John Henderson
@misterpedantic.bsky.social
Ask me things about Austin game development. Knows people. Austin Game Dev Beer Night, Yellow Card Services, et al.
RIP Robert Duvall. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Robert Duvall, Star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ Dies at 95
Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for "Tender Mercies" and was nominated for “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,” has died.
variety.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RIP Robert Duvall. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
"Poo-PING."
Longest clip ever from the upcoming Litterbox Animated Pilot! 🤩
Sound ON! 🔊
Happy #IndieAnimationDay!
#animation
Sound ON! 🔊
Happy #IndieAnimationDay!
#animation
February 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"Poo-PING."
Reposted by John Henderson
A month out from launch, we're releasing the BIG HOPS documentary about the game's 6 year journey.
It covers Hop's origin, growing the team, navigating a tough design space, bringing it all together, getting dropped by our publisher, Kickstarting, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtee...
It covers Hop's origin, growing the team, navigating a tough design space, bringing it all together, getting dropped by our publisher, Kickstarting, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtee...
6 Years To Build BIG HOPS - Dev Dive Documentary
YouTube video by Dev Dive
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
A month out from launch, we're releasing the BIG HOPS documentary about the game's 6 year journey.
It covers Hop's origin, growing the team, navigating a tough design space, bringing it all together, getting dropped by our publisher, Kickstarting, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtee...
It covers Hop's origin, growing the team, navigating a tough design space, bringing it all together, getting dropped by our publisher, Kickstarting, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtee...
Reposted by John Henderson
KOG IS GREENLIT!
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
KOG IS GREENLIT!
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
New rule: Game dev teams that have been reconstituted as a new studio, either under a new leader or even largely intact from a previous configuration, should be considered and consider themselves, a new team, until they ship a new product.
Until they do that, they have everything to prove.
Until they do that, they have everything to prove.
I will always root for developers to succeed. Really anyone in a creative venture trying to make something cool.
But I do think people need to stop building their studios around past pedigree.
Teams make games, not “people who worked at X studios”.
And maybe don’t spend millions on game 1.
But I do think people need to stop building their studios around past pedigree.
Teams make games, not “people who worked at X studios”.
And maybe don’t spend millions on game 1.
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
New rule: Game dev teams that have been reconstituted as a new studio, either under a new leader or even largely intact from a previous configuration, should be considered and consider themselves, a new team, until they ship a new product.
Until they do that, they have everything to prove.
Until they do that, they have everything to prove.
RIP James Van Der Beek. www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/j...
James Van Der Beek Dead at 48
James Van Der Beek has died ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
RIP James Van Der Beek. www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/j...
@kutnews.bsky.social What it takes. www.kut.org/politics/202...
Abbott breaks with Trump over president's call to nationalize elections
The Texas governor pushed back against the president’s call for federal oversight, even as Abbott and other Republicans have taken steps to assert state control over Harris County elections.
www.kut.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
@kutnews.bsky.social What it takes. www.kut.org/politics/202...
Today I read someone referring to the continuing trend of half-baked hero shooters that might be team based, might be extraction based, as "Concord-likes".
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Today I read someone referring to the continuing trend of half-baked hero shooters that might be team based, might be extraction based, as "Concord-likes".
Meanwhile, the Potomac River is getting a lot of sewage water leakage lately, with no end to it in sight. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Meanwhile, the Potomac River is getting a lot of sewage water leakage lately, with no end to it in sight. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
Iron Lung the movie, good shit @markiplier.bsky.social and crew. The others in the theater for a Saturday afternoon matinee didn't seem the type to go watch movies in a theater, but they would watch a streamer.
Like me, I bet they wished for subtitles. But like the film says, it doesn't matter.
Like me, I bet they wished for subtitles. But like the film says, it doesn't matter.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Iron Lung the movie, good shit @markiplier.bsky.social and crew. The others in the theater for a Saturday afternoon matinee didn't seem the type to go watch movies in a theater, but they would watch a streamer.
Like me, I bet they wished for subtitles. But like the film says, it doesn't matter.
Like me, I bet they wished for subtitles. But like the film says, it doesn't matter.
From last summer, UChicago CompSci professor @ravenben.bsky.social tells a bunch of librarians why LLMs are basically donezo, but of course there's so much expectation that they can do more than they should be expected, cleanup and damage control are reasonable considerations for the near future.
Dealing with Generative AI, Harms and Mitigation Techniques
YouTube video by Orçun Madran
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
From last summer, UChicago CompSci professor @ravenben.bsky.social tells a bunch of librarians why LLMs are basically donezo, but of course there's so much expectation that they can do more than they should be expected, cleanup and damage control are reasonable considerations for the near future.
Reposted by John Henderson
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
RIP Michael "5000" Watts of Swishahouse. www.fox26houston.com/news/michael...
Michael ‘5000’ Watts, Swishahouse founder and Houston hip-hop pioneer, dies at 52
Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization.
www.fox26houston.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 AM
RIP Michael "5000" Watts of Swishahouse. www.fox26houston.com/news/michael...
RIP Catherine O'Hara. www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
RIP Catherine O'Hara. www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
Benin funk revisited. Pepperoni!
El Rego et ses Commandos- Hessa
YouTube video by hammertime419
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Benin funk revisited. Pepperoni!
RIP Sal Buscema. bleedingcool.com/comics/sal-b...
Sal Buscema, Co-Creator Of Rom & The Defenders Has Died, Aged 89
Sal Buscema, Marvel Comics co-creator of the world of Rom, The Defenders, Lady Deathstrike, Jean DeWolff and Starhawk has died at the age of 89
bleedingcool.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 AM
RIP Sal Buscema. bleedingcool.com/comics/sal-b...
If only people knew how to apologize without redirecting blame, other people might find it easier to consider such apologies genuine.
Ye, formerly Kanye West, apologizes for 'reckless' antisemitic comments
In a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal titled "To Those I've Hurt," the artist formerly known as Kanye West said: "I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people."
www.nbcnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If only people knew how to apologize without redirecting blame, other people might find it easier to consider such apologies genuine.
I knew Minnesota went hard. I listen to Atmosphere and I fondly remember the original Fargo movie. This is harder, still. History will remember Before Minnesota and After Minnesota. Still not sure of the details.
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I knew Minnesota went hard. I listen to Atmosphere and I fondly remember the original Fargo movie. This is harder, still. History will remember Before Minnesota and After Minnesota. Still not sure of the details.
If @bexsaltsman.bsky.social says you better, then you better.
5 things I bring to GDC episode 4 is finally here! Bekah Saltsman stays fed and keeps things weird with the things she brings. What are you bringing to GDC Festival of Gaming 2026?
https://bit.ly/48w1DxK
#GDC2026
https://bit.ly/48w1DxK
#GDC2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
If @bexsaltsman.bsky.social says you better, then you better.
Reposted by John Henderson
Its happening!
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Its happening!
RIP Rob Hirst. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
RIP Rob Hirst. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
So Nintendo got some other shop to upscale Retro's DKC Returns and made Dixie Kong playable ... but didn't redo any of the cutscenes. So if you're playing as Dixie, Diddy Kong appears, then shoots out of the scene, like this.
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
So Nintendo got some other shop to upscale Retro's DKC Returns and made Dixie Kong playable ... but didn't redo any of the cutscenes. So if you're playing as Dixie, Diddy Kong appears, then shoots out of the scene, like this.
That ain't good.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 AM
That ain't good.
OK, that's cool. Though also bound to be chaotic af and reinforcing the need for editorial control, that not everyone who is fascinated by narrative design always appreciates. But whatever comes out in the end, will be one helluva elephant.
Additionally, on Monday, IFTF in partnership with Informa will kick off the GDC Twine Adventure, a new conference-spanning interactive fiction activity! In the spirit of an exquisite corpse, any attendee may add a node to an ever-expanding Twine story.
January 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
OK, that's cool. Though also bound to be chaotic af and reinforcing the need for editorial control, that not everyone who is fascinated by narrative design always appreciates. But whatever comes out in the end, will be one helluva elephant.
Imagine working in an office with a boiler room where something blows up at 5 a.m. Then, imagine that office is where they make Grand Theft Auto. Yeah, I'm sure it could be innocent, but if we're going to assume anything ...
Scottish Emergency Services have attended to an explosion at the Rockstar North offices in Edinburgh, which took place at approximately 5:02am local time.
A spokesperson said there were no reported casualties, and crews left the scene at 9.21am.
thisweekinvideogames.com/news/emergen...
A spokesperson said there were no reported casualties, and crews left the scene at 9.21am.
thisweekinvideogames.com/news/emergen...
Emergency Services Respond to Reported Explosion at Rockstar North
The Holyrood Road, Edinburgh office reportedly suffered an "explosion in a boiler room" early in the morning on 19 January 2026
thisweekinvideogames.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Imagine working in an office with a boiler room where something blows up at 5 a.m. Then, imagine that office is where they make Grand Theft Auto. Yeah, I'm sure it could be innocent, but if we're going to assume anything ...