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Derek Daniels

@derekdaniels.bsky.social

Video Game Design Consultant Previous: Design Director God of War 2018, Activision Central Design, etc

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Moonlight concord duelists!

26.02.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah but what’s the steam ccu number?!? Since that’s the only metric games are currently based on

26.02.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t deserve paranormasight

25.02.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hate hearing how fighting games aren’t reaching 1/10 of their potential audience! Either they appeal or don’t - writing some long ass blog post in a bad font isn’t going to change anything. Plenty of arcades in the 90s were already dying.

16.02.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The world did not deserve Chad warden

14.02.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not kinda….DID play like a programmer

12.02.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOLOL!!! I met him during the time period of Sirlin making HDR. I remember him being a cool dude that wanted to be good at the game. The time over perfect in that video makes me laugh

12.02.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard agree 100%

12.02.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This whole topic is so messy - I do think sf6 leans on 30 years of established IP - something that a lot of other games can’t. But I also think the genre is β€œold”. It’s like asking how do we make pinball mainstream again. Asking people to go get beat up online vs scroll IG is a hard sell

12.02.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It really is a whole ass ps2 game! Pretty sure they got another studio to do it - which is basically what it takes to β€œadd in some single player content!”

12.02.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably always been true but f2p games having to be immediate hits is crazy. Between 2xko and now high guard layoffs - it’s a crazy time

12.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I still fux with the ds

07.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL!! Cursed ass reason! Also pretty sure switch 2 is the first time a Nintendo controller looks the same as the system before it (that dumb c button doesn’t count). As much as I’m bored by controllers - they’ve standardized where they are for a reason

06.02.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You don’t love pill shaped buttons that are impossible to press?!

06.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The things fathers do….

06.02.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BabyMonster Hunter?!! πŸ˜‚

05.02.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When SNK promoted Samurai Shodown II to arcade operators with some creative math.

05.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A new paranormasight?!? Day 1! Although I weirdly could’ve waited until Halloween for it

05.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Better level design that most modern games

05.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Slime H ran away

03.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
To:
From:
Sent:
Kotick, Bobby
Sat 4/24/2004 8:07:46 AM
Subject: RE:
Title: RE:
Mend it together and bring that sexy body that goes with it out to my town. Ill ring.
B
-Original Message-.
From: Gimax
Sent: Fri Apr 23 16:21:19 2004
To: Kotic Boby
Subject:
You don't ring, you don't write… yours heart broken
Ghislaine

To: From: Sent: Kotick, Bobby Sat 4/24/2004 8:07:46 AM Subject: RE: Title: RE: Mend it together and bring that sexy body that goes with it out to my town. Ill ring. B -Original Message-. From: Gimax Sent: Fri Apr 23 16:21:19 2004 To: Kotic Boby Subject: You don't ring, you don't write… yours heart broken Ghislaine

BOBBY KOTICK AND GHISLAINE WERE FUCKIN?

01.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 962    πŸ” 191    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 59
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Yakuza is the most random game ever

31.01.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m definitely in the zero mission is better camp but I’ve grown to appreciate Fusion for what it is think they were going after - a game you play on the go, not at home on your tv. Also did you know it was the Wario Land team that made it? Random. Also I always forget it launched same day as prime

28.01.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People need to learn how to cook - those apps are so predatory with their pricing. Pizza delivery usually was a service offered by the restaurant itself so all the money at least went to them.

28.01.2026 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stop using food delivery apps

27.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When Capcom called out SNK in a fan club comic The Spring 1993 issue of the Capcom Craze Club took a few swings at SNK's Art of Fighting, while Ryu took a few literal swings at Ryo.

We dug up an old Capcom newsletter making fun of SNK's Art of Fighting.

22.01.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah! Prior to playing this - I really did think they were a GTA-like! The funny thing about this being set in kabukicho is how More arcade was close to border of shinjuku and it. So I recognize some things like the gate and a few intersections

19.01.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had no idea they were (at least this game) a modern and crazier evolution of shenmue

18.01.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Playing my first yakuza game ever - yakuza 0. Why have I not been playing these games all these years !?

18.01.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0