Ariel Pai 🔜 Gamescom
@aphy9.bsky.social
Senior Product Scout & Biz Dev @ PQube Games
History lover, food explorer and bad jokes laugher.
滯英台籍外勞 Made In Taiwan 💚
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https://pqube.co.uk/submit-a-game/
History lover, food explorer and bad jokes laugher.
滯英台籍外勞 Made In Taiwan 💚
she/her
https://pqube.co.uk/submit-a-game/
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12 Welsh game studios secure $775,000 in funding to help develop "innovative games and immersive experiences"
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12 Welsh game studios secure $775,000 in funding to help develop "innovative games and immersive experiences"
12 Welsh game studios have collectively secured over £580,000 (c.$775,000) to "help them to develop innovative video ga…
www.gamesindustry.biz
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
12 Welsh game studios secure $775,000 in funding to help develop "innovative games and immersive experiences"
www.gamesindustry.biz/12-welsh-gam...
www.gamesindustry.biz/12-welsh-gam...
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Exciting things are coming to Discounty! 💖
September 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Exciting things are coming to Discounty! 💖
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We're less than 6 hours away from the launch of our Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle! We have a little something special made to go live at Sept 2, 9am PST/12am SGT.
Here's a teaser screen. Stay tuned to our socials and at itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Here's a teaser screen. Stay tuned to our socials and at itch.io/b/2979/play-...
September 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're less than 6 hours away from the launch of our Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle! We have a little something special made to go live at Sept 2, 9am PST/12am SGT.
Here's a teaser screen. Stay tuned to our socials and at itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Here's a teaser screen. Stay tuned to our socials and at itch.io/b/2979/play-...
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🦜🏴☠️ All hands on deck! Republic of Pirates is launching on PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S on 25th September 2025!
To prepare new captains for the stormy seas ahead, we've assembled a new 'Gameplay Overview Trailer' that breaks down the fundamentals in under 3 minutes 😎🏝️
bit.ly/45K4d2X
To prepare new captains for the stormy seas ahead, we've assembled a new 'Gameplay Overview Trailer' that breaks down the fundamentals in under 3 minutes 😎🏝️
bit.ly/45K4d2X
Republic of Pirates | Console Gameplay Overview Trailer
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September 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🦜🏴☠️ All hands on deck! Republic of Pirates is launching on PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S on 25th September 2025!
To prepare new captains for the stormy seas ahead, we've assembled a new 'Gameplay Overview Trailer' that breaks down the fundamentals in under 3 minutes 😎🏝️
bit.ly/45K4d2X
To prepare new captains for the stormy seas ahead, we've assembled a new 'Gameplay Overview Trailer' that breaks down the fundamentals in under 3 minutes 😎🏝️
bit.ly/45K4d2X
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What's that? *Another* new role open at Secret Mode?!
We're on the hunt for a Senior Product Marketing Manager to lead the strategic marketing direction for our games, acting as the central force behind their success and impact.
Apply at the link 👇
zurl.co/MH0sO
#GameJobs
We're on the hunt for a Senior Product Marketing Manager to lead the strategic marketing direction for our games, acting as the central force behind their success and impact.
Apply at the link 👇
zurl.co/MH0sO
#GameJobs
September 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What's that? *Another* new role open at Secret Mode?!
We're on the hunt for a Senior Product Marketing Manager to lead the strategic marketing direction for our games, acting as the central force behind their success and impact.
Apply at the link 👇
zurl.co/MH0sO
#GameJobs
We're on the hunt for a Senior Product Marketing Manager to lead the strategic marketing direction for our games, acting as the central force behind their success and impact.
Apply at the link 👇
zurl.co/MH0sO
#GameJobs
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I think most agree that algorithms favor negativity, so can we take a moment for these incredible recent releases?
🌊 Sword of the Sea
📦 Discounty
📚 Tiny Bookshop
💺 Is This Seat Taken?
🏡 MakeRoom
💎 Gemporium
📮 Catto's Post Office
🔮 Ritual of Raven
✨ Whimside
🌊 Sword of the Sea
📦 Discounty
📚 Tiny Bookshop
💺 Is This Seat Taken?
🏡 MakeRoom
💎 Gemporium
📮 Catto's Post Office
🔮 Ritual of Raven
✨ Whimside
August 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think most agree that algorithms favor negativity, so can we take a moment for these incredible recent releases?
🌊 Sword of the Sea
📦 Discounty
📚 Tiny Bookshop
💺 Is This Seat Taken?
🏡 MakeRoom
💎 Gemporium
📮 Catto's Post Office
🔮 Ritual of Raven
✨ Whimside
🌊 Sword of the Sea
📦 Discounty
📚 Tiny Bookshop
💺 Is This Seat Taken?
🏡 MakeRoom
💎 Gemporium
📮 Catto's Post Office
🔮 Ritual of Raven
✨ Whimside
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OMG SO HYPED 🤩
seen in smyths today 🥰 so excited for this game!! @discountygame.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
OMG SO HYPED 🤩
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Attention, shoppers: Discounty is Steam Deck Verified! ✅
We've been testing & tweaking the game for months to make sure it works seamlessly on the Deck ✨ Super happy it paid off & we could get Verified status before launch! 🤩
Who else will be playing on Steam Deck? ✋
We've been testing & tweaking the game for months to make sure it works seamlessly on the Deck ✨ Super happy it paid off & we could get Verified status before launch! 🤩
Who else will be playing on Steam Deck? ✋
August 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Attention, shoppers: Discounty is Steam Deck Verified! ✅
We've been testing & tweaking the game for months to make sure it works seamlessly on the Deck ✨ Super happy it paid off & we could get Verified status before launch! 🤩
Who else will be playing on Steam Deck? ✋
We've been testing & tweaking the game for months to make sure it works seamlessly on the Deck ✨ Super happy it paid off & we could get Verified status before launch! 🤩
Who else will be playing on Steam Deck? ✋
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screaming crying throwing up because Discounty is coming out THIS MONTH
August 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
screaming crying throwing up because Discounty is coming out THIS MONTH
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Surprise! We patched our demo with LOTS of new features and additional language support 🇯🇵 🇨🇳 🇭🇰 🇰🇷
🪴 Dozens of new decor items
🏃 Running!
💬 Japanese, Korean, and Traditional & Simplified Chinese
And more! Patch notes:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2274620/view/545615175941619935?l=english
🪴 Dozens of new decor items
🏃 Running!
💬 Japanese, Korean, and Traditional & Simplified Chinese
And more! Patch notes:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2274620/view/545615175941619935?l=english
July 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Surprise! We patched our demo with LOTS of new features and additional language support 🇯🇵 🇨🇳 🇭🇰 🇰🇷
🪴 Dozens of new decor items
🏃 Running!
💬 Japanese, Korean, and Traditional & Simplified Chinese
And more! Patch notes:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2274620/view/545615175941619935?l=english
🪴 Dozens of new decor items
🏃 Running!
💬 Japanese, Korean, and Traditional & Simplified Chinese
And more! Patch notes:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2274620/view/545615175941619935?l=english
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You call it "friendship"; we call it Customer Relations. ❤️
This week's Employee Training Video, narrated by @paytonscorner.bsky.social 📼
This week's Employee Training Video, narrated by @paytonscorner.bsky.social 📼
July 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
You call it "friendship"; we call it Customer Relations. ❤️
This week's Employee Training Video, narrated by @paytonscorner.bsky.social 📼
This week's Employee Training Video, narrated by @paytonscorner.bsky.social 📼
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Defying Traffic
June 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Defying Traffic
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Think you've got what it takes to have the TOP SHOP? Prove it!
To celebrate the ✨new decorations✨ we added to the demo, we have a contest to create the very BEST shop!🥇
Winner receives the illustrious "Employee of the Month" role in Discord...oh and a copy of the game. 🧵
To celebrate the ✨new decorations✨ we added to the demo, we have a contest to create the very BEST shop!🥇
Winner receives the illustrious "Employee of the Month" role in Discord...oh and a copy of the game. 🧵
June 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Think you've got what it takes to have the TOP SHOP? Prove it!
To celebrate the ✨new decorations✨ we added to the demo, we have a contest to create the very BEST shop!🥇
Winner receives the illustrious "Employee of the Month" role in Discord...oh and a copy of the game. 🧵
To celebrate the ✨new decorations✨ we added to the demo, we have a contest to create the very BEST shop!🥇
Winner receives the illustrious "Employee of the Month" role in Discord...oh and a copy of the game. 🧵
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Check out 20 minutes of gameplay from Discounty, the upcoming cozy pixel-art small-town supermarket management sim. #IGNSummerofGaming
Discounty: 20 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay
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June 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Check out 20 minutes of gameplay from Discounty, the upcoming cozy pixel-art small-town supermarket management sim. #IGNSummerofGaming
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🔨🕯️Nailer and lighter at the ready, the Tormented Souls 2 demo is OUT NOW on Steam!
In the mood for portentous scribbling, creepy nuns, and questionable acupuncture technique?
We got you covered in our ‘Sisterhood’ Story Teaser as featured in @lagshowcase.bsky.social
bit.ly/45MjdxE
In the mood for portentous scribbling, creepy nuns, and questionable acupuncture technique?
We got you covered in our ‘Sisterhood’ Story Teaser as featured in @lagshowcase.bsky.social
bit.ly/45MjdxE
June 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🔨🕯️Nailer and lighter at the ready, the Tormented Souls 2 demo is OUT NOW on Steam!
In the mood for portentous scribbling, creepy nuns, and questionable acupuncture technique?
We got you covered in our ‘Sisterhood’ Story Teaser as featured in @lagshowcase.bsky.social
bit.ly/45MjdxE
In the mood for portentous scribbling, creepy nuns, and questionable acupuncture technique?
We got you covered in our ‘Sisterhood’ Story Teaser as featured in @lagshowcase.bsky.social
bit.ly/45MjdxE
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Thanks @wamirul.bsky.social for the fun chat during the Indie Jam weekend sometime back. We got to chat about the SE Asia indies scene and @xbox.com's deep support to date. And we're going to see the manifestation of some of that this SGF weekend 💚 can't wait!
nmiagaming.com/how-xbox-is-...
nmiagaming.com/how-xbox-is-...
How Xbox Is Making Sure There's Always Space For Indie Games - 尼未亞 | Nmia Gaming
Jun Shen Chia, Xbox Strategic Markets Lead for SouthEast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong caught up with us at Indie Jam 2025 to talk exactly about Xbox's role in
nmiagaming.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Thanks @wamirul.bsky.social for the fun chat during the Indie Jam weekend sometime back. We got to chat about the SE Asia indies scene and @xbox.com's deep support to date. And we're going to see the manifestation of some of that this SGF weekend 💚 can't wait!
nmiagaming.com/how-xbox-is-...
nmiagaming.com/how-xbox-is-...
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"I am very, very excited to see the full game. Even more excited than I was before. I had very high expectations for this game and it definitely, definitely lived up to it."
omg thank you so much for this amazing preview @mriz.bsky.social! 💕🥰
omg thank you so much for this amazing preview @mriz.bsky.social! 💕🥰
June 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"I am very, very excited to see the full game. Even more excited than I was before. I had very high expectations for this game and it definitely, definitely lived up to it."
omg thank you so much for this amazing preview @mriz.bsky.social! 💕🥰
omg thank you so much for this amazing preview @mriz.bsky.social! 💕🥰
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🚨 CREATORS! 🚨
Discounty is a cozy supermarket management game with a satirical twist:
🍎 Organize & plan your layout
🏙️ Get caught up in small town drama
🧑🤝🧑 Make friends—& enemies!
Opportunities coming very soon! 👀 Interest form:
https://forms.gle/QcVdsYm73oJTbbK86
Discounty is a cozy supermarket management game with a satirical twist:
🍎 Organize & plan your layout
🏙️ Get caught up in small town drama
🧑🤝🧑 Make friends—& enemies!
Opportunities coming very soon! 👀 Interest form:
https://forms.gle/QcVdsYm73oJTbbK86
May 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🚨 CREATORS! 🚨
Discounty is a cozy supermarket management game with a satirical twist:
🍎 Organize & plan your layout
🏙️ Get caught up in small town drama
🧑🤝🧑 Make friends—& enemies!
Opportunities coming very soon! 👀 Interest form:
https://forms.gle/QcVdsYm73oJTbbK86
Discounty is a cozy supermarket management game with a satirical twist:
🍎 Organize & plan your layout
🏙️ Get caught up in small town drama
🧑🤝🧑 Make friends—& enemies!
Opportunities coming very soon! 👀 Interest form:
https://forms.gle/QcVdsYm73oJTbbK86
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UK RESIDENTS AND BRITISH CITIZENS…
Please consider signing this petition supporting us living and working in the UK on visas. This includes many game devs and other expats/immigrants whose ability to remain in the UK is at risk.
Details in thread —
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Please consider signing this petition supporting us living and working in the UK on visas. This includes many game devs and other expats/immigrants whose ability to remain in the UK is at risk.
Details in thread —
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
Do not apply the proposed 10-year ILR rule to existing Skilled Worker visa holders. Keep the 5-year ILR route for those already in the UK on this visa. Apply any changes only to new applicants from th...
petition.parliament.uk
May 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
UK RESIDENTS AND BRITISH CITIZENS…
Please consider signing this petition supporting us living and working in the UK on visas. This includes many game devs and other expats/immigrants whose ability to remain in the UK is at risk.
Details in thread —
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Please consider signing this petition supporting us living and working in the UK on visas. This includes many game devs and other expats/immigrants whose ability to remain in the UK is at risk.
Details in thread —
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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What a month! We just shared a bunch of updates in our May Newsletter: 💌
📚 Devlogs
❤️ Games we love
🏆 The A MAZE. Festival
🗳️ Suggestion box
🤫 Secret community update
Open this 🧵 for details, & subscribe here:
https://crinklecutgames.com/newsletter
📚 Devlogs
❤️ Games we love
🏆 The A MAZE. Festival
🗳️ Suggestion box
🤫 Secret community update
Open this 🧵 for details, & subscribe here:
https://crinklecutgames.com/newsletter
May 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What a month! We just shared a bunch of updates in our May Newsletter: 💌
📚 Devlogs
❤️ Games we love
🏆 The A MAZE. Festival
🗳️ Suggestion box
🤫 Secret community update
Open this 🧵 for details, & subscribe here:
https://crinklecutgames.com/newsletter
📚 Devlogs
❤️ Games we love
🏆 The A MAZE. Festival
🗳️ Suggestion box
🤫 Secret community update
Open this 🧵 for details, & subscribe here:
https://crinklecutgames.com/newsletter
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Incredibly happy to announce that I had the pleasure of directing the English localization for Iwakura Aria, a stunning visual novel coming to Switch and Steam August 14th!
This was my first localization project since I went freelance a few months back ❤️ Hope you love it!
youtu.be/RSiPbhGA-AY?...
This was my first localization project since I went freelance a few months back ❤️ Hope you love it!
youtu.be/RSiPbhGA-AY?...
May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Incredibly happy to announce that I had the pleasure of directing the English localization for Iwakura Aria, a stunning visual novel coming to Switch and Steam August 14th!
This was my first localization project since I went freelance a few months back ❤️ Hope you love it!
youtu.be/RSiPbhGA-AY?...
This was my first localization project since I went freelance a few months back ❤️ Hope you love it!
youtu.be/RSiPbhGA-AY?...
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We worked really hard to make the walls going up and down feel ~satisfying~ 😌
How did we do?
How did we do?
May 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We worked really hard to make the walls going up and down feel ~satisfying~ 😌
How did we do?
How did we do?
Spend a wholesome day at Coton Manor garden 🌷
April 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Spend a wholesome day at Coton Manor garden 🌷
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When you create a game character, do you try make them look like yourself, or do you go for a certain aesthetic?
April 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When you create a game character, do you try make them look like yourself, or do you go for a certain aesthetic?
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
goodlawproject.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...