Free update coming to Wartales in a few weeks !

Shiro Games@shirogames.com · 9h ago

⚔️ Community Update #7 lands September 7 on Steam! 🗡️ Explore “The Lair,” a new underground hideout for outlaws. ⛓️ Discover the reworked Prisoner System, offering worthy captives a new path forward. 📅 Free update releases September 7 🎮 Open Beta available now Read More on Steam: shiro.li/AsjLhh

Spider-Man Brand New Day was nice. Tom Holland continues to be great. Jon Bernthal’s Punisher works well as a counterbalance to the usual tone. Nothing very innovative in the script but overall it works. I’m interested to see if they’ll ever take this character someplace new in the future.

Finished Final Fantasy VII Remake (yes the first part, better late than never !). While I miss the turn-based combat from the original, it was a great experience, and perfect for vacation play ok the Steam Deck I might add. Maybe I can finish the second part in time for the release of Revelation…

As an industry professional with a big focus on PC/Steam and 99% digital business, this decision didn’t surprise me much. However I’ve been astonished by how many of my friends with no ties to the industry saw it as a deep betrayal and vouched to not buy anymore Sony consoles. (1/2)

Tom Warren@tomwarren.co.uk · 5d ago

Sony speaks. Sony is pushing forward with ditching discs, despite a growing backlash. The PlayStation maker says ”The digitalization of content overall has been progressing, that’s the big factor.” www.theverge.com/tech/973621/...

I enjoyed Nolan’s Odyssey. It was very Nolan, which means dark, violent and a bit depressing, and I’ve been in love with the « high-fantasy » Odyssey since my youth, but it’s an interesting interpretation of the story and well worth seeing. I hope this gets people to read the original.

Good thoughts from Chris Zukowski on the impact of the new Steam Personal Calendar and how it might impact how you communicate about your games on Steam. Worth a read for anyone looking for advice on navigating Steam games publishing.

How the Steam Personal Calendar affects your launch – How To Market A Game

Feel Confident marketing your game

howtomarketagame.com

More #podcast catchup highlights: the discussion between @ekanaut.bsky.social and @alexaray.bsky.social is a great listen, and also reminded me that I haven't played Dosa Diva yet and it's right up my alley so time to fix that...

Game Maker's Notebook: Dosa Divas' Chandana Ekanayake Talks Food, Music, and Indie Development

chats with  of . Together they discuss developing his newest game , including the origin of the narrative and using food as a storytelling device; weaving together story with combat; the importance…

gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com

This looks very cool !

Lost In Cult@lostincult.co.uk · 2w ago

From a database to a full-fledged bible! ✨🕺 We've collabed with @eddcoates.bsky.social on the Game UI Bible, a 500+ page hardback adventure through the UI/UX of loads of your favourite games 🎮 Let us entice you with a limited signed bookplate by Edd himself and more below 🔗👇

Catching up on my podcasts. This episode of the Game Developer's Podcast on Skybound's outlook on games and media and their strategy moving forward was a very good listen. Thanks for that @bryantfrancis.me.

Inside Skybound's video game strategy

Skybound Entertainment CEO David Alpert and co-chairman Jon Goldman discuss the future of video games at Skybound.

gamedeveloper.com

I was told you couldn't do 3D on the Playdate, so I did it. Then I was told there was no way I could create exterior levels like those in Mirror's Edge, so I proved them wrong again.

Finished 007: First Light, and had a fantastic time with it. Fun gameplay, great writing, right pacing, and a modern vision of what James Bond could be which I really hope MGM and Amazon take example on for the movies. Well done @ioi.dk ! Play it.

007 First Light - Story Trailer

Make your mark. Earn the Number. Discover a re-imagined origin story as James Bond enters the 00 Programme as a promising young recruit. Despite his occasional recklessness, Bond's intuition, charm,…

youtube.com

Finished the last book of the Dandelion Dynasty saga from @kyliu99.bsky.social. I can't say it was an easy read, but sticking with it was well worth it. Epic. Homeric. Like a modern version of the Iliad with Chinese inspirations. I can only recommend it. #Books #BookSky

Steam revenue is up 14.5% vs. the same period last year according to @alineaanalytics.bsky.social. PC revenue continues fast growth as consoles are on increasingly shaky grounds as the recent industry news will tell us. Have a read: alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/steam-is-h...

Steam is having another record year for revenue

Steam has generated $11B in the first half of 2026 alone, the platform’s biggest-ever six months, as per our estimates. Here’s the numbers and some of the games driving them.

alineaanalytics.substack.com

A couple of years ago a family member sent me a link to an article about how much money Meta was spending on the Metaverse and said "surely that'll work with that much money ?". And here we are. A good read via @jamesrball.com & @prospectmagazine.co.uk

Life at the end of the metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg built a future that nobody wanted. Tech bosses are repeating his mistake

prospectmagazine.co.uk

"We Should Use Social Media The Same Way Manga Authors Write About Their Week" Isn't this what social media used to be ? Another great unexpected read via @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social and @aftermath.site.

We Should Use Social Media The Same Way Manga Authors Write About Their Week

Why ragebait and engagement farm when you could be posting about receiving head pats from your dentist?

aftermath.site

Sam Neil has so many great performances that it feels almost reductive to focus on one scene. Except it's one of the most iconic scenes in movie history and all of it, The groundbreaking CGI, the sweeping John Williams score *doesn't* work without the authentic joy and wonder of Neill's performance

Fiesta was the direct competitor to Flyff, the first game I launched 20 years ago, and I’m so glad both games are still alive and kicking with active communities after all those years.

MassivelyOP@massivelyop.bsky.social · 4w ago

Gamigo is bringing 20-year-old anime MMORPG Fiesta Online to console and we’re here for it

Rumors be rumors, but I've been dreaming of a new adaptation of the Shadowrun universe for too many years now. The IP is owned by Microsoft and great things are done on the TTRPG side, but the digital realms remain barren of funky cyberpunk elves so far...

Twisted Voxel@twistedvoxel.com · 4w ago

Obsidian Entertainment Was Reportedly Working On A Shadowrun Game Led By Fallout: New Vegas Lead Writer Obsidian Entertainment was working on a Shadowrun game led by Fallout: New Vegas lead writer John Gonzalez. Chris Avellone, co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment, took to Twitter/X to share that…

Our first major Update for Farever - The Nightling Invasion - Launches on July 15th!

Northgard Battlegrounds goes Open Beta next week on July 9th ! See you in there and... probably trample my poor units because as much as I've tried a lot, I'm not too good at that game yet. Great fun still. See you in there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R1E...

Northgard Battlegrounds | Gameplay Overview | OPEN BETA JULY 9

YouTube video by Shiro Games

youtube.com

Alan Moore making his point clear in the dedication at the beginning of I Hear A New World.

I hope IO finds another backer to finish and release the game. First Light is great and I can’t wait to see IO’s talent at play in a fantasy world.

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

NEW: Xbox confirms to Bloomberg News that it has pulled out of IO Interactive's 'Project Fantasy' video game. “We expect to invest about the same in content as we did last year. What's changing is where we're investing and the kinds of projects we're backing.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The first GTA was banned in France (or was it an urban legend ?), but there was this kid with a CD Burner at home who borrowed his dad’s trenchcoat and sold pirated discs of it for 10 Francs a pop (1.5€) during recess in secondary school. Fucking legend.

Daniel Ahmad@zhugeex.com · last mo.

There's probably plenty of lifelong GTA fans who have been playing it since their childhood and are now about to experience their second game in the franchise.

The new James Bond game is very good, and unexpectedly well written. Hopefully Amazon and MGM will learn a thing or two from this for their next feature film ? Thanks for that piece @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2mo ago

The James Bond of First Light is hot in a grown up way: aftermath.site/the-james-bond...

Very happy with the launch of Farever last month, sitting in Steam’s top sellers list in great company. I look forward to continuing building this world with our players for the years to come.

I’m confused as to why Xbox would let the studio announce a new game and then shut them down a week later ? Senua looked pretty great.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Verge: Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory "Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will find a buyer." www.theverge.com/games/950204...

🚀 Fan of space games? This Steam bundle is worth a look. 👀 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 🔗 store.steampowered.com/bundle/74687... 🪐 Includes X4: Foundations, Space Engineers, Avorion, SpaceCraft, Starminer, and Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes. ✨ #Bundle #SpaceGame

I’ll be at DICE Europe in September, holding a roundtable on self-publishing. Come and say hi if you’re there as well !

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences@official-aias.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're excited to reveal our next round of DICE Athens programming, featuring our keynote talk from @supergiantgames.bsky.social's Amir Rao along with leaders from Sony, EA, and more! Tickets sell out past years, don’t wait! Register by Aug 3 for early bird rates: www.diceeurope.org/dice_speaker...

Oops, we did it again We launched a new game. It takes place in space Oh baby, baby, Time to build factories, With the stars up above, It's not that complicated ! (They said I should not post online when exhausted at the end of a release week, and they might have been right. See you in space)

Shiro Games@shirogames.com · 2mo ago

Join us among the stars: shiro.li/RMSvce

I had the chance to briefly work with Ubisoft Winnipeg some years back. Great talent and very nice people making very cool tech that seemingly will never get to players now. Very sad to read this news.

Mike Straw | Insider-Gaming.com@mikestrawmedia.com · 2mo ago

BREAKING NEWS: Insider Gaming has learned that Ubisoft Winnipeg is shutting down, with dozens of employees being let go. insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-winn...