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Tile Animation with the Dual Grid System (ADVANCED) https://patreon.com/Nonsensical2D

Tile Animation with the Dual Grid System (ADVANCED)

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“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.

Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US: “It doesn’t feel safe”

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Top game engines on Steam (2026-03-09)

Unity (+318) and Unreal (+113) lead volume. Godot shows the highest relative momentum (+64). GameMaker/RenPy saw modest gains; legacy engines like Adobe AIR remained stagnant.

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What if the Apple ][ had run on Field-Sequential? One thing I remain fascinated by is the field-sequential color system. Essentially, unlike composite video, which sacrifices color depth in space, field sequ...

What if the Apple ][ had run on Field-Sequential?

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Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 8th 2026) The Tairyou Jigoku! SEGAGAGA! Cookie's Bustle!

All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 8th 2026)

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Bomb Race (Bomb Uzal C64 prototype recovered) - Games That Weren't A nice Commodore 64 curiosity added to the archive today thanks to Nigel Critten, with Bomb Race - an earlier version of Bomb Uzal due for release under the old Mirrorsoft label, b

Bomb Race (Bomb Uzal C64 prototype recovered)

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Indie games trending today

1️⃣ Slay the Spire 2
2️⃣ INSIDE
3️⃣ Unturned
4️⃣ Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
5️⃣ Library Of Ruina


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EA has laid off an undisclosed number of Battlefield developers 'We've made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our community.'

Battlefield developers laid off by EA months after Battlefield 6 'shatters records'

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The Game Band is hiring a Head of Social ‍We’re looking for a Head of Social to embed social deeply into our new games and build the studio’s online presence.

'The Game Band' is hiring a Head of Social to join their team in Los Angeles, CA

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2D Sugar World Asset Pack | URP | 2D Environments | Unity Asset Store Elevate your workflow with the 2D Sugar World Asset Pack | URP asset from Unity Technologies. Find this & more Environments on the Unity Asset Store.

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Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store | VGC Users in certain regions are being offered personalised discounts of up to 17%

Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store

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Don't miss out on the best discounted assets from the unity store, follow @UnityStoreDeals!

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Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition 'Forming a union is one way we’re making sure we can keep doing our best work.'

'If we love this work, we have to protect it:' Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition

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Jobs digest: moves at Scopely, Small Giant, Lego, Miniclip, PlaySide, Voodoo, Supercell, more There’s also recruitment news at Netflix, Tripledot, Cygames, Tactile, Double Twizzle, Fortis, Sixteen Tons, CrazyLabs and many more in our latest round-up.

Jobs digest: moves at Scopely, Small Giant, Lego, Miniclip, PlaySide, Voodoo, Supercell, more

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Pointless Mechanics That Make Games Better

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GTA 6 Leaker Arion Kurtaj Smuggles Phone Into Prison and Claims Source Code Is "Definitely Somewhere Infamous GTA 6 hacker Arion Kurtaj has allegedly smuggled a phone into his UK prison cell and hinted in leaked WhatsApp messages that the game's source code is already in someone's

GTA 6 Hacker Arion Kurtaj Has Smuggled a Phone Into Prison

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The Golden Thread: Digital Health and Data Leaders Back Games Action Plan - The Scottish Games Netwo The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre has endorsed Scotland's Games Action Plan as supporting innovation in healthcare.

The Golden Thread: Digital Health and Data Leaders Back Games Action Plan

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FlexyTT.GameFlow-MinimalShowcase | Template | Packs | Unity Asset Store Use FlexyTT.GameFlow-MinimalShowcase | Template from Flexy.Tools to elevate your next project. Find this & more Packs and templates on the Unity Asset Store.

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GitHub - nowsprinting/gameplay-mcp: Gameplay MCP Server for Unity Gameplay MCP Server for Unity. Contribute to nowsprinting/gameplay-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

Model context protocol (MCP) server for gameplay

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Indie games trending today

1️⃣ OneShot
2️⃣ OMORI
3️⃣ Tabletop Simulator
4️⃣ Universe Sandbox
5️⃣ Unheard - Voices of Crime


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Why and How to make in-engine gameplay trailers www.darzalgames.com/in-engine-tr...

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Over 800 gamers tried and utterly failed to beat a classic 80s game without a guide The Adventure Game Aptitude Test is the first of its kind, and the initial results are incredible. Only two people beat a three hour game without help

Over 800 gamers tried and utterly failed to beat a classic '80s game without a guide

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Flexy.AssetRefs | Utilities Tools | Unity Asset Store Use the Flexy.AssetRefs from Flexy.Tools on your next project. Find this utility tool & more on the Unity Asset Store.

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Slay the Spire 2 Dev Never Thought It Would Actually Pass Marathon in Steam Concurrents, Says Congratulations Post ‘Seems a Bit Meaner Than Intended’ - IGN Some might have thought Bungie’s Marathon was going to be the big launch on Steam this week, but it turns out Slay the Spire 2 has quadrupled Bungie's extraction shooter in terms of concurrent player ...

Slay the Spire 2 pass Marathon in Steam

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade

Nintendo suing U.S. Government over tariffs

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Indie games trending today

1️⃣ Sheepy: A Short Adventure
2️⃣ Geometry Dash
3️⃣ The Henry Stickmin Collection
4️⃣ Magical Girl Witch Trials
5️⃣ ROUNDS


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February 2026's top-selling new Steam games are... what? Also: Slay The Spire 2 & Marathon go huge on Steam, and lots of news...

February 2026's top-selling new Steam games are... what?

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8Bit is hiring a Game Designer (Live Operations) Our client – the studio behind shapez and shapez 2 – is looking for a Game Designer to join the Shapez 2 team and take ownership of the game’s ongoing evolution post-launch.

'8Bit' is hiring a Game Designer (Live Operations) to join their team in UTC-3 to UTC+1

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An analysis of the Trial System in ARC Raiders (and other incentives in game development) — Robin-Ya How do the trials work, how does that fit into the rest of the game, and how does that involve the steam algorithm?

An analysis of the Trial System in ARC Raiders (and other incentives in game development)

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