Derek Reese is making games

If you're part of a game studio, you're a game developer. An artist. Full stop. Our CFO David: "I'm not a creative guy at all, I'm just a bean counter." 10m later, while brainstorming, solves a game system problem with a genius, far out idea. David's a game dev. An artist. And our CFO.

South of Midnight is packed with dark, gothic folklore you probably shouldn’t go digging into. Haints, boo hags, mythical creatures... All lurking in the shadows. Oh! it’s 30% off on Steam. Just saying. 👀 #SouthOfMidnight #Halloween #SouthernGothic #Folklore #IndieDev

Trick-or-Streets is a wonderful way to celebrate Halloween and Día de Muertos with your neighbors. Apply today to pedestrianize your block. 🎃

Comics fans! My friend Dedren Snead has a new Afrofuturist space opera comic up on Kickstarter. If you hustle, you can still get the early-bird deal. Either way, be sure to check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sub...

Should I raise my prices? I feel like they're on the edge of what III / AA studios can afford, even knowing I'll save them thousands to millions depending on the project.

As we move toward the end of the year, I have room in my schedule to take on one more contract (on the smaller side). Building out your go-to-market plan? Firming up your studio ops processes? Need someone to augment your existing platform strategy and ensure you launch smoothly? Let's talk!

Speaking of which, do I know any mutuals that pick up a few hours a week as a Fractional CTO? I need to expand my list for client referrals when I'm booked out.

Walter was more than Chekov. He was a writer, a teacher, a thoughtful man, and a loyal friend. To the fans who loved him for so many years, thank you. He loved you too. Rest well, my dear friend. Keep navigating a steady course. – George

Imagine these gpus in the hands of game devs and gamers at reasonable prices. There's so much cool stuff we could do with that compute. Weirder shaders, faster editing tools, enemy intelligence options, dynamic animation, more physics toys! I know people at Nvidia so depressed at this. I'm mad.

HALL-oween 10 All #ScytheEditor geometry in #UnrealEngine Busy weekend. Barely had time for this one last night. #gamedev #UE5 #gameart #screenshotsaturday

Yeah it's the obsession with the quickest path to profit that disgusts me here. We don't need to be instilling C-suite mentalities at 12

Applications for Insomniac's summer intern program are now live (including for a story intern)! Come get direct hands-on experience working alongside our devs on the (imo) pretty exciting stuff we're making now! insomniac.games/careers/

Imagine these gpus in the hands of game devs and gamers at reasonable prices. There's so much cool stuff we could do with that compute. Weirder shaders, faster editing tools, enemy intelligence options, dynamic animation, more physics toys! I know people at Nvidia so depressed at this. I'm mad.

Prepping for my Wednesday Azeroth home game, where the party is fighting feral worgen in a besieged Tirisfal Glades port town. En route from Silvermoon City to Menethil Harbor, I needed a stop along the way for some action—so let's add new spots to the Azeroth map and create Port Terenas!

Today Benaroyal Hall is having an open house and there's a panel on videogame soundtracks with some great northwest game sound folks: @wilbertroget.bsky.social, Nadia Wheaton, Danny Baranowski and Kazuma Jinnouchi. Super fascinating to hear how they create! And really well moderated by Dave Gross.

Yes Captain.

HAPPY NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY DAY!!! SEE YOU OUT THERE!!!!

Donald Trump wants to sabotage the midterms. Today, millions of Americans will make it clear that’s not happening. Find your local No Kings event and join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

If it must be frivolous, then as much local art to be displayed in public as I could afford: indie games funded for web+MoPop, indie films for the local small theaters, every electric box and boring building wall a mural, free local band concerts at Marymoor. Just to prove it wasn't so frivolous.

#Artober Day 16: Since late August, I've been trying to wake up early before the kids so I can have some uninterrupted time for creative endeavors. We're lucky to live in an area where we get peek-a-boo views of the Olympics, so I drew our view from our home office at 6:53 am.

Hot damn MapQuest!

Update on the Systems and Technical Design work I've been doing on my solo project. Still got a loooong way to go, but I'm aiming to get a vertical slice done as soon as I can, and then potentially a playable demo by the end of the year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZPu...

This was my secret ticket. It's got a video tutorial too!

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard “Levelord” Gray. From his legendary work on Duke Nukem 3D to the countless players and developers he inspired, Richard leaves behind a lasting legacy. Rest in peace, Levelord.

Seventeen years later… The time has come for Machinarium 2 🦾🔧 Wishlist NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1619280/...

It has begün! Going to try alternating between PC and Xbox each game. Starting now on pc! BATTLE ME!!!

DASHR - Dynamically Animated Skinned Heightfield Rendering A new rendering algo that lets you merge a whole bunch of ShaderToy and raytracer-style techniques right into your existing bone-animated triangle mesh rasterisation pipeline. New longer technical details video: youtu.be/SA2cXydaq1A

Deep into Costume Quest 2 now, and my daughter and I are still loving it. We're going for every achievement, which I rarely care about anymore, but everything in this game is so fun that we don't wanna miss any of it. How can we build toward the future that gives us Costume Quest 3?

I had to fire someone from a leadership position for this a few years ago. A simple "You're right, I wasn't doing my job very well but that is going to change. I am going to bust my butt and get us unblocked ASAP." would have prevented that. Double down and lie, it eventually catches up with you.

My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️

2024 art but still relevant as ever

I had to fire someone from a leadership position for this a few years ago. A simple "You're right, I wasn't doing my job very well but that is going to change. I am going to bust my butt and get us unblocked ASAP." would have prevented that. Double down and lie, it eventually catches up with you.

“girl cats are mean” “girl cats are standoffish” “girl cats are —“ my girl cat is constantly trying to put her nose inside my nose so have you considered that it’s a you problem

People ask me what Scythe is capable of. Here it is in the hands of an industry veteran where he made everything in Scythe.

Game Dev friends that are looking for work! One of the lovely indie devs that shares an office space with us at SSV just opened up 2 roles! If you are a: - 3D Animator - 3D Artist you can apply on here! www.workwithindies.com/work-with/am...

Bag-holder-ass economy

This demo got its hooks in me *good* last Next Fest.

Lanterns delivered a great ending, that was a wonderful season of TV. It works perfectly if they never make more, but there's plenty of room for a season 2. Bravo.

Want to support indie studios making good games? Farhaven's already playable with a demo, and you can tell the team loves making fantasy worlds for friends and families to adventure in. $25 is a solid value to get them to Early Access launch. @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...

Want to support indie studios making good games? Farhaven's already playable with a demo, and you can tell the team loves making fantasy worlds for friends and families to adventure in. $25 is a solid value to get them to Early Access launch. @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...

They're really just remaking Battleborn, a perfect game ruined by a weird pricing model, and it shows. Give me that Risk of Rain style PVE with a little story to unlock all day! www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/v...

I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.

Fozzimir: Mordor? Waddya Tolkien about? Geddit? Tolkien about? Aaaaaaahhhhhh. Sam The Half Eagle: I do not get it. Aragorn(human) you have my sword. Sweetums son of Tums: YOU HAVE MY AXE Gonzo: and my chickens. Fozzimir: Yeah, Kermit, you should probably give those back.