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Will Mesilane

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I made Cult of the Lamb, now I’m in AAA 🕹Accessibility Advocate 🤔Opinions are mine (and probably bad) Aussie in Scotland willmesilane.com

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · Oct 17

For any folks who may not know me from the other place, I’m Will 👋 I’ve been making games since I was a teen, most notably being a big part of Cult of the Lamb. Now I’m in Scotland working in AAA for a while. I post a lot of silly stuff tbh.

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 9h

Activision Blizzard’s Platform and Technology Workers Form Union ✊

cwa-union.org/news/release...

Activision Blizzard’s Platform and Technology Workers Form Union with Communications Workers of America

Today, nearly 400 video game workers within Blizzard’s Platform & Technology department have voted strongly in favor of union representation with CWA.

cwa-union.org

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 10h

man I gotta play this

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 11h

For all the new folks landing in @bsky.app, both #indiedevs and players alike, I made some starter packs a while back that you might find useful 👍

🔸 Indie Game Studios - go.bsky.app/EbnyA2d

🔸 Solo Indie Devs - go.bsky.app/46HSs4C

🔸 Indie Game Publishers - go.bsky.app/DAoKtHj

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 18h

You know I've always got your back bud!

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Teeg @teeketch.art · 1d

If you're a solo dev/small indie team looking for art or logos please don't turn to genAI. I would honestly rather folks reach out to a designer and offer like rev share alongside a smaller up front cost to get something made by a person.

Hell email me and we'll chat. Don't turn to the slop machine

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The Technician @thetechnician.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday ! I'm a draftsman, and 3D generalist
My main themes are pulpy retro scifi, and anime.

I am currently available for commission, (contact; [email protected] )

#3dart #blender

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 20h

My boy Teeg deserves a follow 👀

Teeg @teeketch.art · 1d

I am here for another #portfolioday 👋

I am Teeg, and I like to draw a bunch of little weirdos. I am a character artist, illustrator and designer working in video and tabletop games. You can see more of my work and contact me through my site at teeketch.art

An illustration for Heepo the sentient healing potion being ambushed by a large mimic cheat.

The knight from my project knight light walking by an abandoned shrine with paper and embyrd strewn about.

King of demons illustration featuring a small demon boy standing strong in the center surrounded by large faces of hostile adversaries.

The feog swordsman kero standing ready to draw hos blade with the taninki leader in the background lit by the full moon.

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 20h

Mikey’s work is absolutely fire and you should all go follow him 💪🏻

Mikey @mdfioreart.bsky.social · 1d

Woah its #portfolioday again already. Hi guys, just wanted to update my older post.

I just finished up one of my first big jobs after college and will be 🍁Available for work again this month!🍁 - I've been working as a 3d artist aswell which has been super fun to learn. Thanks for the shares!

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Teeg @teeketch.art · 1d

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 20h

Imagining a game with the systems like this but the combat of Avowed 🤤

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 20h

I’m playing the Oblivion Remaster after having not played the original in over 15 years and it’s remarkable how well this game holds up. Feels a lot fresher and from a time when this kind of game design wasn’t so homogenised.

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 1d

Damn nice one

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 3d

haps birth!

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 3d

oh no did you watch the new tron

I can't bring myself to do it because a

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 4d

No but mine insists on sleeping under the blanket and worming her way up and out of it when she gets too hot and laying her head next to mine like a person 😂

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 4d

The first time I recieved money for working on any kind of game I was 15, nearly 20 years ago. Absolutely wild to think I've been making and releasing games commercially for that long.

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 5d

same tbh

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Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · 5d

I really think it should be illegal to put up job postings and not give a general figure or range of what the pay would be.

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 5d

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 5d

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 6d

factually correct. It’s so much better than it had any right being.

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 7d

big mood

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 7d

❤️❤️

Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 7d

a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire with the words " everything is fine " below him

ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire with the words " everything is fine " below him

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Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com · 7d

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Dr Artyom Trakhanov - THERE COMES FOR YOU A DAY is out now! @vor-bokor.bsky.social · 9d

Show this to your local village snake flag cretin to make them mad

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 9d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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