Derek O'Neill
oneillderek.bsky.social
Derek O'Neill
@oneillderek.bsky.social
Game Dev Guy

He/him
I’m (go) blue(jays)
da ba dee da ba yay
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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On Wednesday, EA abruptly canceled a Black Panther game without saying why. So I did a little digging.

For this week's column, here's what Cliffhanger's Black Panther was, why it was canceled and why employees were shocked at the news: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Why EA Canceled a New ‘Black Panther’ Video Game
The project from Cliffhanger Studios would have starred a group of heroes from the comic-book franchise
www.bloomberg.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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That being said, I'm still looking for work, so if anyone is looking for a game designer/level designer with ~10 years of industry experience, please let me know 👀
Just received notice from a studio I was interviewing with that they would not be moving on with me in the hiring process, which makes me very sad, but the interesting thing is that they notified me by phone, which is a new one for me?

They were very kind, and I appreciate the personal touch a lot.
May 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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My car jacking business will die if I’m forced to ask people to GIVE me their cars
May 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Another day, another round of layoffs at EA

aftermath.site/ea-black-pan...
May 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Since the term AI has been poisoned by generative world-burning stuff, we're going to have to go back to calling video game AI routines "the computer." I couldn't beat the final boss because the computer was being cheap, etc.
May 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Canadians, please vote today! Polls mean nothing if you don't vote.

If you haven't registered/didn't receive your VIC? You can still vote today! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Didn't register to vote? You can still do so on election day | CBC News
It's not too late for Canadians looking to cast their ballot who haven't yet registered to vote — Elections Canada allows voters to register on election day at their polling station.
www.cbc.ca
April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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April 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m (on) blue(sky)
da ba de da ba hi
April 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM