Dustin DaZack
@justdazack.bsky.social
Video Games. Narrative Impressions. Over @ http://youtube.com/@JustDaZack/
Business Contact: dazeugs@gmail.com
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Dustin DaZack
@justdazack.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Hi 👋🏽
I'm Dustin and am running 'JustDaZack', where I do focus on Narrative First Impressions videos.
I focus on all kinds #indiegame , but loving the genres of #fantasy #rpgs #roguelike and #strategy
Channel: bit.ly/JustDaZack
Way too professional looking pic of mine:
I'm Dustin and am running 'JustDaZack', where I do focus on Narrative First Impressions videos.
I focus on all kinds #indiegame , but loving the genres of #fantasy #rpgs #roguelike and #strategy
Channel: bit.ly/JustDaZack
Way too professional looking pic of mine:
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Oh no.
I'm thinking about getting into Warhammer 40k.
I'm thinking about getting into Warhammer 40k.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh no.
I'm thinking about getting into Warhammer 40k.
I'm thinking about getting into Warhammer 40k.
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If you're working on a cool obscure indie game it's time to email John:
Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at jwalker@kotaku.com with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at jwalker@kotaku.com with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you're working on a cool obscure indie game it's time to email John:
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I know capturing game footage is tough at the best of times, but it is DOUBLY important to do it right if you're producing storefront footage for a VR game.
If your game trailer is dropping to sub-30fps I'm going to assume this game will be actively unpleasant to play. Chunderiffic, even.
If your game trailer is dropping to sub-30fps I'm going to assume this game will be actively unpleasant to play. Chunderiffic, even.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I know capturing game footage is tough at the best of times, but it is DOUBLY important to do it right if you're producing storefront footage for a VR game.
If your game trailer is dropping to sub-30fps I'm going to assume this game will be actively unpleasant to play. Chunderiffic, even.
If your game trailer is dropping to sub-30fps I'm going to assume this game will be actively unpleasant to play. Chunderiffic, even.
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1/3 of all gamers quit playing games all together because of toxic communities
What would happen to a restaurant if 30% of their customer revenue walked out the door and never came back?
Grand Closing!!
We literally can’t afford to allow bad players to terrorize our communities.
What would happen to a restaurant if 30% of their customer revenue walked out the door and never came back?
Grand Closing!!
We literally can’t afford to allow bad players to terrorize our communities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
1/3 of all gamers quit playing games all together because of toxic communities
What would happen to a restaurant if 30% of their customer revenue walked out the door and never came back?
Grand Closing!!
We literally can’t afford to allow bad players to terrorize our communities.
What would happen to a restaurant if 30% of their customer revenue walked out the door and never came back?
Grand Closing!!
We literally can’t afford to allow bad players to terrorize our communities.
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I'm giving an IN-PERSON Game Trailer Masterclass in FRANCE! Seven jam-packed hours of talking about the good and bad of making trailers 👀
January 19th in Paris
January 21st in Lyon
Here's a video with an overview, and the link to sign up 👇🏼
gamemasterclasses.catalogueformpro.com/7/business/2...
January 19th in Paris
January 21st in Lyon
Here's a video with an overview, and the link to sign up 👇🏼
gamemasterclasses.catalogueformpro.com/7/business/2...
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm giving an IN-PERSON Game Trailer Masterclass in FRANCE! Seven jam-packed hours of talking about the good and bad of making trailers 👀
January 19th in Paris
January 21st in Lyon
Here's a video with an overview, and the link to sign up 👇🏼
gamemasterclasses.catalogueformpro.com/7/business/2...
January 19th in Paris
January 21st in Lyon
Here's a video with an overview, and the link to sign up 👇🏼
gamemasterclasses.catalogueformpro.com/7/business/2...
Played Dispatch in one Go.
I liked it a lot.
Feels Like the golden days of Telltale Games.
- Starts with very strong writing
- Ends a bit on the weaker Side
- Performance surprisingly stutterly
- Choices dont seem to Matter much
I want more.
I liked it a lot.
Feels Like the golden days of Telltale Games.
- Starts with very strong writing
- Ends a bit on the weaker Side
- Performance surprisingly stutterly
- Choices dont seem to Matter much
I want more.
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Played Dispatch in one Go.
I liked it a lot.
Feels Like the golden days of Telltale Games.
- Starts with very strong writing
- Ends a bit on the weaker Side
- Performance surprisingly stutterly
- Choices dont seem to Matter much
I want more.
I liked it a lot.
Feels Like the golden days of Telltale Games.
- Starts with very strong writing
- Ends a bit on the weaker Side
- Performance surprisingly stutterly
- Choices dont seem to Matter much
I want more.
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A post-GDC thought: There's so much worry surrounding securing funds now or in the future but ppl funding games want to feel confident/invest in lower risk projects with clear hooks & interest.
Marketing *has* to be part of dev and among your earliest considerations, not an afterthought.
Marketing *has* to be part of dev and among your earliest considerations, not an afterthought.
March 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A post-GDC thought: There's so much worry surrounding securing funds now or in the future but ppl funding games want to feel confident/invest in lower risk projects with clear hooks & interest.
Marketing *has* to be part of dev and among your earliest considerations, not an afterthought.
Marketing *has* to be part of dev and among your earliest considerations, not an afterthought.
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What a headline. What a headline
March 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
What a headline. What a headline
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It’s finally time! Our submissions for gamescom 2025 are officially open! ✨ We have a bunch of free and discounted showcasing options available for you 👀 Please check out our website for all relevant information: indiearenabooth.de/apply
⌛ Open until 9 April
We look forward to your submissions! 🙌💗
⌛ Open until 9 April
We look forward to your submissions! 🙌💗
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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To celebrate some big community-building milestones, in-dev indie RTS Beyond All Reason (which is free and very good) hosted some spectacular event battles.
Ever seen an 80-player RTS match? Four teams of 20 players, practically no build limits or unit caps.
Get it here:
www.beyondallreason.info
Ever seen an 80-player RTS match? Four teams of 20 players, practically no build limits or unit caps.
Get it here:
www.beyondallreason.info
MASSIVE RTS BATTLE - 20v20v20v20 - Beyond All Reason
YouTube video by WintergamingTV
www.youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
To celebrate some big community-building milestones, in-dev indie RTS Beyond All Reason (which is free and very good) hosted some spectacular event battles.
Ever seen an 80-player RTS match? Four teams of 20 players, practically no build limits or unit caps.
Get it here:
www.beyondallreason.info
Ever seen an 80-player RTS match? Four teams of 20 players, practically no build limits or unit caps.
Get it here:
www.beyondallreason.info
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There's so much wrong with the games industry, but every now and then something just makes me smile.
It's also going for $1 right now, so if you haven't played it, there's no excuse. Give it to your friends.
It's also going for $1 right now, so if you haven't played it, there's no excuse. Give it to your friends.
10 years after its release, Undertale has set a new concurrent players record on Steam.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/10-year...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/10-year...
10 years after its release, Undertale has set a new concurrent players record on Steam | VGC
A current $0.99 sale has seen a new audience trying the game for the first time…
www.videogameschronicle.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
There's so much wrong with the games industry, but every now and then something just makes me smile.
It's also going for $1 right now, so if you haven't played it, there's no excuse. Give it to your friends.
It's also going for $1 right now, so if you haven't played it, there's no excuse. Give it to your friends.
🤩🤩🤩
March 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🤩🤩🤩
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Would you like to help us at gamescom this year? 👀 Become a volunteer and join the coolest group of people on the showfloor! ✨ Applications are open until 27 April 🙌💗
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
March 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Would you like to help us at gamescom this year? 👀 Become a volunteer and join the coolest group of people on the showfloor! ✨ Applications are open until 27 April 🙌💗
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
👉 indiearenabooth.de/apply/volunt...
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Disney released the entire first three episodes of Andor to watch on YouTube for FREE!!!
If you still haven't watched it, now's the time!
If you still haven't watched it, now's the time!
Andor | S1E1 “Kassa” | Disney+ Original Series
YouTube video by Disney Plus
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Disney released the entire first three episodes of Andor to watch on YouTube for FREE!!!
If you still haven't watched it, now's the time!
If you still haven't watched it, now's the time!
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👀
We've already received some fantastic applications from all around the globe - keep them coming ✨💗 Don't forget to check out our free and discounted showcasing opportunities, too: indiearenabooth.de/freebooths2025
It’s finally time! Our submissions for gamescom 2025 are officially open! ✨ We have a bunch of free and discounted showcasing options available for you 👀 Please check out our website for all relevant information: indiearenabooth.de/apply
⌛ Open until 9 April
We look forward to your submissions! 🙌💗
⌛ Open until 9 April
We look forward to your submissions! 🙌💗
March 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👀
Hearthstone experience in 2025:
- download the game
- play a dungeon run
- notice the ai still being broken
- deinstall Hearthstone
- download the game
- play a dungeon run
- notice the ai still being broken
- deinstall Hearthstone
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hearthstone experience in 2025:
- download the game
- play a dungeon run
- notice the ai still being broken
- deinstall Hearthstone
- download the game
- play a dungeon run
- notice the ai still being broken
- deinstall Hearthstone
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yo i found a sale with a ton of cool games that are free right now
itch.io/s/147376/hit...
itch.io/s/147376/hit...
itch.io
February 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
yo i found a sale with a ton of cool games that are free right now
itch.io/s/147376/hit...
itch.io/s/147376/hit...
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In what might be the biggest #SteamNextFest post we have ever done, please check 21 #demos of #indiegames we tried out and liked very much!
#indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev
#indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev
Steam Next Fest – February 2025
It’s been a while since we covered back to back Steam Next Fests. After the October 2024 event, we come back with this year’s first iteration as well! Even though we definitely missed A LOT OF demo…
indiegamepicks.wordpress.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In what might be the biggest #SteamNextFest post we have ever done, please check 21 #demos of #indiegames we tried out and liked very much!
#indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev
#indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev
a woman says i love it in a nbc ad
ALT: a woman says i love it in a nbc ad
media.tenor.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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It's that time again! There are so many wholesome games with demos on Steam right now for #SteamNextFest, which lasts from Feb 24 - Mar 3.
I'll use this thread to highlight a few I've found, but devs and fans please join me and add your own recommendations!
I'll use this thread to highlight a few I've found, but devs and fans please join me and add your own recommendations!
February 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's that time again! There are so many wholesome games with demos on Steam right now for #SteamNextFest, which lasts from Feb 24 - Mar 3.
I'll use this thread to highlight a few I've found, but devs and fans please join me and add your own recommendations!
I'll use this thread to highlight a few I've found, but devs and fans please join me and add your own recommendations!
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I'm going to GDC as a member of the Summit Advisory Board but also for myself for the first time. 🎉
I've left a few spots for friends and last-minute meetings. Let's chat about game business and marketing strategies. 👋
I've left a few spots for friends and last-minute meetings. Let's chat about game business and marketing strategies. 👋
February 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm going to GDC as a member of the Summit Advisory Board but also for myself for the first time. 🎉
I've left a few spots for friends and last-minute meetings. Let's chat about game business and marketing strategies. 👋
I've left a few spots for friends and last-minute meetings. Let's chat about game business and marketing strategies. 👋
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You've been wanting to get an exclusive look at the latest indie gems?💎 Look no further, because we're looking for motivated game industry peeps to join our Indie Arena Booth jury this year 🙌💗 Come have a look at our submission form - we look forward to hearing from you!
👉 forms.gle/h9yBMvqXnQEp...
👉 forms.gle/h9yBMvqXnQEp...
January 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
You've been wanting to get an exclusive look at the latest indie gems?💎 Look no further, because we're looking for motivated game industry peeps to join our Indie Arena Booth jury this year 🙌💗 Come have a look at our submission form - we look forward to hearing from you!
👉 forms.gle/h9yBMvqXnQEp...
👉 forms.gle/h9yBMvqXnQEp...
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One thing to understand is that these execs never descend from their ivory towers long enough to really get to know their players.
They just read a report about a report and regurgitate the facts that fit their narrative/agenda.
Listen and engage with your communities. Not the paid reports/surveys
They just read a report about a report and regurgitate the facts that fit their narrative/agenda.
Listen and engage with your communities. Not the paid reports/surveys
I once worked on a visual novel game where all the surveys and focus groups said that nobody wanted romance, they only wanted mystery and sci-fi.
Then 75+% of clicks in-game went to stories with explicit romantic or sexy themes.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Then 75+% of clicks in-game went to stories with explicit romantic or sexy themes.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
'These kids do not care about romance': Game devs want to know what today's teens want, and surveys say sex and romance isn't it
Young people want stories about friendship more than romance, say researchers and industry execs.
www.pcgamer.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
One thing to understand is that these execs never descend from their ivory towers long enough to really get to know their players.
They just read a report about a report and regurgitate the facts that fit their narrative/agenda.
Listen and engage with your communities. Not the paid reports/surveys
They just read a report about a report and regurgitate the facts that fit their narrative/agenda.
Listen and engage with your communities. Not the paid reports/surveys