I tried so charizard,, and got so farizard

The stuff coming out about post Halo Bungie exec decisions is wild. Divorced from reality.

Time to release a video about unions that's marketed using a thumbnail with white on red text ;)

#ClairObscurFacts - Made by a group of 11-year-olds from El Salvador - Creative linchpin was a Mumsnet moderator who'd never even heard of 'video games' before - Octogenarian Big Issue seller served as technical lead *and* composer

My wife hand sculpted and painted this Mosswool critter from World of Warcraft The War Within. It turned out great! @warcraft.bsky.social @johburg.bsky.social @thewindstalker.bsky.social #Warcraft

Hey Bluesky users, quick question. I did a woke, but I've checked my bank account and Blackrock haven't paid me? Who'd you guys contact to get billing sorted? Thanks <3

I use 300mcg of Melatonin 3 hours before bed. Has been very helpful in maintaining a schedule! In the US, it's often sold at massive doasages like 3mg, 5mg or 10mg. That stuff's counter productive.

Stunned how much I'm getting out of the 8Sleep. I pulled the trigged because of their returns policy, and I'm keeping it because I'm getting objective & subjective ROI. Has a compounding effect on general good sleep hygiene - very motivating.

The weather conditions after our Nosferatu screening were appropriate.

Off to see Nosferatu later. HYPE.

A few reasons why I love clouds! 😊 #photography #travel #bluesky #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Oh dear. There's a legit Norwegian Forest Cat breeder in Northern Ireland. It may finally be cat time. My apt is a duplex, so it'd be pretty dope for a cat. Could make loads of cat runs etc.

SENPAI NOTICED ME

Started making my own stationary templates. Very satisfying!

First 3 videos of 2025 recorded. Scripting two more. Feels good to be back. We've great stories coming up on both channels.

Year end weight loss update! 235lbs > 201lbs. Mostly over the last 2 months, but the 235 max was over the summer when stress levels were absurd. Next step: 170. Then the lifting begins in earnest.

Comparing our position from 2023 to 2024 is simply unreal. All metrics of health (performance, team morale, creative fire) are drastically improved. For the first time in a long time, I'm excited for the new year in a 'raw' sense. Not a 'psych myself up for battle' sense.

Eternally grateful for my team. The lads have rallied around, worked hard together, and we're in so much more healthy a place. Feels good. For the first time in a long time, I'm looking forward to the new year without fear, anxiety or trepidation.

Doing a piece on AI art in games. Wew. That's a lovely rendition of lesser known festive mainstay, Six-Fingered-Zombie-Santa.

Continually impressed by Path of Exile 2. These boss fights are bloody good! It shines as a game, not just BRRRRR NUMBER GO UP. Top marks from me so far.

Little beats having the true nature of those who have wronged you exposed. 🔪

Okay, time for hair transplant round 2. Since @preachgaming.bsky.social & I got ours, it seems tech has moved forward and costs have came down. There's a new version of FUE that uses a special pen. Upshot is the surgeon doesn't have to make implantation incisions - the pen handles it.

Recorded Monday's video. Yep, you read it right! Blizzard's world-building is genuinely outstanding here. Top marks. The various tablets, scrolls & flavour text and done magnificently.

The change to Crest trading is gargantuan. 50% savings at every step in the chain sure does compound.

New sofa. We gaming. …I really need to swap that silly Ikea painting and buy some decor... Next step is to make the best gamepad mode WoW UI I possibly can. (ConsolePort, Plumber, DialogueUI & a few others).

Here's a peak behind the curtain... Generally, videos need a hook / thesis. For this PoE video, my focus is on how the conditions of development matter. Meaning... - Game team ownership over decision making - High level financial incentives At it's core, it's very charitable D4's devs. 🧵

New day. Let's get shit done! On the docket for me is: - News channel video on Delta Force (Temu Battlefield) - News channel video on Path of Exile 2 - Warcraft video for 11.0.7 launch - Extremely awesome Warcraft Lore video Our writers & editors are crushing it 💪

Happy Monday everyone. Bodyslam this week into oblivion, show it who's boss. 💪 We're cooking up December's videos. Lots of lore, 11.0.7 guides, and a hell of a news channel lineup. The team & I are better planned and prepared than ever before.

“The Fall of Night reveals her true face; she will bring only ruin.” Patch 11.1.5. Hint: Beyond the Aquila Rift

What do you find the most fun in PoE2?

Hey! Quick question for anyone working in recruitment in the games sector. What sorts of numbers are you seeing in terms of applicants per role? (Feel free to DM - will be off the record)

I want to make micro games. Tiny things. $1.99? Small, focused. Mostly for the bants. Got any examples?

How’s PoE2 going? I’m very tempted! Probably getting on PS5.

Thank you! Means a lot to me and the team :)

This is a great read! It’s very frustrating that we got Awakening the Slop, but it’s good to know that the devs actually wanted to ship something substantial.

Can’t think of a more exciting feature team to join! Good luck!

Goal for 2025: more travel, more events. Desperately hope there’ll be a Blizzcon this year. Blizzcon ‘23 was an island of happiness in an ocean of misery.

Time for a change. WoW with a gamepad on a 65 incher. Any new ‘console mode’ addon recommendations?

Woah, looks like the Indiana Jones game is pretty damn great! Lovely to see Machine Games get a winner, especially after the rumbly Zenimax live service days. Hopefully nature is healing?

Yessir! - External circumstances led to me working 6-7 days a week to stay financially solvent. I ended those circumstances! - Evening journaling practice. - Changed media diet (more music, less 'info-noise') - Deprogramming stress responses borne of trauma. - Going the fuck to sleep!

Weight loss update! I'm now 209.4lbs on the scale. Started this leg at 222. I think my heaviest was around 235. Still hitting a 1000 calorie deficit with ease. Which is insane to me. Subjectively, this is far easier than previous 500 calorie deficits. Feels sustainable?

Production update! Even though two of the writing team had a flu, and I've now got a cough, we're somehow far more ahead of schedule than normal! This 'feels' like a Friday, but it's actually Thursday lmao.

Went deep into M+'s deepest foundational problems with this one. Super proud of how it came together, team nailed it! youtu.be/2c5-KCdEIgk

Oh man. I can't wait to you see our boxing day lore video, and the lore videos we've tee'd up for next week. So many pieces have fallen together with Sargeras.

Just about no-one knows the external pressure we were under until recently. Eventually, you need to fundamentally change things or risk going under.

Giant upside to our internal re-org. We now have Warcraft content planned from now until December 26th. I'm so glad we stopped to take a breath and change how we work. We are now able to ship more videos & better videos (more production time), while being less stressed.

Could just be my feed here, but it’s nice not having a constant - gender war - culture war - war war - gamer war every time I refresh.

Does anyone have a recommendation for cross posting between X and Bluesky? I want to main Bluesky, but still have a positive impact on the signal to noise ratio on X.

I’m not super sure. We’re going through some change right now - all geared toward our basics being solid and team having better quality of life. We had a lot of baggage from a prior era, and had to put some of it down temporarily. I’ll talk more officially asap.

Argh I need to post here more. TLDR, substantial life change over the last six months. Every few weeks a break through another wall of defence mechanisms. It feels amazing. I have never been more excited for the future.