Brian Hicks
@hicks.bsky.social
Creative Director - 775 Interactive Inc | Executive Producer - Icarus | Creative Director - DayZ | Co-Creator of the Battle Royale Genre
Oh fuck me, the date.
a man from schitt 's creek says " i 'm feeling this "
Alt: David Rose, from Schitts Creek gesturing to his chest and saying “I’m feeling this, like, deep aching sense of dread”
media.tenor.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Oh fuck me, the date.
@mckkirk.bsky.social
Because historical truths matter, I thought we shouldn’t lose sight of the truth.
Because historical truths matter, I thought we shouldn’t lose sight of the truth.
March 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
@mckkirk.bsky.social
Because historical truths matter, I thought we shouldn’t lose sight of the truth.
Because historical truths matter, I thought we shouldn’t lose sight of the truth.
@governorferguson.bsky.social With the upmost respect for the office, and yourself directly Gov. Ferguson:
Given the statements coming from the Oval Office in D.C. regarding voting, and elections..
Given the statements coming from the Oval Office in D.C. regarding voting, and elections..
a man says let 's show them what they re up against
Alt: Captain Benjamin Sisko of Star Trek, sitting in the Captains Chair on the bridge of the USS Defiant. Upon learning they are outnumbered 10 to 1 by their enemies, he adjusts his seating and says let 's show them what they re up against.
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social With the upmost respect for the office, and yourself directly Gov. Ferguson:
Given the statements coming from the Oval Office in D.C. regarding voting, and elections..
Given the statements coming from the Oval Office in D.C. regarding voting, and elections..
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An E-bike battery burned my house down on the first day of GDC. Seeking mutual aid from financially stable colleagues.
gofund.me/47306b15
gofund.me/47306b15
March 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
An E-bike battery burned my house down on the first day of GDC. Seeking mutual aid from financially stable colleagues.
gofund.me/47306b15
gofund.me/47306b15
Honestly it shocks me the blatantly pernicious behavior from some members of the house willingly pursuing dismantling Social Security.
With a massive amount of gun ownership AND an extreme quantity of veterans in all stages of middle age, after 20 years of deployments to Iraq/Afgan.
With a massive amount of gun ownership AND an extreme quantity of veterans in all stages of middle age, after 20 years of deployments to Iraq/Afgan.
a man with a beard and mohawk is wearing a purple shirt and overalls .
Alt: The basic alt text is a joke. This is Mr T, as in Mr T from the A-Team. He is stating to someone off screen “Foolish!”.
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Honestly it shocks me the blatantly pernicious behavior from some members of the house willingly pursuing dismantling Social Security.
With a massive amount of gun ownership AND an extreme quantity of veterans in all stages of middle age, after 20 years of deployments to Iraq/Afgan.
With a massive amount of gun ownership AND an extreme quantity of veterans in all stages of middle age, after 20 years of deployments to Iraq/Afgan.
Just because this account could be someone’s teenage nephew, this post rings no less true.
This shit ain’t messing around anymore. It’s here, it’s happening.
We used to deride Saddam’s government for the same shit that is being pulled now. There is no coalition of the willing coming to save us.
This shit ain’t messing around anymore. It’s here, it’s happening.
We used to deride Saddam’s government for the same shit that is being pulled now. There is no coalition of the willing coming to save us.
Don't be afraid to call things by what they are. MAGA is a terrorist organization, ICE is a secret police force conducting Ethnic Cleansing, Elon Musk is an oligarch, and Trump is a foreign backed coup d'état figurehead. This is not an administration, this is a regime, and your country is occupied.
March 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Just because this account could be someone’s teenage nephew, this post rings no less true.
This shit ain’t messing around anymore. It’s here, it’s happening.
We used to deride Saddam’s government for the same shit that is being pulled now. There is no coalition of the willing coming to save us.
This shit ain’t messing around anymore. It’s here, it’s happening.
We used to deride Saddam’s government for the same shit that is being pulled now. There is no coalition of the willing coming to save us.
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
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As GDC week starts, I urge people in positions to help others to do so. Last year we had an incident at a bar and had management step in. Sometimes people being targeted are afraid to speak up, but if they do, support them. Get the perp booted. Don’t like guys like this get away with it again.
March 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As GDC week starts, I urge people in positions to help others to do so. Last year we had an incident at a bar and had management step in. Sometimes people being targeted are afraid to speak up, but if they do, support them. Get the perp booted. Don’t like guys like this get away with it again.
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let's gooooooo
cwa, which represents over 2,000 workers across companies like microsoft, is launching a new games industry-wide union that anyone can join, even laid-off workers. with legal frameworks for organizing under attack, it's a return to tactics that predate those systems
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March 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
let's gooooooo
It’s beyond time for GDC to take the journey up I-5, cross the (🥺) Peace Arch and move to the beautiful city of Vancouver.
Daniel Jackson Stargate GIF
Alt: Daniel Jackson of Stargate SG-1 checking his watch while holding a coffee mug. Subtitle says “Mmhmm”
media.tenor.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
It’s beyond time for GDC to take the journey up I-5, cross the (🥺) Peace Arch and move to the beautiful city of Vancouver.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
Most difficult thing of GDC this year for me is avoiding bringing up my newborn daughter.
It’s just not possible for me to do so without tearing up.
It’s just not possible for me to do so without tearing up.
a person standing in front of a door that says " what is happening to me "
Alt: Judah Friedlander as Frank in 30 Rock, walking out of his bosses office. He is crying, and dressed in a fashion very similar to said boss.
He looks at the other writers and says “What is happening to me”
media.tenor.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Most difficult thing of GDC this year for me is avoiding bringing up my newborn daughter.
It’s just not possible for me to do so without tearing up.
It’s just not possible for me to do so without tearing up.
By now I feel like we’ve all seen the video of Trump recoiling in fear of an eagle from the before Covid times?
Well, my subconscious chose last night to invoke that for a dream.
The eagle was replaced by a small army of Canadian Geese.
I don’t think anyone saw Donald after that.
Good dream.
Well, my subconscious chose last night to invoke that for a dream.
The eagle was replaced by a small army of Canadian Geese.
I don’t think anyone saw Donald after that.
Good dream.
Red Green The Red Green Show GIF
Alt: Red Green of the classic Canadian TV Series “The Red Green Show” working away and stating to the camera “And remember, I’m pulling for ya, We’re all in this together”
media.tenor.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
By now I feel like we’ve all seen the video of Trump recoiling in fear of an eagle from the before Covid times?
Well, my subconscious chose last night to invoke that for a dream.
The eagle was replaced by a small army of Canadian Geese.
I don’t think anyone saw Donald after that.
Good dream.
Well, my subconscious chose last night to invoke that for a dream.
The eagle was replaced by a small army of Canadian Geese.
I don’t think anyone saw Donald after that.
Good dream.
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Just doing some #blackfrost weekend review. Checking out some mixed forest (Deciduous + Coniferous) and looking at LODs.
(Caveats: Dev build. Dev HUD)
(Caveats: Dev build. Dev HUD)
March 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Just doing some #blackfrost weekend review. Checking out some mixed forest (Deciduous + Coniferous) and looking at LODs.
(Caveats: Dev build. Dev HUD)
(Caveats: Dev build. Dev HUD)
If we lived in a universe that made sense, eons from now scholars would be researching the secrets behind how Trent Reznor ensured every NIN show brought the house down.
We don’t though, so I guess in our universe that’s just the *second* most searched topic in their history.
We don’t though, so I guess in our universe that’s just the *second* most searched topic in their history.
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If we lived in a universe that made sense, eons from now scholars would be researching the secrets behind how Trent Reznor ensured every NIN show brought the house down.
We don’t though, so I guess in our universe that’s just the *second* most searched topic in their history.
We don’t though, so I guess in our universe that’s just the *second* most searched topic in their history.
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Support Canadian game studios! Some great options in the article below.
Given the "Buy Canadian" push amid this asinine U.S. trade war, I rounded up a bunch of games that are both made *and* owned by Canadians. 🇨🇦 🎮
From @thelongdark.bsky.social and @deadbydaylight.com to @gord.games’ Moving Houses & @visaigames.bsky.social’
Venba, there are so many great options!
From @thelongdark.bsky.social and @deadbydaylight.com to @gord.games’ Moving Houses & @visaigames.bsky.social’
Venba, there are so many great options!
Canadian games to support during the U.S. trade war
Here's a pretty extensive list of Canadian-made (and owned!) games you can buy if you're trying to avoid American goods.
mobilesyrup.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Support Canadian game studios! Some great options in the article below.
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A shot by Paxus of a meteor storm hitting a planet in Stars Reach, after the recent new skies & lighting upgrade. And yes, those lava heated holes are actually there.
March 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A shot by Paxus of a meteor storm hitting a planet in Stars Reach, after the recent new skies & lighting upgrade. And yes, those lava heated holes are actually there.
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Kickstarter is here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
STARS REACH: A Living Galaxy Sandbox MMORPG🌌
Explore a living galaxy in a shardless sandbox MMORPG from the visionary team led by Raph Koster, designer of Ultima Online & SWG.
www.kickstarter.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Kickstarter is here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
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I'm putting together a Canada game dev starter pack in response to this idiotic tariff war so people can support Canada-based game devs through follows / purchases if they choose to.
Reply if you're a game dev in Canada and you want to be on it. Please repost. Thanks!
Reply if you're a game dev in Canada and you want to be on it. Please repost. Thanks!
March 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm putting together a Canada game dev starter pack in response to this idiotic tariff war so people can support Canada-based game devs through follows / purchases if they choose to.
Reply if you're a game dev in Canada and you want to be on it. Please repost. Thanks!
Reply if you're a game dev in Canada and you want to be on it. Please repost. Thanks!
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Americans -- this is a message from our Prime Minister, to *you*.
It's long, but I ask you to take the time to watch it, think about what is being said, and ask yourself if this is what you want for your country. And share it with other Americans who may not understand what is really going on.
It's long, but I ask you to take the time to watch it, think about what is being said, and ask yourself if this is what you want for your country. And share it with other Americans who may not understand what is really going on.
Here, America, is the *real* response to Trump’s address to Congress tonight you need to hear. Circulate it as widely as you can among friends, neighbours, workmates, members of your church. Circulate it especially among Trump voters, so that they can know the needless viciousness of what he’s done.
March 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Americans -- this is a message from our Prime Minister, to *you*.
It's long, but I ask you to take the time to watch it, think about what is being said, and ask yourself if this is what you want for your country. And share it with other Americans who may not understand what is really going on.
It's long, but I ask you to take the time to watch it, think about what is being said, and ask yourself if this is what you want for your country. And share it with other Americans who may not understand what is really going on.
The only Trade War this world needs right now is a sequel to the BBS Door Game.
March 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The only Trade War this world needs right now is a sequel to the BBS Door Game.
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New super-casual video explaining the origins of Stars Reach dropped. Hope you enjoy it!
youtu.be/e0E30QyRDo8
youtu.be/e0E30QyRDo8
The Backstory of Stars Reach: Where Everything Started - Q&Raph
YouTube video by Stars Reach
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February 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New super-casual video explaining the origins of Stars Reach dropped. Hope you enjoy it!
youtu.be/e0E30QyRDo8
youtu.be/e0E30QyRDo8
I tell ya, going to a pharmacy is always a dice roll on if it’s going to be a wonderful breeze, or an infuriating blood boiler.
Cannot believe Costco’s policies are: Verbally, in public you must justify exactly what procedure you undertook that led your doctor to prescribe this pain killer.
Cannot believe Costco’s policies are: Verbally, in public you must justify exactly what procedure you undertook that led your doctor to prescribe this pain killer.
February 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I tell ya, going to a pharmacy is always a dice roll on if it’s going to be a wonderful breeze, or an infuriating blood boiler.
Cannot believe Costco’s policies are: Verbally, in public you must justify exactly what procedure you undertook that led your doctor to prescribe this pain killer.
Cannot believe Costco’s policies are: Verbally, in public you must justify exactly what procedure you undertook that led your doctor to prescribe this pain killer.
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I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵
February 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵
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Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.
February 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.