Michael Barclay

I mean yes, because they delivered on their promise. We owe everything to Chief 🙏

It’s the base for this. I am very cool.

Rolled a 99

Awrite Bluesky folks. Mostly reposting on here this #Blocktober but still keeping an eye on the other place. Very cool seeing people kicking it off so strongly here already. ❤️ #gamedev #leveldesign

Being someone who started in game dev thanks to modding (Unreal Tournament!) modders always have my support and respect. Big news today of the sun setting of @hekili.bsky.social which helped WoW become accessible to millions of players. Glad to see so many recognising their years of work!

Great insights mate, nice panini sticker analogy for the casuals.

It’s from my fav insta baker

www.instagram.com/reel/DKS00Fg...

Made a wee batch of mornin rolls cos I found proper bacon in LA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Looking forward to this year, had a few folk reach out and say how happy they were to see this on bsky. 🧡

Cursed that this came out the same week as the tartan brewfest transmog.

Also going for 3k tonight, congrats!

A page from the original game design document for "Race n Chase", the game which would eventually become Grand Theft Auto

It's just one entire GTA game from scratch, including the engine. How long could it take?

Every week is a banger who is scoring this show??

Yes mate! Cast as an opener is insane. Already in mah element!

Absolutely buzzin

Sorry that’s my role. Also involves fuckin aboot, Dain fuck aw, havin a laugh and boilin the kettle

Wait 5 mins I have a surprise

Naughty Dog, We’re hiring a Senior Game Designer (Level Design) Apply at naughtydog.com/careers

Cool job wi cool folk

Forget Tomb Raider and Uncharted, there’s a new generation of games about archaeology – sort of In this week’s newsletter: an archaeologist (and gamer) on why we love to walk around finding objects in-game and in real life

I wrote a piece for the Guardian games newsletter this week on my PhD research into preserving play experiences, and why I think that the most archaeological games are those that that actually make you *think* like one 🏺

www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...

Very fond of that show, we watch it when we’re heading somewhere new if he has an episode on it. It’s perfect “watch it with the folks” material, very mum and dad tuned. He also seems super nice.

Ah, of course!

Why do I feel like the bits of Alien Earth I love the most are probably the bits getting criticised in some popular YouTubers video essay.

“Surely they want to talk about Lemmings”

“Michael you’re from Dundee, right?” - total coin flip as to what comes next when I hear this at work.

I’m ready to step back intae the WAR ZONE

I watched this last week! I saw it on some Instagram reel. As a piece of performance art it’s enthralling, I was so invested!

Alien Earth LOOKS so good. How does it look so good? It looks better than a lot of movies these days. How did this happen? It need details.