Fran
@franwrites.bsky.social
American expat in Australia, eater of food, narrative design lead
@ Mighty Kingdom
Currently telling Starfleet officers what to do in https://www.startreklowerdecksmobilegame.com/
@ Mighty Kingdom
Currently telling Starfleet officers what to do in https://www.startreklowerdecksmobilegame.com/
Gonna have to assume executive salaries are pumping that average up beyond the realm of usefulness.
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
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GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Gonna have to assume executive salaries are pumping that average up beyond the realm of usefulness.
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So many people fall into the trap of thinking that the people who make their entertainment are wealthy and powerful.
The people who make your entertainment likely earn less than you. All that money you spend on big games goes to a handful of very rich people who couldn’t make a game of tic-tac-toe.
The people who make your entertainment likely earn less than you. All that money you spend on big games goes to a handful of very rich people who couldn’t make a game of tic-tac-toe.
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
So many people fall into the trap of thinking that the people who make their entertainment are wealthy and powerful.
The people who make your entertainment likely earn less than you. All that money you spend on big games goes to a handful of very rich people who couldn’t make a game of tic-tac-toe.
The people who make your entertainment likely earn less than you. All that money you spend on big games goes to a handful of very rich people who couldn’t make a game of tic-tac-toe.
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It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
Believe me, this is as ridiculous as it sounds. But the Flyers' goaltending is keeping them in this game.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Believe me, this is as ridiculous as it sounds. But the Flyers' goaltending is keeping them in this game.
You assume wrong, dipshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
You assume wrong, dipshit.
Reposting this for any @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social coaching staff who might be hanging on Bluesky.
If you evade suffering you also evade the chance of joy. Pleasure you may get, or pleasures, but you will not be fulfilled. You will not know what it is to come home.
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Reposting this for any @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social coaching staff who might be hanging on Bluesky.
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Packers’ comeback falling short because they don’t have a 4th and 1 play … it’s perfect. Flawless. This is all worth it now.
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Packers’ comeback falling short because they don’t have a 4th and 1 play … it’s perfect. Flawless. This is all worth it now.
This is supposed to be two Super Bowl contenders?
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is supposed to be two Super Bowl contenders?
I never understand that call for a coward's draw on 3rd and 14. You think you can win a Super Bowl but you never think you can pick up a third and long?
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I never understand that call for a coward's draw on 3rd and 14. You think you can win a Super Bowl but you never think you can pick up a third and long?
Republican senators are scared to death of their constituents. Democrat senators could use a little taste of that.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Republican senators are scared to death of their constituents. Democrat senators could use a little taste of that.
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Seems to be a bit of a global issue that centre-right/right wing parties do whatever the right wing media tell them to do and centre-left parties do whatever the right wing media tell them to do
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Seems to be a bit of a global issue that centre-right/right wing parties do whatever the right wing media tell them to do and centre-left parties do whatever the right wing media tell them to do
He should have put in all the Dem senators as plants, he'd get cheers.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
He should have put in all the Dem senators as plants, he'd get cheers.
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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Game dev is hard because there are a million correct ways to make a game but only one wrong way and it's to add online multiplayer
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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This is how The Ringer talks about Jalen Hurts
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is how The Ringer talks about Jalen Hurts
I’ve apparently been doing nothing all day for 10 years! 🧐
Looking at the registration form for GDC and they don't even include production or QA or narrative or UI as a role you can have as a game developer 😩
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’ve apparently been doing nothing all day for 10 years! 🧐
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It's actually Frampton's Monster that comes alive
October 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It's actually Frampton's Monster that comes alive
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Hello kids. Great costumes. You can have boring regular candy or, in exchange for a small fee, you can invest in something I'm calling Candy Premium, an AI-enabled solution that
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hello kids. Great costumes. You can have boring regular candy or, in exchange for a small fee, you can invest in something I'm calling Candy Premium, an AI-enabled solution that
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Gooners
Gooners
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Sno-Cops
Sno-Cops
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twig
Twig
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Gooners
Gooners
This now-17 inning game makes me feel as alive as Kramer did seeing how far he can drive before the gas tank runs dry.
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This now-17 inning game makes me feel as alive as Kramer did seeing how far he can drive before the gas tank runs dry.
THE FACES THO
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
THE FACES THO
Re Eagles/Giants, bad calls are like lies, they never seem to happen only once, they’re chain reactions of increasingly ridiculous choices.
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Re Eagles/Giants, bad calls are like lies, they never seem to happen only once, they’re chain reactions of increasingly ridiculous choices.
Daboll is going to have an aneurysm, lol
October 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Daboll is going to have an aneurysm, lol
What's it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
What's it like inside your head?