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Kevin Slackie

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Biker Goth Game Dev, GEG Research Coordinator at Interpret LLC. Indiecade and GDC Award Winner. Ex-Game Journalist at Game Informer, IGN, Paste Magazine, and more. kevinslackie.com

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Planning on attending GDC this year?

Check out our GIG GDC Guide that features tips, advice, discounts, and recommendations for navigating San Francisco, GDC, and the USA in general!

thegig.guide/gdc

06.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

That beanie is sick too

01.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is beyond saving and needs a severe correction for the sheer lack of accountability

30.01.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're not getting a Bowsette game and you need to make peace with that. I did πŸ₯²

29.01.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Pixel art of various animal themed robot bosses. The tag at the top says MegaGear X

Pixel art of various animal themed robot bosses. The tag at the top says MegaGear X

People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups.

Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight.
#megaman #pixelart #γƒ‰γƒƒγƒˆη΅΅

25.01.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9026    πŸ” 3726    πŸ’¬ 192    πŸ“Œ 55
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spongebob squarepants is riding a red bicycle with a flower in the background . ALT: spongebob squarepants is riding a red bicycle with a flower in the background .

If someone figures out how to balance full time work, wedding planning, game dev, and being a human being in this current hellscape lemme know cause it has been A Time

19.01.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cat is laying on a bed playing with a pink toy ALT: a cat is laying on a bed playing with a pink toy

I got to upgrade from my launch day Switch to a Switch 2 and now I know how the flower cat from vine felt

25.12.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today's the only day you can post this, get it while it's hot

25.12.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 584    πŸ” 387    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Omg I forgot you played SF! We should FT5 some time

22.12.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love to work at a place where the slack is going crazy over the game awards

12.12.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tried showing my fiancΓ©e the Game Awards nominates and after 5 categories she went "is it all just the same games?"

29.11.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg is this your first time playing it?

28.10.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg what a cute puzzle game!

21.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Let's fix it later" πŸ’€

12.10.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Babysitting Mama fans in shambles

08.10.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

07.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 554    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 22

Hope you land on your feet and hope this ends up being a blessing in disguise

08.10.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really enjoying my new job but I literally can't say anything about it. Instead I'll post more game design stuff so look forward to it!

08.10.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a cartoon character 's eyes with goggles ALT: a close up of a cartoon character 's eyes with goggles

As a nerd who rides a motorcycle, I'm sad to say its impossible to do the Akira slide irl

07.10.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*cries in 6'2*

13.09.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And this isn't just because I'm taking a while to work on my own stuff honest

12.09.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love seeing this mindset being championed by successful indie games like this and Silksong. Give good ideas time to breathe

12.09.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today is the 10th anniversary of my dad's death and all I've gotten is condolences for the loss of a great man. He taught me to be accepting, empathetic, kind, and to question the motives of anyone who preaches otherwise

11.09.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white cartoon of skeletons dancing in a cemetery . ALT: a black and white cartoon of skeletons dancing in a cemetery .

If you don't want people to dance on your grave then make sure your death isn't music to their ears

11.09.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I have full faith that this is gonna be so good. Can't wait to play it

09.09.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A diagonal picture from the lobby of Krafton Americas. A TV below their logo shows gameplay for Dinkum Together

A diagonal picture from the lobby of Krafton Americas. A TV below their logo shows gameplay for Dinkum Together

Working in (an) office today

09.09.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg we gotta make you a Pop-Up Video

08.09.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Having a multi computer setup is all fun and games until you've been working there for hours. Suddenly the last thing I wanna do is sit in the same chair I've been working in. Now it's just fun, no games πŸ˜”

03.09.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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