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lizardengland.bsky.social
This is an excellent analysis and matches my own thoughts. I was hoping someone with more development expertise could explain the use of ML/AI in Arc Raiders and unpack that both in terms of technical implementation and ethical impact on the broader industry.
aiandgames.com AI and Games @aiandgames.com · 2d
The release of Arc Raiders has raised significant concerns about the ethics of utilising generative AI in a AAA game. It’s important we understand that for whatever gains AI delivers, who is losing out, and what impact does that have on the industry?

Read on!
www.aiandgames.com/p/arc-raider...
Arc Raiders and the Ethical Use of Generative AI | 19/11/25
We discuss the issues surrounding Embark's use of AI voices
www.aiandgames.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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pixeladay.bsky.social
***New video is out!***
I made the Blue Prince video. It took me 6 months. It's here.

Video here: youtu.be/RYQl5hcipUM
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay

Thanks to @electrondance.com for lending his voice and also doing the best writing on puzzle games that the Earth has ever known
Blue Prince is the Best (and the Worst) of Exploration Puzzle Games
YouTube video by Pixel a Day
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November 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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dannyodwyer.bsky.social
we've a little disco elysium teaser dropping tomorrow, and the full series starts sometime next week. we'll have 5 episodes, each is currently around 40 mins. it's probably the project I've taken the most care with, given the impact of the game, and it's unique development story. i hope it's good!
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
fachewachewa.itch.io
Never seen a game awards take I relate this much to and that's not just BS rants at Geoff.
Feels so good to finally hear someone else say they're just a mirror of games media.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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draknek.bsky.social
Here's the November edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/november-2025
Thinky Third Thursday - November 2025
Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends
thinkythirdthursday.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
fachewachewa.itch.io
Gushed about Dog Witch:

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Fachewachewa's review of Dog Witch | Backloggd
A tightly designed dice-based deckbuilder with snappy runs and and great vibes. But this good boy doesn't mess around and will punish every mistake.<br><br>Context: played around launch<br>Status: won...
backloggd.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
fachewachewa.itch.io
Biggest snub of the game awards is Twisted Metal S2 btw. Games journalists, get your shit together.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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jakesteinberg.substack.com
🚨 MORSELS REVIEW 🚨

Would love to get some eyes on this! I know it’s an uphill battle posting about a game with a small footprint post-launch, but I think it’s worth making space for reviews like this.

jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/morsels-re...
Morsels Review
Don't Look Away
jakesteinberg.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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steamreleasebot.bsky.social
Lenrual
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3340160/
$4.99

Lenrual is a short game about trying to form connections and making friends. All narrative is expressed through play and interactions in this experimental piece.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
fachewachewa.itch.io
extrêmement hypé par Inkle qui fait In Memoriam 4
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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inkle.co
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.

And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.

We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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pixeladay.bsky.social
New video is done and coming VERY SOON
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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fatnickindustries.com
When you can buy a functional mini PC for £300 and the Switch 2 cost £400 this still doesn't tell us much.
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
fachewachewa.itch.io
Not immersive nor sim, no one agrees on what it means, especially steam tags, but it's not a pun so the term is allowed to exist. No need to pick a bad definition as a source and then use listicles to prove it's a bad term.
Or maybe it's just because there are enough "historical games" in this one.
brunodias.bsky.social Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 1d
Okay, in fairness, this is only my own work and not the result of a conference. But in unfairness: I thought it would be funniest to just plant this flag as soon as possible.

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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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nocapsbb.bsky.social
i need everyone to play this demo asap! been glued to my screen for the past hour 🍓
getcolor.bsky.social GetColor @getcolor.bsky.social · 2d
📢 NEW GAME REVEAL 📢

🍓Berry Bury Berry🍓 is an absurdist first-person incremental physics game about growing berries and putting them down an ominous hole... it's safe, I promise.

Add it to your ⭐WISHLIST⭐ and play the 💽DEMO💽 now!

store.steampowered.com/app/3370870/...

#indiegame #steam

🍓🕳️⭐⚰️
Berry Bury Berry on Steam
A juicy first-person incremental game about growing berries and tossing them down an ominous hole. Earn money and upgrades. Make new friends with sentient berry pals. Grow and control the hole as you ...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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wednesdays-game.bsky.social
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.

Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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sylviefluff.bsky.social
bennett f wrote a really nice and interesting comment on discover the world itch.io/post/14821693
Post by Bennett F in Discover the World comments
This is the kind of mechanic that is probably non-obvious to think of if you're just brainstorming ideas, but arises naturally when you start implementing the physics. The spin move could be implement
itch.io
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
fachewachewa.itch.io
Cool devlog of a very ambitious game but... at one point they say "we have no budget", yet they keep listing different professional roles and say they have 50 voice actors (for now!!!!)???
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFel...
We Spent One Year Making a Game About Fantasy Paperwork.
YouTube video by Hip Flask Games
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
fachewachewa.itch.io
btw, The Indie Game Awards FAQ is very bad imo

If your whole thing is to use the "indie" term (which imo people should not do) then you should have a way better definition than this.
"indie is a game that isn't published by one of the publishers we knew about when the PS2 was a thing" is terrible.
What is an indie game? It's a tricky question that doesn't necessarily have a strict, black-and-white answer. No matter who is asked, the interpretation is never the same across all parties. We don't believe there is a single "correct" definition, and it will likely change alongside the state of the industry in the years to come. But after many conversations over the years with these various groups, the current definition agreed upon by the IGAs Curation Jury is as follows: A game crafted and released by developers who are not owned or financially controlled by a major AAA/AA publisher or corporation, allowing them to create in an unrestricted environment and fully swing for the fences in realizing their vision. Regarding the 2025 nominees, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a gray area that was thoroughly discussed prior to launch. Kepler Interactive, the game’s publisher, is an Indie Game Awards 2024 recipient for Pacific Drive. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received support from the ID@Xbox program ahead of the launch. The origins of the game are connected to Director Guillaume Broche, who left Ubisoft shortly after the pandemic and sought out the original core 30-person team to begin development. These are just three of the many factors taken into consideration during our deliberations. Ultimately, despite the game's resounding growth and success, the IGAs Curation Jury felt it fit our definition. Similar to Kepler Interactive, publishers such as Devolver Digital and Annapurna Interactive also fit within the IGA Curation Jury’s definition. Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, is not considered indie, nor are major standlone studios such as FromSoftware, Kojima Productions, or Valve as a few examples. First parties (Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony) and studios under their ownership, as well as third parties such as EA, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Sega, and Bandai Namco (to name a few) are considered AAA. Companies such as THQ Nordic are considered AA .
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
fachewachewa.itch.io
So, are we supposed to act like it's fine for a solo dev to go "actually this isn't my debut game" when he just made free games before, and yet no one will ask AdHoc and Sandfall why they aren't withdrawing for the indie and especially debut categories?
November 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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mikerose.bsky.social
There's a game on Steam called Omelet You Cook, which looks fucking delightful

They had a 100% Steam user rating, and then someone this morning posted this review

And I know it's haha *so funny*, but also, this person can entirely go fuck themselves

store.steampowered.com/app/3205380/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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fromlefcourt.bsky.social
Years back I posted about how @ramiismail.com's presentation about making games inspired me to release more small projects, so a review on my latest tiny release comparing me to Vlambeer is the highest praise I could ask for! store.steampowered.com/app/4140790/... #gamedev #indiegames
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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cdrom.ca
I was a judge in the Independent Games Festival again this year - here are some of my highlights from 2026. Not a "who I think's going to win" prediction, just "here's some games I think are cool!" cdrom.ca/games/2025/1...
A first-person scene depicting a hallway filled with mural sculptures of human faces. Some sort of interactive sculpture is in the centre. The scene is depicted with simple lines and only a few colours. A screenshot of an adventure game with a cartoon art style. A woman is standing in a kitchen; in the background, another woman is in a bathroom. Dialogue reads 'No thanks. If I eat this early in the day, I could surely perish.' Two half-scenes divided in half at the centre of the screen. Each shows half of a figure standing in a European setting, with a 3D silhouette scene on top. An isometric scene depicting a graveyard with dark colours. A woman with red hair stands next to a man with a skateboard who is saying 'Hmm, I could totally grind on these tombstones. Is that disrespectful?'
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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josephmansfield.uk
Yep, I actually did this.
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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noclipvideo.bsky.social
noclip_2 covers areas of games development that traditional media often can't afford to. it's hard work discovering, researching and playing all these games, and we're a shoestring budget, but we're excited to do more in 2026 - so if you can support us please do.

patreon.com/noclip2
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM