Will
@soundstrider.dev
Technical Sound / Haptics Designer
Prev. Retro Studios, Respawn Entertainment
Personal account, opinions are my own
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Will
@soundstrider.dev
· Sep 12
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Release Date Trailer | Nintendo Direct
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
I cannot wait to share with everyone what I've been working on for the last year. Make sure to play with rumble enabled 👀
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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts
Spiritbox
ERRA
Bad Omens
Imminence
Lorna Shore
Spiritbox
ERRA
Bad Omens
Imminence
Lorna Shore
introduce yourself with 5 concerts
Robyn
The Lonely Island
Chromeo
Fatboy Slim
"Weird" Al Yankovic
Robyn
The Lonely Island
Chromeo
Fatboy Slim
"Weird" Al Yankovic
5 concerts
Guns and Roses
Journey
Reel Big Fish
Trans Siberian Orchestra
Infected Mushroom
Guns and Roses
Journey
Reel Big Fish
Trans Siberian Orchestra
Infected Mushroom
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts
Spiritbox
ERRA
Bad Omens
Imminence
Lorna Shore
Spiritbox
ERRA
Bad Omens
Imminence
Lorna Shore
Man fuck this dark at 5pm bullshit. Can we get rid of daylight savings please?
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Man fuck this dark at 5pm bullshit. Can we get rid of daylight savings please?
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Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology.
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology.
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
I finished the Licanius trilogy last week and my god, such an incredible series. I was absolutely bawling by the end of it.
Now it's time for my next project, the Green None Saga!
Now it's time for my next project, the Green None Saga!
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I finished the Licanius trilogy last week and my god, such an incredible series. I was absolutely bawling by the end of it.
Now it's time for my next project, the Green None Saga!
Now it's time for my next project, the Green None Saga!
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
*looks at bank account*
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure 🙄
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure 🙄
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 11:38 PM
*looks at bank account*
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure 🙄
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure 🙄
I hope you all enjoy your adventure on Viewros!
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — Overview Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I hope you all enjoy your adventure on Viewros!
youtu.be/7mBR0H1F5hs?...
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Tax the rich. It's really not that hard
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Tax the rich. It's really not that hard
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Western game companies can't even comprehend this idea
Sega is raising the salaries of full-time and incoming employees by approximately 10% in Japan, following a 30-35% raise in 2023.
The company says its aim is "creating an environment in which employees can work with peace of mind amid recent social changes such as rising prices."
The company says its aim is "creating an environment in which employees can work with peace of mind amid recent social changes such as rising prices."
Sega is Raising Salaries for New and Existing Hires in Japan
Two years after its 2023 salary increase, Sega is raising its Japanese employees’ wages by 10%, following Capcom, Konami, and FromSoftware.
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Western game companies can't even comprehend this idea
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The ability to buy a physical version even if it's at a premium. If it requires online play, then the disc should house offline features to preserve the nature of the game or peer to peer.
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The ability to buy a physical version even if it's at a premium. If it requires online play, then the disc should house offline features to preserve the nature of the game or peer to peer.
Honestly I hadn't ever thought about this when I played Destiny. It just felt so natural to the game. Compare that to most other games and honestly yeah it's a game changer for it
I think the single most important design decision in the entirety of Destiny 1 or 2 was when they built the inventory/quest screens to be interactable during loading screens
Not talked about almost ever, but it was so damn important to the loot game
Not talked about almost ever, but it was so damn important to the loot game
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Honestly I hadn't ever thought about this when I played Destiny. It just felt so natural to the game. Compare that to most other games and honestly yeah it's a game changer for it
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Holy fuck I just finished An Echo of Things to Come and I want to scream. If you know you know 😅
The Licanius trilogy is some of the best books I've read in a hot minute. Can't wait to start book 3!
The Licanius trilogy is some of the best books I've read in a hot minute. Can't wait to start book 3!
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Holy fuck I just finished An Echo of Things to Come and I want to scream. If you know you know 😅
The Licanius trilogy is some of the best books I've read in a hot minute. Can't wait to start book 3!
The Licanius trilogy is some of the best books I've read in a hot minute. Can't wait to start book 3!
I don't know who I want to win the Telecom War tonight, I just hope we get 5 insane games to cap off this year's Worlds. It's been a banger tournament thus far and it would be a shame to end in a 3-0 blowout
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I don't know who I want to win the Telecom War tonight, I just hope we get 5 insane games to cap off this year's Worlds. It's been a banger tournament thus far and it would be a shame to end in a 3-0 blowout
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Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
Jesus christ. Imagine going to the supreme court to fight a ruling to FEED YOUR CITIZENS. Like...just let people eat food man...
BREAKING: DOJ goes to SCOTUS trying to stop a district court order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits this month.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Jesus christ. Imagine going to the supreme court to fight a ruling to FEED YOUR CITIZENS. Like...just let people eat food man...
I needed some good news today 🥹
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I needed some good news today 🥹
- Start an unreal project to refamiliarize myself with UE
- Project is too big for git without LFS
- Decide to create my own P4 server to host personal projects
- Start looking into writing batch scripts to do nightly backups of the server
Holy rabbit hole, let me get back to game dev 😶
- Project is too big for git without LFS
- Decide to create my own P4 server to host personal projects
- Start looking into writing batch scripts to do nightly backups of the server
Holy rabbit hole, let me get back to game dev 😶
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
- Start an unreal project to refamiliarize myself with UE
- Project is too big for git without LFS
- Decide to create my own P4 server to host personal projects
- Start looking into writing batch scripts to do nightly backups of the server
Holy rabbit hole, let me get back to game dev 😶
- Project is too big for git without LFS
- Decide to create my own P4 server to host personal projects
- Start looking into writing batch scripts to do nightly backups of the server
Holy rabbit hole, let me get back to game dev 😶
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seriously how do you get to a lead role in the games industry without understanding concepts such as "greyboxing" or "bugs not yet fixed in this version". like what is the career path, for these people?
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
seriously how do you get to a lead role in the games industry without understanding concepts such as "greyboxing" or "bugs not yet fixed in this version". like what is the career path, for these people?
Samus is pretty damn cool, huh? 😎
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Survive Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fN5...
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Samus is pretty damn cool, huh? 😎