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Byron Atkinson-Jones

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Byron Atkinson-Jones. Graphics engineer in developer relations at PlayStation. All views are my own and do not represent my employer, in any way imaginable.

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16.10.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Careers at Sony Interactive Entertainment I Technical Account Manager Join Sony Interactive Entertainment in London England! Apply for the role today and start your journey with us.

Come and join us at PlayStation! We’re looking for a technical account manager. You’ll get to work with me - depending on your point of view a bonus or a downside πŸ˜‚

careers.playstation.com/technical-ac...

15.10.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What if I want to look at the moon ants? ;)

16.10.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been tempted to get a decent scope to view the night sky. Would love to be able to get really good shots of the moon.

16.10.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Exciting news! πŸ“’

VIDEOVERSE will be coming to consoles on...

✨November 14th✨

The port includes all post-PC launch updates plus new Japanese localisation πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅

Please share! ❀️

#indiegame #visualnovel #gaming

15.10.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 111    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 11

Someone hire Col, the dude is legendary.

Worked on Alien Romulus, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Matrix 4, The Meg 2 and so much more.

15.10.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think everyone needs to get upset about the government trying to sneak in IDs for everyone. I’m having to prove who I am to the government because I’m a director of a company and the system is completely broken. Can’t imagine a wider system would be any better πŸ˜‚

16.10.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A page of black and white line drawings of spaceships.

A page of black and white line drawings of spaceships.

A page of black and white line drawings of spaceships.

A page of black and white line drawings of spaceships.

Ship Shapes… You could probably colour these in, if you were so inclined.

#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration

15.10.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 157    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Yes, that is the amazing Ste’s artwork. He was a highlight of my career to work with.

15.10.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Careers at Sony Interactive Entertainment I Technical Account Manager Join Sony Interactive Entertainment in London England! Apply for the role today and start your journey with us.

Come and join us at PlayStation! We’re looking for a technical account manager. You’ll get to work with me - depending on your point of view a bonus or a downside πŸ˜‚

careers.playstation.com/technical-ac...

15.10.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come read My free welcome! 195 people can’t be wrong fans if you subscribe for free maybe I can break that 200 barrier!)

15.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Promethium on Steam Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re a...

Here I am talking about the itch to make another game and a royalty statement arrives for the last game I put out there quite a while back store.steampowered.com/app/624680/P... - which is now handled by the amazing @thalamusdigital.bsky.social

15.10.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Positron on Steam Positron is a fast paced arcade style game inspired by the classic arcade games of the 80's, namely Tron, Battlezone, Tempest, and Star Wars. Battle against opponents in the Arena, navigate your way o...

I enjoyed it. I think Legacy is still my favourite though. I applied a special theme to my game on Steam for this week only :-)

steam.positrongame.com

15.10.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably still breaking the rules.

15.10.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it’s partly your fault ;)

15.10.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh dammit, it’s reached that time of year again when that part of my brain that refuses to be silenced goes β€œpssst, remember when you used to make video games? Make another one. Go on… go on… GO ON!”

It’s getting harder to ignore.

15.10.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hell yes!

15.10.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had a sinus infection for two weeks now. It’s been kicking my arse and no sign of letting up 🀒

12.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll probably keep the ones I appeared in - assuming I spot them πŸ˜†

12.10.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally getting rid of my enormous Edge collection. It’s all going up on eBay. Hopefully that will mean lots of space reclaimed.

12.10.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Was lying in bed a few Sundays back, contemplating getting up when I saw a tail go past my head to my left. Thing is, we don’t have a pet. I jump up to see a Fox heading into my home office. Damn thing had gone into three rooms and took a dump
In each, causing Β£400+ of damage and cleaning bills.

12.10.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved that it wasn’t just about the games on the grid, had more depth to the story and it also didn’t ignore the visuals of the original- which had me bouncing in the seat :)

12.10.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had one of those lightbulb moments where the entire plot line of a story formed in my imagination. Immediately wrote it down. Now to turn it into a script and then a graphic novel. Wish I could hire a pro to draw it but it’s stuck with me…

12.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved Tron: Ares. Wanted to see it again the same day :)

12.10.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please check out my game @positrongame.com on Steam:
- Written in C++
- Plays great on Steam Deck
- Maze and Snake gamemodes
- Deathmatch Arena mode coming soon
- Highly optimised, super slick
- Arcade-like gameplay and visuals

steam.positrongame.com/red

#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

12.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice!

10.10.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You were a pub manager?

10.10.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Red and Black looking good. Please share!

Play my game @positrongame.com on Steam now: steam.positrongame.com/red

10.10.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, totally.

08.10.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Blender render of a modular, NASA style, space station in orbit over a planet.

A Blender render of a modular, NASA style, space station in orbit over a planet.

Thinking of selling this Blender model for people to use in their own projects/illustrations etc. it’s something built to try and learn a bit of Blender, so it’s definitely not optimised for anything.

#Blender

08.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

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