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Kay Purcell
@kaypurcell.com
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🎮 Community & Marketing for Video Games 🎲 TTRPG Charity Streamer 🗯️ @thegig.bsky.social Host 🖤 Asexual ✦ She/They 📋 Formerly DeviantArt, Red Bull, Avalanche Studios 💭 Opinions are my own
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Kay Purcell @kaypurcell.com · Sep 15
If I had a nickel for every time I've been laid off this last year, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Hey all, I'm available for full time employment in and around gaming and tech. Let me help bring your project to life~

kaypurcell.com
Kay Purcell Community, Marketing, Comms, Production - Scrum certified project manager experienced in managing cross- departmental and cross-continental communications for companies, ranging from startup to over 500 employees across five international offices and multiple AAA game titles - Over 17 years of experience in marketing, community building, and engagement - Expert in optics, specializing in planning high-stakes events - Industry background as both a developer and journalist, with a deep understanding of internet culture and memes Previous Experience: DeviantArt, Red Bull, Avalanche Studios Group Let's build something incredible together!
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Steven Yau @yaustar.bsky.social · 5d
Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:

🧑‍🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
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Red Thread Games @redthreadgames.bsky.social · 5d
We're looking for a Community and content coordinator! ✨

If you love creating content and engaging with players in meaningful ways, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply here: www.redthreadgames.com/community-an...
Red Thread Games logo with the text "We are hiring". Beneath are characters from Hello Sunshine, Dustborn, Draugen and Dreamfall Chapters.
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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 9d
Happy 2nd anniversary to the Steam Dev Cheat Sheet 🥂

LMK if any info is out of date! Good luck with your game 🎮

#indiegamedev
STEAM DEV CHEAT SHEET Quick access to a collection of best practices & magic formulas: STEAM CAPSULE (Your Game) The single most IMPORTANT element since it's seen the most Clear Readable Game name Genre Hook(s) Hire on artist! THE DISCOVERY ALGORITHM Get 7,000+ wishlists before launch Get 10+ reviews ASAP (positive or negative, just need 10) The only punishing review status is OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE (the rest are neutral for traffic) WISHLISTS About 15% of wishlists convert in the first week. ALL wishlisters are emailed at launch. Discount 20%+ to email wishlisters after launch. SALES ESTIMATES FROM REVIEWS One review represents about 20-55 soles. It's the New Boxleiter Number! ~30 is good So 100 reviews = about 3,000 copies sold. TRAILER (Viewers skip through trailers) Start strong Omit intro logos Direct to gameplay 60 seconds or less End with ONE CTA: Wishlist it or buy it Made in October 2023 From the author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself valadria.com
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Jeff Penny @jeffpennyaudio.bsky.social · 13d
Featuring 30 musicians, this is my first time doing a wind ensemble arrangement!

I absolutely adore The Apothecary Diaries, so I'm excited for you all to hear it!
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 16d
The book club for video games is here!

I helped to curate the games for this season of the club. So if you are looking to meet other people, play cool and over-looked games, and talk about said game -- this place is for you. Check out the site!
thegameclub.bsky.social The Game Club @thegameclub.bsky.social · 16d
If you are friendly, would like to meet new people, and want to join us in building a community like no other, come find your friends at The Game Club.

Beta now open, use the limited time promo code: HEYLOOKLISTEN for 50% off your subscription!

www.thegameclub.com
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Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social · 13d
Writing this game was its own lovecraftian nightmare and I'm pretty sure it caused me to develop non-euclidean synapse connections in my brain.

plz buy so I can go and untangle it
ateveswake.bsky.social At Eve's Wake @ateveswake.bsky.social · 18d
Enjoy #Autumn with this #Lovecraftian #Horror story! Watch the madness and see your family fall like the leaves.

Twist time and decide to save or bring damnation.

⭐️50% off store.steampowered.com/app/1395120/...

#indiedev #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiegames #indiehorror #Steam #SteamAutumnSale
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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 13d
Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means
Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means
Let's discuss the role of journalists and journalism in the video game industry.
www.gamedeveloper.com
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Kay Purcell @kaypurcell.com · 17d
make games and drink coffee?! Those are two things that I do! 🙀

I got to speak on a brand new podcast for game devs, check it out now!
Thank you @nemo10.bsky.social for having me on!

www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Home - Make Games, Drink Coffee - The official home of the Make Games, Drink Coffee Podcast.
A Weekly Podcast About Game Development. Your weekly caffeine-spiked dose of hot game industry brew, featuring interviews with game developers telling their best war stories, sharing their artistic in...
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social · 26d
🌟 SAVE THE DATE🌟

London Games Festival returns Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April 2026

Applications NOW OPEN

🕹️Official Selection submissions
💸Games Finance Market submissions
🎉Ensemble nominations
🏙️Side Events

👉 Apply here: festival.games.london

#LGF26
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 18
Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think
Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think
The phenomenal response to an article we published on this question led to detailed cognitive research – and the findings have implications that go way beyond gamers
www.theguardian.com
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Kay Purcell @kaypurcell.com · Sep 18
@kathumanart.bsky.social!!
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SGLilac 🌸ENVtuber🌸 @sglilac.bsky.social · Sep 15
Counting down the days until Fields of Mistra's full release~
I'm a long time fan of the farm sim genre and playing through it's early access was SO refreshing. From the characters to the QOL changes, its an easy recommendation from me.

#fieldsofmistria #cozygame #fommarch #march #farmingsim #fom
A portrait digital painting of March from Fields of Mistria. He is a stern looking boy with bright red hair covering a blue bandana wrapped around his forehead. The thick collared jacket he's wearing implies that it is autumn.
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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · Jan 7
Hi! My name is Steve Saylor. I'm blind; I play video games & talk #accessibility! You might have seen me on @xbox.com, @ign.com, @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social, Twitch & more!

Follow me: stevesaylor.net/links

Biz/Consulting/Hosting Opportunities: [email protected]
Links — Steve Saylor
stevesaylor.net
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Mike Straw | Insider-Gaming.com @mikestrawmedia.com · Sep 17
NEW: Dispatch Interview: AdHoc Studio Talks Release Date, Episodic Format, and Game's Vision

insider-gaming.com/dispatch-int...
Dispatch Interview: AdHoc Studio Talks Release Date, Episodic Format, and Game's Vision
Insider Gaming sits down with the team at Adhoc Studio to talk about their upcoming episode narrative-driven game Dispatch.
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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · Sep 16
It's reassuring to know that I'm leaving IGN game reviews in good hands with @tomrmarks.bsky.social and the rest of our excellent team. After being there this long, I'm looking forward to seeing what changes some new leadership will bring.
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Kay Purcell @kaypurcell.com · Sep 15
If I had a nickel for every time I've been laid off this last year, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Hey all, I'm available for full time employment in and around gaming and tech. Let me help bring your project to life~

kaypurcell.com
Kay Purcell Community, Marketing, Comms, Production - Scrum certified project manager experienced in managing cross- departmental and cross-continental communications for companies, ranging from startup to over 500 employees across five international offices and multiple AAA game titles - Over 17 years of experience in marketing, community building, and engagement - Expert in optics, specializing in planning high-stakes events - Industry background as both a developer and journalist, with a deep understanding of internet culture and memes Previous Experience: DeviantArt, Red Bull, Avalanche Studios Group Let's build something incredible together!
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Arvy @arvy.bsky.social · Sep 14
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:

hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...

Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
A graph titled Scope of video games according to Hushcrasher Classification System. The Y axis shows Game Size (from 10 MB to 100GB), the X axis shows Credits count (sourced from Mobygames). The clustered dots on the graph represent 4 distinct scale categories of games - Kei, Midi, AA, AAA. The larger correlation between the size and the credits means larger category of a game.
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James Youngman @jyoungman.bsky.social · Sep 14
Sadly, this inexcusable practice is still occurring in our industry. Everyone who worked on the game must be credited under the highest title they held during the project. To do otherwise is to act in deliberate bad faith.
dzlo.bsky.social Denis Zlobin @dzlo.bsky.social · Sep 14
Omitting “special thanks” is even more incorrect because in many cases these people are actual developers who left the company or the project before the beta or some other arbitrary milestone defined in the company credits policy.
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