I'm so excited that we're finally able to tell the world about Project Astrid. From the first time we talked with
@sacriel
and
@shroud
, I knew we had something special on our hands.
Thanks to everyone checking in on me today! Despite being totally sober, i suddenly almost blacked out mid conversation.
I'm so thankful for those around me for getting me some help and to the venue staff who were fantastic.
Feel worse for wear today but no lasting harm done.
Today is the first official non-working day of our new 4 day work week and I feel like a schoolboy who just managed to pull a sick day to play video games 😂
@NotSoLittleC
Super unenforceable under UK law fwiw. Obviously doesn't matter now but all of this is so clear that they have no idea how the UK works :( sorry you had to go through all of this.
Just as a reminder, when Oil was at ~$150 a barrel in mid 2008, it was £1.10 a litre at the pumps. Oil is currently $110 and petrol is at £1.70. Don't mistake the inflated prices as being a result of the terrible things happening to Ukraine, it's pure profiteering.
Develop was lovely. Thanks to everyone who came to our mixer and made it a huge success! Off to Twitchcon for the weekend, let me know if you're in town!
What an actual nightmare scenario that so many smaller companies have been put into. Shipping in as little as 3 months time (thanks for the notice there Unity), already committed to distribution via a subscription service, now hit with a potentially company ending Unity tax.
I had a great time seeing everyone at Develop this week and it reminded me just what a vibrant industry we're all a part of. Just what was needed after a hard couple of years.
@x_GemGem
@GoneEFK
He's freelance, but works with Virtuos and Legou Games, used to work for Antstream. I'm not going to share the vitriol here, but if you look at any of his other comments they're actually off the charts toxic.
Was an honour to once again be part of this year's Best Evolving Game jury for
@BAFTAGames
! We had an amazing jury and an even more amazing chair in
@samito
- good luck to all the nominees tonight!
I think we need to bring back MSN messenger statuses with lyrics.
°°°·.°·..·°¯°·._.· I can't drown my demons they know how to swim 🎶🎶🎶 ·._.·°¯°·.·° .·°°°
Started going to games events, turned into semi-pro and then pro (salaried) esports player. Had to get a "real job" after Uni, worked for Multiplay for 10 years from tech support to events manager to servers/infra bizdev to product owner and then sale to Unity. Weird route!
Next time that you're worried that your job is pointless and need a bit of a pick me up, just remember that it could be worse, you could run the IT and Website for British Airways
This is so so accurate. There are many people who were nice to me for no reason when I was coming up who are now my first point of call. Conversely, those who treated me poorly will never get business from me.
i feel like everyone has some really obscure game from their childhood that is stuck in their head and everyone thinks theyre crazy when they talk about it. for me it's gallop racer 2004.
This does mean the end of my
#DevelopConf
visit, apologies if we were going to hang out today or we've not had a chance to catch up, you're all awesome 😎
Thanks to everyone checking in on me today! Despite being totally sober, i suddenly almost blacked out mid conversation.
I'm so thankful for those around me for getting me some help and to the venue staff who were fantastic.
Feel worse for wear today but no lasting harm done.
Entries for the 2025
#BAFTAGamesAwards
are now... OPEN! 🎮🥳
Games released between 25th November 2023 and 15th November 2024 are eligible from studios worldwide 🌎
Want more info?
@janedouglas
has you covered!
Enter here👉
Glad to see conference providers enforcing masks in confined spaces again. Feels like the sustainable way we can still meet and do business without everyone getting con flu like we used to!
What an awful day for our industry. I'll be amplifying those searching, and we have our open roles here - - drop me a DM if I can help anyone in their search or with questions about Splash.
We're looking for a very important role here at Splash Damage leading our Diversity and Inclusion efforts and strategy.
This is a senior position, but I'd encourage you to apply if you don't meet all the criteria! Message me if you have any questions
Attention, gamehers! Can we get a thunderous applause as we announce our partnership with
@thunderpickco
! ⚡the*gamehers x Thunderpick will be working together on a game-changing collaboration that will shift esports, esports betting, and the gaming industry as we know it. 🤯
We're expanding our Publishing team who I work closely alongside and looking for new exciting key roles!
🌍Global Brand Manager
💬Head of Global Integrated Communications
📈Global Marketing Manager
📋Brand Marketing Coordinator
Find out more here:
A friend shared a video of their local Tory campaigner being chased off by geese from their doorstep and it's honestly giving me such good energy this morning
It was 11 years today that I attended the first MINECON event by
@Mojang
and I'm not sure that my baby-faced self had any idea what this would mean for either himself or Multiplay. What a wild ride.