Three days! 🔥 Can't wait to see the latest from our @ID_Xbox partners 🤩 #indiedev

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🌟 STARTING SOON - Office Hours at 11 AM PDT!

Yesterday, we got excited and said the Xbox Remote Tools session was today - we meant next week! The Xbox PC Remote Tools team will still be there for you on Friday, April 24.😊

Bring your questions & join us today: discord.gg/msftgamedev

Building for the Future: Simplifying Development with Xbox PC Remote Tools Pair, deploy, and debug PC games on remote Windows devices with ease with the Xbox PC Remote Tools.

More about Xbox PC Remote Tools: developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/...

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🔥 Office Hours: Chat with the team behind Xbox PC Remote Tools

Join us on Discord tomorrow, Friday, April 24 at 11 AM PDT and learn how to remove iteration friction and spend more time building great games 💫

Invite: discord.gg/msftgamedev

The Art of GORE | Evolution of Invincible VS YouTube video by Invincible VS

Get to know the Quarter Up art team and the processes behind building the world of Invincible VS.

Two weeks 'til launch! 🌟

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wqK...

Dosa Divas Brings the Heat With Turn-based Combat and Spicy Meals - Xbox Wire Dosa Divas is a narrative turn-based RPG from the studio behind Thirsty Suitors, out now on Xbox Series X|S.

Let's hear it for @outerloopgames.bsky.social 👏 Dosa Divas is out! 🎮🖥️📺📱

Meet Chandana Ekanayake, Co-Founder & Creative Director, and hear more about their game, and inspiration for it:

news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0... #indiedev

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🌟 Best Buy Foundation presents Xbox Game Camp Minneapolis 2026

We're bringing together 50 aspiring game creators (ages 18–19) for 12 weeks of building, learning & connecting across Best Buy Teen Tech Centers throughout Minnesota, for a taste of the game dev journey 🎮

news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

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We’re making it easier for you to build, ship games, and reach more players 🌟

Check out all the latest updates to our tools and services in Q1 (Jan - March): developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/...

Key art for the game “POSSESSIONS” with its title at the top. Two people stand hugging on a floating platform that resembles a bedroom. Around them, everyday belongings—bed, chairs, lamp, suitcase, clothes, photos, electronics, books, basketball, airplane, and small household items—float outward in midair against a sky blue background, creating a sense of objects scattering around the space. (Alt generated by Microsoft Copliot and reviewed for accuracy)

Meet Lucid Labs - an indie studio from India bringing their puzzle game, Possessions, to Xbox & PC through the Xbox Developer Acceleration Program 💫

"Knowing that Xbox believed in Possessions made us raise the bar for ourselves." - Chirag Chopra, Founder

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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One month ago at GDC 🐶 A Dog with a ROG Xbox Ally X

Look who visited us at the Xbox Game Dev Lounge looking stylish (carrying their own bag) and ready for a photo op! 🤩

Congrats to all the devs 👏💚

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Looking for more insight into game development?

Hear from the Design Director & Art Director from Playground Games about how they brought Japan to life in Forza Horizon 6 🗺️🗼🚗💨

youtu.be/D5RIjzpGetg?...

How do you ship a visually rich game at 60 FPS with a small team?

Learn how Simplygon was used in Compulsion Games’ masterpiece South of Midnight.

simplygon.com/posts/915430...

#gamedev #unrealengine

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Got game development questions?

Join us tomorrow and every Friday for Office Hours on Discord @ 11 AM PT!

Invite: discord.gg/msftgamedev

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In DOOM: The Dark Ages, id Software and Xbox ATG locked 60 FPS across consoles and capable PCs by reducing unnecessary pixel work in compute heavy rendering passes using Variable Rate Compute Shaders 💫

Here's a breakdown of their collaboration:
developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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Need to batch optimize a library of 3D assets?

@simplygon.com's Python API lets you process entire folders of models to reduce triangle count while maintaining visual fidelity for real time use. 🌟

Tutorial: developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

We totally get it!

Key art for the game “Ascend to Zero,” showing a group of stylized, anime-inspired characters standing together in front of a circular, sci fi mechanical backdrop. The characters wear futuristic outfits and hold gadgets and tools, alongside a small robot. The game title “ASCEND TO ZERO” appears in bold text at the bottom. (Alt generated by Microsoft Copliot and reviewed for accuracy)

Hear from Ascend to Zero’s Director from Flyway Games how a small moment grew into a full roguelike with help from friends and colleagues, and how players shaped it along the way.

After years of development, it's launching this summer! 🔥🎮🖥️📺📱☁️

news.xbox.com/2026/03/31/a...

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💫 We’re making it easier for you to bring your titles to Xbox players everywhere.

ICYMI - here’s a great Q&A with Guy Richards, Global Director of @idatxbox.bsky.social , with tips on pitching your game, what the team looks for, and the future of ID@Xbox.

80.lv/articles/how...

Meet @sluggerfly.bsky.social - a team of seven, who poured their hearts into Super Meat Boy 3D

Hear how their collaboration with @supermeatboy.bsky.social got started and how they brought it to life together 💫 🎮🖥️📺📱☁️

news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

April Indie Selects

Variety Gaming is just a part of what makes indies so special, but it REALLY shines in April's Indie Selects!

We highly encourage you to check out these 6 games. You'll have an incredible time! 💚

#indiegames #idxbox #xbox

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🌟 Maximizing Discovery: Lessons from Creators Shaping the Next 25 Years of Play

ICYMI - Devs from @Obsidian, Rebellion, and Strange Scaffold share insights on how to increase visibility, reach players, and sustain engagement in the Xbox ecosystem.

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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🔥 PlayFab Unreal Integration Bundle v2 is here!

This unified release for Unreal Engine combines PlayFab Online Subsystem (OSS) v2 and the PlayFab Unreal SDK Plugin v2 in one distribution, built on the PlayFab Unified SDK (v2).

Learn more: developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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🌟 PlayFab Digest: March Feature Updates

Learn more about Foundation Mode, SDK, Middleware & Party Updates, GetPlayerInSegment, and Insights Management Retirement:

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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🌟 Evolving DirectX for the ML Era on Windows

Explore how DirectX’s Linear Algebra support in HLSL enables neural rendering, and what’s ahead for integrating full ML models directly into engine workflows:

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

The submission window for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition is open! If you have a new + exciting indie game and want to get it in front of a bunch of new people, there's no better place than DOTD.

The window closes on April 6th!

https://www.dayofthedevs.org/submit

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🔥 Xbox PC Remote Tools now in Public Preview!

Now you can develop PC games on remote Windows devices - from powered handhelds to desktop PCs. Deploy, test & debug from your dev machine so you can spend less time on setup and more time building great games.💫

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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🌟 Windows Game Development with Visual Studio 2026 & GitHub Copilot

Learn how the new updates can help you work faster in large native C++ codebases - improvements in runtime & build performance, app modernization & C++ code editing for smoother workflows.

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

🔥🔥🔥

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ICYMI 🖥️ Advanced Shader Delivery on Windows

Take a closer look at how DirectX is addressing two of the biggest problems in PC gaming - long load times and shader stutter:

developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...