Sally
@sirin.bsky.social
software developer @ ZA/UM
wishlist Zero Parades: For Dead Spies: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/ZERO_PARADES/
wishlist Zero Parades: For Dead Spies: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/ZERO_PARADES/
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Bonfire Night, Moss Side, 1972.
📸 Daniel Meadows
📸 Daniel Meadows
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Bonfire Night, Moss Side, 1972.
📸 Daniel Meadows
📸 Daniel Meadows
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It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
The episodic superhero comedy features big-name actors like Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
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Last week, Rockstar was accused of firing over 30 people for engaging in union activity.
In a statement to Bloomberg (and subsequently Game Developer), Rockstar owner Take-Two said those workers were fired for "gross misconduct."
Today, an IWGB rep told me there is no evidence that was the case.
In a statement to Bloomberg (and subsequently Game Developer), Rockstar owner Take-Two said those workers were fired for "gross misconduct."
Today, an IWGB rep told me there is no evidence that was the case.
Rockstar accused of firing over 30 union members in 'calculated attack on workers'
Rockstar accused of firing over 30 union members in 'calculated attack on workers'
UK union IWGB claims the Grand Theft Auto maker has committed the 'most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Last week, Rockstar was accused of firing over 30 people for engaging in union activity.
In a statement to Bloomberg (and subsequently Game Developer), Rockstar owner Take-Two said those workers were fired for "gross misconduct."
Today, an IWGB rep told me there is no evidence that was the case.
In a statement to Bloomberg (and subsequently Game Developer), Rockstar owner Take-Two said those workers were fired for "gross misconduct."
Today, an IWGB rep told me there is no evidence that was the case.
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this is gamedev
People are not lying about what happens when you do this. I've had five kids so far take potatoes and three take apples.
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
this is gamedev
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A lot of the business failures of the games industry are really rooted in this desire to create a product that dominates the market. The recent Amazon thing really highlights that: they wanted to create a product that outperformed Steam, but they didn't understand Steam or what the audience wanted.
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A lot of the business failures of the games industry are really rooted in this desire to create a product that dominates the market. The recent Amazon thing really highlights that: they wanted to create a product that outperformed Steam, but they didn't understand Steam or what the audience wanted.
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That old saw about the goose that lays golden eggs seems really apt here. They're slaughtering these geese wholesale, trying to probe their innards for the gold-making mechanism. Even when they see it, they don't recognize it and they don't value it.
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
That old saw about the goose that lays golden eggs seems really apt here. They're slaughtering these geese wholesale, trying to probe their innards for the gold-making mechanism. Even when they see it, they don't recognize it and they don't value it.
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"The economic disaster that is Brexit"
(A lot worse than I had thought)
Will Hutton in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
(A lot worse than I had thought)
Will Hutton in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"The economic disaster that is Brexit"
(A lot worse than I had thought)
Will Hutton in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
(A lot worse than I had thought)
Will Hutton in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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One of the most important jobs of a designer is understanding that there are some things that everyone says they want, but then absolutely hate if they get it
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
One of the most important jobs of a designer is understanding that there are some things that everyone says they want, but then absolutely hate if they get it
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The UK is swiftly positioning itself to become a pariah state, entirely outside of international human rights norms, and we will deserve any and all consequences of that positioning.
October 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The UK is swiftly positioning itself to become a pariah state, entirely outside of international human rights norms, and we will deserve any and all consequences of that positioning.
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I see the "The Greens are damaging Labour" narrative has started after Labour's slide in the polls. Labour, in it's current form, is no longer fit for purpose. People have every right to look to alternatives.
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I see the "The Greens are damaging Labour" narrative has started after Labour's slide in the polls. Labour, in it's current form, is no longer fit for purpose. People have every right to look to alternatives.
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You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
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How can there be purpose or soul in a game that you immediately start remaking to the audience's whims because it didn't sell well? That "art" is severely compromised. Better to start anew, or work from more open-ended sketches and use Early Access for testing ideas and better balancing.
October 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How can there be purpose or soul in a game that you immediately start remaking to the audience's whims because it didn't sell well? That "art" is severely compromised. Better to start anew, or work from more open-ended sketches and use Early Access for testing ideas and better balancing.
Post you from a different era.
October 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Post you from a different era.
I clicked a job ad posted by a game studio I followed.
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I clicked a job ad posted by a game studio I followed.
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We're seeing some really dope indie horror games with PSX style graphics. It's time for indie RPGs with PSX style graphics.
October 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We're seeing some really dope indie horror games with PSX style graphics. It's time for indie RPGs with PSX style graphics.
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The workers at ZA/UM Studio have unionized.
First recognised games union in the UK, too. May many others follow.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/workers-at-z...
First recognised games union in the UK, too. May many others follow.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/workers-at-z...
Workers at ZA/UM Announce Landmark Recognition Agreement - IWGB Game Workers
Video game developers at ZA/UM Studio, represented by the IWGB (Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) have today announced their formation of a union at their workplace. After a negotiation proc...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The workers at ZA/UM Studio have unionized.
First recognised games union in the UK, too. May many others follow.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/workers-at-z...
First recognised games union in the UK, too. May many others follow.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/workers-at-z...
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cannot really explain to non-Brits how funny it is that this country has artificially developed an entire economy around a triangle of cities in the lowest quarter of the nation and then keeps failing to connect two of those three cities
October 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
cannot really explain to non-Brits how funny it is that this country has artificially developed an entire economy around a triangle of cities in the lowest quarter of the nation and then keeps failing to connect two of those three cities
Played the new Keep Driving update in Swedish, and found the new hitch-hiking couple were Finns 😅 And in the English version - they're Swedish!
So now we're going on a different kind of trip 🌵
So now we're going on a different kind of trip 🌵
October 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Played the new Keep Driving update in Swedish, and found the new hitch-hiking couple were Finns 😅 And in the English version - they're Swedish!
So now we're going on a different kind of trip 🌵
So now we're going on a different kind of trip 🌵
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Me, reading entries from Roger's Profanisaurus to the family at Christmas:
September 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Me, reading entries from Roger's Profanisaurus to the family at Christmas:
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The Last Stand, 1965, painting by Clarice Hall Pomfret, 1930-2014 (Bolton Library & Museum Services).
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The Last Stand, 1965, painting by Clarice Hall Pomfret, 1930-2014 (Bolton Library & Museum Services).
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RIP Kaleb Horton
kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/
kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/
September 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
RIP Kaleb Horton
kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/
kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/
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"It is the belief of this Labour government that it would be better if you or your loved ones did not exist. Can we rely on your vote?"
September 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"It is the belief of this Labour government that it would be better if you or your loved ones did not exist. Can we rely on your vote?"
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September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A fine follow-up to The Brexit Tackle - "a tackle that doesn’t get the ball, only takes out the player"
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A fine follow-up to The Brexit Tackle - "a tackle that doesn’t get the ball, only takes out the player"