MJ
@mandyjacek.bsky.social
Artist | Game Dev | Heero Enthusiast
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Finished Stray Children. Despite times I found it frustrating and obtuse, I respect so much of what it set out to do. It is so intentional in how it is designed, and how it makes you find empathy even when every force acts against you. May the world become a kinder place.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Finished Stray Children. Despite times I found it frustrating and obtuse, I respect so much of what it set out to do. It is so intentional in how it is designed, and how it makes you find empathy even when every force acts against you. May the world become a kinder place.
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The Games From Vancouver Steam sale is ✨ LIVE ✨
1000xRESIST is taking part alongside over 100 other games made by the incredibly talented and passionate Vancouver game dev community, with demos and discounts galore! 💙
Browse the event's Steam page here ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesFr...
1000xRESIST is taking part alongside over 100 other games made by the incredibly talented and passionate Vancouver game dev community, with demos and discounts galore! 💙
Browse the event's Steam page here ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesFr...
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Games From Vancouver Steam sale is ✨ LIVE ✨
1000xRESIST is taking part alongside over 100 other games made by the incredibly talented and passionate Vancouver game dev community, with demos and discounts galore! 💙
Browse the event's Steam page here ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesFr...
1000xRESIST is taking part alongside over 100 other games made by the incredibly talented and passionate Vancouver game dev community, with demos and discounts galore! 💙
Browse the event's Steam page here ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesFr...
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Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
Saw today that Dragon Age Inquisition came out 11 years ago today, which is a number that throws me through the loop because it was the first game I shipped. I've been in game dev this long... ...
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Saw today that Dragon Age Inquisition came out 11 years ago today, which is a number that throws me through the loop because it was the first game I shipped. I've been in game dev this long... ...
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and its not just that i hate the slop. i hate what all this shit is doing to us. im going into every game assuming guilt until proven otherwise, and thats a) exhausting and b) not fun at all!
I'm Getting Real Tired Of Not Being Able To Trust That A Video Game Doesn't Have AI Crap In It - Aftermath
It sucks that players are having to scour every asset and line of dialogue
aftermath.site
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
and its not just that i hate the slop. i hate what all this shit is doing to us. im going into every game assuming guilt until proven otherwise, and thats a) exhausting and b) not fun at all!
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the average salary of tens of thousands of games industry professionals is actually now $0, hope that clears things up
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.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
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 8:51 PM
the average salary of tens of thousands of games industry professionals is actually now $0, hope that clears things up
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A review is an op-ed by definition. You’re just upset at the criteria being used.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has defended AI following Eurogamer's 2/5 Arc Raiders review, which criticised the game's use use of AI voice generation. "AI dialog generation + human personality and tuning could totally transform gaming," Sweeney said.
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
Epic's Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI row
"This technology increases human productivity in some areas by integer multiples"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A review is an op-ed by definition. You’re just upset at the criteria being used.
Rolled credits on Pokemon Z-A! Had a lot of fun with it. Loved the cast of characters.
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Rolled credits on Pokemon Z-A! Had a lot of fun with it. Loved the cast of characters.
So happy I found this perfect little guy while I was in Japan 😌 I had such trouble finding Cyndaquil merch, but found him on the last day!
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So happy I found this perfect little guy while I was in Japan 😌 I had such trouble finding Cyndaquil merch, but found him on the last day!
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With October coming to a close things really escallated quickly. We now know of so many games industry layoff waves in 2025 that we're only one short of matching 2024, and we have two months still to go.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
With October coming to a close things really escallated quickly. We now know of so many games industry layoff waves in 2025 that we're only one short of matching 2024, and we have two months still to go.
We also made sure to pick up something related to his namesake.
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We also made sure to pick up something related to his namesake.
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One man is hoping for at least a nod of recognition towards his gaming-themed pumpkin.
paletteswap.site/dif...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One man is hoping for at least a nod of recognition towards his gaming-themed pumpkin.
paletteswap.site/dif...
paletteswap.site/dif...
Honeymoon in Japan!
Had an amazing couple of weeks exploring and taking photos, my husband driving around Lake Ashi, riding the Shinkansen, eating a ton of good food, capsule machines, and drinking so much canned coffee.
Had an amazing couple of weeks exploring and taking photos, my husband driving around Lake Ashi, riding the Shinkansen, eating a ton of good food, capsule machines, and drinking so much canned coffee.
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Honeymoon in Japan!
Had an amazing couple of weeks exploring and taking photos, my husband driving around Lake Ashi, riding the Shinkansen, eating a ton of good food, capsule machines, and drinking so much canned coffee.
Had an amazing couple of weeks exploring and taking photos, my husband driving around Lake Ashi, riding the Shinkansen, eating a ton of good food, capsule machines, and drinking so much canned coffee.
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The games industry is a little too trigger happy about changing its past via game remakes--as proven by some of the changes that appear to be coming in Yakuza Kiwami 3, writes @platanoranger.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 and the Case Against Game Remakes
Yakuza Kiwami 3's changes to Rikiya is another sign that the games industry is too quick to rewrite its past through remakes.
www.endlessmode.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The games industry is a little too trigger happy about changing its past via game remakes--as proven by some of the changes that appear to be coming in Yakuza Kiwami 3, writes @platanoranger.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
I talked myself out of it, but…
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I talked myself out of it, but…
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October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Ugh, a TON of really good comics this year - I wound up buying 10 of them! And I really had to trim it!! Check it out!
It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!
Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!
And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com
Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!
And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Ugh, a TON of really good comics this year - I wound up buying 10 of them! And I really had to trim it!! Check it out!
I am SO excited about this! I loved Moon and I still rave about it, eager to get my hands on the next thing this brilliant team has done.
Stray Children releasing Oct 30, 2025 for Steam and Switch www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXC...
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I am SO excited about this! I loved Moon and I still rave about it, eager to get my hands on the next thing this brilliant team has done.
Can’t tell if I had some great RNG but I managed to get to Room 46 on Blue Prince in 18 days on a first go. Pretty happy with that.
October 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Can’t tell if I had some great RNG but I managed to get to Room 46 on Blue Prince in 18 days on a first go. Pretty happy with that.
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Lily of the (Saturn) Valley 🪐🌱 #EarthBound
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Lily of the (Saturn) Valley 🪐🌱 #EarthBound
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Masahiro Sakurai is all of us.
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Masahiro Sakurai is all of us.
