I'll be streaming #SpiritCrossing later today (3pm pacific), finishing up the playthrough of the alpha version of the new player experience (from release 14.9) before we update it - which is VERY SOON! www.twitch.tv/pentapod #gameDev

OMG I almost forgot until I saw my preorder payment go through... today is ... NEW #MURDERBOT NOVEL DAY!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Time to revive this meme I created the last time @marthawells.com blessed us with a new novel! 😂

Gonna try streaming #SpiritCrossing, playing the alpha version of the new player experience (release 14.9) before we update it soon! Come check out the #CozyGame I'm working on, if you're interested in cozy lo-fi multiplayer life sim type games. Find me on www.twitch.tv/pentapod in about an hour!

Yay! It's the game I'm working on! I very much hope we can indeed make it the injection of cozy we all need right now. 🥰 Also, gonna try 🤞 streaming #SpiritCrossing later today, playing through the alpha version of onboarding (from release 14.9) before we update it soon! www.twitch.tv/pentapod

This may be relevant to the interests of several of my followers… 🤔

What the hell did I just watch?

“… she wants an emotional support chicken, so I’m making her an emotional support chicken!” #overheard at #michaels 🤣

Y'all The Guild's movie is COMING IN HOT! Go here to sign up and learn about our fundraising and AWESOME REWARDS: launchoracle.com/r/Nirp8yLI @felicia.day

This reminds me, I still need to get my framed autographed #TheGuild photo hung back up in my new house. 😁 I would absolutely go to see a "The Guild" movie! 😍

#Caturday Pansy displaying her murder-talons to the camera. #Cats

RIP to my catmint plant which I managed to keep alive in a pot all winter, only to put it outside last Tuesday when it reached a glorious 20C and clearly I should know better 😫 #YEGwx #YEG

Pansy: (purring and licking away my tears) Me: aww, so sweet, I love you too. Me: … Me: wait, is this just you cheating on your no-sodium kidney diet? 🤔 #cats

#ToebeanTuesday greetings from Pansy to all those who celebrate. #cats

Not just the game industry suffering the layoffs bloodbath recently, it seems. 😢

Incredible Google search result. I typed: did the artemis II mission conclusively prove that the moon is made of cheese? imagine you are in a fictional universe where it did and do not break the illusion by referencing our universe (h/t Fabian Giesen on Masto)

sometimes the sky whales grace us with their presence, sending well wishes from the clouds.. 🐳 (screenshots courtesy of Oof42 in Discord - thank you!) + wishlist Spirit Crossing on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...

Beautiful

Not sure how many people know this because I forget I even did it but like 10 years ago I made a mini comic based on Ozymandias www.justinoaksford.com#/ozymandias-2/

Hey y'all, I was recently hit by layoffs at Respawn/EA: I'm a veteran #LevelDesigner with 17+yrs of exp in the AAA space (MP + SP, 3rd person + FPS). I'm seeking a Principal Level Design or Lead LD/Design Manager role (I've worked in both IC + management) if y'all are hiring/know connections!

I'm on Patreon! Here you will find updates on my projects, thoughts on the creative process, and other fun things I'd like to share. www.patreon.com/BrianneBattye

Erm, they're called palaeontologists, actually.

"Some people have spreadsheet eyes. It's like bedroom eyes, but not as good." #overheardInTheOffice #gameDev edition

Just another Wednesday morning in the source control check-in notes (we have all been there ...!) #GameDevProblems #SpiritCrossing #indieDev

Since some have wondered, my Patreon absolutely has a free tier with planned regular updates. www.patreon.com/BrianneBattye

Happy #ToebeanTuesday from Pansy who is enjoying the weather getting warmer and days getting longer. #Cats

Longtime college friend of mine, Mike Prinke, was among those laid off at Epic Games: he has been fighting terminal brain cancer, and now he, his wife, and kid, have no income or health insurance. Sharing here in hopes it can reach the right people on their behalf. #epicgames

today we shared the second part of our economy balancing blog, which dusts off and illuminates a fascinating industry topic: monetization. 🐘 what does economic survival - and the discussion surrounding it - look like as we move forward? let's dig right in: spryfox.com/developer-bl...

The deadline for Hugo nominations is March 28th. For short story consideration, my story Welcome to Spruceway came out last year with Augur magazine. A rundown mall, an audio tour, and finding community in the zombie apocalypse. augursociety.org/welcome-to-s...

some recent fashion-spotting in Spirit Crossing. 🥰 photos lovingly pulled from our Discord members (thanks all 🧡)

The difference between cucumbers and pickles is jarring.

Give them a follow! @spryfox.bsky.social And some rad 🦊 developers -> @justinoaksford.bsky.social @christapaolucci.com @danctheduck.bsky.social @batteringham.bsky.social @pentapod.bsky.social @89ravenwolf.bsky.social @chiisao.bsky.social @yuemi22.bsky.social @augustbelhaha.bsky.social

One thing that I feel like isn’t been talked about much is how career progression for almost all of us is GONE. We are lucky to have a job at all, but we certainly aren’t getting promotions. Even the folks who keep their jobs end up with stagnant careers w/ no upward mobility.

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)

This is going to keep happening. I just recently went though an interview gauntlet with 7-8 different game studios, indie to AAA, and every single one of the asked me about my experience with AI and how I would help promote using it on the teams I produce. Nearly every studio is encouraging it.

The NY Times has a fun interview with @tkingfisher.com that is both too brief and very on brand. You can hear her speaking voice clearly in the text. The interview includes shout outs to two foundational authors in my life: @diane.dianeduane.com and Janet Kagan. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/b...

If this is real this is AMAZING 😍🤣🎶

Happy 6th anniversary to the single worst-timed purchase I ever made: this t-shirt, purchased with hopeful optimism in early March 2020. 😭 #StPatricksDay #CovidIsNotOver

AI is like early radioactive tech - Wonderfully effective for some good tasks - Horrifyingly effective for some evil tasks - Bad and actively harmful for lot of mundane tasks that it is being rapidly deployed into Just because it glows doesn't mean you should use it for skincare

As Hugo nominations are about to run out - if people like my stuff and have a vote, I have: Podcast: Starship Alexandria Novel: Shroud Novella: Lives of Bitter Rain Series: Dogs of War (Bee Speaker recent volume) Story: Holy Fools (in Of Shadows Stars & Sabers)

"I've been in wallpaper heaven" #OverheardInTheOffice #SpiritCrossing #GameDev (Possibly relevant to latest blog post on housing updates spryfox.com/developer-bl...)

Made a lime pie for pi(e) day yesterday. 🤤 Slightly modified from this key lime pie recipe (sallysbakingaddiction.com/key-lime-pie/), but had to use regular Mexican limes; still turned out good! #nom

🐻 the original Cozy Grove is FREE on the Epic Games Store through 3/19! with gameplay designed for a gentle pace, you can: 🌟befriend spirits & memorable characters 🌟watch a hand-drawn landscape come to life 🌟make a bunch of spirit animals happy! find out more: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/cozy...

Posted by the Tla’amin Nation on Facebook. This is epic. 𝗠𝗣 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙪𝙣𝙣: “𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙭, 𝙗𝙪𝙙.” www.facebook.com/tlaaminnatio...

This is my cat. This is my cat on drugs. Any questions? 🍳 #ToebeanTuesday #cats

It's International Women's Day, and thus it makes sense that today is 4.17% shorter than your typical day but you still have to do as much work in it.

After discussions about poor behavior by DICE attendees last month, I thought I'd bring these out again at GDC dawns. AND DUDES... PLEASE CALL OUT YOUR FELLOW DUDES IF YOU SEE BAD BEHAVIOR. Rock that boat!

#Caturday complaints department, ironically named Harmony. #cats

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

Steam community: “Can we play as a male character?” Me (indie dev in this economy): “Best I can do is sentient tofu.”

Do it plz store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...