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The Second Part of Episode 200 (!!!) is LIVE!

Amazon Primed for Gaming Exit (News Show)

We're back with investments, quick hits, and a pretty gnarly labor report. Grab a Taco Bell Mexican Pizza and turn up the volume so you can hear over the crunch!

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Episode 200 Part One - Amazon Primed for Gaming Exit (News Show)

Episode 200 is LIVE!!!!

Amazon Primed for Gaming Exit (News Show)

With 14,000 people laid off, studios shuttered, and projects abandoned, Amazon seems ready to give up on most or all of its gaming dreams. Also, it’s episode 200! We have guests Andy Pan and @gregoryalderton.bsky.social!

The Horror Game Awards 2025: PUBLIC Voting Round 1 While the majority of our awards are nominated by our jury members, with the public given the chance to vote on those nominations, we have two categories which are entirely nominated and voted for by the public: The Players' Choice Award The Horror Content Creator of the Year Award These awards will be decided in four phases: Open nominations running from Monday 6 to Wednesday 15 October. A vote on the top 30 nominations, running from Monday 27 October to Saturday 1 November. A vote on the top 15 from the first round of voting, running from Monday 10 to Saturday 15 November. A vote to pick a winner out of the top five from the second round of voting, running from Friday 28 November to Wednesday 3 December. You can take part in this process by voting below. The Horror Game Awards 2025 airs LIVE on Saturday 13 December at 7pm BST.

The Haunting of Joni Evers has made it to the first round of voting for the @horrorgameawards.bsky.social Players' Choice Award! We'd be honored to receive your vote!

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(Also, the game is 30% off as part of Steam Scream this week!)

#indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev

So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.

Please read and share this thread.

I will note that Liverpool have won the league both times while I've been studying at University. This time for an MSC. Should I try for a PHD? 😂Up the Reds! #liverpool

It's a very fast resource management game and that's ok! ID wanted to make a different experience to 2016 and I respect that deeply. The Shotgun goddamn rules.

Finally got over my "this isn't my bag" and finished Doom Eternal's Campaign. A good game with some marmite design choices. When it's good (when it flows) it's really good but at points both in gameplay and tooltips, it just stops the player and that is maddening.

After watching MOTD 2 today, never let anyone tell you that playing EA Sports FC on Amateur is an unrealistic depiction of Football.

I think I started following just before or just after Death of the Outside and then kept following because just general game dev and then Castlevania, Castlevania and more Castlevania.

Cody just dropped Cena while wearing a Blue Peter badge. The national pride I feel is unbecoming 😂.

Academically the uni is currently firmly against it if it's replacing the main skill they are getting you to learn. i.e no generating art for a concept art course. Honestly I think that's sadly going to change as more of the industry at Triple A adopts AI.

So my uni (I'm a MA student) regularly talks to the games industry to inform its courses. AI is a BIG sticking point as the industry is SPLIT. Some want students to learn it as they've worked in AI into their workflows, others absolutely despise AI. (That's the side I'm firmly on)

a man in a hooded sweatshirt and glasses is pointing at the camera . ALT: a man in a hooded sweatshirt and glasses is pointing at the camera .

Whenever my boi Trevor Belmont is mentioned in Castlevania Nocturne. (The same goes for Richter) #castlevania

Just a blend of Nintendo games for me, I'm curious what games they include in the party category!

Who in the heck would do that? Awful judgement from whoever.

The Xbox hours! (Both PC and Console)

It's fun completing the picture of my gaming year.
Top 5 Playstation games
1:Gran Turismo 7
2: Final Fantasy 16
3: WWE 2K24
4: Astro Bot
5: Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

Follow and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Ultimate Edition (Steam) codes courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social (giveaway ends Nov 27 - 6 PM PT. Eligible wolrdwide except Russia/Belarus)

the game is also 20% off at Gamesplanet w/ code STALKER buff.ly/3YL63fd

I didn't even click that it was the final Goodison derby, in December no less! The lads better win there purely for the banter at least!

If you're into the business of games, I'd really recommend @virtualeconomy.bsky.social. It's a really fun little podcast that has taught me loads on the biz of games + it can be really funny.

Gubbins might be a good one if he's into word puzzles, as it's free,fun, has no ads and a free game a day or unlimited games for a cheap price if he really likes it.

While nothing specific gameplay wise, Gran Turismo 7 did a login campaign last year and pipes in Christmas music to the menus as well as Christmassy scapes where you place a car next to massive Christmas trees lol.

Always 💖

Don't make me tap the sign

Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life

If you're on PC with a decent RTX card, rack up that ray-tracing! Since it's all interiors like Control, I didn't see the major frame rate dips that normally get me to turn it off.

I'm beyond happy to say that The Lake House for Alan Wake 2 is good, like REALLY GOOD. #AlanWake2

Absolutely! It sticks you firmly in my cool category of having red hair and a birthday in August! 👈😎👉

God, doing a masters has me in full gremlin mode.

Absolutely!

This will be so interesting to watch. For a case to be built from the time of Palworld's release to now, It's gonna be STRONG.