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hogsy @hogsy.me · 29/09/2026

Added support for lightmap shadows from static models. #gamedev #gamedevelopment

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 28/09/2026

I think I need to change my pants...

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𝘃𝗲𝗼 @veotv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

a teaser trailer from E3 2002, back when "Uru" was still to be called "MYST ONLINE". This was before Ubi told @cyan.com to add an offline part to the game! In hindsight i guess Ubisoft were absolutely right... #Myst #Uru

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 28/09/2026

Just your daily reminder why relying on these things as a magic 8-ball is generally a terrible idea, and why companies should stop presenting them as such. (I've highlighted the mistakes, though I hope you would've spotted them anyway)

Google's AI overview trying to list countries containing the letters "hi". It lists four countries as featuring the exact sequence, but the last item in the list is Thailand, which is incorrect.

Cont. from the last. It tries to provide a list of non-consecutive results too, but incorrectly provides Finland and Switzerland. These contain an "i" but not a "h", so they shouldn't be in the list.

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Monster Urby 🇬🇧 Level Designer @monsterurby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Half-Life: Extended is one of the mods that's looking really promising and one that I'm keeping a close eye on. Unfortunately one of the developers, Vorti suffered a stroke earlier this year and needs some help covering the medical expenses. www.moddb.com/mods/half-li...

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We need your help news - Half-Life: Extended mod for Half-Life

One of our developers suffered from a stroke, and we need your help covering his medical bills through a fundraiser.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 28/09/2026

Added a sound_random entity. Originally I was going to go all out and implement a soundscape like system, but for the sake of time I went with this instead. Sound warning. #gamedev #gamedevelopment

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 26/09/2026

Love this lil chap

Black and white cat laying in his lil box house with his head resting on a strawberry pillow.

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Ossilia Flawol - The Portal Lore Master @ossyflawol.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And so, the inevitability arrived. The source code for "F-STOP", aka "Aperture", the iteration of Portal 2 developed during 2008, leaked in it's entirety. This leak also contains the code from some other Directed Design Experiments, being 'Margharita' and '2 Bots 1 Wrench'.

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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 24/09/2026

Was clearing out some old emails. Jeez, this was a long long time ago.

Email from Steam saying Congrats, PUNT: Rebirth has been Greenlit!
PUNT still hasn't been released.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 22/09/2026

My god. We really are living in an idiocracy.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 22/09/2026

Ah, another "new" and "purpose-built" team for Halo. Third time's the charm I guess? I wonder if it'll use the IW engine.

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Simon Carter @bbbscarter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Of course we put 1000 cats in a room filled with explosives and left them alone and fed for 30 days; it’s what we do. But the resulting blast was not our responsibility, it just demonstrates the extraordinary power and intelligence of cats, and the dangers of cats going rogue.”

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 21/09/2026

MELT, a lost 1997 PC game featuring Iron Maiden's Eddie, has been recovered! We're releasing a build for the first time, along with source code and an updated version for modern PCs. We also speak to developer Paul Tebbutt. Thanks to Tamaracade for their earlier research.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 21/09/2026

Started playing Lost Odyssey today. I didn't expect them to start cutting so many onions, Jesus Christ.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 20/09/2026

Fallout 4 is a game.

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Game Loaded @gameloaded.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I recently stumbled upon the press kit CD for Ultima IX: Ascension - it includes screenshots, renders, sketches, ads, and interviews with the U9 team. I made a post about it here and a video of the contents: gameloadedmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/u... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJB...

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Ultima IX Ascension Press Kit

YouTube video by Game Loaded

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 19/09/2026

I've noticed how every vibe-coded website looks the same as every other vibe-coded website. At least *try* to make your horrible piece of sloppy shit look like SOMETHING other than every other piece of sloppy shit.

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The National Videogame Museum @nvmuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🎮 Help us map the UK’s videogame heritage We’ve launched the UK’s first nationwide survey of videogame-related collections, and we want to hear from developers, publishers, studios, collectors and industry professionals. Take part: forms.gle/z9a1qhVopYMT...

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Behind the Screens: UK Videogame Preservation Survey

The Behind the Screens survey intends to establish a general picture of what videogame related collections already exist in the UK, and to assess levels of awareness towards videogame preservation and...

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 16/09/2026

Spent this morning fixing a bug with the model lighting in the engine. I ended up overthinking what I needed to do, and as usual it turned out the simplest solution is the one that works best (for now). Want to get something in to handle ambient sounds next, similar to Source's soundscape feature.

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Glenda Adams @gmatom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

OMG. 29 years ago I put an Easter egg in Duke Nukem 3D Mac, that replaced two of the in-game posters with pictures of a couple plush animals I had. I never told anyone other than my wife about the code (DNGLENDA) and completely forgot I did this. 1/2

Two screen shots from Duke Nukem 3D showing a pixelated bunny and cow in the game.

A brown plush rabbit and a black and white plush cow

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 14/09/2026

Some hints are going to be rolled out for The Data Dungeon archive soon, which will give a better idea what's available at a glance. Will be looking to add an "updated" hint too to highlight anything that recently received new content.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 14/09/2026

Started working on fixing a long-standing bug with my zip loader, and I forgot how awful the zip format was.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 12/09/2026

TIL The Movies was originally also targeting a console release. There are a couple screenshots from the start of 2004 showing a (mockup?) interface with button prompts.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 03/09/2026

Fuck this shit sucks. The pain sucks. I feel so stiff and achy. Moving is exhausting. Really hope it doesn't take too long to recover.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 01/09/2026

Been stuck in A&E most of the day. Being sent off to surgery either today or tomorrow. Getting anxious.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 29/08/2026

I almost wonder if Microsoft is going to license the brand out to other manufacturers that'll make the actual consoles instead, aligned to some specifications they set out.

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Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Rest in peace, King...

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 27/08/2026

Anti-gravity rat! Sadly he despawned after a little while.

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Sega Dreamcast Info @segadreamcastinfo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

After years of research, Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen Dreamcast, (Unreleased) is finally available in its entirety! Download the prototypes, read the making-of with Arxel Tribe's founders, and discover Philippe Druillet's artwork: www.sega-dreamcast-info.com/en/dreamcast...

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 25/08/2026

Lmao, I thought he was just an illusion.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 24/08/2026

Well that's the Old Blood and Wolfenstein II finally finished. Both are very good. Some parts of the second one gave me Half-Life 2 vibes.

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Beyond the Forbidden Lands @btflgame.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Some leftover unused Worm functions that were found by Wisi in the OPM and E3 Demo versions demonstrate quite a bit of how the colossus used to function. The found codes are named "FixWormIKWork", "FixWormIK2Work" and "WormIK2Work".

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 20/08/2026

Archived some old footage my grandparents filed while they were in the USA, which may be interesting to some. Not sure exactly when it's from, either late 80s or early 90s would be my guess. archive.org/details/vhs-... Seizure warning, as the tapes were in a poor state. #preservation #digipres

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VHS-C Capture USA ca. late 80s or early 90s

This is a capture of a VHS-C tape produced by my grandparents during a period where they were seemingly travelling around quite a bit for what I can only assume was a holiday.Based on some other foota...

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 18/08/2026

Hm, SDL initialisation silently failing. That's probably not a good sign. *hits it with a wrench*

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 18/08/2026

Okay, that's enough of r/gamedev for me. Development oriented sub-reddits are being flooded by a fast growing number of low effort vibe-coded posts and it sounds like the mods of that sub aren't going to try and keep on top of it any longer. Maybe it's about time to leave Reddit altogether.

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 17/08/2026

Added in support for reloading textures. I'll probably expose an option to allow for hot loading like it does for shaders already. #gamedev #enginedev #solodev

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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Uh is it known that FFXI was seemingly Final Fantasy XI: Project Exodus in development?

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 11/08/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB7X... The GP-Direct Showcase is now live! Come see the finest in DIY custom game engines, made by our wonderful discord members! #gamedev #graphicsprogramming #indiegamedev

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GP-Direct 2026 - Graphics Programming Showcase

YouTube video by Graphics Programming

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Andy Davidson @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The original press kit for Worms

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 10/08/2026

Exactly one year later the frogs have returned. GP-Direct 2026 will be coming tomorrow! Tune in to the GP YouTube channel to see cool games and engines that are built without Unity, Unreal or Godot! www.youtube.com/@graphicspro... #graphicsprogramming #indiegamedev #gpdirect #gamedev

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Alex Moore @oldestpingu.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

It doesn’t always seem real to me, but here’s the story about I, the son of a boatbuilder from a small town in the North of England, became the lead designer on AvP 2010. I was 27. (I guess this is another “Aliens is 40” thing)

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 07/08/2026

The concept art for Grin's cancelled Fortress project are absolutely gorgeous. Seems like such a loss this didn't really pan out.

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Andy Davidson @rockandrollmachine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Out now! Download for free at worm.net Thanks to @stinkyox.bsky.social for letting us do a Llamasoft level. It’s been an honour, and my favourite level in the game!

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 06/08/2026

We just finished Adventure Time, and goodness, what a great show it is. Surprisingly depressing setting with a wholesome upbeat attitude against all the odds. Loved it.

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erysdren @erysdren.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

hi, if anyone can help us i'd really appreciate it. me and my partner are struggling as i'm still unemployed and early-month bills + overdraft fees are hitting us hard right now. any little bit helps, thank you. www.paypal.me/JaycieErysdren www.venmo.com/u/erysdren cash.app/$erysdren

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 06/08/2026

No cheating, post your lock screen

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hogsy @hogsy.me · 05/08/2026

Well that's sad to see. Looks like Sandy Petersen has gone down a deep dark hole of promoting crypto schemes, and using Doom as a promotional tool on top (hey, Zeni/Microsoft, maybe do something?) I legitimately thought his account was hacked at first, but nope.

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Metin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 04/08/2026

Nice initiative by @jaredwhite.com: a growing opt-in directory of software developers who write code by hand. If you're coding without the use of LLMs, you're invited to add yourself to the list… handcraftedcode.org #code #coder #coding #NoAI

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We write code by hand: We use Natural Intelligence to build software.

We use Natural Intelligence to build software libraries and applications in production today. Some of them you may be using right now.

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