Chad Jessup
@adhdev.io
Ex-Engineering and stuff at Bungie/ArenaNet/FASA/Microsoft/Nintendo/Monolith/Sony/NOA.
My thoughts, my opinions, and my typohs.
#ADHDev
he/him
My thoughts, my opinions, and my typohs.
#ADHDev
he/him
"Chad, your family is weird."
Waaa? Wait are you talking about my grandpa that fell off a giant oil tank in the middle of Texas and broke his back?
Then he crawled 2 miles, shot a rattlesnake and fought off bandits to get to his truck and then drove home for dinner so Grandma wouldn't worry?
"..."
Waaa? Wait are you talking about my grandpa that fell off a giant oil tank in the middle of Texas and broke his back?
Then he crawled 2 miles, shot a rattlesnake and fought off bandits to get to his truck and then drove home for dinner so Grandma wouldn't worry?
"..."
December 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"Chad, your family is weird."
Waaa? Wait are you talking about my grandpa that fell off a giant oil tank in the middle of Texas and broke his back?
Then he crawled 2 miles, shot a rattlesnake and fought off bandits to get to his truck and then drove home for dinner so Grandma wouldn't worry?
"..."
Waaa? Wait are you talking about my grandpa that fell off a giant oil tank in the middle of Texas and broke his back?
Then he crawled 2 miles, shot a rattlesnake and fought off bandits to get to his truck and then drove home for dinner so Grandma wouldn't worry?
"..."
Highly recommend preparing threads for when people think you're full of shit about something, super nice to reuse threads you have.
Built this list in response to some industry vets that recently thought I didn't know what I was talking about in games.
(I don't, but not for reasons they know of!!)
Built this list in response to some industry vets that recently thought I didn't know what I was talking about in games.
(I don't, but not for reasons they know of!!)
I'll be adding to this over time, I truly can't remember them all anymore:
1. legend of zelda collector's edition
2. hamtaro's ham-ham games
3. ridge racer ds
4. fire emblem...something
5. pikmin 2
6. puzzle quest XB
7. pokemon - a gba one
8. paper mario 1000 year door
9. metroid prime hunters
...
1. legend of zelda collector's edition
2. hamtaro's ham-ham games
3. ridge racer ds
4. fire emblem...something
5. pikmin 2
6. puzzle quest XB
7. pokemon - a gba one
8. paper mario 1000 year door
9. metroid prime hunters
...
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Highly recommend preparing threads for when people think you're full of shit about something, super nice to reuse threads you have.
Built this list in response to some industry vets that recently thought I didn't know what I was talking about in games.
(I don't, but not for reasons they know of!!)
Built this list in response to some industry vets that recently thought I didn't know what I was talking about in games.
(I don't, but not for reasons they know of!!)
/me: "I have these thoughts on game/movie/book/show X."
/other: "It's completely flawed, can't believe they made it."
/me: "Did you play/watch/listen/read it?"
/other: "No! I'd never!"
90% of conversations on this here intarwebs.
/other: "It's completely flawed, can't believe they made it."
/me: "Did you play/watch/listen/read it?"
/other: "No! I'd never!"
90% of conversations on this here intarwebs.
December 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
/me: "I have these thoughts on game/movie/book/show X."
/other: "It's completely flawed, can't believe they made it."
/me: "Did you play/watch/listen/read it?"
/other: "No! I'd never!"
90% of conversations on this here intarwebs.
/other: "It's completely flawed, can't believe they made it."
/me: "Did you play/watch/listen/read it?"
/other: "No! I'd never!"
90% of conversations on this here intarwebs.
When I talk about the number of games I've been on the number can vary widely.
I've been doing this since I was 15, many years of multiple games at the same time, does each Destiny 2 release count as a game? (yes), etc.
This is an open thread that has the games I've been on one way or another...
I've been doing this since I was 15, many years of multiple games at the same time, does each Destiny 2 release count as a game? (yes), etc.
This is an open thread that has the games I've been on one way or another...
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When I talk about the number of games I've been on the number can vary widely.
I've been doing this since I was 15, many years of multiple games at the same time, does each Destiny 2 release count as a game? (yes), etc.
This is an open thread that has the games I've been on one way or another...
I've been doing this since I was 15, many years of multiple games at the same time, does each Destiny 2 release count as a game? (yes), etc.
This is an open thread that has the games I've been on one way or another...
Reposted by Chad Jessup
Pollinia
Illustrations inspired by Annihilation and Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
belgianbooleancg.com/projects/8wX...
Illustrations inspired by Annihilation and Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
belgianbooleancg.com/projects/8wX...
December 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Pollinia
Illustrations inspired by Annihilation and Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
belgianbooleancg.com/projects/8wX...
Illustrations inspired by Annihilation and Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
belgianbooleancg.com/projects/8wX...
Early April, 1999, watched The Matrix.
When we got out of the theater it started to snow, which is unheard of in April here.
My friend, she'd never really watched sci-fi like that, freaked the efff out. Her mind was blown by the movie and snow in April minutes after the movie broke her mind a bit.
When we got out of the theater it started to snow, which is unheard of in April here.
My friend, she'd never really watched sci-fi like that, freaked the efff out. Her mind was blown by the movie and snow in April minutes after the movie broke her mind a bit.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Early April, 1999, watched The Matrix.
When we got out of the theater it started to snow, which is unheard of in April here.
My friend, she'd never really watched sci-fi like that, freaked the efff out. Her mind was blown by the movie and snow in April minutes after the movie broke her mind a bit.
When we got out of the theater it started to snow, which is unheard of in April here.
My friend, she'd never really watched sci-fi like that, freaked the efff out. Her mind was blown by the movie and snow in April minutes after the movie broke her mind a bit.
Reposted by Chad Jessup
everyone uses AI to find out who is gay or who is hireable or whatever but why hasn't anyone ever used AI to figure out which fascist has the world's most punchable face?
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
everyone uses AI to find out who is gay or who is hireable or whatever but why hasn't anyone ever used AI to figure out which fascist has the world's most punchable face?
I don't know if we'll have another Pokemon Go in history.
I traveled swaths of the world when it was big and new, and saw probably thousands of people in big groups playing it.
Japan, Europe, Mexico, Canada, States
My first back pain was wandering a parking lot for hours hunting down pokemans. ♥️
I traveled swaths of the world when it was big and new, and saw probably thousands of people in big groups playing it.
Japan, Europe, Mexico, Canada, States
My first back pain was wandering a parking lot for hours hunting down pokemans. ♥️
#AmWriting the section about Pokémon GO. Here's a sample, about testing the game at the motorcade entrance to the White House and talking to one of the Secret Service agents working the guard house. He had just asked me why I was telling him that I was going to be doing weird things with my phone.
December 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I don't know if we'll have another Pokemon Go in history.
I traveled swaths of the world when it was big and new, and saw probably thousands of people in big groups playing it.
Japan, Europe, Mexico, Canada, States
My first back pain was wandering a parking lot for hours hunting down pokemans. ♥️
I traveled swaths of the world when it was big and new, and saw probably thousands of people in big groups playing it.
Japan, Europe, Mexico, Canada, States
My first back pain was wandering a parking lot for hours hunting down pokemans. ♥️
Reposted by Chad Jessup
Bentley Dog has his own home inside the home 😊Living his Best Life #FridayVibes #FridayFeeling
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Bentley Dog has his own home inside the home 😊Living his Best Life #FridayVibes #FridayFeeling
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Super impressed with this extremely well-documented, and well-designed, open source hacking project. What a pleasant surprise: www.typeframe.net
Typeframe
A collection of open-source hardware and software for building writerdecks/cyberdecks.
www.typeframe.net
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Super impressed with this extremely well-documented, and well-designed, open source hacking project. What a pleasant surprise: www.typeframe.net
The 'Ye' in "Ye olde English" is pronounced as 'the' or 'Þe'.
The 'Ye' in "Ye olde Bastard" is pronounced as 'Ye' or 'Þiss off'.
The 'Ye' in "Ye olde Bastard" is pronounced as 'Ye' or 'Þiss off'.
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The 'Ye' in "Ye olde English" is pronounced as 'the' or 'Þe'.
The 'Ye' in "Ye olde Bastard" is pronounced as 'Ye' or 'Þiss off'.
The 'Ye' in "Ye olde Bastard" is pronounced as 'Ye' or 'Þiss off'.
Also, the main reasons for this union?
Return to office mandates and AI.
I hope we see more RTO pushback at this level.
It is probably one of the biggest improvements across the board for workers in decades.
Some studies showed it to be around the equivalent of a 20% pay raise to quality of life
Return to office mandates and AI.
I hope we see more RTO pushback at this level.
It is probably one of the biggest improvements across the board for workers in decades.
Some studies showed it to be around the equivalent of a 20% pay raise to quality of life
This is the way to do it.
The union is across the whole company.
This means leadership can't just fire a department, like we see with various QA groups being let go.
It's cross discipline, so true collective bargaining is possible, and 'solidarity' moves are feasible.
...
The union is across the whole company.
This means leadership can't just fire a department, like we see with various QA groups being let go.
It's cross discipline, so true collective bargaining is possible, and 'solidarity' moves are feasible.
...
id Software workers form wall-to-wall union in response to mass Xbox layoffs
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Also, the main reasons for this union?
Return to office mandates and AI.
I hope we see more RTO pushback at this level.
It is probably one of the biggest improvements across the board for workers in decades.
Some studies showed it to be around the equivalent of a 20% pay raise to quality of life
Return to office mandates and AI.
I hope we see more RTO pushback at this level.
It is probably one of the biggest improvements across the board for workers in decades.
Some studies showed it to be around the equivalent of a 20% pay raise to quality of life
This is the way to do it.
The union is across the whole company.
This means leadership can't just fire a department, like we see with various QA groups being let go.
It's cross discipline, so true collective bargaining is possible, and 'solidarity' moves are feasible.
...
The union is across the whole company.
This means leadership can't just fire a department, like we see with various QA groups being let go.
It's cross discipline, so true collective bargaining is possible, and 'solidarity' moves are feasible.
...
id Software workers form wall-to-wall union in response to mass Xbox layoffs
id Software workers form wall-to-wall union in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Rip and tear until the contract is done.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is the way to do it.
The union is across the whole company.
This means leadership can't just fire a department, like we see with various QA groups being let go.
It's cross discipline, so true collective bargaining is possible, and 'solidarity' moves are feasible.
...
The union is across the whole company.
This means leadership can't just fire a department, like we see with various QA groups being let go.
It's cross discipline, so true collective bargaining is possible, and 'solidarity' moves are feasible.
...
I wake up.
Search for the last scene I remember from the night before.
Audio book woes.
Can't miss a second.
Weigh myself, 0.8 lbs overnight.
Zepbound stuff.
Ohhh, hhhmmmm, candied bacon leftovers in the fridge.
Eat a little, nibble or two.
The good stuff.
Back to sleep.
Back to adventures ...
Search for the last scene I remember from the night before.
Audio book woes.
Can't miss a second.
Weigh myself, 0.8 lbs overnight.
Zepbound stuff.
Ohhh, hhhmmmm, candied bacon leftovers in the fridge.
Eat a little, nibble or two.
The good stuff.
Back to sleep.
Back to adventures ...
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I wake up.
Search for the last scene I remember from the night before.
Audio book woes.
Can't miss a second.
Weigh myself, 0.8 lbs overnight.
Zepbound stuff.
Ohhh, hhhmmmm, candied bacon leftovers in the fridge.
Eat a little, nibble or two.
The good stuff.
Back to sleep.
Back to adventures ...
Search for the last scene I remember from the night before.
Audio book woes.
Can't miss a second.
Weigh myself, 0.8 lbs overnight.
Zepbound stuff.
Ohhh, hhhmmmm, candied bacon leftovers in the fridge.
Eat a little, nibble or two.
The good stuff.
Back to sleep.
Back to adventures ...
*me at a game industry event*
/other: Is there something I'd know you by?
/me: I pissed off a lot of people and have been doxed multiple times? Google will probably focus on that
/other: Uhhh...
/me: I'm actually quite nice...
/other: Ok.
/me: Misunderstanding! Calling that dude a chode 15 times...
/other: Is there something I'd know you by?
/me: I pissed off a lot of people and have been doxed multiple times? Google will probably focus on that
/other: Uhhh...
/me: I'm actually quite nice...
/other: Ok.
/me: Misunderstanding! Calling that dude a chode 15 times...
December 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
*me at a game industry event*
/other: Is there something I'd know you by?
/me: I pissed off a lot of people and have been doxed multiple times? Google will probably focus on that
/other: Uhhh...
/me: I'm actually quite nice...
/other: Ok.
/me: Misunderstanding! Calling that dude a chode 15 times...
/other: Is there something I'd know you by?
/me: I pissed off a lot of people and have been doxed multiple times? Google will probably focus on that
/other: Uhhh...
/me: I'm actually quite nice...
/other: Ok.
/me: Misunderstanding! Calling that dude a chode 15 times...
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All the Street Fighter movie has to do is be dumb as shit #TheGameAwards
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
All the Street Fighter movie has to do is be dumb as shit #TheGameAwards
/zoology courses: Cats are isolated and singular creatures; they have no concept of packs or family.
/cats: screw that, make me warm, feed me, and I demand your attention 28/7...that's right, make 4 more hours a day for me.
/cats: screw that, make me warm, feed me, and I demand your attention 28/7...that's right, make 4 more hours a day for me.
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
/zoology courses: Cats are isolated and singular creatures; they have no concept of packs or family.
/cats: screw that, make me warm, feed me, and I demand your attention 28/7...that's right, make 4 more hours a day for me.
/cats: screw that, make me warm, feed me, and I demand your attention 28/7...that's right, make 4 more hours a day for me.
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Bars often have deals with local cab companies or specific uber drivers for folks who drank too much.
They are liable if they overserved you, so it's in their best interest to help you out.
It's okay to ask if they can call you a cab if you don't know anyone to help out.
Don't die or kill anyone.
They are liable if they overserved you, so it's in their best interest to help you out.
It's okay to ask if they can call you a cab if you don't know anyone to help out.
Don't die or kill anyone.
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Bars often have deals with local cab companies or specific uber drivers for folks who drank too much.
They are liable if they overserved you, so it's in their best interest to help you out.
It's okay to ask if they can call you a cab if you don't know anyone to help out.
Don't die or kill anyone.
They are liable if they overserved you, so it's in their best interest to help you out.
It's okay to ask if they can call you a cab if you don't know anyone to help out.
Don't die or kill anyone.
Hey, with all the holiday gatherings happening, I just wanted to point out that if you're drinking, and drink too much, leaving your car in a parking garage and ubering home...then, ubering back in the morning, is 10x cheaper than getting caught and getting a DUI and 1000x safer.
Bars can help too.
Bars can help too.
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hey, with all the holiday gatherings happening, I just wanted to point out that if you're drinking, and drink too much, leaving your car in a parking garage and ubering home...then, ubering back in the morning, is 10x cheaper than getting caught and getting a DUI and 1000x safer.
Bars can help too.
Bars can help too.
Doe...does the average person not know you can charge while doing other things?
That and negative edge are the first 5% of intermediate Street Fighter courses...
Now available on Udemy for $56.92, only 26 hrs of Street Fighter tips.
x.com/i/status/199...
That and negative edge are the first 5% of intermediate Street Fighter courses...
Now available on Udemy for $56.92, only 26 hrs of Street Fighter tips.
x.com/i/status/199...
meat poster on X: "HOW DID HE CHARGE THAT FLASH KICK HUH??????? https://t.co/Xi8CoeBPdA" / X
HOW DID HE CHARGE THAT FLASH KICK HUH??????? https://t.co/Xi8CoeBPdA
x.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Doe...does the average person not know you can charge while doing other things?
That and negative edge are the first 5% of intermediate Street Fighter courses...
Now available on Udemy for $56.92, only 26 hrs of Street Fighter tips.
x.com/i/status/199...
That and negative edge are the first 5% of intermediate Street Fighter courses...
Now available on Udemy for $56.92, only 26 hrs of Street Fighter tips.
x.com/i/status/199...
The amount of old mutuals on here/Twitter that unfollow me after each anti-Trump post I make is shocking
Come on man, you and I vibed on a team, we had a trans team member you got along with, a Gonzales was sitting next to you, single occupancy bathrooms, wtf
I mean, good riddance, but have 1 face
Come on man, you and I vibed on a team, we had a trans team member you got along with, a Gonzales was sitting next to you, single occupancy bathrooms, wtf
I mean, good riddance, but have 1 face
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The amount of old mutuals on here/Twitter that unfollow me after each anti-Trump post I make is shocking
Come on man, you and I vibed on a team, we had a trans team member you got along with, a Gonzales was sitting next to you, single occupancy bathrooms, wtf
I mean, good riddance, but have 1 face
Come on man, you and I vibed on a team, we had a trans team member you got along with, a Gonzales was sitting next to you, single occupancy bathrooms, wtf
I mean, good riddance, but have 1 face
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One of the earlier Halo games had $400 million for marketing.
In the meetings, friend 'signed' the check, so stupid.
It was the most anticipated game for years before advertising, they could have spent pennies on marketing and it would have been a success.
In the meetings, friend 'signed' the check, so stupid.
It was the most anticipated game for years before advertising, they could have spent pennies on marketing and it would have been a success.
I'm going to throw some cold water on the anger about this.
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
It is now considered ROUTINE for AAA games to spend as much on marketing as they do on Dev. Dev costs $200M? That's the starting point of conversation on how much to spend on marketing, PR and ads.
1/short thread
Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
One of the earlier Halo games had $400 million for marketing.
In the meetings, friend 'signed' the check, so stupid.
It was the most anticipated game for years before advertising, they could have spent pennies on marketing and it would have been a success.
In the meetings, friend 'signed' the check, so stupid.
It was the most anticipated game for years before advertising, they could have spent pennies on marketing and it would have been a success.
When I started in games, to make a build it was a machine a spare desktop tower under someone's desk (Monolith).
A handful of years later, it took about 100 machines to build a game (FASA).
Those numbers kept just creeping up.
When I left Bungie, it was around 1000 machines to make a build....
A handful of years later, it took about 100 machines to build a game (FASA).
Those numbers kept just creeping up.
When I left Bungie, it was around 1000 machines to make a build....
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
When I started in games, to make a build it was a machine a spare desktop tower under someone's desk (Monolith).
A handful of years later, it took about 100 machines to build a game (FASA).
Those numbers kept just creeping up.
When I left Bungie, it was around 1000 machines to make a build....
A handful of years later, it took about 100 machines to build a game (FASA).
Those numbers kept just creeping up.
When I left Bungie, it was around 1000 machines to make a build....