Anthony Massingham

Someone ran a poll on X, asking players if they would prefer "all games on Steam made by humans" or "all games on Epic made by AI". 139,568 people voted, with just 1.6% voting for AI and Epic. Faith in humanity restored!

Every day I draft post on here being upset about AI, and every day I decide against shouting into the void. Oof, it's bleak out there.

It's a rough time to be an indie dev, so we got to thinking what we could do about it... Announcing MATES' RATES 🍻 We're offering 12 month-long co-dev engagements where we work on whatever you need to succeed! Very permissive terms. Flat rate of US$5,000ea (+ taxes). 🎟️ yarnspinner.dev/mates-rates

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Releasing a physical game is always a special treat, even more so these days.

Last I'll post about this, but Elon Musk disagrees with me. This means I am onto something, and I feel more valid in my opinion than ever.

I'm off to see TISM tomorrow and I am excited. They were the first band I saw after I turned 18. So it's going to be a nostalgia fueled evening.

Landscapes

Whelp, time to uninstall this. Why be proud of Vibe Coding? It means you don't care. If Epic is trying to legitimize AI coding (a joke itself...), they could have handled this in a much more mature way. Instead, this comes across as some child boasting that they cheated on an exam.

Normalize chasing your dreams in your 40's

This. 10000 Times over.

Congratulations to all the winners and games nominated at the AGDAs!

Saw Rowan Atkinson is doing a live stage show in London. Oh boy I hope he takes that show on the road. Would be a bucket list performance for sure.

Just down in Melbourne for one day this year! Headed down to be there for the AGDAs juuuuust in case Go-Go Town! sneaks that GOTY award.

Today’s the day! Delverium is now available in Early Access! store.steampowered.com/app/2710040/...

Maybe I'll make a game where you're the guy who has to hide all the treasure behind waterfalls.

Surprise!!📷PHOTO MODE 📸 has arrived to Go-Go Town and it's full of great features! 🎛️Adjust FOV & camera tilt 🎥 Free cam (height, zoom!) or orbit 🎨 14 different filters 🕔 Set time of day 👋🏼 Set NPC actions (“say cheese!”) 🙈Hide UI 🥸 Photobomb friends in co-op

All these AIs "escaping from containment" just tells me that AI companies are awful at containment.

I still find it insane that I have to link an email if I want to make a child account for Xbox.

This was a lovely little surprise this morning. Huge congratulations to all the other nominees in all categories. You're all awesome.

As a music dabbler and frequent typer, this is 100% my jam. Polyend, why do you tempt me so ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcn...

Age Verification for Playstation accounts now eh? I've had my account for 13 years, guess I signed up when I was less than 5 years old.

That's a whole lotta mayors!

Excited to announce that we have officially welcomed ✨ 100,000+ mayors since our v1 launch! ✨ To celebrate, we've put together a video highlighting some of our favourite community-built towns AND we're adding some new décor into the game! 👀

I am so sick of dealing with useless Agentic AI 'assistants'. They frequently spout off incorrect information and I swear things take 500 times longer than they should.

Oh well isn't Big Walk just super charming. Gonna have lots of fun with that one.

Delverium has a release date! We are super excited to announce we are releasing into Steam Early Access on September 22!

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Almost time for the Ausalert rave.

God, JIRA is just awful. So many bugs.

Got the itch to replay Quest for Glory 4. But the real question becomes, do I just jump right into 4? Or am I going to play through all of them from the start again? Gotta import that hero!

aw thank you English Speakers!

Go-Go Town! is now accepting new mayors! 🏗️🛠️ Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics & grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo or with friends! OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch & PC

It took a while, but we've finally fully released Go-Go Town on PC and Switch 1/2. What a ride! Thank you to everyone who played the game in Early Access. I'm very proud of what we've built here. I hope you enjoy it. #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVsZ...

Jack did some wonderful keyart for us for @gogotowngame.com. I absolutely love it!

🚨Teeto is out now!!🚨 Grab it now on Steam, PS5 & Switch 1/2! It’s been such a crazy journey over the past 2.5 years and we can’t thank you all enough for all the love + support. Help us out by sharing this round so we can let everyone know our 3D platformer is available! #indiegame #gamedev

I loved adding the treasure hunting

Tracked down a copy of 'Magical Athlete'. What a joy to play! Looking forward to lots of future games of this with my family.

It's hard.

Thanks to the wonderful team at @pridefulsloth.com, we had the pleasure of attending their studio today ahead of the release of Go-Go Town! next week on PC and Switch. It's actually so satisfying to see the ways that local game developers and media/creators can support each other like this. 🥰

Oof this industry is hard. Hope all the people affected by layoffs are well looked after and find new home soon.

This is the way