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Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney. Board Chair πŸͺ‘ at Freeplay. Indie game lover. Pokemon freak. linktr.ee/chloeappleby

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We cannot and should not let generative AI take away these tiny, insignificant, but probably fun as hell jobs from artists

27.02.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 12055 πŸ” 3314 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 43

Oh sheet

27.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣🀣

27.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BLIPPO!!!! Also hello! Hope you love Nightmare as much as me!

27.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The awards this year is going to be incredible

22.02.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PLEASE do this at the IGFs

21.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Peggle 2 reveal at E3 2013 is the best game announcement of all time and we should only announce games like this.

21.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 10% on Key Fairy on Steam A hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic...

Key Fairy is officially released!

Buy it, lest ye be slain!

store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...

19.02.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 21

Totally didn’t know until after we announced our dates last year. Never want to compete, only be friends!

17.02.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😭😭

17.02.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The head of the State of Israel is making a very public visit to Australia.

Visa considerations include if someone is implicated in war crimes and genocide.

The Government refuses to even acknowledge if they gave President Herzog a visa

10.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 10

Guys I’m in a games funk, a slumpy. Please tell me some games that I can play, to free me from my slump hole.

10.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0

What a delight that you can read about play experiences like this.
Big fat chefs kiss. More of this in games please πŸ‘

08.02.2026 06:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would go cwrazy cause I’m playing cards and Andy is playing the videogame

07.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are actually insane and I love them, I gotta post them somewhere so you can see

30.01.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crying over this

20.01.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I posted some longer thoughts about @free-play.bsky.social, its future, and my seven year tenure on the board on LinkedIn.

20.01.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The future of games festival Freeplay is in doubt after major funding loss | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games Freeplay, Australia's longest-running independent games festival, no longer has ongoing funding, and staff have confirmed this could be its last year.

stinks and sucks!!! i am writing more about this asap

20.01.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

fwiw, I wrapped work at Freeplay last month, so all comms at the moment are from the board! If anyone has any questions about their announcement, please direct them to the main Freeplay emails or fill out their survey.

20.01.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please let us know your thoughts!

20.01.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you think it’s time for Freeplay to wrap up

20.01.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Steve Dee. His contributions to the community reached far beyond his games. Steve’s family has set up a fundraiser to support Maggie's Rescue on his behalf. If you’re able, please consider donating or sharing www.facebook.com/donate/20568...

08.01.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good!

05.01.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.01.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself

04.01.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so incredible!

16.12.2025 01:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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French game Clair Obscur breaks records with Game of the Year 2025 win β€” as it happened The biggest night in gaming is getting underway in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Yeah I love Clair Obscur, here’s what I wrote about it πŸ‘

12.12.2025 04:50 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Kermit be doing knowing that Geoff is bagging his girl after the Game Awards

12.12.2025 02:18 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! β˜€οΈπŸ¦

Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!

πŸ”΄ YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...

08.12.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 18
DOGPILE | Release Year Announcement Trailer
DOGPILE | Release Year Announcement Trailer YouTube video by Studio Folly

so nbd but……….

DOGPILE IS RELEASING IN 2025!!!!!!! πŸ”₯
youtu.be/3nypRrTHPCE?...

04.12.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6