Seb Downie-Blackwell
@downieseb.bsky.social
Games Industry Veteran of 26.3 years & 100+ games
Partner/Head of Production at Remote Control Productions
Managing Director at It Matters Games
Owner of NOTHING MATTERS
"Mr Gamescom" - Linkedin
Star of "Seb Simulator 25"
Your new dad.
Partner/Head of Production at Remote Control Productions
Managing Director at It Matters Games
Owner of NOTHING MATTERS
"Mr Gamescom" - Linkedin
Star of "Seb Simulator 25"
Your new dad.
Pinned
This cursed GDC thread got me a few new followers so bio refresh time.
In games 26 years. Support indie devs with studio strategy, problem solving, direction. Part sleazy uncle, part production werewolf.
Dad of two sons. Husband of one wife.
Your mom fancies me
In games 26 years. Support indie devs with studio strategy, problem solving, direction. Part sleazy uncle, part production werewolf.
Dad of two sons. Husband of one wife.
Your mom fancies me
Christmas horse is here
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Christmas horse is here
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really went dark for the sequel
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
really went dark for the sequel
Socks picked out for the company Christmas party tonight
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Socks picked out for the company Christmas party tonight
At it
*Looks at the incredibly large pile of work to do on our recently announced video game*
"I should write a concept for the next game!"
"I should write a concept for the next game!"
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
At it
Call comes in. Its my wine merchant (yes I have a wine merchant, so what?). He asks me if I need any wine for the christmas period.
I remind him that six cases just arrived last week.
He repeats his question.
I remind him that six cases just arrived last week.
He repeats his question.
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Call comes in. Its my wine merchant (yes I have a wine merchant, so what?). He asks me if I need any wine for the christmas period.
I remind him that six cases just arrived last week.
He repeats his question.
I remind him that six cases just arrived last week.
He repeats his question.
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Will finish cleaning up the settings tomorrow, but these are just about wrapped!
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Will finish cleaning up the settings tomorrow, but these are just about wrapped!
Top 5 is hard after hundred and hundreds of gigs over the decades, but I won't be held accountable so let's go:
1. Portishead - Heineken music hall Amsterdam. Glorious
2. Nine Inch Nails - Brixton Academy (with VIP backstage shenanigans).
3. Bruce Springsteen - Olympiastadion Berlin
1. Portishead - Heineken music hall Amsterdam. Glorious
2. Nine Inch Nails - Brixton Academy (with VIP backstage shenanigans).
3. Bruce Springsteen - Olympiastadion Berlin
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
Tough to pick 5, I’ll go with some of the most impactful 🤘
Mew
Mars Volta (4/5 times??)
AFI & The Offspring (that was 1 show ok)
Sikth
System of a Down
Tough to pick 5, I’ll go with some of the most impactful 🤘
Mew
Mars Volta (4/5 times??)
AFI & The Offspring (that was 1 show ok)
Sikth
System of a Down
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Top 5 is hard after hundred and hundreds of gigs over the decades, but I won't be held accountable so let's go:
1. Portishead - Heineken music hall Amsterdam. Glorious
2. Nine Inch Nails - Brixton Academy (with VIP backstage shenanigans).
3. Bruce Springsteen - Olympiastadion Berlin
1. Portishead - Heineken music hall Amsterdam. Glorious
2. Nine Inch Nails - Brixton Academy (with VIP backstage shenanigans).
3. Bruce Springsteen - Olympiastadion Berlin
Easy. Lets get them into the weekend by 4pm. (Yes you get the rest of the week off too)
GUYS! I need your help. If we get to 100 followers by tomorrow my manager said I can leave early for the day.
If a sim game with a cozy-punk narrative about running a struggling record store your thing drop us a follow and a repost 🙏
We can't wait to bring Wax Heads to you all in early 2026!
If a sim game with a cozy-punk narrative about running a struggling record store your thing drop us a follow and a repost 🙏
We can't wait to bring Wax Heads to you all in early 2026!
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Easy. Lets get them into the weekend by 4pm. (Yes you get the rest of the week off too)
Art by artists
Same battlefield. Different energy.
Swipe to see the glow-up.
Swipe to see the glow-up.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Art by artists
See when I first heard about this I demanded to not know more.
I don't want to have to deal with this information. It's too much. I'm at breaking point already.
I don't want to have to deal with this information. It's too much. I'm at breaking point already.
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
See when I first heard about this I demanded to not know more.
I don't want to have to deal with this information. It's too much. I'm at breaking point already.
I don't want to have to deal with this information. It's too much. I'm at breaking point already.
Just repeatedly hitting the KILL THE PLANET button until the sounds coming out of the box bring me momentary joy
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just repeatedly hitting the KILL THE PLANET button until the sounds coming out of the box bring me momentary joy
Game Designer and AI Programmer looking at this together, trying to figure out a way to avoid this (currently 10% repro rate after 6h of gameplay)
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Game Designer and AI Programmer looking at this together, trying to figure out a way to avoid this (currently 10% repro rate after 6h of gameplay)
Maria Condo has a sister that strangles and swallows objects that don't spark joy
Seriously, fuck whoever decided to name the new Anaconda “Anaconda” and not “Anaconda: The Jack Blackening” or “Not Another Anaconda Movie” or fucking ANYTHING that distinguishes it. Suck a donkey dick, marketers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Maria Condo has a sister that strangles and swallows objects that don't spark joy
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😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
I got it done in the hotel.
Now to figure out how to release the err press release.
I guess I just shout it at people on the market square
Now to figure out how to release the err press release.
I guess I just shout it at people on the market square
Realized the plug socket at my seat on the train wasn't actually charging my laptop and suddenly found myself SPEED WORKING my own press release to get it done and my laptop died while sorting through pictures of myself dressed as a fly
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I got it done in the hotel.
Now to figure out how to release the err press release.
I guess I just shout it at people on the market square
Now to figure out how to release the err press release.
I guess I just shout it at people on the market square
To me to be exact.
I think they go well together
I think they go well together
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
To me to be exact.
I think they go well together
I think they go well together
Hello Bavaria
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hello Bavaria
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Realized the plug socket at my seat on the train wasn't actually charging my laptop and suddenly found myself SPEED WORKING my own press release to get it done and my laptop died while sorting through pictures of myself dressed as a fly
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Realized the plug socket at my seat on the train wasn't actually charging my laptop and suddenly found myself SPEED WORKING my own press release to get it done and my laptop died while sorting through pictures of myself dressed as a fly
Whamageddoned by an invading force flying their helicopters overhead blasting last Christmas
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Whamageddoned by an invading force flying their helicopters overhead blasting last Christmas
Scenes
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Scenes
Showing once again that Europe is the best continent or super-state or whatever.
Anyway, none of us are "running" to Ikea. We're biking on our damn bike lanes
Anyway, none of us are "running" to Ikea. We're biking on our damn bike lanes
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Showing once again that Europe is the best continent or super-state or whatever.
Anyway, none of us are "running" to Ikea. We're biking on our damn bike lanes
Anyway, none of us are "running" to Ikea. We're biking on our damn bike lanes
Reposted by Seb Downie-Blackwell
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
"and here comes Seaman shooting round the bend, he's going to have to beat off the German in his rear if he's going to have any chance of getting his hands on silverware today. Here he comes now and what's this? The Italian out of third rams right up him and creams. His car a ball of fire"
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"and here comes Seaman shooting round the bend, he's going to have to beat off the German in his rear if he's going to have any chance of getting his hands on silverware today. Here he comes now and what's this? The Italian out of third rams right up him and creams. His car a ball of fire"
Art.
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Art.