Alan Thomasson
@tailstwelve.bsky.social
Game Producer and crumpet lover, smiling politely. Ex-Rockstar but forever some punk.
The next time you hear someone say "It's a blessing in disguise", try imagining it to the Transformers theme tune.
May 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The next time you hear someone say "It's a blessing in disguise", try imagining it to the Transformers theme tune.
Very sad that our copy of the new Lucy Dacus record on a zoetrope disc got delivered to the wrong address by the Royal Mail today and we have no idea where it is. My amazing wife is chasing it up.
March 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Very sad that our copy of the new Lucy Dacus record on a zoetrope disc got delivered to the wrong address by the Royal Mail today and we have no idea where it is. My amazing wife is chasing it up.
Seeing all these posts about GDC and wishing desperately I still worked in game development. Some day I'll get back to the "promised land".
March 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Seeing all these posts about GDC and wishing desperately I still worked in game development. Some day I'll get back to the "promised land".
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as some of you may have seen this AI slop that's on the playstation store.
this is NOT keep driving and it's NOT our game. @playstation.com please remove this blatant copy. it's title isn't even grammatically correct...
this is NOT keep driving and it's NOT our game. @playstation.com please remove this blatant copy. it's title isn't even grammatically correct...
Apparently there is an unlicensed Keep Driving clone on the @playstation.com network that Sony failed to prevent.
#gamedevs Josef & Christopher worked their asses off for over half a decade to create their #indiegame (not yet on PSN).
Support @ycjygames.bsky.social and report this shit on PSN.
#gamedevs Josef & Christopher worked their asses off for over half a decade to create their #indiegame (not yet on PSN).
Support @ycjygames.bsky.social and report this shit on PSN.
March 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
as some of you may have seen this AI slop that's on the playstation store.
this is NOT keep driving and it's NOT our game. @playstation.com please remove this blatant copy. it's title isn't even grammatically correct...
this is NOT keep driving and it's NOT our game. @playstation.com please remove this blatant copy. it's title isn't even grammatically correct...
Played the demo of @blueprincegame.bsky.social today. Really special experience and I can see why it's been getting its due praise (especially from the equally wonderful @islahinck.bsky.social ). It's like living in a mysterious boardgame that never existed. A definite one to watch out for!
March 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Played the demo of @blueprincegame.bsky.social today. Really special experience and I can see why it's been getting its due praise (especially from the equally wonderful @islahinck.bsky.social ). It's like living in a mysterious boardgame that never existed. A definite one to watch out for!
Spent a good 3/4 hours of my Saturday evening on Keep Driving by @ycjygames.bsky.social. It's phenomenal and I don't regret a dash-tapping second of it. Will try and pull more thoughts together when I've calmed down.
March 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Spent a good 3/4 hours of my Saturday evening on Keep Driving by @ycjygames.bsky.social. It's phenomenal and I don't regret a dash-tapping second of it. Will try and pull more thoughts together when I've calmed down.
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Massachusetts game dev among those suing Trump administration over anti-trans passport policy
Massachusetts game dev among those suing Trump administration over anti-trans passport policy
The lawsuit argues in part that policies denying Americans gender-affirming identity markers on their passports can harm the safety of game developers.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Massachusetts game dev among those suing Trump administration over anti-trans passport policy
The very notion of that specific person talking about "making America healthy again" is both darker and more ironic the longer you think about it.
January 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The very notion of that specific person talking about "making America healthy again" is both darker and more ironic the longer you think about it.
Really excited to play this when it finally releases. Pretty much a perfect-for-me concoction of 90s nostalgia, gorgeous pixel art and a glorious melding of the mundane and the extraordinary.
we've been working on this road trip management rpg where you "battle" against mundane things on the road for the past 5ish years and as we're new to Blusky we'd really appreciate some help reaching out here too. If you see this please RT and share the summer road trip. 🫶 #keepdriving
January 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Really excited to play this when it finally releases. Pretty much a perfect-for-me concoction of 90s nostalgia, gorgeous pixel art and a glorious melding of the mundane and the extraordinary.
Trying to balance the good and bad here, so to that regard. If you have a Netflix account and a tablet, I strongly urge you to try out the magnificent Golden Idol games by Color Gray and published by @playstack.com. I'm close to the end of Rise of the Golden Idol and it's superb.
January 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trying to balance the good and bad here, so to that regard. If you have a Netflix account and a tablet, I strongly urge you to try out the magnificent Golden Idol games by Color Gray and published by @playstack.com. I'm close to the end of Rise of the Golden Idol and it's superb.
Maybe it's because I'm playing Final Fantasy VII Remake - but seeing an awful lot of Shinra comparisons going on across the pond at the moment. Emphasis on the "awful".
January 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Maybe it's because I'm playing Final Fantasy VII Remake - but seeing an awful lot of Shinra comparisons going on across the pond at the moment. Emphasis on the "awful".
There are few things better than when guitar-centric songs pause for a single beat and then drop back into it. Often before repeating the last chorus but not always the case. "I Want To Hear You Sad" by The Early November does this a few times.
January 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
There are few things better than when guitar-centric songs pause for a single beat and then drop back into it. Often before repeating the last chorus but not always the case. "I Want To Hear You Sad" by The Early November does this a few times.
Condolences to my American friends. I will always love your country and the time I spent there. I hope you come through these 4 years as unscathed as possible. I'm rooting for y'all.
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Condolences to my American friends. I will always love your country and the time I spent there. I hope you come through these 4 years as unscathed as possible. I'm rooting for y'all.
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Blown away by a bug a recent tester found. Turns out there are some timed moments that are based on the length of some voiceover lines, and if you turn off the voiceover the game will go kablooee. Until today, nobody (not even me) thought to turn off the voiceover. Amazing.
January 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Blown away by a bug a recent tester found. Turns out there are some timed moments that are based on the length of some voiceover lines, and if you turn off the voiceover the game will go kablooee. Until today, nobody (not even me) thought to turn off the voiceover. Amazing.
I enjoyed your recent sweater video @patrickhwillems.bsky.social. Not quite as much as the train videos but it went down well as an afternoon watch with a cup of tea. I was wondering how well Pamela Vorhees from Friday the 13th fared on your scale?
January 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I enjoyed your recent sweater video @patrickhwillems.bsky.social. Not quite as much as the train videos but it went down well as an afternoon watch with a cup of tea. I was wondering how well Pamela Vorhees from Friday the 13th fared on your scale?
Hello, it's a new year so I want to connect more with the world again starting here. Been migrating some low points but plan on making 2025 a year for renewal. I try to believe in two truths - There is always an opportunity to be kind or nice and Monkey Island 2 is(for me) the best game of all time.
January 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hello, it's a new year so I want to connect more with the world again starting here. Been migrating some low points but plan on making 2025 a year for renewal. I try to believe in two truths - There is always an opportunity to be kind or nice and Monkey Island 2 is(for me) the best game of all time.