elliott
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user interface design @bungie. like a trillion bucks.
is it too late to make a reactionary "FOCUS M DETECTED" account?
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
is it too late to make a reactionary "FOCUS M DETECTED" account?
this is a guy in 2016 taking the same turn on angeles crest highway, almost 90 degrees coming out of the tunnel. by the time you can actually see the road again it's too late to figure out that you can't take this at more than 60mph.
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is a guy in 2016 taking the same turn on angeles crest highway, almost 90 degrees coming out of the tunnel. by the time you can actually see the road again it's too late to figure out that you can't take this at more than 60mph.
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We’re embracing the dark sci-fi world and survival extraction challenge of Marathon.
🔗 Watch the full video: youtu.be/fjzmhROTv28
🔗 Watch the full video: youtu.be/fjzmhROTv28
December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We’re embracing the dark sci-fi world and survival extraction challenge of Marathon.
🔗 Watch the full video: youtu.be/fjzmhROTv28
🔗 Watch the full video: youtu.be/fjzmhROTv28
"qualityslop" discourse demonstrates the totality of 4chan-style contrarianism becoming the default for the mainstream internet
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"qualityslop" discourse demonstrates the totality of 4chan-style contrarianism becoming the default for the mainstream internet
if gamergater types REALLY wanted to hurt games journalism they'd figure out a way to take down steamcharts.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
if gamergater types REALLY wanted to hurt games journalism they'd figure out a way to take down steamcharts.com
every year the game award reaction thinkpieces get more and more hyperbolic. we might be at horseshoe theory levels given that there's a popular one this year that straight-up suggests that the audience for the show is sub-human.
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
every year the game award reaction thinkpieces get more and more hyperbolic. we might be at horseshoe theory levels given that there's a popular one this year that straight-up suggests that the audience for the show is sub-human.
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we either have Too Much AAA or Not Enough AAA or Too Many Trailers or Not Enough Trailers or Not the Right Trailers, the one constant is that something is wrong!!
June 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
we either have Too Much AAA or Not Enough AAA or Too Many Trailers or Not Enough Trailers or Not the Right Trailers, the one constant is that something is wrong!!
this poster is the only thing that has made me laugh out loud all year
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
this poster is the only thing that has made me laugh out loud all year
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How metal is this trade desk from @elliottgray.bsky.social? Vol 2 is off to print.
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
How metal is this trade desk from @elliottgray.bsky.social? Vol 2 is off to print.
not sure if this makes sense but the thing i like about daft punk's work on tron legacy is that it's "what if daft punk did a movie score" as opposed to tron ares which is "what if a movie score was a NIN album"
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
not sure if this makes sense but the thing i like about daft punk's work on tron legacy is that it's "what if daft punk did a movie score" as opposed to tron ares which is "what if a movie score was a NIN album"
how could they forget the fourth pillar which is drunk indie devs causing massive amounts of drama in their "scenes"
September 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
how could they forget the fourth pillar which is drunk indie devs causing massive amounts of drama in their "scenes"
<bioshock vending machine voice> fill your cravings at the festival of gaaaaaming!
Game Developer Conference rebrands as GDC Festival of Gaming: "the industry is changing and so are we"
www.gamesindustry.biz/game-develop...
www.gamesindustry.biz/game-develop...
Game Developer Conference rebrands as GDC Festival of Gaming: "the industry is changing and so are we"
The Game Developer Conference is rebranding as GDC Festival of Gaming, with the next event taking place March 9-13, 202…
www.gamesindustry.biz
September 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
<bioshock vending machine voice> fill your cravings at the festival of gaaaaaming!
i'm surprised there hasn't been more writing on how the boom/bust cycle of the marvel film biz basically mirrors the 90s comic book industry crash? like even down to the infinity gauntlet marking the top of the boom period, preceding endless crossovers and gimmicks that crashed the industry.
September 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
i'm surprised there hasn't been more writing on how the boom/bust cycle of the marvel film biz basically mirrors the 90s comic book industry crash? like even down to the infinity gauntlet marking the top of the boom period, preceding endless crossovers and gimmicks that crashed the industry.
going to do a double feature of the last couple eps of andor s2 then "mandalorian and grogu" to see if it's possible to die in real life from tonal whiplash
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
going to do a double feature of the last couple eps of andor s2 then "mandalorian and grogu" to see if it's possible to die in real life from tonal whiplash
there was a five-ish year stretch where i was designing almost all the non-licensed merch, designing all of the signage and video displays, and also physically working the booth from show open to show close at the pax west bungie store booth
good times but pretty much burned me out on cons forever
good times but pretty much burned me out on cons forever
September 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
there was a five-ish year stretch where i was designing almost all the non-licensed merch, designing all of the signage and video displays, and also physically working the booth from show open to show close at the pax west bungie store booth
good times but pretty much burned me out on cons forever
good times but pretty much burned me out on cons forever
every year i get a couple twitter or linkedin dms with unsolicited "UX case studies" and every time they consist mostly of a bunch of new feature wishcasting and very little UI/UX work.
September 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
every year i get a couple twitter or linkedin dms with unsolicited "UX case studies" and every time they consist mostly of a bunch of new feature wishcasting and very little UI/UX work.
i'm not sure many game devs (at least the ones on social media) have quite come to grips with how much what most of us traditionally know as "the games industry" was entirely based upon that industry having an incredible bull run of double-digit growth every year for 20+ years.
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
i'm not sure many game devs (at least the ones on social media) have quite come to grips with how much what most of us traditionally know as "the games industry" was entirely based upon that industry having an incredible bull run of double-digit growth every year for 20+ years.
i only remember one and it was people freaking the fuck out/crying hysterically/leaving the theatre at an opening weekend showing of the blair witch project
Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema?
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
Someone in my audience had a very audible negative reaction to the dog scene in TOGETHER. So that was fun!
August 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
i only remember one and it was people freaking the fuck out/crying hysterically/leaving the theatre at an opening weekend showing of the blair witch project
actually i forgot “I looked at this games concurrent player count on steamcharts: find out what it is inside”
games media headlines in the big 2025 are either "THIS IS KILLING GAMES: WOKE Greedy AAA Game Devs Give Lara Croft DEI JAW" or "Donkey Kong Bonanza Reviewed: Why I Can't Enjoy It Because of Capitalism And Neither Should You"
July 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
actually i forgot “I looked at this games concurrent player count on steamcharts: find out what it is inside”
games media headlines in the big 2025 are either "THIS IS KILLING GAMES: WOKE Greedy AAA Game Devs Give Lara Croft DEI JAW" or "Donkey Kong Bonanza Reviewed: Why I Can't Enjoy It Because of Capitalism And Neither Should You"
July 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
games media headlines in the big 2025 are either "THIS IS KILLING GAMES: WOKE Greedy AAA Game Devs Give Lara Croft DEI JAW" or "Donkey Kong Bonanza Reviewed: Why I Can't Enjoy It Because of Capitalism And Neither Should You"
whenever i feel myself starting get pissed off by content creators/critics/enthusiast media outlets etc. i think about the chokehold harry knowles/AICN had on the movie industry during the late 90s to early 00s... now millennials my age struggle to remember him, mandela effected out of existence.
July 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
whenever i feel myself starting get pissed off by content creators/critics/enthusiast media outlets etc. i think about the chokehold harry knowles/AICN had on the movie industry during the late 90s to early 00s... now millennials my age struggle to remember him, mandela effected out of existence.
it's appropriate that this is the coda of lazarus because i think biggest impact the series will have is making the notoriously divisive wolf's rain look WAY better in retrospect
July 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
it's appropriate that this is the coda of lazarus because i think biggest impact the series will have is making the notoriously divisive wolf's rain look WAY better in retrospect