Andrew Haining
@1st-c-lord.bsky.social
Code Lead @ http://www.screenburn.com/ working on Silent Hill: Townfall
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I've been biting my tongue on titanium court but now the igf moms are out, you can see for yourself, it was this years stand out game for sure, I think it's going to be huge
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I've been biting my tongue on titanium court but now the igf moms are out, you can see for yourself, it was this years stand out game for sure, I think it's going to be huge
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Latest episode of CVXX is now public for all on Youtube Spotify, Apple and all podcast platforms. If you enjoy the show please like, sub and share :) - Happy New Year!
youtu.be/KFpNCKDmv4o
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youtu.be/KFpNCKDmv4o
open.spotify.com/episode/6Tj4...
Spotify – Web Player
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January 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Latest episode of CVXX is now public for all on Youtube Spotify, Apple and all podcast platforms. If you enjoy the show please like, sub and share :) - Happy New Year!
youtu.be/KFpNCKDmv4o
open.spotify.com/episode/6Tj4...
youtu.be/KFpNCKDmv4o
open.spotify.com/episode/6Tj4...
I finally had enough of Spotify's legalised piracy last night, I installed navidrome on my home server, didn't take long at all and it works perfectly
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM
I finally had enough of Spotify's legalised piracy last night, I installed navidrome on my home server, didn't take long at all and it works perfectly
ehh excuse me, this is wrong, Indiana Jones came out in December and KCD2 came out in February!
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
ehh excuse me, this is wrong, Indiana Jones came out in December and KCD2 came out in February!
It wasn't a mistake, the CDU were paid very well by Putin to do it and was one of the main causes of the Ukraine invasion, it was treason. static.dw.com/image/697432...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
It wasn't a mistake, the CDU were paid very well by Putin to do it and was one of the main causes of the Ukraine invasion, it was treason. static.dw.com/image/697432...
Bloody hell, what a year in games 👏.
www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-re...
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Eurogamer readers' top 50 games of 2025 - "It made me cry three times"
The best games of 2025 as voted for by Eurogamer readers.
www.eurogamer.net
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Bloody hell, what a year in games 👏.
www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-re...
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FFVII remake was honking, particularly the Kingdom Hearts ghosts, Advent Children ending and the boring Combat System. You can't even chain support materia together, that's the entire point in the materia system.
December 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
FFVII remake was honking, particularly the Kingdom Hearts ghosts, Advent Children ending and the boring Combat System. You can't even chain support materia together, that's the entire point in the materia system.
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In my experience AI enthusiasts are the same mediocre work shy hangers on that have always poisoned game development but now they're much easier to spot
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In my experience AI enthusiasts are the same mediocre work shy hangers on that have always poisoned game development but now they're much easier to spot
Any time you see a quadrilateral in engineering, you're probably looking at something aesthetically appealing rather than optimal.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about
DiskSat’s design offers “a power-to-weight ratio unmatched by traditional aluminum satellites.”…
arstechnica.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Any time you see a quadrilateral in engineering, you're probably looking at something aesthetically appealing rather than optimal.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Playing ffvii remake, I'm about 10 minutes in and I fucking hate it, what an utter disgrace
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Playing ffvii remake, I'm about 10 minutes in and I fucking hate it, what an utter disgrace
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My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
No Graphics API — Sebastian Aaltonen
Graphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...
www.sebastianaaltonen.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
This is pretty close to perfect. I'd happily bin mobile GPUs and TBR but I understand why they're included. I probably would've binned hardware rasterisation altogether though and that would've been a mistake.
My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...
I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".
No Graphics API — Sebastian Aaltonen
Graphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...
www.sebastianaaltonen.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is pretty close to perfect. I'd happily bin mobile GPUs and TBR but I understand why they're included. I probably would've binned hardware rasterisation altogether though and that would've been a mistake.
Unfortunately he makes the same mistake that basically everyone does. He's ignored the word immersive in the definition. It's not just a simulation, it's a simulation in service of immersion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSF4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSF4...
What Is An Immersive Sim?
YouTube video by Timothy Cain
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December 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Unfortunately he makes the same mistake that basically everyone does. He's ignored the word immersive in the definition. It's not just a simulation, it's a simulation in service of immersion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSF4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSF4...
It's perverse lawcraft but Disney signed that Open AI deal to create a market that they can use to counter Google's fair use defence in their court case.
December 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It's perverse lawcraft but Disney signed that Open AI deal to create a market that they can use to counter Google's fair use defence in their court case.
Tl;DR support critics if you hate advertising and don't support advertising if you are a critic, advertising is the antithesis of criticism and will always seek to eliminate it.
I'm going to throw some cold water on the anger about this.
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
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It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Tl;DR support critics if you hate advertising and don't support advertising if you are a critic, advertising is the antithesis of criticism and will always seek to eliminate it.
It took Americans to really unlock the potential of warhammer and judge dread because the British establishment is deeply terrified of that anti imperialist part of English culture. Total War 40k is gonna be banging
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It took Americans to really unlock the potential of warhammer and judge dread because the British establishment is deeply terrified of that anti imperialist part of English culture. Total War 40k is gonna be banging
RE9 looks incredible 🤞
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
RE9 looks incredible 🤞
Now THAT'S gonna be an RPG
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Now THAT'S gonna be an RPG
Casey Hudson directing a game doesn't quite carry the same weight after Anthem, hope they pull it off but i'm not holding my breath tbh, I don't think he understands what made kotor great.
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Casey Hudson directing a game doesn't quite carry the same weight after Anthem, hope they pull it off but i'm not holding my breath tbh, I don't think he understands what made kotor great.
Seeing the Clair Obscur soundtrack performed live is definitely a highlight on this years game awards
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Seeing the Clair Obscur soundtrack performed live is definitely a highlight on this years game awards
Lots of other AAA games have budgets in this range, what's unique here is that Sandfall are the only ones telling the truth.
"Sandfall wanted to prove that indie studios were capable of making prestige games at a fraction of the budget and personnel of larger studios....
"Sandfall, which said the budget for Clair Obscur was less than $10 million..."
Wow
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/a...
"Sandfall, which said the budget for Clair Obscur was less than $10 million..."
Wow
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/a...
A Gaming Tour de Force That Is Very, Very French
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Lots of other AAA games have budgets in this range, what's unique here is that Sandfall are the only ones telling the truth.
Crowd sourced reviews are a terrible idea and them carrying weight makes games worse but the solution isn't to let devs remove the negative poorly written, pointless and bigoted ones but keep the positive poorly written, pointless (probably not bigoted tbh because that's not how bigots work) ones
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Crowd sourced reviews are a terrible idea and them carrying weight makes games worse but the solution isn't to let devs remove the negative poorly written, pointless and bigoted ones but keep the positive poorly written, pointless (probably not bigoted tbh because that's not how bigots work) ones
Playing Doom The Dark Ages and it's got the same problem as Doom Eternal, massively over-designed. It's like they didn't read the reviews for Doom 2016. It was widely praised for getting out of your way.
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Playing Doom The Dark Ages and it's got the same problem as Doom Eternal, massively over-designed. It's like they didn't read the reviews for Doom 2016. It was widely praised for getting out of your way.