Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy

@oghamsmith.bsky.social

Hooked on weird & wonderful creativity Currently: Cooking up a suprise Prev: BULKHEAD, Square Enix Collective + more He/Him

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What is slightly less encouraging, is "Find the Needle" continuing to perform exceptionally well despite it being a "First to market, second to the idea" version of the original game "Needle In the Haystack Simulator". #gamedev #indiedev #indies

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the impact quick rips have on Steam. Here we can see that the impact isn't necessarily momentary, it can persist within the Steam ecosystem / algorithm for some time. Hopefully this is not the case in most instances. Hopefully.

The NextFest hasn't started yet, but Half Grip is already my game of the show. First person combat racing in which steering, shifting, aiming and reloading are all done via a single hand, controlled by your mouse. It's SO DAMN GOOD!!!! store.steampowered.com/app/4163270/...

store.steampowered.comHalf Grip on SteamGet hooked on this brutal one-handed roguelike combat racing game where every action could end in a crash. Steer, shoot and reload - each split-second counts as you compete against armed rivals across...

Have worked with folks at both studios. Good people. It's a real shame to see personnel self interest at the top of Ubisoft lead to its collapse. Trails was also a banger franchise. Loved it. R.I.P.

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷@toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk

Ubisoft is shutting down Finnish studio RedLynx (Trials series), and cutting jobs at Ubisoft Singapore (Skull and Bones). (Read more at GamesIndustry)

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It's "the direct and indirect consequences of not getting screwed by rich people's brazen attempts to extract value from every single thing on Earth"

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A few more: Discord - 489,728 Oculus - 1,359 Riot Games - 32 Niantic Labs - 29 Take-Two Interactive - 12

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Electronic service providers in the US are required to report instances of apparent child abuse when they become aware of them. Here are the number of reports filed by some game corps: Roblox - 65,381 Sony Interactive Entertainment - 9,074 Microsoft (Xbox products) - 1,652 Nintendo of America - 1

Still one of the best ways to dissociate and forget Gamescom stress for a few mins 😂

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When you link up a couple of good plays in Rocket League, it still makes you feel on top of the world, no matter your skill level 🙂.

Still one of the best ways to dissociate and forget Gamescom stress for a few mins 😂

Chris Murphy@oghamsmith.bsky.social

When you link up a couple of good plays in Rocket League, it still makes you feel on top of the world, no matter your skill level 🙂.

Between crazy CEOs, owners violating human rights, or owners supporting genocide; Valve almost has a moral obligation to add a developer and publisher block list to Steam. Would help with discoverability for all the developers not destroying people's lives too.

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The Cave Diver just Launched on Steam: Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

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Lots of excitement about the squeaky beach sounds in Big Walk! You'll all be happy to know it's the real thing! Was absolutely giddy to get to record them on an actual Australian squeaky beach in Wilson's Promontory. Yes, if you didn't know some beaches there really do squeak. It is pure joy.

When the AI bubble pops & data centre demand plummets, are we going to see focus shift back towards all that extra hardware being used for Blockchain mining? You wouldn't think so at first glance, but people do weird things when desperate. I wonder if they'll find a twisted way to justify it.

Seems like we're perfectly positioned to save each other 🙂

Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃@caseyexplosion.bsky.social

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

Great news! "Being private will allow the Devolver Digital team, especially the finance, legal, & executive team, to singularly focus on the long-term health of the company & less on satisfying the requirements of the public market, which have nothing to do with being a successful game publisher"

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social

Indie publisher Devolver Digital is looking to once again become a private company later this year www.gamesindustry.biz/devolver-dig...

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After months of hard work, we're thrilled to finally welcome you to the island of Resthaven.
 The Curse of Resthaven demo is LIVE. Come experience our unique blend of investigation, trading, deck-building, and gothic horror, and begin unraveling the mystery at the heart of the island.

Everyone's talking about the impact of AI use on game sales. The discourse is interesting. I'm wondering about the impact of AI thumbnails on youtube videos though. The feedback loop should be a lot shorter there, and data easier to obtain. Demographics should be easier to pool too I would think.