Mark
@marknormington.bsky.social
🎮Hard Surface Artist @ Blue Dot Games
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Hire people to voice your characters, hire people to write your dialog, hire artists, hire fucking people to do a quality job instead of delving into the digital scabbing because you don't give a shit about your game, your Devs or your Players.
Stop hording, you fucking slop spewing dragons of shit
Stop hording, you fucking slop spewing dragons of shit
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hire people to voice your characters, hire people to write your dialog, hire artists, hire fucking people to do a quality job instead of delving into the digital scabbing because you don't give a shit about your game, your Devs or your Players.
Stop hording, you fucking slop spewing dragons of shit
Stop hording, you fucking slop spewing dragons of shit
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This thread. Gamers are arguing that dinging a game review for Ai use is wrong.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This thread. Gamers are arguing that dinging a game review for Ai use is wrong.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
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If your using genAi your a talentless hack with zero respect for others and the impact of it all but it’s not too late to drop it and learn to be cool again. Or don’t and be forced to drop it as you’re priced out of it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If your using genAi your a talentless hack with zero respect for others and the impact of it all but it’s not too late to drop it and learn to be cool again. Or don’t and be forced to drop it as you’re priced out of it.
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Following overwhelming feedback on the Steam Next Fest demo, we’ve made the decision to shift our Early Access release of ’83 out of 2025 and into early 2026.
We believe in ‘83 and are committed to doing what’s best for both the project and our community.
We believe in ‘83 and are committed to doing what’s best for both the project and our community.
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Following overwhelming feedback on the Steam Next Fest demo, we’ve made the decision to shift our Early Access release of ’83 out of 2025 and into early 2026.
We believe in ‘83 and are committed to doing what’s best for both the project and our community.
We believe in ‘83 and are committed to doing what’s best for both the project and our community.
#Xenovember haven't done an Alien piece in a while but here you go
www.artstation.com/artwork/5v29DP
#gameart #gamedev #environmentart #unrealengine
www.artstation.com/artwork/5v29DP
#gameart #gamedev #environmentart #unrealengine
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#Xenovember haven't done an Alien piece in a while but here you go
www.artstation.com/artwork/5v29DP
#gameart #gamedev #environmentart #unrealengine
www.artstation.com/artwork/5v29DP
#gameart #gamedev #environmentart #unrealengine
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“The symbolism of the moment is hard to beat. At a time when Trump is not just demonising immigrants, but harassing them and sending masked goons to kidnap them from the street, America’s greatest city – and Trump’s hometown – has elected a Muslim immigrant to run it.”
Mamdani shows a different way is possible
The New York mayor’s resounding victory is a warning to Trump and his own party’s old guard
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“The symbolism of the moment is hard to beat. At a time when Trump is not just demonising immigrants, but harassing them and sending masked goons to kidnap them from the street, America’s greatest city – and Trump’s hometown – has elected a Muslim immigrant to run it.”
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Across the world, game dev unions are standing with us. @rockstargames.com - reinstate our members, now!
SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto.
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Across the world, game dev unions are standing with us. @rockstargames.com - reinstate our members, now!
🎬 Watched A House of Dynamite, solid 7/10. No Threads or The Day After but still horrible in its own way.
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🎬 Watched A House of Dynamite, solid 7/10. No Threads or The Day After but still horrible in its own way.
What the actual fuck?
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?
I worked at a stockbrokers in 2008, and now I work in gamedev, somehow this is my fault.
get in losers, we're doing 2008 again but with graphics cards instead of houses
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I worked at a stockbrokers in 2008, and now I work in gamedev, somehow this is my fault.
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Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
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Just sharing this again for #portfolioDay but really should be sharing my woodworking as that’s clearly why people follow me now not the fact I’m an experienced environmental artist with decades and half of experience.
Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Des been working as a environment art for the past 14 years and available for work better look at some of the 14 titles iv been a part of so far and personal art can be found on my portfolio www.artstation.com/pikminman
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Just sharing this again for #portfolioDay but really should be sharing my woodworking as that’s clearly why people follow me now not the fact I’m an experienced environmental artist with decades and half of experience.
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Pre-order your copy of @ABRAMSbooks’ The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) today! Featuring artwork from all 24 episodes, plus extensive interviews with creator Tony Gilroy, star Diego Luna, Emmy-winning production designer Luke Hull, and many more! (May 19, 2026)
October 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Pre-order your copy of @ABRAMSbooks’ The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) today! Featuring artwork from all 24 episodes, plus extensive interviews with creator Tony Gilroy, star Diego Luna, Emmy-winning production designer Luke Hull, and many more! (May 19, 2026)
New Battlefield is still naff, save your money for now
October 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New Battlefield is still naff, save your money for now
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Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:
October 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:
Come play the game I've been working so hard on. Set hours this week and then 24/7 next week during NextFest!
#gaming #gameart #gamedevelopment #coldwar #games
#gaming #gameart #gamedevelopment #coldwar #games
’83 will be taking part in next week's Steam NextFest, get an early sneak peek on our upcoming Cold War tactical shooter!
Ahead of the festival, we’re opening up the demo for a series of limited-time play sessions this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72z...
Ahead of the festival, we’re opening up the demo for a series of limited-time play sessions this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72z...
'83 – NextFest Trailer
YouTube video by Blue Dot Games
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Come play the game I've been working so hard on. Set hours this week and then 24/7 next week during NextFest!
#gaming #gameart #gamedevelopment #coldwar #games
#gaming #gameart #gamedevelopment #coldwar #games
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look ai is completely destroying the world with massive pollution and is using up water at a concerning rate but at least you get to use technology that lies to you and is the primary propaganda mechanism by fascists
October 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
look ai is completely destroying the world with massive pollution and is using up water at a concerning rate but at least you get to use technology that lies to you and is the primary propaganda mechanism by fascists
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Halloween postcards are now available 🎃 9 haunted titles, 2 freaky bookmarks - only 10 possessed dollars 💀 mail this one to your dad!
paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pape...
paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pape...
October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Halloween postcards are now available 🎃 9 haunted titles, 2 freaky bookmarks - only 10 possessed dollars 💀 mail this one to your dad!
paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pape...
paperbackparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pape...
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I've officially been staring at this too long. I have no idea if it's good or not anymore. 🙁 The blend from Cloaking to Not Cloaked is still too abrupt, more work needed. These shots were chosen to sort of showcase the "worst case" scenarios of the technique I'm using. 4K in 🧵!
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I've officially been staring at this too long. I have no idea if it's good or not anymore. 🙁 The blend from Cloaking to Not Cloaked is still too abrupt, more work needed. These shots were chosen to sort of showcase the "worst case" scenarios of the technique I'm using. 4K in 🧵!
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You know you can block people on LinkedIn and I recommend you do, if people piss you off cut them from your feed like any platform. Good chance they are nobodies with zero relevance to your industry anyway and more then likely cosplaying at being what they think a CEO is.
October 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
You know you can block people on LinkedIn and I recommend you do, if people piss you off cut them from your feed like any platform. Good chance they are nobodies with zero relevance to your industry anyway and more then likely cosplaying at being what they think a CEO is.
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Heyo! Further Romulan Cloak tests - multiple angles, with textures this time!
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Heyo! Further Romulan Cloak tests - multiple angles, with textures this time!
What if we used his blood unless he opts out? His organs? He hasn't opted out yet?
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
What if we used his blood unless he opts out? His organs? He hasn't opted out yet?
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playing around with the new procreate charcoals!!
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
playing around with the new procreate charcoals!!