What do we want? A producer! When do we want them? Did we ever write that down? Where would we even write that down? I don't know I just memorize them That makes sense What were we talking about? I dunno Probably not that important then If only we had someone who knew

Review/Cert on Every Platform: "You've failed to meet the requirements of Cert X. Please re-read the vaguely written docs on Cert X, address the issue and re-submit" "Um, I'm meeting every element of Cert X in these ways. What am I missing?" "I'm sorry, I can't tell you that..." BLOOD BOILING

There's a little game I play on LinkedIn about once a week.. Anyone I see posting AI or Crypto content (either writing it themselves or sharing others' content) I un-link from them, and if it's egregious, block them entirely.

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Game fails to sell: Layoffs Game sells better than any other in studio history: Also layoffs

Dear Every App and Website I Use: STOP. TRYING. TO. GET. ME. TO. USE. YOUR. AI. FEATURES. I. DO. NOT. WANT. THEM. Signed, Mike

Hey, in the year of Our Lord 2025, can we all agree that trailers do not need that ridiculous "The Trailer.... Starts.... NOW!" opening bit? I know it's about to start. I just clicked on it to watch. Just let me watch it. It's like a pre-roll ad that adds nothing of value.

EA has so much great IP locked away that they have zero interest in doing anything with themselves, but at the same time aren't willing to let anyone else do anything with it either.

OK, who wants to help me get together a crowdfunding campaign to buy BioWare from EA once they go private? I don't think the Saudis are going to care about anything that isn't The Sims or Sports games making billions.

Timeline cleanser 🐈

There’s no way this EA buyout deal is going to be a good thing.

So... did the rapture happen yet?

Just one week left on my contract with Blizzard! I'll soon be open to freelance and fulltime work in games and games-adjacent media.

I dream of being able to sleep this soundly

I live my professional life by one simple rule: I don't want to show up in a Jason Schreier piece

Going to rewatch Sneakers this weekend I think

I will not mourn racists, bigots, misogynists, or anyone who uses their every waking moment to inflict pain on others. Calmly discussing why entire groups of people should die does not make for “reasonable discourse”. It’s just hate using your indoor voice

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Some days I really want to quit my job, sell everything I own, and just wander into the woods, never to be heard from again. That would be so peaceful.

My beloved coffee machine is failing and it makes me unreasonably sad.

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’ You don’t ‘run the gambit.’ gamut = entire range or series gauntlet = severe trial Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy

my moment has arrived

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

My moms version of this was about bedtime. If I protested bedtime I was clearly over tired and cranky so I needed to sleep. If I didn’t protest, clearly I was exhausted and should go to bed. I was in my 20s before I realized the trap she laid.

I miss how FPS games used to be

I'm seeing people bringing up crpto as a potential solution again, too and I understand where they're coming from but I'm asking people to remember: it became synonymous with scams BECAUSE it never solved this problem

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www.ebay.com/usr/ember_di... WAVE OF STUFF GOING UP! Includes Neopets - with and without tags. Blizzard Statues. WoW Mega Blocks, LOL.

Almost 6 years abroad in the Netherlands myself... definitely true.

People generally don't quite understand this yet but the impact of these layoffs from 2022 through today, even if they stop now to return to 2021 levels, are going to impact the games industry and games themselves as a medium for well over a decade. We've guaranteed games will be worse for years.

All task management tools are terrible... but I think Asana might be the abolute most terrible.

Good morning my fellow game devs. Seems like the perfect day to #LayoffPhilSpencer

I'm seriously concerned that my current job could be the last job I'm ever able to get in game development with how the industry is trending.

This is a new, sickening, tactic at large companies... cutting off slack access to large groups of people during a big layoff to prevent them from saying anything that other employees can read.

Any time someone says "Just. <insert action here>" I want to flip tables. It overlooks and trivializes SO MUCH work that actually goes into making something a success.

All of these game devs suddenly looking for work are also going to have to wrestle with the question on whether or not they're willing to move to a new city/state/country for a job since many studios have eliminated remote work. #LayoffPhilSpencer

These same execs are the ones forcing their teams to find ways to use genAI. They lack any sense of actual creativity and see the world as numbers on a spreadsheet. They are parasites. #LayoffPhilSpencer

Ok, so far the topics that do numbers for me on bsky... - Trans people deserve health care - Eat the rich #LayoffPhilSpencer

My hope is that Microsoft execs start getting the same treatment at industry events that the Embracer leadership received. Make them the butt of every joke.

I think it’s time for #LayoffPhilSpencer

I’m so exhausted by execs who make the decisions that lead to massive layoffs (often multiple times) but never seem to suffer any consequences themselves. And then they have the audacity to try and paint it as a good thing.

Why is my back suddenly hurting?