Amazon reviews are mostly AI now
Good luck buying anything this year!

#AI@GameDEV
#Amazon@GameDEV

You can hop on: Big Hops is out now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/Big_Hops/
#IndieGames@GameDEV

OK, Everlasting Summer 2 has been announced. The key art has SIX FINGERS! They leave no doubts anymore — a perfect slop is being served...

UPD: The creator of the game got drunk, swear in his communities, de-anonymized himself while being intoxicated, lost partnership with World Of Warships. All after the announcement.

#AI@GameDEV

Deadlock (PSX)

OneX just announced their OneXGPU 3, packed with 9070 XT (cut down to 180W). This is still the most powerful of such solutions and you can plug it into any USB4 / Thunderbolt 3 compatible laptop. And it will be a beast, capable of 4K gaming.

#AMD@GameDEV
#Handhelds@GameDEV

If you are making a game on a custom engine or modified one, it will not pass Windows Smart Screen. The signature can be obtained by releasing it to MS Store or Steam, but do you know you can simply send your game to Microsoft?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission — it will take months, usually, but still better than nothing.

#Security@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV

OK, I'm in!

#Blender@GameDEV
#meme@GameDEV

Racing mode!

#meme@GameDEV

Not photoshopped by the way!

#Fallout@GameDEV
#Movies@GameDEV

It's already perfect...

#meme@GameDEV
#Blender@GameDEV

He isn't wrong!

#meme@GameDEV
#Battlefield@GameDEV

Good stuff 😊👌

#AI@GameDEV
#Warhammer@GameDEV

Meta shuts down their biggest remaining VR studios and shifts focus from the metaverse. Will they rename it back to Facebook?

All of these companies were not created by Meta, they were acquired just a few years ago, then forced to focus only on internal projects, and now they are closed.

#VR@GameDEV
#Meta@GameDEV

Kind reminder that black market of key resellers is most of the time leaving developers in debt. Not due to "lost potential profit", but directly:

A lot of these keys are stolen or refunded and processing fees will lie on the publisher. By buying on marketplaces you literally steal from developers. It's barely noticeable for AAA, but can leave indies in debt.

Due to this, you are not supporting developers, even if you think "oh, it's cheaper, but I give what I can". No, it's literally better to steal than to buy at marketplaces.

Not vibe coding, but my current mood 😔

#AI@GameDEV
#meme@GameDEV

Noted!

Highguard devs schedule

Valve changed Steam Community Awards, made their price even and they no longer grant any scores for the receiving party.

Kinde meh, how do I farm my clowns now?

#Steam@GameDEV
#Valve@GameDEV