Matthew Allen
@mtallen.bsky.social
He/Him • Worked on a couple of lord of the rings games, and before that some shooters, tried to do some cool shit at EA •
Currently at Wizards of the Coast making some things happen with some people •
Occasionally I make and release music.
Currently at Wizards of the Coast making some things happen with some people •
Occasionally I make and release music.
this reminds me of a thing I need to do.
October 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
this reminds me of a thing I need to do.
Whelp. Seeing paying stupid amounts for foil pieces of cardboard in my future.
September 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Whelp. Seeing paying stupid amounts for foil pieces of cardboard in my future.
my work is done
(some pixel fucking to protect the innocent)
(some pixel fucking to protect the innocent)
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
my work is done
(some pixel fucking to protect the innocent)
(some pixel fucking to protect the innocent)
We played the shit out of this game last year, been thinking about booting it up again.
August 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We played the shit out of this game last year, been thinking about booting it up again.
well that was a treat
August 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
well that was a treat
spent the day building and drawing GM and matching player maps for the game this weekend. Slightly modified from the versions up on itch.
chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-basti...
to say I am excited about running this would be to undersell the word excited.
(if you want the blank svgs dm me)
chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-basti...
to say I am excited about running this would be to undersell the word excited.
(if you want the blank svgs dm me)
August 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
spent the day building and drawing GM and matching player maps for the game this weekend. Slightly modified from the versions up on itch.
chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-basti...
to say I am excited about running this would be to undersell the word excited.
(if you want the blank svgs dm me)
chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-basti...
to say I am excited about running this would be to undersell the word excited.
(if you want the blank svgs dm me)
God damn this @bastionland.bsky.social book is gorgeous in person 🤩.
August 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
God damn this @bastionland.bsky.social book is gorgeous in person 🤩.
And I have used illustrator continually longer than any other app.
This is no hyperbole. I have a highschool yearbook from 1989 that has a picture of me working in illustrator 88. And at that point I had been using it for over a year.
Found it.
This is no hyperbole. I have a highschool yearbook from 1989 that has a picture of me working in illustrator 88. And at that point I had been using it for over a year.
Found it.
August 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
And I have used illustrator continually longer than any other app.
This is no hyperbole. I have a highschool yearbook from 1989 that has a picture of me working in illustrator 88. And at that point I had been using it for over a year.
Found it.
This is no hyperbole. I have a highschool yearbook from 1989 that has a picture of me working in illustrator 88. And at that point I had been using it for over a year.
Found it.
The only picture I could find of the award wall from E3 that year
July 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The only picture I could find of the award wall from E3 that year
jobless just in time
June 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
jobless just in time
i was going to wade into this by posting SoM but apparently we didnt even make the cut.
get rekt ego.
get rekt ego.
June 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
i was going to wade into this by posting SoM but apparently we didnt even make the cut.
get rekt ego.
get rekt ego.
lol. lmfao even.
get rekt bitch.
get rekt bitch.
June 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
lol. lmfao even.
get rekt bitch.
get rekt bitch.
Example! The project logo is based on forrest service badges. I then used that motif all over the place. The GBC badge being a very simple in your face version
I also got to use it to replace some god awful AI bullshit someone, not to be named, made for our extra life team.
I also got to use it to replace some god awful AI bullshit someone, not to be named, made for our extra life team.
May 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Example! The project logo is based on forrest service badges. I then used that motif all over the place. The GBC badge being a very simple in your face version
I also got to use it to replace some god awful AI bullshit someone, not to be named, made for our extra life team.
I also got to use it to replace some god awful AI bullshit someone, not to be named, made for our extra life team.
One cultural thing I pushed at Cliffhanger was team responsibility for build health, UGS being truth helps a ton here.
This post from Wes hit me real hard this morning.
Wes hired me for Shogo almost 30 years ago at 'lith. He is the most talented artist in games you have never heard of.
This post from Wes hit me real hard this morning.
Wes hired me for Shogo almost 30 years ago at 'lith. He is the most talented artist in games you have never heard of.
May 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One cultural thing I pushed at Cliffhanger was team responsibility for build health, UGS being truth helps a ton here.
This post from Wes hit me real hard this morning.
Wes hired me for Shogo almost 30 years ago at 'lith. He is the most talented artist in games you have never heard of.
This post from Wes hit me real hard this morning.
Wes hired me for Shogo almost 30 years ago at 'lith. He is the most talented artist in games you have never heard of.
i really need Dave and Alan to do about 10 more panels of this
April 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
i really need Dave and Alan to do about 10 more panels of this
There may or may not have been a time in a previous job where I may or may not have accidentally sent a cosplayer full concept art turn arounds and material details for a thing they were working on.
This may or may not be a picture.
This may or may not be a picture.
February 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There may or may not have been a time in a previous job where I may or may not have accidentally sent a cosplayer full concept art turn arounds and material details for a thing they were working on.
This may or may not be a picture.
This may or may not be a picture.
When I left 'lith and walked past this I remember joking about maybe just taking the bafta with me.
To keep it safe :)
Honestly we wanted to take all the people and tech with us also. But thats a story for beers.
To keep it safe :)
Honestly we wanted to take all the people and tech with us also. But thats a story for beers.
February 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When I left 'lith and walked past this I remember joking about maybe just taking the bafta with me.
To keep it safe :)
Honestly we wanted to take all the people and tech with us also. But thats a story for beers.
To keep it safe :)
Honestly we wanted to take all the people and tech with us also. But thats a story for beers.
This may sound like I'm fucking with you, but I have used one of these for close to 20 years. I don't remember the last time I sat at a desk in a chair.
November 14, 2024 at 8:23 PM
This may sound like I'm fucking with you, but I have used one of these for close to 20 years. I don't remember the last time I sat at a desk in a chair.
This is the first one of these motherfuckers that interests me. I am betting I get one like (from @thelatemarkwood.bsky.social ) which means the only music you will hear from this will be Big Business or some adjacent tomfoolery.
And I promise, if I know you, I will post a track you like.
And I promise, if I know you, I will post a track you like.
October 24, 2024 at 6:01 AM
This is the first one of these motherfuckers that interests me. I am betting I get one like (from @thelatemarkwood.bsky.social ) which means the only music you will hear from this will be Big Business or some adjacent tomfoolery.
And I promise, if I know you, I will post a track you like.
And I promise, if I know you, I will post a track you like.