Caleb Sawyer
@lubwub.bsky.social
Father/Journalist/Podcaster/Voice Actor. Founder of NerdyBits | Adjunct Prof @ Webster University - Game Design (He/Him) | DMs Open
https://linktr.ee/LubWub
https://linktr.ee/LubWub
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Also. Small side note. When @halo.gg decides to show Master Chief’s face, it has to be Marcus Lehto right? Right. Ok. Carry on!
Always Forward. Forward Unto Dawn.
Also. Small side note. When @halo.gg decides to show Master Chief’s face, it has to be Marcus Lehto right? Right. Ok. Carry on!
Always Forward. Forward Unto Dawn.
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Also. Small side note. When @halo.gg decides to show Master Chief’s face, it has to be Marcus Lehto right? Right. Ok. Carry on!
Always Forward. Forward Unto Dawn.
Also. Small side note. When @halo.gg decides to show Master Chief’s face, it has to be Marcus Lehto right? Right. Ok. Carry on!
Always Forward. Forward Unto Dawn.
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There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
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Yeah, I'm calling bullshit on layoffs and cost cutting being the result of AI adoption. A recession is coming, & these companies know it
(Bloomberg) - US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates ..
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yeah, I'm calling bullshit on layoffs and cost cutting being the result of AI adoption. A recession is coming, & these companies know it
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A truly unique, special, incredible experience. I’m going to be playing ARC Raiders for a long time. I have never had a game imprint on me with such unforgettable, organic, emergent gameplay. Holy shit.
ARC Raiders feels…different…
Come check out why @lubwub.bsky.social fell in love with @arcraiders.bsky.social so fast. And why he feels it works so well.
open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...
Come check out why @lubwub.bsky.social fell in love with @arcraiders.bsky.social so fast. And why he feels it works so well.
open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...
ARC Raiders Feels…Different…
Surviving Topside is a dangerous endeavor. But something is happening amongst the raiders that even I didn’t fully expect…camaraderie.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A truly unique, special, incredible experience. I’m going to be playing ARC Raiders for a long time. I have never had a game imprint on me with such unforgettable, organic, emergent gameplay. Holy shit.
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A terrible thing about the internet is you can watch a guy's Mario Kart 64 videos and go "Yeah this is kinda neat" and then one morning you wake up and find out the guy has made a blog post along the lines of "Black people prove phrenology is not only real but necessary"
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A terrible thing about the internet is you can watch a guy's Mario Kart 64 videos and go "Yeah this is kinda neat" and then one morning you wake up and find out the guy has made a blog post along the lines of "Black people prove phrenology is not only real but necessary"
Whooooaaaa…it’s really happening…
ROUTINE launches December 4
First-person science-fiction horror game ROUTINE will launch for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on XXXX, publisher Raw Fury and developer Lunar Software announced. It will also be available via Game Pass.
First-person science-fiction horror game ROUTINE will launch for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on XXXX, publisher Raw Fury and developer Lunar Software announced. It will also be available via Game Pass.
ROUTINE launches December 4
First-person science-fiction horror game ROUTINE will launch for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on XXXX, publisher Raw Fury and developer Lunar Software announced. It will also be available via Game Pass.
www.gematsu.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Whooooaaaa…it’s really happening…
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📢 We're reopening creator keys requests for our older games!
As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!
As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📢 We're reopening creator keys requests for our older games!
As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!
As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!
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Just a reminder that Clair Obscur was caught doing almost exactly the same thing FIRST (launching with some AI 'placeholder' textures that got patched) and yet somehow caught like a tenth of the flak.
Making an example of one while smiling and shrugging for the critical darling sits wrong with me.
Making an example of one while smiling and shrugging for the critical darling sits wrong with me.
"The more we let companies use GenAI in development, the more we all stand to lose."
As scope increases and budgets shrink, The Alters is a cautionary tale of gaps plugged up by AI, and the backlash that follows.
@riorobayo.bsky.social examines #GenAI in games: www.qualbert.com/ai-use-in-th...
As scope increases and budgets shrink, The Alters is a cautionary tale of gaps plugged up by AI, and the backlash that follows.
@riorobayo.bsky.social examines #GenAI in games: www.qualbert.com/ai-use-in-th...
I’m Still Not Done Talking About AI Use in The Alters | Qualbert
The more we let companies use GenAI in development, the more we all stand to lose. We examine the ripple effects of AI use in games, beginning with The Alters.
www.qualbert.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Just a reminder that Clair Obscur was caught doing almost exactly the same thing FIRST (launching with some AI 'placeholder' textures that got patched) and yet somehow caught like a tenth of the flak.
Making an example of one while smiling and shrugging for the critical darling sits wrong with me.
Making an example of one while smiling and shrugging for the critical darling sits wrong with me.
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🗣️ Release date announcement!!!
My Citizen Sleeper inspired antifascist RPG DUSKPUNK is out Nov 19th.
Survive on the streets of a Steampunk city consumed by war. Fate hangs in a roll of the dice. Will you join the ranks of the powerful… or become part of the revolution?
youtu.be/q2P4ruI8FPU
My Citizen Sleeper inspired antifascist RPG DUSKPUNK is out Nov 19th.
Survive on the streets of a Steampunk city consumed by war. Fate hangs in a roll of the dice. Will you join the ranks of the powerful… or become part of the revolution?
youtu.be/q2P4ruI8FPU
Duskpunk trailer
YouTube video by Clockwork Bird
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🗣️ Release date announcement!!!
My Citizen Sleeper inspired antifascist RPG DUSKPUNK is out Nov 19th.
Survive on the streets of a Steampunk city consumed by war. Fate hangs in a roll of the dice. Will you join the ranks of the powerful… or become part of the revolution?
youtu.be/q2P4ruI8FPU
My Citizen Sleeper inspired antifascist RPG DUSKPUNK is out Nov 19th.
Survive on the streets of a Steampunk city consumed by war. Fate hangs in a roll of the dice. Will you join the ranks of the powerful… or become part of the revolution?
youtu.be/q2P4ruI8FPU
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The Trump Halo memes aren't supposed to make sense
aftermath.site/trump-halo-twi...
aftermath.site/trump-halo-twi...
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Trump Halo memes aren't supposed to make sense
aftermath.site/trump-halo-twi...
aftermath.site/trump-halo-twi...
Not sure how to sum this one up. Ramblings…anger at reality…describing the active enshittification of something? One of those.
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not sure how to sum this one up. Ramblings…anger at reality…describing the active enshittification of something? One of those.
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Ah, the demo's live for In The Black - a very Expanse-inspired space combat sim. I figure a few of you might be interested in that!
In The Black on Steam
Nuclear-powered space combat in the 23rd century! In The Black ® is an intense, realistic space combat simulator with a serious respect for science. It is laser focused on the pilot experience and fea...
store.steampowered.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Ah, the demo's live for In The Black - a very Expanse-inspired space combat sim. I figure a few of you might be interested in that!
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We took a break from krumpin' last week but we'z back for a mega session!
4 hours of community dakka, krumps an' talk about the new stuff coming to @speedfreeks40k in Orktober including da Deffkopta 💥
Krump wiv us on twitch now!
twitch.tv/wiredp
4 hours of community dakka, krumps an' talk about the new stuff coming to @speedfreeks40k in Orktober including da Deffkopta 💥
Krump wiv us on twitch now!
twitch.tv/wiredp
October 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We took a break from krumpin' last week but we'z back for a mega session!
4 hours of community dakka, krumps an' talk about the new stuff coming to @speedfreeks40k in Orktober including da Deffkopta 💥
Krump wiv us on twitch now!
twitch.tv/wiredp
4 hours of community dakka, krumps an' talk about the new stuff coming to @speedfreeks40k in Orktober including da Deffkopta 💥
Krump wiv us on twitch now!
twitch.tv/wiredp
“Add to the mix an absolutely blistering score by Nine Inch Nails and Tron: Ares stands out as one of those sci-fi experiences people will return to again and again over the next ten years.”
Hey…uhm…guys. This movie rules.
Hey…uhm…guys. This movie rules.
Tron: Ares has a lot to live up to. Can the cult classic franchise surge back into the spotlight in Joachim Rønning’s explosive film about a Program gone rogue? @lubwub.bsky.social certainly thinks so!
open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...
open.substack.com/pub/nerdybit...
Tron: Ares (Disney, PG-13)
Encom and Dillinger Systems are back at each other’s throats. Can the Grid’s return to the big screen reignite a cult-classic sci-fi franchise?
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“Add to the mix an absolutely blistering score by Nine Inch Nails and Tron: Ares stands out as one of those sci-fi experiences people will return to again and again over the next ten years.”
Hey…uhm…guys. This movie rules.
Hey…uhm…guys. This movie rules.
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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Xbox 360 Dollars Per Year
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Xbox 360 Dollars Per Year
So BioWare needs to finish Mass Effect by end of 2026 and then promptly resign. Thats the Paragon action.
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So BioWare needs to finish Mass Effect by end of 2026 and then promptly resign. Thats the Paragon action.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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@osamadorias.bsky.social taught me the fundamentals of this some time ago and the very next visual I made was so good and useful that we ended up converting it into an in-engine overlay for use with our dev tools
Highly recommended reading ⏬
Highly recommended reading ⏬
Let's talk System Visualization! As designers, we often lean on visuals to help understand, communicate, or simply use a system. But which visuals???
This report (polarisgamedesign.com/2022/when-sp...) suggests we "PAUSE" and consider:
- Purpose
- Audience
- Usage
- Scope
- Emphasis
(Thread!)
This report (polarisgamedesign.com/2022/when-sp...) suggests we "PAUSE" and consider:
- Purpose
- Audience
- Usage
- Scope
- Emphasis
(Thread!)
When Spreadsheets Aren’t Enough: A Framework for Approaching System Visualization
Visualization techniques can help us design and maintain game rules and systems, communicate these internally (across the development team), and effectively convey them to external stakeholders (such ...
polarisgamedesign.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
@osamadorias.bsky.social taught me the fundamentals of this some time ago and the very next visual I made was so good and useful that we ended up converting it into an in-engine overlay for use with our dev tools
Highly recommended reading ⏬
Highly recommended reading ⏬
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Fun fact, my story contribution to this anthology “AEON” is built off of an abandoned game idea that formed the a tiny part of the basis of Citizen Sleeper including the name (“Aeon Sleeper”)
If that kind of deep cut sounds interesting, back this book! 👇
If that kind of deep cut sounds interesting, back this book! 👇
So hyped to be part of @peow.bsky.social’s ExMag volume 6!
I had the pleasure of working on an original sci-fi short with one of my all time favourite artists, @decassette.bsky.social, telling a story of deep time and alien ecologies 🌱
Back the anthology here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/peo...
I had the pleasure of working on an original sci-fi short with one of my all time favourite artists, @decassette.bsky.social, telling a story of deep time and alien ecologies 🌱
Back the anthology here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/peo...
September 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Fun fact, my story contribution to this anthology “AEON” is built off of an abandoned game idea that formed the a tiny part of the basis of Citizen Sleeper including the name (“Aeon Sleeper”)
If that kind of deep cut sounds interesting, back this book! 👇
If that kind of deep cut sounds interesting, back this book! 👇
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If You're Not Shidding and Farding Out Your Doodoo Ass, You're Not Paying Attention
June 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If You're Not Shidding and Farding Out Your Doodoo Ass, You're Not Paying Attention
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Quick heads-up: presskit() has been updated. Patch-notes are very short.
- Fixed a few minor bugs.
- Removed all functionality depending on discontinued applications ( distribute(), promoterapp )
- Now uses https exclusively.
If you want to update: dopresskit.com - fully backwards-compatible.
- Fixed a few minor bugs.
- Removed all functionality depending on discontinued applications ( distribute(), promoterapp )
- Now uses https exclusively.
If you want to update: dopresskit.com - fully backwards-compatible.
presskit() - spend time making games, not press
presskit() (pronounced 'do presskit') is the completely free solution to fast, simple & beautiful press kits.
dopresskit.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Quick heads-up: presskit() has been updated. Patch-notes are very short.
- Fixed a few minor bugs.
- Removed all functionality depending on discontinued applications ( distribute(), promoterapp )
- Now uses https exclusively.
If you want to update: dopresskit.com - fully backwards-compatible.
- Fixed a few minor bugs.
- Removed all functionality depending on discontinued applications ( distribute(), promoterapp )
- Now uses https exclusively.
If you want to update: dopresskit.com - fully backwards-compatible.