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Technical designer at Epic games. Ask me about Unreal, UEFN and indie stuff! All non-work related views / statements my own.
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@samuelbass.bsky.social My family and I are currently living through the toughest days in Gaza. Your donation can be the reason we survive another day. Please don’t turn away help us hold on to hope🙏🏻 bsky.app/profile/osam...

Been a time of intense work, soundtracked by Mogwai, Burial and the persons behind the melancholy ambient cyberpunk music Youtube stream.

This month my incredible partner @mitzistarkweather.bsky.social was diagnosed with metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer. We’re devastated, but hopeful that modern treatments can give her many more years. It will be a long road and if you’re able, we could use your help. gofund.me/4010f535

Reading a Mario Kart World dev Q&A and very hyped about the water racing, especially with the mention of Wave Race 64. 🔗 www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/...

You are now known as The Armadillo. You feel nothing at all about it.

Kudos to Last of Us TV for excising the “you killed a dog in a cutscene, feel bad!” stunt from part 2. Nearly made me quit at the time, felt so cheap for a game that clearly wanted to be taken seriously. Dialing back the cult stuff was also a smart move.

Finished Lone Women by Victor LaValle (good!) and Doom : Dark Ages (also good!), reorganized my closet and storage room (necessary!), went to two parties (fun!) and made whole wheat pancakes (decent!). Now I chill.

What's this? www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...

I uploaded a web version of Fetch Quest! Now you can play it in your browser/on your phone 👀 Check it out over on my itch page: ⚔️ hollowmend.itch.io/fetch-quest ⚔️ And if you enjoy the game jam version, please look forward to the upcoming remaster!

Psst~! Hey! Personal, passion-led, ad-free websites are still around! Come take a look! (And please pass the link on - it's hard to attract visitors when everyone assumes you don't exist!) kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com

Damn, Doom : Dark Ages really picks up in the second half. I contend that when you’re out of cutscene land and into a string of intricately laid out levels with ominous names, that’s when you know a Doom game is really cooking.

I like that the Doom TD spends some time talking about building and optimizing assets to best fit their engine and pipeline in the Digital Foundry interview.

my kingdom for no one to ever say “just go work in tech” to a laid-off gamedev ever again

Laying workers off should be more of a source of shame in the games industry. I think they did it a few times and realised there are virtually no consequences and now workers are at the whim of a quarterly report. They hire new staff, lay them off, hire new staff, reshuffle, sell, etc, repeat.

Tonight, I am dressed like that one dude from Loverboy. No, I will not explain.

Doom : Dark Ages feels like a stealth re-run at Quake, not so much the game - although it shares some fun level design ideas with it, especially later on - as what I envisioned from / what I remember of the original “you’re a big axe guy” pitch from way back when.

This huge hall was the main office of the Underground Revenue Service. Until the construction of the FrobozzCo Building, it was the largest structure in the Empire. Here, thousands upon thousands of accountants and auditors once sat, tabulating the proceeds from Dimwit's astronomical taxations.

That thing where it’s noon and you’ve been working six straight hours and man do you need a walk.

'Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition' launches later this year on PC. youtu.be/RFFinkjq4dY?...

Today in cool things to get in the mail, Steve Albini’s personal copy of the Avengers LP. The man was a hero, his passing had a real impact on me and it felt like he’d want his record collection to live on. Also, it’s a great album!

Real time lighting is my friend because I can completely rearrange a complex environment - level instances FTW! - and not have to do a 14 hour light bake :)

the criticism that Dems put forth old and ailing politicians to their detriment is unquestionably true, but there’s a large contingent of the party dedicated to calling you a heartless scumbag if you point it out

No Brasil aconteceu o inverso: as revistas Supergame, especializada em Sega, e Gamepower, especializada em Nintendo, se fundiram a partir de abril de 1994 para dar origem à revista multiplataforma SuperGamePower.

Look I did messaging for the Dems for years. It's not the message. When dealing with fascism, the best spin artists in the world won't be able to cover up the Dems insistence on doing nothing at all.

what have i done to deserve getting these reddit ads for absolute losers constantly

I've been vaccinated since Covid vaccines were available. I haven't been sick since. My job requires me to travel and give public appearances / talks. I dread the future.

It's strangely funny seeing reviewers on gaming websites treat Last of Us Part 2's original game narrative as a sacred text. It's not bad but c'mon.

These Democrats voted for Trump to legalize bribery, and fascist crypto billionaires make their CrimeBucks Too Big to Fail.

If you inherited a movie theatre, what's your first double feature? Two very different black & white films that absolutely refuse to play by the rules of the medium. #filmsky

This is so fucking good

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As one of 10-15 people on Earth who are a huge fan of Stephen King's The Tommyknockers, this is such a wonderful little art thread.

Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers' fanart pieces (mini thread🧵)

Hi there, I know everyone is short of $$$ in an era of rapidly depleting freelance budgets, but I'm really in need of work, and would appreciate any writing, mock review or consultation opportunities whatsoever. Portfolio here: kheehoon.persona.co

It's Sunday! The perfect day to spread the word on Expressive Platformers! 🙏

Racing is getting more dangerous by the second! #gamedev #indiegames #solodev #vr