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𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦: 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦: 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺
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I wrote about Saudi Arabia's video game spending spree, and whether its “go for broke” approach to every sector it enters is viable.
Big thanks to @stephentotilo.bsky.social, @superjoost.bsky.social, Karim Zidan and my other sources for their insights.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Big thanks to @stephentotilo.bsky.social, @superjoost.bsky.social, Karim Zidan and my other sources for their insights.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Column | Saudi Arabia’s great game
With a headlong plunge into the global video game sector, what is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman playing at?
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I wrote about Saudi Arabia's video game spending spree, and whether its “go for broke” approach to every sector it enters is viable.
Big thanks to @stephentotilo.bsky.social, @superjoost.bsky.social, Karim Zidan and my other sources for their insights.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Big thanks to @stephentotilo.bsky.social, @superjoost.bsky.social, Karim Zidan and my other sources for their insights.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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📅 GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 FULL AGENDA IS LIVE!
hundreds of sessions now available! Start planning your personalized Festival experience - the hardest part will be choosing between all the incredible content! 🎮
Browse: https://bit.ly/4qcv5Qr Register: https://bit.ly/47D3uBA
hundreds of sessions now available! Start planning your personalized Festival experience - the hardest part will be choosing between all the incredible content! 🎮
Browse: https://bit.ly/4qcv5Qr Register: https://bit.ly/47D3uBA
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📅 GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 FULL AGENDA IS LIVE!
hundreds of sessions now available! Start planning your personalized Festival experience - the hardest part will be choosing between all the incredible content! 🎮
Browse: https://bit.ly/4qcv5Qr Register: https://bit.ly/47D3uBA
hundreds of sessions now available! Start planning your personalized Festival experience - the hardest part will be choosing between all the incredible content! 🎮
Browse: https://bit.ly/4qcv5Qr Register: https://bit.ly/47D3uBA
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I've seen a little confusion online about this (I thought it was obvious), but in the U.S., salaried employees generally get paid the same amount no matter how many hours they work. Hourly employees (typically lower-level positions at game studios) get paid extra for overtime.
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've seen a little confusion online about this (I thought it was obvious), but in the U.S., salaried employees generally get paid the same amount no matter how many hours they work. Hourly employees (typically lower-level positions at game studios) get paid extra for overtime.
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Des mots hyper importants :
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Des mots hyper importants :
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Scheduled the RPG Site socials for the morning so as to not murder it, but my interview with Soulframe "S" Liang, of S-Game is now live. Incredibly happy with how this turned out, and it's absolutely something I'm proud to end of the year on.
www.rpgsite.net/interview/19...
www.rpgsite.net/interview/19...
Phantom Blade Zero Interview: A discussion with Soulframe Liang on creating the Wuxia Action genre | RPG Site
Around The Game Awards we had the chance to sit down to discuss the upcoming Phantom Blade Zero with the studio's titular director, Soulframe "S" Liang.
www.rpgsite.net
December 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Scheduled the RPG Site socials for the morning so as to not murder it, but my interview with Soulframe "S" Liang, of S-Game is now live. Incredibly happy with how this turned out, and it's absolutely something I'm proud to end of the year on.
www.rpgsite.net/interview/19...
www.rpgsite.net/interview/19...
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Dernier FDG de 2025, on navigue entre cozy et spooky en abordant Dredge avec @sarahbeaulieu.bsky.social !
shows.acast.com/fin-du-game/...
On se retrouve dans 3 semaines pour le prochain épisode, merci pour votre fidélité 🫶
shows.acast.com/fin-du-game/...
On se retrouve dans 3 semaines pour le prochain épisode, merci pour votre fidélité 🫶
Episode 155 - Dredge (Feat. Sarah Beaulieu) | Fin Du Game
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December 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Dernier FDG de 2025, on navigue entre cozy et spooky en abordant Dredge avec @sarahbeaulieu.bsky.social !
shows.acast.com/fin-du-game/...
On se retrouve dans 3 semaines pour le prochain épisode, merci pour votre fidélité 🫶
shows.acast.com/fin-du-game/...
On se retrouve dans 3 semaines pour le prochain épisode, merci pour votre fidélité 🫶
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TikTok has finalized the deal to be sold to U.S. investors while ByteDance will retain 19.9%. U.S. user data will be hosted on Oracle servers who will also be a co-owner of TikTok.
Between Paramount, trying to buy Warner Bros and now TikTok, the Ellison family are America's newest media moguls.
Between Paramount, trying to buy Warner Bros and now TikTok, the Ellison family are America's newest media moguls.
TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake
TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
TikTok has finalized the deal to be sold to U.S. investors while ByteDance will retain 19.9%. U.S. user data will be hosted on Oracle servers who will also be a co-owner of TikTok.
Between Paramount, trying to buy Warner Bros and now TikTok, the Ellison family are America's newest media moguls.
Between Paramount, trying to buy Warner Bros and now TikTok, the Ellison family are America's newest media moguls.
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NEW from me on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: I wasn’t going to write about the Larian AI backlash. Then I woke up at 5:30 this morning with a whole dang blog in my head.
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEW from me on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: I wasn’t going to write about the Larian AI backlash. Then I woke up at 5:30 this morning with a whole dang blog in my head.
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
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NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
id Software workers unionize in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Doom developers at id Software have successfully voted to unionize in a bid for better working conditions, benefits, and agency of the studio's use of AI.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
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We got all the hits:
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
“They burned millions but got nothing.” Major Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
“They burned millions but got nothing.” Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle - AUTOMATON WEST
After it replaced a domestic $380 annual license plan for game fonts with a $20,500 plan, Monotype has come under scrutiny.
automaton-media.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We got all the hits:
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
In this short video (7 minutes), the lovely Phasma of Tsushima explains how to consistently make double exposure pics when using unlimited shutter speed thanks to the tracking shot feature!
#GhostofYotei
#VirtualPhotography
youtu.be/uKQfbfLmKrk?...
#GhostofYotei
#VirtualPhotography
youtu.be/uKQfbfLmKrk?...
Using the New Photomode Shutter! - Ghost of Yotei Photo Tutorial
YouTube video by Phasma of Tsushima
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In this short video (7 minutes), the lovely Phasma of Tsushima explains how to consistently make double exposure pics when using unlimited shutter speed thanks to the tracking shot feature!
#GhostofYotei
#VirtualPhotography
youtu.be/uKQfbfLmKrk?...
#GhostofYotei
#VirtualPhotography
youtu.be/uKQfbfLmKrk?...
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Cette affiche devrait suffire à vous motiver !
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous au Forum des Images de Paris le 4 février prochain pour une nouvelle séance des Video Game Masters, spéciale ABSOLUM ✨️
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous au Forum des Images de Paris le 4 février prochain pour une nouvelle séance des Video Game Masters, spéciale ABSOLUM ✨️
Le 4 février prochain, @marinemacq.bsky.social aura le plaisir de recevoir Maxime Mary, directeur artistique du jeu Absolum, dans le cadre des Video Game Masters ! Une conférence à ne surtout pas manquer : sortez vos agendas ! 🗓️
December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Cette affiche devrait suffire à vous motiver !
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous au Forum des Images de Paris le 4 février prochain pour une nouvelle séance des Video Game Masters, spéciale ABSOLUM ✨️
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous au Forum des Images de Paris le 4 février prochain pour une nouvelle séance des Video Game Masters, spéciale ABSOLUM ✨️
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December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Hyoie O’Grady is Marco in Cairn! He’s taking life one hold at a time and enjoying the climb. We sat down with him to learn about his process and what happens when Marco’s good vibes meet Aava’s determination.
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hyoie O’Grady is Marco in Cairn! He’s taking life one hold at a time and enjoying the climb. We sat down with him to learn about his process and what happens when Marco’s good vibes meet Aava’s determination.
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Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming departs
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming will leave the studio after three decades, passing the reigns over to new studio heads and longtime creative and technical leaders Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley, Sony Interactive…
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming will leave the studio after three decades, passing the reigns over to new studio heads and longtime creative and technical leaders Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley, Sony Interactive…
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming departs
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming will leave the studio after three decades, passing the reigns over to new studio heads and longtime creative and technical leaders Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced.
www.gematsu.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming departs
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming will leave the studio after three decades, passing the reigns over to new studio heads and longtime creative and technical leaders Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley, Sony Interactive…
Sucker Punch Productions co-founder Brian Fleming will leave the studio after three decades, passing the reigns over to new studio heads and longtime creative and technical leaders Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley, Sony Interactive…
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VIDEO GAME MASTERS ✨
Très heureuse de vous annoncer notre prochaine masterclass consacrée au jeu vidéo Absolum, avec pour invité d'honneur son directeur artistique @maximemary.bsky.social 🎨
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous le 4 février au Forum des Images de Paris 🔥
Très heureuse de vous annoncer notre prochaine masterclass consacrée au jeu vidéo Absolum, avec pour invité d'honneur son directeur artistique @maximemary.bsky.social 🎨
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous le 4 février au Forum des Images de Paris 🔥
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
VIDEO GAME MASTERS ✨
Très heureuse de vous annoncer notre prochaine masterclass consacrée au jeu vidéo Absolum, avec pour invité d'honneur son directeur artistique @maximemary.bsky.social 🎨
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous le 4 février au Forum des Images de Paris 🔥
Très heureuse de vous annoncer notre prochaine masterclass consacrée au jeu vidéo Absolum, avec pour invité d'honneur son directeur artistique @maximemary.bsky.social 🎨
👉 www.galeriegamma.com/seance-jeu-video-absolum
Rendez-vous le 4 février au Forum des Images de Paris 🔥
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NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Deux articles intéressants qui proposent une classification des jeux un peu plus précise et objective que les très faillibles "indé/AA/AAA" (Il faut lire les deux, le 1er à lui seul est incomplet sinon).
>> afjv.com/news/11872_d...
>> afjv.com/news/11861_b...
>> afjv.com/news/11872_d...
>> afjv.com/news/11861_b...
Au fait, c'est quoi un AA ?
Vous avez probablement déjà entendu les termes "AAA", "AA", "indé". Peut-être même "III" ou, tenez-vous bien, AAAA. Mais demandez à dix personnes ce que chaque concept signifie et vous obtiendrez dix ...
afjv.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Deux articles intéressants qui proposent une classification des jeux un peu plus précise et objective que les très faillibles "indé/AA/AAA" (Il faut lire les deux, le 1er à lui seul est incomplet sinon).
>> afjv.com/news/11872_d...
>> afjv.com/news/11861_b...
>> afjv.com/news/11872_d...
>> afjv.com/news/11861_b...
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We sat down with the lead of our game Cairn, Sophia Eleni, and dug deep into how she brought our passionate and determined protagonist Aava to life. How DO you capture the grit of climbers?
youtu.be/JJyPVVnqnE0
youtu.be/JJyPVVnqnE0
Cairn - Interview with Sofia Eleni (Aava)
YouTube video by The Game Bakers
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We sat down with the lead of our game Cairn, Sophia Eleni, and dug deep into how she brought our passionate and determined protagonist Aava to life. How DO you capture the grit of climbers?
youtu.be/JJyPVVnqnE0
youtu.be/JJyPVVnqnE0
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Mon petit top de cette année :
10: Hollow Knight: Silksong
9: Death Stranding 2
8 : Cronos The New Dawn
7: Elden RIng Nightreign
6: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
5: Ghost of Yotei
4: Hades 2
3: Arc Raiders
2: Monster Hunter Wilds
GOTY: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nihu...
10: Hollow Knight: Silksong
9: Death Stranding 2
8 : Cronos The New Dawn
7: Elden RIng Nightreign
6: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
5: Ghost of Yotei
4: Hades 2
3: Arc Raiders
2: Monster Hunter Wilds
GOTY: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nihu...
Quel est le meilleur jeu de 2025 ? Mon TOP 10
YouTube video by Ome
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Mon petit top de cette année :
10: Hollow Knight: Silksong
9: Death Stranding 2
8 : Cronos The New Dawn
7: Elden RIng Nightreign
6: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
5: Ghost of Yotei
4: Hades 2
3: Arc Raiders
2: Monster Hunter Wilds
GOTY: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nihu...
10: Hollow Knight: Silksong
9: Death Stranding 2
8 : Cronos The New Dawn
7: Elden RIng Nightreign
6: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
5: Ghost of Yotei
4: Hades 2
3: Arc Raiders
2: Monster Hunter Wilds
GOTY: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nihu...
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Avec ma femme, on gère depuis 19 ans une petite boutique en ligne de cadeaux, Bird on the wire 🩵
Ce Noël est, pour la première fois, très compliqué pour nous...
On aurait vraiment besoin de soutien, ne serait-ce qu'un petit partage pour nous faire découvrir.
Merci pour votre aide !
botw.fr/shop/fr/
Ce Noël est, pour la première fois, très compliqué pour nous...
On aurait vraiment besoin de soutien, ne serait-ce qu'un petit partage pour nous faire découvrir.
Merci pour votre aide !
botw.fr/shop/fr/
December 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Avec ma femme, on gère depuis 19 ans une petite boutique en ligne de cadeaux, Bird on the wire 🩵
Ce Noël est, pour la première fois, très compliqué pour nous...
On aurait vraiment besoin de soutien, ne serait-ce qu'un petit partage pour nous faire découvrir.
Merci pour votre aide !
botw.fr/shop/fr/
Ce Noël est, pour la première fois, très compliqué pour nous...
On aurait vraiment besoin de soutien, ne serait-ce qu'un petit partage pour nous faire découvrir.
Merci pour votre aide !
botw.fr/shop/fr/
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Parce que les frais de ports sont trop élevés
Pourquoi les statues de l’île de Pâques n’ont pas encore livré tous leurs secrets
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/Fwx
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/Fwx
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Parce que les frais de ports sont trop élevés
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In Along the Edge, romance isn't quite what you might imagine... But Daphné does have the opportunity to experience love. An opportunity. Among many choices... 👀
#gamedev #visualnovel #indiegame #indiedev #art #digitalart 🎮
#gamedev #visualnovel #indiegame #indiedev #art #digitalart 🎮
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In Along the Edge, romance isn't quite what you might imagine... But Daphné does have the opportunity to experience love. An opportunity. Among many choices... 👀
#gamedev #visualnovel #indiegame #indiedev #art #digitalart 🎮
#gamedev #visualnovel #indiegame #indiedev #art #digitalart 🎮