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I'm a game developer, full stack dev and co-founder of Rogues Studio. Working on a 2D dungeon crawler, telegram game.
https://rogues.studio/
https://morganpage.substack.com
🧵 This week's Game Development Diary is PACKED. Let's break it down:

📊 Steam Charts are wild
🎯 9 game jams launching THIS WEEK
🤖 The AI debate is heating up
My personal take on Arc Raiders & Claude

Full newsletter: platoevolved.kit.com/posts/morga...
Morgan's Game Development Diary - 18th December
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎮 AI isn't replacing devs—it's changing how we work

Larian Studios gets it: AI for ideation, humans for creation.
Meanwhile, Amplitude's using telemetry to nail game balance

🚀 What's YOUR take on AI in game dev?

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Morgan's Game Development Diary - 18th December
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December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This week's Gone Rogue has some real surprises in it, including the return of Flaming Fowl and the launch of Into the Restless Ruins.

https://rogueliker.com/gone-rogue-may-17/
May 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Lost in Random: The Eternal Die rolls a summer 2025 release date

The die has been cast, as developer Stormteller Games has revealed that Lost in Random: The Eternal Die will launch on 17th June on PC, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox consoles. If you’re unfamiliar, the game is a dark fantasy…
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die rolls a summer 2025 release date
The die has been cast, as developer Stormteller Games has revealed that Lost in Random: The Eternal Die will launch on 17th June on PC, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox consoles. If you’re unfamiliar, the game is a dark fantasy roguelike set in the same universe as 2021’s critically acclaimed Lost in Random. Its story is completely standalone and follows Queen Aleksandra, the once great ruler of Random on a mission for vengeance and redemption.
rogueliker.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Those pesky bats...
May 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I’m so happy, emotional, proud and tons of other words. Reading all the amazing #DuneAwakening coverage from last weeks event. 😭
January 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Omg just got an email that 2 of the 3 paintings that I submitted to The Art of Planetary Science show won awards! I won 2nd place in fine art and 3rd place for the themed category (Mars). Haven’t won an award for my art since I was a kid in 4-H 🥹
January 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Woah! I'm hosting the official #TurnBasedThursday this week! 🎉

That means you'll find secret turn-based games in the replies, pretty neat right?

If you're a turn-based #gamedev, reply with your game!

Let's spread the turn-based love. ♥️ + 🔁
January 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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All these cute little toys!

Favourite thing to tinker with.

#IndieDev #GameDev
January 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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There's an endless amount of fun, cheap distortion effects you can do by simply editing one axis of a node in Godot. No shaders, no skeleton, no blend shapes, no procedural meshes. I use this for everything from hair to UI to flag lines, and now bubble film.
#GodotEngine #gamedev
January 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Have spent some time making our game run natively on Steam Deck. Really nice platform to develop on, and I love the built-in performance overlays (confirming we're keeping the GPU quite busy)

The touch screen is kinda fun to play with also!
#gamedev #indiedev #steamdeck
January 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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How to make a cool Vertical Dissolve/Materialize effect

#gamedev #unity3d
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Retro Urban Kit has been updated✨ Many optimizations, improvements and new models (20+). The package is completely free, and can be used in any project without giving attribution or donating.

Download: kenney.nl/assets/retro...

#gamedev #gameassets
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Trump is an extremely dangerous man--stupid, vindictive, fixated on payback for his enemies. This country will be lucky to survive him.
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“Maturing is realizing having a routine everyday is the best for your mental health”

– @Itsdiyahshalon
November 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM
“The more they doubt me, the more I know I’m on the right path.”

– @Risk2Earn
November 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
“Being nice is overrated.
Being genuine is underrated.”

– @bossyourday
November 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM
“normalize not responding to everything. learn to ignore.”

– @nrrsaraa
November 25, 2024 at 8:00 AM
“Self care tip: If you want to feel rich, count the things in your life that money can't buy.”

– @The_MMW
November 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM
“Everything you need is already within you.”

– @Positive_Call
November 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM
#Slush is sadly over, flew back from Helsinki today 😢. Highlight was Damola doing Uptown Funk, loved it!
Now back to working on www.rogues.studio
#tech #startups #funding #entrepreneurs
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM