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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 9h

"..the different ways we dress the naked PRNG .. for the player's consumption: as card draws, rolls of the dice, and so on." #gamedev #narrativedesign #gamedesign azhdarchid.com/randomness-i...

Randomness in Narrative Video Games: Aesthetics of Different Random Systems

On virtual dice, cards, and other alternatives.

azhdarchid.com

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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 17h

The classic 1999 version of System Shock 2 is set to be pulled from sale on Steam later this week. https://bit.ly/4pWkLNn

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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 19h

Installed Blender 5.0, scatter on surface is now a built-in node ❤️

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · Nov 16

Miss Deluxe Paint? Steffest has reimpleented it in Javascript, for easy pixel art animation, used by id Software and LucasArts alike. Come on back and draw like it's 1989!

DPaint.js

stef.be

www.stef.be

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 1d

love digging back into these old archives: "A simple technique for first-person narrative design" #gamedev #gaming archive.org/details/GDM_...

a double spread screenshot from developer magazine about writing first person narratives

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Sinclair Research @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 5d

TGIF

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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 9d

Messenger is an absurdly slick, perfectly lovely free pocket world exploration game you can play in a browser

People who like A Short Hike and vibes-heavy games at large should enjoy this slick, cute delivery sim from a mysterious developer.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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René | Bippinbits @bippinbits.bsky.social · Aug 16

Right before Gamescom @landervr.bsky.social blesses us with the sixth PVKK devlog! He explains how the graphical scene is constructed and what's the reasoning behind this, as well as showing very recent improvements he has done to the lighting. Enjoy :D

store.steampowered.com/news/app/295...

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant - Devlog #6: Graphics Deep Dive - Steam News

Lander shares some deep insight into how the graphical side of PVKK is structured and what his recent improvements were.

store.steampowered.com

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School of Video Game Audio @sovga.bsky.social · 9d

Osirus by The Usual Suspects is a free VST, VST3, AU, CLAP, LV2 for Windows, macOS, Linux "emulation of an Access Virus B/C, code ported to function exactly as the hardware using the DSP56300 emulator" dsp56300.wordpress.com/osirus/

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 9d

the music ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub_a9HY_6Oc&list=RDUb_a9HY_6Oc&start_radio=1

Defcon (game) - Music/Atmosphere

YouTube video by Vulmen

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 12d

pretty exciting!

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 13d

de_dust2 in BF6 with Portal, level design with Godot: youtu.be/f6RGo76uyTk?...

Battlefield 6 Portal Gameplay and Impressions...

YouTube video by jackfrags

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 13d

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine ad circa 2000 #videogame #retrogaming

an advert for the video game Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine showing how to break in a fedora

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snow-kiss @snow-kiss.bsky.social · Aug 9

1D-PACMAN

"Run, chase, and devour" — a minimalist twist on the arcade classic.

No install needed — play instantly on iPhone, Android, or desktop:

➡️ beep8.org

#IndieGame #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGames #IndieLove #PixelArt #beep8

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 16d

Mixed Reality Game Where You Can Insert Real Objects Is Looking for Playtesters #AR #gamedev #gaming 80.lv/articles/mix...

Mixed Reality Game Where You Explore Real World Needs Playtesters

Enjoy Picto and help the developer.

80.lv

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18d

Elite was released (circa) 41 years ago today!

This space trading open world game is considered to be the forerunner of many modern games, as well as being an important milestone in the history of space sci-fi.

Box art by Philip Castle.

The image is dominated by the game's title, "ELITE," rendered in a bold, golden 3D font with large, stylized wings, resembling a prestigious pilot's insignia. The scene depicts key elements from the game:

The Cobra Mk III: The sleek, saucer-shaped ship in the foreground is the player's starting vessel, the legendary Cobra Mk III.

Coriolis Station: The massive, geometric structure is a Coriolis space station, the rotating hubs of trade and commerce where players would dock.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 19d

And lastly... with help from CGWMuseum.org, we've made the entire run of Computer Gaming World full-text searchable! All 268 issues, plus the 17 issues of Games for Windows magazine.

archive.gamehistory.org/folder/1de5c...

The cover of the first issue of Computer Gaming World depicts a dragon breathing fire out of a computer monitor.

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 19d

still have a few!

InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 20d

Surface-Stable Fractal Dither on Playdate #gaming #gamedev aras-p.info/blog/2025/02...

a screenshot of a playdate handheld console demonstrating a dithering technique

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 21d

Twilight Imperium, the legendary sci-fi strategy game of galactic conquest, commerce, and political scheming is coming to Steam!

No release date yet.

One of the most beloved hardcore board games of all time is getting a Steam version

All the galactic conquest, but now the friends are optional.

www.pcgamer.com

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 20d

fascinating talk👍
#linux #opensource

The Register @theregister.com · 21d

How and why Linux has thrived after three decades in Kernelland

'Just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU...' Open Source Summit At OSS EU, LWN editor and long-time kernel developer Jonathan Corbet shared a long-term perspective on how and why Linux has thrived for a third of a century.…

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 20d

"OpenAI says models are programmed to make stuff up instead of admitting ignorance" ..no shit
www.theregister.com/2025/09/17/o...

OpenAI says models trained to make up answers

: Even a wrong answer is right some of the time

www.theregister.com

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 21d

interesting read on #videogame classification hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...

By the way, what’s a AA?

Instead of fuzzy labels like 'indie' and 'AA', we propose a new data-driven system to classify video games based on their actual production scope. This new framework reveals the real economic and crea...

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InKeyStringGames @inkeystringgames.bsky.social · 21d

"A meditation on games with worlds designed to make you feel like a small player in a much wider environment." #gaming #videogames #gameworlds www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBU...

Games that Make You Part of the Ecosystem

YouTube video by Curious Archive

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Blender @blender.org · 22d

📣 Blender Conference 2025 is here!

📅 Follow the program: conference.blender.org/2025/schedule/

📺 All presentations will be uploaded to the official Blender YouTube channel as usual: www.youtube.com/@BlenderOffi...

#b3d #BCON25

Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

conference.blender.org

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