Josh Mahan

Josh Mahan

@brvty.bsky.social

aka jdmahan made of moss. Video Game Developer - Worked on Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft 2, Arclight, Sims 3 People over profits.

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BioWare news is very sad. I wouldn't be where I am without Neverwinter Nights. I remember being 16 learning to program and being like "I'm gonna work there some day"

I've struggled with "This is bad for art" being used to indirectly say "it can do code though!" A lot of good points in this. An alternative part of "the wedge" is we (as engineers) are repeatedly asked to implement this process to take jobs/skills/fulfillment from our friends.

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Been thinking a lot about getting out of games given the state of things. I'd love to work for some environment non-profit but my skillset is so laser focused to gameplay programming that it is less than relevant. Anyone done something like this?

Its so cool that player builds in MoteMancer create this mandala effect due to the hex grid. Players in the discord are creating tile art. I always thought it was cool how Factorio factories end up looking like circuit boards.

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Peer pressure top 10 Baldur's Gate 3 Final Fantasy Tactics solidified my relationship w religion XCom name ppl after your friends World of Warcraft, hate it but it is my core memories Subnautica most terrifying game Zelda lttp Hades Spelunky Neverwinter Nights put me in gamedev Chrono Trigger

Laughing at the reality that 4 out 7 of the people in my D&D group are unemployed and we have something like 100 years of AAA game dev experience combined. Some by choice some by layoffs, but damn.

Go wishlisttttt

Cloak & Quill Games@cloakandquill.bsky.social

Hello, internet! We're hard at work on Red Filament, a first-person exploration game filled with mystery, danger, beauty, and consequence. More details to come! Watch this space! store.steampowered.com/app/3538660/...

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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and moreโ€ฆ all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. ๐š‚๐š๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐šƒ๐šŠ๐š•๐š•. ๐š†๐šŽ ๐š†๐š’๐š•๐š• ๐š†๐š’๐š—.

This game is the epitome of polish.

Tiny Glade ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŒฟ@pouncelight.bsky.social

I'm so happy to share that the stairs update is liiiiiive. This is by far our biggest update that we've been cooking since *checks calendar* omg, since March x_x Huge thanks to everyone who helped us test it while in beta <3 Now lemme walk you through some of the new shinies ๐Ÿงต

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language like this is so insulting, imo. is it a compulsory thing for CEOs to need to brag while laying people off?

Tom Warren@tomwarren.co.uk

Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees. Xbox chief Phil Spencer says the company โ€œwill end or decrease work in certain areasโ€ of Microsoft Gaming. Full memo and details ๐Ÿ‘‡ www.theverge.com/news/693535/...

We beat Split Fiction. The visual effects in the ending are so wonderful! It caused a little bit of motion sickness, which I don't get often. But... I can't remember the last time I said "that's so cool" so many times.

I've been really enjoying Split Fiction. I love when a game gets me out of the mindset that building big budget gaas titles have hammered in. What do you MEAN you built this whole thing for 5 minutes of gameplay? It's so rad.

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I do not want to "allow Zoom to access my microphone." I want to drive the little replica steam train that chugs around the park

Peer pressure top 10 Baldur's Gate 3 Final Fantasy Tactics solidified my relationship w religion XCom name ppl after your friends World of Warcraft, hate it but it is my core memories Subnautica most terrifying game Zelda lttp Hades Spelunky Neverwinter Nights put me in gamedev Chrono Trigger

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