Brian Hicks

I certainly feel like we are all Hughie. Problem is, I don’t think we have a Butcher.

THE LONG DARK is one of Steam's Weekend Deals right now, and if you haven't already pulled the trigger I suspect you may want to because...well, let's just say it'll make sense next week. store.steampowered.com/app/305620/T...

This is a moral atrocity and it needs to be loudly condemned as such. There is a reason that democracies *don't* do publicly televised executions (and why many don't execute people at all): it inculcates and rewards bloodthirst, which corrupts the spirit and corrodes the foundation of the polity.

I swear.. it’s as if the word “hyperbole” became a person and got elected … twice

I feel like Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth likely owns not only every single Rogue Warrior series novel, but it is absolutely plausible he has the Marcinko narrated audio books.

I got nothing, just want those who have a 214 to ask themselves if this is who we want to be. Not if this is who we are, ask yourself if this is what we want time to say we stand for. I don’t know what my daughter’s world will look like, and I don’t know where to go from here.

Oh fuck me, the date.

@mckkirk.bsky.social Because historical truths matter, I thought we shouldn’t lose sight of the truth.

@governorferguson.bsky.social With the upmost respect for the office, and yourself directly Gov. Ferguson: Given the statements coming from the Oval Office in D.C. regarding voting, and elections..

An E-bike battery burned my house down on the first day of GDC. Seeking mutual aid from financially stable colleagues. gofund.me/47306b15

Honestly it shocks me the blatantly pernicious behavior from some members of the house willingly pursuing dismantling Social Security. With a massive amount of gun ownership AND an extreme quantity of veterans in all stages of middle age, after 20 years of deployments to Iraq/Afgan.

Just because this account could be someone’s teenage nephew, this post rings no less true. This shit ain’t messing around anymore. It’s here, it’s happening. We used to deride Saddam’s government for the same shit that is being pulled now. There is no coalition of the willing coming to save us.

“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

As GDC week starts, I urge people in positions to help others to do so. Last year we had an incident at a bar and had management step in. Sometimes people being targeted are afraid to speak up, but if they do, support them. Get the perp booted. Don’t like guys like this get away with it again.

let's gooooooo

It’s beyond time for GDC to take the journey up I-5, cross the (🥺) Peace Arch and move to the beautiful city of Vancouver.

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

Most difficult thing of GDC this year for me is avoiding bringing up my newborn daughter. It’s just not possible for me to do so without tearing up.

By now I feel like we’ve all seen the video of Trump recoiling in fear of an eagle from the before Covid times? Well, my subconscious chose last night to invoke that for a dream. The eagle was replaced by a small army of Canadian Geese. I don’t think anyone saw Donald after that. Good dream.

Just doing some #blackfrost weekend review. Checking out some mixed forest (Deciduous + Coniferous) and looking at LODs. (Caveats: Dev build. Dev HUD)

If we lived in a universe that made sense, eons from now scholars would be researching the secrets behind how Trent Reznor ensured every NIN show brought the house down. We don’t though, so I guess in our universe that’s just the *second* most searched topic in their history.

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A shot by Paxus of a meteor storm hitting a planet in Stars Reach, after the recent new skies & lighting upgrade. And yes, those lava heated holes are actually there.

Kickstarter is here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...

I'm putting together a Canada game dev starter pack in response to this idiotic tariff war so people can support Canada-based game devs through follows / purchases if they choose to. Reply if you're a game dev in Canada and you want to be on it. Please repost. Thanks!

Americans -- this is a message from our Prime Minister, to *you*. It's long, but I ask you to take the time to watch it, think about what is being said, and ask yourself if this is what you want for your country. And share it with other Americans who may not understand what is really going on.

The only Trade War this world needs right now is a sequel to the BBS Door Game.

New super-casual video explaining the origins of Stars Reach dropped. Hope you enjoy it! youtu.be/e0E30QyRDo8

I tell ya, going to a pharmacy is always a dice roll on if it’s going to be a wonderful breeze, or an infuriating blood boiler. Cannot believe Costco’s policies are: Verbally, in public you must justify exactly what procedure you undertook that led your doctor to prescribe this pain killer.

I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵

Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.

I’m 42 years old, I’ve led teams to build award winning games, I’m about to be someone’s father. I remember The Soviet Union. I just learned what “broil” was, and how to use it effectively.

After 30 years living undiagnosed, untreated, and full of self loathing fueled by a belief that I must just be a “lazy piece of shit”, my Adderall prescription has given me a new lease on life. I’m days away from being a father. I won’t go back into that dark hole, I refuse.

I can only assume that this is available freely because he is an intellectual Robin Hood, but if you find the theory, psychology, and philosophy of game design fascinating.. Look no further - Prof. Bartle’s most recent book “How to be a God: A Guide for Would-Be Deities”. mud.co.uk/richard/How%...

I loved listening to this man talk about creativity. Hell I loved listening to anything he had to say. www.youtube.com/shorts/UljZm...

If you’re a Visa cardholder you can let them know you won’t be any longer if they do business with fElon. I called and they said they’re taking comments at askvisa@visa.com. Maybe if enough of us complain they’ll pull the deal.

A piece of early BLACKFROST concept art from the dev team, showcasing some visual exploration on what a first-person wolf encounter might look like. Enjoy! #blackfrost #thelongdark #gamedev #survival