Very proud of this end of year message to creators, supported by some of our dearest partners. ❤️

Fifteen Years xkcd.com/3172/

Anno 117, Europa Universalis 5 and Endless Legends 2 all out and I'm stuck there having one of the busiest months of my career when all I want to do is sink 200 hours in each.

Another partnership that feels quite personal, one of my favorite game franchises, and the old friends form Ubi and their crazy talented modding community renewing their trust in mod.io. ❤️

Mdr le PS ils vont regarder la victoire de Mamdani ils vont se dire un truc du genre "faut qu'on soit plus présent sur tiktok" au lieu de capter que faudrait juste être de gauche.

Glad that the people travelling to Stockholm for the For Devs conference will get to enjoy appropriate local autumn weather. 🌧️

I've spent 5 years at Paradox during the development of Bloodlines 2, very excited for everyone who has been involved with this project to see it live. I've zero credit to take or stories to tell about this project, better people than me have always been the ones making the hard decisions for it. 🖤

Them: “no one had pronouns in my day” A TV Character from their day:

Finally got my final trophy in Helldivers 2, platinum baby. Did it all for Super Earth.

More GCAP content from mod.io. If you're in Melbourne this week, don't miss @scottreismanis.bsky.social and Joshua Astbury fireside chat about the evolving landscape of modding & UGC, on Wednesday! registration.crowdcomms.com/gcapandagdas...

Boosters: AI is changing everything, you're either on board or you're left behind! Reality: AI has had little impact on the labor market, adoption across industries is very low, and execs claiming that they automated junior roles are often simply lying

Once again, incredibly good and very difficult to argue against.

Had a blast being part of the jury for this, even if it led to late night sessions to play all the mods. Gor worried for a minute with this contest but ended up in awe with the quality of the submissions. Still the early days for FP2 modding community, but crazy stuff already available!

Hard to explain to people without kids that my highest high right is my daughter taking a huge dump in a pot.

If I'm being honest, I'd just like to have a week off to play shitloads of Helldivers 2 right now 🤷🏼‍♂️

Been playing the entries from the Frostpunk mod contest and I'm thoroughly impressed. Have a hard time imagining getting back to Vanilla which is rare for me (maybe surprisingly considering my job but on well!)

Hello! I want to speak with game journalists who left the world of ads and corporate ownership behind to build worker-owned, independent publications. Is that you? Do you want to chat about the trials and triumphs of independent media and what it means for reporters and devs? Let's talk!

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

Incredibly frustrated to see AI functionalities I don't need, that and provide no value to me, being added to essentially all the tools and software I use. Taking space on the UI and creating frictions and frustrations in an otherwise good user experience. No AI is every day more of a USP to me.

Pies with pastry on the bottom>>pies with pastry on top

It's gamescom week! Find out all the details about our presence in Cologne in our dedicated page: mod.io/gamescom And meet us in Hall 3.2 for a chat around a cup of our signature User Generated Coffee!

Super glad I get to attend Anders' talk (@highnorthstudios.bsky.social) at #devcom ❤️

I'll be at Devcom in a couple of hours, once I've checked in my hotel and stuff. Gonna try to watch a few talks from friends today before I'm stuck in meetings for the rest of the week. Howler at me if you want a quick chat and/or a hug!

Très content d'avoir pu récupérer ma casquette @origasky.bsky.social juste à temps pour la Gamescom.👌🏻

0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. He is starting to suspect Kras Mazov *fucked him over* personally with his socio-economic theory.

Better solutions for developers bringing UGC & mods cross-platform, and stronger tools for creators to manage their content and community. Get a summary of everything we'll be bringing to gamescom in our latest newsletter. newsletter.mod.io/p/modio-news...

Finished The Alters, today. Brilliant game, @11bitstudios.bsky.social keep hitting me up with entertainment that feels designed specifically for me. Got obsessed with it for the past five days, spending as much time as reasonably possible on it until I was done ❤️

My beloved juniors, please take this advice to heart If you're invited along with industry professionals you admire, you don't need to put any effort into impressing them. You're doing just fine the way you are, everyone just wants to vibe. Partake in conversations just like you'd normally do.

Victoria is the reference ressource I give to people I mentor in the field; I expect her book will be the new gold standard for learning the craft in the game industry. She's done it all from small to big and has always shown a truly encompassing and caring approach that's excellent to learn from.

“In a new paper published earlier this year in the Journal of Marketing, we uncovered a surprising pattern: The more knowledge people have about AI and how it works, the less likely they are to embrace it.”

Prolific, talented videogame writer Rich Dansky finished his book: "The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You" www.routledge.com/The-Video-Ga...

I'm officially available for consulting! Need C++ expertise for games or software? Could use some profiling and optimization? Want training your employees? Feel free to reach out! And remember, if it's not made in the Champagne region of France, it's only ✨Sparkling Code AB✨!

Just absolutely staggering. If even Brenda and John aren't safe from this brutal capitalist recklessness, nobody is. www.thejournal.ie/100-staff-la...

Been working with @cdprojektred.com teams for the past few months to bring Cross-Platform Mod Support for Witcher 3. You probably can guess that it's been pretty cool, but you'd be wrong. It's been fucking amazing. ❤️

I've now lost my water bottle at the gym 8 times, and I'm frankly at the stage with my brain where I'd appreciate it if someone would bring le behind the barn and put me out of my misery.

My good friends from @caketown.bsky.social are publishing this little gem which is quickly becoming a little banger of a success. If you're into puzzles, idle games and a brilliant blend of genres that can keep you hooked for hundreds of hours, it's probably for you!

It's here! A story I've wanted to do for years and have been working on for months. I asked over 40 game devs one question: what is something that people get wrong about how games are made? Most of those devs are in here, some will be in a... future story. www.gamesradar.com/games/game-d...

We're hiring a Senior CM for our global team here at @cdprojektred.com 🖤 Find out more: www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/1974...

When you guess what happened during the development of any game you are mostly likely to be dead wrong. sincerely, someone who has seen this speculation happen on a great many productions and everyone has always been completely wrong

Fond memories of my little sister crying because her creature kept dying and my parents having to get good at the game to prevent further trauma. ❤️

Super relieved and happy for my Romanian friends and former colleagues. Maybe there is a bit of hope for Europe not taking the darkest turn. 💪🏻❤️

Not watching the Eurovision this year because I won't support an organization allowing a country whose government and military are carrying a genocide. Which sucks because I love that shit normally, it's become a big part of my cultural journey in Sweden. Do better @eurovision.tv. 🍉

🚨 IT’S TIME 🚨 We’re proud to reveal Rescue Ops: Wildfire - an immersive and dynamic firefighter simulation game where you can battle unpredictable, dynamic mega-fires solo or in co-op 🔗 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2915770/...

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017. @bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

This is already how games work if you are over 35

Incredibly important reporting; and what an absolutely gutting disappointment.