The podcast is back! This week on Make Games, Drink Coffee, I spoke with @natloh.bsky.social about game design, leadership, masking, and the need for regular game developers for have a seat at the proverbial table when big companies decide how (and if) to use AI. www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com

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Holy shit I didn’t even know there was a second one! I played all of the first one when it came out and loved (most of) it!

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

What is the single best job listing / job search site? Is there one that’s clearly the best in general or is it domain-specific?

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Uhhhhh I suspect this never happens again but… I found #pedantle #1329 in 10 guesses! 🟩🟧🟧🟧🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 pedantle.certitudes.org

What are some of the best unusual/unconventional song covers? I'm not talking about Johnny Cash doing Hurt or Earth Wind and Fire doing Got To Get You Into My Life, I'm talking DEVO doing Satisfaction and the Cardigans doing Iron Man (yeah, check it out, it's weird and awesome).

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Ooh this is a good one

Most non-fancy restaurants are too loud and need acoustic treatment and/or quieter music. Or no music at all. Let me talk to people while I eat, I’m not here to listen to the radio.

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hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work. I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult! Updated portfolio is live on my new site: www.nessacannon.com

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Halo moon tonight. Or whatever it’s called, I don’t know.

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Watching this live, smiling.

This one works exceptionally well

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I just started reading this novel that came VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The sentences are, to me at least, consistently so short that it's like the book is daring me to turn my brain off while I read. Am I in the minority in finding that annoying? Did reading Douglas Adams when I was 12 break my brain?

Did anyone else find it hilarious that Doom: The Dark Ages' rooms are full of physics objects and you can just constantly walk into stuff and knock it over and break it? It's silly but it's technically on-brand for the Doomslayer to be a bull in a china shop kinda guy.

“Flee, you fucks!”

The view from in front of my house. It was supposed to be raining all week here in the Bay Area, but I’m glad it’s looking like this instead!

All you modular synth sickos should listen to this fantastic new album by Hench (do not be fooled by the title, there is no jazz or funk on this album) zachhench.bandcamp.com/album/20-mor...

After watching the game awards I have one question: Can someone who does sound design explain why all action game explosions now sound like big popcorn but with reverb?

I watched Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein yesterday and it’s fucking great. And the ending hit me like a truck. Seriously. Watch it.

"there's a new serif in town"

New podcast episode! For the tenth episode of Make Games, Drink Coffee, I spoke with Jonathan Jennings, a developer with a decade of experience in VR, currently at Owlchemy Labs. Is this the best episode of Make Games, Drink Coffee yet? You be the judge! makegamesdrinkcoffee.com

Okay here’s my pitch: Give the Wachowski Sisters a hundred million dollars to make a Celeste limited series for HBO. One episode per level. Let them go ham on crazy VFX and visuals. Make it like Speed Racer but with climbing and jumping instead of racing.

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Facebook is like “Do you know this person from your high school? Do you know this guy who lives near where you grew up? Do you know Steve Buscemi? Do you know Sam Raimi? Do you know the cofounder of OpenAI? Do you know this random person from Illinois who works at AutoZone?”

This has quickly become one of my regular podcasts to listen to. Really fun conversations and stories with a wide variety of folks.

Surprise! The Button City: Soccer Days Demo is now available on Steam! Get a preview of Button City: Soccer Days and play arcade physics soccer as cute animals! Check out the demo and wishlist today! ⚽ store.steampowered.com/app/2417530/...

Okay here’s my game pitch: solitaire but with explosions

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I hope everyone got all the stuff they wanted for Yak Friday! Lots of great deals!

Thanksgiving special podcast episode! This week, I responded to an email asking about my work on the Madagascar PS2 game in 2005, for which I made about 80% of the cutscenes! Video version is on YouTube, too. Podcast home: makegamesdrinkcoffee.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtO2...