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Veteran Game Developer (since 1984) and Educator. http://www.miraclestudios.co.uk Previously: Audio Visual Magic Ltd, Wave Software Ltd. Game Programming | Art | Production | Design | Mentoring

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a cartoon of a mermaid saying `` i want more '' . ALT: a cartoon of a mermaid saying `` i want more '' .

If you're a game developer or involved in the wider games landscape (journalism, content creation, streaming etc.), please consider coming and talking to me on the #GameAcademy podcast. We have amazing guests lined up so far this season, but I love talking to all of you, so please boost this/DM!

26.02.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Charlie Brown tells Lucy, "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them."

Charlie Brown tells Lucy, "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them."

Right, Linda McMahon?

23.02.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1120    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 12
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Added Culling of rooms that are not on the Hot Path or within some radius of the Hot Path. #UE5 #ProcGen #GameDev

23.02.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘ πŸ₯ΏπŸ‘žπŸ‘Ÿ The free demo of Bambas! is now available on Steam. Fancy going for a stroll?

store.steampowered.com/app/3274390/...

#indiegames #steamnextfest #indiedev

23.02.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Commodore PET, Space Invaders and a glass of scotch.

Commodore PET, Space Invaders and a glass of scotch.

Once upon a time, computers looked like this.

22.02.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2
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Worst. Episode. EVER.

22.02.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 31287    πŸ” 8697    πŸ’¬ 856    πŸ“Œ 512

Instagram removed this. Still here on Bluesky!

23.02.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 601    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microsoft’s Xbox AI era starts with a model that can generate gameplay Xbox studio Ninja Theory has helped develop the AI model.

game developers, I'd love to know what you think about Microsoft's Xbox / gaming AI announcement this week. Please get in touch - tom at the verge dot com www.theverge.com/news/615048/...

20.02.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unity cuts jobs once again as it makes "important organisational changes" Unity has reportedly implemented another round of layoffs.

Unity cuts jobs once again as it makes "important organisational changes"

www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-cuts-j...

11.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

My game Positron is 25% off right now on Steam as part of a celebration of games made in Yorkshire, alongside the Yorkshire Games Festival. #GameDev #IndieDev #Yorkshire store.steampowered.com/curator/4534...

11.02.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GDC 2025 Holds Inaugural State of the Game Industry Panel | News | Game Developers Conference (GDC) It's not easy being a game developer today. We've seen widespread layoffs, challenges in securing funding, and a growing divide over Generative AI. The GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry report shine...

We're excited to announce GDC is hosting the first-ever State of the Game Industry panel at #GDC2025!

Industry experts @elainegomez.bsky.social, Roshelle "Ro" Patterson, Gordon Bellamy, and @bryantfrancis.me will break down critical topics impacting the game industry.

gdconf.com/news/gdc-202...

11.02.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
A picture of stairs with a suspiciously human head shaped hole in the wall at the bottom

A picture of stairs with a suspiciously human head shaped hole in the wall at the bottom

Environmental story telling:

#gamedev #gamedesign #leveldesign

07.02.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 359    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7
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Video Game Maps: SNES Volume 2 Is Coming in Spring Remember hand-drawn video game maps? Video Game Maps: SNES Volume 2 celebrates this lost art with full-color spreads of 65 classic SNES games like Zelda and Har

gamingretro.co.uk/video-game-m...

08.02.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oops 😬

08.02.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 77320    πŸ” 19352    πŸ’¬ 986    πŸ“Œ 845
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Undrium is my tribute to Ultimate's love/hate platformer Underwurlde. I'm in the "love" camp! πŸ˜€ Free download for Windows PC, Mac and Linux from bitglint.co.uk #undrium #underwurlde #gamedev #monogame #indiedev #pixelart

26.01.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Wow at the poker faces here

21.01.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Alright, well, video games.

With 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico on the way, I can see a sharp downtick in the number of disc-based games that get released physically in the US, as much of that production infrastructure is in Mexico.

If they do get made, I expect higher prices both phys & dig.

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The UK government is launching a digital ID mobile app You can soon leave your ID at home on a night out.

The UK government is launching a digital ID mobile app

21.01.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
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The GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry report is here: Over 3,000 developers weigh in on industry layoffs, Generative AI, live-service games, publishing & financing, and more.

gdconf.com/news/gdc-202...

#SOTI2025 #GDC2025

21.01.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
PC as target platform on 80% of GDC respondents.

PC as target platform on 80% of GDC respondents.

The 2025 GDC developer survey noted an interesting trend that I believe is representative of the industry at large: Heavier emphasis on PC as a targeted platform.

21.01.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you *still* post on X/Twitter this is what you’re supporting. A literal Nazi.

It’s time to stop.

21.01.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 582    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 4

A good day to go to linkedin, scroll down to see a post about Elon Musk giving the Nazis salute and see those people you are connected with you should block...

I don't judge people for who they are connected with on linkedin cuz its a cluster... but some of you follow gross people.

21.01.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Extreme close up of a Balatro-themed Joker soft toy

Extreme close up of a Balatro-themed Joker soft toy

Balatro passes 5m copies sold as developer implores fans to play more indie games

www.eurogamer.net/balatro-pass...

21.01.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

And a reminder, it is 100% "fair" to flip off every single tesla driver you see.

21.01.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woke up this morning to discover that my daughter had decided to try baking a cake at one o’clock in the morning.

21.01.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 546    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 2

Feed for the game developers using #UnityEngine:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

21.01.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I also made a feed for #UnrealEngine:
bsky.app/profile/did:...

21.01.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
EA Origin logo, 2011 - 2025.

EA Origin logo, 2011 - 2025.

EA Origin app shuts down in April, will not be missed
www.eurogamer.net/ea-origin-ap...

21.01.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 10
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Since you can apparently just rename whatever you want... I've decided to rename the Tay, and there's apparently nothing you can do about it. πŸ˜‚

#Lemmings

21.01.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0