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Venisia Gonzalez 🇵🇷
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Diversity & inclusion. Opinions are mine. Mom, Cat Mom | Freelance PR/Comms | Contributing Editor @ The Otaku Authority | Prev. Stride PR, Bloody Gaming, Square Enix, GameSkinny, and more.

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mikebithell.bsky.social
Are you a creator who’s always wanted to take a look at one of our games? A gap in the back catalogue you’re looking to fill?

If you’d like to share something we made with your audience, we’d love to help make that happen.
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · Oct 27
📢 We're reopening creator keys requests for our older games!

As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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workwithindies.com
OA is hiring a Multiplayer Technical Designer to help build wild, anime-inspired brawler arenas with tight, responsive online combat!

📍 Contract, Remote (US or CA)
⚡️ 3+ years multiplayer XP
🕹️ Made in Unreal Engine 5

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OA is hiring a Multiplayer Technical Designer
We’re looking for a Multiplayer Technical Designer who thrives at the intersection of design and engineering- someone who can bring competitive multiplayer systems to life.
workwithindies.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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workwithindies.com
Team Agenda is hiring a Game Developer to help craft am upcoming fast-paced 2D robbery action game!

🛰️ Remote, Contract
🎮 Made in Unity
🎯 Focus on mechanical polish & feel

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Team Agenda is hiring a Game Developer (Unity 2D)
Team Agenda is looking for a Game Developer who obsesses over the feel of every mechanic.
workwithindies.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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apocunlimited.bsky.social
APoc is looking for 5 BIPOC players for an October 19 Kids On Bikes 2e one shot.

Your Director, @keichiokami.itch.io will lead your group to navigate the night of October 30th, 1994, Devil’s night.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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workwithindies.com
Along with their open Level Designer role, @eveningstar.studio is hiring an Art Director to lead their team and bring their new 3D game to life.

🛰️ Remote, Full-time
🎨 5+ yrs XP
📚 Strong portfolio required

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Evening Star is hiring a Art Director
Evening Star is looking for an Art Director to help us create our new 3D game!
workwithindies.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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dzuyanhdo.bsky.social
Hi everyone, in case you missed it, we released a new trailer for Loading... during the @gdocexpo.com Direct yesterday! 🥖

We also have an interview for the game this Thursday at 1:30 EST, please stop by and say hello in chat. ⌨️

🎫 You can get tickets here:
www.gamedevsofcolor.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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eurogamer.bsky.social
Magic the Gathering's Final Fantasy crossover set made $200 million in a single day

www.eurogamer.net/magic-the-ga...
July 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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theswweet.myatproto.social
Australia's greatest cultural export being the SWERF and TERF group killing marginalized art is insane.
July 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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doublefine.com
To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...

🤘 🖤
An in-game render of Ozzy Osbourne, with the logo for Brutal Legend and text that reads, "Free for the next 666 minutes" and the itch.io logo in the bottom right corner
July 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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thetransfemininereview.com
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: In a dangerous evening escalation of the anti-porn war on the gaming industry, indie platform @itch.io has banned a number of NSFW titles and delisted thousands of others.

Trans authors are caught in the crossfire.

MasterCard, Visa, and anti-porn group Collective Shout drove the ban.
Major Indie Marketplace Itch.io Shadowbans NSFW Content, Trans Authors Impacted
A dangerous escalation against free speech and literary preservation from a longtime haven for transfeminine literature.
thetransfemininereview.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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valiant.se
KreatureKind is OUT NOW! 🥳🥳🥳

Check out this wholesome debate deckbuilder - and don't forget to leave a review if you like it 🥹🥰

store.steampowered.com/app/1428090/...

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #wholesomegames #cozygames
KreatureKind on Steam
Debate monsters, recruit friends, and start a movement! In this wholesome and approachable card battler/deck builder, you use the debate skills in your card decks to convince opponents to join your ca...
store.steampowered.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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techraptor.net
The Game Manufacturers association has announced that the GAMA Expo, one of the largest tabletop conventions in North America, will be moving to Baltimore.
The Game Manufacturers association has announced that the GAMA Expo, one of the largest tabletop conventions in North America, will be moving to Baltimore.
The Game Manufacturers Association is moving the GAMA Expo from Kentucky to Baltimore to accommodate surging attendance to the tabletop convention. Read this article on TechRaptor
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May 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
venisiagonzalez.bsky.social
When you’re sick and he surprises you with flowers.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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gamesjobsdirect.bsky.social
Keywords Studios is hiring across various roles - help bring top-tier games to life! ✨

Join a global leader in creative and technical services for the gaming industry. 💪

Check out their open positions here: tinyurl.com/335u8nyj

#gamejob#gamejobs #hiringv#gamedev
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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nekomori-art.bsky.social
Some early birds for early Spring 🌸 New wallpaper pack is up on my Ko-fi!

🍃: ko-fi.com/s/1c79a35647

[ #Art #CuteArt #Wallpapers ]
Mock up of a phone wallpaper and icon set titled "Early Spring". The Lock screen depicts three small, round sparrows perched among clusters of cherry blossoms. The sky in the background is clear save for several petals flying in the breeze. The Home screen shows various Spring-themed icons. Text on image: new phone wallpaper and icon set available on ko-fi.com/nekomori
February 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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navavoices.org
Great news for Freelancers working in the State of CA! The Freelance Worker Protection Act went into effect January 1, 2025. This law requires freelancers to be paid 30 days after completion of work for any job over $250, & gives them the ability to take legal action against clients who don’t pay.
February 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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jet-set.bsky.social
Hey, are you holding out on starting something because you don't think it's original?

And? It's about being there for the people who will absorb it. You could be doing the exact same thing as someone else & still inspiring people who wouldn't have seen it otherwise.

Do it anyway.
February 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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galaxyrabbit.bsky.social
Good morning #booksky

Just a friendly reminder that Audible, owned by Amazon/Bezos, supports the tech giant. Libro.fm offers an alternative, letting you buy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Choose where your dollars go and align your listening with your values.
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
Libro.fm
January 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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kriswbennett.co.uk
Morning devs, agencies and publishers

Just a little reminder that today is the last day to opt-in to Steam Next Fest, starting Feb 24th.

partner.steamgames.com/optin/sale/n...
Screenshot from Steamworks that reads: Deadline for Submissions: Tue 14 January 2025 Steam Next Fest returns February 24, 2025, bringing opportunities for upcoming games to connect with players. Steam Next Fest is a multi-day celebration where fans can try demos, chat with developers, watch livestreams, and learn about upcoming games on Steam. For developers, Steam Next Fest is an opportunity to collect early feedback from players and build an audience for a future launch on Steam. Eligibility Steam Next Fest: February 2025 is open to upcoming games that meet all of the following criteria: Associated with a Steamworks developer account in good standing The store page must be published and public Includes a publicly playable demo by the time the festival begins To be released any time after the conclusion of the fest on March 3, 2025 Please note All upcoming games may participate with a playable demo in Steam Next Fest, regardless of release date. A game may only appear once in Steam Next Fest. Choose the Steam Next Fest that works best for your release timeline, as once your demo participates in the event, it may not appear in any future Steam Next Fests. The next edition planned is in June 2025.
January 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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nytimes.com
Firefighters are tracking a new blaze in Southern California, the Auto fire — which began burning on Monday in Ventura County, has spread to 56 acres and is 0% contained — northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Auto Fire in Ventura County Is Small but 0% Contained
The new fire, in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles, covers 56 acres and is 0 percent contained, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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sambiddle.com
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”

theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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juliebenson.bsky.social
Just in case…
January 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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nytimes.com
Breaking News: Fierce winds spread wildfires near the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, threatening homes and closing part of the Pacific Coast Highway. Forecasters warned that this would most likely be the most destructive windstorm since 2011. Follow live updates.
Pacific Palisades Fire Breaks Out in Southern California Amid Fierce Winds: Live Updates
Rapidly spreading flames, fanned by gusts that could reach up to 100 m.p.h., forced evacuations and road closures and threatened homes in the Pacific Palisades area.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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pizzapauline.bsky.social
we are HIRING!! remote associate producer opened up to support our animation team 🫶
$75-95k, project hire (full time but contingent upon game)

game producers, jump on this!!

thatsnomoon.com/careers/5411...
| That's No Moon
The official website of That's No Moon, a new independent AAA game development studio founded by award-winning industry veterans.
thatsnomoon.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM