Top recent posts by Web Professionals with a Focus on Game Development and Storytelling on Bluesky

You know, I'd never considered that I could bird shitpost my way into learning audio production and composition This knowledge may have ramifications, Later

caves of qud outsold cybertruck by like 5x in 2025

The 40th anniversary of Zelda is all the excuse you need to submerge yourself in classic Katsuya Terada art.

phil spencer collecting his final xbox paycheck

I know a lot of people are looking for industry analysis during these chaotic times, so here’s what I’ve got

To paraphrase a friend: stay on the path, make good things. Indie has always flourished in the face of AAA distraction. Times are bad, but let others deskill, pivot to nonsense or chase impossible outcomes. People really like playing videogames. Suits forget that every 6 months or so.

Tony Gilroy says the 'clown car in Washington' appears to be using the same 'Fascism for Dummies' playbook he referenced when writing the Empire in 'Andor' For AI regulation, 'the bar couldn't be set any lower' than the 'clowns in charge of it right now' (via THR)

It’s rare in life to know when a chapter is closing, but after 38 years at Microsoft, that moment has arrived for me. I’ve made the decision to retire and begin the next chapter of my life.

Nadella next week:

Tony Gilroy on his approach if he were President of Lucasfilm “If I did that job, I would rather go down swinging. I’d rather go down in flames. As low-risk as my life is, my creative life is pretty high-risk, so I’d like to swing away. Safety has never been one of my navigational principles"

Happy 2nd birthday Jimbo! localthunk.com/blog/bad-gra...

Again, I cannot emphasize enough: do not go to the US even if you're privileged enough to have never been scared or worried of a border crossing in you're life. Do not go ESPECIALLY for something as optional & outrageously expensive as GDC. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

wait a minute….

making the entire officer class in your armed forces identify with the gig economy proletariat is what historians refer to as "inciting conditions"

TERRIBLE DAY FOR MY HATERS

✨ 4th Major Update – Feb 23rd Are you ready to delve deeper into Mistria’s Mines? 📜 We've put together some tips for players who want to experience the new story content right away: www.fieldsofmistria.com/post/4th-maj...

I will say, when I was in the hospital, Phil Spencer sent me a nice DM wishing me well. He did not have to do that and he does not know me super well, but it meant a lot he took the time.

i can't believe all these megacorps are doing all this stupid shit instead of just making the next mass effect, dragon age and elder scrolls games lmao man

this entire division is cooked. its impossible to look at the timing, bond's complete departure and the credentials of spencer's replacement and not assume it's a sinking ship

Wild that Sony and Xbox are in flux with such solid business ideas

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma on AI 🎮 “As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" "Games are and always will be art, crafted by humans, and created with the most innovative technology provided by us"

video games are legit just so goated

‘TEENAGE NINJA MUTANT TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM 2’ has had its release date moved up by 1 month to August 13, 2027.

'Venom' animated movie is in the works at Sony Tom Hardy is involved with the project (via THR)

still, to this day, my favourite detail from the entire stupid xbox saga. evil company, millions of lives pointlessly destroyed in every industry they touch, primary backer of the defining crime against humanity of the age. and in the middle of it all they formed the congressional system wars PAC

New variant cover for 'Absolute Batman' #20 🦇

I saw Spencer talk emotionally at Vince Zampella’s tribute at DICE last week. He clearly cares about the industry, but history won’t be delicate with his stewardship of Xbox - especially the studios they bought and shuttered under his leadership. Microsoft Gaming in more peril than ever now.

An animated ‘VENOM’ movie is in the works. • Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein (‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’) are set to direct. • Tom Hardy is involved in some capacity. (Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)

PATIO CLEANED 💀

This is real Caves of Qud advice:

Let's piledrive through the hard-hitting history of FINAL FIGHT! Watch - youtu.be/tN1x54c0jvI

These words have probably become the most iconic quote associated with Dwayne McDuffie. They're from an interview I did with him way back in 2010. When I say #MilestoneMadeMe, this is what I'm talking about.

Once Team Xbox, always Team Xbox. Thank you for everything Phil. 💚

Of all corporations of some repute in games, I think Microsoft has always sounded most brutal in terms of internal politics to me. If Sarah Bond is out after climbing all the way up to "most likely the next in line", I think you can assume the whole situation is FUBAR.

For all the criticism @xboxp3.bsky.social got for leading one of the biggest ships in games -sometimes deserved, sometimes less so- I think he brought two immutable qualities we might all miss in the upcoming Xbox: he never shied from admitting a mistake, and he genuinely gave a shit.

looking down at my desk in confusion suddenly wondering if orgasm is a video game

almost two thousand concurrent players on our ~early access~ visual novel! they said it couldn't be done.

If I were a couple years younger, I would have fancied a stab at a Wuthering Heights adaptation with Flanagan. Heavy dose of gothic. I fear we may have cooked.

Happy ancestral birthday to Dwayne McDuffie, who inspired me and so many others by blazing trails and opening up the horizons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt6y...

🙂☺️📸

Say what you want about Phil but he was a nice person in every interaction I ever had with him. Always engaged in casual conversations and was thoughtful during professional interviews. He checked in with me during some times I was having health issues too.

James Gunn has no plans to change the title for 'Man of Tomorrow' "It's not just a Superman movie"

Nintendo wanted an American-voice actress used for Joanna Dark. Rare instead gave Joanna a British accent done by employee Eveline Novakovic! Eve's maiden name is Fischer; she worked on several of the Donkey Kong games and Ken Griffey Jrs Winning Run with her music/work credited as E. Fischer!

I'm just gonna go play a video game

New look at ‘MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS’ Season 2.

working on adding baked ao settings to godot lightmaps to allow you to overdarken corners for ✨ DRAMA ✨

It's been a bad week for gaming.

Dexter Sol Ansell gifted George R.R. Martin, showrunner Ira Parker, and the directors custom ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ LEGO figures ⚔️ “Thank you for letting me bring EGG to life"

Oh fuck off

Update on Netflix's 'Bioshock' movie • Will be director Francis Lawrence's next film • Aiming to start production in 2027 • Script is based on the first game • Take-Two wants the release to coincide with potential new games in the franchise

ive heard this game is like really fucking good. like its peak. a masterpiece. no other game compares

If I send a pic of Sarah Bond, it means I'm out. Don't hit me up

It's the waning hours of the day in Japan on which we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Famicom Disk System release of The Hyrule Fantasy: Zeruda no Densetsu, aka The Legend of Zelda. Azzy the adventurous kit will assist me in sharing some tidbits below. 🧵

here's Xbox president Sarah Bond's memo to Microsoft employees

I know I shouldn’t be, but I am just constantly flabbergasted at how bad all these corporations are run

Analysis; Xbox just got AI-Mogged after engaging in RestructureMaxxing, which is sure to lead to gamers cortisol spiking.

Holy crap I sign out of the internet for one evening and what even is happening in the games industry today

holy shit face/off has a zip drive in it

i would pay 4000 if they took all of elons money

21 years ago today, ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ premiered on Nickelodeon.

The older you get, the more often you check your weather app.

these shoes look like the parting gift you get when you come in second on Nickelodeon GUTS

Lmao Xbox been properly washed since ICE Master Chief

Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those "I really overestimated how much I can carry"

Currently 31 on overall us estore sales

I know a lot of people are waiting for 1.0 to play Scarlet Hollow, but I think that exploring its chapters as they release is an extremely special experience that will no longer be possible when the game is finished. Episode 5 is the last chance you're going to get to have that experience.

RIP Xbox. You will always live on in our hearts. Join us at twitch.tv/harddrivemag on Monday night where we will be holding a funeral service in honor of the fallen console brand. More info below

:]

‘Evil Dead Wrath’ is now filming 🎬

Just finished up an HOUR LONG retrospective on one of my favorite all time franchises, FINAL FIGHT! Up now on my Patreon if you fancy an early look! www.patreon.com/posts/early-...

once every 2 or so years i find myself in a situation where i would like to buy a music player of some kind, just some speakers and a streamer that doesnt sound terrible and then i remember that every audiophile has contracted Not On Planet Earth Disease

Timothée Chalamet says ‘DUNE: PART 3’ is both the eeriest film & biggest swing of the trilogy. “it was my last time doing a ‘Dune’ film, so I really wanted to treat it as sacred.” (Source: variety.com/2026/film/ne...)

Naturally, I'm streaming a video game with piss wands when some of the biggest video game news of the past few years breaks.

‘Venom’ Animated Movie in the Works With ‘Final Destination’ Filmmakers Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

I don’t really have any real phobias. But I do have one, and it’s intense… Submechanophobia

:)

happy new paranormasight

I have been on a death vigil for a family member this weekend and my job is currently to sit here and monitor a remote with one light and one button on it and when the light blinks every 15 minutes I push the button to administer extra morphine. These are the kinds of skills I bring in such times.

Crazy how Terminator 2 imagined there could be an AI tech guy sympathetic enough that the audience would root for him to live

Manon announces a temporary hiatus from KATSEYE to focus on her health and wellbeing.

me the day after the Supreme Court rules Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional

god im trying not to be hype at all but it's hard not to imagine a world where we could like hire 2 people and still be sustainable that would be amazing

It's Friday night. What if we told you we just scanned a never-before-digitized first-party Nintendo promotional item from 1993

i miss when apps had NO ads

I actually got warned off using the word "fascism" multiple times when writing the press copy for the game we're announcing in a few weeks, too! I ended up leaning in harder instead, to avoid any confusion Funding machines resist self-critique, the only way to avoid it is self-funding smaller art

promotional photo (1990) archive.org/details/mc-1...

computer art, from a website named 'the copyright cafe' (1996) web.archive.org/web/19961123...

wholesome update

(tears running down my face) we're eating so good in scarlet hollow

James Cameron's 'Avatar' films have now combined for over $6.7B at the global box office 💰 Highest-grossing film trilogy in history

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all gone through leadership changes fairly recently. All three have done things that I haven't been crazy about, but I still love video games and that won't change.

MAGIC: TE GATHERING

This party is getting crazy on Steam with the return of the Devil May Cry Franchise Pack! Pick up Devil May Cry HD Collection, Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition and Devil May Cry 5 in this super SSStylish bundle before it's gone on 2/26! 😈 bit.ly/DMCPackSteam

📢New Merch Info New merchandise will be available at the *ARC WORLD TOUR 2025–2026 FINALS🔥 We’ve got tons of great items lined up, including products featuring brand-new exclusive illustrations! 📅Dates:March 20 (Fri) – March 22 (Sun) 🏢Venue:KINTEX (South Korea) #GGST #AWT25_26