(A late) #GDC2024 summary:

1) I love so much about the industry
2) I hate so much about the industry
3) I'm lucky to know almost every single #gamedev I've ever met
4) We gotta stop monetizing the shit out of everything. Full stop.
5) We gotta treat our people better.

‘Yes, the microwave needed AI.’ -all future product reveals

#Seattle friends, I'll be there in April to catch the Breabach show at the Triple Door on Apr 16. HMU if you want to grab some food that week. Also, check out the show if you love Celtic music!

looking forward next week to the most important GDC followup:

chasing down everyone who politely agreed we should Helldive together

(jk it’s the very exciting union leads, obviously)

(but if we could Organize Democracy WHILE Helldiving that would be quite convenient for me)

It's the final day of #GDCA2024 and I just ate half of a loaf of raisin bread. AMA

With #GDC around the corner I'd like to share my two proven methods of achieving creative success.

Does that mean it's made from real marbles? #dadjoke

There's a rising trend of soundtrack credit fraud.

Halo did not compose Halo.
Assassin's Creed did not compose Assassin's Creed.
Beat Saber did not compose Beat Saber
Minecraft did not compose Minecraft.

Brands are not musical artists. Primary credit needs to go to humans.

The intense and often invasive monetization of literally everything is just so depressing.

I guess I should start running unskippable ads in the middle of every song I release. For $15/month you can enjoy the premium ad-free song experience!

A sad story in 3 pictures. RIP SimpleMobileTools. #android

Please stop having GDC in San Francisco (and raising prices, and charging people for cancellations) and I'm sure we might actually be able to afford to contribute in the future.

Who's going to be at #GDC2024 this year?

It has been 34 days since I submitted a ticket to CD Baby and I still haven't received any kind of response and I'm just not really sure what to do at this point.

Any other CDBaby users having issues getting support?

Heads up to artists and musicians: Looks like Pond5 and Shutterstock are gonna sell your work to AI training companies for $50 unless you uncheck a certain box.

Thinking bout that time Alicia Keys played the Gummi Bears theme on late night tv and it was the most wholesome bit ever.

I want to know how that pitch went. Like Jimmy Fallon's producers at NBC like 'we're clearing a license with ABC/Disney for what???'
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Serendipitous timing Danimal/Armcannon djWHEAT

I respect this take a lot.

TLDR: It's fine to stop playing a game.