Dean Tate

Good level design @netflix.com

Ex-Xbox pals: We have some short to mid-length contract roles (VFX, Lighting, Cinematic Artist/Animator - all remote and in UE4) for Snap & Grab opening up. Email jobs at no goblin dotcom this week if doing cool crimes with us between jobs sounds fun.

(…you fucking nerd)

Mate, these people with their shiny cars sitting in the sunny looking for a nod that says “fuck yeah” are different but equal in their nerdyness. That’s what’s fun about it. We’re all different flavors of nerd 🤷‍♂️

Went to a car show in Greenwood, from Issaquah, and it was a 4 day drive.

Can’t wait for Alex Garland’s Elden Ring movie.

I picture a scene years after its release.

James Cameron, at the whiteboard. Execs shuffling in their chairs. Cameron scrawls “Elden Ring” on the board. Glances at the execs with a wry smile as he adds one more letter with a flourish -

ELDEN RING$

Level Design Summit: The Unusual Level Design of 'Tactical Breach Wizards' This talk is about the unique level design process for the indie hit Tactical Breach Wizards - the ways in which the game's development was highly unusual, and things about the game and the approach t...

My GDC talk about how we made the levels for Tactical Breach Wizards (and how pleasantly unusual / unusually pleasant it was to work on) is free to watch on the vault, here: gdcvault.com/play/1035209...

@jurie.bsky.social hey sorry we didn’t get to chat more! Was great running into you mate.

Original Paintings Original paintings by Nicole Gustafsson. Handpainted using Holbein Acryla Gouache, Inks, and more.

One of my favorite artists @nimasprout.bsky.social has a sale on a bunch of her original art right now: nimasprout.shop/collections/...

My favorite things to do in Avowed:

-Run around
-Jump up on things
-Climbs things
-Find hidden bits of loot and visual storytelling up on the high thing that I climbed
-shoot wand

I’m treating it like Mirror’s Edge meets Harry Potter and it’s great.

Loving Avowed. Such a nice place to hang out and exist in. And it’s great to be playing a big-tent release whose art direction is all about embracing the use of color. Deep hues, reds blues greens that are big and loud. Love it.

@wabbaboy.dev great work on FlyKnight! I’m a few hours in and it’s made my weekend. Can’t wait for more.

FlyKnight. GOTY? Taking a break from my Demon’s Souls replay to give it a shot and I’m in love.

If I were denis villeneuve id make sure we get a Dune Messiah trailer with a dramatic slowed down version of Spice up your Life

Clearly I’m not doing it right because I didn’t attach the image.

Sometimes like a clueless old man on these internets.

Am I doing this right

My memory is absolutely atrocious except when it comes to useless video game knowledge. It drives Anne mad because it’s clear I’m capable of remembering things, but my brain picks and chooses what to forget 🤷‍♂️

I kinda hope that when I hit 50 or so I’ll have forgotten enough about a bunch of the games I’ve worked on that I can play them and enjoy them like the audience did.

You have no idea. Usually when people open that prefab up they spend a few minutes breathlessly muttering “the horror…the horror…”

Are you proficient with source 2/hammer? It’s worth opening up the editor and looking at the inner workings of prefabs like the one for that door.

You’ve gotta admit, it takes skill to jam that many’s buzzwords into a single sentence. 10/10 comma usage etc.

Guess I loved this song more than I realized.

Still blows my mind that with HL:Alyx, valve shipped ALL of the map source files for the entire game.

Wonder how something works in the SP campaign? You can just go load it up, and check out the scripting raw. It's sick.

We should chat after you play Jeff. I’ll dm you.

@gongylusgames.bsky.social happy to tell you details about the sliding freezer doors from the Jeff chapter in Alyx. Such an interesting idea for a dissertation. Doors really are one of the gnarliest parts of game development.

@inquisitorales.bsky.social I hope you’re enjoying the response to the game. Congrats to you and the entire team. You should all be feeling the peak of pride! Great work.

How the hell did Stalker 2 get made? I’m floored. Such an incredible achievement. I’m gonna live in there for a while.

Minerva: Metastasis is the best Half-Life game Valve never made A user-created mod whose mystery and appeal has withstood the test of time

I like seeing Adam get some more recognition for Minerva: Metastasis. Some of the best Half Life ever made. I'm due for a replay. www.polygon.com/what-to-play...

And if you think this makes sense, repost it. I don’t have many followers and probably never will. I’m not a loudmouth. Share it please!

Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests Amazon.com: Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests eBook : Shales, Tom, Miller, James Andrew: Kindle Store

Link to the book. www.amazon.com/Live-New-Yor...