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Alvera Studios @alverastudios.com · 04/10/2026

Great advices! We're doing - or trying to- everything mentioned there 🙂

Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

OMG 🤩🤩🤩 I wasn't ready for this. This is by far the best video game news of the year for me 🥳 With almost 500 hours on it, Satisfactory is definitely in my top 5 best video games ever 😍

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 28/09/2026

These AI companies should be responsible for everything they do, and they fact nobody is holding them accountable is driving me insane: aftermath.site/ai-agents-resp...

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Alvera Studios @alverastudios.com · 26/09/2026

Excelent news! As huge fans of Against the Storm and cooperative board games (Spirit Island being our #1), we can't wait to back this project 🤩

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Alvera Studios @alverastudios.com · 25/09/2026

Is the game industry labeler (@ozone.birb.house) still working for you? We've been waiting for more than 6 months to get our "Game Studio" label, and tried to contact @trezy.codes without success 😔

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Had a great week in Belgium, teaching game design at Uni and seeing my friends (great sessions of board games and TTRPGs) and family. Back to the UK now, first train out of 3 🚄

A photo of a train platform. A screen shows the next train at 9:44 for Bruxelles Midi

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Jaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I really REALLY need game devs, and especially those who are in higher up positions, indie or otherwise, to clue into the fact that crunching away for weeks or months of a time is neither normal nor something you should wear as a badge of honour.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

All I'm waiting for to go back to an MMO: - Respect my time - Give me experiences that I cannot get from playing a solo / 4p coop RPG

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Alvera Studios @alverastudios.com · 04/09/2026

Any recommendation for a good moderation bot for Discord? We've seen quite a few people talking about Sapphire 🤔 sapph.xyz/about

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm so ready for this. Please be good! 🤞 Our first campaign in Ravenloft with my D&D group happened more than 20 years ago. And since then, we have often gone back to this setting we all love. Curse of Strahd was so good for an official campaign that I played it AND DM it 😁 #D&D #TTRPG

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Honor Among Thieves is so much better though 😢

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Alvera Studios @alverastudios.com · 01/09/2026

Great news! We need more publishers with a deep understanding of what indie developpers need 👍

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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

god, you guys, just buy the indie game that looks kinda cool. don't play the demo, don't agonize over the reviews or wishlist, JUST BUY THE INDIE GAME!! if you didn't like it, oh well, whatever, maybe next time, meanwhile you supported an artist, thanks for coming to the gig, want a t-shirt?

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 29/08/2026

This sale ends in 1 day so if you still want to pick up my bundle for super cheap (and support me!) you can still do so. It includes free updates for life!

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Quite excited to play Star Wars Zero Company! With Star Wars: Galactic Racer releasing soon, we may have 2 great Star Wars games this year 🙂

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Alvera Studios @alverastudios.com · 26/08/2026

As big fans of city builder games and LEGO, this is our favourite #gamescom2026 announcement! What's yours? 🙂

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/08/2026

Every dollar billionaire JK Rowling makes is a dollar she will spend on destroying the lives of trans people - a scapegoating driven by Epstein-class billionaires to distract us from the ultra-rich draining our wealth, killing our planet, sabotaging social cohesion, and destroying dissent.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

No surprises here (an open-source project being... open), but it is SO COOL that we can see the results and even get the .csv Thanks @godotengine.org 🤩

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Nice! We moved to Godot for last year GMTK game jam and I don't see us go back 😎 If you want to check our submission this year: itch.io/jam/gmtk-jam... #Godot #GMTK2026

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Rate Solaris Explorer by Alvera Studios for GMTK Game Jam 2026

You are a test pilot in charge of a prototype sailplane!

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I'm SUPER proud of the game we made this year in 96 hours about the theme "Count Down"! Interestingly, one of the inspirations I had was Luftrausers, by @ramiismail.com. I'm sure my brain thought about it because we met recently at Develop:Brighton 😅 #GMTK2026 #GameJam #IndieGame

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's a yearly tradition: we're taking part in the GMTK Game Jam 😎 But, for the first time, we get to host a team through our indie studio! 🐝 I love doing game jams because it drives me to design for genres and mechanics I rarely find opportunities to explore and learn new skills 🤩

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18 ?

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Lotr Lord Of The Rings

ALT: Lotr Lord Of The Rings

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"In a pleasant shock for people who've been keeping up with Unity's doings these past couple of years, it doesn't appear to ruin anything" Ha ha, the bar is low regarding what devs expect from Unity that "not ruining anything" is a shock. It's fun because it's true 😅

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just answered it, it's quite fast. If you're using Godot, consider doing it to help the team 🙂

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Taking my first break on the first day of #DevelopBrighton 🙂 It's been a blast so far, we've met great people and had super interesting conversations. Also got a cute @godotengine.org pin at the Godot meet-up ❤️

My develop:Brighton lanyard and badge, a business card for Alvera Studios and a Godot pin.

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PC Gamer @pcgamer.com · 08/07/2026

"Last year, Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump and paid its CEO $96 million," Sanders said. "This year, it's raising the price of an Xbox by $150 and eliminating 3,200 jobs. Please don't tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. It never trickles down."

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Bernie Sanders is mad about the Xbox layoffs

The senator from Vermont is pretty chapped about the price hikes, too.

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Great reporting, as always. If the goal is to sell subscriptions, you do exactly what Xbox did with Game Pass. Problem is, outside of the enthusiast core, few cared. The mass market didn't want to play lots of different games. It wanted to play Fortnite, Minecraft and Roblox.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We'll be at Develop:Brighton next week! 🐝 #indiedev

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"The goal is to streamline the business and reinvest in bigger projects, Sharma wrote." They really don't (or refuse to) understand why they are in this position. Gutted for those affected -including a lot of friends. As usual, people who did their job are going to pay for the real responsibles.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I'm very grateful for Game Dev Heroes for highlighting the people working hard to create our favourite games, and for shortlisting me in the Game Design category! 🥳

The image reads: "Finalists for Design Hero Game Dev Heroes 2026"

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"We're ending physical disc production, but don't worry — we're ALSO shutting down our digital stores!" blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/a...

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An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita

Changes start this year in select markets, followed by global changes in 2027.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

If you want to transition to a full digital console, this is the MINIMUM you should do.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A lot of people (accurately) point out that premium video games are cheaper today than they were 30 years ago thanks to inflation, but discussed less often is how much bigger the margins are for game companies now that sales are 80-90% (soon to be 100%) digital. No more retail or packaging costs!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 01/07/2026

I think given the scale @godotengine.org is now at, this is an incredibly incisive approach to combat generative AI's awful impact on people, code, and communication. Also focusing the ban policy on access & pull requests is a smart way of eliminating huge parts of the problem in a practical way.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Baldur's Gate 3 wouldn't have been possible without the decades Larian spent perfecting their formula, building their tools and training their people. A lesson that people at the top of the big studios / corporations should learn...

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I think they'll do it the old-school way by selling a subsidised PS6. They need to have a lot of players buying third party games (+ DLCs/microtransactions) on it to print money from royalties. I'm not sure this will work as well as it did in the past tough, but we'll see.

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Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Also true for video games, especially now.

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Polygon @polygon.com · 28/06/2026

Developers at Quantic Dream went on strike as they don't think they can finish Star Wars Eclipse if 115 developers are laid off

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New Star Wars game at risk as studio issues escalate

Developers at Quantic Dream went on strike as they don't think they can finish Star Wars Eclipse if 115 developers are laid off

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 26/06/2026

With the shutting down of Concord and EOL for Destiny & the complete gutting of live-service stalwart Bungie, Sony announces a new company strategy focused on -wait sorry let me re-read I must've gotten it wrong... no that's what it says- yeah they're still trying to build a new not-Destiny y'all

In the PlayStation 5 generation, Sony Computer Entertainment's software output hasn't been as impressive as it was in the previous console generation. Due to SIE’s aggressive live service push, the Japanese publisher released several games - such as the ill-fated Concord from Firewalk Studios and Marathon from Bungie - that did not meet players' expectations. Despite this, President Hideaki Nishino confirmed they will continue to pursue live-service games, even as he heavily hints at a PlayStation 6 handheld designed to meet the changing playstyles of gamers worldwide.

"We believe that live service games are content that attracts users on a global level, so we want to continue to revitalize the market through both first-party and third-party content," Hideaki Nishino said in a new interview with Famitsu celebrating the magazine's 40th anniversary. "We are not only focusing on promoting new releases, but also considering what we can do with older titles in the medium to long term. Also, this year we are planning to release our own live service title, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and we hope everyone will enjoy it."

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Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Shareholders.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/06/2026

There are a few people in games that are so singularly stable that any change to that will send ripple of concern or consequence through the industry, and very rarely will anyone outside of game dev know their names. Sjoerd choosing to leave Epic is definitely one of those moments.

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 20/06/2026

MakeRoom is part of Make-a-Wish's Cosy Up for Wishes, get MakeRoom plus many other super cozy games for only a small amount. The money goes towards granting wishes of kids with critical illness, which I had the opportunity to do twice already! ✨ tiltify.com/make-a-wish-...

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