Matthew Allen
@mtallen.bsky.social
He/Him • Worked on a couple of lord of the rings games, and before that some shooters, tried to do some cool shit at EA •
Currently at Wizards of the Coast making some things happen with some people •
Occasionally I make and release music.
Currently at Wizards of the Coast making some things happen with some people •
Occasionally I make and release music.
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Matthew Allen
@mtallen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
At some point today all you motherfuckers put me over 1k. ty
I will disappoint the shit out of you
You can all be like my mom, always telling you "sure I was taking graphic design" in school, don't worry about me being destitute
She did use all the porcelain plates I slip cast for her though
I will disappoint the shit out of you
You can all be like my mom, always telling you "sure I was taking graphic design" in school, don't worry about me being destitute
She did use all the porcelain plates I slip cast for her though
Shoot this type of shit straight into my veins. Just seeing how other people tackled workflows and what was prioritized. Then inferring what specific things they were solving for.
I love making games.
I love making games.
🚨 ATTN: Technical Geeks🚨
Behold, our 105-minute #Unreal5 KEEPER deep dive!
@leepetty.social.bsky, Asif, Will, and Zach walk through lighting techniques using #UE5's Lumen system, animating characters with control rigs, VR environment sculpting, and so, so many camera tracks!
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Behold, our 105-minute #Unreal5 KEEPER deep dive!
@leepetty.social.bsky, Asif, Will, and Zach walk through lighting techniques using #UE5's Lumen system, animating characters with control rigs, VR environment sculpting, and so, so many camera tracks!
buff.ly/1RvxgaY
In-Engine · Double Fine's Keeper - Unreal 5 Exploration
Join project lead Lee Petty, along with animation lead Zach Baharov, senior environment artist Will Koehler, and designer Asif Siddiky as they explore the technical side of Double Fine's new game…
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January 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Shoot this type of shit straight into my veins. Just seeing how other people tackled workflows and what was prioritized. Then inferring what specific things they were solving for.
I love making games.
I love making games.
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Portfolio day! Canadian concept and visdev artist since 2008 - worked on a lot of Assassin's Creed games, Marvel MCU stuff, MTG, some movies/tv, other things. Currently freelancing for Ninja Theory and teaching.
January 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Portfolio day! Canadian concept and visdev artist since 2008 - worked on a lot of Assassin's Creed games, Marvel MCU stuff, MTG, some movies/tv, other things. Currently freelancing for Ninja Theory and teaching.
Oh wow. This is very big news
I have an important announcement. Kyle and I are going to be leaving Leder Games to start a new venture. It has been an honor to spend the past eight years working with them. We wish them all the best of luck, and cannot wait to show you what we are working on next.
ledergames.com/blogs/news/a...
ledergames.com/blogs/news/a...
A Letter from Cole Wehrle
Eight years ago I walked through the doors of a converted warehouse on the edge of Saint Paul and made my way through a back staircase to the still unfinished second floor. I wandered around a bit bef...
ledergames.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Oh wow. This is very big news
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Heads up Seattle: Three men just abducted by ICE in North Seattle, up by Washelli cemetery (not far from the Aurora Home Depot) www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Masked ICE agents reportedly arrest 3 on Seattle’s Aurora Avenue North
Seattle police said masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested three men on Aurora Avenue North Wednesday.
www.seattletimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Heads up Seattle: Three men just abducted by ICE in North Seattle, up by Washelli cemetery (not far from the Aurora Home Depot) www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This cover and a handful of bill sienkiewicz comics were seminal in making teenage me want to do art for a living.
this was the copy we read in school
William Golding, “Lord of the Flies” (Perigee, n.d.), with cover art by Barron Storey.
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
This cover and a handful of bill sienkiewicz comics were seminal in making teenage me want to do art for a living.
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Here's your new mayor, Seattle.
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Here's your new mayor, Seattle.
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We make games for my mom's holiday party every year. I tend to make "board games". This year's game is ADVENTAGEOUS, it's a roll and write playable by any number of people. It's meant to play VERY quickly (<10 minutes). I have NOT tested this yet lol, as per tradition. Rules in reply!
January 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
We make games for my mom's holiday party every year. I tend to make "board games". This year's game is ADVENTAGEOUS, it's a roll and write playable by any number of people. It's meant to play VERY quickly (<10 minutes). I have NOT tested this yet lol, as per tradition. Rules in reply!
For the evening crowd.
if I dont do this today, I will once again forget. My 10 most played albums this year. in general order of amount played.
(Thread with Bandcamp links)
(Thread with Bandcamp links)
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 AM
For the evening crowd.
if I dont do this today, I will once again forget. My 10 most played albums this year. in general order of amount played.
(Thread with Bandcamp links)
(Thread with Bandcamp links)
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
if I dont do this today, I will once again forget. My 10 most played albums this year. in general order of amount played.
(Thread with Bandcamp links)
(Thread with Bandcamp links)
whoa. the pang of nostalgia that hit me when this image popped up on my feed. I remember walking into Kilstrom's office very early in my lith career (first week?) and being just blown away with what he was doing.
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
whoa. the pang of nostalgia that hit me when this image popped up on my feed. I remember walking into Kilstrom's office very early in my lith career (first week?) and being just blown away with what he was doing.
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Gotta post the 4chan meme, sorry:
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Gotta post the 4chan meme, sorry:
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Merry Christmas to all, especially Sexy Shelob
December 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Merry Christmas to all, especially Sexy Shelob
Vince and Jason really did something incredible with IW and Respawn and cemented in my mind that having a target + a chip on your shoulder is incredible motivation.
I was stupid excited to see what he was going to tackle next after the success with BF 6.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
I was stupid excited to see what he was going to tackle next after the success with BF 6.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash
Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Vince and Jason really did something incredible with IW and Respawn and cemented in my mind that having a target + a chip on your shoulder is incredible motivation.
I was stupid excited to see what he was going to tackle next after the success with BF 6.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
I was stupid excited to see what he was going to tackle next after the success with BF 6.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
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I wish discourse about AI in game development would distinguish between "making new kinds of games that couldn't exist without this tech" and "making the same kind of games as before but cheaper and worse with fewer humans involved"
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I wish discourse about AI in game development would distinguish between "making new kinds of games that couldn't exist without this tech" and "making the same kind of games as before but cheaper and worse with fewer humans involved"
Just saw my first video of the professional breaking the jaw of the idiot, and yeah, it has sort of made my day on a whole bunch of levels.
December 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just saw my first video of the professional breaking the jaw of the idiot, and yeah, it has sort of made my day on a whole bunch of levels.
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My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
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December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Now imagine for a moment.
A game team you love has been doing this for decades to determine how a character on screen visually responds to your controller input.
Then imagine why I am exhausted.
A game team you love has been doing this for decades to determine how a character on screen visually responds to your controller input.
Then imagine why I am exhausted.
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Now imagine for a moment.
A game team you love has been doing this for decades to determine how a character on screen visually responds to your controller input.
Then imagine why I am exhausted.
A game team you love has been doing this for decades to determine how a character on screen visually responds to your controller input.
Then imagine why I am exhausted.
our art director. 😍
Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things.
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
December 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
our art director. 😍
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starting a support group for all the women who have survived a lecture from a man about the band Tool
August 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
starting a support group for all the women who have survived a lecture from a man about the band Tool
honestly would have been more than fine going my whole life without seeing a $4.50 trump branded condom
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
honestly would have been more than fine going my whole life without seeing a $4.50 trump branded condom
This series is wonderful.
Still time to get "Too Like the Lightning" on sale for $2.99 on all e-book platforms today, to enjoy some chewy, ideas-rich hopepunk SF!
The world building in this book is like nothing I'd ever seen. Worth $2.99 just for the opening 2 pages.
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This series is wonderful.
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Hey all!
I know from personal experience the holidays can suck.
Until Jan 10th, if you sign up to the Quinns Quest Patreon with the code 239CE, you get 90% off, which is the most I can discount. I make $0, the final 10% is Patreon's cut 🎄🎁❄️
www.patreon.com/qquest
I know from personal experience the holidays can suck.
Until Jan 10th, if you sign up to the Quinns Quest Patreon with the code 239CE, you get 90% off, which is the most I can discount. I make $0, the final 10% is Patreon's cut 🎄🎁❄️
www.patreon.com/qquest
Get more from Quinns Quest on Patreon
Covering tabletop roleplaying games
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December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Hey all!
I know from personal experience the holidays can suck.
Until Jan 10th, if you sign up to the Quinns Quest Patreon with the code 239CE, you get 90% off, which is the most I can discount. I make $0, the final 10% is Patreon's cut 🎄🎁❄️
www.patreon.com/qquest
I know from personal experience the holidays can suck.
Until Jan 10th, if you sign up to the Quinns Quest Patreon with the code 239CE, you get 90% off, which is the most I can discount. I make $0, the final 10% is Patreon's cut 🎄🎁❄️
www.patreon.com/qquest