Merlijn (aka Syraleaf!)
@syraleaf.bsky.social
🌿 Game Designer
🌿 Working on Crumble of Civilizations & Grand Succession
🌿 Have you considered throwing cats at the problem?
🍁 Prev: Buas teacher; Captain Starshot & Tiles Apart dev; Naraka bladepoint & Dauntless moderator.
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🌿 Working on Crumble of Civilizations & Grand Succession
🌿 Have you considered throwing cats at the problem?
🍁 Prev: Buas teacher; Captain Starshot & Tiles Apart dev; Naraka bladepoint & Dauntless moderator.
🦚 Profile picture by KsenyVee!
It is interesting how they teach you at school about the mining barons & the industrial revolution era textile industry, all to show you how bad the workers have it only to enter the games industry and notice a shocking amount of similarities!
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It is interesting how they teach you at school about the mining barons & the industrial revolution era textile industry, all to show you how bad the workers have it only to enter the games industry and notice a shocking amount of similarities!
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I am working today.
That's right, I'm not spending time with my entire extended family. I'm not eating a turkey dinner.
You may be wondering: Robin-Yann, how do you have such an incredible work ethic?
I will give you the answer, and it's a actually quite simple:
That's right, I'm not spending time with my entire extended family. I'm not eating a turkey dinner.
You may be wondering: Robin-Yann, how do you have such an incredible work ethic?
I will give you the answer, and it's a actually quite simple:
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I am working today.
That's right, I'm not spending time with my entire extended family. I'm not eating a turkey dinner.
You may be wondering: Robin-Yann, how do you have such an incredible work ethic?
I will give you the answer, and it's a actually quite simple:
That's right, I'm not spending time with my entire extended family. I'm not eating a turkey dinner.
You may be wondering: Robin-Yann, how do you have such an incredible work ethic?
I will give you the answer, and it's a actually quite simple:
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Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hey all, do I have any UK based concept artists following me (or who knows anyone) who would be up for a long term 22 month contract working on Dragonwilds at Jagex? Remote with a very occasional day in office in Cambridge. Development experience and fantasy genre work is a must. Mid level role.
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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If you’re a designer in the game industry, please fill this in to help the next generation:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Because my old university is wondering: In a constrained 4-year timeline, which roles, skills, and experiences are most critical for a graduate's employability in your sector?
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Because my old university is wondering: In a constrained 4-year timeline, which roles, skills, and experiences are most critical for a graduate's employability in your sector?
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you’re a designer in the game industry, please fill this in to help the next generation:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Because my old university is wondering: In a constrained 4-year timeline, which roles, skills, and experiences are most critical for a graduate's employability in your sector?
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Because my old university is wondering: In a constrained 4-year timeline, which roles, skills, and experiences are most critical for a graduate's employability in your sector?
I wonder if alt text is just used to better train AI models...
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I wonder if alt text is just used to better train AI models...
Missing content can lead to funny systems sometimes :P
November 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Missing content can lead to funny systems sometimes :P
To your eternity S3 is insanely good. I love how many questions it poses. The characters are all so strange yet effective.
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
To your eternity S3 is insanely good. I love how many questions it poses. The characters are all so strange yet effective.
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#SaveSpeech
This new version of Chat Control is apparently being pushed through a backdoor and could possibly be voted on TOMORROW
Contact your MP/MEPs and demand that chat control be OPPOSED
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...
This new version of Chat Control is apparently being pushed through a backdoor and could possibly be voted on TOMORROW
Contact your MP/MEPs and demand that chat control be OPPOSED
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#SaveSpeech
This new version of Chat Control is apparently being pushed through a backdoor and could possibly be voted on TOMORROW
Contact your MP/MEPs and demand that chat control be OPPOSED
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...
This new version of Chat Control is apparently being pushed through a backdoor and could possibly be voted on TOMORROW
Contact your MP/MEPs and demand that chat control be OPPOSED
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...
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Over the weekend, my wife's 13-year-old niece stayed with us. And I got an up-close look at how Roblox has turned so many kids into gambling addicts.
The niece even admitted as much as she and her friends opened boxes for rare pets that could be sold/traded for more currency to place more bets.
The niece even admitted as much as she and her friends opened boxes for rare pets that could be sold/traded for more currency to place more bets.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Over the weekend, my wife's 13-year-old niece stayed with us. And I got an up-close look at how Roblox has turned so many kids into gambling addicts.
The niece even admitted as much as she and her friends opened boxes for rare pets that could be sold/traded for more currency to place more bets.
The niece even admitted as much as she and her friends opened boxes for rare pets that could be sold/traded for more currency to place more bets.
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I hit 100 followers, yay!
To celebrate I'm making an art raffle 🎉
You have a chance to win a fully painted half body from me!
To qualify you have to:
-Follow
-Like
-Repost
Good luck to everyone, the raffle will end on 17/11/2025 so you have a whole 3 weeks to enter
#raffle #artraffle #dndart
To celebrate I'm making an art raffle 🎉
You have a chance to win a fully painted half body from me!
To qualify you have to:
-Follow
-Like
-Repost
Good luck to everyone, the raffle will end on 17/11/2025 so you have a whole 3 weeks to enter
#raffle #artraffle #dndart
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I hit 100 followers, yay!
To celebrate I'm making an art raffle 🎉
You have a chance to win a fully painted half body from me!
To qualify you have to:
-Follow
-Like
-Repost
Good luck to everyone, the raffle will end on 17/11/2025 so you have a whole 3 weeks to enter
#raffle #artraffle #dndart
To celebrate I'm making an art raffle 🎉
You have a chance to win a fully painted half body from me!
To qualify you have to:
-Follow
-Like
-Repost
Good luck to everyone, the raffle will end on 17/11/2025 so you have a whole 3 weeks to enter
#raffle #artraffle #dndart
Nintendo feels like a cult sometimes.
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Nintendo feels like a cult sometimes.
What if I don't *want* to simplify my games? What if I like them like a spider's lair - full of connections everywhere, creating endless depth that, once you touch it, will never let go?
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
What if I don't *want* to simplify my games? What if I like them like a spider's lair - full of connections everywhere, creating endless depth that, once you touch it, will never let go?
Windows should remove the "picture screen" before the login screen for the pc. I always start typing too early - resulting in an incorrect password. That screen does nothing but steal seconds of my day!
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Windows should remove the "picture screen" before the login screen for the pc. I always start typing too early - resulting in an incorrect password. That screen does nothing but steal seconds of my day!
XD She's jealous of the cat on my lap so now she's sleeping in between my mouse and keyboard
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
XD She's jealous of the cat on my lap so now she's sleeping in between my mouse and keyboard
Today was good! I made 2 new friends on league and had a great time
October 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Today was good! I made 2 new friends on league and had a great time
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More than 1,200 video game journalists have left major publications in the past two years, and not returned to the media, according to data supplied to VGC.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years | VGC
According to Press Engine data, the global pool of games journalists has shrunk by 25%
www.videogameschronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
More than 1,200 video game journalists have left major publications in the past two years, and not returned to the media, according to data supplied to VGC.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
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More than 26% of all video game workers in Europe were laid off in the past year, with over 10% of those still looking for work.
(Read more: GamesIndustry)
(Read more: GamesIndustry)
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
More than 26% of all video game workers in Europe were laid off in the past year, with over 10% of those still looking for work.
(Read more: GamesIndustry)
(Read more: GamesIndustry)