Jason Imms
@jasonimms.bsky.social
Head of Quality Assurance - Keywords Studios Australia | Founder and board member of Tas Game Makers | Freeplay board member | Recovering games journalist | peoplemaking.games/@jasonimms | He/Him
If you ban VPNs, another three letter acronym technology will be born to replace it and defeat your new safeguards. The free internet will always move faster than legislation.
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
If you ban VPNs, another three letter acronym technology will be born to replace it and defeat your new safeguards. The free internet will always move faster than legislation.
Joyce Carol Oates for president
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Joyce Carol Oates for president
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For those of you outside of Melbourne and Australia in the games industry. Parallels is one of the most positive and optomistic events for games, I come away from it every year thinking "huh video games are pretty good"
The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
Freeplay Parallels 2025
YouTube video by Freeplay
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
For those of you outside of Melbourne and Australia in the games industry. Parallels is one of the most positive and optomistic events for games, I come away from it every year thinking "huh video games are pretty good"
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Also please let us know about how you felt about the evening if you attended! Your feedback really does matter and we do cherish it in the quiet hours of the night
Also, while you're reminiscing about the event that was, please fill out our event survey! Whether you love Parallels as it is or want to suggest improvements for the future, all feedback is valuable to us.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Freeplay Parallels 2025 Feedback
Thank you for attending Freeplay Parallels 2025! We hope you enjoyed the night, and that it's left you feeling inspired and excited.
We'd really appreciate your feedback on Freeplay Parallels. Your ...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Also please let us know about how you felt about the evening if you attended! Your feedback really does matter and we do cherish it in the quiet hours of the night
Reposted by Jason Imms
Also, while you're reminiscing about the event that was, please fill out our event survey! Whether you love Parallels as it is or want to suggest improvements for the future, all feedback is valuable to us.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Freeplay Parallels 2025 Feedback
Thank you for attending Freeplay Parallels 2025! We hope you enjoyed the night, and that it's left you feeling inspired and excited.
We'd really appreciate your feedback on Freeplay Parallels. Your ...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Also, while you're reminiscing about the event that was, please fill out our event survey! Whether you love Parallels as it is or want to suggest improvements for the future, all feedback is valuable to us.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
Freeplay Parallels 2025
YouTube video by Freeplay
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
Halo Finite
Halo Infinite will receive no further major content updates past Nov 2025, with work shifting to "multiple Halo titles in development."
Originally lauded as a title that would last 10 years, the studio formerly known as 343 Industries has seen significant upheaval since Infinite's release in 2021.
Originally lauded as a title that would last 10 years, the studio formerly known as 343 Industries has seen significant upheaval since Infinite's release in 2021.
'Halo Infinite' Comes to Finite End in November 2025
Halo Studios will release one final planned major content update and then shift its workforce to "multiple Halo titles in development."
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Halo Finite
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A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
If you’re an Australian Microsoft 365 subscriber and don’t appreciate them increasing your plan price so they can cram their shitty AI into your life, you can follow these instructions to keep your lower price and opt out of Copilot.
support.microsoft.com/en-au/office...
support.microsoft.com/en-au/office...
Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support
Learn how to switch to a Microsoft 365 subscription plan without AI features, which include Microsoft 365 Basic, Microsoft 365 Personal Classic and Microsoft 365 Family Classic.
support.microsoft.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you’re an Australian Microsoft 365 subscriber and don’t appreciate them increasing your plan price so they can cram their shitty AI into your life, you can follow these instructions to keep your lower price and opt out of Copilot.
support.microsoft.com/en-au/office...
support.microsoft.com/en-au/office...
My plan for tonight:
Play Dead Static Drive
End of list
Play Dead Static Drive
End of list
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
My plan for tonight:
Play Dead Static Drive
End of list
Play Dead Static Drive
End of list
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Updated my portfolio website at andrewmendlik.com with content from Malys if anyone wants to check it out ❤️
Andrew Mendlik - Tech artist / VFX artist
andrewmendlik.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Updated my portfolio website at andrewmendlik.com with content from Malys if anyone wants to check it out ❤️
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injured myself buying dead static drive from @leena.reuben.games and @mike.reuben.games too aggressively
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
injured myself buying dead static drive from @leena.reuben.games and @mike.reuben.games too aggressively
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1166940/...
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@mike.reuben.games I’m so fkn proud of you.
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
@mike.reuben.games I’m so fkn proud of you.
Remember when it was fun and affordable to cook pork ribs?
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Remember when it was fun and affordable to cook pork ribs?
Conde up to their Nasty tricks yet again
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Conde up to their Nasty tricks yet again
Remember remember
It’s already November
It’s already November
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Remember remember
It’s already November
It’s already November
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People watching in our narrative adventure game Little Ruin
#indiedev #indiegames #gameart #indiegamedev #sliceoflife
#indiedev #indiegames #gameart #indiegamedev #sliceoflife
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
People watching in our narrative adventure game Little Ruin
#indiedev #indiegames #gameart #indiegamedev #sliceoflife
#indiedev #indiegames #gameart #indiegamedev #sliceoflife
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Screen NT, to their credit, has been doing games funding since 2023! One of the games they funded (Diets and Deities, a very cool game) was an AGDA nominee last year (this was a big part of my budget bid argument in SA, ha) screenterritory.nt.gov.au/news/2023/ne...
New grants see Territory games industry level up
screenterritory.nt.gov.au
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Screen NT, to their credit, has been doing games funding since 2023! One of the games they funded (Diets and Deities, a very cool game) was an AGDA nominee last year (this was a big part of my budget bid argument in SA, ha) screenterritory.nt.gov.au/news/2023/ne...
Holy shit, that's all states aside from ACT now, yeah? I can't see the ACT Screen Arts Fund on Screen Canberra's site any more.
The NT grants are small, but that's where you have to start! This is big news!
The NT grants are small, but that's where you have to start! This is big news!
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Holy shit, that's all states aside from ACT now, yeah? I can't see the ACT Screen Arts Fund on Screen Canberra's site any more.
The NT grants are small, but that's where you have to start! This is big news!
The NT grants are small, but that's where you have to start! This is big news!
Case in point, we got out of this situation! What a great game!
This man in the driver's seat saying "I'm pretty sure I can reverse it from here"
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Case in point, we got out of this situation! What a great game!
RV There Yet might be the best co-op game I've ever played. I've just had the most fun and satisfying games experience I've had since we really found our rhythm with since Sea of Thieves, and it doesn't have any of the roguelike bullshit of Peak.
PERFECT co-op videogame experience.
PERFECT co-op videogame experience.
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RV There Yet might be the best co-op game I've ever played. I've just had the most fun and satisfying games experience I've had since we really found our rhythm with since Sea of Thieves, and it doesn't have any of the roguelike bullshit of Peak.
PERFECT co-op videogame experience.
PERFECT co-op videogame experience.
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A fun Jurassic World Evolution 3 bug prompts the helicopter response team to randomly tranquilise dinosaurs that don't deserve it. My albertosaurs keep getting faceplanted by a bored and uncontrollable squad of flying cowboys. Extremely good bug, don't fix it.
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A fun Jurassic World Evolution 3 bug prompts the helicopter response team to randomly tranquilise dinosaurs that don't deserve it. My albertosaurs keep getting faceplanted by a bored and uncontrollable squad of flying cowboys. Extremely good bug, don't fix it.
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Whoah wait really
🚨DEAD STATIC DRIVE HAS A RELEASE DATE!!!🚨
www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases
NOVEMBER 5TH Y'ALL.
Congrats to @mike.reuben.games, @leena.reuben.games, and the whole DSD team - I've been DYING to play this one.
www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases
NOVEMBER 5TH Y'ALL.
Congrats to @mike.reuben.games, @leena.reuben.games, and the whole DSD team - I've been DYING to play this one.
Dead Static Drive | Coming to PC and Xbox
Grab your bat, steal a car, and take your chances against the unearthly horrors found along Route 666. This is Dead Static Drive.
www.deadstaticdrive.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Whoah wait really
The term “AI” is dead please join me on finding any alternative humanly possible
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The term “AI” is dead please join me on finding any alternative humanly possible