Games, UGC, Gamedev and Coffee
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Big news! @orio_games is one of just 6 UK games companies picked for the @innovateuk Global Incubator Programme: Canada, in partnership with La Piscine
In November we're off to Montreal, one of the biggest game-dev cities in the world, to bring player-made levels and mods to more studios. Can't wait!
lapiscine.co/en/our-programs…
Can anyone challenge Roblox? That's the question on my @PGConnects Nordics panel (yay!)
UGC is one of the highest compliments a game can get. It's also a double-edged sword. So let's talk how to use it ;)
Helsinki, Tue 20 Oct, 16:40. Come say hi!
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72 games at Opening Night Live @gamescom
Remakes: 3.
New games wearing an old name: 13.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword isn't connected to any previous Onimusha. Same story for Silent Hill: Townfall, Rainbow Six Tactics, Turok: Origins, Crazy Taxi: World Tour.
Old name. New game.
Steam grossed $11.1bn in H1 2026. Record half-year, up 14.5% (@alineaanalytics estimates, gross).
Games released in 2026: 21% of it.
Same measure was 27% in H1 2025, 29% in H1 2024.
New releases didn't shrink. The catalogue grew faster.
Even I starting to believe in conspiracy around Argentina at the World Cup. What do you mean Spain scores and… still 0-0
Watching world cup final and I’m so torn. Is that Americans sharing their culture or is that a forced push to Americanise one of the largest sporting events in the world?
Football fans, settle your what-if moments 😉 plenty of twists from last night already live!
And check it out on Product Hunt, big day for the guys!
We're live on @ProductHunt 🚀 Tw!st is football's what-if game. Rewrite a real moment — what if prime Mbappé took that miss? — lock your call, and let The Drop settle it every night at 7PM UK. No odds. No real money. Just bragging rights. Check it out 👇
producthunt.com/products/tw-…
If you are watching World Cup and have opinions on the lineup.. This thing simulates the game and settles debates.
In minute 51 of England vs Congo DR, Harry Kane's shot was saved. Would Steven Berghuis have scored it?app.playtwst.com/verdict/512… #Twst
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Do you have a game idea? Does sounds like .. a snow world? a pirate ship? a tiny wizard in a city that never sleeps?
the people who actually ship games aren't better at coding. they found a shorter path.
orio.games/cheatcode/i-have-…
The comfortable take is that AI is just a new tool for game dev. The reality? It's a complete rupture. Proud of Amit for taking the stage tomorrow to share our kitchen-table playtest results. See you there. 🚀 #FutureOfPlay
My six-year-old is our harshest playtester 👧🎮 - her verdict has retired more features than any sprint review we've ever run. Tomorrow I'm giving lightning talk at @gamerepublic Media City, UK 18 June · 10:00 AM #gamedev #generativeai #futureofplay #indiedev #gamedesign #orio
My co-founder is doing some cool stuff. Proof that making games is a) fun b) very fun c) cool activity.
And yes, we build games together all day every day ;)
No-code game development was never actually for beginners.
It was for developers who were tired of writing code.
You just weren't told that. 🧵
If you've tried beginner game development tools and given up — that's not a you problem.
You were handed the wrong starting point.
What's changed in 2026 isn't better no-code tools. It's a different model.
You describe the game. The platform builds it. Playable in <20 mins.
If you want to actually try making a 3D game from scratch —
We're building a free hub of guides and walkthroughs for exactly this.
No engine. No coding. Just your idea.
orio.games/cheatcode/
Favourite type of email to send😉
if you ever had a game idea or a world you’d love to explore… Orio might be worth checking out - (co)create, play and share games 🎮 we still have a few spots left for curious people with ideas 🤖
Everyone has that one game idea stuck in their head. The one nobody has built yet.
At @orio_games, we're fixing the bottleneck between imagination and reality. Text-to-world, multiplayer creation and multi-platform publishing.
Imagine it. Play it. Edit it. Publish it. 🛠️✨
Check Orio out: orio.games/
And go build your game ;)
