Nice! We moved to Godot for last year GMTK game jam and I don't see us go back 😎 If you want to check our submission this year: itch.io/jam/gmtk-jam... #Godot #GMTK2026

Rate Solaris Explorer by Alvera Studios for GMTK Game Jam 2026

You are a test pilot in charge of a prototype sailplane!

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Game Maker's Toolkit@gamemakerstoolkit.com · last wk.

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

I'm SUPER proud of the game we made this year in 96 hours about the theme "Count Down"! Interestingly, one of the inspirations I had was Luftrausers, by @ramiismail.com. I'm sure my brain thought about it because we met recently at Develop:Brighton 😅 #GMTK2026 #GameJam #IndieGame

Alvera Studios@alverastudios.com · last wk.

That’s a wrap on the #GMTK2026 Game Jam! Put your piloting skills to the test in our cozy, but challenging, sailplane simulator: Solaris Explorer! 🐝 itch.io/jam/gmtk-jam... #GMTK2026 #GameJam #IndieGameDev #GameDev #Godot

Might be useful for folks. didtheyghostyou.com

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It's a yearly tradition: we're taking part in the GMTK Game Jam 😎 But, for the first time, we get to host a team through our indie studio! 🐝 I love doing game jams because it drives me to design for genres and mechanics I rarely find opportunities to explore and learn new skills 🤩

Alvera Studios@alverastudios.com · 2w ago

Achievement unlocked: Joining our first game jam as a studio 😁 So excited to be able to participate in the GMTK 2026 game jam with collaborators - bringing together old friends and new 🥳 A sneak peak at our project idea: ✈️🏝️🍃 Interesed? Come follow our studio itch page: alvera-studios.itch.io

I just backed The Wildsea: Sourdown on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...

The Wildsea: Sourdown

Venture into the waves of the Wildsea again, this time to the fabled home of the tzelicrae: Sourdown.

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Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18 ?

Lotr Lord Of The Rings

ALT: Lotr Lord Of The Rings

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Thomas Méreur@amaebi.bsky.social · 2w ago

Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18 ?

"In a pleasant shock for people who've been keeping up with Unity's doings these past couple of years, it doesn't appear to ruin anything" Ha ha, the bar is low regarding what devs expect from Unity that "not ruining anything" is a shock. It's fun because it's true 😅

Rock Paper Shotgun@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just answered it, it's quite fast. If you're using Godot, consider doing it to help the team 🙂

Godot Engine@godotengine.org · 3w ago

The 2026 Godot Community Poll is here: Takes about ten minutes to complete, and it's one of the more direct ways to influence where things head next. We want to hear from you! 📝 godotengine.org/article/godo...

Taking my first break on the first day of #DevelopBrighton 🙂 It's been a blast so far, we've met great people and had super interesting conversations. Also got a cute @godotengine.org pin at the Godot meet-up ❤️

"Last year, Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump and paid its CEO $96 million," Sanders said. "This year, it's raising the price of an Xbox by $150 and eliminating 3,200 jobs. Please don't tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. It never trickles down."

Bernie Sanders is mad about the Xbox layoffs

The senator from Vermont is pretty chapped about the price hikes, too.

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Great reporting, as always. If the goal is to sell subscriptions, you do exactly what Xbox did with Game Pass. Problem is, outside of the enthusiast core, few cared. The mass market didn't want to play lots of different games. It wanted to play Fortnite, Minecraft and Roblox.

Cecilia D'Anastasio@cecianasta.bsky.social · 4w ago

New: Behind Xbox's big reset was a failed Game Pass strategy. Xbox spent nearly $80b in deals for content that it hoped would grow the subscription service. Instead, Game Pass lost subscribers. Deep dive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We'll be at Develop:Brighton next week! 🐝 #indiedev

Alvera Studios@alverastudios.com · 4w ago

Alvera Studios is headed to Develop: Brighton! 🐝 Not only that, both @khevna.bsky.social and @hervegengler.bsky.social have been shortlisted for this year's Game Dev Heroes awards in the leadership and design categories respectively 🥳 Read more in our blog post: alverastudios.com/2026/07/07/d...

"The goal is to streamline the business and reinvest in bigger projects, Sharma wrote." They really don't (or refuse to) understand why they are in this position. Gutted for those affected -including a lot of friends. As usual, people who did their job are going to pay for the real responsibles.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · last mo.

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...

I'm very grateful for Game Dev Heroes for highlighting the people working hard to create our favourite games, and for shortlisting me in the Game Design category! 🥳

"We're ending physical disc production, but don't worry — we're ALSO shutting down our digital stores!" blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/a...

An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita

Changes start this year in select markets, followed by global changes in 2027.

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If you want to transition to a full digital console, this is the MINIMUM you should do.

Tom Warren@tomwarren.co.uk · last mo.

scoop: as Sony gets ready to scrap discs for PlayStation games, Xbox is quietly working on a disc-to-digital feature. It will allow you to digitize a physical game collection. Xbox is testing it internally, here's how it all works 👇 www.theverge.com/report/96017...

A lot of people (accurately) point out that premium video games are cheaper today than they were 30 years ago thanks to inflation, but discussed less often is how much bigger the margins are for game companies now that sales are 80-90% (soon to be 100%) digital. No more retail or packaging costs!

I think given the scale @godotengine.org is now at, this is an incredibly incisive approach to combat generative AI's awful impact on people, code, and communication. Also focusing the ban policy on access & pull requests is a smart way of eliminating huge parts of the problem in a practical way.

Godot Engine@godotengine.org · last mo.

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...

Baldur's Gate 3 wouldn't have been possible without the decades Larian spent perfecting their formula, building their tools and training their people. A lesson that people at the top of the big studios / corporations should learn...

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · last mo.

"That would be insanity" - A lead on Baldur’s Gate 2 says he was approached by Hasbro to make Baldur's Gate 4, but turned the offer down. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/that-wo...

I think they'll do it the old-school way by selling a subsidised PS6. They need to have a lot of players buying third party games (+ DLCs/microtransactions) on it to print money from royalties. I'm not sure this will work as well as it did in the past tough, but we'll see.

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · last mo.

It looks like PlayStation 6 is going to cost Sony about $1,000 to make, which likely means it will cost more than that at retail www.eurogamer.net/ps6-bill-of-...

Also true for video games, especially now.

IGN@ign.com · last mo.

The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan has a word of advice for filmmakers working on mainstream movies: "The biggest risk of all is to play it safe." https://bit.ly/4f8R9c4

Developers at Quantic Dream went on strike as they don't think they can finish Star Wars Eclipse if 115 developers are laid off

New Star Wars game at risk as studio issues escalate

Developers at Quantic Dream went on strike as they don't think they can finish Star Wars Eclipse if 115 developers are laid off

polygon.com

With the shutting down of Concord and EOL for Destiny & the complete gutting of live-service stalwart Bungie, Sony announces a new company strategy focused on -wait sorry let me re-read I must've gotten it wrong... no that's what it says- yeah they're still trying to build a new not-Destiny y'all

Shareholders.

Best Indie Games@clemmygames.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I love that 💙

Godot Engine@godotengine.org · last mo.

We've published Godot Engine's first written vision statement, formalizing a decade of shared experience building, releasing, and maintaining it. This is intended to guide the Godot Foundation as we make decisions about where to allocate our resources. Read more: godotengine.org/article/godo...

There are a few people in games that are so singularly stable that any change to that will send ripple of concern or consequence through the industry, and very rarely will anyone outside of game dev know their names. Sjoerd choosing to leave Epic is definitely one of those moments.

Joe Wintergreen@joewintergreen.com · 2mo ago

if you're not in the know, hourences leaving epic is the reddest red flag of all time

MakeRoom is part of Make-a-Wish's Cosy Up for Wishes, get MakeRoom plus many other super cozy games for only a small amount. The money goes towards granting wishes of kids with critical illness, which I had the opportunity to do twice already! ✨ tiltify.com/make-a-wish-...

is there a forced gay agenda in your entertainment media or is it just that the gay kids you bullied in school for being gay and artsy inevitably ended up working in the arts with a bunch of other queer people, women, and progressives while you got a job as a deep sea fisherman, terry?

A big thanks to players who reject GenAI ❤️

Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏@mrhands31.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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%* 🤖

Dear sound effect and music asset creators; Please stop using generative AI for your thumbnails. You're putting a giant label on your work that gives the impression it's low effort slop, even when the actual content might be excellent stuff!