their periphery but holy crap it sounds masochistic to be a game dev. Sad the state of things now with AI and ROI demands so high. Maybe the future is indie becoming a bigger portion of the pie. I’m liking smaller titles more these days anyway. Book concludes open-ended and I wanna be hopeful!
Just rolled credits on another gaming book! This one was “Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry” by @jasonschreier.bsky.social
Gotta say this was an engrossing but not a feel-good read. As a former full time games marketing designer, it hit close to home. My job was more on
It’s rare for an adaptation to go so damn well but they positively nailed it!
This is right by me, and I’m long overdue for a visit!
I have an old mantra “geek out, make art” but haven’t done that in years so it felt nice to live by my words for once.
And hmm, maybe I’ll do more cinematic designs this year!
Project Hail Mary fan art by Jango Snow.
Close up of Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary fan art by Jango Snow.
Closeup of Rocky in Project Hail Mary fan art by Jango Snow.
Project Hail Mary fan art by Jango Snow. Japanese version.
This weekend I saw Project Hail Mary and immediately went home and got to work making my own fan art poster. Got carried away into the night and even did a Japanese variant.
Anyway, great film! 👎👎
#projecthailmary #andyweir #ryangosling #filmposter #geekart
Libby app audiobook of Super Nintendo by Alexa MacDonald
Libby app audiobook of Super Nintendo by Alexa MacDonald
Just rolled credits on the audiobook “Super Nintendo” by @mackeza.bsky.social! Must read for any video game fan new and old.
On a sidenote, I’m finally working on some new shirt designs! Of the Trek variety…
Ok, Star Trek Starfleet Academy is just the right level of sci-fi escapism I need right now. Awesome seeing the Doctor return too. And don’t buy into the marketing that makes it look like 90210 in space. It’s more Starship Troopers, but minus the fascist overtones.
So excited I got to design the Persona 5 Tactica soundtrack!
Available now! 🎶❤️🔥 bit.ly/iam8bit-p5t
@iam8bit.com @blackscreenrecords.com
Shout out to @jangosnow.bsky.social for the awesome weathering details! 👏
We Are All Luigi by Jude Buffum
The Epoch Battle by Jango Snow
Link’s Awakening by Haley bbanditt Wakefield
Scumlabs Special by Zach Bellisimo
I got to check out @iam8bit.com’s 20th Anniversary Show in LA last night, here are some of my favorite pieces!
Artists:
@judebuffum.bsky.social
@jangosnow.bsky.social
Haley “bbanditt” Wakefield
@zachbellissimo.bsky.social
Happy 20th Anniversary to my buddies at @iam8bit.com! May your next 20 be just as eventful and epic as the first two decades.
Here’s another look at my piece “The Epoch Battle” for their art show this weekend.
#iam8bit20 #chronotrigger #retrovideogames #retrogaming #gameart #iam8bit
Our 20th Anniversary Art Show is happening this weekend! RSVP (for free!) here: www.eventbrite.com/e/iam8bit-20...
20 years of games. 20 years of music. 20 years of art. 20 years of iam8bit.
Join us for the iam8bit 20TH ANNIVERSARY ART SHOW! 🥳🎉
November 8th and 9th in Los Angeles, we're featuring more than 70+ artists in a free-to-attend art exhibition.
Learn more: bit.ly/iam8bit-20-artshow
#iam8bit20
Did a design for my partner’s newsletter. Which one do you prefer? With or without hat?
Also follow her for local news covering Los Angeles. ;)
Started Dave the Diver and enjoying the game loop. It’s giving me mad sushi cravings tho lol. Love the cozy art style, amusing writing, and just enough bite-sized action & variety when I need a break from Balatro. #bancho_sushi
The new Gunlocked 2 Kickstarter campaign is live. Help me fund an awesome soundtrack and some extra polish before launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fro... Additional funding will add new content like bosses, weapons, and even gameplay modes. Please share! 💚 #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart
2025 IS OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY! 🎉
This year, we’re celebrating 20 years of creativity, collaboration and community at iam8bit—and it’s all thanks to YOU.
Get ready for:
✨ Exciting giveaways
✨ Long-awaited represses
✨ Unforgettable events
✨ Brand-new merch
🎨 by @jangosnow.bsky.social
#iam8bit20th
As a freelance designer working remotely for years now, am I my own permanent outie living an innie’s life, or vice versa? Or just “unsevered”? I think being sick lately isn’t helping my brain lol…
I was dreaming in Balatro for a while there, ngl
An illustration of the Serenity ship lifting the T.A.R.D.I.S. off a train with Jane holding on. The Time Job, by John Sumrow
Hello new friends! Thank you for following me from the evil FB empire. Let's be bad guys. 💙⚔️🎨
This is the one with no ads and a chronological timeline … for now!
Ugh. Forgot my Apple Watch at home before getting to the gym. Tech fomo got me like “does it even count if I don’t have my watch?” 😂
@davidwise.bsky.social
1/ I’ve become an unofficial evangelist for Bluesky. (I don’t work here.)
As a former dir of product mgmt @Twitter, I’m impressed w/ the innovative and courageous choices Bluesky has made.
They’ve come up with a better way to do social media.
Some have asked me how I explain this outcome.
A🧵>>>
I should probably focus on my backlog when I can:
-Dragon Quest III: HD-2D
-Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
-Prince of Persia Lost Crown
-Hades (so close to being done with this!)
Also saw Civil War last week. Why am I torturing myself? lol