Aoerit Games
@aoeritgames.bsky.social
A Māori Game and Production Studio situated in Whanganui, NZ. Currently developing Project Spark.
Find us at: https://aoerit.nz
#Māori #indigenous #Games #Gaming #Tech #Art
Find us at: https://aoerit.nz
#Māori #indigenous #Games #Gaming #Tech #Art
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Yet disclosure is exactly what is needed. Without transparency - a level of trust - any confidence in studios and the wider industry falls apart.
The falsehoods + other untoward uses of AI proliferate the entire world. Barely any uses of AI are seen as "good". Of course, there are good uses of AI, but they are the exception, not the rule. So no Mr. Huang, we will keep our "Doomer Narrative."
#AI #Nvidia #aiusage #industry #PC #doomer #games
#AI #Nvidia #aiusage #industry #PC #doomer #games
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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it’s difficult to reflect on the year when you’re in the weeds of game development, even post-launch of Toroa: Skycall it still hasn’t really hit us that the game is out there for the world to play, but little things like seeing this footage from 2 years ago does help it sink in a little bit 🥹
December 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
it’s difficult to reflect on the year when you’re in the weeds of game development, even post-launch of Toroa: Skycall it still hasn’t really hit us that the game is out there for the world to play, but little things like seeing this footage from 2 years ago does help it sink in a little bit 🥹
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Thanks everyone for the support/likes for this comment! It's blown me away, how this has been received. ❤️ 👍 Clearly I struck a chord that resonates with many of you.
Yet disclosure is exactly what is needed. Without transparency - a level of trust - any confidence in studios and the wider industry falls apart.
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thanks everyone for the support/likes for this comment! It's blown me away, how this has been received. ❤️ 👍 Clearly I struck a chord that resonates with many of you.
This is deserving then, especially as the devs were not transparent when asked. Disappointing, as proper disclosure would've made an open and shut case.
#GenAI #studios #indie #transparency
#GenAI #studios #indie #transparency
Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
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Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
Sandfall Interactive and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of its wins at The Indie Game Awards due to use of generative AI.
insider-gaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is deserving then, especially as the devs were not transparent when asked. Disappointing, as proper disclosure would've made an open and shut case.
#GenAI #studios #indie #transparency
#GenAI #studios #indie #transparency
A fantastic trailer, great indigenous music, suits the art style and is a point and click! Haven't seen a good one of those since the days of Syberia. Tino pai rawa! (It's great!). Looking forward to playing it, when it releases.
#firstnations #indigenous #games #gamedev #indiestudio #pointandclick
#firstnations #indigenous #games #gamedev #indiestudio #pointandclick
Boozhoo!
Embark on an adventure where every word brings you closer to home in Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, an all-new Ojibwe language point & click adventure.
Today, you can wishlist Reclaim! on Steam or download our demo from itch.io: buff.ly/G2qhxWm
Join us in the woods in 2026!
Embark on an adventure where every word brings you closer to home in Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, an all-new Ojibwe language point & click adventure.
Today, you can wishlist Reclaim! on Steam or download our demo from itch.io: buff.ly/G2qhxWm
Join us in the woods in 2026!
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A fantastic trailer, great indigenous music, suits the art style and is a point and click! Haven't seen a good one of those since the days of Syberia. Tino pai rawa! (It's great!). Looking forward to playing it, when it releases.
#firstnations #indigenous #games #gamedev #indiestudio #pointandclick
#firstnations #indigenous #games #gamedev #indiestudio #pointandclick
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Just saw someone post in a gamedev group
"Will having children ruin my gamedev career?"
If you're the type of person to worry about kids ruining your gamedev career...
You probably shouldn't have kids...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
"Will having children ruin my gamedev career?"
If you're the type of person to worry about kids ruining your gamedev career...
You probably shouldn't have kids...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Just saw someone post in a gamedev group
"Will having children ruin my gamedev career?"
If you're the type of person to worry about kids ruining your gamedev career...
You probably shouldn't have kids...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
"Will having children ruin my gamedev career?"
If you're the type of person to worry about kids ruining your gamedev career...
You probably shouldn't have kids...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
"Slimming down" - a distasteful phrase, especially in this current climate.
But sadly apt, for how these cuts are characterised. Again, looking like the hurt will continue for studios.
But sadly apt, for how these cuts are characterised. Again, looking like the hurt will continue for studios.
Embracer Group Divests Two More Studios To 'Improve Profitability'
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Embracer Group Divests Two More Studios To 'Improve Profitability'
Embracer Group has given up two more studios to boost profitability and to slim down its portfolio of brands.
insider-gaming.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Slimming down" - a distasteful phrase, especially in this current climate.
But sadly apt, for how these cuts are characterised. Again, looking like the hurt will continue for studios.
But sadly apt, for how these cuts are characterised. Again, looking like the hurt will continue for studios.
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I've noticed potential investors often fall into the following traps:
🚩Quick Returns
🚩Formulaic Thinking
🚩Hindered by Optics
🚩Led by FOMO
This makes discussions normally bookended by statements like "who else is investing?" and various bits of consultant-speak.
🚩Quick Returns
🚩Formulaic Thinking
🚩Hindered by Optics
🚩Led by FOMO
This makes discussions normally bookended by statements like "who else is investing?" and various bits of consultant-speak.
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've noticed potential investors often fall into the following traps:
🚩Quick Returns
🚩Formulaic Thinking
🚩Hindered by Optics
🚩Led by FOMO
This makes discussions normally bookended by statements like "who else is investing?" and various bits of consultant-speak.
🚩Quick Returns
🚩Formulaic Thinking
🚩Hindered by Optics
🚩Led by FOMO
This makes discussions normally bookended by statements like "who else is investing?" and various bits of consultant-speak.
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Indigenous game developers:
Do you have a title you’d like us to share on our page? Part of our mission is raising visibility for other indigenous game devs.
Let us know in the comments!
#mmorpg #gamedev #indiedev #indigenous #maori
Do you have a title you’d like us to share on our page? Part of our mission is raising visibility for other indigenous game devs.
Let us know in the comments!
#mmorpg #gamedev #indiedev #indigenous #maori
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Indigenous game developers:
Do you have a title you’d like us to share on our page? Part of our mission is raising visibility for other indigenous game devs.
Let us know in the comments!
#mmorpg #gamedev #indiedev #indigenous #maori
Do you have a title you’d like us to share on our page? Part of our mission is raising visibility for other indigenous game devs.
Let us know in the comments!
#mmorpg #gamedev #indiedev #indigenous #maori
Not sure how I feel about this. Mostly conflicted due to how poorly AI has been utilised. The promise from Ubisoft here (that the usage of AI will have a human foundation), could be fluff. We'll wait and see I suppose?
#aigames #chatbots #ai #generative #ubisoft #aaastudios #highbudget #AAA
#aigames #chatbots #ai #generative #ubisoft #aaastudios #highbudget #AAA
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Not sure how I feel about this. Mostly conflicted due to how poorly AI has been utilised. The promise from Ubisoft here (that the usage of AI will have a human foundation), could be fluff. We'll wait and see I suppose?
#aigames #chatbots #ai #generative #ubisoft #aaastudios #highbudget #AAA
#aigames #chatbots #ai #generative #ubisoft #aaastudios #highbudget #AAA
Interesting, but do we really need leaks? Why can't people just be patient?
#nz #film #videogame #loz #Zelda #nintendo #link
#nz #film #videogame #loz #Zelda #nintendo #link
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Worrying to see layoffs from industry veterans. Especially Crystal Dynamics, who have laid off staff multiple times this year alone!
#gameindustry #layoffs #jobcuts #games #tombraider
#gameindustry #layoffs #jobcuts #games #tombraider
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Worrying to see layoffs from industry veterans. Especially Crystal Dynamics, who have laid off staff multiple times this year alone!
#gameindustry #layoffs #jobcuts #games #tombraider
#gameindustry #layoffs #jobcuts #games #tombraider
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Culture is a. Important ingredient in games. So how should we address cultural concerns of appropriation?
We have our thoughts but we’d like to hear yours.
#representationmatters #maori #indigenous #gamedev #videogames
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/12/m...
We have our thoughts but we’d like to hear yours.
#representationmatters #maori #indigenous #gamedev #videogames
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/12/m...
Māori imagery in online game raises questions over appropriation
PoE2’s Māori-inspired expansion draws praise for representation but criticism over lack of Māori consultation, cultural safety, and IP concerns, urging pathways for Māori in gaming.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Culture is a. Important ingredient in games. So how should we address cultural concerns of appropriation?
We have our thoughts but we’d like to hear yours.
#representationmatters #maori #indigenous #gamedev #videogames
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/12/m...
We have our thoughts but we’d like to hear yours.
#representationmatters #maori #indigenous #gamedev #videogames
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/12/m...
This will be surreal for sure. Kojima will be all on making this good.
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This will be surreal for sure. Kojima will be all on making this good.
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Happy to see our blade and shield wielding elf-warrior face off against Ganondorf (and possibly Demise) in this long-awaited premiere to the big screens.
#games #movies #filmsbasedongames #franchise #nintendo
#games #movies #filmsbasedongames #franchise #nintendo
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Happy to see our blade and shield wielding elf-warrior face off against Ganondorf (and possibly Demise) in this long-awaited premiere to the big screens.
#games #movies #filmsbasedongames #franchise #nintendo
#games #movies #filmsbasedongames #franchise #nintendo
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The question we should be asking ourselves is why. I've been trying out some of the more avante garde products lately, and I see some great ideas being hit hard by the same core gameplay loops. I quickly end up feeling like I've already played that game.
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The question we should be asking ourselves is why. I've been trying out some of the more avante garde products lately, and I see some great ideas being hit hard by the same core gameplay loops. I quickly end up feeling like I've already played that game.
Oof. Another studio closure. Not good
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Oof. Another studio closure. Not good
Amazing mahi (work) from this pākihi (business). If you want to learn more about Te Reo Māori (Māori language) in a fun John Wick/Machete style, Pēnei Productions is a go-to
#Māori #Indigenous #Language #Education #skit #comedy
#Māori #Indigenous #Language #Education #skit #comedy
This is absolutely brilliant, and we 100% tautoko (support) this mahi (work). If you've ever wondered what the native language of New Zealand is, now you can have fun learning a bit of it.
Let us know you subscribed!
#representationmatters #maori #aotearoa
youtu.be/REqcaY-nymM?...
Let us know you subscribed!
#representationmatters #maori #aotearoa
youtu.be/REqcaY-nymM?...
Te Tari Tūtai: Episode 1
YouTube video by Pēnei Productions
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Amazing mahi (work) from this pākihi (business). If you want to learn more about Te Reo Māori (Māori language) in a fun John Wick/Machete style, Pēnei Productions is a go-to
#Māori #Indigenous #Language #Education #skit #comedy
#Māori #Indigenous #Language #Education #skit #comedy
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What’s your take on Permadeath? Can it be done in a way that adds depth to the play experience to balance the risk?
Our core designs currently include an opt-out permadeath system with a “successor” mechanic.
Let us know your thoughts.
www.sportskeeda.com/mmo/5-mmorpg...
Our core designs currently include an opt-out permadeath system with a “successor” mechanic.
Let us know your thoughts.
www.sportskeeda.com/mmo/5-mmorpg...
5 MMORPGs with the permadeath feature
MMORPGs that have the permadeath feature provide a thrilling gaming experience.
www.sportskeeda.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What’s your take on Permadeath? Can it be done in a way that adds depth to the play experience to balance the risk?
Our core designs currently include an opt-out permadeath system with a “successor” mechanic.
Let us know your thoughts.
www.sportskeeda.com/mmo/5-mmorpg...
Our core designs currently include an opt-out permadeath system with a “successor” mechanic.
Let us know your thoughts.
www.sportskeeda.com/mmo/5-mmorpg...
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This is the story of how Sony's boldest gamble became one of the industry's most unforgettable legends.
PlayStation 3: The Legend That Defied Odds
This is the story of how Sony’s boldest gamble became one of the industry’s most unforgettable legends.
hypercombogamer.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is the story of how Sony's boldest gamble became one of the industry's most unforgettable legends.
A huge upgrade (gfx wise) from the PS2 era games - but weirdly felt incoherent from the established canon. Still legendary now, looking back.
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction celebrates its 18th anniversary.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #PlayStation #PS3 #GameArt #RatchetAndClank #Platformer #Action #Adventure #RetroGames #Art #Nostalgia #GameNews #Artwork #GameDev #IndieDev #GamingSky #PromoSky
#Gaming #RetroGaming #PlayStation #PS3 #GameArt #RatchetAndClank #Platformer #Action #Adventure #RetroGames #Art #Nostalgia #GameNews #Artwork #GameDev #IndieDev #GamingSky #PromoSky
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A huge upgrade (gfx wise) from the PS2 era games - but weirdly felt incoherent from the established canon. Still legendary now, looking back.
Would absolutely love to see this zany Australian marsupial, make his debut as a cartoon series! #crash #bandicoot #ps1 #toysforbob
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Would absolutely love to see this zany Australian marsupial, make his debut as a cartoon series! #crash #bandicoot #ps1 #toysforbob
A comprehensive tutorial on #GameMaker, a solid engine that I have some prior knowledge/work on.
I'll post more about it later when it's not 3:00 AM, but... I think my GameMaker tutorial is done.
As time goes on I'd love to update the styling of the site. For now, it's readable and gets across everything I wanted, though!
Let me know if anything looks weird.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemaker
As time goes on I'd love to update the styling of the site. For now, it's readable and gets across everything I wanted, though!
Let me know if anything looks weird.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemaker
GameMaker is a really wonderful engine for many different purposes. Though perfectly capable of making full-fledged, critically-beloved games like Undertale, Hyper Light Drifter, Rivals of Aether, and Katana ZERO, it has also gained a reputation as being ideal for learning the basics of programming and game development in general.
brittlelizard.neocities.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A comprehensive tutorial on #GameMaker, a solid engine that I have some prior knowledge/work on.