Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 GDC

Your GDC bingo card, 2026 edition.

You can play if you don't attend - online chatter absolutely qualifies.

#gdc

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I also had the GDC rebrand twice...

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Cupiclaw is finally out!! 🎉
Thank you so much to everyone who supported the game!

It’s live on Steam, with a little launch discount for early players :)
store.steampowered.com/app/2967670/...

#gamedev #indiegame

Nice acronym from @playstack.com 's Harvey Elliot to think about the release of a game:
Earliest
Likely
Furthest

ELF is part of their workflow as they work on games.

🔥 Only 4 days to go before GDC!

Meet our CEO @icotom.icopartners.com and Senior Comms Manager @persistentworld.bsky.social to talk about communications, marketing, and self-publishing.

✉️ Feel free to send them a DM or reach out at contact@icopartners.com.

Live from the @ukieofficial.bsky.social first UKIE conference in London.

According to a new report from Origami, Unity is shutting down its office in France. Unity France has nearly 100 employees.

www.origami.ng/unity-techno...

Good Games Group acquires Humble Games, rebranded to Balor Games Good Games Group, a company established by former Humble Games staff back in 2024 following a restructuring that saw all staff laid off, has purchased Humble Games from Ziff Davis and rebranded it to Balor Games, the company announced.

Good Games Group acquires Humble Games, rebranded to Balor Games

Good Games Group, a company established by former Humble Games staff back in 2024 following a restructuring that saw all staff laid off, has purchased Humble Games from Ziff Davis and rebranded it to Balor Games, the company…

Offre d'emploi Senior Community Manager (Bilingue EN/FR) - Bordeaux (33) - Shiro Games (Mars 2026) 04 Mar 2026 : Shiro Games recrute un·e Senior Community Manager (Bilingue EN/FR) à Bordeaux (33000) - CDI - Vous êtes un(e) expert(e) de la gestion communautaire, passionné(e) par les nouvelles…

So how's BlueSky for job offers ? We're hiring a Senior Community Manager over here at @shirogames.com. Fluency in English required, and good enough level of French to enjoy living in Bordeaux. Job ad is here, feel free to share if you know anyone interested !

Book excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Narrative designer Jon Ingold shares the foreword to The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope: 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing.

Book excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

Le Papier numérique, votre nouvelle revue sur la tech L’équipe du Pavé numérique lance sa revue : Le Papier numérique.

Les commandes sont ouvertes pour le premier numéro du "Papier numérique", la nouvelle revue tech sous forme de livre que nous voulons lancer.
Découvrez ce projet sur notre page Ulule et participez au lancement !

Started to work on the 2026 edition, let me know if you have suggestions.

It is nice to know who to blame.

When you had to cancel your GDC talk but it reads like you cancelled every indie funding opportunity instead. Lollll fuck

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Very neat... Also, this is your regular reminder.

Brighton west pier

Good morning. Slight fog today

Hello Bluesky. I'm working on an animated short and just launched a Kickstarter for it. Please take a look and share with anyone you think will like it! 🙏
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt...

Steam Next Fest has ended, and over 20,000 people tried our demo!
Thank you so much! We have received so much love and kind feedback that every day's been very emotional.🥹
And your streams have been amazing.

The demo has now been retired as we focus on what's coming next~~

Same crew as Crown Gambit mate.

Did you know that the Steam Next Fest has a different name in French?

It is called the Steam Néo Fest (always has been).

Our lovely friends at @gentletrolldevs.bsky.social are running a VERY successful Kickstarter for their incredible new game & you DON'T wanna miss out! 🛌 💚

Being a French/Korean household, we use a lot of garlic. I expect that to be next in the freeze prep list.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!

Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.

… AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

Ginger is a spice - that's about it.

Space invader ice tray mold

This morning @loooah.com decided to mince a bunch of ginger and put the stuff she didn't immediately need in the freezer, using the first ice tray she found.

The ice tray in question (spicy invaders):

Today mark the launch of Gamevestor, a new crowd equity platform for game development.
This is a project that is particularly close to my heart and I'm proud to join as an investor and board director.

www.gamevestor.co

Cause+Select is an initiative by myself & @kroniksan.bsky.social (@icopartners.com), couldn't have done it without him & ICO team's support.

Today we launch Cause+Select, a new platform designed to make it easier for you as game developers, publishers, and creators to connect and collaborate with verified charities in a strategic and accessible way, and best of all, it will always be free to use for gaming partners: causeselect.org

In a video game sector marked by long investment cycles and significant transformations, on 20 February 2026, Nacon announced that the situation of its majority shareholder, Bigben Interactive, which, following an unexpected and late refusal by its banking pool, was unable to make the partial repayment of its bond loan to its bondholders, was significantly affecting its own operations. The Company indicated on this occasion that its liquidity situation required the rapid implementation of a financial restructuring with its creditors in order to ensure the continuity of its operations, and that it was considering procedures intended to facilitate the restructuring of its debt under the supervision of the Court. To date, the Company reports that its available assets do not allow it to meet its due liabilities. In this context, the Company will, as of today, file for insolvency (“déclaration de cessation des paiements”) with the Court and request the opening of judicial reorganisation proceedings (“redressement judiciaire”). The aim of this procedure is to assess all possible solutions to ensure the sustainability of the Company's activity under the best possible conditions, protect employees, and preserve jobs, while renegotiating with its creditors in a calm and constructive framework. This procedure will enable the Company to continue its business, renegotiate its debts, and develop a credible and effective continuation plan. The employee representative organisations were informed of this decision on 24 February 2026. The Court, at a hearing expected in early March, will rule on this request to open judicial reorganisation proceedings (“redressement judiciaire”). Pending this decision and given the uncertainties regarding the outcome of the proceedings, the suspension of the Company's share price, announced on 20 February 2026, remains in effect. The Company will keep the market informed as the situation and the proceedings develop.

Nacon announces that it has today filed for insolvency and is requesting the initiation of judicial reorganisation proceedings corporate.nacongaming.com/wp-content/u...