Evan Nikolich
@evannikolich.bsky.social
Tall guy, Boston sports fan, Villanova Engineering alum, and Game Dev.
Currently Senior Design Director at Respawn on Apex Legends
Currently Senior Design Director at Respawn on Apex Legends
"Imagine trying to explain boomers what Strong Bad is. That's the equivalent of Gen Z/Alpha trying to explain their memes to Millennials"
And now I get it.
And now I get it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"Imagine trying to explain boomers what Strong Bad is. That's the equivalent of Gen Z/Alpha trying to explain their memes to Millennials"
And now I get it.
And now I get it.
Fortnite truly is the metaverse that was envisioned in Snow Crash and Ready Player One.
“Mmmmm I hate to say it Homie but we may have to team up if we have any hope of defeating Krusty”
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Fortnite truly is the metaverse that was envisioned in Snow Crash and Ready Player One.
Had no idea got to work on one the best selling PS2 games, Madden NFL 2005.
Super lucky that it was my first exposure to professional game dev.
Super lucky that it was my first exposure to professional game dev.
Happy 25th, PS2!
The PS2 sold over 46.5M units in the US, with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas its best-selling game in both units and dollars.
Over 147M accessory units sold for PS2, with the PS2 8 Meg Memory Card moving 28.3M units with a 61% attach rate.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
The PS2 sold over 46.5M units in the US, with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas its best-selling game in both units and dollars.
Over 147M accessory units sold for PS2, with the PS2 8 Meg Memory Card moving 28.3M units with a 61% attach rate.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Had no idea got to work on one the best selling PS2 games, Madden NFL 2005.
Super lucky that it was my first exposure to professional game dev.
Super lucky that it was my first exposure to professional game dev.
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Game devs, who grew up in the cultural desert of corporatized AAA console gaming: "Roblox and friendslop is this surreal and horrific new world no rational mind can understand."
Me, who grew up with MUDs, the demo scene, LAN parties and web games: "Time is a circle."
Me, who grew up with MUDs, the demo scene, LAN parties and web games: "Time is a circle."
October 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Game devs, who grew up in the cultural desert of corporatized AAA console gaming: "Roblox and friendslop is this surreal and horrific new world no rational mind can understand."
Me, who grew up with MUDs, the demo scene, LAN parties and web games: "Time is a circle."
Me, who grew up with MUDs, the demo scene, LAN parties and web games: "Time is a circle."
"Build-your-own-x" is incredible resource to learn how to program a multitude of applications. I wish I had this when I was starting out. I might just try some of these out to brush up some of my extremely rusty skills.
github.com/codecrafters...
github.com/codecrafters...
GitHub - codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x: Master programming by recreating your favorite technologies from scratch.
Master programming by recreating your favorite technologies from scratch. - codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x
github.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Build-your-own-x" is incredible resource to learn how to program a multitude of applications. I wish I had this when I was starting out. I might just try some of these out to brush up some of my extremely rusty skills.
github.com/codecrafters...
github.com/codecrafters...
My kids yearn for Megabonk.
Anytime I take my Steam Deck out, it's immediately requested 😅
Anytime I take my Steam Deck out, it's immediately requested 😅
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My kids yearn for Megabonk.
Anytime I take my Steam Deck out, it's immediately requested 😅
Anytime I take my Steam Deck out, it's immediately requested 😅
The advice I wish I got before having young kids is you'll have to manage your PTO to make time for time intensive hobbies. When kids are little, weekends are focused on them. Hobbies will have to find other time.
Looking at you golf...
Looking at you golf...
October 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The advice I wish I got before having young kids is you'll have to manage your PTO to make time for time intensive hobbies. When kids are little, weekends are focused on them. Hobbies will have to find other time.
Looking at you golf...
Looking at you golf...
I really need to get back to and finish Sekiro
October 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I really need to get back to and finish Sekiro
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ion storm, game studio, break room, dallas, texas (1999) www.mobygames.com/game/1678/jo...
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
ion storm, game studio, break room, dallas, texas (1999) www.mobygames.com/game/1678/jo...
10 years ago we shipped Taken King. I had the pleasure of having a hand in this Taken Phalanx moment. youtu.be/5eoWzI99vHA?...
Destiny - First Taken Phalanx
YouTube video by CreedGaming
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
10 years ago we shipped Taken King. I had the pleasure of having a hand in this Taken Phalanx moment. youtu.be/5eoWzI99vHA?...
I wish I got into golf when I was younger, but at the same time I am glad I got into golf at all.
I feel like I got a new path in sports, where others are coming to an end.
I feel like I got a new path in sports, where others are coming to an end.
July 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I wish I got into golf when I was younger, but at the same time I am glad I got into golf at all.
I feel like I got a new path in sports, where others are coming to an end.
I feel like I got a new path in sports, where others are coming to an end.
I love being part of good golf group where everyone is hyping each other up. Can be having a tough round, but feels great to see a buddy stripe one down the fairway or cup a tough putt.
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I love being part of good golf group where everyone is hyping each other up. Can be having a tough round, but feels great to see a buddy stripe one down the fairway or cup a tough putt.
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This AI video of Jesus and a little boy singing Bless the Lord Oh My Soul, while Jesus holds a disembodied child’s foot is so beautiful and spiritually inspiring.
July 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This AI video of Jesus and a little boy singing Bless the Lord Oh My Soul, while Jesus holds a disembodied child’s foot is so beautiful and spiritually inspiring.
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I've been talking openly about it for almost two years, but it's a bit more real now...
Eldritch 2 is coming! Please wishlist it on Steam, and share this post.
store.steampowered.com/app/2279280/...
Eldritch 2 is coming! Please wishlist it on Steam, and share this post.
store.steampowered.com/app/2279280/...
March 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I've been talking openly about it for almost two years, but it's a bit more real now...
Eldritch 2 is coming! Please wishlist it on Steam, and share this post.
store.steampowered.com/app/2279280/...
Eldritch 2 is coming! Please wishlist it on Steam, and share this post.
store.steampowered.com/app/2279280/...
Listening to @hasanminhaj.com and JL Collins talk about financial literacy was great. Good reminder to avoid the grift/hype, and stay focused on the simple and steady path of saving and investing.
youtu.be/V360AygOv7A?...
youtu.be/V360AygOv7A?...
Financial Literacy for Dummies (Like Me) with JL Collins
YouTube video by Hasan Minhaj
youtu.be
July 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Listening to @hasanminhaj.com and JL Collins talk about financial literacy was great. Good reminder to avoid the grift/hype, and stay focused on the simple and steady path of saving and investing.
youtu.be/V360AygOv7A?...
youtu.be/V360AygOv7A?...
I think about my golf swing way too much when swinging. I want to get the mental chaos down to how I think when I'm shooting a jump shot, which is next to nothing.
If you break down a jump shot, it's mechanically complex, but I think WAY less. Maybe 1 or 2 things, distance and strengthen.
If you break down a jump shot, it's mechanically complex, but I think WAY less. Maybe 1 or 2 things, distance and strengthen.
July 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I think about my golf swing way too much when swinging. I want to get the mental chaos down to how I think when I'm shooting a jump shot, which is next to nothing.
If you break down a jump shot, it's mechanically complex, but I think WAY less. Maybe 1 or 2 things, distance and strengthen.
If you break down a jump shot, it's mechanically complex, but I think WAY less. Maybe 1 or 2 things, distance and strengthen.
Looking for a chill game on the Steam Sale? Enjoy golf? Checkout Super Video Golf. Enjoying it on the Steam Deck. store.steampowered.com/app/2173760/...
Save 33% on Super Video Golf on Steam
Super Video Golf is a turn based 90s themed golf game, with up to 8 players locally or 8 computers online allowing a total of 16 players in a single game. Challenge yourself in Career mode or others o...
store.steampowered.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Looking for a chill game on the Steam Sale? Enjoy golf? Checkout Super Video Golf. Enjoying it on the Steam Deck. store.steampowered.com/app/2173760/...
At 42, as I work to rehab my back from a herniated disc, my respect for Lebron playing into his 40s has ratcheted up even more. I haven't played hoops in over a year because of this injury.
And how did Brady play football until 45?!
And how did Brady play football until 45?!
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
At 42, as I work to rehab my back from a herniated disc, my respect for Lebron playing into his 40s has ratcheted up even more. I haven't played hoops in over a year because of this injury.
And how did Brady play football until 45?!
And how did Brady play football until 45?!
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DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
I mean why do anything? We are just going to die, right?
What kind of argument is this? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
What kind of argument is this? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
Defending Medicaid Cuts, Ernst Tells Iowans, ‘We All Are Going to Die’
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I mean why do anything? We are just going to die, right?
What kind of argument is this? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
What kind of argument is this? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
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this footage of lando norris driving in the rain looks like the old hawken trailer
May 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
this footage of lando norris driving in the rain looks like the old hawken trailer
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You really could make an absolute fortune just knowing what Trump was gonna post beforehand.
May 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
You really could make an absolute fortune just knowing what Trump was gonna post beforehand.
Finished S3 of Gamecraft today on my dog walk. Can't recommend it enough if you are interested in the business of modern video games. gamecraftpod.com
Gamecraft
Gamecraft is a limited series about the modern history of the video game business.
gamecraftpod.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Finished S3 of Gamecraft today on my dog walk. Can't recommend it enough if you are interested in the business of modern video games. gamecraftpod.com
When I was a kid, shareware games felt like a steal. I put what felt like hours into Keen, Wolf 3D, and Doom. How could they give me so much game for nothing?! I don't need to buy more episodes!
Now I realized I was just trash as I recently bombed through ep 1 of Doom in under an hour.
Now I realized I was just trash as I recently bombed through ep 1 of Doom in under an hour.
May 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
When I was a kid, shareware games felt like a steal. I put what felt like hours into Keen, Wolf 3D, and Doom. How could they give me so much game for nothing?! I don't need to buy more episodes!
Now I realized I was just trash as I recently bombed through ep 1 of Doom in under an hour.
Now I realized I was just trash as I recently bombed through ep 1 of Doom in under an hour.