What's that in the mist? It's a bike! Best not to look what's following it, though. QUITE A RIDE from @alexgoodwindev.bsky.social is being published by @silverliningint.bsky.social - aside from obvious comparisons, it also features a world impacted by global player actions! tinyurl.com/spokeydokies

Is AI use in games a curse or a boon? Tim Sweeney has historically held a "both sides" mentality, and now agrees that @valvesoftware.com doesn't need an AI disclosure on Steam. Do YOU agree? Plenty certainly don't: tinyurl.com/eenymeenytim... #AI #gamedev #Steam #Epic

The recent Cold Fear delist/relist is a likely test run for what we'll see with other Ubisoft IP now owned by Atari. Behold, as I go full Charlie Day on the EVIDENCE: tinyurl.com/coldfearhota... #ColdFear #gamepreservation @atari.com @ubisoft.com #Darkworks #Ubisoft #GOG #atari

If you had "Tarantino collab" on your Fortnite bingo card, then congratulations: tinyurl.com/killfortnite #FortniteNews #KillBill #GamingNews #Epic @fortnite-game.bsky.social

Where do you stand on #liminalspace art? I love it, although there's a lot of half-arsed content that doesn't understand how it works. POOLS by @tensori.fi is not one those things. Now, #PS5 gamers can succumb to existential fear: tinyurl.com/intothedeepend #VR #POOLS #retro

I used to play Future Perfect on GameCube - my mate who lived a few doors down and I would routinely make levels and then pop round each other's flats to fight each other. On the levels, not in real life. tinyurl.com/timesplitter... #TimeSplitters #scififun #Rewind @ts-rewind.bsky.social

Oh boy, it's a surprise #ProfessionalHairdresser album! And what's this - it's made from old drug PSAs? You might want to give up barber beats, but they'll never let you go. professionalhairdresser.bandcamp.com/album/the-do... #barberbeats #plunderphonics #psa #drugs #smoothjazz #downtempo

Technically released yesterday, but shadowdropped last week, Total Chaos is a rebuilt #DOOM II mod and newest survival horror to feature lumpy zombies. @wadaholic.bsky.social is the dev behind it AND a @wetaworkshop.bsky.social VFX whizz. tinyurl.com/giantnakedman #TotalChaos #horrorgame #zombies

I got serious Mandela Effect from this: I always thought it was "FarCry" because that's how the logo looks, but it's supposed to be written as "Far Cry". THE MORE YOU KNOW. Far Cry TV show in the works: tinyurl.com/farcrytv #AlienEarth #ItsAlwaysSunny #FarCry6 #FX

New #interview is up! If you missed the #Dreadmoor reveal in April, hopefully you caught it again recently with the @digitalvortexent.bsky.social partnership announcement. Details on this and more: tinyurl.com/dreadmoor #horrorgame #fishing #DREDGE #PacificDrive #postapocalyptic #GamingNews

Good news for #RetroGame fans and #gamedevs, especially if you're into #OpenSource projects: #GameTank is an 8-bit console available as either a DIY project or prebuilt, with its own SDK. Deets: tinyurl.com/gametank #8bitNews #retro #c64 #TechNews @gametank.zone

If you've got a PS5, a hankering for radiation, and like weird anomalies, then buddy you better grab your Geiger counter, because S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is out today: tinyurl.com/hideousfreaks #STALKER2HeartOfChornobyl #STALKER2 #TheZone

Anyone not clear on what the recent announcement involving @unity.com and #Epic actually means might want to give this an eyeball: tinyurl.com/gamingmetave... Also, concerns about this being the start of a "monopoly" are frankly bananas. #Unity #Fortnite #gamedev #GamingNews #TechNews

I used to play #GuildWars back in my halcyon university days, when it and #CityofHeroes would occupy my time more than they probably should have. I'm tempted to jump back in, are you? --> tinyurl.com/guildwarsref... #GamingNews #MMORPG @guildwars2.com

In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.

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Alright, here's our look at the Analogue 3D! youtu.be/wyIDr_PDIbI

This is Sektori! A twin-stick shooter I've been making (and documenting the journey) since April 2021. And it finally launched TODAY on Steam, PS5 and Xbox! Here's a fresh launch trailer, all shares highly appreciated. More game info in replies. #indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev

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Posted much earlier today, but only getting the chance to promo on here now: tinyurl.com/hytalereturns @hytale.bsky.social is back from the dead! Original founders of @hypixelstudios.bsky.social are personally funding it, too. #GamingNews #Hytale #Minecraft #RPG #voxel #backfromthedead

Let's all travel back to when times were simpler with new versions of the #Spectrum and #Amiga. *Puts on rose-tinted glasses, finds they work perfectly* tinyurl.com/spectrumamiga #TechNews #RetroGame #GamingNews #retrogaming

I'm not saying killing monsters as a buxom lady in questionable armour is this game's main selling point, but it's certainly A selling point. #ProjectEVILBANE is open to playtests, so you can see for yourself! tinyurl.com/buxomdemonki... #ARPG #Soulslike #jiggle #GamingNews

Did you ever play the original #GhostMaster? I did and I loved it, but it turns out there's a remake out now in #EarlyAccess...! Get the full spooky skinny: tinyurl.com/ghostsgalore #GamingNews #Ghostbusters #spooky #backfromthedead

New #interview is up! I got to chat this week with Grant Sinclair about his new #GamerCard as well as #GameAndWatch and the future of tech. tinyurl.com/sinclairgame... #TechNews #GamingNews #PICO8 #GameDev @raspberrypi.com

Ready for some red hot robot action? Yeah, you heard me. #NCSOFT is bringing #Horizon to mobile and PC as an #MMORPG = #HorizonSteelFrontier is its name and hunting giant robot beasts is its game: tinyurl.com/horizonmmo #GamingNews #MMO #HorizonForbiddenWest #HorizonZeroDawn #GuerillaGames

Read all about it! @valvesoftware.com reveal hardware line-up for 2026! Everyone's shouting about it and now so are weeeeeeeeeeeee tinyurl.com/gabecube #TechNews #GamingNews #Steam #GabeCube

Did you catch the latest #stateofplay? Don't worry if you didn't, because I've covered the highlights: tinyurl.com/stateofplaynov #EldenRingNightreign #marveltokon #DragonQuest #DLC #Futuregames #GamingNews

NetEase has been on a real spree closing down studios, but some games may survive the chopping block: tinyurl.com/midnightthings nb. this writer thinks some AI tools are acceptable, therefore this post is worth 2/5 stars. #GamingNews #MidnightRiders #StrangerThings #shade

New #interview is up! I got to fire some questions at @techland.bsky.social about the studio and the #DyingLight series. Give it an eyeball if you like #DyingLightTheBeast and/or people being asked to choose between their children*: shorturl.at/fvX48 *famous franchise games #GamingNews #horror

Everyone's talking about lengthy development time, but @deadstaticdrive.com took ELEVEN YEARS to reach a release this week. Despite having style up the wazoo, players aren't happy with the result: shorturl.at/8HohP #Lovecraft #GamingNews #GTA6

Are you a fan of hacking people to bits? #HyruleWarriors latest entry, Age of Imprisonment, is out now on #Switch2 and it's canon! Full deets: shorturl.at/Oykqo #GamingNews #LegendOfZelda

Do YOU want to smell games? #OVR thinks you might (as do other companies) but OVR might actually be ahead of the curve as it involves #Unity and #UnrealEngine implementation. @akiiwansurvival.bsky.social by Little Buffalo Studios is the first to try it shorturl.at/IQnap #GamingNews #Survival

Also, if you follow #barberbeats it's worth noting that @dreamshore.bsky.social recently re-released THIS ALBUM IS HAUNTED! It's #plunderphonics and samples the likes of #DavidLynch and #JustMustard, and random #jazz artists. It may also be cursed. dreamshoretapes.bandcamp.com #ghosts #darkjazz

What's next for Dan Houser, co-founder of #RockstarGames? @AbsurdVentures is working on a TON of stuff: shorturl.at/oC9PN Plus, #RedDeadOnline is encouraging mass #turkey slaughter. #GamingNews #cowboys #Absurdaverse #GTA5

Could #SaintsRow come back? It's possible, now the original director is actively pitching a 1970s prequel/reboot. "The core idea of Saints Row ’77 is to go back to the roots of what made SR 1 entertaining in the first place." shorturl.at/s3dwQ #openworld #GamingNews

#Halloween might be over but that doesn't mean you still can't get your spook on. The latest #ProfessionalHairdresser album is out now and is chock-full of horror movie samples. professionalhairdresser.bandcamp.com/album/live-l... #barberbeats #doom #downtempo #breakbeat

#footballmanager26 has had a bumpy road to release, and now it's out players are, frankly, shitting on it for being in a terrible state: t.co/AWDFLlOqO9 #FM26 #GamingNews #sports #soccer #jumpersforgoalposts

#StopKillingGames hasn't gone away, and in fact the UK Parliament debated it yesterday. Although the gist was "We agree we should stop killing games" the outcome was "but business". There's still hope, though! shorturl.at/onpX6 #GamingNews #gamepreservation #UK

Are you one of the million who bought #Dispatch by @adhocstudio.com ? Do you like it? It looks like most do, although requests for more actual dispatching have been shot down by the devs (for now): shorturl.at/DqPHE #GamingNews #Superhero #officecrush #villains

Ahoy, #gamers! Remember #Dreadmoor? It caused quite the stir when it was revealed back in April, but then it sunk beneath the waves. Well now it's resurfaced and has @digitalvortexent.bsky.social onboard as the publisher --> shorturl.at/W8esY #horror #fishing #Lovecraft #GamingNews

Does a #CallofDuty movie sound like a good idea or a SNAFU? It does at least now have some top talent behind it: rb.gy/7f6qq7 But will it have ROBOTS? Enquiring minds want to know! #Yellowstone #MayorofKingstown #BlackOps7

Are you a fan of #blockchain gaming? What about movies? #Moviepass thinks you might like #Mogul --> tinyurl.com/blockchainmmo One investor is also partnered with @ccpgames.com for #EVEFrontier. #Crypto #NFTs #MMO #space #movies

"Just take a look at this!" #ResidentEvil is set to celebrate 30 years of horrible mutants, with a soft-launch of #SurvivalUnit, US tests of an RE:2 arcade cabinet, and #ResidentEvilRequiem pre-orders. "What is it?" Answers here: tinyurl.com/lookatthosem...

#ArcRaiders is out today! For thoughts on the recent playtest (it wasn't all bad) and to get an idea of what to expect, point your eyeballs here: shorturl.at/NNO7S #robots #AI #Extraction #shooter #Italia #Online #cooperation #GamingNews

Are you one of the 480 players still hammering away at #Bloodhunt on PC? Apparently this number isn't high enough to warrant the game continuing, so @sharkmob.bsky.social are calling it quits next year. More vampire news here: shorturl.at/qefu1 #vtm #Bloodline #liveservice #RIP

Amazon is set to do what it does best by axing a ton of jobs, with the gaming division included. Leaked memo highlights the studios for the chop, but there is some good news for gamers: shorturl.at/wD4yj #Amazon #NewWorldAeternum #GamingNews #JobIess

As the #Battlefield6 vs #BlackOps7 rivalry heats up, both camps release free games. Meanwhile, #BO7Beta feedback gets folded into the full release, and #CallofDuty gets nuts with #zombies and #Halloween content. tinyurl.com/callofzombies #BlackOps6 #warzonemobile #GamingNews

Ever played Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight? If not, and you're in the US, now's your chance! For free! Plus 14 other #Capcom classics, incl. #GhoulsnGhosts Deets: tinyurl.com/electricthun... #CapcomTown @capcomusa.com #StreetFighter #Megaman

#Halloween2025 is almost upon us like a vast fanged menace that reeks of pumpkin spice latte, and so I'd love to see what #horrorgame you like or, if you're a #gamedev, what you're working on! For now, here's news on the #Hypercharge studio's new spoooooky game: tinyurl.com/thedevilcuts...

Ready for a massive #Fallout4 bundle that's almost certainly going to cost a few fair bob? What about #Fallout76 or #FalloutNewVegas references? What about #switch2 news? Buddy, you've got all this and more here: tinyurl.com/deathclaws4eva #GamingNews