Nick Fife is looking for game design work!
gameswithfife.bsky.social
Nick Fife is looking for game design work!
@gameswithfife.bsky.social
Bonus Dad to an amazing little human. Former Contract Level Designer @hyporealgames. Bar & Grill manager more often than I'd like. Writer. Queer. I talk about games, pop-culture, and sometimes politics. He/him.

www.gameswithfife.com
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October 23, 2024 at 4:55 AM
I'm incredibly proud to have had the opportunity to contribute to this game and wish Josiah and the team all the success in the world. Watch the trailer, and maybe buy the game when it launches on Steam?

youtu.be/2OjPD_CR56c?...

store.steampowered.com/app/2410150/...
BLACKHEART - Official 1.0 Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Blackheart Game
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October 3, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Felt like a good time to take a break from programming and play around with some simple 3d modeling tonight. So I made some new (rough) ship models for my game project!

They're all fully implemented in the project, and working correctly! Although I do still want to make more changes to them.
September 26, 2024 at 6:28 AM
New progress update video for my current game project!
I've added turrets into the game as the first enemies and done work tweaking little things, balancing the laser and machine gun weapons, and added limits to the amount of health the player can have at one time.

youtu.be/v1I-LNcyVvY
Project Onyx Progress update 3
YouTube video by Nicholas Fife
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September 21, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Blackheart (the game I got to work on for a while last year) goes into early access today! If you have a PC and want to play an action RPG while supporting a team of Indie creators you should pick up a copy.

Trailer: youtu.be/MwGt1HmGn78?...

Game page: hyporeal-games.itch.io/blackheart-e...
BLACKHEART - Early Access Trailer
Blackheart is going into Early Access! If you want to get involved, you can purchase on our Itch.Io page: https://hyporeal-games.itch.io/blackheart-early-access Buy into the early access version to receive a Steam Key for the full version of the game when it launches in October. Thanks for your support and we are so excited to have reached this milestone!
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August 8, 2024 at 11:43 PM
I made a sign up form for playtesters on my current game project. If we haven't already talked, and you'd like to participate please fill this out! Or if you have friends you think would be interested feel free to give them the link.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Project Onyx Playtest Sign Up Sheet
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July 3, 2024 at 10:20 PM
I'm almost ready to send out my first playtest. I'll be reaching out to people who've previously offered to play the game for their email if I don't already have it.

In the meantime, I made another video. This time I even narrated it to talk about the game some.
youtu.be/RqFg11X1Qt4
Project Onyx Progress Update 2
A video showing the progress I've made on my current game prototype, a twin-stick shooter that will eventually draw inspiration from both Geometry Wars and t...
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June 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Made a little video showing the state of my current game prototype. Still a bit more work to do before I can start making a few levels and send it out for a first full round playtesting. But all in all I'm pretty happy with how things work so far.

youtu.be/kCqScet0hJU?...
Project Onyx Early Prototype 2
A quick video showing early gameplay footage of my new game project.
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June 6, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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I saw this posted on twitter but I don't think that user is on BlueSky and I wanted to share it here... This interview with Ethan Hawke perfectly describes the importance of art.
April 24, 2024 at 4:16 PM
There's a launch trailer for the game I was working a contract for last year! Still sad they couldn't keep me around until launch, but I'm excited to see them continuing the project! It's going to be a great game, and Hyporeal Games was an excellent team to work with!

youtu.be/1U3ByMIZkLU?...
April 13, 2024 at 12:54 AM
A D&D restaurant themed like that "Is it Cake" show. After you order food they bring out two plates.

One is the food you ordered, the other is a mimic.
February 10, 2024 at 3:25 AM
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Hello I pixel art, I animate and I also code. Mostly surrounding game development stuff and some fanart
February 6, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Can he swing from a web?
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Lookout, his name is Spooder dube.
February 7, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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Since texture/.com removed the free credits, I found myself wondering where to grab textures for free

I haven't seen a list on my timeline yet, so I want to share the ones I like best for FREE TEXTURES!

👇🐁
January 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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Remember that, in California, even if you get severance, you can still receive unemployment.

Severance is what's owed to you in lieu of a stable job, but unemployment is yours as soon as you lose your job.

You paid CA's high taxes for this safety net, use it.

#GameDev #Layoffs
January 25, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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Game jobs: Netflix has several remote positions across disciplines
Work at Netflix
A great workplace combines exceptional colleagues and hard problems.
jobs.netflix.com
January 23, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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Passing along job postings I see, no affiliation. Looks like Escape Velocity has several positions across different game disciplines
CAREERS - Escape Velocity Entertainment
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January 23, 2024 at 6:57 AM
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Theorycraft Games has several contract positions
Careers — THEORYCRAFT GAMES
We're hiring! Come work with us at Theorycraft Games! We’re looking for diverse, driven, humble, sharp, mega-talented game developers who - like us - are obsessed with delivering for players. We v...
www.theorycraftgames.com
January 23, 2024 at 7:07 AM
If I wanted to join a virtual D&D group, what would be your best suggestions on where to look for one?
January 6, 2024 at 5:12 AM
My first batch of mead is brewing!
January 2, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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Today is my Birthday! 💙
I want to thank you all for love and support. This is very inspiring and helps to draw I'd be very grateful for likes and rts of this post^^
December 25, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Happy Holidays! Here's to hoping this season has been filled with peace, love, and other words for good stuff!
December 25, 2023 at 5:16 AM
I keep wanting to be more active on here, but never getting around to it. Anyway, updates:

*I've been reworking the game systems in my project. I started by designing a new input management system run by a state machine.

*I've been planning out how I'll handle animations and rigging my model.
December 14, 2023 at 6:32 AM
100 days learning Japanese!
November 5, 2023 at 9:53 PM