Yo I'm Moon (Brendan)🌙
Yo I'm Moon (Brendan)🌙
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Game Design Alumni #FullSail | #GameDev | #IndieDev | Opinions are my own. | Daydreaming Moon Studios.
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I hope they get to make avowed 2. Do a new Vegas remake and knock it out quickly, then do avowed 2. Prove new ip can stand.
BREAKING: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game, according to people familiar with the plans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scariest part. Fucking hate it.
I want to re-emphasize one part of this Xbox story: Half of the 3,200 cuts are happening today and half are happening in the next 12 months. In other words, even people who survived today's layoffs will have to spend the coming year wondering if they're going to be next.
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Even now there's misinformation floating around, so let me make this clear: Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs, or 20% of the organization. 1,600 jobs will be eliminated today, and then another 1,600 (including the studio divestments) in the next 12 months. Full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Genuinely hate this and the entire industry cutting jobs. Talented people lives being uprooted because line always needs to go up. And rumors of undead lab possibly being included in the layoffs. I'm so over Xbox, Playstation and gaming companies.
The massive Xbox layoffs won't happen until after the fiscal year ends, but the company is already ending contracts and cutting vendors. So Assembly, Xbox's main PR agency, is laying people off today.
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Xbox's unionized workers have joined forces across teams to speak out and fight back against looming layoffs, demanding protections not just for union members, but for all Xbox workers. https://kotaku.com/unionized-workers-xbox-respond-layoff-reports-will-not-be-treated-disposable-2000711455
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A friendly reminder that Double Fine's Psychodyssey is one of the finest pieces of media ever created, and a must-watch for anyone who cares about video games, yet somehow it's also completely free www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Looking back at this list from the 2021 era and it's hard not to be sad at this fumble of talent and potential. Xbox could have laid a solid foundation to build a diverse lineup that any other publisher would be envious of. Instead they got layoffs, closures, or survivor's guilt and an escape plan.
BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These people do not deserve this. The game was a great start to a refreshing and new IP. I get the business side, but XBOX needs gamepass games, South of Midnight was a great one for the service and for their brand. Representation really matters. Just sucks to see the trend continue.
Xbox Is Planning To Shutter Peabody Award-Winning Compulsion Games https://kotaku.com/xbox-shuttering-south-of-midnight-peabody-award-compulsion-games-2000706065
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Big news! Azzy is officially part of the Games from Ireland event on Steam! Proud to be featured alongside such amazing Irish talent. Support an Irish indie dev, check us out and add Azzy to your wishlist! 🌿✨ store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... #IndieDev #IrishGames #3DPlatformer #indiegame
Far Far West was the best game I played. I put close to 40 hours into the demo.
Another Steam Next Fest has come and gone, and we've got a big list of games for you to keep an eye on. Featuring Marty Sliva, @sigmagears9.bsky.social, @rexiconjesse.bsky.social, @prettygrimgames.bsky.social, @thejenna.bsky.social.
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Freshly updated for Black History Month is our list of new indie games to play made by developers of color. RELOOTED! DROPSHOT! SANTACORPS! www.pcmag.com/picks/indie-...
Crazy news. Mainly Sarah Bond. She seemed to be primed to be the next CEO of Xbox.
EXCLUSIVE: Xbox head Phil Spencer is retiring on Monday, and Xbox President Sarah Bond, long thought to be Spencer's heir apparent, has resigned. The new CEO of Microsoft Gaming will be Asha Sharma, currently the President of Microsoft’s CoreAI product. https://bit.ly/4rZUZI7
I hate this so much. The game was shit on for the dumbest things. It's amazing how quick the devs implemented changes yet they're still having to lay off most of the staff. The game industry as a whole needs a huge fucking reset.
Highguard’s developer lays off ‘most’ of its staff just over two weeks after launch
@dachsjaeger.bsky.social Could you eventually review this and see if something like this could help with the typical UE stutter issues? There are documents on the site with more details. www.fab.com/listings/65d...
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The number of people I know in games looking for work right now is staggering. ...including me! (if you need a c++ programme with nearly fifteen years of gamedev experience across eight platforms and five engines, get in touch)
"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." archive.is/hvRv2
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Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY Reposts are appreciated.
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🚨🏺Introducing our newest game: KILN!🏺🚨 An online multiplayer, pottery party brawler! Teams of colorful spirits sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel, and the size and shape of your pots determine your play-style and abilities. Coming 2026 (yep, THIS year)! youtu.be/mi0iRV0U3VY