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Rather than letting my bits of advice for
#gamedev
fall into the void, I've put together a thread for them that I'll keep updated every time I post something new.
Caveat: I'm not actually a dev, just a broadcaster with years of experience at promoting new indie games.
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Just a casual reminder that D&D isn't the only viable Tabletop RPG on the market.
In fact, I'd argue that there are tons of better ones that will fit your preferences way better than D&D!
To help you find one worth trying, I've made a easy 🧵for you!
Dungeons & Dragons owner lays off 1,100 staff two weeks before Christmas “to keep Hasbro healthy”
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Wow, this sucks.
JoCat was a huge inspiration for me to start trying to break out of my niche/return to making TTRPG videos next year, and to see him possibly sign off for good is disheartening.
If this is what it takes to be a content creator online, I don't think I'm cut out for it
read:
TL;DR, I’m going to finish up my current ongoing projects, and then I’m going to be taking an indefinite break from making content
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Holy shit this is so bad. Get ready for some real gnarly data breaches I guess.
Fingers crossed that games start supporting linux more or something.
Microsoft announces "Recall" AI for Windows 11, a new feature that runs in the background and records everything you see and do on your PC:
#Windows11
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Hey Game Devs: please don't shadow drop your games on steam with zero warning, marketing, or community building beforehand!
There's a very real chance that no one will see it that way, and your hard work will be lost under a deluge of a thousand garbage asset flips.
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I didn't have the CEO of Moon Games trying to use "First They Came" to complain about cancel culture on my bingo card for the day.
Imagine claiming that level of victimhood because you got called out for being a terrible boss, and then throwing your lot in with gamergate 2.
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Here's my Top 10 Underrated Indie Games of 2022!
I know the trend is to feature the best games of the year, but since they don't need any more promotion than they already get, I figured I would feature these absolute gems instead.
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Hey developers: if you're making a game and aren't using AI to generate any of your assets/writing/etc... please consider posting a public AI policy saying so!
It's not fun scrutinizing every game that goes by, and it would help a ton if I had an easier way to double check.
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Pathfinder/Starfinder: - are the closest possible analogue, as they're based on 3.5e D&D but have grown into their own over the last ~15 years.
The rules & customization options are even crunchier than D&D, but I personally love that kind of stuff.
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Indie Devs: do not follow this approach unless you've already released one or multiple wildly successful games.
Surprise releasing games works when you're a big studio with some clout and the game is fantastic. Hi-Fi Rush could have easily doomed the studio if it wasn't so good.
Hi-Fi Rush is a strong argument for more game releases to be treated like a Beyoncé album drop than a years-long marketing campaign.
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Wow, this is legitimately disappointing to see.
Banner Saga is an incredible fusion of art, music, storytelling and design- and to see them drooling over tools of exploitation absolutely sucks.
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Monster of the Week: - is my new favorite. It's a rules-lite, roleplay-heavy system based around investigating and/or hunting down monsters and other anomalies.
It's based on the Apocalypse Engine, so once you learn it you can hop to others easily.
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Hey Devs: Got a demo in the Steam Next Fest? Share it below!
The event hasn't even started yet and my to-do list is already massive, but that doesn't mean I can't squeeze in a few more... or a lot!
No AI generated drek though, I want nothing to do with that practice.
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Hot take: Roguelike Deckbuilders take WAY TOO LONG to beat.
I love the genre, but sinking 2+ hours into every run just doesn't feel good anymore.
Especially since the last ~40 minutes are usually the hardest, most punishing fights of a run. Turns it into a boring unfun slog.
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I made this handy little quick reference sheet for any & all game developers contacting content creators for coverage.
Not everything on the list is necessary, but trust me: the more you include the better.
#gamedev
#IndieGameDev
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Seeing as the Steam Next Fest is in 10 days, here are a bunch of possibly useful bits of advice for
#gamedev
who are hoping for some press coverage from the event, especially from content creators.
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The Steam Next Fest starts today, and as such I figured I'd put together a thread with some of my recommendations as I find and play them!
(If you're a dev, feel free to drop a link to your own demo too! My todo list is absolutely packed, but I'm always up for suggestions.)
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Or Apocalypse Keys: - which is essentially Hellboy in TTRPG form where you play as world-ending entities who have chosen to save the world instead!
Except you might lose control and become just another baddie to put down, which is kinda cool.
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Playing the new Wayfinder update makes me really wish more developers would follow suit and de-MMO their games at the end of their life cycles.
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AI rots the entire process of game design.
That unwillingness to pay for art extends to the rest of the development process, resulting in impressively mediocre clones of other, better games, or unremarkable entries into already crowded genres.
It seems my hottest take is that being a small business owner isn’t a god-given right. Can’t afford to invest in it? Co-run it with people who can provide necessary skills & expertise, learn to do everything yourself or find a new hobby.
You don’t just get to exploit others.
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In Mike's defense, paying creators for coverage IS icky. Game coverage is 'better' when it's organic, and while buying videos/streams will guarantee that they happen- it also makes them feel less genuine.
On the flip side, sponsorships are becoming increasingly necessary.
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Wanderhome: - which is a peaceful collaborative storytelling TTRPG that allows for players to dynamically take on the role of game master rather than it being one dedicated person.
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Such as Dungeon World: - which is a solid fantasy TTRPG/direct D&D alternative that eschews a lot of crunchy rules in favor of the Apocalypse play-by-storytelling system.
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Wild ask, but would any devs/games industry folks be interested in being interviewed?
It's something I've always wanted to properly commit to, and having a list of interested people to get started would help a ton.
Feel free to respond/DM me if you're interested!
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It never ceases to amuse me when I get YouTube comments telling me about a bug/exploit that I've used in prior videos, or found/popularized myself.
Especially when that exploit is literally named "Wander's Trick" & unlocks my helmet as an item for future runs when you do it.
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Or Root: - for fans of the boardgame it's based on, or if you grew up with the Redwall series.
I believe it has the same artist as the boardgame too, and the book is very beautifully illustrated.
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Lancer: - is a really cool mecha TTRPG that alternates between rules-lite, roleplay-heavy adventures that culminate in big crunchy robot action.
It's top of my to-play list, but looks like it'll take some time to learn & teach my players.
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Hey Devs: I know it's a large ask, but if you've got the time & budget, please consider making multiple unique pieces of key artwork for your games.
Especially if your game goes from beta > demo > prologue > early access > full release.
It'll help creators out immensely!
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I just picked up Spire: - which is about Drow resistance cells trying to reclaim their city/homeland from oppressive High Elf overlords. It's a very specific vibe, but one with a ton of potential.
The art style is very clean-cut too, which I like.
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Vaesen: - is about dealing with the disconnect between fairytale creatures and an increasingly industrialized world set roughly in an alternate 1800's/early 1900's.
Very Monster of the Week, but very specifically Nordic/European in flavor.
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It really sucks to see when developers I like/have supported in the past start using plagiarism software even for stuff as basic as memes.
Especially since now I won't know if any future content they add to the game is legit, or just generated instead of working with artists.
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Watching HBomberguy's latest video got me thinking about how YouTubers will just outright steal my gameplay footage for their own videos, and how much I hate it.
I get that I didn't make the games I cover, so I don't have full rights to what I do, but it's still pretty scummy.
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If you're a dev that used generative image models to make your game & promotional assets- please don't ask me for coverage.
That shit sucks and I won't knowingly promote anything that uses it.
Doesn't matter if you're a big studio, a small studio, or anything in between.
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Cyberpunk Red: - is a streamlined version of the OG Cyberpunk rules. I know little about it, but if you like the videogame you should probably give it a look.
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I've been reflecting a lot lately on just how much the games industry has outgrown creators' ability to properly cover it.
Specifically on the games that are left in the purgatory between extensive & emphatic coverage, and complete disinterest.
I call it 'Coverage Limbo'
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I haven't played Blades in the Dark: yet, but I've heard very good things. Rather than playing as your standard heroic party, this one's about being scoundrels and vagabonds doing heists, getaways, investigations, and so on.
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I've really fallen in love with the Apocalypse Engine lately since there are so many varied systems that I can pick up and play depending on the flavor of game I want. They're easy to learn & run too, which helps if you've got limited time for gaming.
Let's move on from AE to:
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I have 92 demos left on my list that I'd like to try/cover, and on a good day I can record 5-8 of them. It would take 12-18 days of constant recording to go through them all (assuming they're all good).
Please keep your demos up devs. It helps us out tremendously.
One piece of advice I would give is DONT TAKE YOUR DEMO DOWN when the festival is over. I usually mark dozens of games but I have time to hit 1 a day. Leaving your game up for another week or two after the festival is a really good plan. I only get 7 videos this week.
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The Steam Next Fest is just around the corner, so I figured I'd put together a bunch of tips on how to market a game demo before, during, and after the show!
I wrote a whole bunch more on my blog (link below!)
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Numenera: - is by one of the D&D 3 Designers, Monte Cook. It's about diving into ancient ruins of high tech civilizations that have long since disappeared.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is set in this world, so if you liked that game, you'll like the TTRPG.
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I hate to say it, but if you're making a Bullet Heaven/Vampire Survivors-Like game and your only real claim to fame is 'that it looks nicer than VS': you've gotta do better than that. Way better.
The subgenre's extremely crowded now, and you need more than good art.
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Ryuutama: - is a TTRPG designed explicitly to evoke wholesome old fantasy anime/Ghibli vibes. It's more about travel and adventure, rather than slaying monsters.
Plus the DM gets to be an actual character (and a dragon), which is neat.
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I would love it if Larian pulled an absolute hero move by spinning up a physical TTRPG division of their own this winter.
Divinity Original Sin had one of the best turn-based combat systems I've ever played, and they've got a ton of TTRPG community goodwill at the moment.
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Or Heart: The City Beneath: - which is the closest TTRPG analogue I've seen to Darkest Dungeon, while also being even more brutal.
I don't own it yet, but I really want to pick it up when I have a group who can handle suffering through it.
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Tales From The Loop: - is The Goonies/Stranger Things in TTRPG form, but set in a retro-futuristic Sweden.
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It's frustrating that so many people are defending their purchase of the upcoming magic terf school game by saying they're doing it to support the developers.
If that were the case, they'd be buying indie games en masse to directly support devs, and not one specific AAA game.
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So the Steam
#BulletHeavenFest
is going on this week, and since I kinda specialize in the genre, I figured I'd weigh in with what they are + some of my favorites + highlights from the festivals themselves.
If you like Vampire Survivors, and want more, but different, here's a 🧵
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New blog post: this time I made email & presskit templates for developers seeking coverage from content creators!
So if you're just reaching that stage with your own game, either for an early preview, an upcoming launch, etc... consider taking a look!
#gamedev
#IndieGameDev
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Honey Heist: - is a free, absurdist TTRPG about being bears who are also criminals.
Probably not a great game for enduring TTRPG adventures, but fantastic for a one-off.
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It's one thing to make a game that's 'heavily inspired' by another, but stealing a game down to its color palette and UI? That's just low.
hi everyone.
@terrybrash
copied my game “dire decks” and is releasing it on steam under a different name without my permission. i have tried to get him to take the game down but he is unwilling to do so. not sure what to do in this situation…
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Using the same Forged in the Dark system as a base, Scum & Villainy: - is about high adventure in the stars and looks really good. Very Han Solo/Firefly/Farscape from what I can tell.
There are few great spacefaring TTRPG's, and this one looks top tier.
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Frankly, if you want to try ANYTHING other than D&D, just scroll through DriveThruRPG till your eyes start to get fuzzy from looking at so many rad (and viable!) TTRPG's to play.
The site has it all, and then some:
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I'm already seeing this in the indie space too. Tons of indie devs are choosing to use generated images instead of hiring real artists, and it absolutely sucks.
Artists (not just visual assets) are an integral part of the games industry, and cutting them out makes games worse.
AI is already killing jobs in video games. My investigation for
@Wired
reveals that major studios are already using AI for concept art and asset generation, foisting AI trainings on games workers and that AI is playing a role in the mass layoffs that have roiled the field.
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This is the most metal thing I've seen all day.
I sincerely hope this game is as good as it looks.
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This is my real and constant concern about indie games. There are some truly incredible releases flying far under the radar that all have the potential to be massive hits.
Most of the studios that make them won't last long enough to make a second game, and that really sucks.
As amazing as it is to see so many games launching this month, it seems like for indie devs, it's a massacre.
A huge number of games on my wishlist from February/March/April have under 100 user reviews. Many under 50.
I fear for many, this will be their last commercial release.
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If you've got a demo in the upcoming Steam Next Fest: please link it below! Especially if your demo is already available to download & play!
I'm gonna miss half the festival because of a poorly timed vacation, and I'd like to get my to-do list sorted before I go.
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Hey Developers: if you've got an upcoming game release or are releasing a demo soon, please, PLEASE check your music and make sure it's YouTube and Twitch safe!
Creators generally can't/won't cover games with copyrighted music, and its a pain for us to replace it.
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I don't know who needs to hear this in 2024, but: sending me an email with an AI generated image is a very quick way to burn any chance I'll cover your game.
It doesn't matter if you're a small dev, a big dev, a publisher, or a PR firm. You should know better by now.
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As glad as I am to see C&C on Steam, this is a colossal jerk move in my book and steam should probably only have listed the C&C collection.
Potions: A Curious Tale looks very charming and it absolutely doesn't deserve to get bumped off steam's release list like this.
My indie game I worked on for 10 years was immediately bumped off of New & Trending by
@EA
spam releasing 11 titles at once.
All of the built-up marketing and momentum squashed in an instant.
#HappyInternationalWomensDay
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This GIF is fascinating to me. On one hand, it does show quite well that I really can differentiate between 30 to 480 Hz.
On the other hand, it perfectly shows why lower FPS can feel better in 2D. At 30 & 60 FPS, it's clearly a circle. At 120 it's rings. At 480 it's a smear.
ok so - the human eye can absolutely tell the difference in framerates beyond 60 Hz
can we please stop the "the eye can only see in 60 fps" nonsense now
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It me! I'm 30 now, which feels kind of unreal, but I guess that's just how getting older is.
Since we couldn't go out to celebrate, we ordered a bunch of Sushi and it was delicious. Turns out coconut sushi is a solid 10/10. Who knew?
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If you're a dev with a demo for the Summer Next Fest- leave a link below! Especially if it's already available!
This festival is going to be absolutely packed to the brim, and I'm having trouble keeping track of all the participants.
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Right before I went full time on YouTube my mother asked me, "So when are you going to stop wasting real time and actually focus on getting a job?"
I showed her this sheer number of hours people spent watching my videos, and as a result she's never criticized my job again.
When I started my YouTube channel I moved back home to save money
One day my dad walked in while I was recording Fallout 4 footage for a video and said:
"So you're just gonna play games all day now!?"
I've been mad about it for 6 years
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Hey gamedevs: advertise your game with your favorite song in its soundtrack! I need some new music to chill out with since I'm gonna be stuck in waiting rooms for a solid 4+ hours tomorrow.
Bonus points if you leave a link to your composer so I can listen their other work!
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One of my 2023 resolutions that I was actually (kinda) good at was actually finishing games rather than just endless one-offs for work.
This year I'm going to take it a step further and actually chronicle every game I beat/play extensively in 2024!
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> Spent the whole day recording.
> Finally stop to edit.
> All of my microphone tracks are empty for 0 reason.
> Try recording again to diagnose the issue.
> Everything sounds great.
> Literally nothing is wrong.
> Excuse me while I seethe for a while.
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There's also a TON of TTRPG spinoffs of popular franchises at the moment, so if you want to adventure in an established world, just take your pick:
Star Wars, Alien, Transformers, Power Rangers, The Expanse, Bladerunner, Dune, Fallout, One Ring (LotR), Avatar, Dresden Files, etc
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Just a quick reminder for developers thinking of adding content creators to your game: ALWAYS ASK FIRST.
It's cool to be featured in a game we love, especially as a unique item/mechanic/character.
It's not cool when it's a game we've never played beforehand.
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Judging by today's discourse over what counts as an indie game, every publisher should spin up their own sub-studios and start having them self-publish their own games as "indie".
Heck, I suppose Baldur's Gate 3 counts as an indie game now. They're independent after all.
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Quick reminder for every Dev participating in the Steam Next Fest (or just in general): please have a presskit that's easy to find with at least a high-res version of your key art and a logo!
YouTubers can't cover games if they can't make nice thumbnails for them!
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I spent my entire childhood pining for every game to be real time & action oriented, and I will spend my entire adulthood pining for tactical, turn-based gameplay.
dotAGE is one of the first turn-based settlement builders I've ever played, and it feels way better than real time.
Awesome video by
@Wanderbots
tonight!! Thank you so much!! Happy that you liked how the turn-based nature of the game opens the design space up! :)
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I hate to agree with this, but this is 100% true. A boring/bad experience with a demo puts a game on the end of my to-do list, and even if it does get fixed by release I probably won't find the time to cover it.
A buggy experience I can forgive if the game itself is good though.
There are a LOT of new demos for Steam Next Fest. Devs, please understand that a bad demo will do more harm than no demo at all.
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Seeing as other creators like to make Steam Sale threads, I figure I should start doing the same!
So if you're looking for some rad games to pick up this Winter, here's a 🧵!
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I'd like to try even more than I already have, so feel free to suggest TTRPG systems that you love!
I'm gonna try to put some time aside next year to try out new ones, so with luck I'll have some new emphatic recommendations for next year's inevitable TTRPG thread.
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If you're a Developer/PR person, please never send my discord mods messages to get me to respond.
Mods are members of my community who volunteer to keep it clean. They're not my employees and trying to get to me through them is 100% blacklist-worthy on my end.
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Im not even a developer and I can already tell you that Unity's new "pay per install" plan would be ruinous for devs.
Demos would cost $$$
Reinstalls would cost $$$
Users migrating to new PC's/Phones would cost $$$
Free to play would cost $$$$$
I got some clarifications from Unity regarding their plan to charge developers per game install (after clearing thresholds)
- If a player deletes a game and re-installs it, that's 2 installs, 2 charges
- Same if they install on 2 devices
- Charity games/bundles exempted from fees
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I can somewhat understand Arkane Austin since Redfall hollowed that studio out, but Tango Gameworks???
Hi-Fi Rush was a AA darling last year that could really have set the stage for Microsoft starting to release authentically creative, mid budget games. And they just axed them?
BREAKING: Xbox is shutting down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and two other studios. Story hitting Bloomberg shortly
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Thanks
@devolverdigital
for the lovely shirt & birthday invite!
I can't see a thing at the moment, but once I can I'll be able to understand what people keep giggling about today.
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I know this has already gotten a fair bit of backlash, but I might as well echo it anyway: in a year where thousands of developers have been laid off from their jobs- actively using or promoting products that will invariably lead to more layoffs is insultingly tone deaf.
Xbox has announced a partnership with InWorld AI to bring generative AI to games - including AI game dialogue & narrative tools at scale.
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I'm just gonna start retweeting every cool game that goes by on my feed.
This one looks neat. No clue what it's about, but the ambiance is solid and I love that bridge design.
Energy Abilities are useful for striking out-of-reach objects
#IndieGameDev
#gamedev
#indiedev
#indiegame
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It really makes my day to wake up to comments like these.
I know YouTube comments sections have a reputation for being terrible, but mine has been particularly kind lately.
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"Hey Wander, why haven't you played X or Y game yet?"
Me: "Behold my to-do list...
...
I am very tired."
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Seeing as the discourse of the day has turned into: all Gaming YouTubers = Reviewers- I hate to say it but we're more like living billboards.
Most of the stuff we showcase pro-bono, but some is paid for.
It's 100% sell-out behavior, but it's how we keep the lights on. 1/12
In Mike's defense, paying creators for coverage IS icky. Game coverage is 'better' when it's organic, and while buying videos/streams will guarantee that they happen- it also makes them feel less genuine.
On the flip side, sponsorships are becoming increasingly necessary.
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@shingpapi
Often yeah.
I regularly sift through new releases for games to cover, and it's not uncommon to find a halfway decent game with zero reviews, minimal to zero marketing, and no developer presence on any kind of social media to speak of.
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Hot dang this one had me rolling.
I pay almost zero attention to April Fools, but I'm glad I saw this one go by.
"Another Crab's Treasure is too colorful and cutesy to be a soulslike."
We've heard the complaints. And we agree. So we've created an option for the REAL souls players. Introducing...
😈 DARK SOULSLIKE MODE 😈
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@Zeredek
Because they're out of touch with reality and think that even if they cook their golden goose, eat it, and then toss the carcass into someone else's dumpster- it'll still keep laying eggs for them somehow.
Chances are they'll try to monetize 3rd party homebrew again too.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but: never put your ramen in the microwave without water. You will regret it if you forget.
On an entirely related note: my apartment smells like burnt ramen now.
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Someday I will make a game, and people will unironically recommend it to me to make a video on.
I will laugh, but internally I will despair.
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2023 has been weirdly unique in that there are so many fantastic looking games that I want to cover that I actually cannot find the time to do so.
It's a very first-world problem, but I honestly get kinda stressed out looking at the 20+ new games in my inbox every morning.
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Streamers have been lumped in under the influencer job description for a very good reason. Our words matter, as do the values we present.
If we do not speak out against racism/WP, that means we're tolerant of them, and that's not okay.
Evil is emboldened by tolerance.
Ninja says parents should parent their kids, citing that it's "not [his] job to teach kids about racism and White Privilege."
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The sheer amount of damage this one company has done to mid-sized studios and niche IPs is staggering.
I know this is just corpo speak to try to keep their stock prices from nosediving, but even if they recover their reputation is toast.
Embracer says it's looking out for shareholders after cutting almost 1,400 jobs
"Our overruling principle is to always maximize shareholder value in any given situation"
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Just tried out Baladins with my partner earlier tonight and had a lovely time with it! They perfectly distilled what makes adventure games feel so good alongside a ton of narrative charm.
Probably the best date night game I've played in a long while.
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Last year I decided to unsub from every streaming service, start only watching movies & shows through my local library, and buy the ones I like/liked in the past.
Every day I feel validated that I made the right choice, but I'm also already running out of shelf space.
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Damn, the Twitch leaks really do confirm what I already knew: the pay is absolute dogshit.
I'm apparently the 5086th best paid streamer on the platform, and I get paid way less than minimum wage.
Twitch revenue doesn't become 'liveable' till your in the top 1000 or higher.
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Huge vouch for this demo. There aren't a whole lot of non-sidescroller metroidvanias in the world, and Crypt Custodian is clear evidence that the genre can work quite well in other perspectives!
Plus cute cats are always a plus.
✨CRYPT CUSTODIAN DEMO✨
Demo coming on January 29th, and will be part of Feb Steam Next Fest!! Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife.
Content Creators/Press can request an early demo key with the form below- will start sending today!
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As an artist myself, I cannot in good conscience cover games that use generative models, and I've had to crank my "do not cover" filters up dramatically to protect myself now that AI is everywhere.
So if I know who to trust beforehand, it's way easier to choose who to feature.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but if someone approaches you (especially on discord) implying that you have to go through them to reach out to me for game coverage, they're a scammer.
My inbox is always open... it's just perpetually flooded in emails.
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Check out this absolutely incredible Inscryption Wanderbot card that I was sent! Catchphrase and all!
I love it!
And if you aren't familiar with Inscryption, it just hit steam today! Go check it out:
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After years of writing & scrapping scripts, I finally have a game review that I'm happy enough with to post!
So for my first actual, proper game review, I'll be checking out COCOON, a game that's so intuitive that I barely remember playing it (in a good way)!
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