Chad Armstrong
@chadarmstrong.bsky.social
aka “Shishka.” Senior technical designer at Gravity Well Games. Previously: Apex Legends, Tomb Raider, Halo. He/Him.
Need y’all to slow down and appreciate the vibes of this cat I saw sunbathing in Gyochon
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Need y’all to slow down and appreciate the vibes of this cat I saw sunbathing in Gyochon
Safe to assume that the Venn diagram of people who are eating the propaganda up and the people who say games "shouldn't be political" is a single perfect circle.
Shocking: they’re leaning in to the evocation of nerd imagery to further rally their base of reactionary antisocial gamers
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Safe to assume that the Venn diagram of people who are eating the propaganda up and the people who say games "shouldn't be political" is a single perfect circle.
Can’t help but remember Kutaragi comparing the PS3 pricing to getting dinner at a nice restaurant…
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can’t help but remember Kutaragi comparing the PS3 pricing to getting dinner at a nice restaurant…
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ps3-is-proba...
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Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
October 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Hot damn, "You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line" is the kind of articulation I wish I was capable of.
October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hot damn, "You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line" is the kind of articulation I wish I was capable of.
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Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
Senior QA Analyst
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Gravity Well is looking for a Senior QA Analyst to join our team! 🎮👾
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
If you've got sharp testing skills, a passion for video games, and experience with QA efforts, we want to hear from you!
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell/...
Update on this: two fractures! Yaaaaaay. 😑
@alexabkim.bsky.social to me: “Chad I’m gonna need you to stop 40’ing so hard.”
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow .
Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow while crossing its arms to pout.
media.tenor.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Update on this: two fractures! Yaaaaaay. 😑
@alexabkim.bsky.social to me: “Chad I’m gonna need you to stop 40’ing so hard.”
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow .
Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow while crossing its arms to pout.
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@alexabkim.bsky.social to me: “Chad I’m gonna need you to stop 40’ing so hard.”
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
Me: “I’m gonna 40’s ✨even harder✨ now.
(My dumb 43 year old ass just rolled my ankle so hard there was a popping noise)
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Yeah he is 100% right.
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Yeah he is 100% right.
I think it was Del Walker that rightly said that AI art makes brands look cheap.
Recent email from VectorStock (the stock site I use the most for graphic design work) showing AI slop is getting absolutely hammered.
"But AI is inevitable!"
Yeah right.
"But AI is inevitable!"
Yeah right.
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I think it was Del Walker that rightly said that AI art makes brands look cheap.
Always good to see women capably climbing the corporate ladder.
🫠
🫠
September 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Always good to see women capably climbing the corporate ladder.
🫠
🫠
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I guess @chadarmstrong.bsky.social keeps up with this app and has told you we go camping a lot, and have rats again. In fact, here's Neeps on my desk right now.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
September 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I guess @chadarmstrong.bsky.social keeps up with this app and has told you we go camping a lot, and have rats again. In fact, here's Neeps on my desk right now.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, hydrated and staying cool.
My new managers Whisky and Tattie making sure I stay productive
September 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My new managers Whisky and Tattie making sure I stay productive
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We ended up canceling our campsite reservation due to a strict “no fire” policy that included propane stoves, and found a nearby cabin.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
August 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We ended up canceling our campsite reservation due to a strict “no fire” policy that included propane stoves, and found a nearby cabin.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
We still made samgyeopsal. We’re gonna be ok.
Haboob! At the Orgy Dome
The Burning Man Orgy Dome was left in tatters by a brutal dust storm with organizers sharing the devastation on social media.
Inside Burning Man Orgy Dome - First look at devastation after brutal dust storm
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August 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Haboob! At the Orgy Dome
The squirrels are melting again
August 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The squirrels are melting again
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8.7 magnitude (!) earthquake off Kamchatka triggers tsunami warning for the Aleutian islands and tsunami watches down the Pacific coast www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
8.7 magnitude (!) earthquake off Kamchatka triggers tsunami warning for the Aleutian islands and tsunami watches down the Pacific coast www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...
Are the most experts in the room with us right now?
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Are the most experts in the room with us right now?
A Conversation that has Happened More than Once:
Alexa’s Family Member: <in Korean> “Isn’t Chad cold? The weather is windy/snowy/etc”
Alexa: “Oh, he’s fine. He grew up in Alaska.”
<in English> “Chad, show them the picture”
The picture, of me fishing during my second trip to Korea, in the winter:
Alexa’s Family Member: <in Korean> “Isn’t Chad cold? The weather is windy/snowy/etc”
Alexa: “Oh, he’s fine. He grew up in Alaska.”
<in English> “Chad, show them the picture”
The picture, of me fishing during my second trip to Korea, in the winter:
July 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A Conversation that has Happened More than Once:
Alexa’s Family Member: <in Korean> “Isn’t Chad cold? The weather is windy/snowy/etc”
Alexa: “Oh, he’s fine. He grew up in Alaska.”
<in English> “Chad, show them the picture”
The picture, of me fishing during my second trip to Korea, in the winter:
Alexa’s Family Member: <in Korean> “Isn’t Chad cold? The weather is windy/snowy/etc”
Alexa: “Oh, he’s fine. He grew up in Alaska.”
<in English> “Chad, show them the picture”
The picture, of me fishing during my second trip to Korea, in the winter:
Saw this at a (pretty fantastic) Mexican restaurant in a small town here in Cali. The more I look at it, the more confused I get.
June 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Saw this at a (pretty fantastic) Mexican restaurant in a small town here in Cali. The more I look at it, the more confused I get.
Hey chat what kind of squirrel is this at the squirrel table
June 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hey chat what kind of squirrel is this at the squirrel table
If you’re the type of person to rage quit in Nightreign if you die once during the day phase, I hope your shoes always have rocks in them.
June 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you’re the type of person to rage quit in Nightreign if you die once during the day phase, I hope your shoes always have rocks in them.
How many calories is a data center
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How many calories is a data center
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When they shut down the Star Wars FPS, we got to see this game up close and talk to their dev team, because they could take on some of our folks. What they were building was ambitious and special and I was legitimately excited to play it someday, even if they'd only done 1/4 of what they planned.
really, really upsetting to see what's been happening at EA over the last several months. it feels like it's every month just about, another thing shut down.
www.ign.com/articles/ea-...
www.ign.com/articles/ea-...
EA Cancels Black Panther Game, Closes Cliffhanger Studios - IGN
Electronic Arts is canceling its planned Black Panther game and shutting down developer Cliffhanger Studios, IGN has learned.
www.ign.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
When they shut down the Star Wars FPS, we got to see this game up close and talk to their dev team, because they could take on some of our folks. What they were building was ambitious and special and I was legitimately excited to play it someday, even if they'd only done 1/4 of what they planned.