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Did you know I'm Co-Hosting a #Munich #MagicTheGathering #GamesIndustry #Networking event? (What a mouthful 😅) www.eventbrite.de/e/munich-man... Next session: tonight (Wednesday, 30th of September) at 18:00!

I know I currently don't get around to streaming much, and I want to fix that, but here's one I recorded for work in the meantime:

Can someone please buy up the Dragon Age IP? I am not ready to say goodbye to my favorite universe #RIPBioware

the loss of knowledge in this industry is just so scary. there is no future if we don’t figure this shit out

Is it too outlandish to suggest that the closure of Bioware (and others) and the cancellation of a new Sims game are the direct consequences of selling EA to a hostile, anti-queer, authoritarian police state using private equity from US-Conservative politicians? Who could've seen this coming 🫠

In 2016, we published potentially the largest single feature to ever appear in Game Informer magazine with a full oral history of the legendary studio, BioWare. We've made that feature available online following reports of the studio's impending closure. gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

At this point liking a post on here means: 5% I like what I see 95% I'm so sorry you also have to live in this timeline

please stop replying to game devs saying things like "well look on the bright side those laid off devs can start their own indie studios now" because eventually one of us is going to snap and "WITH WHAT FUCKING MONEY" would be a shitty last thing to hear before you die

Looking for shiny new demos to try during Steam Next Fest? Well, we've got some games that might just hook you! 🏴‍☠️ Have a look at our #SteamNextFest trailer or check the Press Release below! youtu.be/y9xwRnqjhkQ?...

I literally don't have words for the news of EA closing Bioware. Unconscionable, incompetent, soulless decision-making. May everyone involved in these decision suffer Renegade interrupts for the rest of their lives.

Can someone please buy up the Dragon Age IP? I am not ready to say goodbye to my favorite universe #RIPBioware

the day is finally here, The Regreening demo is finally out!!! 😭💚 hop in & bring life to a deserted wasteland by: 🌱 growing plants & restoring ecosystems 🐰 creating habitats for returning wildlife ♻️ upcycling abandoned materials ✨ using a little... magic!! https://bit.ly/4hX2CNi

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Do you like games that break conventions? Our code-based bullet hell Net.Attack() is only one of the brain twisters waiting for you today 🧠 Browse the #OutOfTheBoxGames showcase: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46192764/sale/OUTOFTHEBOXGAMES

Your games hook is "why would someone want to play this?", not (by default) its USP It's the thing that in a 6-second trailer makes people go "oooh I want to know more". If you can't articulate that, then you're going to struggle to find what makes the game interesting to the average person

You CANNOT tell me that there's 20+ years between these two people. They both look to be in their twenties, maybe early thirties. Best I can come up with after hearing Anca lament the age difference is him being 18 and her 38, which still feels like a stretch? #BloodOfTheDawnwalker

i've had other programmers tell /me/ "yeah i trust you so i won't bother trying to understand this, ship it" so i am, shall we say, pretty skeptical that turning the entire profession into oops all code review is going to lead to quality outcomes

You CANNOT tell me that there's 20+ years between these two people. They both look to be in their twenties, maybe early thirties. Best I can come up with after hearing Anca lament the age difference is him being 18 and her 38, which still feels like a stretch? #BloodOfTheDawnwalker

Yeah i agree, it's so strange to make a fuss about it As if a small fraction of players making and installing the most predictable mod for a game is emblematic of how the timer was received Every game has some form of Godmode mod on Nexus! It's doesn't mean anything

Did find one of those placeholders as well by now 😬

I love finding such remnants of humanity in video games 😁 #TheBloodOfDawnwalker

"DO NOT USE THIS ASSET" Environment artist:

Note to all the AI-using game devs who get caught and go "Oh, that was just a placeholder!" No, THIS is what placeholder assets look like!

I love finding such remnants of humanity in video games 😁 #TheBloodOfDawnwalker

At least my "Großes Latinum" is getting some use again #TheBloodOfDawnwalker I wasn't exactly thinking of video games as a use case when taking advanced classes and my finals in Latin, but hey it's a fun party trick xD

really grew up thinking if I got an office job I'd get to use pneumatic tubes more

I'm sick of being sick #gamescom2026 #conflu

The things I make my colleagues do for content™

Oh also, hello to the new people who found me through starter packs 👋🏼 Is there a resurgence of them going on and I somehow missed it? Is @bsky.app finally pushing one of its best features?

Why do restaurants seem to think that these AI renditions of food look even passably appetizing? Bring back the bad phone pictures, or at least stock images please 🤢

Is it really an automation game if it does not have customization options? Our Zero-G Sandbox Exovia at least is soon getting some 🎨 #gamedev #indiedev #space

Currently on the road to Amsterdam, but I want to quickly shout out this cool thing we organized at work: (P.S.: We also released a new game today. Oh and you can claim another one for free. And then there's NEO BERLIN 2087... It's been a busy last few weeks.) #gamedev #indiegames

That game dev teams are homogenously in agreement on the game's design. Every team I've been on has had a ton of debate and conflict on every single aspect of a game's design. "Did the devs just not notice X!?" yeah, half of us got in a real nasty knife fight with the other half. I lost an ear lobe.

There’s not much that sets me off, but woe to whoever argues a default is sensible, or argues an American stroopwafel is of good quality

I see some concerns raised about Godot's policy on contributions using AI. TL;DR: Godot isn't vibe-coded. As a whole, the Godot foundation and maintainers are fairly critical of AI usage, and don't make nor accept vibe-coded contributions. Godot doesn't include AI features nor intends to add any.

Due to health reasons I'm moving the stream to tomorrow, 20:00 CEST! Stay tuned here 👉🏼 twitch.tv/murderveggie