James Brown
@gamejammer.bsky.social
Northern Irish Gamedev for Hyperluminal Games
Unity Developer, formerly:
🔶️Ambertail
🏜Rocketflair
🎹Out of Tune
He/Him
Unity Developer, formerly:
🔶️Ambertail
🏜Rocketflair
🎹Out of Tune
He/Him
Reposted by James Brown
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
This is what fans of GenAI don't understand. Art isn't about the result - it's about the act. The expression. It's about becoming.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is what fans of GenAI don't understand. Art isn't about the result - it's about the act. The expression. It's about becoming.
If they need help getting it across the line, I can think of 31 games workers that might want their jobs back :)
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If they need help getting it across the line, I can think of 31 games workers that might want their jobs back :)
Taps aff weather in november, we might be cooked
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Taps aff weather in november, we might be cooked
I think of this when there's a hit and suddenly everyone is discussing what led to the success.
For me, it is VISION, and how strong is your vision? But the grifters and capitalists don't like that because they have no vision. There is no secret formula for vision.
For me, it is VISION, and how strong is your vision? But the grifters and capitalists don't like that because they have no vision. There is no secret formula for vision.
'creative director played a new game in the weekend and wants to pivot' has probably cost the games industry around 50 trillion dollars over the past decade
How poor leadership slows down game development
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think of this when there's a hit and suddenly everyone is discussing what led to the success.
For me, it is VISION, and how strong is your vision? But the grifters and capitalists don't like that because they have no vision. There is no secret formula for vision.
For me, it is VISION, and how strong is your vision? But the grifters and capitalists don't like that because they have no vision. There is no secret formula for vision.
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I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
No no no you're right, that 335th billion dollars will definitely be the one to fill up that void in your soul
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
No no no you're right, that 335th billion dollars will definitely be the one to fill up that void in your soul
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The thing I like particularly about the fact that Isaac Newton invented the catflap is it gives the image of him trying to lay the foundations of classical mechanics but getting distracted by having to let a cat out then in again 40 seconds later and thinking, “Shit, I really need to sort this.”
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The thing I like particularly about the fact that Isaac Newton invented the catflap is it gives the image of him trying to lay the foundations of classical mechanics but getting distracted by having to let a cat out then in again 40 seconds later and thinking, “Shit, I really need to sort this.”
Northern Irish peeps see below!!!
I am starting a PhD and am looking for grassland restoration/rewilding sites in Northern Ireland! Please forward this flier to anyone who might be interested in having their land surveyed for fungi!
October 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Northern Irish peeps see below!!!
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feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*
I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*
I looked down for one second and the whole month of September was gone
I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD
October 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I looked down for one second and the whole month of September was gone
It's never been easier to make a game, but that's WHY it's never been harder to sell a game
It's easier than ever to make a game, too, but it's never been harder to get paid for it.
And that means you're mostly going to get no-budget, short-cycle, amateur-skill games from the narrow demographic band that can afford to make them in their free time.
IDEK about movies. Tiktok I guess?
And that means you're mostly going to get no-budget, short-cycle, amateur-skill games from the narrow demographic band that can afford to make them in their free time.
IDEK about movies. Tiktok I guess?
And I don’t want to hear “it’s easier than ever! Get your friends! Use an iPhone”
No.
Yes it is easier in a technical sense. But the pipeline to funding? Getting the movie seen? Having it move your career forward? Not to mention the spare time and money to survive?
None of that is easier.
No.
Yes it is easier in a technical sense. But the pipeline to funding? Getting the movie seen? Having it move your career forward? Not to mention the spare time and money to survive?
None of that is easier.
October 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It's never been easier to make a game, but that's WHY it's never been harder to sell a game
The insatiable billionaires will be gutting the UK next
September 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The insatiable billionaires will be gutting the UK next
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Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.
September 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.
Yis love yer orchids dont yis ye cunts ye
Literal Chinese translations of European country names :)
(by Reddit user: u/xu_shawn via @TerribleMaps)
(by Reddit user: u/xu_shawn via @TerribleMaps)
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yis love yer orchids dont yis ye cunts ye
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"Bluesky is boring."
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Bluesky is boring."
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
Its now on google maps, so you can see the scale of destruction even from space!!!
August 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Its now on google maps, so you can see the scale of destruction even from space!!!
No ethical consumption under capitalism :/
Same during my call- the wording I used was “non-explicit, legal, non-adult LGBT content”, and I got back the response that “yes, stripe is blocking this. We’re a private company, we make our own rules about it.” Was hung up on when I asked why.
August 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No ethical consumption under capitalism :/
Loot boxes, but it's a 15 minute cutscene of your character struggling to open the packaging
July 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Loot boxes, but it's a 15 minute cutscene of your character struggling to open the packaging
Some good news for your timeline :)
May 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Some good news for your timeline :)
I miss when tech was something to be excited about instead of something to assume is predatory. I'm tired, boss.
YIKES @soundcloud.dev no thank you
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I miss when tech was something to be excited about instead of something to assume is predatory. I'm tired, boss.
Hey gamedevs - any tips for dealing with imposter syndrome?
April 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hey gamedevs - any tips for dealing with imposter syndrome?
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The Imirt Irish Game Awards just took place at the Fís Games Summit. Follow this thread to see the winners! #ImirtIrishGameAwards #FísGamesSummit
April 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Imirt Irish Game Awards just took place at the Fís Games Summit. Follow this thread to see the winners! #ImirtIrishGameAwards #FísGamesSummit
Alternatives to Adobe and their predatory greed
So anyway, I created an updated version of that XdanielArt chart that contains all the Adobe alternatives since there are a lot more now than there were back when that list was originally made, and Adobe has continued to get shittier and shittier.
April 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Alternatives to Adobe and their predatory greed