Microsoft shutting down a few studios today should be an eye opener for the people that are rooting for MS. It's a good reminder that it's NEVER a good thing when a massive company buys a smaller company.
Either that smaller company will slowly get worse or dissolve completely. There was a trend of people saying they should buy companies to save them and let them do their own thing, but thankfully I expect to see less of that now...
While we're on the topic I also want to remind people that this is why you shouldn't support Xbox Game Pass. The plan has always been to get as much people onboard as possible, then a long-term goal of getting people comfortable with not owning games (we're getting there with Games-as-a-service anyways), then the inevitable rug-pull where they raise prices and sabotage the service for profits.
Just kidding. I was trying to see how destructive this can be. It keeps spamming new windows that are always on top until your computer freezes, and it overrides any quit signal like ALT+F4 so you can't get rid of it. Neat, huh?
I released my first game on Steam and got rid of impostor syndrome!
My first game Mushy Score is out on Steam! I have been creating games since I was a child but never felt like a real game dev. Now I finally have a game that I can show to other people.
Mushy Score is a 2D Roguelike where you fight against endless waves of enemies. Collect points and try to get a high score! I am super exited for the release !
@aeva Honestly it's not like people don't care about FOSS games, but there aren't that many notable ones coming out each year. There are some great ones like Mindustry and Veloren but there was never a huge movement of open source games. Most of them are recreations of old games (Unciv, OpenTTD) or honestly games that aren't very good compared to what's in the market. I say this as someone who loves these.
It's a funding issue for sure, but there aren't many that would fund something for free.
GodotOS, an operating system interface created entirely in Godot! Browse folders, edit text files, view images, play games, and more in one cohesive polished interface that can even be used on the web https://popcar2.itch.io/godotos
@nixCraft@godotengine There's an unexplainable feeling I had when I opened Mastodon and the first thing I see is me, boosted by the Godot Engine itself haha. Thanks for sharing it around! I'm glad you all liked it!
@GameFromScratch Nothing says the company is under control like firing a quarter of your workforce. I don't have much hope for Unity making a comeback.