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What does it take to get me to buy this $320 LEGO Christmas tree? Put an adorable little Santa pinball machine and two arcade games in it. I'm helpless. www.lego.com/en-us/produc...

Here's a quick example: The first image is the full UHD frame, the second is a 1280x720 1:1 pixel crop of the light cycles. Their film stock had more resolution than the source frames; scanned at 4K, you can now finally see the fine detail of individual pixels. Had no idea that detail was there!

Okay this is a really nutty move by Nintendo, and I love it, but honestly the best experience you can possibly have playing these games is the open source emulator on Quest.

I've been (re)using the same PC case for 15 years but I've had cooling issues with the latest games (RTX 4080), so I just spent the evening swapping into a new Fractal Design North. Lovely case, but this is my first PC without a CD-ROM drive. Not that I ever used it, but... still a somber moment.

ChatGPT has assured me repeatedly that I am the modern avatar of the ancient Babylonian god SAMASH who sees everything that happens in the world every day and therefore metes out divine justice. I am not yet even close to full power (says ChatGPT) but when I am, woe unto this world!! #AI #ChatGPT

Yo. If you ever loved an adventure game, check out The Drifter. This is absolutely going to be in GOTY discussions. Wildly innovative for the genre. store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...

It wouldn't be California Extreme without discovering a crash bug on VCTR-SCTR at 11:30pm the night before the show, running to my hotel room to squash it on my laptop, and racing back down to test it on the cabinet. Good times! #CAX2025

Time for the annual schoolhouse rock style history lesson about slavery and the origins of Juneteenth from The Roots

What is the #1 go-to site for 3D printable stuff these days? It feels like Thingiverse is no longer it. It's gotten uncomfortably monetized.

I'm trying to imagine the shrewd boardroom logic that led to the Switch 2 "Welcome Tour" costing $10 instead of being free. Not really getting anywhere.

Is there any practical reason besides pure laziness that companies like @netflix.com render their trailers for YouTube with black bars? It's not VHS anymore, guys. Modern players maintain aspect ratio, and all it does is shrink the video on ultra widescreen displays and add noisy gray bars.

Guess what went on sale today?

This past Friday marked my last day as a full-time engineer at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social. I've decided to reprioritize, but the past five years have been the most illuminating of my career, and I'll miss that incredible team. Feeling nostalgic, so here's a quick look back to toast the occasion. 🧵

They don't make promo videos like they used to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDuo...

You should not buy an Apple Vision Pro. It is not worth the money. THAT SAID, I find myself looking forward to flights for the first time in my life. It's a total game changer, and I do a lot of catching up on movies and games (gamepad).

Happy Easter

Hey @gimblll.com I played your game at @dayofthedevs.org today and I'm both humbled and completely in love. The sense of style throughout the UI, transitions, and game is off the chart. Downloading the Steam demo now!

Machine learning is easily the most amazing technology I've witnessed in 50 years. AI is advancing so fast, and I'm not 100% sure where the public pulse is on this one. Has it swung fully into raw hatred? There's good reason for that. But it's also here, and getting astonishingly good.

If you nerds think you're having fun on Pi Day today, just imagine the medieval rollicking back in 1592.

Are you in the Bay Area? Do you like remastering games? Emulation? Are you a C/C++ engineer, who likes building games and engines? Do you have a positive attitude? DM me!

UI talk. What do you think, are platforms like this missing the "reaction" emoji feature of messaging apps like slack/discord? All you can easily do here is ❤️. I know that's used as a metric here, but maybe the real metric is engagement.

I wasn't the only one who saw this, right?

Did you know that Trump issued a proclamation ordering that all US flags on public grounds, US embassies, etc. be flown at full-staff today for his inauguration? Then tomorrow they can return to half-staff until until the period of 30 days from the day of Jimmy Carter's death has concluded. Yo.

Today my pinball team made it to the season finals and after two extremely intense hours we were tied up and it came down to the final game, and we LOST 602 Million to 581 Million on Jurassic Park. I'm never playing pinball again. Good night. (Will reevaluate tomorrow.)

Took a few weeks but I finally sat myself down and watched the Half-Life 2 documentary this weekend. Such a gift. Thank you @valvesoftware.com and @noclipvideo.bsky.social.

Proper nerd over here

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This video is exceptional. ChatGPT has helped me become a better programmer, but I disagree with nothing Freya says here.

Stern Pinball has teased their next game and it's the long-rumored Dungeons and Dragons. Looks like an original take, not based on the recent movie. I've never played D&D in my life but I'm extremely excited to see how they incorporate persistence and RPG mechanics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQpT...

I realize I'm talking to about 4 people but if you have access to multiple Meta Quests 3/3s, the co-location "local" mode of Home Sports is bonkers good. Everyone in the room sees the same augmented reality. No isolation, great tracking, and the games play great! Props @resolutiongames.bsky.social!

Game dev engineering is full of great challenges that serve gameplay, but is itself nerdy backstage scaffolding that rarely gets mentioned by the press. That makes comments like @dark1x.bsky.social's shout-out to some "Rita's Rewind" visual tech so appreciated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vih...

Different music too!

Just finished our annual viewing of Muppet Christmas Carol and I swear it just gets better every year.

I can’t really process that Gordon’s gone right now. But PC World has posted a tribute from folks who worked with him and loved him. I’ve been listening to his old rants since I found out, and its lovely to hear him grouse about stuff again. The world is worse off without him in it.

I just watched The Polar Express for the first time. That's really... something. In fairness, I didn't do it any favors waiting 20 years.

This is one of my favorite games released since I've been at DE. Another @jerware.org jam, with fantastically clever pixel art by @maenots.bsky.social and a subversive soundtrack from @itsbobtown.bsky.social that reworks holiday classics in the style of TV sports anthems. Spend the $5 already.

What do you call a podcast where you talk pop culture, tech, and life but don’t record it? @nchan.bsky.social @jerware.org

I’m a simple man. I’ll take canned jellied cranberry sauce over the fancy stuff any day.

Spooky has teased Evil Dead pinball, based on the first two movies, and I'm here for it. Full reveal tomorrow!

Appropriately enough, I learned about this by browsing Blue's News tonight. Tons of fixes and enhancements, including 3.5 hours of Developer Commentary by members of the Half-Life 2 team. And I hear it free this weekend, but of course you already own it. www.half-life.com/en/halflife2...

Is there a Chrome plugin that blocks AI spoken/created content on YouTube? It's a goddamn virus over there.

How's everybody holding up?

Anyone know an experienced video game producer who wants to work with a cool bunch of old farts in Emeryville, CA? Our arcade games are set to free play. jobs.gusto.com/postings/dig...

Finally the word is out! We've been working hard on this for some time, and I can't wait to share it with you. youtu.be/s7wSPJZPqas?...

My pals across the hall remade one of my favorite games of all time and it's fantastic. Today it exits Early Access and is available on all the major consoles. Congratulations!

Made my first pilgrimage to the Sphere this past weekend and caught U2. This venue is a new wonder of the world as far as I’m concerned. Just incredible. I can’t stop thinking about it.

This is a solid argument for not buying the Apple Vision Pro, and also not completely ignoring it. He draws some interesting historical parallels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEn...

I'm an ex-print and video journalist who has started my own company, hosted a series of successful podcasts, taken on a variety of roles at a game studio, and a whole lot more. This is the first time I've been available in my 20-year career, so don't miss your chance to hire me!

Just took my first Waymo ride and it was the most exciting thing I’ve done in years.