NEWS & Tutorials

From hands-on guides to broader game dev thoughts, along with curated news from around the industry, this is where I share what I’m working on and what’s shaping game development right now.

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Unity Tutorials

FROM BEGINNER BASICS TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUES & EVERYTHING INBETWEEN.

QuickStart: Character Controllers

Setting up the Modular Character Series with the Unity Third Person Controller

Swapping Rigged Hair to an Existing Armature

Moving a hairstyle (or anything with custom bones) to a different armature.

Eye Movement: Part Two

Setting up eye movement on a character with bone transforms

Eye Movement: Part One

Setting up eye movement on a character with bone transforms

Easy Inverse Kinematics

ADDING NATURAL IK TO YOUR ANIMATIONS IN UNITY AUTHOR NOTE: …

Add Parts to a Rigged Character

MOVING MESHES TO NEW ARMATURES AUTHOR NOTE: This tutorial uses …

Modular Series

TUTORIALS DEDICATED TO THE MODULAR CHARACTER SYSTEM

Modular Characters: Creating Custom Wearables

Creating your own custom wearables for the Modular Character System

Importing Add-On Packs

Importing Add-on Packs for use with Base Characters in the Modular System

QuickStart: Character Controllers

Setting up the Modular Character Series with the Unity Third Person Controller

Around the Web

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GAMEDEV

More than half of gamedev professionals see GenAI as harmful, according to GDC’s latest survey

Jan. 30, 2026, ROCK PAPER SHOTGUN

GDC have released their 2026 State of the Game Industry report, comprising survey results from thousands of quizzed developers on the craft and business of gamesmaking.

Game Dev Digest Issue 316 – VFX Grass, Portals, C# Coding, & more

Jan. 30, 2026, GAME DEV DIGEST

A free, weekly newsletter containing Unity game dev news, articles, tips, tricks, assets, videos and more.

Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

JAN. 14, 2026, FUTURISM

The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play “rock-paper-scissors” roguelike card game released last July to mixed-to-negative reviews (of which there are barely thirty total.) Some users called it “soulless” and disparaged it for using AI art.

The highest-rated new Steam game of 2026 is a $6 fantasy mech shooter

JAN. 30, 2026, GAMES RADAR

It may be nostalgia talking, but I’ve a real soft spot for visuals inspired by the original PlayStation, when developers were just learning how to harness 3D. Vital Shell is a mecha love letter to those halcyon days, pitting you against swarms of enemies in your oversized (yet very cute) robot suit, and it’s making real waves on Steam.

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