Richie de Wit

Richie de Wit

@richiedewit.com

🔥 Senior BD & Partner Manager at Raw Fury. 🤫 Consultant, more coming soon. ☕️ Forever under caffeinated & over-stimulated. 🎮 Games supported: Gemporium, Blue Prince, Cassette Beasts, Among Us, and more. Opinions are my own. richiedewit.com

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I’ve decided not to attend GDC in San Francisco this year. GDC is meant to connect, educate, and inspire. While there are valid ongoing debates if hosting it in one of the most expensive cities in the world holds true to that goal, my decision is based on something deeper. 🧵

The Sopranos Game of Thrones Pokémon Sons of Anarchy Breaking Bad True Detective Band of Brothers Masters of the Air Dragonball Z Haunting of Hill House How I Met Your Mother That 70s Show The Crown Downton Abbey Stranger Things

Joshua Garrity@combinehunterjg.bsky.social

Name your Top 15 TV shows ever, gut instinct only The Wire Chernobyl Avatar: TLA Better Call Saul Deadwood Succession Breaking Bad Steven Universe Fargo True Detective (S1 only) Fullmetal Alchemist: B Fleabag Community Band of Brothers Parks and Recreation

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Meta had a 4.5 billion (‼️) operational loss last quarter and reportedly spend more than 70 billion since 2020 to build the “new social media” in VR, that no one wanted or asked for. That same Meta laid off 23,000 people since 2022 and is reportedly planning to lay off.. (1/?)

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Meta is shutting down its VR metaverse on June 15th.

yet another 16.000 employees in order to allow for investment into his next “brilliant and totally original” idea: “social media in AI” With plans to invest up to 600 billion (‼️) to build AI datacenters in 2028, and after already spending 200 billion in AI R&D costs in 2025.

To put this in perspective: instead of spending a ton of money on another thing no one wants and everyone else is doing, Meta could’ve chosen to end world hunger ($330 billion) and still earn more than $200 billion a year to keep all his employees and profit. It’s absolutely fucking ridiculous.

The @mergeconflictstudio.com team has worked incredibly hard on this first demo of their third game, Pelikeeper. It’s still early, and there’s much more to come, but if you love or are intrigued by the idea of a comfort strategy tower defense game, you should try it out 💜

Pelikeeper 🌟 WISHLIST on Steam!@mergeconflictstudio.com

Celebrate 📢 WOMEN(!!) with us during the Women's Day Sale on Steam! Check out our first demo for 🏹 Pelikeeper 🌟 and all the other amazing games in the festival! Thanks to the amazing people over at @wingsfund.me @dames4games.org @womenledgames.com for having us <3 #towerdefense #strategygame

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For hip-hop fans: I started listening to Baby Keem’s Ca$ino. It’s a short 40-minute listen and features different Keems. Half of the album feels very “early 2000s,” full of humble brags & sensual songs, the 2nd half is where Keem does what he does best: but he’s harder, more emotional, and raw.

Apparently the idea for the album is rooted through “someone who grew up watching adults gamble with his stability long before he could gamble with anything himself”, which is also why it features a picture of himself as a kid. The fun songs are funny, and his emotional songs hit hard. 8/10.

I’ve decided not to attend GDC in San Francisco this year. GDC is meant to connect, educate, and inspire. While there are valid ongoing debates if hosting it in one of the most expensive cities in the world holds true to that goal, my decision is based on something deeper. 🧵

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I don’t feel comfortable normalizing or financially supporting a system whose policies I believe undermine due process and human rights. I recognise that I’m in a privileged position. I’ve had the opportunity to attend GDC many times over the years, and those experiences have helped me build..

..relationships and sustain my work without needing to attend every year. Many people in our industry don’t have that flexibility, and I respect that. If you’re going, I genuinely hope it’s productive, meaningful, and safe. I look forward to hang out and connect at another time and place❤️

I’ve decided not to attend GDC in San Francisco this year. GDC is meant to connect, educate, and inspire. While there are valid ongoing debates if hosting it in one of the most expensive cities in the world holds true to that goal, my decision is based on something deeper. 🧵

I currently cannot, in good conscience, travel to the United States due to serious concerns about the direction of its immigration policies, civil rights protections, and the treatment of marginalized communities. It’s a personal decision grounded in my values.

Had a nice, calm weekend, watching some great movies & having fun playing Quarantine Zone. I highly recommend watching Nuremberg. It’s a harrowing, unforgettable portrayal of the Nuremberg trials, which remains a brutal reminder of why humanity must never forget, and why we said “never again”.

Watching friends announce their game never gets old 🌠 Proud to be working with this team again. If you love Tower Defense games, and being cozy at the same time, you’ll love this 🙏

Pelikeeper 🌟 WISHLIST on Steam!@mergeconflictstudio.com

🌠NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT🌠 Play as the last pelican in a world swallowed by shadows in Pelikeeper, a tower defense and base-building comfort strategy game! 🏚️Build up the settlement around your lighthouse 🐀Rescue lost animal neighbors 🌌Return constellations to the cosmos 💛WISHLIST NOW ON STEAM💛

I know you’ll want this 👀

Blue Prince@blueprincegame.bsky.social

Introducing the Blue Prince physical collection in partnership with @iam8bit.com. The collection includes the Commissary Bundle, PS5 physical edition, pins, a notebook, The Red Prince children's book and more. The pre-order is open NOW: blueprince.iam8bit.com

A Lord of the Rings quote we all need to let sink in. “Saruman believes that it’s only great power that can hold evil in check. But that’s not what I have found. I found that it is the small things.. everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love”.

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Wispfire is casting English speaking actors for our next game! If you are an experienced EU voice-over artist, or a VTuber who has the ambition to bring a vampire to life in a game, now is your chance! Please have a look at these paid jobs on wispfire.com/jobs #VA #VoiceCasting #VoiceActing #Vtuber

Got to work with @geographyofrobots.bsky.social @lostincult.co.uk and @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk on the NORCO EDITIONS release, it's beautiful. NORCO is not just a game, it's like a fever dream in the swamp. A slow burn that will light your chest up. Proud to have helped it take physical form.

Lost In Cult@lostincult.co.uk

We're proud to announce our next EDITIONS physical releases... 🥁 Arco for the Switch 🤠 NORCO for the PS5 🖱️ Final updates on disc/cart + our usual design and preservation focus. Limited to 1,500 / 3,000 units. Pre-order yours: www.lostincult.co.uk/editions

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Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain. Not this time. Not anymore.

Bear Knuckle is changing gears. I started it to help self-publishing studios with their business, working w/ teams like Appelmoes Games, Merge Conflict, and Bunnyhug. Now: ❌ Self-pub business consulting. ✅ Free 30-min consulting for devs from underrepresented backgrounds at bearknuckle.org

These free sessions are to help developers from underrepresented backgrounds/Non Western countries questions about: 📓funding, platforms, sales, pricing, where to find resources, etc. 🚧 Pitfalls, industry questions and more. Mondays & Wednesday: 8:30pm CET/ 11:30am PT Tuesdays: 11:30AM CET

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Funding a game can be hard, especially if you’re a gender marginalized developer without traditional industry access. This is why our $50K WINGS Elevate Program exists! To help early-stage teams get pitch-ready ✅🔥 Submit by Aug 30! bit.ly/WINGSElevate...

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⛏️GEMPORIUM IS OUT NOW💎 💎Mine and polish shiny rocks 🪱Sell to animal customers ⛏️Upgrade your tools 💸Pay your grandmole's debt! 🎰Surf the web with the Trash Racoons If you've ever yearned for the mines, this lil mole game may be for you💜 #indiegame #cozygames #indiedev