Jake Bayer

YouTube video by Nintendo of America Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING!!!!!!! DECEMBER 4TH!!!!!!! youtu.be/kJNCNswbdG0?... #MetroidPrime4 #gaming

YouTube video by Closed Umbrella Games The Hanging Hills — Announcement Trailer | CUG Founder's Day 2025

Introducing The Hanging Hills, launching this Halloween season! youtu.be/qMGhk-G3pL4?... #TheHangingHills #gaming

Closed Umbrella Games

A new trailer for Project Legenda will be dropping on YouTube this Wednesday (which is also Closed Umbrella Games' Founder's Day) at 11am ET! If you want to get the notification that the trailer goes live, subscribe to CUG's channel: youtube.com/@closedumbre...

#gaming #CUGFoundersDay

Kayaks Don't Climb on Steam Kayaks aren’t made to climb but you’re doing it anyway!

Hey all, our demo only needs a few more reviews to be on the trending page on steam! Please try it out and leave a review if you haven’t yet, it would mean a lot to us! Thanks! store.steampowered.com/app/3540000/...

#gaming #KayaksDontClimb #Steam

Kayaks Don't Climb on Steam Kayaks aren’t made to climb but you’re doing it anyway!

Happy to announce that the demo for Kayaks Don't Climb, a game I've been working on with a few friends, is out on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3540000/...

#gaming #gamedev #Steam

Happy to announce that Project Legenda is now in development at Closed Umbrella Games! Details to follow! #gamedev #gaming

Went to a GameDevCT mixer today! #gamedev #SaturdayVibes

Had an awesome second day at PAX East today!

#gaming #PAXEast2025

Had an awesome evening at PAX East! Got to demo GATE and enjoy a bit of South Boston. I’ll be back at PAX tomorrow morning if anyone wants to meet up!

#gaming #gamedev #PAXEast2025

Skype is shutting down today — these are the best alternatives | TechCrunch After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down on Monday. Microsoft, the parent company, Here's a list of alternative video-calling ap...

Thank you for your service, Skype techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/s... #tech #LongLiveSkype

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store The judge called Apple’s insubordination a “gross miscalculation.“

Happy for Epic and Tim Sweeney www.theverge.com/news/659246/... #gaming #FreeFortnite

Got my #PAXEast2025 badge in the mail today! Can’t wait!

#gamedev

YouTube video by IGN Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch 2 Edition | First Mission Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live

So...I got emotional when I saw this. As a long-time Metroid fan, this made my heart melt www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsYa...

#gaming #Metroid #MetroidPrime4Beyond

Discord’s refreshed UI includes a new overlay and full dark mode Discord is getting a fresh lick of paint.

www.theverge.com/news/635435/...

#gaming #Discord

bsky all day every day we wake up and

Congrats, and here’s to the next three years of awesome content!

Another Global Game Jam under my belt! We had an awesome weekend working on Bubble Boy Strike! We had some incredible games this year!

Check out my team’s GGJ 2025 entry: globalgamejam.org/games/2025/b...

#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam

I'm happy to announce that the Unity version of the Game Assets & Technology Example is now public on GitHub! The Itch io page is also now public! github.com/JJNCreator/G... jjncreator.itch.io/gate-unity

#gamedev #indiedev

YouTube video by Nintendo of America Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer

It finally happened! youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?... #gaming #NintendoSwitch2

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I did some more work on the Unity version of GATE! I added a task system, ragdoll effects, heat distortion, and a game over screen.

#gamedev #indiedev

Hey all, I've been working on the Unity version of GATE. I added footstep audio, lava damage, a gallery with development screenshots, Discord and GitHub buttons, switching input icons based on the current input device, and Steam Deck support!

#gamedev #indiedev

Happy New Year’s Eve! As 2024 comes to an end, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who networked with me this year. Going to the Game Developers Conference back in March was an incredible experience, and despite the layoffs still going on, the game industry is still my home. #gamedev #newyearseve

Samus Aran in her Metroid Suit from Dread

Metroid suit is peak design
#MetroidDread

I'm gonna make an online microwave simulator.

features:

- realistic microwave sound effects
- +30 seconds button
- rotating turntable with internal lighting

Either of these controllers work fine. 8BitDo also has good controllers that work with PC. It comes down to your budget and personal preference.

Merry Christmas, everyone! #Christmas2024

JJNCreator's STEAM REPLAY 2024 Check out my 2024 Steam Replay

Got my Steam in Review for 2024! s.team/y24/pfhgbhr?... #gaming

2024 was my first Spotify year listening to podcasts, and my favorite one so far has been The @kitandkrysta.bsky.social Podcast!

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013)

I'm playing around with mob path finding so until I get it perfect I have this literal test dummy following me around. I'm not sure if it's cute or creepy. What do you think? #gamedev #godot #roguelite