Eric A Anderson
@edoublea.com
Worldbuilder & TechArtist. Creative Director helping lead Cyan Worlds. Riven out now!!! Working on ????? Art Director on Obduction. Artist on The Witness.
Rumors that can get lodged in your foot.
Rumor has it there's a very fun announcement coming later this week.
Cyan Newsletter subscribers will be the first to know!
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Cyan Newsletter subscribers will be the first to know!
Not yet a subscriber? Let's fix that:
https://cyan.com/mailing-list/
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Rumors that can get lodged in your foot.
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My heart goes out to all the people at Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru, Reality Labs, and others recently impacted by "industry forces". I have no doubt all of these people are the cream of the crop & deserve work in XR. If you see them, hire them! Hoping for brighter days.
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
My heart goes out to all the people at Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru, Reality Labs, and others recently impacted by "industry forces". I have no doubt all of these people are the cream of the crop & deserve work in XR. If you see them, hire them! Hoping for brighter days.
Dammit, David.
(❤️)
(❤️)
January 12, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Dammit, David.
(❤️)
(❤️)
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I’ve posted this before, but here’s a reminder to students and juniors that the game industry has never been this bad in terms of opportunities. The amount of studio closures and layoffs is unprecedented. Not even the crash in the 80s was this bad. I see a lot of talented folks beating themselves up
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I’ve posted this before, but here’s a reminder to students and juniors that the game industry has never been this bad in terms of opportunities. The amount of studio closures and layoffs is unprecedented. Not even the crash in the 80s was this bad. I see a lot of talented folks beating themselves up
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January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Well Atrus, I made it to Myst island, despite your directions.
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Well Atrus, I made it to Myst island, despite your directions.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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How I'm entering the new year:
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
How I'm entering the new year:
Dammit. This isn’t even a goof - this is literally what it gave me. Ahh, well.
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Dammit. This isn’t even a goof - this is literally what it gave me. Ahh, well.
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Harrison is a sweetie and you should hire him for design work.
He worked on Diablo and Myst for cripes sake!
THAT is what I think of Harrison.
He worked on Diablo and Myst for cripes sake!
THAT is what I think of Harrison.
Please note: I am only accepting positive feedback for the rest of 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Harrison is a sweetie and you should hire him for design work.
He worked on Diablo and Myst for cripes sake!
THAT is what I think of Harrison.
He worked on Diablo and Myst for cripes sake!
THAT is what I think of Harrison.
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Eurogamer's Game of the Year is . . . Blue Prince. 😮
What an unbelievable way to end 2025!🥂
Happy New Year everyone! 🍾
What an unbelievable way to end 2025!🥂
Happy New Year everyone! 🍾
It's finally here:
Eurogamer's 50 best games of 2025, ranked
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-50-best-games-of-2025-ranked
Eurogamer's 50 best games of 2025, ranked
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-50-best-games-of-2025-ranked
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Eurogamer's Game of the Year is . . . Blue Prince. 😮
What an unbelievable way to end 2025!🥂
Happy New Year everyone! 🍾
What an unbelievable way to end 2025!🥂
Happy New Year everyone! 🍾
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Then: URU: Ages Beyond Myst
Now: Still URU, Max Payne 2 and Fatal Frame 2 are very close behind
Now: Still URU, Max Payne 2 and Fatal Frame 2 are very close behind
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Then: URU: Ages Beyond Myst
Now: Still URU, Max Payne 2 and Fatal Frame 2 are very close behind
Now: Still URU, Max Payne 2 and Fatal Frame 2 are very close behind
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Hey, that's Libby, who digitized the tapes in the Cyan collection for us! A real hero
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re digging back into our archives to revisit some of our favorite stories of the year. 🎉
Here are just a few we've posted so far...
www.thestranger.com/arts/2025/05...
Here are just a few we've posted so far...
www.thestranger.com/arts/2025/05...
Magnetic Tapes Hold Decades of Our History, and They’re Disintegrating
Libby Hopfauf and Annalise Nicholson are in a race against time, and against tape.
www.thestranger.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hey, that's Libby, who digitized the tapes in the Cyan collection for us! A real hero
Had a hankering for “thanksgiving dinner”, since we ate out at a restaurant on T-day this year (which was great, but not the same). Turned out pretty good! Don’t worry, there was extra gravy.
December 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Had a hankering for “thanksgiving dinner”, since we ate out at a restaurant on T-day this year (which was great, but not the same). Turned out pretty good! Don’t worry, there was extra gravy.
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Should've posted earlier: look at this little Lego Riven dagger that Cyan sent us 🥹
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Should've posted earlier: look at this little Lego Riven dagger that Cyan sent us 🥹
Normal people: Fruitcake is terrible, and isn’t meant to actually be eaten & enjoyed.
Me: I’d better make a double batch.
Me: I’d better make a double batch.
December 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Normal people: Fruitcake is terrible, and isn’t meant to actually be eaten & enjoyed.
Me: I’d better make a double batch.
Me: I’d better make a double batch.
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Hey folks! I'm a concept artist & illustrator with over 10 years of experience. I've worked at 343, Ubisoft, Bungie, Adidas and more. Looking for fulltime work but always open to freelance! www.artstation.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hey folks! I'm a concept artist & illustrator with over 10 years of experience. I've worked at 343, Ubisoft, Bungie, Adidas and more. Looking for fulltime work but always open to freelance! www.artstation.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
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Thank you for nominating Blue Prince for GOTY and Best Indie Game 💙
The #NewYorkGameAwards nominees for Game of the Year are:
🔵 Blue Prince
🔵 Split Fiction
🔵 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
🔵 Despelote
🔵 Sword of the Sea
🔵 Silent Hill f
🔵 Hades II
🔵 Ghost of Yōtei
🔵 Blue Prince
🔵 Split Fiction
🔵 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
🔵 Despelote
🔵 Sword of the Sea
🔵 Silent Hill f
🔵 Hades II
🔵 Ghost of Yōtei
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Thank you for nominating Blue Prince for GOTY and Best Indie Game 💙
Today, I got to cut an alpha-mask for @philsalv.bsky.social 's head. Also, if you can support the VGHF, you should, because they do awesome work.
Our good friends at the VGHF are running a Winter Fundraiser right now, and Cyan has pitched in to help them crush their goal. If you would like to help too, please visit them at the link below - Let's keep them doing what they do best!
https://givebutter.com/vghf-winter-fundraiser-2025
https://givebutter.com/vghf-winter-fundraiser-2025
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Today, I got to cut an alpha-mask for @philsalv.bsky.social 's head. Also, if you can support the VGHF, you should, because they do awesome work.
This, a thousand times this!!! I do not understand the modern obsession with PNG format for most use cases.
dear artists
I too, was like you. i wanted my art to look perfect. so i uploaded everything as a .png. every sketch, every render. and you know what i got? slow loading images
i promise you. i PROMISE. test me: a 9+ quality jpg will be indistinguishable from that .png and MORE people will see it
I too, was like you. i wanted my art to look perfect. so i uploaded everything as a .png. every sketch, every render. and you know what i got? slow loading images
i promise you. i PROMISE. test me: a 9+ quality jpg will be indistinguishable from that .png and MORE people will see it
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This, a thousand times this!!! I do not understand the modern obsession with PNG format for most use cases.
I would advise making breakfast burritos.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I would advise making breakfast burritos.
Great interview discussing a great game.
NEW: I spoke to the creator of Blue Prince about what's next for the game, why he won't option it for a film, whether he'll ever say what happened to Mary, player obsession, and much more.
Here's a very fun, spoilery chat about one of the year's best games: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Here's a very fun, spoilery chat about one of the year's best games: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Blue Prince’ Creator Answers (and Dodges) Our Biggest Questions
Tonda Ros says he’s still working on one more big update for the critically acclaimed game
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Great interview discussing a great game.
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Winter snow has arrived at Cyan HQ, so to celebrate we're adding several cozy new blankets to the store!
Grab them today, along with our brand-new 2026 Riven calendar featuring 12 gorgeous scene captures and never-before-seen journal entries!
https://store.cyan.com/s/holiday25soc
Grab them today, along with our brand-new 2026 Riven calendar featuring 12 gorgeous scene captures and never-before-seen journal entries!
https://store.cyan.com/s/holiday25soc
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Winter snow has arrived at Cyan HQ, so to celebrate we're adding several cozy new blankets to the store!
Grab them today, along with our brand-new 2026 Riven calendar featuring 12 gorgeous scene captures and never-before-seen journal entries!
https://store.cyan.com/s/holiday25soc
Grab them today, along with our brand-new 2026 Riven calendar featuring 12 gorgeous scene captures and never-before-seen journal entries!
https://store.cyan.com/s/holiday25soc
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M Y S T : The Prequel to Riven
Some of our favorite merch ever from our friends at
@cyan.com :
store.cyan.com/products/mys...
Some of our favorite merch ever from our friends at
@cyan.com :
store.cyan.com/products/mys...
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
M Y S T : The Prequel to Riven
Some of our favorite merch ever from our friends at
@cyan.com :
store.cyan.com/products/mys...
Some of our favorite merch ever from our friends at
@cyan.com :
store.cyan.com/products/mys...