Dan Pearce
@gamedesigndan.bsky.social
I make games in my pajamas. BAFTA Breakthrough, two time BAFTA award nominee and one time winner.
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
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Dan Pearce
@gamedesigndan.bsky.social
· Jun 25
I Am Your Beast is OUT NOW on @xbox.com and @playstation.com 🐺
Complete with DLC "Support Group" and "Cold Sweat" and all free updates.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
Complete with DLC "Support Group" and "Cold Sweat" and all free updates.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
The good news doesn't stop. Maybe consider playing a game about someone telling you to get back in your box and you saying "hell the fuck no."
I love robots falling over videos so much
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I love robots falling over videos so much
Windows swipe to shut down feature has got to be one of the most annoying fucking things ever developed from a UX experience. Happens randomly, ambiguous what it's even expecting you to do, potentially deletes work if you get it wrong. Cannot fathom anyone wanting it. Who thought this took too long?
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Windows swipe to shut down feature has got to be one of the most annoying fucking things ever developed from a UX experience. Happens randomly, ambiguous what it's even expecting you to do, potentially deletes work if you get it wrong. Cannot fathom anyone wanting it. Who thought this took too long?
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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Really nice test of a low poly Ridge Racer running in full 3D on the GBA. From Gustavo Valiente's RR project: gvaliente.itch.io/rr-project
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Really nice test of a low poly Ridge Racer running in full 3D on the GBA. From Gustavo Valiente's RR project: gvaliente.itch.io/rr-project
If I was in Pluribus I bet it'd be just my luck to be one of the ones absorbed into the hivemind. Typical.
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If I was in Pluribus I bet it'd be just my luck to be one of the ones absorbed into the hivemind. Typical.
Genuinely I thought this was a screenshot of Moon for the DS.
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Genuinely I thought this was a screenshot of Moon for the DS.
People actually don't mind receiving seconds but they HATE when they're sloppy.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
People actually don't mind receiving seconds but they HATE when they're sloppy.
On I Am Your Beast originally it was going to go for an aesthetic a bit like this but I pulled away because I didn't know how to make that feel vibrant or fresh. I think that was the right call for what that game ended up being, but goodness me this makes a strong case for sticking with it.
Searching for that Y2K feel
Updating the UI designs for the Front End. The main goal of this iteration is to streamline the layout and elements, create designs for various scenarios and make the overall look more consistent.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #stealth
Updating the UI designs for the Front End. The main goal of this iteration is to streamline the layout and elements, create designs for various scenarios and make the overall look more consistent.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #stealth
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
On I Am Your Beast originally it was going to go for an aesthetic a bit like this but I pulled away because I didn't know how to make that feel vibrant or fresh. I think that was the right call for what that game ended up being, but goodness me this makes a strong case for sticking with it.
kind of weird that Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck have exactly half an outfit each and they complete each other. Lavender marriages.
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
kind of weird that Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck have exactly half an outfit each and they complete each other. Lavender marriages.
Predator Not Badlands
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Predator Not Badlands
My favourite The Fifth Element character? Probably drawn from memory James Cameron
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My favourite The Fifth Element character? Probably drawn from memory James Cameron
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This is some good shit
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is some good shit
what are we doing here guys
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
what are we doing here guys
Gooooooodness me
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Gooooooodness me
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Props to @eurogamer.bsky.social for appending NFTs and Metaverse to this list.
It’s the right thing to do, and I’ve explained why before: rystorm.com/blog/this-is...
Once you look through the history of these technologies, you see the same loops happen over and over.
It’s the right thing to do, and I’ve explained why before: rystorm.com/blog/this-is...
Once you look through the history of these technologies, you see the same loops happen over and over.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Props to @eurogamer.bsky.social for appending NFTs and Metaverse to this list.
It’s the right thing to do, and I’ve explained why before: rystorm.com/blog/this-is...
Once you look through the history of these technologies, you see the same loops happen over and over.
It’s the right thing to do, and I’ve explained why before: rystorm.com/blog/this-is...
Once you look through the history of these technologies, you see the same loops happen over and over.
I ordered a new office chair that was supposed to arrive yesterday with £10 next day delivery. I emailed the company at 9PM saying I hadn't received it and would like a refund for the delivery fee and then they replied at *1AM* saying "we just tried to deliver it at 11:54pm and couldn't get to you."
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I ordered a new office chair that was supposed to arrive yesterday with £10 next day delivery. I emailed the company at 9PM saying I hadn't received it and would like a refund for the delivery fee and then they replied at *1AM* saying "we just tried to deliver it at 11:54pm and couldn't get to you."
Oh Arc Raiders opens SO strong. This presentation is so effective.
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Oh Arc Raiders opens SO strong. This presentation is so effective.
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its called gta six because thats how many delays it takes to get the game out
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
its called gta six because thats how many delays it takes to get the game out
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imagine how quickly they could get this game out if they only had around 30 more people working on it.
The hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed once again, from May 26 to November 19, 2026.
The purpose is to give the team, "some additional time to finish the game with the high level of polish players expect and deserve." bit.ly/4oCb7yf
The purpose is to give the team, "some additional time to finish the game with the high level of polish players expect and deserve." bit.ly/4oCb7yf
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
imagine how quickly they could get this game out if they only had around 30 more people working on it.
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rockster moving gta6 to make room for unbeatable
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
rockster moving gta6 to make room for unbeatable
You're about to see a bunch of games rushing to get ahead of GTA 6 get delayed again
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
You're about to see a bunch of games rushing to get ahead of GTA 6 get delayed again
When I was 10 we had a mock SATS test about this guy called Souperman (he loved soup) and I got a question wrong because I hadn't noticed that it referred to him as "superman" as a trick. Then a year later for our actual SATS they accidentally (?) gave us the same test again and no one snitched.
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When I was 10 we had a mock SATS test about this guy called Souperman (he loved soup) and I got a question wrong because I hadn't noticed that it referred to him as "superman" as a trick. Then a year later for our actual SATS they accidentally (?) gave us the same test again and no one snitched.
I have a lot of time for Miles Jacobson. He was incredibly generous and kind with me when I was just starting out in the industry, even though I'm not really a football person. He's just a good bloke.
I spent an afternoon with Miles Jacobson to talk about building (and cancelling) Football Manager over a more than 30 year career. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/foot...
The man who cancelled Football Manager: ‘I needed a hug, not a kicking’
Miles Jacobson has World Cup winners on WhatsApp, dozens of football clubs who pay for his scouting network and 20 million players who all swear by Football Manager. Until last year, when the series' ...
www.gq-magazine.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I have a lot of time for Miles Jacobson. He was incredibly generous and kind with me when I was just starting out in the industry, even though I'm not really a football person. He's just a good bloke.
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The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.