PiandaBear | Lead Project Dev. for 'Beat to Death'
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PiandaBear | Lead Project Dev. for 'Beat to Death'
@piandabear.bsky.social
Lead Developer on indie Project 'Beat to Death'!
Video game composer, piano teacher, and Yooka-Laylee fanatic.
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bonus : here's the timelapse of that drawing
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Yooka Laylee art I made to complete the puzzle piece Playtonic sent ^^ I loved making this
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm almost ready to jump back into game dev for my game 'Beat to Death'...
....Except I'm like 5 video game compositions behind before I can tackle gam dev again... 😅
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@daleykong.bsky.social Good morning from the American west coast! Hope you've been enjoying our timezone in the UK!
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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ICYMI: 🎶 IT'S HERE! 🎶

@grantkirkhope.bsky.social is back on the IGS Podcast! We went 40+ minutes deep on #YookaReplaylee, #DonkeyKongBananza, the #NintendoDirect and plenty more.

Watch now: youtu.be/rkzfD-kksas?...

@playtonicgames.com @pmstudios.bsky.social

#NintendoSwitch2 #PS5 #PC #XboxSeries
Grant Kirkhope Talks Yooka-Replaylee | IGS Podcast Episode 91
YouTube video by IGS
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Ok that's creative & cute
September 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
HE MR GAY
September 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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I am excited and relieved to say I am no longer looking for work!

Very firmly staying in community management, now adjacent to the games industry instead of directly in it 🫡
September 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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I’m celebrating the slow death of video length limitations on all
platforms by uploading 2 minute videos. Please enjoy this important educational song about media literacy.
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Had lots of fun doing LOUD TRAILER versions of Mr Kirkhope's Yooka themes for this. Also very handy that we have Chris Suth around, always delivers!🔊🎵
"WhErE's ThE ReLeAsE DaTe?!"

RIGHT HERE. Yooka-Replaylee launches on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and... Nintendo Switch 2 on October 9, 2025!

With double the content, every corner and feature polished, and stunning new visuals, the definitive Yooka-Laylee adventure is upon us.
September 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
@daleykong.bsky.social I wish I made this gif while you were the Communication Manager at Playtonic, but I made it more recently.
August 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Playtonic Friends Publisher Sale via eShop. ow.ly/QWsT50WL1lH
August 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Oh boy... It was announcement for an announcement. And the $50 pre-order price tag... That's quite rough... 🙃
August 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Wrote a little layoff survival list on LinkedIn, sharing here for more visibility

#Gamedev #Layoffs #Gamejobs
August 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Dang, no Yook-Replaylee release date during the Indie World.

I was really hoping Playtonic would try to get the game seen by every Nintendo fan again, but I guess not.
Legendary voice actor Chris Sutherland is back in the booth!
He's bringing his iconic energy to the upcoming release date trailer — and yes, it's coming soon...
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
First time creating a main menu!!
Everything here is temporary, but I'm still pretty happy with it.
...I'm pretty happy with how the buttons turned out though to be honest, but it also might still need some work too.

#UI #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames
August 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Making some Main Menu UI doodles...
#UI #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames
August 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Learning Godot's UI system with a separate learning project. Took @indiegameclinic.bsky.social's advice from a video and made a UI Tamagotchi game. Godot's UI is a little bit confusing, but their system makes sense once you get the hang of it... Which I have not gotten the hang of yet!
#GameDev
July 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guys... You know this was associated with the infamous JonTron incident... Why are y'all posting this. On twitter, its already brought back the "Will JonTron be in this game" brats.
July 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
July 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Rest in peace Dr. Jackson, your impacts on me as a student and as a musician will forever carry on.
July 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Casually listening to "5 Principles of Game Design" and suddenly getting jumped-scared by a familiar voice - Chris Sutherland.

youtu.be/pF2LGYVRCwI?...
5 Principles of Game Design
YouTube video by Field of View: The Art of Game Design
youtu.be
July 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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If you’re looking for a consultant on communications or social media, I am available IMMEDIATELY.

I grew F1 Manager socials to 100K in 6 months

I grew Playtonic socials from 200k to 1.2m impressions in 3 months.

I am very good at learning from and speaking to communities to make them better.
Hi everyone… I can’t really believe what’s just happened but I’ve just been released from my new role…

I just signed a 12-month tenancy to move to a new city and now desperately need to find a job.

I’m looking for anything in comms/marketing within games or otherwise.
July 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM