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Developers of all sizes should be able to publish to the platforms they want. That's why today we're making the @xbox.com Game Publishing Guide open to the public!
📄Read on: msft.it/63325tOdWz
📄Read on: msft.it/63325tOdWz
Unlocking Access to Game Publishing Documentation for All Developers
We’re removing barriers to learning and making it easier for teams of all sizes to understand what it takes to ship a game on Xbox.
msft.it
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Developers of all sizes should be able to publish to the platforms they want. That's why today we're making the @xbox.com Game Publishing Guide open to the public!
📄Read on: msft.it/63325tOdWz
📄Read on: msft.it/63325tOdWz
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Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
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Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video (streaming Dec 17th) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECI3...
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video (streaming Dec 17th) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECI3...
Finished up my playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2. Enjoyed it and look forward to the DLC.
Was satisfied with my choices and conclusion. I liked the companions, though the companion quests could be weak. I liked Niles and Inez the most, followed by VAL and Marisol. Aza and Tristan were bleh.
Was satisfied with my choices and conclusion. I liked the companions, though the companion quests could be weak. I liked Niles and Inez the most, followed by VAL and Marisol. Aza and Tristan were bleh.
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Finished up my playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2. Enjoyed it and look forward to the DLC.
Was satisfied with my choices and conclusion. I liked the companions, though the companion quests could be weak. I liked Niles and Inez the most, followed by VAL and Marisol. Aza and Tristan were bleh.
Was satisfied with my choices and conclusion. I liked the companions, though the companion quests could be weak. I liked Niles and Inez the most, followed by VAL and Marisol. Aza and Tristan were bleh.
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🚨 "The Making of Double Fine's Keeper" is now available! 🚨
Many of you have been asking for this one; we're happy to say the cameras continued to roll here at the studio during Keeper's development. Come see how this very special game came to be, from the team themselves! 😊
youtu.be/1OOfRTfMnx0
Many of you have been asking for this one; we're happy to say the cameras continued to roll here at the studio during Keeper's development. Come see how this very special game came to be, from the team themselves! 😊
youtu.be/1OOfRTfMnx0
The Making Of Double Fine's Keeper
HEADLINE - Double Fine shocks with unprecedented development transparency!
Wait, what do you mean we do this all the time? ....33 episodes? Who has time for that in this day and age!? Thankfully,…
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🚨 "The Making of Double Fine's Keeper" is now available! 🚨
Many of you have been asking for this one; we're happy to say the cameras continued to roll here at the studio during Keeper's development. Come see how this very special game came to be, from the team themselves! 😊
youtu.be/1OOfRTfMnx0
Many of you have been asking for this one; we're happy to say the cameras continued to roll here at the studio during Keeper's development. Come see how this very special game came to be, from the team themselves! 😊
youtu.be/1OOfRTfMnx0
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Digital Foundry says Steam Machine power will be "some mid-point between Xbox Series S and PS5, prob closer to PS5", so the price will determine how many PC players want to buy a TV box providing what may be a performance downgrade for some of them.
Also means the next Xbox will be different enough
Also means the next Xbox will be different enough
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Digital Foundry says Steam Machine power will be "some mid-point between Xbox Series S and PS5, prob closer to PS5", so the price will determine how many PC players want to buy a TV box providing what may be a performance downgrade for some of them.
Also means the next Xbox will be different enough
Also means the next Xbox will be different enough
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Absolutely essential viewing from @chrisbratt.bsky.social on Rockstar’s sackings, which appear to be the single most flagrant example of union busting in the history of the videogames industry. Rockstar has provided absolutely zero evidence to support any of their claims. youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Absolutely essential viewing from @chrisbratt.bsky.social on Rockstar’s sackings, which appear to be the single most flagrant example of union busting in the history of the videogames industry. Rockstar has provided absolutely zero evidence to support any of their claims. youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
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someone has created an app to fix all the art work for Steam games in the Xbox PC app library. Microsoft really should have shipped this in a better state apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pkqx...
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
someone has created an app to fix all the art work for Steam games in the Xbox PC app library. Microsoft really should have shipped this in a better state apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pkqx...
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I did a lot of lighting on Keeper and it was a joy to have a fully dynamic lighting system, which made shifts in areas like this easy to do. We also had custom Lumen-based lights that @p1xelcoder.bsky.social put together that helped us hit the painterly/stage lighting look we were after.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I did a lot of lighting on Keeper and it was a joy to have a fully dynamic lighting system, which made shifts in areas like this easy to do. We also had custom Lumen-based lights that @p1xelcoder.bsky.social put together that helped us hit the painterly/stage lighting look we were after.
Wrapped up Séance of Blake Manor tonight after about 15 hours. I enjoyed it, though a fair bit of time was spent meandering and backtracking. Fast traveling to a person’s location on the map if you knew where they were would have been really nice at times.
Heavy on narrative and reading.
Heavy on narrative and reading.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Wrapped up Séance of Blake Manor tonight after about 15 hours. I enjoyed it, though a fair bit of time was spent meandering and backtracking. Fast traveling to a person’s location on the map if you knew where they were would have been really nice at times.
Heavy on narrative and reading.
Heavy on narrative and reading.
Feel like I’m insane because the Eurogamer ARC review isn’t merely “docking points” solely due to genAI voices used. It’s in the context of its application and quality alongside the narrative of the game. Not merely ethical grandstanding.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Feel like I’m insane because the Eurogamer ARC review isn’t merely “docking points” solely due to genAI voices used. It’s in the context of its application and quality alongside the narrative of the game. Not merely ethical grandstanding.
Pluribus ep 1 is going to give me nightmares. The concept of it is a nightmare.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Pluribus ep 1 is going to give me nightmares. The concept of it is a nightmare.
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The reviews are in - KEEPER is...well, a keeper! 😊
It's an honor to know that both fans and press have felt the joy of exploration, mystifying metamorphosis, and wild-eyed wonder at discovering the unknown while playing Keeper. You get us~ 🧡
youtu.be/4Fj-AtpxBiw
It's an honor to know that both fans and press have felt the joy of exploration, mystifying metamorphosis, and wild-eyed wonder at discovering the unknown while playing Keeper. You get us~ 🧡
youtu.be/4Fj-AtpxBiw
Keeper Official Accolades Trailer
The reviews are in - Double Fine's weird but chill Keeper is transmogrifying the hearts and minds of players around the world!
AWAKEN THE UNEXPECTED
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions,…
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The reviews are in - KEEPER is...well, a keeper! 😊
It's an honor to know that both fans and press have felt the joy of exploration, mystifying metamorphosis, and wild-eyed wonder at discovering the unknown while playing Keeper. You get us~ 🧡
youtu.be/4Fj-AtpxBiw
It's an honor to know that both fans and press have felt the joy of exploration, mystifying metamorphosis, and wild-eyed wonder at discovering the unknown while playing Keeper. You get us~ 🧡
youtu.be/4Fj-AtpxBiw
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Article about Creative Direction on @polygon.com that I contributed to, which also features one of my very early concepts from Keeper! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Article about Creative Direction on @polygon.com that I contributed to, which also features one of my very early concepts from Keeper! www.polygon.com/game-directi...
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Microsoft says it's bolstering ways for workers to report misuse of its tech (anon, w/o retaliation) and is "working to strengthen our existing pre-contract review process for evaluating engagements that require additional human rights due diligence"
Seeming result of pressure over MS-Israel
Seeming result of pressure over MS-Israel
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Microsoft says it's bolstering ways for workers to report misuse of its tech (anon, w/o retaliation) and is "working to strengthen our existing pre-contract review process for evaluating engagements that require additional human rights due diligence"
Seeming result of pressure over MS-Israel
Seeming result of pressure over MS-Israel
I know it’s Vávra, but I feel like it’s in poor taste to give scores and criticize peers within your genre like this publicly. It’s basically him saying “make games more like MINE… available now by the way!” to drive controversy and get attention.
I don’t want a simulated Outer Worlds!
I don’t want a simulated Outer Worlds!
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I know it’s Vávra, but I feel like it’s in poor taste to give scores and criticize peers within your genre like this publicly. It’s basically him saying “make games more like MINE… available now by the way!” to drive controversy and get attention.
I don’t want a simulated Outer Worlds!
I don’t want a simulated Outer Worlds!
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Another visual effect @leepetty.bsky.social, Jeremy Mitchell and I talked about a lot for Keeper was the Mandelbulb fractal. It didn't make it into the game in it's "pure" form, but the experiments I did were fun. :)
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another visual effect @leepetty.bsky.social, Jeremy Mitchell and I talked about a lot for Keeper was the Mandelbulb fractal. It didn't make it into the game in it's "pure" form, but the experiments I did were fun. :)
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In case you are wondering what is involved to make a game like Keeper… here is some (but by no means all) the hardware I used.
October 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In case you are wondering what is involved to make a game like Keeper… here is some (but by no means all) the hardware I used.
I liked the first zone on Eden in The Outer Worlds 2 but it definitely has Tutorial Island vibes. Some fun character moments and all, but simple.
The second planet location has a stronger first impression for sure. Both in terms of visual identity and narrative hook.
The second planet location has a stronger first impression for sure. Both in terms of visual identity and narrative hook.
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I liked the first zone on Eden in The Outer Worlds 2 but it definitely has Tutorial Island vibes. Some fun character moments and all, but simple.
The second planet location has a stronger first impression for sure. Both in terms of visual identity and narrative hook.
The second planet location has a stronger first impression for sure. Both in terms of visual identity and narrative hook.
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FYI, Twig has a PhD in lighthouses 🎓
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
FYI, Twig has a PhD in lighthouses 🎓
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Hey, look, it's the little Pentiment easter egg I put in! 😅 Was hoping someone would catch this!
@jesawyer.bsky.social Glad Andreas kept doing books.
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hey, look, it's the little Pentiment easter egg I put in! 😅 Was hoping someone would catch this!
Beyond insanity.
BREAKING: The Israeli military says the ceasefire in Gaza is back in effect after it carried out heavy airstrikes across the Palestinian territory. The death toll from the overnight strikes climbed to 81, according to hospital officials.
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including children, local officials say
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children. That's according to local hospital officials on Wednesday.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Beyond insanity.
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Been tracking this all year more closely than the "GOTY race." (Which is pretty boring this year especially!) Wrote about some of the good ass, overlooked video game soundtracks this year that deserve some flowers ahead of "celebrating the orchestral game" season. www.polygon.com/underrated-v...
The underrated game scores and soundtracks that deserve more love in 2025
This year's Best Music battle is more exciting than the Game of the Year race
www.polygon.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Been tracking this all year more closely than the "GOTY race." (Which is pretty boring this year especially!) Wrote about some of the good ass, overlooked video game soundtracks this year that deserve some flowers ahead of "celebrating the orchestral game" season. www.polygon.com/underrated-v...
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Twig knows your screen is made of fragile materials, so now she's gonna peck at it until it shatters the barrier between her world and yours. She'd really like you to watch this launch trailer for KEEPER once the glass breaks. Sorry about any cracked realities or damage to the veils between worlds.
October 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Twig knows your screen is made of fragile materials, so now she's gonna peck at it until it shatters the barrier between her world and yours. She'd really like you to watch this launch trailer for KEEPER once the glass breaks. Sorry about any cracked realities or damage to the veils between worlds.
I am tired of this administration and it’s not even been a year since even the election. Sigh.
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am tired of this administration and it’s not even been a year since even the election. Sigh.