Launch trailer!
Only one month until the global economy goes AFK for a few days!
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@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euNaughty Dog's creative director, Neil Druckmann, once mentioned on social media that Half-Life was one of the intellectual properties he would love to work on if given the chance. Imagine that!
How would you feel about a Half Life game made by Naughty Dog? You think they'd do it justice?
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euIt’s interesting how the industry is perceived to be in decline, largely driven by aggressive industry giants being forced to confront their own practices, while the user market itself seems to be growing.
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euA prized possession, a Steam Deck provided directly by Valve for dev purposes.
This is a great thing about Valve: if you're a trusted dev on Steam, you can sometimes request their hardware, even before it goes on sale.
It has been a massive help for our development.
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euEurope has a growing ecosystem of gamedev tools worth exploring.
Meet four European game engines:
🇳🇱 Godot - Open-source, community-driven, supported by a Dutch foundation
🇬🇧 GameMaker - Great for 2D games
🇩🇪 CRYENGINE - High-end 3D graphics
🇸🇪 Defold - Lightweight and dev-friendly
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euBeen trying out this new indie game "The Lantern of the Laighless Saint" (rolls right off the tongue!), a retro Morrowind-style open-world RPG. Basically, this was made for me.
Gotta praise it for trying what so many of us want. I really want to love it... but I'm torn.
Anyone tried it?
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euThe best way to make a platform like that is to set an example. I decided to avoid as much negativity as possible, limit politics, focus my content, and help fill the #WGames feed.
Beyond that I put effort into liking, responding and welcoming people.
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euAs a gamer, how do you discover new titles to play?
Here's the data:
YouTube videos (57%) and Steam's internal recommendations (55.8%) are the primary discovery channels for Steam players, followed by word of mouth (44.9%). (Source: GameDiscoverCo)
@kevinhaelterman.wsocial.euAs a game developer, these age restrictions likely impact my business, yet I'm in favor.
Kids need protection, and it may make managing/moderating online multiplayer easier. We've seen plenty of childish behavior in our sessions... though unfortunately, many may be adults.
Opinions?
@cansbox.wsocial.eu#wgames Heroes of Might and Magic 3
@mguscius.wsocial.euIf you could ask any studio to remake any game ever released what it would be and which studio and why? 🤔 #wgames
My pick would be another remake of Resident Evil 3 as the one we've got was absolutely disappointing and felt as it had nothing in common with OG. Should be done by main Capcom team 1.
@nix.wsocial.euThis is what it looks like for me.
#Wgames
@philipbranigan.wsocial.euI am thinking about platform consistency so, should it be:
#WGames or
#WSocialGames?
I am in favour of putting #WSocial Infront of everything, like a branding exercise.
It will be interesting to see what others think.
@mguscius.wsocial.euThere's #WGames 😅
@mguscius.wsocial.euReminder: If you're gamer we have a WGames feed that tracks #wgames hashtag @ wsocial.eu/profile/did:... 💪👍
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