2025 was…a lot. @lubwub.bsky.social played a lot of games last year and has thoughts about all of them. So here’s his list, in no particular order, probably. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

A topic near and dear to my heart. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/h... #gamedev #indiedev

ARC Raiders feels…different… Come check out why @lubwub.bsky.social fell in love with @arcraiders.bsky.social so fast. And why he feels it works so well. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Tron: Ares has a lot to live up to. Can the cult classic franchise surge back into the spotlight in Joachim Rønning’s explosive film about a Program gone rogue? @lubwub.bsky.social certainly thinks so! open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel

The first phase of the BF6 Beta has passed. What are @lubwub.bsky.social’s thoughts? Read here: open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

James Gunn understands who Superman is, and it’s going to make some people angry. Read @lubwub.bsky.social’s review. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

28 Years Later is an amazing movie. The zombie franchise helmed by Danny Boyle makes a triumphant and poignant return. Read @lubwub.bsky.social’s review. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

chipping in my take on this: It's amazing how fiddly making a game can be. There's a conflict between the boilerplate systems built to make Stuff you find in modern engines and the need to hand-tune things to make any game actually feel good. That friction is where a huge amount of dev time is spent

What is “sonder-core” and, is it everywhere? Join @lubwub.bsky.social as he ponders the sonder of it all. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

The fact that I've never been able to get into a Jenna Moran game is actually kind of the point. Moran proved that the ground we sow our stories in has so much potential for diversity and I run out of fingers trying to count the number of RPG writers I know of whom Jenna inspired.

Sometimes you remember something for a weird reason. Sometimes it’s a smell memory unlocked by a deodorant you’ve never bought. Who knows? Join @lubwub.bsky.social as he investigates one such instance. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Warfare doesn’t feel like a movie. It’s a visceral and deeply unsettling experience drawing a raw focus to the terror of combat and the people impacted by it. A movie with fewer answers than questions, but with one resounding message, this is what hell looks like. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Oooooooooooooo!!!

Jason Statham is at it again. This time punching and shooting his way through an increasingly inaccurate group of villains. Read @lubwub.bsky.social’s thoughts on #AWorkingMan. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Our first paid member content is coming out today. Paid content is new for us, so feedback is welcome. Come listen to @lubwub.bsky.social as he digs into FOMO, what he wants this paid content to be, why assholes ruin everything, and more! open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Another episode of NerdyBats is up! Spring Training is over, opening week is here, and @nerdybatscoz.bsky.social is 1 year older! Come hang as he and @lubwub.bsky.social chat about what spring training means and what we are looking forward to in the 2025 campaign. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

We had the good fortune of having @jumpovertheage.com back on the show to talk with @lubwub.bsky.social about Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. The conversation, as we expected, was deep and rewarding and expansive. Come listen! open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Our Jan/Feb Bounty Board episode is out! Happy St. Patrick's Day! Come hang with the crew as they talk about all the games they have been playing so far this year! open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Check it out!

I had a blast talking to @lubwub.bsky.social last week about art, life, and GRAFT. Thanks for having me on, Caleb!

A new episode of The NerdyBits Show is up! Come hang @lubwub.bsky.social as he interviews @mikemccainart.bsky.social EP over at @webeharebrained.bsky.social, hard at work on the studios next game GRAFT. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

@lubwub.bsky.social has been talking about doing a St. Louis Cards podcast for years. Finally started! #stlcardinals #springtraining open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Come join Caleb, Ryan, and Patrick in this weeks episode of The NerdyBits Show! This week we return to the old format of topic based episodes and to start it off we tackle the struggling AAA level of the gaming industry. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Almost 4 years ago we recorded an amazing podcast with @ramiismail.com. In the interest of consolidating podcast feeds, completing our move to Substack, we are reposting our interviews in our main feed. Starting with this conversation with Rami. www.nerdybits.com/p/episode-70...

Next Tuesday we are launching something fun to celebrate this wild journey that has been Citizen Sleeper 💛

What has @lubwub.bsky.social been playing so far this year? Come check out a new kind of Bounty Board. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Here we go. @lubwub.bsky.social is back babyyyy. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Every story has its beginning 📖 South of Midnight is coming April 8. Watch the Stop Motion Trailer now: xbx.lv/4gpbl76

Come hang while we play some #LonelyMountainsSnowRiders twitch.tv/nerdybitstv

Citizen Sleeper Dev Talks Sequels, Stress, And Creating "My Own Take On The Mass Effect Series".

So…#StarWarsOutlaws is probably my game of the year. Of the games I played at length, it did the most for me. From the skill progression system to the excellent environment design. I absolutely adored Kay’s adventure. I have a lot of photos coming in a photo journal soon…

Are you ready!? We are! youtu.be/zSbUS-i0D_Q?...

The website has been successfully moved from squarespace to substack, @lubwub.bsky.social is working on posts, the next few months are going to be fun! And to top it all off @jumpovertheage.com is releasing Citizen Sleeper 2 in January!? I do love it when a plan comes together!

Ridley's return to Gladiator is easy to digest, but a blast nonetheless, peppered with parallels to both our current world and its predecessor. open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...

Also! When you’ve finished reading the piece, or before, your choice, check out the first of 4 episodes of the #BountyBoard podcast. First round kicking off with @connorfogartyvo.bsky.social, voice of Nicky Kostantaras, wily pilot of the Lamplighter’s League. player.captivate.fm/episode/a82a...

About a month ago @lubwub.bsky.social recorded interviews with members of the Harebrained Schemes team following his completion of Lamplighter’s League. Before releasing those interviews he wanted to write about the game as well. Today, that work releases! www.nerdybits.com/read/2024/6/...

My god. Thank you so much! It was such a wonderful experience. I’m so glad I could articulate it for you folks! Thank you for making this game with so much of your heart.

Come hang with @lubwub.bsky.social and Ryan as they dig into their time gaming this month. Covering Forza Motorsport, Party Animals, The Finals, and Darktide! player.captivate.fm/episode/83b1...

New episode is LIVE! This time we deep dive on Starfield after our collective 300th hour of playing. Mild spoiler warning. @lubwub.bsky.social @sketchsawyer.bsky.social player.captivate.fm/episode/cca3...

Looking forward to the reintroduction of the stream tonight. Be sure to tune in for the opening moments of AC Mirage at 11pm CT at twitch.tv/nerdybitstv

ALSO! The stream is coming back! And soon! Tomorrow night, I will go live in my truest form! Playing a stealth game! So tune in Wednesday 10.4 at 11pm for a late night hidden blade-riddled return at twitch.tv/nerdybitstv

There has ben a refresh over at NerdyBits! It has been a few years since a big visual overhaul, and the logo we used was made a long time ago as well. So I remade everything. New logo, new slightly different colors, new webpage, new focus.

Ahem...is this thing on?