An exceptional exploration of genAI in game development from a producer who absolutely Gets It: www.productionalchemist.com/p/inever-see...

I Have Never Seen a Game Fail Because the Artists Were Too Slow

AI is optimising the cheapest part of production

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Happy launch day to Gunstoppable! I had the joy of getting to do a little freelance narrative design on this last year, and working with Salaar to flesh out this high-octane gleefully chaotic sci-fi roguelite was SO much fun! Go check it out now!!

Salaar 🐧@salaarkohari.bsky.social · 14h ago

🚨 Gunstoppable is OUT NOW! 🚨 - Roguelite FPS where speed is damage - Dual-wield overpowered weapons - Fully voice-acted story campaign - Indie-priced under 10 bucks I worked extremely hard on this for 2 years. Enjoy my 4th indie game! ❤️

rewatched the first three episodes of gurren lagann tonight to show them to a friend who had never seen it and needed some cheering up and man... it truly is the anime of all time. what a perfect, perfect, perfectly stupid show.

you'll be astonished to learn that i didn't even ask to write this: they asked *me*

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2d ago

Happy 25th birthday to Golden Sun https://kotaku.com/25-years-ago-golden-sun-video-game-adventure-2000721340

SFO ✈️ LAX

Nine Space Games is now available! Get it here: bpglink.com/9spacegames or here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... as you prefer, but definitely get it.

Nine Space Games

Nine Space Games is a collection of freeform games that share a universe and a set of rules. They are designed to be played however you like, and they play fast—each lasts no more than an hour. And th...

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I clean up alright for weddings

LAX ✈️ SFO

An enormous congratulations to each and every developer that worked with me on Strange Scaffold's very first driving game. (I'll tag them throughout the day.) This was one of the most challenging games that I've ever made, but I'm grateful for all of these talented devs for sticking the landing <3

Strange Scaffold@strangescaffold.bsky.social · last wk.

Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! Is OUT NOW on Steam and XBOX Series X|S Send pedestrians to another world to pay your soul debt to a buff elf girl who lives in your head in our OVA sized isekai driving game 🚚💨 store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/... www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

I was Zach's +1 to a wedding of complete strangers whose names I didn't even know until this morning. ran into four people I knew at the wedding. two were in the wedding party. the other two met and fell in love at a larp I ran almost a decade ago. I continue to be a parody of myself.

Zach Clemente@clementeworks.com · last wk.

wedding good ft. @sunshineduk.bsky.social

oh shit new gundam, fuck yeah (from Kenji Kamiyama of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex!!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6YB...

Gundam RG XARX-ZERO - Official Teaser Trailer | Comic Con 2026

YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers

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weird accomplishments: I was twice crowned fastest LEGO builder in the world I have designed and run more larps for kids and teens than almost anyone else in the world my undergrad thesis was groundbreaking new research on a rare synesthesia but I was too burned out to continue it as a phd

Laura Michet@lmichet.bsky.social · 2w ago

i can touch the tip of my nose with the tip of my tongue I have written or edited 20 separate commercial videogames i have "rolled credits" on a tamagotchi i have been posting one blog post every single day on blog.lauramichet.com which is why i rarely post here. i will hit two years on sept 12

when I see the game dev discourse of the day

I was curious, so I did a little experiment: I compared the names in the credits of Tropical Freeze to those in Metroid Prime 4 to see how much of TF's Retro actually worked on Prime 4. It was an interesting little rabbit hole to go down!

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2w ago

What does it mean when we say a game studio is responsible for multiple games over many years? Can we really say the artist is the same each time? https://kotaku.com/when-is-retro-studios-no-longer-retro-studios-2000717235

went to a fae court intrigue birthday larp last night. spent the whole time asking people if I could have their name. if they said yes, I took their nametag and gave them the name of the last fool to fall for it.

permanent daylight savings doesn't go far enough

SEVEN-PART PACT, my fantastical ornate TTRPG about powerful wizards, asymmetrical board games, and the pressures of masculinity is now launching on kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...

Seven-Part Pact

A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.

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Hi bsky! I'm looking for game writing/narrative design work, freelance or full time! I have 6+ years of experience working with both AAA and indie studios, shipping over a dozen projects like Borderlands 4 and Endoparasitic and more! You can find my website and portfolio here: www.nessacannon.com

NESSA CANNON

Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.

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"It's... a real nice night for an evening."

Valerie (TheCinemaCritic/Jokercritic)@onyxvalkyrie.bsky.social · 4w ago

Random Dragon Age lines that pops up in your head?

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do you think GDC using a picture of me on the call for submissions means they're more likely to accept a talk proposal from me this year

GDC Festival of Gaming@officialgdc.bsky.social · 4w ago

Call for submissions for GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 are now open! We're looking for submissions that span the entire game ecosystem from production to audio to business and marketing. Check out more info for each track and how summits are evolving! https://gdconf.com/call-for-submissions/ #GDC2027

Reminder for those excited for more Avatar that there's already basically an entire fourth season worth of EXCELLENT (entirely canonical!) comics, written primarily by the brilliant @geneluenyang.bsky.social and @faitherinhicks.bsky.social, with oversight from the original showrunners !

This has probably been said before but it warrants being said again: In these types of layoffs, what happens to all the juniors? This industry cannot survive without cultivating the talent of our upcoming fresh developers. What cause do they have to pursue a career this volatile?

I'm very sorry to announce that I was one of the devs affected by the Obsidian layoffs today. At least for four years, it was a beautiful dream. If you need a writer with experience in everything from the fog of war to romance - especially if you're open to remote - please get in touch.

Hey all, In light of... everything my current contract will be ending on July 31. If you know of any senior writer or narrative designer roles please send them my way. www.linkedin.com/in/macleoh/

A short and easy survey about nonbinary names: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Closing date: 19th July 2026 #nonbinary #survey

Nonbinary names survey

Just a fun survey to find out about popular names and common naming trends among nonbinary people! You will get the chance to enter up to three names. If you go by more than three names and you're not...

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I was quadruple booked today for four very fun shenanigans with cool friends I wanna hang out with (and had plans to get to at least three of them!) but instead I am stuck at home having a delightful day of hot girl tummy problems 😭

go to a larp

Luna P.@satelitesnaturales.bsky.social · last mo.

surely nobody asked this before :o)

what a nice day... I love friendship...

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.