ASTRO BOT OST dropped yesterday! Just like the game, it’s a nostalgia fuelled celebration of joy. It even painted franchises I didn’t care much for before, such as God of War or Horizon , in a completely new light. But it’s original banger A Fire in Your Mind that’ll stay with me the longest.

Love to see The Spell Brigade, which we funded early on, shift 50k copies in two weeks after its early access release. It’s a fun co-op action roguelike in a whacky fantasy world with spell combination and friendly fire reminiscent of Magicka. store.steampowered.com/app/2904000/...

The Spell Brigade on Steam

Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell sy...

If you’re even remotely interested in the history of pro wrestling, don’t miss out Mr. McMahon streaming on Netflix. It’s an equally intriguing and appalling portrait of WWE mogul Vince McMahon, and the impact of sports entertainment on American culture and society. Fascinating stuff!

I love how @mossmouth.bsky.social and the UFO 50 team casually go “oh, we basically made an 8 bit version of The Swapper BUT SOMEHOW BETTER and ohh yeah we also made a sequel for it.” Value for money goes through the roof when you don’t focus on visual fidelity for a second.

Imagine signing a sequel to Monaco (developed on and off between 2006 and 2013), then being surprised that wowzers videogames sure do take a long time to make and end up kicking out everyone who understands that process. Everyone at Humble Games deserved so much better.

Another day, another talented studio shattered in the name of corporate greed. All these people deserved so much better. We can only hope they’ll bounce back to craft new and original ideas in a safer environment, where artistic expression is valued above shareholder value.

One of the involved Flandriens in question here, and I would just like to say how wonderful it was to work with Hannah. If your story could use a check-up, needs some tuning or you’re looking to get an interesting insight into *anything* game story related, you know who to reach out to.

Reminder (because it came up today) that if you add “before:2018-01-01” to a google image search, you don’t get any AI art. Absolutely essential if you’re looking for reference

When a team as talented, experienced and critically acclaimed as @gutefabrik.bsky.social has trouble raising funding, I shudder to think what it’s like out there for brand new studios. Wishing the best of luck to anyone on this wonderful team. Huge loss for our industry.

DGgutefabrik.bsky.socialFeb 26, 2024 2:09pm

We’re sad to share that we're halting production at Die Gute Fabrik due to the challenging funding & investment scene in games right now. We downed tools earlier this month & have been doing our best to support the team who'll be looking for work from mid-March. Full statement:

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