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@rthomaspierce.bsky.social

Fighting Games and Super-Heroes Champion Design @ Kabam, thoughts and opinions are my own

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Also the more I look at that render, the more I'm unsure if this is kid or adult

11.10.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Genuinely shocked by this, and also funny how this game seems to get a little something every year despit everyone thinking it's done. It's had more "final" things than Futurama.

Now I don't wanna be greedy ... but Beat Gohan too please? Maybe a little Orange Piccolo?

Please no Gomah though ha

11.10.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So this is what Zagreus is doing during Hades 2

09.10.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

10 year 2XKO dev excited to play 2XKO for the first time

twitch.tv/pattheflip

09.10.2025 03:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
07.10.2025 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1505    ๐Ÿ” 351    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Denial

Bargaining

Zero

Dante

Vergil

26.09.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's 830 in the morning I don't need a diagram right now, I just need coffee.

26.09.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why does my coffee maker have a 20 step guide for descaling.

Like

Just

Why

26.09.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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best game ever

19.09.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Apparently I'm a Vi - Illaoi main

Or better yet

Villaoi

2XKO is pretty cool, finally starting to get the hang of it. I'm still surprised by how stubby lights and mediums feel, but combos feel great.

12.09.2025 07:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ten years ago, I left the biggest job I had ever had to join a startup working on a fighting game.

Today we have a game for you. It took a lot of work to get this far, and there's still a lot of work left to do, but I think it's really good.

I hope y'all have fun.

09.09.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 298    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I didn't find it as bad as something like Krushing Blows in MK11, but the tendency to introduce cinematic moments for mass appeal is generally annoying yeah.

Seeing that its baked into the match flow for unlocking teammates I'm surprised they made them even longer than Strives.

07.09.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Woke up to an invite code I must have received right after I went to sleep late night.

Time to hop in and get mauled after missing like half the beta haha.

That said, the baked in tutorial is probably one of the better Arc System tutorials since like FighterZ?

06.09.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
a man is talking to a woman and saying `` so you 're telling me there 's a chance . ALT: a man is talking to a woman and saying `` so you 're telling me there 's a chance .
03.09.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying โ€œhow do I pack this down into something I can actually share?โ€ While swirling rainbows labeled โ€œINFINITE POTENTIALโ€ float around them.

Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming โ€œall that work for THIS?!โ€

Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guyโ€™s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying โ€œHere you go, I made this, it sucks.โ€

Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face.

Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying โ€œhow do I pack this down into something I can actually share?โ€ While swirling rainbows labeled โ€œINFINITE POTENTIALโ€ float around them. Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming โ€œall that work for THIS?!โ€ Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guyโ€™s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying โ€œHere you go, I made this, it sucks.โ€ Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face. Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Sometimes weโ€™re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when itโ€™s done we know all the things that it isnโ€™t, but we canโ€™t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‘

31.08.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25080    ๐Ÿ” 8621    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 149    ๐Ÿ“Œ 202

This applies to making video games, film, etc as well.

30.08.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
goro & shao khan are now playable in Mortal Kombat: Deception (GameCube Edition)

they fucking suck

goro & shao khan are now playable in Mortal Kombat: Deception (GameCube Edition) they fucking suck

i don't know why i made this

30.08.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 461    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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That thumbnail alone is gold. I damn near choked on my coffee. Looking forward to this.

27.08.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Helllll yeah

27.08.2025 04:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Maximum Carnage OST SNES - Super Villains
YouTube video by Milton Maximum Carnage OST SNES - Super Villains

youtu.be/WhmIa0XYTvQ?...

27.08.2025 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

to get a little personal, one of the reasons i'm glad i'm no longer in the games industry is that i found it difficult to not take statements like "the dev team doesn't care" or "they clearly actually hate this game" personally

nobody loves this game more than we do. nobody cared more than us.

22.08.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 525    ๐Ÿ” 164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

21.08.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22614    ๐Ÿ” 22089    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 274    ๐Ÿ“Œ 336
An image from the recent Kirby Air Riders Direct. Director Masahiro Sakurai is talking about game development, the captions read "Oh dear...", "Why is making a game so hard"

An image from the recent Kirby Air Riders Direct. Director Masahiro Sakurai is talking about game development, the captions read "Oh dear...", "Why is making a game so hard"

Game development.

19.08.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1454    ๐Ÿ” 394    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
Preview
a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on
18.08.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy 30th Birthday Mortal Kombat 1995 movie!
๐Ÿ‰

18.08.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 135    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Oh my god what a resource

16.08.2025 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 613    ๐Ÿ” 250    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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crossover night at pao pao cafe

15.08.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 476    ๐Ÿ” 160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm sure it has nothing to do that no one in their right mind would vacation to the US right now, but sure, let's blame young people.

06.08.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 656    ๐Ÿ” 180    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I want to bet that th Pink Panther on that list is not the Steve Martin one from the mid 00's

But I think I'd lose that bet

06.08.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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