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Roadmaps for Game Dev SUCCESS in 2026! (Beginner, Intermediate, Marketing) Also CES 2026!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Roadmaps for Game Dev SUCCESS in 2026! (Beginner, Intermediate, Marketing)
Also CES 2026!
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Best of Game Dev Report 2025! Happy New Year!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Best of Game Dev Report 2025!
Happy New Year!
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Game dev is a LIE, and the #1 Game Marketing rule Also The Game Awards, and Rats play DOOM!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Game dev is a LIE, and the #1 Game Marketing rule
Also The Game Awards, and Rats play DOOM!
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Steam Next Fest games using AI? And Blender 5 is here! Also s&box goes open source, and can you guess AI art?

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Steam Next Fest games using AI? And Blender 5 is here!
Also s&box goes open source, and can you guess AI art?
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NEW Valve Hardware! and Tips from making 2+ Games Also learn Morse code, and Not so AAA

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
NEW Valve Hardware! and Tips from making 2+ Games
Also learn Morse code, and Not so AAA
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The Indie Golden Age is here, and doing a Game Jam! Also GTA 6 delayed, and smallest CSS

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
The Indie Golden Age is here, and doing a Game Jam!
Also GTA 6 delayed, and smallest CSS
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Oh that's super cool! Thanks!

Unity 20th Anniversary Game Jam A game jam from 2025-11-07 to 2025-11-14 hosted by Unity, BradstonUnity, theJoyatUnity & Liz at Unity. Celebrate 20 years of the Unity Engine by doing what you do best; Making games. Over the last two...

Get FREE Assets and do a Game Jam this Weekend!
Unity is turning 20 and celebrating with a game jam!
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There are free assets you can get, Odin, UModeler Pro X and more.
I'll be joining this jam, it should be fun, it's been a while since I did one! #unity3d

Escape from Duckov's massive hit, and Game Jam next week! Also home robot available (not) and fun 3D modelling with your fingers

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Escape from Duckov's massive hit, and Game Jam next week!
Also home robot available (not) and fun 3D modelling with your fingers
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How to WASTE 100k Wishlists and $billions wiped out by Steam Also Halo on PS5 and build a db from scratch!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
How to WASTE 100k Wishlists and $billions wiped out by Steam
Also Halo on PS5 and build a db from scratch!
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Important unnecessary game features, and PS6 specs? Also how much for Pokémon? And Killed by Google

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Important unnecessary game features, and PS6 specs?
Also how much for Pokémon? And Killed by Google
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Can YOU make Megabonk ($8mil) or do players like Pixel art? Also 1 TRILLION web pages saved, and screen 3D window!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Can YOU make Megabonk ($8mil) or do players like Pixel art?
Also 1 TRILLION web pages saved, and screen 3D window!
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Ghost Stories to scare indie devs, and play Snake in the URL Also Game Pass massive increase, and official AI-slop

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Ghost Stories to scare indie devs, and play Snake in the URL
Also Game Pass massive increase, and official AI-slop
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How much is your game worth? And Algorithms IKEA-fied! Also news from TGS, and AI chats to YOU!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
How much is your game worth? And Algorithms IKEA-fied!
Also news from TGS, and AI chats to YOU!
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Silksong reignites Difficulty debate, do NOT finish your tasks Also new AI Glasses, and funny Walk-Cycle

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Silksong reignites Difficulty debate, do NOT finish your tasks
Also new AI Glasses, and funny Walk-Cycle
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Steam KEEPS growing, and Nintendo is coming for your summons! Also gamification done right, and the thinnest iPhone ever.

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Steam KEEPS growing, and Nintendo is coming for your summons!
Also gamification done right, and the thinnest iPhone ever.
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One interesting way to use Roblox, and don't be afraid of Silksong Also Nano Banana, and Dynamic Space Invaders!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
One interesting way to use Roblox, and don't be afraid of Silksong
Also Nano Banana, and Dynamic Space Invaders!
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Simple strategy making MILLIONS, and Silksong release date! Also surprisingly reasonable take from AI CEO, and fun Steam page opening ceremony

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Simple strategy making MILLIONS, and Silksong release date!
Also surprisingly reasonable take from AI CEO, and fun Steam page opening ceremony
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Indie Dev makes $4 MIL then goes broke, and HOTTEST new genre on Steam! Also Liquid Biz Card, and Humanity's Tech Tree!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Indie Dev makes $4 MIL then goes broke, and HOTTEST new genre on Steam!
Also Liquid Biz Card, and Humanity's Tech Tree!
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lol heh for the name I figured I shouldn't name it exactly Lunar Lander since I think the name is copyrighted, so I went with Lua Lander. Fun fact: Lua means Moon in Portuguese!

The Free course is doing nicely on YouTube! Thanks for all your help!

YouTube video by Code Monkey Learn Unity 2D Beginner FREE COMPLETE Course (Unity Tutorial 2025)

Some people found my free Lua Lander course before I published it through the Playlist lol
17% clickthrough rate! If it kept that number after release it would get 100 Million views!
Now it is published! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKd... I hope you learn a lot!

Rejected by 58 publishers then made $750k, and AI closer to making games? Also Organism Automation, and fun wooden pixels!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Rejected by 58 publishers then made $750k, and AI closer to making games?
Also Organism Automation, and fun wooden pixels!
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What looks easy but is insanely hard? And Battlefield 6 uses Godot! Also AI can help you learn, and Roblox is HUGE!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
What looks easy but is insanely hard? And Battlefield 6 uses Godot!
Also AI can help you learn, and Roblox is HUGE!
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Lessons from 6 Years of Unity Dev, and Meta reads your BRAIN! Also Battlefield 6 announced, and rope robots

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Lessons from 6 Years of Unity Dev, and Meta reads your BRAIN!
Also Battlefield 6 announced, and rope robots
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Another victory for SMALL GAMES, and AI actually makes you SLOWER? Also another victory for sim games and fun Tentacle friend!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Another victory for SMALL GAMES, and AI actually makes you SLOWER?
Also another victory for sim games and fun Tentacle friend!
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Why games end up in Development Hell, and AI hallucinates feature that doesn't exist Also multiple solutions to the obstruction problem, and Shark Dentist blows up

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Why games end up in Development Hell, and AI hallucinates feature that doesn't exist
Also multiple solutions to the obstruction problem, and Shark Dentist blows up
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Why X Game failed, and the real cost of playing games Also Robot Football, and make AI crawlers pay YOU!

**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
Why X Game failed, and the real cost of playing games
Also Robot Football, and make AI crawlers pay YOU!
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Yup that's another great bonus of smaller projects. Personally I don't think I could work on the same game for 5 years... although some people do prefer that.

If you REALLY REALLY must build a giant game, then my advice is split that game into multiple smaller games and release them one by one, then at the end put them all together into one giant game