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Poster art for Bennett Foddy's Lecture Series event with the NYU Game Center. Features characters from QWOP, Getting Over It, and Baby Steps. Text reads: NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Bennett Foddy Creator of QWOP, Getting Over It, and Baby Steps Why did I make this? 7:00pm, March 5th, 2026 Room 202, 370 Jay St. Brooklyn, NY

NEXT THURSDAY

"Why did I make this?"
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Bennett Foddy
March 5th 7pm - 8:30pm
RSVP: bennettfoddylectureseries.eventbrite.com
(Also live streaming at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter)

Join us for a career retrospective with @foddy.net!

Poster by @cromsferatu.bsky.social

Superfuture Syndicate | Patreon Verses: Hyper-Kinetic Aerial Joust

I hope everyone is excited about Verses! We would love it if folks would check out our patreon. It's the fastest way to play the game!

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GDC attendees!

We'll be having our annual listener meetup at 4pm on Wednesday, at the usual spot (around the cement benches just beyond the northeast edge of the park).

Hope to see you there!
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The Secret Lives of Games: 152: Walking Over It with Gabe Cuzzillo and Bennett Foddy (Baby Steps) Rob, Doug, Andy, and Sarah chat with Gabe Cuzzillo (Ape Out, Despelote) and Bennett Foddy (Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, QWOP) about their (with Maxi Boch) latest game, the multi-IGF-nominated o...

Ep. 152: Walking Over It w/ Gabe Cuzzillo and Bennett Foddy (Baby Steps)

Rob, Sarah, Doug, and Andy are joined by @foddy.net and @gcuzzillo.bsky.social to talk about their (with @maxiboch.bsky.social) multi-IGF-nominated, multi-faceted adventure game.

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Yes!!!!!! Haha listen closely, you’ll hear the trauma behind the smile (but you are actually hearing my huge and genuine giddiness to be back!)

So grateful to the team for standing by the Service Technician. Really moved by players who missed her. If only I could emote-hug you all. 🫂💪 #helldivers2

The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Vertex Dispenser We're joined by droqen (The End of Gameplay, Starseed Pilgrim), Darius Kazemi (Tiny Subversions, Harvard Applied Social Media Lab), and Tara Macalister (mathematician, composer) to discuss Vertex Disp...

All Systems Brough - Vertex Dispenser

Rob and Andy are joined by @droqen.bsky.social, @tinysubversions.bsky.social, and Tara Macalister to discuss the second game in our yearlong coverage of @smestorp.bsky.social's work.

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That’s so nice. I love that. Just the little stuff. 💜

💜 Haha I wish I could remember it! Do you know which NPC?

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What is a Memoir Game? Perfect Tides: Station to Station is part of a growing trend that began over a decade ago

The memoir game isn't new, but it is having a moment.

I blogged about the boom of autobiographical games in the early 2010s -- and why the sub-genre is now returning with a vengeance.

19th Annual IndieCade Festival Join us this January 16th - 30th, 2026 as we celebrate this past year’s IndieCade indie game nominees. Connect with the creators, play demos and featured games, and more!

UPDATE: The awards ceremony will now be at 12:00 PST! The best place to watch is on steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieCa...

In the meantime, why not check out some of our incredible nominees?

The Indiecade Awards are in a little less than half an hour! Join us on Steam or YouTube at 11AM PT! @elysewillems.bsky.social and @selmaleh.bsky.social and I are excited to celebrate these wonderful indies with you! @indiecade.bsky.social check indiecade.com for more info!

Folks, the @indiecade.bsky.social Awards are in just a couple hours!!! 11am PT! After a year away I’m BACK with the radiant @islahinck.bsky.social & @elysewillems.bsky.social to goof, gag and deliver the most wonderful slate of indies to you, and honor their creators

Steam home page! Indiecade.com!

Thank you! 🥹💜

And man, it will always mean the world that @cablivingstone.bsky.social saw me as their Freelancer. Her casting taste set the bar for me, when I first dreamed of doing this.

Strong alone, stronger together. I can honestly say I really took it to heart.

I doubt I would have started consulting and directing if Anthem instantly made me the most in-demand actor on the planet. I’m so grateful to also work with teams and actors the way I do now. acting and directing are yin/yang to me.

It tested my purpose and resolve and I feel grounded and grateful.

It will always be a deeply formative project for me, the most important and intimidating role I’d ever landed. I built relationships, I tested theories…it was a dream and a responsibility. Pcap a joy. A luscious expanse of sessions in which to deepen character and grow skills.

I really meant to log on one more time in Anthem before it sank gently into the abyss….the flying was so fun, & the promise of fleshing out combo-based ME3 style co-op was a worthy pursuit.

Love and kinship to all the Freelancers who stuck around. Love and kinship to the devs.

I do remember you, you were always so kind and thoughtful! Thank you so much. It will always be a special project to me, and it was really meaningful to connect with folks like you.

Aw it means so much to hear this! Thank you for saying so. See you again sometime somehow, Freelancer.

The Secret Lives of Games: 151: Games of the Year 2025 The gang's all here to count down our favorite "games" of "2025", alongside a bevvy of great picks from previous guests and listeners. Happy new year! Audio edited by Dylan Shumway  Our GOTY Pic...

Our almost 4-hour GOTY 2025 special is live now!

The gang's all here to count down our favorite "games" of "2025", alongside a bevvy of great picks from previous guests and listeners.

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Join us on Steam on January 17th for the IndieCade Awards with our hosts Sarah Elmaleh, Isla Hinck, and Elyse Willems!

Ceremony will air at 11 am PST / 2 pm EST.

Learn about the nominated games here: www.indiecade.com/festival-202...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiecade #Awards #games

How the Cost and Effort of Human Voice Actors Compares to Generative AI “A well-trained actor will save production in the end because you know the better trained you are, the quicker you can do the job and get what you need”

What's actually involved in getting a human voice actor to record lines for a game, and how does that compare to an AI replacement?

@maddie-b-a.bsky.social speaks to actors and audio engineers like @selmaleh.bsky.social and @jeffvandyck.com to try and demystify what goes into giving games a voice.

61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft.

www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...

I created a Blue Sky starter pack of all the game worker unions across the world. There are a lot of us now!

Give them a follow, they're all great! 4/

go.bsky.app/PNcLPFU

Here's how the joining process works behind the scenes at the union.

In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.

How to fight brilliant (and stupid) AI Plus, an interview about gaming voice actors' year-long strike for AI protections

HEY!

If you want 2026 to be THE year that labor gets the upperhand on corporations forcing AI culture, then you need to learn from the early wins.

Here's voice actor union rep @selmaleh.bsky.social explaining how gaming voice actors fought (for over a year!!) to guarantee protections from AI.

Announcing the IndieCade Festival 2025 Nominees! YouTube video by IndieCade

Celebrate the IndieCade Festival 2025 Nominated Games with Awards hosts Sarah Elmaleh, Isla Hinck, and Elyse Willems!
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Learn more about the games here: www.indiecade.com/festival-202...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiecade #Awards #games

SAG-AFTRA announces National Artificial Intelligence Caucus event for TV, theatrical, and streaming contracts on December 17 with multiple time zones.

We want to hear from YOU, #SagAftraMembers! Join us on December 17 at 2 PT/5 ET for our artificial intelligence caucus in preparation for the 2026 TV/Theatrical/Streaming contract negotiations. Use your voice! Get more info/RSVP here: https://ow.ly/mR5s50XIHCo