#gamedeveloping

[devsgames]

Just this week in games:

- EA laid off 700 workers

- Sony laid of 900 workers

- Rockstar announces in-person work mandates for all employees (a 'soft layoff' that will force some staff to quit, which likely means that actual layoffs are forthcoming)

In 2023 6,000 games workers were laid off. Now in 2024 over 10,000 workers have been laid off, and there's still 10 months to go.

Not to be hyperbolic, but I think this is perhaps the worst year for video games ever if we're measuring by number of layoffs.

[marlowedobbeart]

This image is unironically the perfect encapsulation of my aspirations as a game writer. I only hope my writing will ever evoke this vibe

[jenghin]

Morrowind has a few Constructs of the Dwemer. Here they are as Pixel Art

[startellersgame]

funky tech possible in game

[genokids]

gotta go at a relatively high sped ⏩⏩

[faircatch]

[harbige12]

I don't think this is going to be a platform "fighter" anymore, as this menu shows. But it will be similar.

I also added something... very important.

[sunlabyrinth]

The Empress of Aeser: Act I will be available to play during #SteamNextFest!

About the Empress of Aeser

The Empress of Aeser is a visual novel with light point 'n click puzzles and lots of choices. You start out with the option between four personalities, which will influence how Tetrine grows as a person later in the game.

Lie, show restraint, be diplomatic or audacious. There are many dialogue options.

Solve light inventory object puzzles and explore a library of strange books.

Interact with newspaper articles and uncover the secrets of the city, once the capital of an old and dark Empire.

Tetrine begins in an existing relationship. It is already fraught. Will you repair the damage or start anew?

Other scenes are told from the perspective of other characters. Meet Sabina, a sheltered artist, Tell, a farm girl who has already encountered the dark secrets of the city and Kalevel, Tetrine's employer and an ancient demon.

Wishlist on Steam here.

[devsgames]

GameMaker is Now Free!

Here's a cool thing: GameMaker is now free for non-commercial, non-console use, and all its asset bundles are free! They've also introduced a one-time free aimed at replacing their current subscription model.

Also, while they're being vague about it right now they've hinted that they might be working toward some open source progress as well, which is very cool!

So if you've ever wanted to give GameMaker a shot and try out a new engine, now you can!

[kokowolo]

so i have this new idea 🤡

[marlowedobbeart]

Working on RPG combat portraits to denote status effects ✌️😌

[darkstategame]

Map Progress

The level's gotten pretty big over the past few days. I'm yet to play from start to finish so not sure of the playtime.

Steam page should be up tomorrow, I had a few issues but I think I solved them Thanks Henry

[alkaliii]

Psuedo2D

A dump of some things. I briefly mentioned how I had rewrote the game in Godot 4. During the transition I decided to give up on pure 2D and just make a 3D game that looks 2D... so in my own words, pearlessential is now a Psuedo2D game. Here are some captures from early in the transition.

[fnifegames]

xXx - Small Town Emo - xXx

itch.io /// steam

[startellersgame]

#Startellers Demo is out: