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· Dec 16
Siren Devlog #1 - Switching to Rust
Siren's development is switching from C++ to Rust!
innerlogic.games
New Siren Engine Devlog all about the switch to Rust!
TL;DR
- Memory safety features are amazing
- Cargo is secretly Rust's killer feature
- Porting to consoles will be hard
innerlogic.games/siren-engine...
#gamedev #gameengine #rustlang
TL;DR
- Memory safety features are amazing
- Cargo is secretly Rust's killer feature
- Porting to consoles will be hard
innerlogic.games/siren-engine...
#gamedev #gameengine #rustlang
Platinum Trophy #113
Ghost of Yotei
Ghost of Yotei
a group of foxes are standing in the dark
ALT: a group of foxes are standing in the dark
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Platinum Trophy #113
Ghost of Yotei
Ghost of Yotei
An operating system needs to do two things:
- Run my programs
- Help me find my files
Everything else is just noise.
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
- Run my programs
- Help me find my files
Everything else is just noise.
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"
Mustafa Suleyman says people that are unimpressed with AI's capabilities are mind blowing to him, after recent backlash around Copilot and Windows as an agentic OS.
www.windowscentral.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
An operating system needs to do two things:
- Run my programs
- Help me find my files
Everything else is just noise.
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
- Run my programs
- Help me find my files
Everything else is just noise.
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reminder: Siren is being developed without the use of generative AI. (As is any other Inner Logic project.)
#gamedev #programming
#gamedev #programming
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reminder: Siren is being developed without the use of generative AI. (As is any other Inner Logic project.)
#gamedev #programming
#gamedev #programming
Reposted by Matt Flowers
that makes no sense at all and will look hopelessly naive, exploitative, or both after the bubble bursts.
i'm over here happily doing everything by hand. learning to do things yourself imbues everything with a personal touch and is so enriching. why cheat your employees out of that?
i'm over here happily doing everything by hand. learning to do things yourself imbues everything with a personal touch and is so enriching. why cheat your employees out of that?
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
that makes no sense at all and will look hopelessly naive, exploitative, or both after the bubble bursts.
i'm over here happily doing everything by hand. learning to do things yourself imbues everything with a personal touch and is so enriching. why cheat your employees out of that?
i'm over here happily doing everything by hand. learning to do things yourself imbues everything with a personal touch and is so enriching. why cheat your employees out of that?
A few more rad #indiegames:
- 1-Bit horror stories: A horror point and click adventure
@boneypunch.bsky.social
- Vice: Magic City Mayhem: Zelda-like set in a Vice City-inspired world
@jurassicsunsetgames.com
- Bugboy: Retro Gameboy-style RPG
@ratpackdigital.com
#gamedev #indiedev
- 1-Bit horror stories: A horror point and click adventure
@boneypunch.bsky.social
- Vice: Magic City Mayhem: Zelda-like set in a Vice City-inspired world
@jurassicsunsetgames.com
- Bugboy: Retro Gameboy-style RPG
@ratpackdigital.com
#gamedev #indiedev
More rad #indiegames I've found here:
- Soulspire: Bullet hell roguelite dungeon crawler
@blamo-studios.bsky.social
- Nightmare High: First-person survival horror
@distudio.bsky.social
- DX Legends: Online multiplayer 2D Zelda-like battle chaos
@cidwel.bsky.social
- Soulspire: Bullet hell roguelite dungeon crawler
@blamo-studios.bsky.social
- Nightmare High: First-person survival horror
@distudio.bsky.social
- DX Legends: Online multiplayer 2D Zelda-like battle chaos
@cidwel.bsky.social
A few more rad projects I've found here:
- Midnight Horde: Gothic horror parkour rogue-lite @per.at.carrycastle.se
- Final Girl: Turn-based tactics, 90’s horror @jonathanlorenz.bsky.social
-Grime and Gold: Cards, potions, and dark streets @grimeandgoldgame.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev
- Midnight Horde: Gothic horror parkour rogue-lite @per.at.carrycastle.se
- Final Girl: Turn-based tactics, 90’s horror @jonathanlorenz.bsky.social
-Grime and Gold: Cards, potions, and dark streets @grimeandgoldgame.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A few more rad #indiegames:
- 1-Bit horror stories: A horror point and click adventure
@boneypunch.bsky.social
- Vice: Magic City Mayhem: Zelda-like set in a Vice City-inspired world
@jurassicsunsetgames.com
- Bugboy: Retro Gameboy-style RPG
@ratpackdigital.com
#gamedev #indiedev
- 1-Bit horror stories: A horror point and click adventure
@boneypunch.bsky.social
- Vice: Magic City Mayhem: Zelda-like set in a Vice City-inspired world
@jurassicsunsetgames.com
- Bugboy: Retro Gameboy-style RPG
@ratpackdigital.com
#gamedev #indiedev
Reposted by Matt Flowers
Hey, happy 30th birthday GameFAQs! Launched on November 5th, 1995!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hey, happy 30th birthday GameFAQs! Launched on November 5th, 1995!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
I've been using Rust for a little over a year now. When I look at my early code, a lot of it is really C/C++, but with Rust syntax.
So I'm now rewriting the input/event handler for Siren. The resulting code is leaner, more efficient, and more idiomatic. 🦀
#rustlang #gamedev #gameengine
So I'm now rewriting the input/event handler for Siren. The resulting code is leaner, more efficient, and more idiomatic. 🦀
#rustlang #gamedev #gameengine
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I've been using Rust for a little over a year now. When I look at my early code, a lot of it is really C/C++, but with Rust syntax.
So I'm now rewriting the input/event handler for Siren. The resulting code is leaner, more efficient, and more idiomatic. 🦀
#rustlang #gamedev #gameengine
So I'm now rewriting the input/event handler for Siren. The resulting code is leaner, more efficient, and more idiomatic. 🦀
#rustlang #gamedev #gameengine
Reposted by Matt Flowers
Alone In The Dark (1992) by Infogrames
It was such a unique game at the time it launched. Needless to say my young self didn’t understand what I was supposed to do, but I loved the simplicity and the mood of the game. Spend hours exploring the manor and dying.
It was such a unique game at the time it launched. Needless to say my young self didn’t understand what I was supposed to do, but I loved the simplicity and the mood of the game. Spend hours exploring the manor and dying.
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Alone In The Dark (1992) by Infogrames
It was such a unique game at the time it launched. Needless to say my young self didn’t understand what I was supposed to do, but I loved the simplicity and the mood of the game. Spend hours exploring the manor and dying.
It was such a unique game at the time it launched. Needless to say my young self didn’t understand what I was supposed to do, but I loved the simplicity and the mood of the game. Spend hours exploring the manor and dying.
My site, innerlogic.games, is an #Angular app that I was hosting in AWS. I just converted it to a prerendered site so I can use static hosting instead...
It cut my monthly bill by 95%.
It cut my monthly bill by 95%.
a cartoon character is holding a jar of cookies and smiling
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a jar of cookies and smiling
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Platinum Trophy #112
Silent Hill f
Silent Hill f
a woman holding a sword stands on a bridge in front of a temple
ALT: a woman holding a sword stands on a bridge in front of a temple
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Platinum Trophy #112
Silent Hill f
Silent Hill f
Do AI crawlers actually respect robots.txt or am I wasting my time with this?
innerlogic.games/robots.txt
#noai #tech #webdev
innerlogic.games/robots.txt
#noai #tech #webdev
innerlogic.games
October 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Do AI crawlers actually respect robots.txt or am I wasting my time with this?
innerlogic.games/robots.txt
#noai #tech #webdev
innerlogic.games/robots.txt
#noai #tech #webdev
You can learn every single thing that makes this possible.
Every. Single. Thing. For free.
#gamedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3T...
Every. Single. Thing. For free.
#gamedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3T...
Ghost of Yotei PS5 - A Masterclass In High-End Graphics Rendering?
YouTube video by GamingBolt
www.youtube.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You can learn every single thing that makes this possible.
Every. Single. Thing. For free.
#gamedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3T...
Every. Single. Thing. For free.
#gamedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3T...
From the Mega Man 3 guide in Nintendo Power #20.
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
From the Mega Man 3 guide in Nintendo Power #20.
Reposted by Matt Flowers
![[David Lynch looking awesome in sunglasses] i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:td4mnlpthftwg3sevrodjyql/bafkreiaku2dcu5a3zt3wod4w37bvgm4kawdliwyvwzujm53zxkjpnzlvhy@jpeg)
Just "upgraded" to Windows 11 and I can no longer dock my taskbar vertically on the side of the screen... a basic feature since Win95. (maybe earlier?)
#xpwasthebest
#xpwasthebest
a man wearing headphones is standing in front of a computer with the word live on the bottom
ALT: a man wearing headphones is standing in front of a computer with the word live on the bottom
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Just "upgraded" to Windows 11 and I can no longer dock my taskbar vertically on the side of the screen... a basic feature since Win95. (maybe earlier?)
#xpwasthebest
#xpwasthebest
My site, innerlogic.games, is an #Angular app that I was hosting in AWS. I just converted it to a prerendered site so I can use static hosting instead...
It cut my monthly bill by 95%.
It cut my monthly bill by 95%.
a cartoon character is holding a jar of cookies and smiling
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a jar of cookies and smiling
media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My site, innerlogic.games, is an #Angular app that I was hosting in AWS. I just converted it to a prerendered site so I can use static hosting instead...
It cut my monthly bill by 95%.
It cut my monthly bill by 95%.
Platinum Trophy #111
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
two ninjas are fighting in a video game with a full moon behind them
ALT: two ninjas are fighting in a video game with a full moon behind them
media.tenor.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Platinum Trophy #111
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
You used to be able to step through the VS debugger instantly. How about you focus on getting back to that instead of piling on more garbage like this? @developer.microsoft.com
#programming #NoAI #ModernSoftwareIsEmbarassing
www.infoworld.com/article/4058...
#programming #NoAI #ModernSoftwareIsEmbarassing
www.infoworld.com/article/4058...
Visual Studio 2026 doubles down on AI-assisted coding
The first preview of Visual Studio 2026, with deeper GitHub Copilot AI integration, is available through Microsoft’s new Insiders channel.
www.infoworld.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You used to be able to step through the VS debugger instantly. How about you focus on getting back to that instead of piling on more garbage like this? @developer.microsoft.com
#programming #NoAI #ModernSoftwareIsEmbarassing
www.infoworld.com/article/4058...
#programming #NoAI #ModernSoftwareIsEmbarassing
www.infoworld.com/article/4058...
Stumbled upon a reddit post that basically said "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if they made a game like this!" ...and it's exactly my idea.
It's encouraging that people in the thread love the idea. But I'm terrified that the idea is out there now, and I'm nowhere near ready to reveal anything.
#gamedev
It's encouraging that people in the thread love the idea. But I'm terrified that the idea is out there now, and I'm nowhere near ready to reveal anything.
#gamedev
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Stumbled upon a reddit post that basically said "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if they made a game like this!" ...and it's exactly my idea.
It's encouraging that people in the thread love the idea. But I'm terrified that the idea is out there now, and I'm nowhere near ready to reveal anything.
#gamedev
It's encouraging that people in the thread love the idea. But I'm terrified that the idea is out there now, and I'm nowhere near ready to reveal anything.
#gamedev
I think I need better friends.
#MetalGearSolidDelta
#MetalGearSolidDelta
September 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I think I need better friends.
#MetalGearSolidDelta
#MetalGearSolidDelta
Reposted by Matt Flowers
Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists
September 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists
I asked Claude a simple SQL question. After it answered, I asked, "Are you sure?" and then it gave me a completely different answer...
PEOPLE USE THIS TO WRITE PRODUCTION CODE!!
#NoAI #programming
PEOPLE USE THIS TO WRITE PRODUCTION CODE!!
#NoAI #programming
a cartoon character with a smile on his face and the words `` i think we are dooomed '' below him .
ALT: a cartoon character with a smile on his face and the words `` i think we are dooomed '' below him .
media.tenor.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I asked Claude a simple SQL question. After it answered, I asked, "Are you sure?" and then it gave me a completely different answer...
PEOPLE USE THIS TO WRITE PRODUCTION CODE!!
#NoAI #programming
PEOPLE USE THIS TO WRITE PRODUCTION CODE!!
#NoAI #programming
Platinum Trophy #110
#DeathStranding2
#DeathStranding2
a man in a red suit is holding a guitar
ALT: a man in a red suit is holding a guitar
media.tenor.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Platinum Trophy #110
#DeathStranding2
#DeathStranding2
August 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM