A fantastic new publication "Game Poems Magazine" featuring artistic lightning fast playable mini-games. First issue is out! #art #games

It’s inevitable that AI is going to be used in almost all game production pipelines. Also inevitable that the x100 boost is based in hype, not reality. But x2 or even x0.5 is probably a good enough reason to use it for most studios. #AI #gamedev

I think about this picture I took of the Queen’s Gambit board game in 2022 a lot.

Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund defends the use of AI in ARC Raiders and urges players to "step back" and understand how it can help developers. bit.ly/3N8NjEj

If I vibe-code a piece of software I learn a lot more about coding than someone who just installs and uses the code. Same with art, writing, music, or anything else. Creating is better than not creating IMHO. AI or not. 🤷‍♂️ #AI

Just surfacing this reply that turned into a little thread on how to restructure AAA studios. Let me know what you think. Yeah, I just saved the gaming industry. You're so welcome everyone! 🦸‍♂️🏆🥇 #gamedev #gamedesign

It’s clear that any mobile slop shop can pop out a f2p mobile game in a week or less. Because they do. If they had good game designers each game could be a lottery ticket. It’s not their technical ability that’s lacking; it’s their design ability. #gamedev #gamedesign

If I ran a AAA studio I would already be restructuring to hire indie game designers and exploring how to make under $15 “indie games” #gamedev #gamedesign

A new way to classify video games! Enter the Hushrasher system. #videogames

Players hate tutorials. But they also hate playing like crap and not knowing what to do. Solution?

Absolute garbage decision from @indiegameawards.gg. If this is the hill they want to die on, let 'em. Sandfall Interactive doesn't need an award when they have the love and gratitude of their players. This kind of histrionic gatekeeping is thankfully irrelevant. #AI #gamedev

Robotopia 🤖 is a video game with actual generative AI game play. Not just gen AI in the production but in the core game loop. I've been following this one for a while and I'm psyched! They have a new site so head on over and sign up for the Alpha 🤖 #videogame #genAI #gamedev

Not sure it's the "first" but gen AI in game production is here to stay. It's not going away. #gamedev #AI

All these apps are feeling the same. I can’t even tell which social media app I’m scrolling in half the time.

Apparently, you can't make linen with Gemini. It's not safe. #AI #gemini

This year, spending in the US had "the worst November in 30 years". Due to tariffs and other factors, the price of dedicated gaming devices probably will not be coming down. Bad news in this period of economic downturn. #videogames #xbox #playstation #hardware

The Game Awards 2025 is over! How did your games do? Every time the candidates are announced you can hear by the applause which is the fan favorite! #videogames #gameawards2025

Keeping up on what's happening with these media buyouts is like watching some kind of kaiju battle going on in a major city. "Ahhh... Ellison and Saudia Arabia just defeated Netflix and bought WB. Not much we can do about it. Hope they don't kill my favorite games. 🫣"

And counter-attack! Ellison backed by Saudi Arabia swoop in for the kill. #netflix #paramount #WB

Netflix isn't just securing IP in the new Warner Bros acquisition. There are the games. So many games. #games #videogames #Netflix #WB

Great write up! Excited to see what Meaning Machine is cooking up! Wrote an article a couple years ago that describes a little about the process of cross examining an LLM witness with open source code. It's weirdly both easier and harder now. medium.com/curiouserins... #AI #gamedev

Tl;dr it’s the NEX. And it plays by motion sensor. No controllers. Big licenses like NHL and Bluey. Let’s kids jump around and be active. Price point is half of the Switch. Nice. #videogames #nex #console

I love a good irl ARG mystery! #ARG #gameawards

OMFG NO! Not only are AIs poised to become powerful manipulation technologies in their own right, but peppering them with ads? Lord! #AI #advertising #OpenAI

People are getting laid off and they're not getting hired again. No one is panicking yet, but give it a few months. These are lead indicators that the economy is about to crash. If you are a gaming company get ahead of it. If this continues, it's about affordability for the foreseeable future. 👇

These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (December 1-5). (Repost)

Being anti-anti-AI on Bluesky (never mind pro-AI) is hilarious. I'm on soooo many block lists I think I blocked myself! 🤷‍♂️ #AI #bluesky

NGL. I've been using Steam a lot less now that I have Gamepass and Playstation Plus. I've played more games and I've saved more money. But they keep pumping the price. 🤑 If MS and PS get greedy, I'll go back to sales on Steam. #steam #gamepass #playstation

This is the saddest thing ever. “…more than a million users talking to the chatbot about suicide every week.” I don’t think it’s fair to assume that a tech company can handle what is very clearly a societal nightmare. #AI #OpenAI #mentalHealth

Caution coders! ⛔️ Just had super scammy potential client try to get me to clone and install their private repo before we meet. Maybe after we meet? And even then I’d likely do it in repl 🙄 #coding

Ubisoft pulls back the curtain on their gen AI experiments. #gamedev #AI #Ubisoft #genai #generativeAI

(old computer noises) "West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here" >open mailbox "Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet." >read leaflet (Taken) "ZORK IS OPEN SOURCE!" Thanks @microsoft.com!

Nano Banana Pro is here and... it's really, really, good. #AI #google #gemini #nanobanana

when i say ship a game i mean like a viking ship with a dead guy on it who is on fire

Everyone wants you to believe it, but it'll always just be a joke to me. #comedy #politics

Epic is trying to create the metaverse in Fortnite. And it’s doing it the way you’re supposed to. By inter-operating. (that’s the “meta” part) Tl;dr you can play Unity games in Fortnite! #videogames #fornite #Epic #gamedev

"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...

Incredible indie games here! How many have you played? #videogames

Only game devs face horrors like this every day. #gamedev #videogames

Games like Megabonk and Balatro are wildly popular. Interesting they are also under $10. Causation or correlation?

If companies think they're going to fire a third of their work force AND raise prices on non-essential streaming services... uh... No no no. Even people who have good jobs see it coming and are getting ready for hard times. No disposable income, no Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. #videogames #economy

"Meanwhile, the remaining development studios are being reorganized into “creative houses,” emphasizing agility and focus." Break out hit Claire Obscure was created by ex-Ubisoft employees who felt stifled. Looks like Ubi is trying to recreate an indie environment internally. #ubisoft #videogames

Steam has been KILLING it. If this really works as advertised... omg. {{{chills}}} #VR #steam #gaming

The new GDC survey on US Game Development Salaries in 2025 is out. 👾 Average salary is $142,000, with a median of $129,000. 👾 1/4 have been laid off in the last 2 years. 👾 A wide wage gap for women and non-white employees still exists. #videogames #videogameindustry #GDC

As the UX apocalypse continues. I'm all for games. I build games. I play games. I love games. But if you SHOVE THEM DOWN PEOPLES THROATS they will hate them. Same for me. Almost all the comments on the Games Megathread are about terrible UX and NOT the games. #reddit #UX #games

I KNOW it’s crypto but if anyone has any business building a metaverse it’s Neal Stephenson. His new game, crypto, space thing opens tomorrow 11:11 so get in on it! #arg #lamina1 #crypto #NealStephenson #metaverse

The Horror: Ghost Town and Still Wakes the Deep win Double at TIGA Awards 2025. Both @fireproofgames.com and Secret Mode won two TIGA Awards last week at the UK association gala. Sony Interactive and a Microsoft studio got double gold as well. www.gamesmarket.global/the-horror-g...

Steam launches a major visual update to it's storefront pages, along with some quality-of-life changes for customers to use while browsing on desktop.

A brief reprieve for games. “platforms with social elements, but that are mainly designed around activities like gaming or messaging, are exempt from the law. This means that platforms like Roblox, Steam, and Twitch, […] will not be impacted.” #videogames #socialmedia

Standout titles from SPIEL Essen 2025 include Don't Starve: The Board Game and 7 Wonders Dice