardless, please also feel free to get in touch. Email or DM me!
Google has released Project Genie, an AI tool that generates characters and explorable environments.
Videos of Genie outputs using licensed characters have since been subject to takedowns. Stock prices for some game companies have also dropped, though one analyst said the reaction was "overblown."
Videos of Genie outputs using licensed characters have since been subject to takedowns. Stock prices for some game companies have also dropped, though one analyst said the reaction was "overblown."
Google's 'Project Genie' World Generator Sparks Copyright and Investment Concerns
Project Genie is an "experimental research prototype" that lets users generate characters and explore worlds to move around.
thisweekinvideogames.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Hey - if you're a game developer who for some reason happens to have access to Google's Project Genie, we would really love to hear your thoughts.
If you're a gamedev who doesn't have access but has strong thoughts to share regardless, please also feel free to get in touch. Email or DM me!
If you're a gamedev who doesn't have access but has strong thoughts to share regardless, please also feel free to get in touch. Email or DM me!
One day I’ll post a link that works on the first try 💀
YAPPING ABOUT DON’T STOP GIRLYPOP! and how it answers the question I get a little too often:
‘What’s a good game for girls?’
youtu.be/zD2NBBTBVaA?...
YAPPING ABOUT DON’T STOP GIRLYPOP! and how it answers the question I get a little too often:
‘What’s a good game for girls?’
youtu.be/zD2NBBTBVaA?...
This indie game made me rethink how I see 'girl games'
YouTube video by GeeOfDee
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 6:06 AM
One day I’ll post a link that works on the first try 💀
YAPPING ABOUT DON’T STOP GIRLYPOP! and how it answers the question I get a little too often:
‘What’s a good game for girls?’
youtu.be/zD2NBBTBVaA?...
YAPPING ABOUT DON’T STOP GIRLYPOP! and how it answers the question I get a little too often:
‘What’s a good game for girls?’
youtu.be/zD2NBBTBVaA?...
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For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
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RIP Renee Good, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, and everybody else who has had their lives taken by ICE and the U.S administration.
FUCK ICE
FUCK ICE
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
RIP Renee Good, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, and everybody else who has had their lives taken by ICE and the U.S administration.
FUCK ICE
FUCK ICE
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It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
Walked into hair and makeup this morning and started the day with ‘don’t hate me, I took the kitchen scissors to my fringe last night’
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Walked into hair and makeup this morning and started the day with ‘don’t hate me, I took the kitchen scissors to my fringe last night’
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If there are any European/Australian gaming outlets that still have a budget and want coverage of the year's biggest gaming events in the US but *don't* want to expose their people to well... the US, my email is in my bio!
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
If there are any European/Australian gaming outlets that still have a budget and want coverage of the year's biggest gaming events in the US but *don't* want to expose their people to well... the US, my email is in my bio!
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my thoughts on @free-play.bsky.social and why it remains so, so important (especially in the bad times!!!!)
Freeplay is one of Australia's most important creative festivals, so why is its future in doubt? | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
Freeplay, one of the Australia's longest-running game festivals, remains an essential platform for bold, creative, and compelling art.
www.screenhub.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 AM
my thoughts on @free-play.bsky.social and why it remains so, so important (especially in the bad times!!!!)
I’ve got a lot of feelings, none are particularly well articulated. Gutted to see another celebration of independent gaming under threat. I really hope there’s a future for Freeplay and my love goes out to all who have contributed so much to the AUS+NZ gaming community
freeplay.net.au/survey2026
freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Freeplay | 2026 Survey
An Update from Freeplay
freeplay.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I’ve got a lot of feelings, none are particularly well articulated. Gutted to see another celebration of independent gaming under threat. I really hope there’s a future for Freeplay and my love goes out to all who have contributed so much to the AUS+NZ gaming community
freeplay.net.au/survey2026
freeplay.net.au/survey2026
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
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Inverse has decided to "divest from gaming content" so I'm out of a job again!
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Inverse has decided to "divest from gaming content" so I'm out of a job again!
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
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Howdy game dev folks! If you need some marketing/comms support with socials, research or strategy I have some capacity coming up 🙌
Please feel free to reach out or amplify 💕
I promise to only make one Muppets themed post per quarter 🫡
katynethercote.carrd.co
Please feel free to reach out or amplify 💕
I promise to only make one Muppets themed post per quarter 🫡
katynethercote.carrd.co
Katy Nethercote
Games marketing portfolio and website
katynethercote.carrd.co
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Howdy game dev folks! If you need some marketing/comms support with socials, research or strategy I have some capacity coming up 🙌
Please feel free to reach out or amplify 💕
I promise to only make one Muppets themed post per quarter 🫡
katynethercote.carrd.co
Please feel free to reach out or amplify 💕
I promise to only make one Muppets themed post per quarter 🫡
katynethercote.carrd.co