Ian Holstead

screenshot of alter's game model showing her regular teeth

i mean they can change what they want it's just weird to give he fangs out of nowhere

A day late but 👋

GDC talk submissions are open and just wanted to point out to people that if you were planning to apply to talk at a summit (like indie summit, narrative summit, tools summit, etc.) that there's only one call for submissions now and it's only open for a month: gdconf.com/gdc-call-for...

A four-zone chart used to place puzzle video games, where one axis is "use of normal logic is legal" to "divorce yourself from reality" and the other is "just keep your eyes open" to "gotta galaxy brain that shit." There are also colored blobs that paint different sectors of the chart, including "feel stupid zone," "how the fuck zone," "satisfaction zone," "classic zone," "easy-going zone," and "mind blown zone."

introducing the "puzzle compass," a certifiably correct and statistically proven chart of my infallible opinion

what games need added? let me know, because i am the authority on this purely objective study

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gamestudies

YouTube video by Danger - Topic 9:22 Bully Ballad

Windblown fully went under my radar because I saw it was early access and did the usual "I'll wait 'till 1.0" thing, which also caused me to miss that

a) Danger did the OST
b) it's less a soundtrack and more a new original album. it BANGS

I left this studio in the spring but this still feels so fucking bad. Some of the most talented people I have ever worked with were at this studio. If you want some truly incredible designers, engineers, programmers on your team, consider the folks from Cliffhanger.

Seriously, do not buy, stream, or otherwise support of promote more Harry Potter bullshit. It is no longer theoretical - Rowling is funelling those wizard bucks into getting the law changed to actively oppress an already-vulnerable minority.

Some of the skins... Take some artistic liberty 😅

Cosplay Guide - Alter Cosplay Guide - Alter

The tail isn't a part of her. I believe we described it 'rolling up like a tape measure' inside the little pack.

It's controlled by the antenna/head piece. If you look closely on the original skin, has wires that run down to the tail.

Close ups if you haven't seen them www.ea.com/games/apex-l...

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実装して1年ですね！
#ApexLegendsFanart #ApexLegends

Exercise your right to vote today, Canadians! Own your democracy! 🇨🇦🗳️

My 2025 GDC talk has been posted to the vault! I'm quite proud of how it turned out, and hope that any gameplay engineer could take something away from it!

If you have vault access, check it out!
gdcvault.com/play/1035276...

Imagine Ben shows up at your studio's door with one of the most staggering digital art portfolios in games, and it falls apart because someone wants him feeding the AI prompt mines instead of, you know, making actual art.

Clown town.

My son works for this company here in the U.K.

It was playing the video game ‘Deus Ex’ that set him on the path to becoming a Biomechanical Engineer.

Sometimes, it’s nice to highlight the good things that video games can do. And also remind myself just how proud of him I am.

YouTube video by Dazs Apex Guide: Quick Tips To Improve Using Alters Tactical

Great video of tips for using Alter's tac! youtu.be/Qay8CsdOZ2M?...

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A true heater 48 hours for The Onion, in my unbiased opinion.

hey so uh one of the main Nintendo Switch 2 Direct streams completely ate our trailer due to I guess technical difficulties?? so if you guys could share this it would mean a lot 😅

Nessie is here to say:
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
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It’s wild to me that the most useful thing - debugging code - is wildly out of reach for AI but these hucksters keep saying bigger and bigger promises. Do your engineers spend more time typing new code or debugging?

POV: you are the last slice of cheesecake in the fridge.

The AC shrine 'controversy' is absolutely unhinged. Gamergaters managed to convince a crank Japanese politician to ask 'Wouldn't it be fucked up if people were inspired by games to destroy real life shrines?' and the prime minister replied 'Yeeeees???' and Ubisoft panic-patch in invulnerable shrines

Coding up the exodia logic was pretty tough, but I think the payoff was worth it

Thank you! Navmesh enjoyers unite!

It's time!! Come out to room 2005 in the West Hall! We're getting started in 10 min, hope to see you there! #GDC2025

'I'm worried about the death of art:' What will generative AI cost us in the end?

Thank ya! I'm excited!

Digital sign that indicates the room is for GDC speaker rehearsal

Picture of a projected slide reading "preventing exploits and shipping risky features using... Navmesh???"

Speaker rehearsal complete! Feeling good for tomorrow, hope to see you all there!

Also, if you're around and want to say hi, shoot me a message! I'd love to meet up and chat!