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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

«Un pays qui maltraite sa jeunesse est un pays sans futur.»

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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Fediverse, the social media system for 40+ year old people who built the world wide web and regret it.

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Something that is, unfortunately, not heard enough, even in professional #gamedev circles, is how Valve has forever changed gaming on Linux. Their choice of technology and their commitment to Linux has offered a radical boost of stability and progress in just a couple of years. It's as massive […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Hey mes #jdr et #ttrpg de mastodon ! Avec @fantasticrolls on cherche à tourner un épisode avec captation sonore et vidéo sur #Lyon et sa région. Tu connaîtrais une asso, où une boîte cool, avec local et matos qui proposerait ce genre de service ?

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

I'm super pessimistic when it comes to the #videogames industry. I don't see a bright future for us all. More than ever, buying, playing, SHARING video games is a political act either you want it or not. It says what you'd like the industry to be in general. Please, look who makes games. Learn […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Tonight I did this. Car controller with custom physics in a game engine I had never touched a month ago. For once I'm proud as I have almost the feeling that I still got the #gamedev spark in me.

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

There are moments in the life of a #gamedev when an idea hits you and you just know it’s something special. An idea you can feel deep down could turn into an awesome game. I had one of those moments this morning. And I can’t stop thinking about it.

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

I just finished Tangle Tower by SFB Games, a lovely, beautifully crafted game! If you enjoy investigation games with a touch of humor and gorgeous art direction, you should play it. It's incredibly hard to build investigation mechanics that stay clever and engaging from beginning to end, but […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

I just finished Pentiment by Obsidian, and what a remarkable game. Set in 16th-century Bavaria, you play Andreas Maler, a wandering journeyman painter from Nuremberg who is tasked with investigating the murders of prominent individuals for which other townsfolk have been accused for various […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

With the latest wave of layoffs, can we take a moment to acknowledge how #Microsoft seems to view gamers? They’re betting that we’ll forget all of this in a few weeks; that one big Game Pass discount will be enough to bring everyone back. They think we're dumb. The next time you watch a […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

"You already have all the solutions. You just refuse to implement them." by Dimitra Rizou linktr.ee/ahoy_universe

Comic by Dimitra Rizou: a guy is presenting his "genius machine that will find solutions to all the world's problems" to hear the machine replying: "You already have all the solutions. You just refuse to implement them IT JUST NEEDS
to protect the financial interests of the wealthiest 0.001%."

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Hey #Godot devs! What's the most important thing about #gamedev on Godot you wished you knew when you started (especially coming from another engine)?

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

RE: floss.social/@doctormo/116825974597… This is the other price of AI. They are scraping EVERYTHING at a rate unsustainable for most website / server owners. They're stealing content to sell it back while destroying everything on their way (our planet included). Support devs […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Support indie devs. Buy their games. Back their Patreons. The next generation of classics won’t come from boardrooms. It’ll come from passion, creativity, and us. The future of gaming is indie. Let’s build it and support it. 8/8

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Buying a game is a political act. Your money votes for the kind of industry you want. AAA is unsustainable: rising costs, AI threats, $1,000 consoles... The future is smaller, bolder, and independent. The talent fleeing big studios will go indie. 7/N

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Look at GitHub. Look at Xbox. Look at their military contracts. Microsoft’s priorities are clear: profit over people, always. We’ve seen this before. Disney+ subscribers proved consumer power when they canceled en masse over Kimmel’s firing. We, as gamers, have that power too. 6/N

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

So what can we do? Stop funding the problem. Microsoft’s products are everywhere but alternatives exist. They’re cheaper, often better, and don’t fund a corp that breaks what it touches. It's impossible to fully escape Microsoft, but most of their software you actively use everyday have […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Microsoft and the others saw profit, spent big, then bailed when the next shiny market appeared. The result? Hundreds of talented devs unemployed. Remember: gaming is still one of the most profitable industries. These layoffs aren’t necessity. They’re choice. 4/N

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Making games is hard. Predicting profit? Nearly impossible. Yet, studios are treated like ATMs expected to print money forever in an oversaturated market. A market big companies and corpos oversaturated by chasing unrealistic returns. 3/N

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Rare, Double Fine… These layoffs aren’t just bad luck. They’re the cost of greed. The game industry was stupidly flooded with cash during COVID, expecting endless growth. Now, the bill is due. 2/N

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

I have a lot to say about this but I don't really know how to express it. It might end up being a long thread. 🧵 TLDR: - The future of video games I indie. - Buying games is a political act. #gamedev #games […]

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

Chère presse indépendante. Cher·es ami·es du jeu vidéo. TL;DR : parlons d’un moyen peu onéreux de reprendre le contrôle sur votre contenu, en offrant une alternative afin de ne plus pousser votre audience dans les bras de #Youtube. Mes DMs sont ouverts pour en parler. #Peertube

Un texte expliquant les bienfaits de proposer une alternative à Youtube aux audiences d'internet. Proposant Peertube, et expliquant à quel point nos méthodes de publications de contenu actuelles ne font qu'alimenter Google. Un invitation à discuter des alternatives possibles.

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

Maybe it's time for me to finally open that bakery...

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Laurent 🫠 @on-code.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2022

Hey! I'm Laurent [loʁɑ̃]. I used to be a programmer on AAA games for many years before starting my own indie video game company MONKEY MOON (HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye...). I enjoy trying and discovering new stuff. But most of all I love sharing wisdom to players and developers about how […]

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