Medallion's humming... that can only mean one thing! It's time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past! ⚔️

Placeholder assets in a game should look obnoxiously temporary, so obvious that no one would mistake it for the final asset. In past games we've used the doge dog (rip) as an icon, hot pink versions of characters, our CEO's head, etc. If you use a temp asset that seems passable, it may stay there.

If you want to learn about converting your games in Unity to DOTS, we have a workshop with Esteban Maldonado on February 10 at 6 PM AST in our Discord server - discord.gg/PdsGH5y - in the Stage channel. Whether you are new to C# or a Unity dev, this is a great place to start!

Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2026 Scholars! 🥳 We want to thank the LATAM Video Games Federation for giving GDC Festival Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵 More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2026-scholars

Interested in the official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game? Join us tomorrow, Jan 21st, at 5:00 PM CET for a REDstreams dedicated to the upcoming card game. Our hosts will sit down with the WeirdCo team to discuss the cards, then face off in a live match or two to showcase the full gameplay loop!

𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘍-𝘎𝘟 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘵 ok let's talk ✨ cut content ✨ TL;DR: making a game is a constant management and reevaluation of priorities vs scope, vision, quality and time. throughout this process as many things get added as removed.

I also, fwiw, find that one of the more frustrating blockers to writing is when there’s already a (bad) suggestion of what you should say. You are no longer able to organically find the idea because the suggestion in front of you knocks you off the track of your natural thought process.

When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story. A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story. But...

PRAISE THE ALLMOTHER, 1000xRESIST is out on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 🎮 @sunsetvisitor.studio This sci-fi thriller is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Korean 🗣️ A warm HEKKI GRACE to new Sisters across the globe 🫂 💚 bit.ly/1KXRXbox 💙 bit.ly/1KXRPlayStat...

New deadline for our CAFECITOS sign-ups is now November 2nd! ☕️ Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)! Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA Sign up as a MENTOR: forms.gle/BNZsZniY46f7tjrNA

I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne: hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o... Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length

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🚨 The Steam page for Welcome to Brightville is now live! 🚨 Add to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3541250/... Take a first look at a dark, stylish immersive sim where magic powers machines and your choices shape the world.

We'll be starting our workshop soon! See you there!

Missed our last hangout from last year? Well, this time we have a Post-GDC community hangout in Downtown Cupey! Hang out with us this April 12th @ 5 PM AST, and get to meet a few PRGDA’s GDC Scholars! Don't miss it! 😎 More info + registration: prgda.net/event-list/community-hangout-april-2025

I think I heard something... #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

I'll be giving a workshop! If you're interested to learn more about Narrative Design, this is a great start!

Fling with a Tiefling needs one more review until it reaches 50 and gets the Very Positive rating on Steam! 🥹💕 This is so exciting! This will be my first game on there with that amount of reviews. If you enjoyed the game, consider reviewing it! store.steampowered.com/app/3249540/...

WISHLIST TOAD TAVERN TODAY ‼️ Our steam page is finally live! This is a small step towards the incredible year we're going to have thanks to you awesome folk 🥂 buff.ly/PoB5DYL #steam #visualnovel #frog #pixelart

Are you going to be around GDC this year? If so, are you looking to meet awesome Boricua devs? Come to our Puerto Rico Game Dev Meetup this March 20th in Fish & Farm (424 Clay St.) at 7:30 PM! Thanks to our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social for helping us make this a possibility! 🇵🇷✨

UNDERTALE is on sale for $1. If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up. store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...

Recently finished the Gogmagog duology and can’t recommend them enough. Gorgeously surreal, alternate-universe post-war London, where the worldbuilding is the draw but the rich prose is what hooks you. The best written fantasy I’ve read in a long while.

I saw a #writing advice thread going around yesterday and I have some advice specifically for game writers: don't bury your own voice

Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2025 Scholars! 🥳 Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵 More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars

Most successful indie games may feel they're "perfect," but it's their imperfection that makes them feel that way, giving them character and innovative systems.

🚨 Today is the last day to apply, don't forget!🚨

1/ With a heavy heart, I announce that effective this friday, myself and some on my team will be laid off. Due to the financial standing of the studio, our union couldn't prevent it, but we were able to negotiate some cushioning pay to soften the blow. The modeling,

💠 1000xRESIST Has Sold Over 70,000 Copies!! 💠 To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam! We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍 Read our update below 👇

!Si vives en Puerto Rico (o eres puertorriqueño), eres creador de juegos, o desarrollador/artista, y quieres ir para San Francisco para el Game Developer's Association, llena el formulario abajo! ✅ !Este viernes (7 de febrero) es el último dia para solicitar!

CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫 Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG. “The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN links below 👇

Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨ For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025 Application Deadline: February 7, 2025

Here's another article looking into the design and storytelling choices of NieR: Automata’s tutorial, focusing on the difficulty and meaning behind each sequence.

This is a beautiful tribute.

The @remedygames.com internal code name for Alan Wake 2 was ”Big Fish”. I think David Lynch is swimming with the big fish now. Rest in peace. His influence goes far and wide and will live on.

I have to admit... The intrigue, tone, and dark fantasy elements really got me hooked. Congrats to Rebel Wolves for an amazing reveal!

If you have ever wondered about playing Metaphor: ReFantazio, here's an extensive review and deep dive into its story and narrative systems! If you're new to game development, this will give you some insight into terminologies and system designs.

It’s pretty much all mismanagement. Adopting new tech prematurely? Mismanagement. Changing creative direction in production? Mismanagement. Iterating on content 3+ times? Mismanagement. Adding major features in production? Mismanagement. Poor planning, failure to follow plans - all mismanagement.

Even if you COULD write a completely neutral story--a work devoid of any preferred perspective, social stucture, political stances, or themes--you would hate it. Art has a perspective. It's fine to say "I don't like this perspective" but you'd loathe a neutral slurry more, I promise

No one - absolutely no one on planet earth - is more frustrated by a game’s bugs than the people who made it One of the criticisms I’ve seen lately re: bugs is that devs just shrug and go “them’s the breaks.” no. We are little balls of rage, spite, and swallowed tears

About time for another Developer_Direct Join us on January 23 for an exclusive deep dive into some of the exciting games coming to Xbox in 2025: xbx.lv/3WeO0xt | #DeveloperDirect

I might've gone too far with my Metaphor: ReFantazio review and "analysis" article... But hey, you won't know how it'll end up if you don't try, right?

I have a lot of concerns about the lack of credit given to outsourcers, and the casual erasure of that credit by folks in industry who absolutely know better. But this goes further, we need to take responsibility when this stuff is outed, and take reasonable steps to keep it away from our projects.

the number of times i've had to ask devs if they were trying to reinvent the wheel or rediscover fire is crazy the instinct to spend 6 months rewriting something for marginal gains while the rest of the team can't touch any content connected to it is generally Very Bad

Going to be dabbling with articles soon in Substack. If you want to check out discussions about narrative design, game development, and philosophy, check it out!

The 2025 Conference on BIPOC Game Studies is being held on September 12-14, but they're accepting games and creative work right now--along with panels and presentations. The submissions deadline is January 18, so get your games and talks in asap! ✨ conference.blackgamestudies.com/overview.html

Just threw a grenade over the gamedev wall on LinkedIn: Narrative works on an emotional level. It takes time & resources to come to fruition, and skill to do it effectively. Its purpose, beyond the specific content, is to drive 4 things: Attachment, Anticipation, Identification, and Investment.

Drumroll please! IGN's Game of the Year is... Metaphor: ReFantazio! See why this fantasy RPG snagged our highest honor and check out the other nominees here: bit.ly/3BHz8kf #IGNAwards

🏆 1000xRESIST receives the NARRATIVE AWARD at @indiegameawards.gg 🏆 To be recognized is truly a dream and something we never considered during development. THANK YOU to everyone who has spread the word. It's working. We’re still around because of YOU 😭

The writing of Slay the Princess is breathtakingly complex, supporting a dizzying array of branching story paths to take In this Deep Dive, writer Tony Howard-Arias tells us how the team planned for this player-centric narrative experience #GDBestof2024

Hmm... Sounds about right.