Marcin Pieprzowski 🏳️🌈 турбо равличок 🇺🇦
@gingernatt.bsky.social
Development Director at Ubisoft Ukraine Studios, Ubisoft Connect QA and Technical Department (Game Automation and Tooling) Gamer4Life, nerd&geek, an enthusiast of new technologies. My views are my own... duh!
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not to harp on about old drama, but this is dubious ethical behaviour is a pattern. keighley also had evidence from JS’s victims who spoke out when she was nom’d for future class.
nothing happened, until public outrage forced their hands.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
nothing happened, until public outrage forced their hands.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
not to harp on about old drama, but this is dubious ethical behaviour is a pattern. keighley also had evidence from JS’s victims who spoke out when she was nom’d for future class.
nothing happened, until public outrage forced their hands.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
nothing happened, until public outrage forced their hands.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
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We're proud to announce our first Disability and Neurodivergence special!
Submissions are open and anyone who is or identifies as disabled and/or neurodivergent in any way that's meaningful to them is welcome to submit
Submissions close: Nov. 10 2:59 AM ET
Dates: Nov. 29-30
gdq.gg/disability-d...
Submissions are open and anyone who is or identifies as disabled and/or neurodivergent in any way that's meaningful to them is welcome to submit
Submissions close: Nov. 10 2:59 AM ET
Dates: Nov. 29-30
gdq.gg/disability-d...
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We're proud to announce our first Disability and Neurodivergence special!
Submissions are open and anyone who is or identifies as disabled and/or neurodivergent in any way that's meaningful to them is welcome to submit
Submissions close: Nov. 10 2:59 AM ET
Dates: Nov. 29-30
gdq.gg/disability-d...
Submissions are open and anyone who is or identifies as disabled and/or neurodivergent in any way that's meaningful to them is welcome to submit
Submissions close: Nov. 10 2:59 AM ET
Dates: Nov. 29-30
gdq.gg/disability-d...
Trying the weird technicality of wording.
If i add a feature in a patch (which mod is basically same as patch but from a user not the creator) it is part of the game hence Prior Art. Doesn't matter who is original creator of that art - the developer or the user.
If i add a feature in a patch (which mod is basically same as patch but from a user not the creator) it is part of the game hence Prior Art. Doesn't matter who is original creator of that art - the developer or the user.
Nintendo has argued that mods should not count as "prior art" in its patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair.
www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-arg...
www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-arg...
Nintendo argues mods should not count as "prior art" in Pocketpair patent lawsuit
The company reportedly claims mods are not games, as they can not run independently
www.gamesindustry.biz
September 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Trying the weird technicality of wording.
If i add a feature in a patch (which mod is basically same as patch but from a user not the creator) it is part of the game hence Prior Art. Doesn't matter who is original creator of that art - the developer or the user.
If i add a feature in a patch (which mod is basically same as patch but from a user not the creator) it is part of the game hence Prior Art. Doesn't matter who is original creator of that art - the developer or the user.
Go play it! makes Dungeon Keeper awesome to play and fresh <3
I worked on KeeperFX!
Easy one-click installation via GOG Galaxy
Modern resolutions + higher FPS decoupled from game logic
Many new maps bundled
New level editor made in Godot + workshop website
Modernized controls (e.g. drag to dig and build)
Thousands of bug fixes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Xa...
Easy one-click installation via GOG Galaxy
Modern resolutions + higher FPS decoupled from game logic
Many new maps bundled
New level editor made in Godot + workshop website
Modernized controls (e.g. drag to dig and build)
Thousands of bug fixes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Xa...
September 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Go play it! makes Dungeon Keeper awesome to play and fresh <3
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As GDC talk applications have opened, I want to politely remind you that GDC remains one of the most inaccessible, unfairly expensive, and dangerous for-profit game industry events out there - and that offering your labour for free to it just adds value that pressures people into going needlessly.
July 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
As GDC talk applications have opened, I want to politely remind you that GDC remains one of the most inaccessible, unfairly expensive, and dangerous for-profit game industry events out there - and that offering your labour for free to it just adds value that pressures people into going needlessly.
#StopKillingGames is too hard to implement!
Meanwhile Cyberpunk 2077 mod community creates a multiplayer mod for a singleplayer game.
Meanwhile Cyberpunk 2077 mod community creates a multiplayer mod for a singleplayer game.
June 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#StopKillingGames is too hard to implement!
Meanwhile Cyberpunk 2077 mod community creates a multiplayer mod for a singleplayer game.
Meanwhile Cyberpunk 2077 mod community creates a multiplayer mod for a singleplayer game.
Go and sign up! Warto podpisać! #StopKillingGames
Accessibility features also increase cost for everyone but that's why government initiatives provide support to elevate the costs so people have better lives.
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
Accessibility features also increase cost for everyone but that's why government initiatives provide support to elevate the costs so people have better lives.
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
June 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Go and sign up! Warto podpisać! #StopKillingGames
Accessibility features also increase cost for everyone but that's why government initiatives provide support to elevate the costs so people have better lives.
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
Accessibility features also increase cost for everyone but that's why government initiatives provide support to elevate the costs so people have better lives.
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
Well they did fire people year before so.
Update: CD Projekt has confirmed The Molasses Flood staff were offered the chance to remain with the company post-absorption.
"As part of this process, studio employees were offered the opportunity to transition into the new structure."
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-th...
"As part of this process, studio employees were offered the opportunity to transition into the new structure."
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-th...
Update: The Molasses Flood has been absorbed into CD Projekt Red
The dev team will continue working on The Witcher multiplayer spin-off 'Project Sirius' within CDPR proper, but the studio itself has essentially been dissolved.
www.gamedeveloper.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Well they did fire people year before so.
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I hope everyone feels reinvigorated after visiting GDC & I hope for next year you make the fact that so many can't afford, can't safely go, or otherwise are blocked from the feelings & support you're now feeling a consideration in supporting one of the most exclusionary events in games next year.
March 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I hope everyone feels reinvigorated after visiting GDC & I hope for next year you make the fact that so many can't afford, can't safely go, or otherwise are blocked from the feelings & support you're now feeling a consideration in supporting one of the most exclusionary events in games next year.
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Holy cow, EA is releasing the source code to a bunch of #CommandAndConquer titles *under the GPL*: C&C, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals.
old.reddit.com/r/commandand...
old.reddit.com/r/commandand...
C&C Steam Workshop Support & Source Code
Dear C&C Community, I hope the past year has treated you well and it’s great to re-connect once again. As you may remember, about a year ago we...
old.reddit.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Holy cow, EA is releasing the source code to a bunch of #CommandAndConquer titles *under the GPL*: C&C, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals.
old.reddit.com/r/commandand...
old.reddit.com/r/commandand...
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Don't just listen to players. If given the option, they'll optimize the game out of their games, and the story out of their stories. It's our job to filter information and data and feedback into good work, and while we'll sometimes miss it's better than blindly following surveys.
I once worked on a visual novel game where all the surveys and focus groups said that nobody wanted romance, they only wanted mystery and sci-fi.
Then 75+% of clicks in-game went to stories with explicit romantic or sexy themes.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Then 75+% of clicks in-game went to stories with explicit romantic or sexy themes.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
'These kids do not care about romance': Game devs want to know what today's teens want, and surveys say sex and romance isn't it
Young people want stories about friendship more than romance, say researchers and industry execs.
www.pcgamer.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Don't just listen to players. If given the option, they'll optimize the game out of their games, and the story out of their stories. It's our job to filter information and data and feedback into good work, and while we'll sometimes miss it's better than blindly following surveys.
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QA steps into the stand-up —in their element 😝🔥 #saybug
Judy Mosley was super quick to add this to MoT/memes ⚡️
#SoftwareTesting #QA
Judy Mosley was super quick to add this to MoT/memes ⚡️
#SoftwareTesting #QA
February 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
QA steps into the stand-up —in their element 😝🔥 #saybug
Judy Mosley was super quick to add this to MoT/memes ⚡️
#SoftwareTesting #QA
Judy Mosley was super quick to add this to MoT/memes ⚡️
#SoftwareTesting #QA
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new year, same me! i'm sev, i'm a QA tester currently on nothing but i COULD be a QA tester on ✨your project✨!
i love ttrpgs and play-by-post rp, point & click adventures, ff7, warframe, thunderstorms, and so much more. 🧵in the replies you will find one thing i found delightful every day this year.
i love ttrpgs and play-by-post rp, point & click adventures, ff7, warframe, thunderstorms, and so much more. 🧵in the replies you will find one thing i found delightful every day this year.
January 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
new year, same me! i'm sev, i'm a QA tester currently on nothing but i COULD be a QA tester on ✨your project✨!
i love ttrpgs and play-by-post rp, point & click adventures, ff7, warframe, thunderstorms, and so much more. 🧵in the replies you will find one thing i found delightful every day this year.
i love ttrpgs and play-by-post rp, point & click adventures, ff7, warframe, thunderstorms, and so much more. 🧵in the replies you will find one thing i found delightful every day this year.
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🗓️ Weekly stream schedule
✨ 27.01 - 02.02.2025 ✨
#Destiny2 - Preparation for new season
#BaldursGate3 - Honour mode continues
Have a lovely week everyone!
See you on Twitch ❤️
✨ 27.01 - 02.02.2025 ✨
#Destiny2 - Preparation for new season
#BaldursGate3 - Honour mode continues
Have a lovely week everyone!
See you on Twitch ❤️
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🗓️ Weekly stream schedule
✨ 27.01 - 02.02.2025 ✨
#Destiny2 - Preparation for new season
#BaldursGate3 - Honour mode continues
Have a lovely week everyone!
See you on Twitch ❤️
✨ 27.01 - 02.02.2025 ✨
#Destiny2 - Preparation for new season
#BaldursGate3 - Honour mode continues
Have a lovely week everyone!
See you on Twitch ❤️
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Me watching my team close out tasks before the sprint ends
January 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Me watching my team close out tasks before the sprint ends
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🗓️ Stream schedule for this week
✨ 20.01 - 26.01.2025 ✨
• Catching up with Destiny 2
• Baldur's Gate 3 Honour mode playthrough continues
See you on Twitch ❤️ Have a lovely week all!
#twitch #stream #schedule #destinystream #destinystreamer #bg3
✨ 20.01 - 26.01.2025 ✨
• Catching up with Destiny 2
• Baldur's Gate 3 Honour mode playthrough continues
See you on Twitch ❤️ Have a lovely week all!
#twitch #stream #schedule #destinystream #destinystreamer #bg3
January 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🗓️ Stream schedule for this week
✨ 20.01 - 26.01.2025 ✨
• Catching up with Destiny 2
• Baldur's Gate 3 Honour mode playthrough continues
See you on Twitch ❤️ Have a lovely week all!
#twitch #stream #schedule #destinystream #destinystreamer #bg3
✨ 20.01 - 26.01.2025 ✨
• Catching up with Destiny 2
• Baldur's Gate 3 Honour mode playthrough continues
See you on Twitch ❤️ Have a lovely week all!
#twitch #stream #schedule #destinystream #destinystreamer #bg3
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For those who need to hear it today 🏳️🌈
January 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
For those who need to hear it today 🏳️🌈
As usual Rami spits the truth. AAA is not sustainable because of games scope. Its unsustainable due to poor production practices which lead to inefficiency. Usually overhiring as a solution to any problem. After years working on a project, with crunch, people leave after release or get fired. Repeat
I was interviewed for the NYT article about graphics, and I will say that @jasonschreier.bsky.social is 100% on point in this "response" article. The over-focus on graphics isn't the problem - it's a symptom of mis-management. Mis-management of priorities, of resources, of people, of talent.
Why do video games cost so much to make these days? A recent NYT article pinned bloated budgets on the graphical arms race, but that's only a small part of the equation. The real problem? Rampant mismanagement.
This week's column is a spicy one: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This week's column is a spicy one: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
January 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As usual Rami spits the truth. AAA is not sustainable because of games scope. Its unsustainable due to poor production practices which lead to inefficiency. Usually overhiring as a solution to any problem. After years working on a project, with crunch, people leave after release or get fired. Repeat
I wish our industry stopped using gambling mechanisms as way to drive player acquistions, engagment and retention. youtu.be/13eiDhuvM6Y?...
Deception, Lies, and Valve
YouTube video by Coffeezilla
youtu.be
December 27, 2024 at 11:55 AM
I wish our industry stopped using gambling mechanisms as way to drive player acquistions, engagment and retention. youtu.be/13eiDhuvM6Y?...
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Games storefront GOG laid off 20% of its staff (20-30 people), with many pointing at leadership issues.
(Read more: Game World Observer)
(Read more: Game World Observer)
December 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Games storefront GOG laid off 20% of its staff (20-30 people), with many pointing at leadership issues.
(Read more: Game World Observer)
(Read more: Game World Observer)
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Times are tough in the industry rn but there are jobs! I've heard good things about working with John.
Designers: Looking for an inclusive, welcoming team? We have many new roles open. Join our team of 80+ as we work on a new FPS and a new IP. Great benefits and a great team.
December 9, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Times are tough in the industry rn but there are jobs! I've heard good things about working with John.
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This is absolutely mad. Thousands of indie devs that are losing revenue for their games, right in the midst of the holiday season because a billion dollar corporation relies on an AI tool to do their brand protection.
I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
December 9, 2024 at 8:16 AM
This is absolutely mad. Thousands of indie devs that are losing revenue for their games, right in the midst of the holiday season because a billion dollar corporation relies on an AI tool to do their brand protection.