Derek Daniels
@derekdaniels.bsky.social
Video Game Design Consultant
Previous: Design Director God of War 2018, Activision Central Design, etc
Previous: Design Director God of War 2018, Activision Central Design, etc
This rain in LA is what we call dragon quest weather! Trying to finish up the hd remake of 3 so I can check out 1/2
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This rain in LA is what we call dragon quest weather! Trying to finish up the hd remake of 3 so I can check out 1/2
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More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
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Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
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we did it babes.... we're the opposite of cooked. what is that. we're ingredients
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
we did it babes.... we're the opposite of cooked. what is that. we're ingredients
Animal crossing with mouse mode honestly sounds fun and relaxing. I’ll definitely check it out
youtu.be/7nODHyw3lgs
youtu.be/7nODHyw3lgs
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Animal crossing with mouse mode honestly sounds fun and relaxing. I’ll definitely check it out
youtu.be/7nODHyw3lgs
youtu.be/7nODHyw3lgs
Sad to hear about itagaki. We studied so much of ninja gaiden when making god of war. Huge inspiration. Recently found out he worked on tecmo Super Bowl also. What a legend
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Sad to hear about itagaki. We studied so much of ninja gaiden when making god of war. Huge inspiration. Recently found out he worked on tecmo Super Bowl also. What a legend
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Presenting Demi and the Fractured Dream, debuted here at Tokyo Game Show in the Annapurna Showcase. A lovely game made by fantastic people and I’m so glad to be writing music for it! The voice you hear is the wonderful Sumika Inoue. More soon!
Trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZH...
Trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZH...
Demi and the Fractured Dream | Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Presenting Demi and the Fractured Dream, debuted here at Tokyo Game Show in the Annapurna Showcase. A lovely game made by fantastic people and I’m so glad to be writing music for it! The voice you hear is the wonderful Sumika Inoue. More soon!
Trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZH...
Trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZH...
@stephenhilger.bsky.social thanks for the heads up that 9 sols has a story mode. Picked it up a while back on a sale and never started it fearing how hardcore it was going to be. Loading it up!
September 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
@stephenhilger.bsky.social thanks for the heads up that 9 sols has a story mode. Picked it up a while back on a sale and never started it fearing how hardcore it was going to be. Loading it up!
Delete your podcast player.
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Delete your podcast player.
Hulk ultimate destruction has been mentioned in all combat design discussions for the past 20 years! Shoutout to Eric Holmes and the rest of radical for a great game
August 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hulk ultimate destruction has been mentioned in all combat design discussions for the past 20 years! Shoutout to Eric Holmes and the rest of radical for a great game
I miss fixed camera angles in games. Both making them and playing them.
August 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I miss fixed camera angles in games. Both making them and playing them.
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Games in pre-alpha
August 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Games in pre-alpha
The DS lite might be one of the biggest glow ups of all time resulting in arguably still one of the best portables ever
20 years ago, @edgemagazine.bsky.social marvelled at the wide range of new handhelds hitting the market. Like many of us, they didn't fancy the DS' chances of matching the Game Boy's success, though (spoiler: it is now the best selling handheld console of all time)
July 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The DS lite might be one of the biggest glow ups of all time resulting in arguably still one of the best portables ever
Never played any earthbound / mother game before. Picked up a hacked gba cartridge with the English fan translation off of Etsy to check out. I still prefer playing on original hardware
July 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Never played any earthbound / mother game before. Picked up a hacked gba cartridge with the English fan translation off of Etsy to check out. I still prefer playing on original hardware
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transition music in a metroid sitcom
July 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
transition music in a metroid sitcom
Never played the non Tyson version.
July 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Never played the non Tyson version.
@bb.wavelengths.online gba micro and wario ware twisted are a perfect combo. Also the switch lite is really good for all the back catalog switch online stuff
July 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
@bb.wavelengths.online gba micro and wario ware twisted are a perfect combo. Also the switch lite is really good for all the back catalog switch online stuff
Mario kart DS may still be the best single player Mario kart
July 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Mario kart DS may still be the best single player Mario kart
The new Superman movie reminds me that we used to get weird movie tie in games by a developer cutting their teeth that would have 1 or 2 good ideas buried in them. Games are always hard to make but a lot of devs are missing ways to get their reps in
July 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The new Superman movie reminds me that we used to get weird movie tie in games by a developer cutting their teeth that would have 1 or 2 good ideas buried in them. Games are always hard to make but a lot of devs are missing ways to get their reps in
68.7 billion dollars….
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
68.7 billion dollars….
I miss Nintendo making weird hardware such as the GBA micro, all the versions of the 2ds, etc. What I’m really saying is I want a Switch Lite clam shell
July 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I miss Nintendo making weird hardware such as the GBA micro, all the versions of the 2ds, etc. What I’m really saying is I want a Switch Lite clam shell
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Wow
This is an insanely cynical and morally abhorrent move
I feel sorry for the devs there and more sorry for the families of the folks whose gambling addictions this will nurture
www.riotgames.com/en/news/espo...
This is an insanely cynical and morally abhorrent move
I feel sorry for the devs there and more sorry for the families of the folks whose gambling addictions this will nurture
www.riotgames.com/en/news/espo...
Why We're Opening Betting Sponsorships in Esports & How We're Doing It Responsibly
The guardrails we’re putting in place to ensure competitive integrity as we open this category for esports teams
www.riotgames.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Wow
This is an insanely cynical and morally abhorrent move
I feel sorry for the devs there and more sorry for the families of the folks whose gambling addictions this will nurture
www.riotgames.com/en/news/espo...
This is an insanely cynical and morally abhorrent move
I feel sorry for the devs there and more sorry for the families of the folks whose gambling addictions this will nurture
www.riotgames.com/en/news/espo...