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@doomfunk

systems designer. artist. writer. doer of silly voices. salmiakki advocate. worked on ESO, Starfield, Diablo 4, Cyberpunk 2.

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hell yeah

11.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

video games used to let you summon infinite wolves and turn into a snake before bringing all your friends along to your hot date. just can't do that anymore. smdh

11.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

tbf many of my art school profs were saying the latter nearly 20 years ago

10.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A recreation of a classic image.

10.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
a hastily scribbled out drawing of me, a pale person looking shellshocked in a black tshirt, with my glasses sitting low on my face, my greying hair in an extremely messy bun, my eyes not exactly pointing the same way, my lips set tight. but hey i scribbled some arcade carpet shapes into the background to give everything a bit of whimsy

a hastily scribbled out drawing of me, a pale person looking shellshocked in a black tshirt, with my glasses sitting low on my face, my greying hair in an extremely messy bun, my eyes not exactly pointing the same way, my lips set tight. but hey i scribbled some arcade carpet shapes into the background to give everything a bit of whimsy

11 minute self portrait, drawn on my phone. it's been a doozy of a year so far huh

10.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

more particularly, how are you doing?

10.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

by the way it’s marlo day. mar 10. thank you for celebrating marlo day today.

10.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 216 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4

that means marloooo day was march 10 (2)000 and i hope that was a good one for you

10.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

and whenever a record is accessed, malcolm gladwell will appear to draw some manner of conclusion

10.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the view inside the projector at ~2:50!!! aaaahhhhhhhh

10.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

similarly I'd blow my entire budget getting the actual sega digitizer hardware to work with and just completely crash out instantly

10.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

right i think that's what i find so confounding and also totally compelling. it's the same kind of dedication that forms eggers' method for immersing you in order to greatly impact you, right, and that is just so fascinating

10.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah this hits. this verges on outsider art in a way

10.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Lizard Nerevar shopping at Arrille's Shoppe.

Lizard Nerevar: Potion Seller, I require your strongest potions.

Arrille: My potions would kill you, traveler. You cannot handle my potions.

Lizard Nerevar shopping at Arrille's Shoppe. Lizard Nerevar: Potion Seller, I require your strongest potions. Arrille: My potions would kill you, traveler. You cannot handle my potions.

24.08.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch - IGN EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

I just got laid off in the Battlefield Studios layoffs this morning. If anyone knows of any UI Programming jobs available in the Seattle area (Or remote), please let me know. I have 7+ years of experience in the industry, and I helped ship Battlefield 6.

www.ign.com/articles/ea-...

09.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

can't ever have a break, huh

09.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

aggressive digital museology

08.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

we stan a thumbelina queen

08.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

set eldest and niece up to play panic on funkotron together and they're bickering like an old married couple. this is true co-op gameplay

(also this soundtrack still hits)

08.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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i have hired this plushie to stare at you

get yours at www.makeship.com/products/sta...

06.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 732 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11
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Paralympic Schedule & Results | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics Official Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic schedule. View the competition schedule and live results for the Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina. (Feb 6 - 22, 2026)

The Paralympics are on today! Yet to come: Americans competing in sled hockey and wheelchair curling.

www.olympics.com/en/milano-co...

07.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

i did! and... I don't think the evolution of art from 7 part 2 to pagan could have gone any differently given the tools and technology they had at the time. I appreciate it for what it was trying to be.

07.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

these intro graphics in 5,6,7,8 are all just so gorgeous and capture the craft of digital art as it evolved at the time just so well. i know I'm biased (it's Ultima!) but there's a real commitment to a full experience in these games, as a whole series and individually.

07.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Said I'd capture at least the intro to U5 with some scanline, at least. Some of the prettiest EGA pixel art ever made imo, by Denis Loubet (thread)

07.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

bang the drum!

07.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

other people playing nioh 3: these notorious enemies are really fun duels and tests of skill

me playing nioh 3: did you know human beings are extremely flammable

07.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, March 12th will be STELLATHON: A FUNDRAISER FOR YOUR COOL ONLINE FRIEND.

Games streamers! Artists! Storytellers! Giveaways, baby! Participants will be revealed throughout the next week.

Let’s get @antlervel.vet her money back!

Poster by @yotsuben.bsky.social.

06.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

my feelings exactly

06.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is honestly a bit like an extreme velocity version of sites like conversatron. which, tbqh, rules actually

06.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 BIOMENACE REMASTERED UPDATE LIVE NOW! 🚨
- Mod.io support
- Ingame level browser
- +20 Community made levels instantly
- Upload your own creations
- Extended level editor functions
- All new tilesets & parallax backgrounds
- Rate player's levels

05.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4