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GDC has always been ass, and GDC now trying to further impose control outside moscone to strangle out side events is a sure sign that it's not going to get better.

If you're a dev, this sheet is free and will have a higher impact than paying money to go to sf

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

#steamNextFest is almost here and is finally our moment to be part of it, our Demo is up and running, and is already giving a lot to do for the upcoming updates❤️

Go give it a try, don't forget to share your creations.

#cozygame #godotengine

🌞🌚
#godot #adventuregame #pointandclick

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Conjured Ink is now accepting both one time and recurring donations!

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Jason Blum says Hollywood should 'embrace AI' and viewers 'don't care if what they’re looking at is AI"

"it’s here to stay. It’s very important to use it ethically and legally, and for studios and guilds to protect the copyright of the artists"

(via Variety)

Jim Lee confirms DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or art

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Gladly waiting for the demo. What is this artstyle called ?

George Miller was asked why he's taking part in an AI film festival

"“AI is arguably the most dynamically evolving tool in making [movies] ... AI is here to stay and change things"

He adds that AI will never have that 'human essence'

(via Guardian)

Blockbench 5 Beta – GameFromScratch.com Blockbench is a powerful Free and Open Source 3D modelling application with the newest version Blockbench 5 currently available in beta

BlockBench 5 beta is here. The free and open source easy to use 3D modelling application gets a major upgrade.

gamefromscratch.com/blockbench-5...

#gamedev #indiedev

Material Maker 1.4 Released – GameFromScratch.com Material Maker 1.4 procedural texture creation software was just released, porting to Godot 4.x with a new shader system, tons of new nodes

The awesome #GodotEngine powered, #opensource procedural 2D/3D texture creation software Material Maker just released v1.4 and it's a massive upgrade.

If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!

gamefromscratch.com/material-mak...

#gamedev #indiedev

Progress on the detective game experiment made with @godotengine.org
Using custom post-process, a secondary camera for the magnifying glass which can reveal hidden clues and to be able to study objects seamlessly... It's been fairly smooth so far, I'm enjoying the Godot experience 😊

Material Maker 1.4 Material Maker 1.4 is now available for download... I would like to apologize for all the time it took, I seriously underestimated the effort needed to port everything to Godot 4 and the temptation to...

#MaterialMaker 1.4 (#GodotEngine based PBR material authoring and 3D model texturing tool) is now available on @itchio .
It is based on Godot 4, had a huge UI redesign and has quite a few new nodes.
rodzilla.itch.io/material-mak...

Level Design at Naughty Dog #Blocktober 2025

Happy #Blocktober! It's been a while since I've done something so I decided to write another blog about #LevelDesign. medium.com/@arnaldo42/l...

New EA Investors Will Reportedly Look to AI for Cost-Cutting, Profit Boosts Sources are confident the $55 billion acquisition of EA will go through, with investors hopeful about “AI-based” profit boosts, per reports.

The Financial Times reports that EA's new investors will look to AI to help cut costs following the US $55 billion private acquisition.

FT sources are also confident about the deal passing regulatory approval, given the connection between Affinity Partners and the current US administration.

Finished up a new trailer for Ephemeral Frame just in time to submit for the Godot 2025 Showreel #godot #gamedev

Captures a lot more than the original teaser I feel!

JuxDE when ?

Donate to Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story, organized by Heidi McDonald I was a game writer at the height of my career - author, freq… Heidi McDonald needs your support for Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story

I’ve been gone awhile because things have been very hard at home. I find myself at an unfathomable point, and my heart is absolutely broken. If you’re able to donate and share, my gratitude is deep. I never wanted to get here. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. gofund.me/0b0592ad0

Article, movie studio Lionsgate is struggling to make AI generated films with partner Runway, their catalog is too small, even Disney's is too small.

Surprise surprise, I've been saying this for years.

petapixel.com/2025/09/23/m...

Simple height blend shader in godot Here’s a stupidly simple godot shader that blends between two PBR texture sets based on red vertex color channel and a height map: height_blend.zip Your browser does not support the video tag. This ki...

Simple height blend shader in godot (+zip included)

Get Your Money! An Indie Dev’s Guide to OST Profitability Get Your Money! An Indie Dev’s Guide to OST Profitability Hi everyone! My name is Neha and welcome to my talk titled: Get your money! An indie dev’s guide to OST profitability.

Also totally random timing but here's my GDC talk about making money with your game's soundtrack 💸

There's lotsa potential of money with your OST! 💰

docs.google.com/presentation...

80 Song Pack is back on sale, 50% off so grab it before it's gone!

click the link, buy the pack, tell your friends, share the post: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack

#gamedev #musicsky #vtuber

everybody skate

Impressive forest scene #MadeWIthGodot by ToniMacaroniy: www.reddit.com/r/godot/comm...

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Reflection probe preview in godot This simple addon draws a reflective sphere for the selected reflection probe: Your browser does not support the video tag. Been missing a lot in godot because it can be hard to understand what’s goin...

Reflection probe preview addon for godot

Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers LLM “tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity” when writing news briefs.

Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...

Sharing a small addon to inspect resources with single click in godot:
passivestar.xyz/posts/single...