The State of the Xbox Union
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Co-founded the original 3D Realms/Apogee. Published, funded, produced & created many games. Known for Duke Nukem 3D. Game designer, artist, programmer. linktr.ee/georgebsocial
The State of the Xbox Union
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I find Bluesky less good now as there's no algo and it's just ppl I follow. Fine, if you never want input outside your sandbox. I like being exposed to new accounts, but who post content I've liked/engaged with in the past.
24.02.2026 00:17 ā š 0 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0fwiw, X is great now and as long as you actually like/click on things you like (and avoid shit you hate) your feed will be nothing but that stuff in no time (a day). The algo is quite responsive now. You click on art and gamedev posts or like them and it drips you more.
24.02.2026 00:16 ā š 2 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0Drifter is next level. You will like it. I find it hard to replay 15h games myself.
23.02.2026 12:33 ā š 0 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0I find it unacceptable you haven't played The Drifter, Lamplight City or Rosewater. I'd rectify that at once, in that order. They are all really quite good.
23.02.2026 09:15 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0Best of luck Steve. I'm really sorry you have to go through all this. Crossing various things.
23.02.2026 09:12 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0I guess it's a hard problem to solve. These site all need zero barrier to following people for spread right?
23.02.2026 07:33 ā š 2 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0I waste a lot of time I guess ;) I mainly check when there are lots of emoji's in a name or whatever. Or I hover over them and see their profile. I don't get enough followers fast enough for it to be effort vs curiosity. Now that follower packs seem to be over no idea hoe to get followers here.
23.02.2026 06:35 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0
A common tactic on Bluesky seems to be: You get a new follower. You look at that follower and they have like 80k followers but they follow 250k people (basically everyone). Their accounts are usually just nonsense or politics (same thing really?)
Anyway I insta-block these folks when I see them.
Try the Netflix limited series The Beast in Me. Short and sweet. Really good thriller.
20.02.2026 07:43 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is phenomenal. Amazing. 11/10. The only knocks are that the episodes are short (30-40m or so vs 60mins) and there's only 6 episodes in season 1. Anyway, it's god tier tv and any GoT fan should be eating it up! Finale on Sunday.
20.02.2026 07:26 ā š 6 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0Sorry man. š
13.02.2026 08:53 ā š 0 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0My solution to fairly instant sleep (discovered a couple years ago) was Apple Air Pods and Spotify 8hr tracks of whatever you like (spaceship drones, waves, forests, light rain, crackling fire in a winter hut). I literally cannot recall a time in the last 2 years I wasn't asleep in 20.
13.02.2026 08:31 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0I played Fallout 4 maybe 20 hours and stopped. Don't remember why. I didn't dislike it. Maybe I just moved on. I regret not finishing it.
13.02.2026 05:03 ā š 0 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0I skipped New Vegas but played Fallout 3 through to the end. Was just burned out at that point (finished it a couple years after release) ;)
13.02.2026 04:47 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0We just finished watching Fallout Season 2. Exceptional show. Great writing and plotting. We really enjoyed it and look forward to Season 3. Congrats to all involved. The show is very loyal to fans and approachable to new viewers.
13.02.2026 03:04 ā š 18 š 0 š¬ 2 š 0Working my way through Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" in audiobook form. Really enjoying it.
11.02.2026 07:23 ā š 14 š 1 š¬ 0 š 0Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, Iām still so proud of what we made.
09.02.2026 12:17 ā š 3016 š 341 š¬ 127 š 89Jake, I loved Firewatch. Always made me sad there weren't more games like it. From the art style to the storytelling it was just great.
11.02.2026 00:33 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0You can just build things people want to play.
09.02.2026 09:13 ā š 17 š 1 š¬ 0 š 0
Just finished the audiobook (older version) for Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Really outstanding narration by Ethan Hawke.
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On Google's Project Genie. #gamedev
31.01.2026 23:17 ā š 23 š 6 š¬ 3 š 1Oh I saw endless complaining about the Genie examples as if they were intended to compete with modern day AAA. But in smaller amount, the people dumping Unity stock. I was happy to step in and buy the dip ;)
31.01.2026 23:22 ā š 4 š 0 š¬ 2 š 0On Google's Project Genie. #gamedev
31.01.2026 23:17 ā š 23 š 6 š¬ 3 š 1Just posting...to give you engagement. :)
31.01.2026 06:40 ā š 1 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0"I don't know what I'm doing but it makes me happy" is a great way to approach early #gamedev. Do what makes you happy. That happiness is derived from passion and from passion you will make better things. You will figure out what you're doing along the way.
30.01.2026 02:58 ā š 21 š 5 š¬ 1 š 0"I don't know what I'm doing but it makes me happy" is a great way to approach early #gamedev. Do what makes you happy. That happiness is derived from passion and from passion you will make better things. You will figure out what you're doing along the way.
30.01.2026 02:58 ā š 21 š 5 š¬ 1 š 0Also, His & Hers was a great whodunit on Netflix. Limited series. Lots of fun trying to guess who the killer is and lots of twists and turns. Lots of great shows on tv these days. Nuts.
18.01.2026 09:01 ā š 5 š 0 š¬ 1 š 0Watched The Rip (Netflix) last night. Cop drama with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck. It's a great movie. Couple hours of all speed, no boredom. Way better than your avg star studded Netflix movie. Make time for it.
18.01.2026 09:00 ā š 12 š 0 š¬ 0 š 0