I'm looking to speak to folks who have worked as contractors via agencies or other third-parties, who have lost work recently as a part of restructurings/larger layoffs at companies like Xbox, Epic, Ubi, etc. Want to know about the larger, uncounted cost of these things. Email and Signal are in bio.

I would watch a cut of The Beekeeper where they only show the lines where somebody makes a bee pun or says "The Beekeeper" It would probably only be half as long as the whole movie.

I despise having my cream cheese bagel having an absolute cake worth of cream cheese on it.

In light of more terrible games layoff news, a periodic reminder that I do free headshots for job hunting friends for your LinkedIn/professional page/whatever. If you're in the greater Seattle area and need some new headshots let's chat

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

I've gone this far without learning what sunk-cost fallacy is, so I'm not starting now.

What the uk needs now more than ever is the same mesh with a partial texture swap

I'm so tired of newbie horse game devs not managing to follow basic best practices for game marketing that I put together a horse game specific guide enjoy

We just launched a video game!! 📑📑📑 Thank You For Your Application is an interview game, where you screen resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank you letters. Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2881370/...

Hey tech folks, what's a good DVD/BluRay drive for a PC that will let me rip all my stuff to my NAS? It's been some... decades since I last looked at that space.

Not only is this the dumbest thing I've ever read and an anathema to any creative endeavor, but it's going to put a witch hunt target on every game that flashes the Unreal Engine splash screen in the not too distant future.

What the fuck are we even doing anymore?

I was never a "put stickers on my laptop" guy, but then I decided to put stickers on my laptop. Then my partner noticed one has an air bubble that I can't squeegee out, and now I regret all my life choices...

I hope the Knicks wrap up this whole finals thing tonight so they city can get it out of its system before the work week starts.

Just a couple hours until STARSEEKER opens its bay doors! ✨️ See you on planet Tephra! 🌏️

My kids said they're starting a game studio. Their plan is to make the same kinda games I work on, but for kids. They want me to work for them, but I have to pass a test first. If I do get hired, then I have to pay them every week... I dunno, kinda feels like a scam, but the boss is adorable.

If you see this and you are in a position to hire me to write your video game for a living wage you should really do that. Things are dire. I haven't gotten a paycheck for 8 months. I am really good at my job. I know this will apply to approximately zero of the 53,100 of you, but.

I wonder if there's any significance to Nintendo changing the font for the word "Zelda" in the OOT remake title image to the TotK version...

I'm a little torn on the OOT design reveal, but I'll withhold judgement until I can see it in motion. I'm excited either way, though.

Wow, the LATAM game dev scene is killing it!

Chris is smart and correct. I have a pet peeve about folks looking at weapon degradation as a standalone feature instead of as one factor of a cohesive game design. Trust the designers, please. Although also me: "Deck builder? No thanks."

"To suggest Embracer's impact on the game industry over the past few years has been anything close to positive would be to betray the very idea of reality itself. It would be like describing the maiden voyage of the Titanic as a moderate success because, well, some people made it to New York."

It is endlessly amusing watching all the AI folks quickly shift to "It's about having taste, instead of skill." now as if they all got the same memo to parrot. Bro, you don't have taste OR skill.

Are there folks running their own IRC servers? Any recommended server software and tips for locking it down?

I found a new ai-nus logo via Manhattan billboard this week.

Over a year ago, I spoke with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about Dreams on a Pillow for a piece that was killed before it could be published. I am honored that he was willing to take the time to speak with me again in spite of that and tell me about his beautiful homeland: kotaku.com/upcoming-ste...

The kids are alright.

My 6yo made a SpongeBob meme. SpongeBob I'm standing in front of his pineapple house and says: "I'm an idiot for no reason" Patrick: "Oh"

Ouch, makes me think back to my days on Ok Cupid...

One of the fun things about riding a bike in Manhattan is that you can be riding into a brutal headwind, turn 90 degrees and still be riding into a brutal headwind. And then later in the day be going in the complete opposite direction and again be riding into a brutal headwind.

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I am Deven and I'm an #illustrator & #cartoonist in the SF Bay Area. Looking for an agent and new projects (picture book, chapter book, illustrated mid grade, early reader GN) July-Dec 26. I love humorous stories/characters. My goal is to be in the #scholasticbookfair!

This is what AI execs mean when they say everybody is using AI.

I will continue to not know or care who the Hasan Piker guy is.

The OG Conan the Barbarian movie is so good and pristine. James Earl Jones never ever misses.

I really feel for the folks currently working at the company where the CEO is openly bemoaning "won't someone rid me of these meddlesome full-time employees with pensions?"

Even managed to catch it mid-blink! I hadn’t realized they were partially clear. Makes me wonder how much they can still see when they blink #birds #photography

New journal comic posted on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DXfNAhBkvf... I had a weird Feb/March, NGL

thrilled we got to support the lovely folks at @secretplangames.bsky.social and even more thrilled to experience the world of bird 👏 LETS! 👏 FUCKING! 👏 CHIRP! 👏

Spray, blast, and glide your way across the planet Tephra! These are just some of the tools you can unlock during expeditions in Starseeker ✨ Want to get a hands on look? Sign up for our open beta! It kicks off in just one week, on April 30: starseeker.firstlook.gg

Putting any value in that a large corp exec says is pointless. They are in a cult for their company. What the slop prince is saying is: "Google wants game enjoyers to believe all their favorite games are already full of slop so they will stop thinking slop is bad so Google can sell more slop bots"

Lily’s Garden is amazing becuase Stella has great heart and skill. Hire her.

Getting kicked out of the dotnet dev conference for my talk: "AI? Ay, I ain't using that shit."

Getting kicked out of the Outlook conference for my talk: "How Outlook can make you feel like an astronaut!"

Getting kicked out of the Excel conference for my talk: "How to spread these sheets like a pro!"

"Crom was angered, and the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield. We who found it are just men. Not gods. Not giants. Just men." - Conan 19:82

Proof that there is still some small sliver of good in the world. Spoiler Warning: this article roughly explains the whole story of the first movie.

Honestly if you truly believe that “typing syntax” is where most time goes when programming you don’t understand programming. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Everything is bad now because kids get their taste in music from algorithms instead of from trying to impress the older girl you know who looks like the Bombchu Bowling Alley Operator