Chet Faliszek
@chetsucks.com
I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
One odd thing between Unreal and Godot for me.
When I do a bunch of work in unreal blueprints and then go to test it and it works I always have a sense of relief
Where in Godot and C# I just did like an hour of work to test and it worked and I just felt satisfaction... it just feels cleaner.
When I do a bunch of work in unreal blueprints and then go to test it and it works I always have a sense of relief
Where in Godot and C# I just did like an hour of work to test and it worked and I just felt satisfaction... it just feels cleaner.
February 14, 2026 at 6:50 AM
One odd thing between Unreal and Godot for me.
When I do a bunch of work in unreal blueprints and then go to test it and it works I always have a sense of relief
Where in Godot and C# I just did like an hour of work to test and it worked and I just felt satisfaction... it just feels cleaner.
When I do a bunch of work in unreal blueprints and then go to test it and it works I always have a sense of relief
Where in Godot and C# I just did like an hour of work to test and it worked and I just felt satisfaction... it just feels cleaner.
I don't get this... now? And based on Clair Obscur?
I thought $50 actually seemed high...
Games are cheaper now, between actual cost you pay vs list and all the free to play, games may have never been cheaper... sure there are big games going for $70 or MS trying to pad game pass value but...
I thought $50 actually seemed high...
Games are cheaper now, between actual cost you pay vs list and all the free to play, games may have never been cheaper... sure there are big games going for $70 or MS trying to pad game pass value but...
One takeaway from the DICE convention here in Las Vegas, where game makers gather to pitch and schmooze?
Most video games should not cost $70.
This week’s column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Most video games should not cost $70.
This week’s column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Video Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buy
One way to get out of the video-game industry funk is to recognize that players aren’t spending $70 on most games
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I don't get this... now? And based on Clair Obscur?
I thought $50 actually seemed high...
Games are cheaper now, between actual cost you pay vs list and all the free to play, games may have never been cheaper... sure there are big games going for $70 or MS trying to pad game pass value but...
I thought $50 actually seemed high...
Games are cheaper now, between actual cost you pay vs list and all the free to play, games may have never been cheaper... sure there are big games going for $70 or MS trying to pad game pass value but...
Continues to be the congress person I can point to and say - there are good ones trying to do something.
Plus I got to vote for her!
Plus I got to vote for her!
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Continues to be the congress person I can point to and say - there are good ones trying to do something.
Plus I got to vote for her!
Plus I got to vote for her!
This really is the intelligence of the far left…
AOC is as evil as trump so…
If you don’t vote for a president, the office is magically left empty and the world heals!
AOC is as evil as trump so…
If you don’t vote for a president, the office is magically left empty and the world heals!
February 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This really is the intelligence of the far left…
AOC is as evil as trump so…
If you don’t vote for a president, the office is magically left empty and the world heals!
AOC is as evil as trump so…
If you don’t vote for a president, the office is magically left empty and the world heals!
Uh… not a funny story but…
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Uh… not a funny story but…
Hope they got to take their minds off the pain and maybe catch the DICE awards and see the industry celebrating the craft and community of game making.
Oh… oooh… yeah, uh… don’t watch that.
wtf?
Oh… oooh… yeah, uh… don’t watch that.
wtf?
A laid off Highguard developer has criticised online "dogpiling", "ragebait content" and personal attacks, saying negative discourse "absolutely played a role" in the game's poor launch and subsequent layoffs.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/laid-of...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/laid-of...
Laid off Highguard developer criticises online ‘dogpiling’, ‘ragebait content’ and personal attacks | VGC
“We deserved the bare minimum of not having our downfall be gleefully manifested”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Hope they got to take their minds off the pain and maybe catch the DICE awards and see the industry celebrating the craft and community of game making.
Oh… oooh… yeah, uh… don’t watch that.
wtf?
Oh… oooh… yeah, uh… don’t watch that.
wtf?
I wouldn’t have thought layoffs, games struggling with rough launches, raping children and non-consensual nudes would be good punchlines for jokes…
But here we are.
I do now understand people staying on twitter… bad things only happen to other people.
But here we are.
I do now understand people staying on twitter… bad things only happen to other people.
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I wouldn’t have thought layoffs, games struggling with rough launches, raping children and non-consensual nudes would be good punchlines for jokes…
But here we are.
I do now understand people staying on twitter… bad things only happen to other people.
But here we are.
I do now understand people staying on twitter… bad things only happen to other people.
When the white nationalists started talking openly like this I am so glad we all raised together and said no, that this was unacceptable
Really proud of the game industry in particular about their strong vocal stance against it!
Oh wait… no… I’m just really high right now and imagining what ifs…
Really proud of the game industry in particular about their strong vocal stance against it!
Oh wait… no… I’m just really high right now and imagining what ifs…
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When the white nationalists started talking openly like this I am so glad we all raised together and said no, that this was unacceptable
Really proud of the game industry in particular about their strong vocal stance against it!
Oh wait… no… I’m just really high right now and imagining what ifs…
Really proud of the game industry in particular about their strong vocal stance against it!
Oh wait… no… I’m just really high right now and imagining what ifs…
The @seattletimes.com hatred of @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social is crazy.
There is a mass migration of wealthy people from Washington and California because Katie Wilson got elected…. Okay.
One piece of data they use? All the rich people using U-Haul?
www.seattletimes.com/business/ful...
There is a mass migration of wealthy people from Washington and California because Katie Wilson got elected…. Okay.
One piece of data they use? All the rich people using U-Haul?
www.seattletimes.com/business/ful...
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The @seattletimes.com hatred of @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social is crazy.
There is a mass migration of wealthy people from Washington and California because Katie Wilson got elected…. Okay.
One piece of data they use? All the rich people using U-Haul?
www.seattletimes.com/business/ful...
There is a mass migration of wealthy people from Washington and California because Katie Wilson got elected…. Okay.
One piece of data they use? All the rich people using U-Haul?
www.seattletimes.com/business/ful...
Absolutely wild how people continue to support and normalize musk.
Gotta ask @gameovergreggy.bsky.social is it because these deaths aren’t white folk?
At this point the only way to get people to stand up to evil is to keep shooting white people.
Gotta ask @gameovergreggy.bsky.social is it because these deaths aren’t white folk?
At this point the only way to get people to stand up to evil is to keep shooting white people.
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Absolutely wild how people continue to support and normalize musk.
Gotta ask @gameovergreggy.bsky.social is it because these deaths aren’t white folk?
At this point the only way to get people to stand up to evil is to keep shooting white people.
Gotta ask @gameovergreggy.bsky.social is it because these deaths aren’t white folk?
At this point the only way to get people to stand up to evil is to keep shooting white people.
It's wild seeing people tell me games haven't grown out of early access...
Baldur's Gate 3, Hades, Deep Rock, Subnautica, Slay the Spire, Rust, DayZ, Pubg etc etc etc...
Someone will now tell me one of these really didn't grow out of early access as some gotcha...
Baldur's Gate 3, Hades, Deep Rock, Subnautica, Slay the Spire, Rust, DayZ, Pubg etc etc etc...
Someone will now tell me one of these really didn't grow out of early access as some gotcha...
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
It's wild seeing people tell me games haven't grown out of early access...
Baldur's Gate 3, Hades, Deep Rock, Subnautica, Slay the Spire, Rust, DayZ, Pubg etc etc etc...
Someone will now tell me one of these really didn't grow out of early access as some gotcha...
Baldur's Gate 3, Hades, Deep Rock, Subnautica, Slay the Spire, Rust, DayZ, Pubg etc etc etc...
Someone will now tell me one of these really didn't grow out of early access as some gotcha...
Read the reports... by the people making the stuff.
It isn't replacing everyone. Or barely anyone.
But it shows why I had this clown blocked, he treats humans as props and himself as special... this special boy is irreplaceable but everyone else does meaningless work easily replaced.
It's tiring
It isn't replacing everyone. Or barely anyone.
But it shows why I had this clown blocked, he treats humans as props and himself as special... this special boy is irreplaceable but everyone else does meaningless work easily replaced.
It's tiring
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Read the reports... by the people making the stuff.
It isn't replacing everyone. Or barely anyone.
But it shows why I had this clown blocked, he treats humans as props and himself as special... this special boy is irreplaceable but everyone else does meaningless work easily replaced.
It's tiring
It isn't replacing everyone. Or barely anyone.
But it shows why I had this clown blocked, he treats humans as props and himself as special... this special boy is irreplaceable but everyone else does meaningless work easily replaced.
It's tiring
Man... blaming Keighley for Highguard's problems is wild...
Continually making Geoff out as evil for giving a small developer a chance at a highly coveted, expensive ad placement for free is...
Are you all 15?
Continually making Geoff out as evil for giving a small developer a chance at a highly coveted, expensive ad placement for free is...
Are you all 15?
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Man... blaming Keighley for Highguard's problems is wild...
Continually making Geoff out as evil for giving a small developer a chance at a highly coveted, expensive ad placement for free is...
Are you all 15?
Continually making Geoff out as evil for giving a small developer a chance at a highly coveted, expensive ad placement for free is...
Are you all 15?
We live in this country...
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We live in this country...
And related... it's heartbreaking to see "i think most of the staff" or some version of that in people announcing they were being laid off.
Treat people as your peers, not as props. Speak clearly and give information so they can understand what is happening, even better tell them early the risks.
Treat people as your peers, not as props. Speak clearly and give information so they can understand what is happening, even better tell them early the risks.
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
And related... it's heartbreaking to see "i think most of the staff" or some version of that in people announcing they were being laid off.
Treat people as your peers, not as props. Speak clearly and give information so they can understand what is happening, even better tell them early the risks.
Treat people as your peers, not as props. Speak clearly and give information so they can understand what is happening, even better tell them early the risks.
For Highguard... why so quick?
Guessing
It's free to play, so they not only need players, they need players to convert to paying players
but they have a stink on them so players are hesitant and they are stuck in a death loop of more players are bad for their costs and not good for their revenue.
Guessing
It's free to play, so they not only need players, they need players to convert to paying players
but they have a stink on them so players are hesitant and they are stuck in a death loop of more players are bad for their costs and not good for their revenue.
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
For Highguard... why so quick?
Guessing
It's free to play, so they not only need players, they need players to convert to paying players
but they have a stink on them so players are hesitant and they are stuck in a death loop of more players are bad for their costs and not good for their revenue.
Guessing
It's free to play, so they not only need players, they need players to convert to paying players
but they have a stink on them so players are hesitant and they are stuck in a death loop of more players are bad for their costs and not good for their revenue.
~4k concurrent today - a few weeks post launch - for a brand new ip from an unknown developer.
Just a few years ago this would have been a success. Expectations are so around, the biggest game ever or failure, with nothing in-between anymore.
Never a chance to find it's self anymore.
Just a few years ago this would have been a success. Expectations are so around, the biggest game ever or failure, with nothing in-between anymore.
Never a chance to find it's self anymore.
Wildlight (Highguard) lays off staff according to a LinkedIn post
"Unfortunately, along with most of the team at Wildlight, I was laid off today.
This one really stings as there was a lot of unreleased content I was really looking forward to that I and others designed for Highguard."
"Unfortunately, along with most of the team at Wildlight, I was laid off today.
This one really stings as there was a lot of unreleased content I was really looking forward to that I and others designed for Highguard."
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
~4k concurrent today - a few weeks post launch - for a brand new ip from an unknown developer.
Just a few years ago this would have been a success. Expectations are so around, the biggest game ever or failure, with nothing in-between anymore.
Never a chance to find it's self anymore.
Just a few years ago this would have been a success. Expectations are so around, the biggest game ever or failure, with nothing in-between anymore.
Never a chance to find it's self anymore.
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We have to remember to keep up on the news of trump terrorizing Minnesota
While we watch reports of him raping and murdering children
He is president
He won
10s of millions of people wanted this
We have to remember to keep up on the news of trump terrorizing Minnesota
While we watch reports of him raping and murdering children
He is president
He won
10s of millions of people wanted this
The headlines may have gotten distracted, but the violence, brutality, and lack of accountability have persisted within our community. Minnesota is still under occupation.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Our timeline
We have to remember to keep up on the news of trump terrorizing Minnesota
While we watch reports of him raping and murdering children
He is president
He won
10s of millions of people wanted this
We have to remember to keep up on the news of trump terrorizing Minnesota
While we watch reports of him raping and murdering children
He is president
He won
10s of millions of people wanted this
Tonight 8pm PT discord.gg/straybombay
Pirates, Vikings and Knights 2
Come join us!
This is a free source mod and really is a masterpiece of 3 teams battling it out in the strangest ways... who doesn't want a parrot attack!?
New players welcome!
store.steampowered.com/app/17570/Pi...
Pirates, Vikings and Knights 2
Come join us!
This is a free source mod and really is a masterpiece of 3 teams battling it out in the strangest ways... who doesn't want a parrot attack!?
New players welcome!
store.steampowered.com/app/17570/Pi...
Pirates Vikings & Knights II on Steam
Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious ...
store.steampowered.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Tonight 8pm PT discord.gg/straybombay
Pirates, Vikings and Knights 2
Come join us!
This is a free source mod and really is a masterpiece of 3 teams battling it out in the strangest ways... who doesn't want a parrot attack!?
New players welcome!
store.steampowered.com/app/17570/Pi...
Pirates, Vikings and Knights 2
Come join us!
This is a free source mod and really is a masterpiece of 3 teams battling it out in the strangest ways... who doesn't want a parrot attack!?
New players welcome!
store.steampowered.com/app/17570/Pi...
RV there yet continues to provide stupid fun with - like what happens if we... winch the RV to a gondola?
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
RV there yet continues to provide stupid fun with - like what happens if we... winch the RV to a gondola?
Today… when you finally have the light for your black cat pics…
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Today… when you finally have the light for your black cat pics…
He did not actually share the links… and instead went back to making his team in India work 6 days a week, 12 hour days for 5 years with nothing to show.
And yeah this is the guy who writes his podcast and Substack by prompting ai.
And yeah this is the guy who writes his podcast and Substack by prompting ai.
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 AM
He did not actually share the links… and instead went back to making his team in India work 6 days a week, 12 hour days for 5 years with nothing to show.
And yeah this is the guy who writes his podcast and Substack by prompting ai.
And yeah this is the guy who writes his podcast and Substack by prompting ai.
If you know nothing about Cleveland, Pittsburg or Seattle but want to come out as pro-business against raising any tax against them...
this is a great article.
Otherwise, this is just embarrassing.
this is a great article.
Otherwise, this is just embarrassing.
Trending: A warning to Seattle: Don’t become the next Cleveland https://www.geekwire.com/2026/a-warning-to-seattle-dont-become-the-next-cleveland/
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you know nothing about Cleveland, Pittsburg or Seattle but want to come out as pro-business against raising any tax against them...
this is a great article.
Otherwise, this is just embarrassing.
this is a great article.
Otherwise, this is just embarrassing.
“Jeffrey Epstein is the reason we have microtransactions in video games”
Can we stop saying this meme? It simply isn't true... at all.
And it makes him sound like some super genius pulling the strings from afar vs some guy who raped and killed children and helped others do the same.
Can we stop saying this meme? It simply isn't true... at all.
And it makes him sound like some super genius pulling the strings from afar vs some guy who raped and killed children and helped others do the same.
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Jeffrey Epstein is the reason we have microtransactions in video games”
Can we stop saying this meme? It simply isn't true... at all.
And it makes him sound like some super genius pulling the strings from afar vs some guy who raped and killed children and helped others do the same.
Can we stop saying this meme? It simply isn't true... at all.
And it makes him sound like some super genius pulling the strings from afar vs some guy who raped and killed children and helped others do the same.
It's almost like... hang on... if we just wanted to deport people, we wouldn't need to build giant detention centers?
And I know... immigrants are less than human and there time on this earth isn't equal to my own, I understand but still...
Right? That's a funny way to deport someone.
And I know... immigrants are less than human and there time on this earth isn't equal to my own, I understand but still...
Right? That's a funny way to deport someone.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
It's almost like... hang on... if we just wanted to deport people, we wouldn't need to build giant detention centers?
And I know... immigrants are less than human and there time on this earth isn't equal to my own, I understand but still...
Right? That's a funny way to deport someone.
And I know... immigrants are less than human and there time on this earth isn't equal to my own, I understand but still...
Right? That's a funny way to deport someone.