Stephane Rappeneau
@weird-loop.com
Game Industry Finance 🎮 http://weird-loop.com indie studio & indie-plaza.eu cofounder. Teacher of game economics at La Sorbonne university. French Excel Artist. MtG nerd. He/Him.
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Stephane Rappeneau
@weird-loop.com
· Oct 3
How to manage studio finances when crisis is the new norm ? I've spent 20y in a major investment bank during subprimes, here's what I learned and what I think also applies to game industry 🧵
Dread Delusion is an incredibly tight and dense open-world with splendid writing, haunting soundtrack and an otherworldly setting that made me feel like a teenager discovering Morrowind for the first time. It succeeds where most AAA fail, distilling fantasy/escapism to its unadulterated essence.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Dread Delusion is an incredibly tight and dense open-world with splendid writing, haunting soundtrack and an otherworldly setting that made me feel like a teenager discovering Morrowind for the first time. It succeeds where most AAA fail, distilling fantasy/escapism to its unadulterated essence.
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One of the first board games project we worked on last year is out ! Beautiful varnished cover 😍
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One of the first board games project we worked on last year is out ! Beautiful varnished cover 😍
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
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People dislike synthetic content but it will likely be harder and harder to tell, leading to misleading purchases. Like social slop, at one point you start feeling icky and it becomes easier to just switch to a more « trustful » platform. I’m pretty sure my kids have this generational agility.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
People dislike synthetic content but it will likely be harder and harder to tell, leading to misleading purchases. Like social slop, at one point you start feeling icky and it becomes easier to just switch to a more « trustful » platform. I’m pretty sure my kids have this generational agility.
40k tracks per day on Deezer (more than a third) are IA generated. Volume tripled in less than a year. On Steam Nextfest, 507 out of 2900 games were disclosing AI, a likely under-reported floor. Current platforms don’t care about content production process as long as people consume and MAU go up.
La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
DÉCRYPTAGE - Sur Deezer, un tiers des nouveautés sont désormais des morceaux entièrement créés par des algorithmes. Un phénomène qui n’est pas sans conséquence pour le secteur et ses acteurs.
www.lefigaro.fr
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
40k tracks per day on Deezer (more than a third) are IA generated. Volume tripled in less than a year. On Steam Nextfest, 507 out of 2900 games were disclosing AI, a likely under-reported floor. Current platforms don’t care about content production process as long as people consume and MAU go up.
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Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
There'll be a new pinned post this week, but for now: Ambrosia Sky: Act One is *out* now!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
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Hello ! On sous-loue un espace pro indépendant (+ espace commun cuisine / salle de réunion) à 5min d'Auber et St Lazare dans une chouette rue. Parfait pour un studio indé de 3-5 personnes. Deviendez coloc de Weirdloop et Humble Reeds ! Me contacter 🏠
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hello ! On sous-loue un espace pro indépendant (+ espace commun cuisine / salle de réunion) à 5min d'Auber et St Lazare dans une chouette rue. Parfait pour un studio indé de 3-5 personnes. Deviendez coloc de Weirdloop et Humble Reeds ! Me contacter 🏠
Hello ! On sous-loue un espace pro indépendant (+ espace commun cuisine / salle de réunion) à 5min d'Auber et St Lazare dans une chouette rue. Parfait pour un studio indé de 3-5 personnes. Deviendez coloc de Weirdloop et Humble Reeds ! Me contacter 🏠
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hello ! On sous-loue un espace pro indépendant (+ espace commun cuisine / salle de réunion) à 5min d'Auber et St Lazare dans une chouette rue. Parfait pour un studio indé de 3-5 personnes. Deviendez coloc de Weirdloop et Humble Reeds ! Me contacter 🏠
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Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
Self-checkout underperform humans but let's use AI to replace artists, teachers, researchers, shrinks and dead loved ones. www.journaldugeek.com/2025/11/03/l...
Les caisses automatiques sont un échec dans les supermarchés
Les caisses automatiques, autrefois perçues comme une innovation majeure dans le commerce de détail, ne sont prisées ni par les consommateurs, ni par la grande distribution. Entre problèmes techniques...
www.journaldugeek.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Self-checkout underperform humans but let's use AI to replace artists, teachers, researchers, shrinks and dead loved ones. www.journaldugeek.com/2025/11/03/l...
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Our concept artist Gabrielle made this Steam Capsule for @hectiq.bsky.social ✨(temporary logo)
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Our concept artist Gabrielle made this Steam Capsule for @hectiq.bsky.social ✨(temporary logo)
"Scale, finances, and tech dominance simply aren't enough to make it in what is, essentially, a creative industry that sometimes cosplays as a tech sector on weekends." 🤣
www.gamesindustry.biz/another-tech...
www.gamesindustry.biz/another-tech...
November 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Scale, finances, and tech dominance simply aren't enough to make it in what is, essentially, a creative industry that sometimes cosplays as a tech sector on weekends." 🤣
www.gamesindustry.biz/another-tech...
www.gamesindustry.biz/another-tech...
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✨ ChatGPT Sauve La Terre !✨
La suite tant attendue de Bernard Arnault Sauve La France est jouable en un clic sur PC ou smartphone.
C'est de l'espoir en barre !
pierrec.itch.io/chatgpt-sauv...
La suite tant attendue de Bernard Arnault Sauve La France est jouable en un clic sur PC ou smartphone.
C'est de l'espoir en barre !
pierrec.itch.io/chatgpt-sauv...
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
✨ ChatGPT Sauve La Terre !✨
La suite tant attendue de Bernard Arnault Sauve La France est jouable en un clic sur PC ou smartphone.
C'est de l'espoir en barre !
pierrec.itch.io/chatgpt-sauv...
La suite tant attendue de Bernard Arnault Sauve La France est jouable en un clic sur PC ou smartphone.
C'est de l'espoir en barre !
pierrec.itch.io/chatgpt-sauv...
Told it last year but game market is ripe for disruption in distribution & finance. Bytedance is reportedly working on a game digital store 😱 technode.com/2025/10/26/b...
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Told it last year but game market is ripe for disruption in distribution & finance. Bytedance is reportedly working on a game digital store 😱 technode.com/2025/10/26/b...
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The many faces of the INSANE concert from Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 at one of the most prestigious classical hall of Paris, #Pleyel. What a wild ride it has been.
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The many faces of the INSANE concert from Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 at one of the most prestigious classical hall of Paris, #Pleyel. What a wild ride it has been.
The many faces of the INSANE concert from Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 at one of the most prestigious classical hall of Paris, #Pleyel. What a wild ride it has been.
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The many faces of the INSANE concert from Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 at one of the most prestigious classical hall of Paris, #Pleyel. What a wild ride it has been.
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It’s World Artists Day! Let’s celebrate the amazing illustrators whose art brings our merch to life. 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It’s World Artists Day! Let’s celebrate the amazing illustrators whose art brings our merch to life. 🧵
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'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI
'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI
Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley explains how AI can harm even its most vocal detractors.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI
I’ve been playing the Invincible and my jaw has dropped literally every frame. Composition, color, it’s stunningly beautiful. As a lover of polish SciFi movies, in particular classics such as O-bi O-ba, or Sexmission, I wished there had been a polish voice over. But hey, still a great trip ! 🌑
October 21, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I’ve been playing the Invincible and my jaw has dropped literally every frame. Composition, color, it’s stunningly beautiful. As a lover of polish SciFi movies, in particular classics such as O-bi O-ba, or Sexmission, I wished there had been a polish voice over. But hey, still a great trip ! 🌑
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A part of me thinks we actually NEED a major franchise to 100% commit to GenAI, ends up costing more than previous installment anyway, and then bombs spectacularly. Halo might as well be this industrial failure benchmark.
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A part of me thinks we actually NEED a major franchise to 100% commit to GenAI, ends up costing more than previous installment anyway, and then bombs spectacularly. Halo might as well be this industrial failure benchmark.
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The September Devlog is finally here! 🐐
See the news on Steam to know what we've been cooking (pun intended!)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/358...
#IndieGame #CozyGames #ScreenshotSaturday
See the news on Steam to know what we've been cooking (pun intended!)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/358...
#IndieGame #CozyGames #ScreenshotSaturday
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The September Devlog is finally here! 🐐
See the news on Steam to know what we've been cooking (pun intended!)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/358...
#IndieGame #CozyGames #ScreenshotSaturday
See the news on Steam to know what we've been cooking (pun intended!)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/358...
#IndieGame #CozyGames #ScreenshotSaturday
This is exactly what I mean when I say Internet has become actively hostile. Also in EUR you need 3 additional clicks to get to any website 🥲 “We use cookies to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies.”
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This is exactly what I mean when I say Internet has become actively hostile. Also in EUR you need 3 additional clicks to get to any website 🥲 “We use cookies to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies.”
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My morning routine
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
October 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
My morning routine
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
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Dear followers
I'm soon going back from family break and I'll start to write my new book: a glossary of videogame jobs.
This is where I'll need your help, by sending me a private message with the following informations ⬇️
I'm soon going back from family break and I'll start to write my new book: a glossary of videogame jobs.
This is where I'll need your help, by sending me a private message with the following informations ⬇️
a yellow sign says exciting book news on it
ALT: a yellow sign says exciting book news on it
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Dear followers
I'm soon going back from family break and I'll start to write my new book: a glossary of videogame jobs.
This is where I'll need your help, by sending me a private message with the following informations ⬇️
I'm soon going back from family break and I'll start to write my new book: a glossary of videogame jobs.
This is where I'll need your help, by sending me a private message with the following informations ⬇️
My morning routine
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
October 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
My morning routine
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
☕A warm cup of coffee
🪑Adjust my chair armrests
✨Disable copilot
NoMoreRobots spent $50k in user acquisition & influencers for their latest (good) game. I still think self-publishing makes sense for established indie studios, but in absence of dedicated UA financing, I fear having lots of capital to grab a minimum of attention will soon be a hard-gate for indies.
Overall, all of this together has left us with around 80,000 players in three days
My biggest takeaway from this launch, is that times have well and truly changed. Having a great game is still half the battle... but if you don't have the money to pay for success, you'll likely have problems
My biggest takeaway from this launch, is that times have well and truly changed. Having a great game is still half the battle... but if you don't have the money to pay for success, you'll likely have problems
October 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NoMoreRobots spent $50k in user acquisition & influencers for their latest (good) game. I still think self-publishing makes sense for established indie studios, but in absence of dedicated UA financing, I fear having lots of capital to grab a minimum of attention will soon be a hard-gate for indies.