y'all one of my work's biggest clients who loved using gen-AI for everything just completely banned it for every aspect of creative moving forward. companies are backing away from AI due to negative public sentiment - keep it up!
Terranigma | Rebirth Trailer [GOG] - coming 2027 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOwa... www.gog.com/en/game/terr...
Honestly, I'm done with shilling in texts. Look at that gameplay footage, be entranced, wooooo~ (key jingling in front of you)
I sadly can't type out publically what I think should happen to everyone responsible for this decision.
Pixar receives a $26.2 Million Tax credit to keep film jobs in CA, and immediately lays off 10% of its work force, after making over a billion from Toy Story 5, the highest-grossing film of 2026.
Indie game bundle saving buyers over $1,000 in support of laid off developers has raised over $100,000 in three days. https://bit.ly/4w0uow7
Goddammit, yeah, not surprised that the new Quake expansion is the work of people who were laid off before it even launched. The sooner Microsoft collapses under its absurd AI ambitions, the better.
the two last things i worked on were released/announced today. the 30th quake update with dawn of the machine, and the evercade doom port. the quake update also includes an id vault with a lot of in development quake material, almost all of it seen for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4...
If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.
Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.
Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.
itch.io/b/3802/game-... Magenta Horizon also has joined the #GameindustryHardshipFund bundle. “Not a good look” is what I always say when I look at the current industry condition, but I thought it’s better to do a little bit of something than just standing still.
Game industry hardship fund by Necrosoft Games and 109 others
Game industry hardship fund: 127 items for $10.00
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New Reward Live! We know everyone's situation is different so we wanted to make sure everyone who'd like to support us has an option they feel comfortable with! We appreciate every form of support whether its pledges, likes or shares! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cod... #Mecha #indiegame #CodeRapid
The "Don't Kill the Disc" petition has reached 165,000 signatures. Sony went quiet on social media 5 days ago after its announcement to stop producing new physical discs in 2028. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-go...
the first and last final fantasy games to be released on a disc are both final fantasy 7
Microsoft this week: We're laying off half the industry. Sony: We're ending physical games. Nintendo: have u seen this splatoon weapon we call it the bloblobber
I'm so tired of this industry. When i think about video games, i shouldn't have to worry about that i don't own my games or have to worry that buying a console could mean supporting a company that's involved in a genocide. Like what the fuck are we doing here.
Sony will stop the production of physical games in 2028. New games for PlayStation consoles will only be sold digitally. blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/p...
“Please have 2+ years of experience with an engine we announced on Friday” really sums up the state of the games industry.
LinkedIn already updating job posts with the Unreal 6 announcement.
Der podcast is echt gut und bedeutet mir wahnsinnig viel. Hoffe ihr empfehlt uns weiter. :)
Yooo! Neue Folge HitstopFM is raus! Diese Woche reden Ziad und Ich über Bungie, Virtua Fighter, Embracer, State of Play, Mann beißt Hund und Mina's modifiers. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6y69... Youtube: youtu.be/sWZHnuHJ59o