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Mike Laidlaw

@mikelaidlaw.bsky.social

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Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · Dec 17

Eternal Strands is coming out Jan 28th on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X/S. Our target retail is around $40 USD.

A third person action-adventure (with some RPG splashed on there), where you get to explore a ruined nation, fight massive creatures, and manipulate kinetics and temperature in battle.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 9h

Sorry to hear it!

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 1d

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 4d

ICE in Portland is coming off like Gargamel getting repeatedly rolled by the Smurfs

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 4d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 4d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 4d

Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday. I am very excited to take the three day weekend and do not much except make turkey and play some more Expedition 33.

Late to the party, and still early hours, but very much enjoying it so far.

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 5d

“Maybe we don’t need to crush orphans” you FOOL. You absolute LUDDITE. Don’t you know the Orphan Crusher is here to stay?

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 5d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 7d

The kindest sentiment!

Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 7d

But thank you for the kind sentiment

Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 7d

We did two for free! They’re included.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 8d

Amelia is super good at being super evil in this.

Amelia Tyler @ameliatyler.bsky.social · 8d

I’m evil in this.
Like, SUPER evil.
But not as evil as un-sorted socks.
🧦🧦🧦😈 🧦🧦🧦

Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 8d

Steam sale is winding down! Eternal Strands is still on sale until it's over at 65% off. Romance, adventure, magically launching broken landscape at massive creatures, and one (1) overly complicated sock sorting system all included!

store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 8d

That is so fun, I agree

Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 8d

Save 65% on Eternal Strands on Steam

A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 10d

Spectacular performance.

Chris Washington 🧛‍♂️ @cwashington.bsky.social · 26d

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.

Thought you'd enjoy this.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 13d

Sam's stuff is SO good. Highly recommend all three.

Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 14d

Hey it's #SteamSale! You can get
🔥 IMMORTALITY for $9.99
👁️ TELLING LIES for $4.99
☕ HER STORY for $4.99
& wishlist Project C and Project D whilst you are there...
It's a good time to play good games in the present and wish for good games in the future! ✨
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

I’m so glad you said it, because if someone hadn’t I was ready.

Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 15d

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 17d

Nature is healing

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

Amen. Even if it’s wrong, starting to move in that direction will show you it’s wrong quicker than second guessing.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

My other joy is going “that’s the best plan we have so far, so rather than waffling around let’s commit to this as the plan unless we find a better one along the way.”

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

No problem!

Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

If you go hard on ice abilities, you can lower its temp enough to freeze its body, just like the others of its kind. It won’t go stock dead, but it means you can jump on and damage a much larger surface area.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

Ohhh I get it. Would you like a tip to reduce the precision needed?

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

Lovely!

Frans Bouma @fransbouma.com · 15d

I enjoyed it a lot! I made a lot of screenshots of the game: fransbouma.com/eternal-stra...

Frans Bouma, Virtual and Real Life Photography - Eternal Strands

Portfolio site of Frans Bouma, with in-game photos, macro photos and regular photos.

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