I'm a few weeks late to posting, but I still can't believe Possessor(s) is out & actual people have played the game. I'm proud of what we made & honored that I had the opportunity to art direct something that I think is so cool & special with such a talented team. Here's some art I made for it.

i was thinking - what about Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, except instead of the anarchists, it’s the fascists that have to go try to create their utopia on the moon. but then i realized that would just be the concept of the prison planet/colony society in Alien 3, so it’s already been done lol

I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all. I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn. Please, share this. 🖤

Possessor(s) is out now on PS5 and Steam! Striking, stylish, and full of secrets - get it now for just $15 with a limited time launch discount! 🔥💔 🔥

POSSESSOR(S) is launching today. I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them. 🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra

The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

My heart is heavy & I might have more to say on that later, but I've got news today that my time at Heart Machine will come to an end after POSSESSOR(S) ships. I'm honestly too busy... literally shipping the game to start actively looking for work, but I'll be looking for my next gig in December. 🥲

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

hello creator friends. possessor(s), the hauntingly stylish metroidvania/search action game (from the immensely talented heart machine!) is coming out nov 11. hit me up in DMs if you wanna check it out ^_^ devolver.gg/possessorsga...

A little more info here: blog.lauramichet.com/ive-been-lai...

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support. I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

Possessor(s) dazzles PS5 and PC players on November 11! Heart Machine's Metroidvania is soaked in stylish combat, weird demons, and sexy interdimensional beings. Wishlist now and follow @heartmachine.bsky.social for more news and stay updated!

Hire Matt, they are a champion ✨

Some of my black cat paintings from previous autumn seasons!✨

I googled your symptoms and it turns out you need an escape trip to a fantasy world. 🌿🧙🏼‍♂️

I think a major factor in so many people being kind of blasé or in denial about ~all this~ is that they’ve been waiting to be given some sort of paternal-ish permission to start freaking out. So, here ya go. Here’s the permission.

The demo is out now!! Go play the game I have been working on for the past few years!!

Read about it here: documentary.org/online-featu...

I genuinely think that Signalis might be one of the most important indie games of the past decade. The mark it left on those who really resonated with it is unquestionable. I had a great feeling about it ever since the first teaser footage. Reviewing it pre-release was a joy. A horror masterpiece.

The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"

A little of my character style exploration shown in the Kickstarter for Hawthorn @playhawthorn.bsky.social by Near Studios! Thanks Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social for the fun concept! #stylized #characterart #sculpture #gameart #3dart #zbrush #gamedev #digitalsculpting

🚨🚨🚨BLUESKY WE ARE LIVE!!!!🚨🚨🚨 Do you like little critters? 🐭 Quaint Victorian-esque English countryside? 🌳🌳Farming, town building... maybe even...dressing them up?🎩 Boy, have I got the Kickstarter for you! PLEASE SUPPORT US! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nea...

Jump into the Buried Below update, the first major Early Access content update for Hyper Light Breaker, next Tuesday April 29! Check out this new trailer to find out how the update will be a game changer (literally). youtu.be/qyqU8OL8Xm8

Rondo, crow base player skin for #HyperLightBreaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social. Art direction Alx Preston, concept @iramos.bsky.social, weapon Cameron Hughes, rig @wuffles.bsky.social, environment by Tech Art & Environment Art teams. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #stylized #toonshaded #3d

👁️ you at Tribeca Games.

😼 www.rockpapershotgun.com/skin-deep-re...

Artwork by Logan Maxwell Hagege

You’ll grow things. You’ll lose things. You’ll become something you don’t recognize. Neverway trailer is out. Wishlist now on Steam

Need something calming today? Like bees? Here you go.

White college educated women out here saying “Слава Україні”, hating Donald Trump, and net negative on the Democratic Party should be a screaming alarm bell to Dems that they lost the confidence of their base.

アクスタにしたやつ。 #pixelart #ドット絵

Hello! A little shop plug: I'm Sarah and I like to draw spooky and atmospheric things, from TV, film and books, landscapes, legends and whatever emerges from my fusty old head. I make prints and occasionally other things and my shop is here. Reposts much appreciated. Thanks! sarahcoomershop.etsy.com

Some of our team will be at Game Developers Conference! If you see us around SF, say hi! (alsobuywishlistourgames)

So stoked to get to finally share - I'm traveling to The Netherlands in April to deliver a joint talk on the procedural generation tech I co-developed with my supervisor during my time at @heartmachine.bsky.social, for EPC! @everythingproc.bsky.social

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

I just released a new tool: a "texture browser" for UE5.5 that presents materials as square thumbnails instead of spheres. Like a 90s texture browser. Much better for level designin'. Has favourite searches, quick access to recently-used materials, etc. www.joewintergreen.com/new-tool-imp...

A man responsible for tanking Phoenix Labs & who thinks genAI will revolutionise games - this comment got me blocked and was likely deleted. How do these people suffer zero consequences, when so many others have their livelihoods shattered by their 'deep thinking'. www.linkedin.com/posts/ncyoun...

how’s everyone enjoying neo-feudalism so far? (if you think it sucks you should participate in the economic blackout today)

The launch date trailer is now out for Skin Deep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SvX... You can also get the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

Look I agree that Elon Musk appears to be on a lot of drugs every time he appears in public. That's not very interesting to me. I'm more interested in how many drugs he can do at once. I think he could probably do more than anyone ever. I bet he could take way more than the doctors say is safe.

Happy Valentines from Howl and Sophie 💗 #howlsmovingcastle #studioghibli

According to Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw and Arkane co-founder Raphael Colantonio, the immensely talented Bulgarian art director Viktor Antonov died recently. 😭 He was only 52. He worked with Valve and Arkane on HL 2 and Dishonored, but also on the animated movies Renaissance & The Prodigies.

Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models. In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.

Whispers Of An Ancient World III 2024 (By Dmx Krew) New artwork for Mystic & Quantum Bandcamp link: tinyurl.com/bxz6nxhz

redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇

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