L’éditeur français Nacon se déclare en cessation de paiement et demande l’ouverture d´une procédure de redressement judiciaire.

📢 INDIE DEVS WHO ARE IN NEXT FEST! If you're participating and would like your demo/store page reposted to 37K+ Bluesky followers then drop it in the replies below* *No games that use Gen-AI please and thank you.

🔥 This year, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Headbang Club! 🔥 From Double Kick Heroes to DeathTower, we will keep on crafting games we love, loud and pixelated! Thank you for your support! 🤘 Cheers mate!

Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel. “The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”

🔴 Nouvel épisode ! #IndieAndCo On a reçu Sarah qui crée des trailers de jeux vidéos à @RawFury pour en parler. Si vous avez joué à Star Trucker, Inua ou encore Wednesdays, vous en avez peut-être vu un avant de l'ajouter à votre bibliothèque. youtu.be/49aThmu8SIU

Dug into this absolutely wild thing happening to Finji. The deeper I read into their increasingly baffling conversations with TikTok "support" the more I felt like I was on something. www.ign.com/articles/tun...

genAI is dying repost to make it die faster

Godot co-founder says 'AI slop' pull requests have become overwhelming

I had the chance to work on this game as a gameplay and UI programmer. If you like BSG, you should definitely check it out!

we live in the ruins of a greater civilization

CiniCross is $9.95 on Steam (17% off launch discount - Picross roguelite) store.steampowered.com/app/3933120/...

Tech companies with their constant begging for attention e.g. use of notifications, auto-subscription to newsletter are insufferable. Fuck them all.

QP a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.

Pixelnest is 12 years old today!!! 🥳 And we'll "soon" announce a new game, we have a new demo that we really like!

The 2026 Global Game Jam #GGJ26 was last weekend, so let's take a look at their historical data for engine usage. 📈 @godotengine.org is having a good run! #Godot is now firmly established as the #2 engine in game jams (correlated by #GMTKJam data), rapidly closing the gap with #Unity.

Meanwhile, private schools spit thousands of wanabee gamedevs on a market that can’t even absorb existing laid-off employees. Private schools be like

An in-depth analysis of France’s main gamedev job board ☑️ Job posting dropped by 71% in the last 3 years ☑️ Half of activity in Paris region, with strong presence in Occitanie which french gov has officially renamed Sandfallcity emploi.afjv.com/observatoire...

Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.

#AfterTheWaneChronicles Hey friends, today I wanted to share with you the secrets of rotoscoping. To create the incredible teaser for the game, Nico, the illustrator, worked with dancers from Bordeaux. Here's a GIF that explains it all! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #art #digitalart 🎮

"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any. The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.

"Hey on a bousillé l'hôpital et on augmente vos frais de santé, mais si vous survivez à votre accouchement vos enfants pourront s'entasser à 36 dans des classes en ruines pour ensuite finir au chômage, leurs boulots occupés par des IA qui accélèrent la crise climatique. Vous devriez faire des bébés"

⚠️ À l’attention des étudiant-es JV. C’est la période des portes ouvertes des écoles. N’y allez pas si vous (ou votre famille) n’avez pas les sous. Jamais. Y’a plein de parcours publics, d’ingénieur qui permettront un enseignement complet. Voici un fichier utile : docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Dear Bsky friends, yesterday we revealed the next game of our studio, @nova-box.com. It's kind of a VN (as we usually do). It dives into dancing, occultism, and identity. I would be very grateful if you would be kind enough to add it to your wishlists: store.steampowered.com/app/2742720/...

You asked and you shall receive! Now you better watch it cause it took me two days to make this! (unless you're really enjoying Windows 11) How to switch to Linux as a gamedev? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKtN...

It is done. Check it out! youtu.be/WKtNIHdNUH8?...

Nova-box is proud to present After the Wane, the studio's next game, which will be released on Steam at the end of 2026. ✨ The studio will use rotoscoping for the first time to enhance key moments in the story. Here is the teaser! 💃 👉 Wishlist the game: store.steampowered.com/app/2742720/...

Si vous l'avez manqué : on projette de transformer @ty.games en SCIC pour en faire un éditeur coopératif ! Plus d'infos sur cette initiative et un lien pour donner votre avis sur : 📝 tygames.notion.site/TyGAMES-Bila... #gamedev #publisher

#Godot 4.6 is out, and all about your flow! This release puts you and your workflow first with a new theme, flexible docks, and dozens of UX improvements. And Jolt Physics by default, revamped IK, better reflections, and more. Less wrestling with UI. More making games. godotengine.org/releases/4.6

Un extraterrestre qui ne vient ni de Star Wars ni de Star Trek

Hey fellow devs! A friend of mine wants to get into game marketing. She is looking for a dev/team to support with FREE marketing for 2 months to learn and improve her skills. 🐧💡 Are you interested or know anyone? ✍️Leave a comment 🔁 RTs appreciated #gamedev #indiedev

A l'occasion du stage collectif de 3e, je retombe sur mon cours de Pico-8 d'introduction à la programmation et à la petite console virtuelle. Peut-être que ça intéressera quelques autres personnes ! github.com/valryon/3di-... #gamedev #pico8

Coucou les #gamedevs On tente un projet un peu fou avec @ty.games : faire un éditeur coopératif breton. On en parle là : www.linkedin.com/posts/damien...

UBISOFT - Appel à la grève Jeudi 22 Janvier - Matin Suites aux annonces catastrophiques venant de M. Yves Guillemot (plan de réductions des coûts, projets tués, arrêt du télétravail, etc.), la section Solidaires Informatique appelle à un débrayage ce Jeudi 22 Janvier matin.

Hyperslice is out NOW on Steam and Itch 🎉 ⚡Fast paced arena roguelite 💨Push & slice EVERYTHING 💥Destroy enemies, survive hazards, buy upgrades, die and 🔁 💸 < 5$ at launch I hope you'll enjoy 🥰 s.team/a/2977820

INFO : fin 2025, la maison-mère de Focus et Dotemu commandait une évaluation des risques psychosociaux au sein du studio Leikir. Trois mois plus tard, le studio ferme ses portes. Mon enquête sur les derniers mois d'existence du développeur de Metal Slug Tactics 👉 youtu.be/p1F65brsjpQ?...

Dans 10 jours, on se retrouve pour un week-end de création autour du jeu vidéo. Que vous fassiez de la musique, du graphisme, du code ou autres bidouilles, rejoignez-nous pour cet événement de partage collectif ! 🎟️ Billetterie ➡️ www.helloasso.com/as...

🌍 La Global Game Jam 2026 arrive à Cesson-Sévigné chez Creative Seeds ! Du 30 janvier au 1er février, rejoignez-nous pour créer, partager et tester votre jeu vidéo en équipe. Les inscriptions se passent par ici 🔽 globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20...

⛳ New trailer for ROGOLF just dropped ! Our mini-golf roguelite will come out April 2, 2026 ! 🃏

Gross. I dunno how I missed that Hans Zimmer is a transphobic fucking loser but here we are

Making good progress on our new game COSMO CARGO at @pixelnest.io! We'll very soon share a ~1H demo to close friends and publishers, once most bugs will be fixed. We can't wait to tell you more! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Making good progress on our new game COSMO CARGO at @pixelnest.io! We'll very soon share a ~1H demo to close friends and publishers, once most bugs will be fixed. We can't wait to tell you more! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Bon… bah Focus ferme Leikir (Metal Slug Tactics, Synergy). https://www.boursorama.com/bourse/actualites/pullup-entertainment-pullup-entertainment-solide-performance-du-back-catalogue-des-jeux-live-et-d-absolum-au-troisieme-trimestre-fiscal-94c929ac14d650f3b562f227543744b1

DeadCore Redux is now out on Steam! s.team/a/3484260 So proud of this ultimate version of DeadCore: let’s reach the Summit together again! BIG UPS to the people who helped us along the way, especially our playtesters: we couldn’t have done it without you guys ♥️ #gamedev #indiegames #madewithunity

Introducing our Arthurian-inspired narrative RPG, Sovereign Tower! In your new role of sovereign, balance the inflated egos of your knights, answer your subjects' requests, and ensure harmony across the Kingdom's denizens! Play the Demo today! 👇 https://wildwits.itch.io/sovereign-tower

HERE IT IS! 🎊 We are thrilled to unveil our new projet, fresh out of the oven: Sovereign Tower! 👑 Check out the free demo, available right now on itchio ! (Link bellow 👇🏼)

Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers

DeadCore Redux launches tomorrow on Steam! Thanks to @ign.com for sharing our release trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mowr... Big up to @arnaudnoble.bsky.social & @fabien-dipardo.bsky.social for making it in record time! s.team/a/3484260 #gamedev #indiegames #madewithunity #whishlistwednesday

Bandcamp bans AI music

Portée par la bande de Guillaume Meurice, Radio Nova a fracassé le million d’auditeurs, selon les derniers chiffres de Médiamétrie. Derrière cette percée se dessine une volonté de son actionnaire, Matthieu Pigasse, de pousser la gauche de combat dans la bataille culturelle contre l’extrême droite.

ORIGAMI A BESOIN DE VOTRE SOUTIEN ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpUg... Pour produire des émissions de qualité, pour rémunérer ses journalistes, pour parler de jeux vidéo - mais pas que - et pour préparer sereinement l’avenir avec vous.