I just realized GDC has eliminated the Expo and IGS passes, which means there's now a 300-400% increase in cost just for the badge. Coupled with SF's already ultra high hotel prices and [gestures everywhere broadly], I just don't understand how it's viable for most developers anymore.

We’re back. A brief statement on where Ninety9Lives has been (and where it’s going next). Signal restored.

2025, you weren't all bad, but honestly I'm glad you're in the rearview now. 2026, please be the year that compassion and decency return to the forefront of society. Thanks to those of you who make the bad times endurable. Wishing you all good things this year ♥️

I want to see your vacation photos. I want to see you enjoying our incredible, beautiful planet. I want to see you when you were happy, having an adventure, or in the middle of what would go on to become a humorous anecdote.

And perhaps more importantly, congrats to all my friends and colleagues who have made amazing games and music and art that did NOT receive any notable recognition. I see you, and I applaud you, and I thank you. May you all find the success and accolades you deserve. ♥️

Congrats to all my friends and colleagues who were nominated for awards this year, you're all so inspiring and I'm so happy for your recognition! Keep doing what you do ♥️

Annual (late) reminder that I made some beep boop Xmas music and I think it still holds up. Someday I'll add more to it, I just usually never think of it until after the holidays and by then I'm not in the mood to 😅 Anyway Merry Bleepmas and Chippy Holidays! 🎄❄️🎅⛄ share.google/JyBpg7yFlB8d...

I thought of a joke at Costco yesterday. Here it is: I told the manager I had an idea for an Indian bread appetizer. She said it was a naan starter. (I feel like that joke has probably been thought of before but please politely applaud, I'm very proud of it)

Here it is...the brand new "Under the Lights" trailer for People of Note, featuring Heather Gonzalez and LEXXE as Cadence! Be sure to wishlist on Steam at store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...!

There's so much insanely good music/art/games/content out there that practically nobody has experienced. I wish the algorithms would start favoring more of that.

My social reach is small these days but if you read this today, please try to be kind to others, stop doom scrolling, tell the people you love that you love them, and go hug your pets and maybe get out and go on a nice walk if you can. Happy thoughts to you all. ♥️

Each day has been a gift. We'll be saying goodbye to my little co-composer this week. I'll be eager for 2025 to be in the rearview. Give your pets hugs for me. And solidarity to those who have lost theirs.

The thing I made of the thing I made in 2012 is streamable everywhere! Many thanks to Jack Wall and the rest of the audio team for bringing me along again!

Was supposed to hear back from a company weeks ago. I called last week and they said my order was still processing and would hear back soon. Called again today and was told "we're sorry we just implemented a new AI system and we don't know why it hasn't processed this yet" The future everybody! 😅

Sometimes I don't feel like I'm very good at writing songs/music. Then I remember that like many of you, most of the time I'm doing everything almost entirely by myself. If you peek behind the curtain of any number of mega successful songs, there's a mountain of people working on them. It's crazy.

It's not much but I broke 1k miles today on my bike since I got back into cycling a couple years ago. Milestones are a nice way to get some well-deserved endorphins. 😎 Hope you're getting yours in rewarding ways!

Just biked a new PB and somehow managed to butt-dial djpretzel in the process. He returned my call because the transcript of the voicemail was apparently "no no no no no no no no no no no no" AMA

Omnisphere 3?! 👀

Helped out with the music and sounds on this and super stoked it’s heading to EGX! 🤘❤️🤘

Would you rather fight one Big Giant Circle or a big bunch or regular circles?

The Oatmeal with a good take on why AI generated art is poop. Bonus, he mentions Jurassic Park which remains the greatest movie of all time.

Oh my God this.

Seen in the wild. I want to make some chiptuney stuff again...

I have been awake since 5am and we currently have no running water AMA

@mightyzug.bsky.social Charley! How you been man?

just a reminder that bandcamp friday is tomorrow & streaming services are interrupting music streams with ai generated shit, flooding the database with artists that don't exist in any way other than profiting the platform owners so instead of paying a monthly fee, buy an album or two each month ok

Happy Bandcamp Friday! My OST for RetroMania Wrestling Legends Pack: The Madness Returns is now available. Get pumped for some classic FM synth metal and check out this incredible update to the game! danimalcannon.bandcamp.com

It's legitimately interesting to me that we're now in the era where people have to question whether or not something is AI or not, but it's still also hilarious(?) to me that we're inevitably going to see a bunch of false AI accusations as well. The timeline weird-ening continues! 🤡

People who don't like my music 10 years ago: "This sucks" People who don't like my work now: "This is just AI slop" Listen buddy I proudly make my slop on my own. I don't need AI to disappoint you. 😘

If you follow me and don't listen to zircon, you are doing yourself a disservice.

Prince of Persia the Lost Crown is a great example of a difficult game that offered more accessible difficulty options. And it was one of the best games I've played recently.

I hate to admit it but I am giving up on Silksong. It's a beautiful game, and I understand when devs choose to make difficulty a part of their artistic vision, but not at the expense of players who just want to get through a story without surprising their threshold for pain and frustration.

It's a new week full of awful news, so here's a reminder of our upcoming game to offset some of that real world poopoo. Please like/share/wishlist if this moves you in any way! youtu.be/EXjlS7DLP4I?...

On today's episode of "WTF?"...

I'm stoked for this 💯

More news! (I wish someone would give me a heads up when these are getting revealed)😆 Here's the Official Multiplayer Theme for #BlackOps7. I had an absolute blast writing this one with @jackwall.bsky.social Always such an honor to lend a hand on this franchise! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgBC...

Natalie did amazing work on People of Note and she is a delightful person! Also she shares a lot of pictures of her puppers and it will improve the quality of your life. 💯💯💯

Ok big news week for me I guess, but I remixed my old "Adrenaline" track from Black Ops 2 and I just realized they revealed it a couple days ago on Twitter for BO7😅 Huge thanks as always to my good friend @jackwall.bsky.social and the good folks at Treyarch. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUak...

Thank you everyone for the kind words about our game announcement! If you missed it, please enjoy our reveal trailer and if you'd like to support us, the best thing you can do is wishlist the game on Steam! Much love 💙 store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXjl...

I'm feeling so grateful and emotionally excited and drained at the same time, it's so exhilarating it's kind of exhausting 😆

The most musically ambitious project I have ever worked on, and I'm so excited as we're able to reveal more as we move closer to the release! #PeopleofNote #Iridiumstudios #gamedev #TokyoGameShow #AnnapurnaInteractive

Tune in now for our imminent @iridiumstudios.bsky.social reveal! youtu.be/MHXf5t1MC1k?...

I wonder what this could be! 🙂

ICYMI we're announcing our game tomorrow!

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Friends. If you need to be angry and vent for your mental health by all means do that within healthy margins. But remember to put some positivity and optimism out once in a while as well. The world needs it. Sending my love to all of you.

It's a new day and I'm still tickled that JurassicCircles was too offensive for this franchise's Shift account 🤡 Loving the game so far though! #Borderlands4 i.ytimg.com/vi/xBH4tUZGG...

GTFO of here with this garbage #mildlyinfuriating #Shift #Borderlands4

I'm starting to think you have to be a pretty strong masochist to get all the way through Silksong.