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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 28/09/2026

From the makers of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages comes something completely new. From what I can gather, it’s a single player narrative party RPG that is like playing a constantly changing tabletop campaign.

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It really doesn't make sense to attribute those job losses to AI-the-technology, because if that were the case we'd be observing AI outputs displacing conventional entertainment products, and they're clearly not. Rather, the impact of AI is that AI-the-business is crowding out other investment.

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A lot of these types of questions have, of course, been answered already by programmers and designers smarter than myself. Rogue is 46 years already! But in order to find out what I want out of my game, I shouldn't simply copy existing games.

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It's kinda fun designing a traditional tile-based, turn-progressed roguelike game if you start the design from first principles. You have to actually answer questions like "does closing a door kill a creature on contact" or "what is a wall, actually" #gamedev

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Looking back on it, it is remarkable that UO doesn’t have any* survival mechanics attached to it. A player wants a house because having a house is cool. It presents gameplay value (stash) and a creative outlet via furnishing. * avoiding getting PK’d is true survival in itself!

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 21/09/2026

I think this thread checks out, because growing up through the 90s recession meant that my blue collar parents had to choose what bills to pay to keep us kids fed. And while my parents never questioned the time I spent playing video games, it did leave this sense of having to Value my time spent.

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Why has Japan been relatively insulated from the global games industry crisis? Japanese industry consultant @serkantoto.bsky.social, expat developer @liambme.bsky.social, and a Japanese game studies professor tell us about protection laws, domestic bias, slow-growth mindsets and the cost of living.

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(Still) Made In Japan: The View From A Flourishing Games Industry

Experts and developers involved in the Japanese game industry weigh in on how the country has been largely insulated from global issues of funding and layoffs.

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devil devito @devil.zone · 27/09/2026

Watching this, it reminds me of being a kid at the time, imagining how magical playing the game must be. I am tempted to give the server Majuular played for this video a try, but I know I just don’t have the time to dedicate to it. A shame.

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devil devito @devil.zone · 26/09/2026

New Majuular Ultima retrospective! And it’s a big one, for one big game.

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Ultima Online Retrospective | The Last Hurrah

YouTube video by Majuular

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There was (still is?) a time in games where procgen was treated as this one-fits-all solution, of coming up with games with endless replayability. But in the end, I think players appreciate hand crafted solutions more, even if procgen is used in the process.

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Especially relevant to me is the notion of the current trend of AI use being throwing more resources than necessary to brute force a solution. I am so much more interested in design that expands from limited resources, be it pure game design or technical problems like procgen.

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Great read ln why the research on AI* is still inherently interesting, especially from game designer’s point of view. * No, not that kind of AI.

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Saša Đurđević @azuremeraki.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is just so sad to watch happen.

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Casting Cathode Rays

cool wizard guy sitting in front of a tube

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 23/09/2026

per last repost; jesus christ

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we were once approached by a company that wanted to buy inkle and i couldn't understand *why*: our back catalogue isn't especially valuable and our future projects aren't likely to be either. They explained quite cheerfully the following points:

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Breath of Fire III - Casually (Overworld Theme 1)

and the funky music (i still think you could sing It’s Not Unusual to this melody)

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YouTube video by Shad G

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Yeah, Breath of Fire 3 still kicks ass. I had forgotten how much character there is in the spritework and animations. Like kid Ryu as a concept being a clumsy doofus or the party getting dunked in water and shaking themselves dry.

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A factory reset fixed it and thankfully most data was saved on my SD card, apart from my saves (rip FFIX)

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The only downside is that being an Android device, there’s a ton of manual configuration involved. I spent the last two weeks setting up, then realizing something had broke because suddenly none of my Sony console games worked.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 22/09/2026

I can vouch it being perfect for pre-PS3 emulation. There’s enough power to run even Switch games (esp. with 12GB). Funnily enough there’s patches to run modern games like BOTW in 4:3 format just to fit this thing.

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Here's a list of rpg fan translations that do not use AI! very handy resource

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I am also considering trying out a n isometric perspective for my game, instead of a first person crawling. It seems I can use the same base for either option.

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I realize a tile and turn based roguelike is a solved problem, which means ready-to-use engines and tools already exist but I am also doing this to learn.

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tbf, Biohorror didn’t exactly progress a lot. Might as well start over once I’ve checked my source code.

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Celestial Fang 🩸 Artist @celestialfang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Always love picking up a game project from two years ago and realizing I have no idea what I was up to.

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That sky redder than blood

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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ever wanted to learn about Wizardry’s Japanese reception throughout history? Read a conversation held between Robert Woodhead and Hitoshi Yasuda as they eat soba? Read stories set in the world of Wizardry? I present the Japanese Wizardry reader: ogrerun.com/the-japanese...

An article on Busin ~ Wizardry Alternative ~ From Comptiq No. 236 (January 2002)

Hitoshi Yasuda and Robert Woodhead posing with a soba chef. From LOGiN (January 1988)

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krugman ＠動作不良品(カビ) @krugman.net · 21/09/2026

Finally got my Nova set up. Time to crack open the peak

Retroid Pocket Nova, Clear Purple edition. The game on screen is Dynasty Warriors 3 for the Playstation 2.

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do it for old krug

instead of this

(textractor)

do this

(tuttle handbook of japanese grammar)

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Alt: Fatima in the ending sequence of Jaaguar: A Witch in Mongolia anime adaptation.

Jaadugar is my anime highlight of 2026 summer season. Beautiful animation combined with direction that allows the atmosphere and its inhabitants to breathe. What a fascinating subject as well. I am always in for historical anime but both muslim and mongol cultures are rarely handled in pop media.

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Fatima

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This post actually made me think about the megastructure games lol

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Children (and 40 year old SA posters) hunger for brutalism

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I don’t think it’s just the times we’re living in that inspires these games. To me, this aesthetic is connected to the mid 90s with the likes of Quake and other gritty, early 3D accelerated PC games. It has this worn and alienating feeling to it.

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VHOLUME is a melancholic first-person parkour adventure set in a dystopian brutalist city where bureaucracy turns a simple task into an odyssey.

There’s at least store.steampowered.com/app/4131730/... store.steampowered.com/app/3195790/... store.steampowered.com/app/2063480/... and definitely more I can’t name off the top of my head.

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VHOLUME on Steam

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