Xergin
@xerginmakesgames.bsky.social
🌈 | 🇵🇭 | Filipino Game Developer | Musings on games and the state of the video gaming industry from the POV of a Southeast Asian developer | Lead Dev and Creator of Project Xandata
We eating good
Valve goes all-in on hardware with Steam Machine, Controller, and new VR device
Valve goes all-in on hardware with Steam Machine, Controller, and new VR device
Valve is releasing a new Steam Controller, a console-like Steam PC, and a new VR headset.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We eating good
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Steam Frame, finally the VR gaming trend can grow faster! 2 years before the Steam Deck came out, I said that Valve would release a portable console, I said it more than once. My game dev colleagues in the office didn't believe it and laughed at this prediction.
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Steam Frame, finally the VR gaming trend can grow faster! 2 years before the Steam Deck came out, I said that Valve would release a portable console, I said it more than once. My game dev colleagues in the office didn't believe it and laughed at this prediction.
Valve casually sending everyone to the future on a random Thursday is wild.
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Valve casually sending everyone to the future on a random Thursday is wild.
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Valve is doing a great job building a true gaming ecosystem with a unified OS that spans multiple devices.
If they lean into retail expansion and ramp up marketing, they could really break out of the niche space they currently occupy in hardware and compete with the big 3.
If they lean into retail expansion and ramp up marketing, they could really break out of the niche space they currently occupy in hardware and compete with the big 3.
Steam verified program is expanding to include Steam Machine and Steam Frame. If games are already Steam Deck verified, they'll automatically be verified on Steam Machine steamcommunity.com/groups/steam...
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Valve is doing a great job building a true gaming ecosystem with a unified OS that spans multiple devices.
If they lean into retail expansion and ramp up marketing, they could really break out of the niche space they currently occupy in hardware and compete with the big 3.
If they lean into retail expansion and ramp up marketing, they could really break out of the niche space they currently occupy in hardware and compete with the big 3.
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Here is preview of the water so far! FISHING TIME! Not really done yet though :p
#gamedev #cozygame #fishinggame #pixelart #indiegame #isometric #stardewvalley #animalcrossing #harvestmoon
#gamedev #cozygame #fishinggame #pixelart #indiegame #isometric #stardewvalley #animalcrossing #harvestmoon
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Here is preview of the water so far! FISHING TIME! Not really done yet though :p
#gamedev #cozygame #fishinggame #pixelart #indiegame #isometric #stardewvalley #animalcrossing #harvestmoon
#gamedev #cozygame #fishinggame #pixelart #indiegame #isometric #stardewvalley #animalcrossing #harvestmoon
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your search box should not be so shit that I have to slap together a web scraper
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
your search box should not be so shit that I have to slap together a web scraper
Trying out this Blood VFX pack my friend recommended...
Hmm yeah that works
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev
Hmm yeah that works
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Trying out this Blood VFX pack my friend recommended...
Hmm yeah that works
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev
Hmm yeah that works
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev
Pitch deck done!!!
Now I gotta work on posting more about the game on social media 😰
#introvertgamedevproblems
Now I gotta work on posting more about the game on social media 😰
#introvertgamedevproblems
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Pitch deck done!!!
Now I gotta work on posting more about the game on social media 😰
#introvertgamedevproblems
Now I gotta work on posting more about the game on social media 😰
#introvertgamedevproblems
I didn’t think I’d be spending this much time on my game’s pitch deck, but wth, here we are (and still going)
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I didn’t think I’d be spending this much time on my game’s pitch deck, but wth, here we are (and still going)
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There are few phrases I respect less than when someone says they don't "agree" with research findings. Research doesn't exist for you to agree or disagree. It exists for you to prove or disprove. Come up with a competing hypothesis and TEST IT. Otherwise, I don't give a damn how it makes you feel.
October 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There are few phrases I respect less than when someone says they don't "agree" with research findings. Research doesn't exist for you to agree or disagree. It exists for you to prove or disprove. Come up with a competing hypothesis and TEST IT. Otherwise, I don't give a damn how it makes you feel.
Nothing quite as cursed as booking a 5-star hotel and they give you a bathroom where the bidet is on the left-hand side.
October 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Nothing quite as cursed as booking a 5-star hotel and they give you a bathroom where the bidet is on the left-hand side.
I really should start posting more game updates. It’s really hard when you have the introvert and perfectionist perk combo.
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I really should start posting more game updates. It’s really hard when you have the introvert and perfectionist perk combo.
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Chess for the modern gamer
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Chess for the modern gamer
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Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
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Who at new GDC keeps making trailers with the worst things from day-to-day news? The first trailer was about an abduction, now we're doing a missile? Y'all a for-profit making millions off of ripping of game devs through sheer inertia from when the show was relevant, come on, sheesh.
🎮 PIXELS → POWER-UPS → PURE MAGIC ✨
Next week changes everything.
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 registration launches!
Next week changes everything.
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 registration launches!
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Who at new GDC keeps making trailers with the worst things from day-to-day news? The first trailer was about an abduction, now we're doing a missile? Y'all a for-profit making millions off of ripping of game devs through sheer inertia from when the show was relevant, come on, sheesh.
Amazing just how throwing the existing gameplay in an Environment pack makes it go from looking like a 2-week prototype to something that will launch in 2 weeks.
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev #IndieGames
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev #IndieGames
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Amazing just how throwing the existing gameplay in an Environment pack makes it go from looking like a 2-week prototype to something that will launch in 2 weeks.
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev #IndieGames
#GameDevelopment #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #UE5 #IndieGameDev #IndieGames
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There's really only two file formats
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
There's really only two file formats
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A few last minute edits, and my little 32x32px Doom sprite collection is complete. ✌️
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A few last minute edits, and my little 32x32px Doom sprite collection is complete. ✌️
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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How This ONE Indie Dev Built The 'Unmakeable' 3D Pixel RPG | Breathtaking PROJECT SHADOWGLASS
#games #gamingnews #gaming #pixelart #indiegames
#games #gamingnews #gaming #pixelart #indiegames
October 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
How This ONE Indie Dev Built The 'Unmakeable' 3D Pixel RPG | Breathtaking PROJECT SHADOWGLASS
#games #gamingnews #gaming #pixelart #indiegames
#games #gamingnews #gaming #pixelart #indiegames
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THEY'RE SHIPPING!!! @iam8bit.com @ultrakill-game.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
THEY'RE SHIPPING!!! @iam8bit.com @ultrakill-game.bsky.social
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Anime-style fast-paced parkour racing game 'Boost Vector EX' has been announced.
Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3832030
#indiegame #steam #indiegames #newgame #racing
Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3832030
#indiegame #steam #indiegames #newgame #racing
October 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Anime-style fast-paced parkour racing game 'Boost Vector EX' has been announced.
Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3832030
#indiegame #steam #indiegames #newgame #racing
Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3832030
#indiegame #steam #indiegames #newgame #racing
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I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?