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    West Indies captain Rovman Powell is drawing attention after reports that the ICC has taken disciplinary action against star West Indies players following their loss in the third T20I against India. Indian media outlets flagged the development as bad news for the Caribbean side, coming during an ongoing series in which India have had the upper hand, including a third T20I where Nicholas Pooran and Sherfane Rutherford built a dangerous partnership before Naman Dhir broke through.

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    RimWorld 1.7 leaves Unity for Ludeon's in-house Waylith engine●RimWorld 1.7 moves from Unity to Ludeon's in-house Waylith engineYhnCultureFilm991 h ago

    Ludeon Studios announced that RimWorld's 1.7 update will move the colony simulator from Unity to Waylith, a new engine developed in-house. The shift means the studio will no longer depend on third-party technology for the long-running game, giving it full control over performance, updates and licensing costs. Players and developers are discussing the risks and benefits of a small studio taking its flagship title onto a custom engine.

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    LittleJS game engine adds 3D support●LittleJS is 2D and 3D nowYhn5413 min ago

    The lightweight JavaScript game engine LittleJS, previously a compact 2D engine popular with demo and indie game developers, now supports 3D rendering alongside its 2D features. Developer Frank Force announced the update on his site, and the news is drawing attention from web game developers who liked the engine for its tiny footprint and simplicity.

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    RedGem is a 3D game engine where gameplay is written in Ruby●RedGem : un moteur de jeu 3D et son éditeur qui vous laissent écrire votre gameplay en Ruby, avec Blender pour construirMmastodonTechnologyMobile41 h ago

    A new open game engine called RedGem is being shared, letting developers write gameplay logic in Ruby and build levels in Blender. It ships with a one-click export to Linux, Windows and Android, uses the Jolt physics engine and the mruby interpreter, and includes multiplayer support via a relay. The project is drawing attention from indie developers interested in simpler, script-driven game creation tools.

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    Indie game developer shows off Vulkan physics and ray tracing demo●https:// youtube.com/shorts/c-xxUaUfWx8 # gamedev # indiedev # gameengine # physics # vulkan # raytracingMmastodonSciencePhysics33 min ago

    An indie game developer is sharing a short technical demo highlighting custom engine work built on Vulkan, with a focus on physics simulation and ray tracing. The clip is tagged under game development and indie dev communities, where engine programming and rendering experiments regularly attract attention from other developers interested in graphics techniques.

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    West Indies cricketer Keemo Paul is drawing search attention, alongside news that Alzarri Joseph and Shai Hope will miss the West Indies tour of Bangladesh Tests in 2026. The trending interest comes without a specific reported development about Paul himself, while broader West Indies and international cricket news, including Rohit Sharma's composed 92 for India, circulates among fans.

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    Temple Maker 64 stats show puzzle-heavy temples▼Some fun Temple Maker 64 stats 🧩 Most temples have more Puzzles than Combat! ⚔️ The VAST majority are traditional zelda-MmastodonCultureGaming53 h ago

    New statistics for Temple Maker 64, a Zelda-style dungeon building game, reveal that most temples contain more puzzles than combat encounters, and the vast majority follow the traditional Zelda dungeon formula. Only two temples run longer than two hours, and players are being challenged to see whether they can complete them.

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    SecVibe security copilot featured on Awesome Indie●SecVibe is featured on Awesome Indie! 🚀 SecVibe is an AI-powered security copilot Upvote it → https:// awesomeindie.com/MmastodonTechnologyAI02 h ago

    SecVibe, an AI-powered security copilot, has been listed on Awesome Indie, a platform that showcases independent products. The makers are asking the community to upvote the tool, which targets developers with AI assistance for security tasks.

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    Indie game CHARGER shows off Unreal Engine HUD development●Inside the developer's kitchen! We're currently at the stage of creating the user interface. Here is an Unreal Engine maMmastodonCultureGaming55 h ago

    The developer of CHARGER, an upcoming indie game, is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at production, saying work has reached the user interface stage. A material built in Unreal Engine handles the main HUD indicators for the player's robot body. The game has a Steam store page, and the studio is promoting progress under indie game development hashtags.

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    Indie developer launches browser brick breaker Neon Break▼I was releasing my game Neon Break A browser Brick breaker with 300+ levels and a level editor on itch.io! https:// coa-MmastodonCultureGaming110 h ago

    An indie developer has released Neon Break, a browser-based brick breaker game featuring more than 300 levels and a built-in level editor, available for free on the itch.io platform. The announcement is circulating among small gaming and indie development communities online.

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    Indie FPS demo seeks players on Wishlist Wednesday●It’s # wishlistwednesday so come play the life-changing demo and report any bugs on the server: https:// store.steampoweMmastodonCultureGaming27 h ago

    An indie developer has released a playable demo of Captain Moviestar 3D, a retro-styled pixel-art first-person shooter, on Steam as part of Wishlist Wednesday, a regular event where players highlight upcoming games. The developer is inviting players to try the demo, add the game to their wishlists, and report any bugs they encounter, noting Steam Deck support.

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    BostonFIG indie games festival brings gamers together in the South End▼BostonFIG unites gamers over indie treasures in the South End✉newsCultureGaming7 h ago

    The Boston Festival of Independent Games, BostonFIG, drew gamers to Boston's South End to celebrate indie games. The Suffolk Journal reported that the event united players and developers around lesser-known independent titles, giving small creators a stage to showcase their work to an enthusiastic local audience.

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    Sci-fi game Neofeud 2 imagines oxygen repossessed from citizens●Muskhworld-426 citizens are having oxygen repossessed by shots to the lungs for inhaling privately owned atmosphere. HowMmastodonCultureArt1110 h ago

    Indie developer Silverspook Games is promoting Neofeud 2, a dystopian adventure game set on Muskhworld-426, where citizens have the oxygen in their lungs repossessed for breathing privately owned atmosphere without paying. The game asks how residents will fight back against this corporate control. Neofeud 2 is available on Steam and itch.io.

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    New Indie RPG Lets Players Choose Mage, Rogue, Warrior or Hunter●Play as a Mage, Rogue, Warrior or hunter! https:// coa-art.itch.io/uiony # videogames # pcgaming # gamingMmastodonCultureGaming111 h ago

    An indie game called Uiony is being promoted on the itch.io platform, offering players a choice of four classic character classes: Mage, Rogue, Warrior or Hunter. The listing targets PC gamers and fans of role-playing games. Little else is known so far about the game's story, developer or release details beyond the class selection pitch.