Nick Suttner
@nsuttner.bsky.social
He/him
Has a new videogame brewing
Host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
Ex-Director of Publishing @panic.com
Co-founder @furnimatgames.bsky.social
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Has a new videogame brewing
Host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
Ex-Director of Publishing @panic.com
Co-founder @furnimatgames.bsky.social
linktr.ee/nsuttner
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A news:
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
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Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
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One of the best to ever do it
December 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One of the best to ever do it
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Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Get Kotaku’s #7 game of 2024 for just $7.99, its deepest sale ever! Gross!
store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/...
Save 60% on Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure on Steam
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
store.steampowered.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Get Kotaku’s #7 game of 2024 for just $7.99, its deepest sale ever! Gross!
store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/...
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Clair Obscur’s now confirmed Gen-AI usage during the development process has caused their IGA debut and GOTY wins to be retracted.
The IGAs Nomination Committee is officially retracting Debut Game and Game of the Year, awarding both categories to new recipients. Additionally, we are retracting one of the Indie Vanguard recipients.
Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq
Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Clair Obscur’s now confirmed Gen-AI usage during the development process has caused their IGA debut and GOTY wins to be retracted.
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A news:
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A news:
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
Reposted by Nick Suttner
All Systems Brough - 868-HACK
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - 868-HACK
We're joined by Shawn Alexander Allen (Beatdown City Survivors), Cole Wehrle (Root), and Drew Wehrle (Pax Pamir) to discuss the first title in our year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough: ...
secretlives.games
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
All Systems Brough - 868-HACK
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
A news:
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A news:
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
This was my last week @panic.com!
(Though I'll still be an advisor.)
We did a lot of cool things together, and I'll miss my friends, but it's time for a change.
- I'm working on a new game that I'm VERY jazzed about
- I have some other things slow-cooking
- A new collab with YOU, reader??
Reposted by Nick Suttner
The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ah! I missed the 10-year anniversary of the release of my SotC book for @bossfightbooks.com!
(Which, wildly, is the same amount of time that passed between the original game and book launches!)
And there's actually some cool stuff cooking around it for next year!
bossfightbooks.com/products/sha...
(Which, wildly, is the same amount of time that passed between the original game and book launches!)
And there's actually some cool stuff cooking around it for next year!
bossfightbooks.com/products/sha...
Shadow of the Colossus by Nick Suttner
Release Date: December 15, 2015194 pagesISBN 13: 978-1-940535-10-4 Foreword by Craig D. Adams A massive, open world, brimming with mystery. A gauntlet of giants to overcome, living levels that must be...
bossfightbooks.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Ah! I missed the 10-year anniversary of the release of my SotC book for @bossfightbooks.com!
(Which, wildly, is the same amount of time that passed between the original game and book launches!)
And there's actually some cool stuff cooking around it for next year!
bossfightbooks.com/products/sha...
(Which, wildly, is the same amount of time that passed between the original game and book launches!)
And there's actually some cool stuff cooking around it for next year!
bossfightbooks.com/products/sha...
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Our Discorders answered the question, 'what if the games of 2025 were Simpsons stills?' Judge the results for yourself.
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Our Discorders answered the question, 'what if the games of 2025 were Simpsons stills?' Judge the results for yourself.
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The cursed sorcerer
December 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The cursed sorcerer
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We’re not running out of good ideas, but the tech fetishists who have no ideas other than “but I put a lot of money and emotion into this basket” always do, and their narcissism does not allow them to consider that their failed ideas suck, and the flop sweat is palpable.
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We’re not running out of good ideas, but the tech fetishists who have no ideas other than “but I put a lot of money and emotion into this basket” always do, and their narcissism does not allow them to consider that their failed ideas suck, and the flop sweat is palpable.
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Ep. 150: Making It Great w/ Kimmo Lahtinen
Nick is joined by guest co-host @plante.bsky.social for a chat w/ @gimblll.com about his dynamite twin-stick shooter Sektori. We discuss pursuing excellence in an oversaturated genre, and how limitations shape solo dev.
secretlives.games/150-making-i...
Nick is joined by guest co-host @plante.bsky.social for a chat w/ @gimblll.com about his dynamite twin-stick shooter Sektori. We discuss pursuing excellence in an oversaturated genre, and how limitations shape solo dev.
secretlives.games/150-making-i...
The Secret Lives of Games: 150: Making It Great with Kimmo Lahtinen (Sektori)
Nick is joined by guest co-host Chris Plante (Post Games) for a chat with Kimmo Lahtinen (aka gimbll) about his dynamite new twin-stick shooter, Sektori. They discuss the joy of the genre, pursuing ex...
secretlives.games
December 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ep. 150: Making It Great w/ Kimmo Lahtinen
Nick is joined by guest co-host @plante.bsky.social for a chat w/ @gimblll.com about his dynamite twin-stick shooter Sektori. We discuss pursuing excellence in an oversaturated genre, and how limitations shape solo dev.
secretlives.games/150-making-i...
Nick is joined by guest co-host @plante.bsky.social for a chat w/ @gimblll.com about his dynamite twin-stick shooter Sektori. We discuss pursuing excellence in an oversaturated genre, and how limitations shape solo dev.
secretlives.games/150-making-i...
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holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
CorgiSpace on Steam
CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in...
store.steampowered.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
Very jazzed for this
One week left until the recording of our 868-HACK episode, the first installment of All Systems Brough, a year-long (monthly) exploration of the work of @smestorp.bsky.social.
It’s not too late to play along with us!
store.steampowered.com/app/274700/8...
apps.apple.com/us/app/868-h...
It’s not too late to play along with us!
store.steampowered.com/app/274700/8...
apps.apple.com/us/app/868-h...
868-HACK on Steam
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Very jazzed for this
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My PR peeps: EA is looking to hire a PR manager to work on our Star Wars and Marvel portfolio as well as Skate. Application here. jobs.ea.com/en_US/career... FYI: I'm not involved with the hiring on this one. Just a PSA.
Global PR Manager - Action/Adventure
jobs.ea.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My PR peeps: EA is looking to hire a PR manager to work on our Star Wars and Marvel portfolio as well as Skate. Application here. jobs.ea.com/en_US/career... FYI: I'm not involved with the hiring on this one. Just a PSA.
I’ve only played a couple hours so far but Angeline Era is rad! Feels like nothing else I’ve played, so confident in its direction and effortlessly interesting in its sprawling new ideas.
Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’ve only played a couple hours so far but Angeline Era is rad! Feels like nothing else I’ve played, so confident in its direction and effortlessly interesting in its sprawling new ideas.
important!
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
important!
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sorry to some folks, but if we want games to be viewed as consequential art and not products - eventually game development at large is going to have to move past the realm of linkedin, forbes 30 under 30, how to market your game, professional business conference stuff and into something else.
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
sorry to some folks, but if we want games to be viewed as consequential art and not products - eventually game development at large is going to have to move past the realm of linkedin, forbes 30 under 30, how to market your game, professional business conference stuff and into something else.
SEKTORI
We'll be chatting with @gimblll.com next week about his incredible new twin-stick shooter Sektori, which some of us can't stop playing.
Check out the game and send any questions or thoughts our way!
www.gimblll.com/sektori/
Check out the game and send any questions or thoughts our way!
www.gimblll.com/sektori/
Sektori
www.gimblll.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
SEKTORI
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“Fuck ICE! Fuck Trump! Free Palestine! Pay Artists!”
“Oh… wait, what? Change my streaming platform? Take all of an hour to cancel Spotify and transfer my playlists? Oh no no no no no. That requires a minimal amount of effort on my part. I’m good!”
“Oh… wait, what? Change my streaming platform? Take all of an hour to cancel Spotify and transfer my playlists? Oh no no no no no. That requires a minimal amount of effort on my part. I’m good!”
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Fuck ICE! Fuck Trump! Free Palestine! Pay Artists!”
“Oh… wait, what? Change my streaming platform? Take all of an hour to cancel Spotify and transfer my playlists? Oh no no no no no. That requires a minimal amount of effort on my part. I’m good!”
“Oh… wait, what? Change my streaming platform? Take all of an hour to cancel Spotify and transfer my playlists? Oh no no no no no. That requires a minimal amount of effort on my part. I’m good!”
It’s my birthday.
Please honor me by buying yourself a $5 copy of a unique, interesting game made for adults, whose release is exposing several of the biggest, most depressing issues in videogames.
Please honor me by buying yourself a $5 copy of a unique, interesting game made for adults, whose release is exposing several of the biggest, most depressing issues in videogames.
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It’s my birthday.
Please honor me by buying yourself a $5 copy of a unique, interesting game made for adults, whose release is exposing several of the biggest, most depressing issues in videogames.
Please honor me by buying yourself a $5 copy of a unique, interesting game made for adults, whose release is exposing several of the biggest, most depressing issues in videogames.