What I do when I see an AI generated thumbnail

Why, hello #portfolioday I'm Wil, and I've spent the last 30+ years doing cartoons and illustration for magazines, games development, books, and everything in-between. I'm based in the UK and specialise in too many colours (reduced colours available on request). wiloverton.com

NEW VIDEO!!! NOT TREASURE HUNTER is a cinematic adventure game released in 1996 on the PS1 that boasts over 50 ENDINGS (yes, seriously) depending on how you play. It's incredibly ambitious, and also possibly one of the most unintentionally hilarious games I've ever played. youtu.be/HEEPqOpHspw?...

It starts! @londongamesfest.bsky.social's Steam showcase is up, come and have a browse.

This reminds me of when I used to do the indie comic circuit. The creator at the next table was getting excessive unsolicited "advice" from a browser. They kept quiet, nodded and just said, "That's really interesting. Where's your table? I'd love to read your comic." The browser went red and fled.

This is looking scarily like a level! #soloDev #indieGame #pixelArt

Biohazard/Resident Evil: Requiem - Grace Ashcroft[In the half-face style from Marvel VS Capcom 1: Clash of Super Heroes]

-I don't remember these tv shows/movies. #MetalGearSolid #ResidentEvil #Metroid #StarFox

Small optimisation to Crisis Island this morning. All of the level's game objects used to be active the entire time. Now, checkpoints activate and deactivate game objects so we don't have a bunch of enemies checking if the player's in their line of sight when they're half a level away.

Second playthrough of Metal Gear Solid Delta complete. Felt good to let loose with the Patriot while hunting for collectibles. All that stands between me and the Platinum trophy now is completing the game on Extreme earning the Foxhound rank.

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COLLARS! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev

Okay so you might see this video with the audio muted. Now imagine how the music must sound like. I urge you to unmute and listen to what it's actually like because I guarantee you you're not prepared for it.

Victory rally in Margate this evening *and* an announcement! @greenparty.org.uk now has 225,000 members! That's an extra 25,000 since Hannah Spencer won last month and 2000 new members in the last 10 days. Join the movement! Join.greenparty.org.uk

This was tricky. I gave myself a restriction one entry per franchise. Yes, Legacy of Goku 2 is under biggest personal impact. It got me into making games through creating DBZ fan games in RPG Maker 2003 on a forum called Picceta's using rips and edits of LoG2 (and later Buu's Fury) sprites.

People might be aware of this already but this site is a great toolkit for people who make stuff. Background remover for images, QR code generator, image cropper etc. All free w/requests to donate to Wikipedia or EFF if you enjoyed. delphi.tools

Save up to 69% off with the return of the Dead Rising Franchise Pack on Steam! Get five games and a plethora of zombies to slay for one low price before this deal vanishes into darkness! 🧟 bit.ly/DRPackSteam

The covers for Archie's 'Sonic The Hedgehog' #162, #163 & #164 all connect together if you put them next to each other. This shows them all next to one another.

We know prices have gone up, we know why, so let's instead discuss what we can do about it and how we can keep gaming affordable: youtu.be/F3E5Yz1cXuY

Have you watched our March recap yet? Check out our test highlights from indie gems to lim-print specials to a barrage of Resident Evil tests:

Exclusive new photo of Earth from NASA's Artemis II

@vegettoex.bsky.social Congrats on finally opening the @kanzenshuu.com wiki—I love how it's literally keeping Toriyama alive, haha! I know you said no ads, but here's an ad for the launch:

It doesn't feel like the IDW series launched eight years ago. Time really is a weird thing. I thought it was much more recent than that.

B-STOCK SALE! Get up to 60% off some imperfect things and help us clear some space. tinyurl.com/y2ec7ffr

New script is live for Patreon supporters! :) www.patreon.com/posts/script...

re9 sketch

This is so, so well-articulated.

Come and play Crisis Island at @debugexpo.com on 25th April at the Norfolk Showground! #dgf26

I think this boss is now "done" and can move into polishing! #soloDev #indieGame

Heads up, the old school tank control, fixed camera angle, PS1 trilogy Resident Evils are now on Steam. That means they've now come to GOG, PSN and Steam.

𝙔𝙤𝙟𝙞 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 Fox McCloud Welcome back Starfox

"Who's this Al guy and why is everyone so mad at him?" ... my parents do try to talk to me about my interests, bless them.

It's time for the next poll! And this week, let's celebrate Star Fox as the series may be getting a slight resurgence. Who knows! But we want to know your Top 10 Star Fox Games! This includes three extra games to round things out and get us over 10. forms.gle/2Ui5UiYqAmy7...

Pick an engine that works for you. If you want to make a turn-based RPG ala Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, there's no shame in using RPG Maker. If you want to make a 2D platformer / top-down shooter, use Godot or Unity. If you want to make a 3D game, you might be better off with Unity or Unreal.

Out now: SONIC THE COMIC THE PODCAST #177! It's a Sonic Angst-venture as STC Online writer-artist @alkalineazel.bsky.social joins us to ponder: What does Sonic keep in his bedroom? Are Space more blokes than Pirates? Are After Eights mints? PLUS: More Drunken Diary Zone! stctp.zone?name=2026-03...

Ah, we've dipped back under 10k. Oh well, we got there once, we can do it again. Full post in the screenshot / alt text.

Just having some chaotic fun with level 3's boss. I'll probably tone it down for Crisis Island's (eventual) release! #indieGame #soloDev #pixelArt

Seeing if I can get level 3's boss implemented in time for @debugexpo.com at the end of April. Means people who have played the Crisis Island demo before can have something new to try.

They can price it at whatever they want, we don't have to buy it though. Vote with your wallets if this rumour turns out to be true.

IT’S FIGHT NIGHT AT THE GRAPHIC DESIGN PAVILLION - We’ve got Leon vs. Grace, Besaid vs. The World, and You vs. Your Friends in the ultimate proving ground of good taste and sensible UX. WHO WILL WIN? GOOD DESIGN, BAD DESIGN VOL. 18. NEW THIS TUESDAY.

'Police gave chase hoping to retrieve the haul, but the thieves just gave them two fingers'

Sonic 3 A.I.R. got a new stable update! This is v26.03.28.0, and you can get it right here from Github: github.com/Eukaryot/son...

If you like PS Vita, Switch, import PS1, Saturn, SNES & PS2 games and Xbox 360 be sure to visit my stall this Sunday (29) at the Bournemouth Gaming Market. All my PAL prices will be lower than CEX and my import stuff will be less than the going rate too. See you there. bournemouthgamingmarket.com

Sadly, that copy of Hard Edge had to be returned because of issues with the disc and the game crashing. CeX were unnecessarily awkward about it and a formal complaint has been submitted.

PlayStation 5 is getting another price hike (to be fair, they're not alone, Xbox has had a few) as cost of living continues to rise and people have less disposable income for hobbies... yeah. That will end well for Sony. 🙃 This is definitely a generation for playing your backlog instead.

We've already had a few people discover our Spriters Toolkit and contact us to let us know that we've saved them from buying dedicated software to achieve the same results for $25 each! tools.spriters-resource.com We want to continue to improve these tools & save people time, energy and money.

ICYMI new video is out.