CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES

"Are you okay?" No I'm not okay it's been 5 years & I'm still mourning SOPHIE's death thank you very much

Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."

Don't me wrong, I'm excited for Resident Evil Requiem. But something seems...off. The aggressive branding deals. The hush-hush nature until Leon's reveal. The idea of 2 completely different toned gameplay segments being stitched together rather than 2 separate campaigns. Feels weird but I'm hopeful

Metroid: Dread would be nearly perfect if it wasn't for the stupid fucking E.M.M.I sequences.

Trying to add some structure to my game development studying/practice. Following this roadmap recommended by a friend in the industry. First thing first is math 🙃fortunately this course is doing a great job keeping the lessons concise & informative so far.

But do you know the simple joy of rotating a spherical cow in your mind?

Heheh get kissed idiot

Core principles in #gamedev

Sometimes the only way for success to be possible is to convince yourself that failure is impossible.

Trepang² is such a throwback to the John Woo inspired, chaotic shootouts of F.E.A.R. & I'm so here for it.

You ever randomly cook something with no recipe but it absolutely SLAPS so you spend the rest of the day on a cloud thinking about how fire that meal was?

2026 beginning of the year cleaning up files on my PC and found this one a friend send me when working on some code. Every developer can relate. #solodev #indiedev #development

Still the funniest bio I've ever seen on Wikipedia

Howdy! My name Is Reed & I'm an aspiring game developer. Here is my thread of video games I've beaten in 2026 + any other art I'm feeling. I post about: 🍉 Video Games 🍉 Cooking 🍉 Cinema 🍉 From Software 🍉 Pizza 🍉 The Sopranos 🍉 Hip-hop / Punk / Emo 🍉 Video Essays 🍉 Documentaries 🍉 Poetry

Just wanna say that last night, I played "and Roger" after hearing @lucyjames.games recommend it on the @friendspersecond.bsky.social podcast & it completely ruined my night 😭🥴 what an experience. Go play if you feel like ugly crying for 90 minutes.

Every game I beat in 2025. There were more games that I started but haven't finished as well as multiplayer/co-op games that don't have a traditional "end" but these are what I actually rolled credits on last year.

Publishers: "Video game budgets & development times are becoming unsustainable. What should we do!?" Devs: "Maybe we do fewer $200B+ AAA IP & live service games that take a whole console generation to make? & diversify with smaller, creative games?" Publishers: "NO. MAKE BIG GAME BUT LAYOFFS & AI"

Unfortunately I cooked a perfect beef wellington on my first try so I am going to be insufferable for 2026 🫶

protip: how to calculate decceleration rate from desired initial speed & distance at compile time

the only reason I've never used GenAI is because if I did i'd feel like a sick artistic fraud. filthy, like I'd sold my mother's wedding ring for drugs, or cheated on my wife with her sister or kicked a baby into a river. that's the only reason. well that and everything it makes looks shit.

I've spent a long time wondering if I'd ever speak on my channel, and I'm sure many of you have as well. It looks like it's finally time though. youtu.be/LYM1dmXp9Zs

Yall need to be more wheee instead of all the whooo I see on the timeline. Find some wheee in your life. It’s there. I promise.

Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem). Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an *optimistic* guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game

I hate the online reaction cycle that praises a piece of art a lot and uses it as an example of what’s good about the medium but then the moment it gets awards or enough acclaim or fandom, suddenly we have to talk about how it’s actually not really that good and it’s overrated and always sucked

The Coming of Galactus - Watercolour, acryla gouache and coloured pencil I'm so excited to finally share some of the work I did for Magic: The Gathering's "Marvel Super Heroes"! © 2026 MARVEL This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast

regular reminder that there is NO official rose-engine or SIGNALIS discord, reddit or wiki

This year MinnMax is using our reaction stream for The Game Awards to raise money for the Somali Museum of Minnesota. People aren't "garbage". Please donate/share to help the museum's mission of connecting Minneapolis with the beauty of Somali art, dance, and history. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe

@skillup.bsky.social @jakebaldino.com @lucyjames.games Thanks for all the stellar content this year 😎 👉👉

Haven't started full game yet but I beg you to at least check out the free demo for Skate Story on Steam. One of the most visually & sonically arresting games I've ever seen/heard. Truly something special. youtu.be/M79A27qQXAs?...

Haven't done a video essay in almost 3 years but I'm this close to coming back just to make a video about Metroid Prime 4. Somebody stop me.

for ppl who dont know i animated this as a bit like a year ago and everyone was like 'omg id watch that if it was a real anime' and a year later here we are 🥺

This rules

It's honestly so nice to have finally let go of caring about stream analytics. Before my hiatus, less than 10 viewers would've put me in a spiral. Now, I'm happy even seeing one name in the chat. Streaming with no strings attached or pressure to succeed makes it so much more fun.

Dark Souls 2 absolutely dog walks Demon's Souls & it's not even close.

There has never been a less sexy descriptor on food products packaging than "with natural juices".

Signalis players

Backlash surrounding Metroid Prime 4’s chatty supporting cast has inadvertently bled into one gamer’s relationship. paletteswap.site/dif...

imagine the disappointment gamers with a religious kink feel every time a game claims it has cross play

I read the body count out of the paper, and now it's written all over my face. No one ever plans to sleep out in the gutter. Sometimes that's just the most comfortable place. youtu.be/3TYVWtj4f48?...

Random question... If you're a fan of shooters (first person or otherwise), what sort of experiences do you want right now that you don't feel are being provided by current games? Including indies, AA, and AAA.

"Have you played Elden Ring?" Yeah I've dabbled.

Me when I see people posting about how they're 3 hours into Expedition 33 & don't get the hype:

halo 3 and little big planet came out at nearly the same time and the double whammy of both games' create modes being so outstanding guaranteed my future as a game developer

TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that? We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to

You know the soundtrack is an all timer when you can't even listen to it on your phone in the toilet without crying 😭

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today, we remember our trans brothers, sisters & comrades who were taken from this world far too soon. Here is a link with more information & a list of charities you might consider supporting to help stop violence against trans people. glaad.org/tdor/