Chad Armstrong
@chadarmstrong.bsky.social
aka “Shishka.” Senior technical designer at Gravity Well Games. Previously: Apex Legends, Tomb Raider, Halo. He/Him.
Need y’all to slow down and appreciate the vibes of this cat I saw sunbathing in Gyochon
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Need y’all to slow down and appreciate the vibes of this cat I saw sunbathing in Gyochon
Safe to assume that the Venn diagram of people who are eating the propaganda up and the people who say games "shouldn't be political" is a single perfect circle.
Shocking: they’re leaning in to the evocation of nerd imagery to further rally their base of reactionary antisocial gamers
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Safe to assume that the Venn diagram of people who are eating the propaganda up and the people who say games "shouldn't be political" is a single perfect circle.
Can’t help but remember Kutaragi comparing the PS3 pricing to getting dinner at a nice restaurant…
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can’t help but remember Kutaragi comparing the PS3 pricing to getting dinner at a nice restaurant…
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
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Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
That's a helluva list of great games that can GET IN LINE
October 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
That's a helluva list of great games that can GET IN LINE
WTF GO PLAY DREDGE
October 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
WTF GO PLAY DREDGE
Hot damn, "You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line" is the kind of articulation I wish I was capable of.
October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hot damn, "You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line" is the kind of articulation I wish I was capable of.
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Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
Senior QA Analyst
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
Social media peaked at “stuff a message into a bottle and throw it in the ocean.”
October 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Social media peaked at “stuff a message into a bottle and throw it in the ocean.”
I’ve become the meme video of the middle aged guy jumping down a flight of stairs, then cut to an ambulance. 🙃
September 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I’ve become the meme video of the middle aged guy jumping down a flight of stairs, then cut to an ambulance. 🙃
Update on this: two fractures! Yaaaaaay. 😑
@alexabkim.bsky.social to me: “Chad I’m gonna need you to stop 40’ing so hard.”
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow .
Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow while crossing its arms to pout.
media.tenor.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Update on this: two fractures! Yaaaaaay. 😑
@alexabkim.bsky.social to me: “Chad I’m gonna need you to stop 40’ing so hard.”
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow .
Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow while crossing its arms to pout.
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@alexabkim.bsky.social to me: “Chad I’m gonna need you to stop 40’ing so hard.”
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
I'd argue Halo's control scheme and input handling changed the course of console FPS's, but I suppose that's not what people typically mean when they say 'influential.'
September 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'd argue Halo's control scheme and input handling changed the course of console FPS's, but I suppose that's not what people typically mean when they say 'influential.'
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Yeah he is 100% right.
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Yeah he is 100% right.
I think it was Del Walker that rightly said that AI art makes brands look cheap.
Recent email from VectorStock (the stock site I use the most for graphic design work) showing AI slop is getting absolutely hammered.
"But AI is inevitable!"
Yeah right.
"But AI is inevitable!"
Yeah right.
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I think it was Del Walker that rightly said that AI art makes brands look cheap.
Always good to see women capably climbing the corporate ladder.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Always good to see women capably climbing the corporate ladder.
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I don't think anyone wants to tear Team Cherry down, here. No one worth listening to, anyway.
The bigger concern is the potential for misperception. How will media/consumers/investors/etc perceive OTHER games once they're convinced "only" 3 people made a game that a hundred people made?
The bigger concern is the potential for misperception. How will media/consumers/investors/etc perceive OTHER games once they're convinced "only" 3 people made a game that a hundred people made?
September 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I don't think anyone wants to tear Team Cherry down, here. No one worth listening to, anyway.
The bigger concern is the potential for misperception. How will media/consumers/investors/etc perceive OTHER games once they're convinced "only" 3 people made a game that a hundred people made?
The bigger concern is the potential for misperception. How will media/consumers/investors/etc perceive OTHER games once they're convinced "only" 3 people made a game that a hundred people made?
Peter, nobody's really talking about Team Cherry's fulltime headcount, though. The discourse was brought on by the media portraying the game as having been made strictly by those three developers "with support from a few contractors."
THAT is inherently inaccurate, given the size of the credits.
THAT is inherently inaccurate, given the size of the credits.
September 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Peter, nobody's really talking about Team Cherry's fulltime headcount, though. The discourse was brought on by the media portraying the game as having been made strictly by those three developers "with support from a few contractors."
THAT is inherently inaccurate, given the size of the credits.
THAT is inherently inaccurate, given the size of the credits.
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I guess @chadarmstrong.bsky.social keeps up with this app and has told you we go camping a lot, and have rats again. In fact, here's Neeps on my desk right now.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
September 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I guess @chadarmstrong.bsky.social keeps up with this app and has told you we go camping a lot, and have rats again. In fact, here's Neeps on my desk right now.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
My new managers Whisky and Tattie making sure I stay productive
September 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My new managers Whisky and Tattie making sure I stay productive
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Wow, that's not a name I've seen in a long time.
I felt like I was the only one that played it back in the day, lol.
I felt like I was the only one that played it back in the day, lol.
September 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Wow, that's not a name I've seen in a long time.
I felt like I was the only one that played it back in the day, lol.
I felt like I was the only one that played it back in the day, lol.
Sorry. I thought this was AMERICA.
August 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Sorry. I thought this was AMERICA.
We ended up canceling our campsite reservation due to a strict “no fire” policy that included propane stoves, and found a nearby cabin.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
August 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We ended up canceling our campsite reservation due to a strict “no fire” policy that included propane stoves, and found a nearby cabin.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
Haboob! At the Orgy Dome
The Burning Man Orgy Dome was left in tatters by a brutal dust storm with organizers sharing the devastation on social media.
Inside Burning Man Orgy Dome - First look at devastation after brutal dust storm
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August 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Haboob! At the Orgy Dome