3 pieces of game writing advice from New York Film Academy:
-Every character deserves a little development.
-Omit needless words.
-Make the background details optional.
https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-to-write-dialogue-for-games-worth-reading
@swanson well, the #Xbox360 was the #IndieGames movement birthplace with #XBLA & #XNA #GameStudio.
xna in favour of ID@XBOX…Indie Publisher Pixel Doors Launches With a ‘Dev-First’ Mindset
Stay small, make a prototype, and don't skimp on testing: Advice for indie developers
https://www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-15-years-of-indie-dev-in-4-bits-of-advice/
Keiji Inafune’s Comcept Closed
Ubisoft Unions Call for Four-Day Strike: "It is time for management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want"
More Layoffs at Ubisoft as the French Publisher Launches a "Voluntary" Layoff Program at Ubisoft Paris HQ to Cut 200 Jobs
https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-launches-voluntary-layoff-program-ubisoft-paris/
Ubisoft Shake-Up: Layoffs, Studio Closures Begin in Major Reorg; Six Games Canceled, Including ‘Prince of Persia’ Remake
Krafton Is Evaluating How Its Game Tech May Be Applied To 'physical AI and robotics'
Alphabear Dev Spry Fox Reveals CEOs and Staff Have Taken Pay Cuts to Finish Its “biggest game ever” After “extremely fast” Spinout From Netflix
Josef Fares Vows to Never Take Hazelight, Studio That Made Split Fiction and It Takes Two, Public
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/josef-fares-vows-to-never-take-hazelight-public
#gamedev #gamestudio #gameindustry #splitfiction #ittakestwo #videogames #gaming
Meta Shutters Three VR Studios as Part of Reality Labs Layoffs
15 Years of Indie Game Dev In 4 Bits of Advice
https://www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-15-years-of-indie-dev-in-4-bits-of-advice/
#gamedev #indiedev #gamestudio #indiegames #videogames #gaming
After 25 Million Copies Sold, Phasmophobia Maker Follows Palworld and Among Us Devs, Forming an Indie Publisher To "champion and encourage creativity"
Game Publisher, Hooded Horse, Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: ‘It’s Cancerous’
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
#ai #genai #gamedev #gamestudio #gameindustry #indiegames #videogames
29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Announced
https://www.interactive.org/awards/29th_dice_awards_finalists_93k3p1.asp
Monument Valley Dev ustwo Becomes ‘PC-First’ Studio
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/monument-valley-dev-ustwo-becomes-pc-first-studio
#gamedev #gamestudio #pcgaming #indiegames #videogames #gaming
Ubisoft Shuttering Freshly-Unionised Halifax Studio, 71 Jobs Affected
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-shuttering-freshly-unionised-halifax-studio-71-jobs-affected
CEO of Lies of P Publisher, Neowiz, Talks 2025, Overture Expansion, Release Strategy, Gen AI, and More
#liesofp #gamedev #genai #ai #gameindustry #gamestudio #videogames #gaming
Boosting Steam Reviews Post-Release Leads to Increased Conversion Rates, Says Gamesight
