Got a absolute killer long read on @thisweekinvideogames.com for the weekend: @sambarsanti.bsky.social dives deep into the communities convinced there's "one last mystery" left to solve in Red Dead Redemption 2, speaks to one of the main sleuths, and ties it all back to Ed Harris in Westworld.

Look at these bloody @smgstudio.bsky.social folks just casually winning a DICE Award

hey just fyi amidst all the State of Play excitement this morning, it was perhaps lost that Ubisoft confirmed that it expects to run at a loss of ONE BILLION EUROS this year

so glad a publisher was smart enough to pick up a Michael Brough game you’d have to be pretty dumb to not give him money to make a game imo. hella dumb. maybe the dumbest

I can be your angle….or yuor devil

that's great

Several now-former Highguard developers at Wildlight Entertainment have posted about layoffs at the company, with one remarking that they had affected "most of the team." The news comes just two weeks after Highguard's launch, and ahead of its first post-launch update.

One of my favourite genres!!

played like an hour and it's incredible so far. every menu is its own insane little idea. humor is off the charts. videogames are BACK

I swear my productivity drops by 80% every time I have to use Outlook

I was asked about Project Genie and wrote the response kind of tired so if you want to hear my unfiltered and slightly less-than-diplomatic answer about AI it's here

We asked game developers to share their thoughts on Google's Project Genie, a "world builder" powered by generative AI. "Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com

Remakes are a mistake

Impossible not to be furious

Picking up the Trails beyond the Horizon ball that @vook64.bsky.social kicked: - Classification Board says IARC Refused Classification for demos - They overturned them for an R18+ - Demos never released - Full game hasn't even been submitted for classification - NIS America won't responded to me

Number #1 in the world baby (this is not a challenge please don’t take this away from me)

Meet me at the Fortnite Festival Battle Stage if you want a Roan of Arc ass kicking

how long do I have to keep this up sonyinteractive.com/en/our-compa...

The developers behind Train Simulator and about seven different Train World Sim games are making a Thomas the Fucking Tank Engine game and I am so "ON BOARD," as it were Look at the goddamn first-person driver's compartment view. YOU ARE INSIDE THOMAS. store.steampowered.com/app/3743790/...

seems fine

It's Sony financials time, which means I am once again urging games outlets to do their own math on console numbers and not parrot the more well-circulated figure that has thrown an extra 0.1 million on there for the last year, please check primary sources people I am being normal about this i promi

I need you to all help me get The Muppets renewed for a full season

Ubisoft workers believe CEO Yves Guillemot "should move on," according to French unions, and are "panicked" about a new return-to-office mandate. Speaking to TWIV, union reps said: “It’s clearly a plan to fire people without firing them... a decision [made] by the CEO, but managers are against it.”

Valve has postponed the announcement of both pricing and availability for its Steam Hardware lineup, citing the industry shortages for both memory and storage components. It still expects to launch the products in H1 2026, and notes that storage and memory in the Steam Machine will be upgradable.

How do you fix journalism? Fucking pay for it. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe. The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.

"They're not even in the same ballpark. [Project] Genie is not a game engine." "There's the storyline, there's emotional connection, there's vibe, there's mission structure. All of those things you cannot capture through AI and certainly not through a world builder."

Nintendo has reported 17.37 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles sold as of 31 December 2025. It's the fastest-selling console in Nintendo history. The original Nintendo Switch has now also surpassed the Nintendo DS to be the best-selling piece of Nintendo hardware in history at 155.37 million units.

Hey - if you're a game developer who for some reason happens to have access to Google's Project Genie, we would really love to hear your thoughts. If you're a gamedev who doesn't have access but has strong thoughts to share regardless, please also feel free to get in touch. Email or DM me!

Hey - if you're a game developer who for some reason happens to have access to Google's Project Genie, we would really love to hear your thoughts. If you're a gamedev who doesn't have access but has strong thoughts to share regardless, please also feel free to get in touch. Email or DM me!

This is quite possibly the most ridiculous comeback I've somehow managed to pull off in a fighting game I deserve 1000 ranked points thanks Riot

The organisers of the GDC Festival of Gaming have acknowledged the stress regarding international developers hesitating to attend the US-based conference during the current political climate. They say the event has yet to see an impact on registration numbers for global attendees, however.

looks like someone forgot how to "high guard" am i right fellow gamers

Microsoft has reported a 5% decline in Xbox content and services revenue for the period encompassing October-December 2025. This is the first quarterly decline for Xbox content in three years. Xbox hardware revenue has also declined 32%, continuing what has become a recurring quarterly trend.

Finally, a Witcher game where you play as Dandelion. @maddie-b-a.bsky.social talks to developer @nerial.bsky.social about how Reigns: The Witcher uses the swipey narrative strategy format to play with the lore of the Witcher universe, and about Geralt's hypothetical prospects on Tinder.

They got me

TR-49: The only puzzle game in which a brute force solution still makes me feel clever for using it, though I feel like "puzzle game" really sells this thing short. It's an astounding thing.

Timestamped for your convenience: youtu.be/cOV6-zuGyxc?...

Meetup in Bellabel Park if u want an ass kicking

In terms of events to go play a videogame, one time a publisher flew me to Sweden for a one-day course to learn how to drift Mercedes cars on a frozen lake, and then take a nighttime winter survival course in the forest. And also play some games. It was the first time I had ever seen snow.

Does this count www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Great writeup, great game. Totally consumed me. Play TR-49!

Do I know anyone in the Australian games industry who can connect me with some of the folks who formerly worked at Blue Tongue on the seminal 2006 open-world party action game 'Barnyard'?

Freeplay is the longest running independent games festival in the world. This is incredibly sad news and it needs all the support it can get.

Both a great embodiment of FromSoftware’s themes of jolly cooperation, and a tragic succumbing to the realities of the industry, omgmorejames.bsky.social argues that Elden Ring Nightreign is the best, worst, and most emblematic game of 2025. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/elde...

Real-life young person @maddie-b-a.bsky.social is tired of commentators using Gen Z as a scapegoat for the rise of AI slop, and tired of those using the demographic as a reason to keep churning it out. "Let's level with each other — no one likes being told what they think less than young people."

Don't let anybody tell you that you can't eat hot cross buns in January.

Sad to hear about SXSW Sydney ending. I loved being able to stumble into random music gigs inbetween games events. The scale meant you could meaningfully interact with international guests. I enjoyed seeing Charlie Brooker in civvies trying out local indie titles. It made games seem cool, you know?

We're looking for a News Editor to join TWIV. Ideal candidate would have proven experience with: - Working in news for a games outlet - Conducting original reporting - Mentoring junior writers ...and genuinely enjoy writing news, diving deep, and talking to people. UK timezone preferred. Email me.

What's actually involved in getting a human voice actor to record lines for a game, and how does that compare to an AI replacement? @maddie-b-a.bsky.social speaks to actors and audio engineers like @selmaleh.bsky.social and @jeffvandyck.com to try and demystify what goes into giving games a voice.