Water Malone
@watermalone.bsky.social
Senior QA Specialist @ PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
Previously Senior QA Analyst (Tools, Tech Art/Anim & Content Pipeline) @ Hypixel Studios on @hytale.bsky.social. Also did CoD stuff @ Activision
TU Dublin Graduate 🇮🇪 Dub based in Derry
they/them
Previously Senior QA Analyst (Tools, Tech Art/Anim & Content Pipeline) @ Hypixel Studios on @hytale.bsky.social. Also did CoD stuff @ Activision
TU Dublin Graduate 🇮🇪 Dub based in Derry
they/them
Between Arc Raiders, Fellowship and BF6, Swedish game dev continues to demonstrate an absolutely immense aura
Great to see games being successful 🤘
Great to see games being successful 🤘
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Between Arc Raiders, Fellowship and BF6, Swedish game dev continues to demonstrate an absolutely immense aura
Great to see games being successful 🤘
Great to see games being successful 🤘
Got some new ink from the one and only www.instagram.com/isnardbarbos...
Melinoë's brother is OP imo
#Hades
Melinoë's brother is OP imo
#Hades
October 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Got some new ink from the one and only www.instagram.com/isnardbarbos...
Melinoë's brother is OP imo
#Hades
Melinoë's brother is OP imo
#Hades
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September 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades
Why is YouTube search absolutely gone to the dogs. Most of the results are barely relevant and it doesn't return many results before it just tangents into recommended video, and the amount of shorts it pushes at you is insane!
It's like they're trying to shoot themselves in the foot
It's like they're trying to shoot themselves in the foot
August 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Why is YouTube search absolutely gone to the dogs. Most of the results are barely relevant and it doesn't return many results before it just tangents into recommended video, and the amount of shorts it pushes at you is insane!
It's like they're trying to shoot themselves in the foot
It's like they're trying to shoot themselves in the foot
That headshot collateral double kill had me going a little 😱 #battlefield6
August 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
That headshot collateral double kill had me going a little 😱 #battlefield6
"The people who did these things to us will never see consequences. You will have to make peace with that however you can, because the last step is leaving them behind altogether, and never thinking about them again."
Poignant and relatable to previous experiences.
Poignant and relatable to previous experiences.
The long-awaited follow-up to my article "How The Games Industry Hurts People".
A tale of trauma, healing, and finding your way back.
If you've ever been burned out, crunched, mistreated, mismanaged, or generally ground to a crisp, this one is for you.
A tale of trauma, healing, and finding your way back.
If you've ever been burned out, crunched, mistreated, mismanaged, or generally ground to a crisp, this one is for you.
Burnout and Weightlifting
The last step in recovery.
loadbearingtomato.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"The people who did these things to us will never see consequences. You will have to make peace with that however you can, because the last step is leaving them behind altogether, and never thinking about them again."
Poignant and relatable to previous experiences.
Poignant and relatable to previous experiences.
Indie devs I am begging you to use readable fonts anywhere a font is present anywhere in your game.
Completely understand desire to use a font that feels appropriately stylised for art direction, but some fonts genuinely hurt your players ability to play your game from accessibility perspective
Completely understand desire to use a font that feels appropriately stylised for art direction, but some fonts genuinely hurt your players ability to play your game from accessibility perspective
July 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Indie devs I am begging you to use readable fonts anywhere a font is present anywhere in your game.
Completely understand desire to use a font that feels appropriately stylised for art direction, but some fonts genuinely hurt your players ability to play your game from accessibility perspective
Completely understand desire to use a font that feels appropriately stylised for art direction, but some fonts genuinely hurt your players ability to play your game from accessibility perspective
Seen by Kings of Leon is criminally underrated. My hot take: it's their best song.
Better than Sex on Fire (And I love Sex on Fire)
Better than Sex on Fire (And I love Sex on Fire)
July 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Seen by Kings of Leon is criminally underrated. My hot take: it's their best song.
Better than Sex on Fire (And I love Sex on Fire)
Better than Sex on Fire (And I love Sex on Fire)
Anyone else seeing a huge influx of bits following them over the last while? Clearly fake accounts
May 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Anyone else seeing a huge influx of bits following them over the last while? Clearly fake accounts
How is the current age of 2025 Star Wars is Andor a thing and why is it soooo much better than everything else that Disney has done with Star Wars?
April 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How is the current age of 2025 Star Wars is Andor a thing and why is it soooo much better than everything else that Disney has done with Star Wars?
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My schedule has some space from June onwards, so send me a message if you want to improve your tools & pipelines!
I teach teams how to design good workflows via tools strategy consulting, OpenUSD workflow design, Tool UX Design masterclasses, and workshops.
rystorm.com/consulting
I teach teams how to design good workflows via tools strategy consulting, OpenUSD workflow design, Tool UX Design masterclasses, and workshops.
rystorm.com/consulting
Consulting — Robin-Yann Storm, Product & UX Designer for Tools
rystorm.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My schedule has some space from June onwards, so send me a message if you want to improve your tools & pipelines!
I teach teams how to design good workflows via tools strategy consulting, OpenUSD workflow design, Tool UX Design masterclasses, and workshops.
rystorm.com/consulting
I teach teams how to design good workflows via tools strategy consulting, OpenUSD workflow design, Tool UX Design masterclasses, and workshops.
rystorm.com/consulting
Hot take: GDP is the most misleading statistic in existence and it's actively damaging to society
April 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hot take: GDP is the most misleading statistic in existence and it's actively damaging to society
So happy seeing more stylised animated films coming out of Hollywood. Really felt like we were gonna get stuck and homogenised around the Pixar style of animation.
youtu.be/eWzPKrNoSyM?...
youtu.be/eWzPKrNoSyM?...
Predator: Killer of Killers | First Look | Hulu
YouTube video by Hulu
youtu.be
April 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So happy seeing more stylised animated films coming out of Hollywood. Really felt like we were gonna get stuck and homogenised around the Pixar style of animation.
youtu.be/eWzPKrNoSyM?...
youtu.be/eWzPKrNoSyM?...
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What does a level designer do? What is the difference between UX design and product design?
Is everyone in QA also a 'game developer'?
The reality is that your job title doesn't matter
youtu.be/yWv4WHkDF0w
Is everyone in QA also a 'game developer'?
The reality is that your job title doesn't matter
youtu.be/yWv4WHkDF0w
Your job title doesn't matter
YouTube video by Robin-Yann Storm
youtu.be
April 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What does a level designer do? What is the difference between UX design and product design?
Is everyone in QA also a 'game developer'?
The reality is that your job title doesn't matter
youtu.be/yWv4WHkDF0w
Is everyone in QA also a 'game developer'?
The reality is that your job title doesn't matter
youtu.be/yWv4WHkDF0w
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Voidborn 1.0 is out now!
Create devastating weapon builds in this fast-paced FPS as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments, challenge tough bosses, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.
Create devastating weapon builds in this fast-paced FPS as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments, challenge tough bosses, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.
April 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Voidborn 1.0 is out now!
Create devastating weapon builds in this fast-paced FPS as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments, challenge tough bosses, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.
Create devastating weapon builds in this fast-paced FPS as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments, challenge tough bosses, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.
Anyone have any recommendations for video game and/or anime merch stores that have decent quality/aren't fast fashion? Specifically, I'm looking for some tank tops.
I've used Fangamer and Uniqlo (debatable fast fashion, but decent quality), and like them, but they don't seem to have tank tops
I've used Fangamer and Uniqlo (debatable fast fashion, but decent quality), and like them, but they don't seem to have tank tops
April 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Anyone have any recommendations for video game and/or anime merch stores that have decent quality/aren't fast fashion? Specifically, I'm looking for some tank tops.
I've used Fangamer and Uniqlo (debatable fast fashion, but decent quality), and like them, but they don't seem to have tank tops
I've used Fangamer and Uniqlo (debatable fast fashion, but decent quality), and like them, but they don't seem to have tank tops
Nothing makes you push new PRs at the gym like being absolutely furious. Very much feeling like Kratos rn
a close up of a video game character with a beard and a sword .
Alt: Kratos from the God of War game screaming
media.tenor.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Nothing makes you push new PRs at the gym like being absolutely furious. Very much feeling like Kratos rn
The Thomas the Tank Engine theme song has no right to be as much of a banger as it is
a group of people are dancing and one of them is wearing a dant sweatshirt
Alt: A group of people with stereotypically gothic attire are dancing
media.tenor.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Thomas the Tank Engine theme song has no right to be as much of a banger as it is
Real happy to see Solo Levelling get the popularity it deserves. The Manwha is one of my favourite collection of illustrations going.
RIP Dabu, I'm sure he would've loved seeing his work brought to animation.
RIP Dabu, I'm sure he would've loved seeing his work brought to animation.
February 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Real happy to see Solo Levelling get the popularity it deserves. The Manwha is one of my favourite collection of illustrations going.
RIP Dabu, I'm sure he would've loved seeing his work brought to animation.
RIP Dabu, I'm sure he would've loved seeing his work brought to animation.
When I travel I enjoy trying drinks and snacks I can't usually get at home (Like I imagine many folks do) but in the spirit of this, I'm gonna make a thread that I come back to for when I travel to Amsterdam
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February 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When I travel I enjoy trying drinks and snacks I can't usually get at home (Like I imagine many folks do) but in the spirit of this, I'm gonna make a thread that I come back to for when I travel to Amsterdam
🧵
🧵
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Unfortunately I have been affected by the latest Unity layoff.
While I didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly, I’m still incredibly grateful for nearly six years there!
I’m open to new opportunities - so I'm more than happy to connect with anyone wanting to make great games!
While I didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly, I’m still incredibly grateful for nearly six years there!
I’m open to new opportunities - so I'm more than happy to connect with anyone wanting to make great games!
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Unfortunately I have been affected by the latest Unity layoff.
While I didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly, I’m still incredibly grateful for nearly six years there!
I’m open to new opportunities - so I'm more than happy to connect with anyone wanting to make great games!
While I didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly, I’m still incredibly grateful for nearly six years there!
I’m open to new opportunities - so I'm more than happy to connect with anyone wanting to make great games!
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Also fun fact:
There's a new Technically Art issue out today! ✨
There's so much cool, insightful, and juicy shader-y, tech-artsy, and VFX-y stuff in there, you definitely don't want to miss it! 👀
Check it out here:
halisavakis.com/technically-...
#gamedev #indiedev #vfx
There's a new Technically Art issue out today! ✨
There's so much cool, insightful, and juicy shader-y, tech-artsy, and VFX-y stuff in there, you definitely don't want to miss it! 👀
Check it out here:
halisavakis.com/technically-...
#gamedev #indiedev #vfx
January 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Also fun fact:
There's a new Technically Art issue out today! ✨
There's so much cool, insightful, and juicy shader-y, tech-artsy, and VFX-y stuff in there, you definitely don't want to miss it! 👀
Check it out here:
halisavakis.com/technically-...
#gamedev #indiedev #vfx
There's a new Technically Art issue out today! ✨
There's so much cool, insightful, and juicy shader-y, tech-artsy, and VFX-y stuff in there, you definitely don't want to miss it! 👀
Check it out here:
halisavakis.com/technically-...
#gamedev #indiedev #vfx
All the game VFX artists adding this to their reference
January 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
All the game VFX artists adding this to their reference