Finally caught up with e-mails post Develop and HyperJapan! Always reminded why I love working with Indie Developers and Content Creators, everyone is so lovely. Happy Tuesday friends <3
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Today my sweet little Loki turns six! I’m so proud of him - he lets shy dogs say hi nicely and has been told on more than one occasion he’s the only dog a nervous dog will say hello to. He love cats (they don’t love him so much back), the beach, hiding in the trees and liver snacks 🖤
My heart is so full at the reception, and all the wonderful people that turned up to our VIP event at Hyper Japan yesterday to check out the games in the Indie Games Area. I am so grateful to wonderful people in our community 🖤🦈
I've gone from visiting the event, to curating the games section?! A+
Kando Factory@kandofactory.bsky.social · 2w agoWe are excited to announce that we have been hard at work, helping curate the Indie Games Area at #HyperJapan2026 for the first time! There will be 30 titles available to play at the event, and we're running at Steam Event to support so keep an eye out for that! Will we see any of you there?!
Women after several years in the video game industry:
Ooh I know this one. It's by BANNING THE PERVERT GLASSES
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoMeta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?
[Ad/Sponsored] I’m attending Hyper Japan! I'm looking forward to checking out the festival vibe, from the fashion market to food stalls, with a major focus on the gaming scene. I will be exploring the studio booths, checking out the Japanese Indie Games Area & capturing the overall festival vibes.
What a great Develop trip. Met some wonderful devs and friends! @devilbliss.bsky.social and @pixelchark.bsky.social will see you all next time! Ft our friend @doomedprinny.bsky.social 🖤
Found my loves @specialeffect.org.uk! If you’re at develop make sure you go say hi! They’re at stall B40! 🖤🖤🖤
Leave every space, every person, and every community a little better than you found it. The goal isn’t just to leave your mark. It’s to leave the world better than it was before you arrived.
Who doesn’t like overpowered laser guns?!
Glitch Hunt@earlysun.bsky.social · 3w ago🎉 Surprise DEMO drop on Steam! That's right, you can play our new desert planet, Caleida, featuring a whole new roster of bots to hack and control. Oh, we also took our procedurally generated weapons to the next level with new upgrades and Charged Shots. Broken Guns? #indiegame #glitchhunt
Just adding up the layoffs from today is putting collective centuries of experience in AAA dev out on the street. It's not just one person's career, but teams who've worked well together. A lot of this experience can't be copied by hiring different people. None of it can be copied using GenAI.
I'll be making a rare in person appearance twice in July! I'll be at Develop:Brighton and HyperJapan. If you're at either, let me know and come say hi <3
Happy Steam Summer Sale! You can get Beast Breaker for 25% off, how exciting! store.steampowered.com/app/4011790/... #steamsale
Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.
I managed to get my tickets for BIGBANG, excuse me while I cry for the rest of the day.
It’s our pleasure, but thank you @makeawishintl.bsky.social for putting together a wonderful event and doing good in the world. It’s the least we can do 🖤✨
Make-A-Wish International@makeawishintl.bsky.social · last mo.Our COSY UP FOR WISHES creator event and game bundle raised $99,100 for wishes! We want to start our thank you's with the studios and publishers who donated their cosy games this year. Thank you to all of you!
Today’s reason I’m late to my morning meeting. Feeding bees some ambrosia. The wind stole my bottle but at least the bees are hydrated in the heat 🥰
60% drop in reviews if people even smell AI on your game - full supports the investors, developers, and publishers that took a hard "no gen-AI" stance, despite grifters' proclamations that they were "going to be left behind".
Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏@mrhands31.bsky.social · 2mo agoSomeone actually crunched the numbers, and using GenAI can decrease reviews for indie game on Steam (a useful proxy stat for sales) by as much as *58%* 🤖
Someone actually crunched the numbers, and using GenAI can decrease reviews for indie game on Steam (a useful proxy stat for sales) by as much as *58%* 🤖
AI in Games: The Impact On Sales
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