David "Didi" Satzinger
@didisatzinger.bsky.social
Art Director and sometimes also Graphic Design, Concept, Level Design. 15 years working on the spooky. Stonelifting and Photography enjoyer.
Currently on #ONTOS, before: #SOMA, Amnesia Rebirth and -Machine for Pigs.
Currently on #ONTOS, before: #SOMA, Amnesia Rebirth and -Machine for Pigs.
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Ontos - Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
So proud (and scared) to finally show what our incredible team has been working on! Say hello to Ontos! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSR...
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HOORAY!!! IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!
Every year, I look forward to looking back on the games I played and looking forward to the games I will play.
That's right, 81 reviews of 69+3 games!!!
Come check it out!
docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...
Every year, I look forward to looking back on the games I played and looking forward to the games I will play.
That's right, 81 reviews of 69+3 games!!!
Come check it out!
docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...
i completed 69+3 games in 2025, so here’s 81 reviews
Man. 2025, huh? I had some pretty big, bad things happen, which earned me a lot of burnout. My health is deteriorating, and I can’t afford…
docseuss.medium.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
HOORAY!!! IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!
Every year, I look forward to looking back on the games I played and looking forward to the games I will play.
That's right, 81 reviews of 69+3 games!!!
Come check it out!
docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...
Every year, I look forward to looking back on the games I played and looking forward to the games I will play.
That's right, 81 reviews of 69+3 games!!!
Come check it out!
docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...
March for Billionaires has the same energy as Straight Pride...
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
March for Billionaires has the same energy as Straight Pride...
I think Morrowind is the most interesting game in the series. Replaying it every odd year and always enjoying it's unique flavour.
"Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that’s the game you want to play again," said Bruce Nesmith, who worked for Bethesda for over 17 years, adding that playing The Elder Scrolls 3 "would not stand the test of time." https://bit.ly/4q4GoKh
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I think Morrowind is the most interesting game in the series. Replaying it every odd year and always enjoying it's unique flavour.
Not me training farmer holds with some strongman and not being able to count plates correctly.
"100kg!"
"Ah so 50kg per Hand, easy"
*grabs and pulls*
/it was at this moment he realised he fucked up.
(still managed 3 sets of 20sec but I will have to pay for that tomorrow)
"100kg!"
"Ah so 50kg per Hand, easy"
*grabs and pulls*
/it was at this moment he realised he fucked up.
(still managed 3 sets of 20sec but I will have to pay for that tomorrow)
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Not me training farmer holds with some strongman and not being able to count plates correctly.
"100kg!"
"Ah so 50kg per Hand, easy"
*grabs and pulls*
/it was at this moment he realised he fucked up.
(still managed 3 sets of 20sec but I will have to pay for that tomorrow)
"100kg!"
"Ah so 50kg per Hand, easy"
*grabs and pulls*
/it was at this moment he realised he fucked up.
(still managed 3 sets of 20sec but I will have to pay for that tomorrow)
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Right, so video game company stocks are crashing because the power of AI supposedly renders them irrelevant. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Oracle stocks are crashing because they spent too much on AI and the market knows they'll never make a return. The economy is absolutely hosed
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Right, so video game company stocks are crashing because the power of AI supposedly renders them irrelevant. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Oracle stocks are crashing because they spent too much on AI and the market knows they'll never make a return. The economy is absolutely hosed
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One in four developers laid off over the past two years
One in four developers laid off over the past two years
Data from the newly-published 2026 State of the Game Industry survey offers insights into the wave of job cuts that has engulfed the video game industry.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 AM
One in four developers laid off over the past two years
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"It's extraordinarily hard to exist as a woman" – Jessica Curry, co-founder of The Chinese Room, calls out systemic issues in the games industry. (Image: Colin Davison CC BY-SA 4.0) https://bit.ly/49KTiYU
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
"It's extraordinarily hard to exist as a woman" – Jessica Curry, co-founder of The Chinese Room, calls out systemic issues in the games industry. (Image: Colin Davison CC BY-SA 4.0) https://bit.ly/49KTiYU
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glasses should be covered by health insurance in all cases btw they're literally disabling not to have
January 29, 2026 at 8:09 AM
glasses should be covered by health insurance in all cases btw they're literally disabling not to have
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"We will not be bullied into submission": Ubisoft unions call for massive international strike
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"We will not be bullied into submission": Ubisoft unions call for massive international strike
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
aftermath.site/ubisoft-union-...
First time I am doing a proper pull-up program. This is Dan John's recommendation for doing the Russian program (3 days a week instead of 5 and starting with low reps but added weight). With the 15kg extra that is 120kg under the bar so I get to brag a little for a no-spring-chicken desk jockey.
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
First time I am doing a proper pull-up program. This is Dan John's recommendation for doing the Russian program (3 days a week instead of 5 and starting with low reps but added weight). With the 15kg extra that is 120kg under the bar so I get to brag a little for a no-spring-chicken desk jockey.
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This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
All The Little Angels
YouTube video by Liber Chorum
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
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I cannot stress enough that the absolute biggest reason that Harry Potter is such a cultural icon in the first place has nothing to do with the quality of the books
but with Scholastic's change in publishing practices in the late 90s/early 00s
oh and also Rowling is a huge bigot, so there's that
but with Scholastic's change in publishing practices in the late 90s/early 00s
oh and also Rowling is a huge bigot, so there's that
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I cannot stress enough that the absolute biggest reason that Harry Potter is such a cultural icon in the first place has nothing to do with the quality of the books
but with Scholastic's change in publishing practices in the late 90s/early 00s
oh and also Rowling is a huge bigot, so there's that
but with Scholastic's change in publishing practices in the late 90s/early 00s
oh and also Rowling is a huge bigot, so there's that
I love that stuff and I love doing that stuff even today and will haggle with my colleagues to let me do some of those. These things are part of a game's identity more than they get sometimes credited for and letting a mediocrity machine do it would be very demoralising.
We will never get another AAA MINMO or GODLLA: Size Is Problem because this type of work is first on the chopping block in the genAI era. Was checking about RE9, and found an interview with Capcom about using it to concept background/environmental objects. This is my favorite shit so it's tragic
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I love that stuff and I love doing that stuff even today and will haggle with my colleagues to let me do some of those. These things are part of a game's identity more than they get sometimes credited for and letting a mediocrity machine do it would be very demoralising.
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Want to be very clear to anyone even remotely thinking about coming to events like GDC: Don't. It's not safe to be in the US, nobody's hiring or financing anyway, and it's not worth your life.
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Want to be very clear to anyone even remotely thinking about coming to events like GDC: Don't. It's not safe to be in the US, nobody's hiring or financing anyway, and it's not worth your life.
Wie man hier auf offener Straße gleich zweimal gegaslighted wird...
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Wie man hier auf offener Straße gleich zweimal gegaslighted wird...
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Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
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The original argument for banning TikTok was data privacy concerns.
Yet US social media and video apps collected the exact some data, but they were never threatened with a ban.
A real solution would have been to ban / regulate them all.
But it was always about who controlled / monetized TikTok.
Yet US social media and video apps collected the exact some data, but they were never threatened with a ban.
A real solution would have been to ban / regulate them all.
But it was always about who controlled / monetized TikTok.
TikTok is now under US ownership and their new ToS reads like a guide to giving fascists everything they need to put you on a list.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
January 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The original argument for banning TikTok was data privacy concerns.
Yet US social media and video apps collected the exact some data, but they were never threatened with a ban.
A real solution would have been to ban / regulate them all.
But it was always about who controlled / monetized TikTok.
Yet US social media and video apps collected the exact some data, but they were never threatened with a ban.
A real solution would have been to ban / regulate them all.
But it was always about who controlled / monetized TikTok.
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This isn't even a Trump thing btw.
The United States has had an embargo on the people of Cuba for 66 years with the aim to economically strangle and starve them into submission. But they have persevered.
What was their crime?
Refusing to allow the US to control their economy and industry.
The United States has had an embargo on the people of Cuba for 66 years with the aim to economically strangle and starve them into submission. But they have persevered.
What was their crime?
Refusing to allow the US to control their economy and industry.
🇨🇺🇺🇸 Trump administration is reportedly trying to push for regime change in Cuba by the end of 2026, - WSJ
Officials are looking for Cuban government insiders willing to make a deal to remove the Communist leadership.
Officials are looking for Cuban government insiders willing to make a deal to remove the Communist leadership.
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This isn't even a Trump thing btw.
The United States has had an embargo on the people of Cuba for 66 years with the aim to economically strangle and starve them into submission. But they have persevered.
What was their crime?
Refusing to allow the US to control their economy and industry.
The United States has had an embargo on the people of Cuba for 66 years with the aim to economically strangle and starve them into submission. But they have persevered.
What was their crime?
Refusing to allow the US to control their economy and industry.
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SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
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AI slop used to be obvious. We'd make fun of it. Now, we’re increasingly running into situations where no one—me, my wife, my 5yo, my 9yo—are 100-percent sure one way or the other. It’s scary and only getting worse. New fear unlocked at @crossplayblog.bsky.social www.crossplay.news/p/my-kids-ca...
My Kids Can’t Avoid AI Slop Anymore
AI videos used to be obviously fake. We made fun of them. That's no longer true, and it's scary.
www.crossplay.news
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
AI slop used to be obvious. We'd make fun of it. Now, we’re increasingly running into situations where no one—me, my wife, my 5yo, my 9yo—are 100-percent sure one way or the other. It’s scary and only getting worse. New fear unlocked at @crossplayblog.bsky.social www.crossplay.news/p/my-kids-ca...
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Speaking as someone who's worked with Capcom, stays in touch with its people, and has, shall we say, professional room to maneuver, I'll just say that contrary to what the technical director in the IGN article asserts, I know for a *fact* many Capcom employees are VEHEMENTLY against this direction.
Capcom is another studio embracing gen-ai sadly. Popular titles include: Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Okami, Street Fighter, Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, and Mega Man. -y
Sources: giznewsdaily.com/capcom-discu...
www.ign.com/articles/cap...
Sources: giznewsdaily.com/capcom-discu...
www.ign.com/articles/cap...
Capcom Experimenting With Generative AI to Create 'Hundreds of Thousands of Unique Ideas' Needed to Build In-Game Environments - IGN
Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to create the "hundreds of thousands of unique ideas" needed to build in-game environments.
www.ign.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Speaking as someone who's worked with Capcom, stays in touch with its people, and has, shall we say, professional room to maneuver, I'll just say that contrary to what the technical director in the IGN article asserts, I know for a *fact* many Capcom employees are VEHEMENTLY against this direction.
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That He-Man movie is just The Minecraft movie for 45 year old guys that watch AI generated 1980s nostalgia videos.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
That He-Man movie is just The Minecraft movie for 45 year old guys that watch AI generated 1980s nostalgia videos.
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Video game workers are the heart of their industry, yet they’re often the last ones considered in massive buyouts. 🎮
That's why we and over 40 Members of Congress are calling on the FTC to investigate the proposed EA acquisition and protect workers from the threat of job loss.
That's why we and over 40 Members of Congress are calling on the FTC to investigate the proposed EA acquisition and protect workers from the threat of job loss.
January 22, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Video game workers are the heart of their industry, yet they’re often the last ones considered in massive buyouts. 🎮
That's why we and over 40 Members of Congress are calling on the FTC to investigate the proposed EA acquisition and protect workers from the threat of job loss.
That's why we and over 40 Members of Congress are calling on the FTC to investigate the proposed EA acquisition and protect workers from the threat of job loss.
They turned He-Man straight...
January 22, 2026 at 7:34 PM
They turned He-Man straight...