ScaryCatalyst 🎃

ScaryCatalyst 🎃

@straycatalyst.bsky.social

Game dev of a sort. Currently a Sr. Tech Writer for [REDACTED], working on internal developer docs. Worked QA, technical design, and lead roles previously. Slightly burnt out. Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.

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To all the Moonglow Bay players and fans: thank you so much, and we are sorry we couldn't do anything special this 5th anniversary - we are kinda locked out of our own game, and it has been gutting me for a while...

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Replying to @wiredproductions.com

Can't wait for the 19th of November? The Multiplayer Combat Playtest is live. Sign up, bring your fleet and find out whether it floats, fights or becomes a very expensive reef. shipshaper.firstlook.gg/

shipshaper.firstlook.ggSHIPSHAPERShipShaper is a creative game about the simple joy of designing ships. Nothing more. Nothing less. Export to Bulwark, 3D print, or use in your own games with a free commercial license.

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Hello Tuesday! 24/7 means 24/7, and this train is (mostly) staying on the rails! >$10,000 raised! (wow!) Starfy_99 is live now playing modded ps2 games! Later, one of our hosts, Lunazera, will be checking in! And tonight, we have a VR rave hosted by Built on Love! All on Twitch/ peer2peer.live!

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Revisiting my old fire particle shader, don't think I even made a shader graph version of this yet #gamedev #unity3d (pls compression be nice to me)

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Hey game developers! If you're working on a cool project you'd like us to highlight for #WishlistWednesday, let us know! We love to share games that we want to play. Show us what you've got! 🎮

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Decorate rooms of the DreamHouse with 250+ pieces of furniture, decor, and accessories inspired by real Barbie playsets through the decades. Barbie™ Rewind launches November 12 on all platforms.

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📝 #JAMAReview: #Cancer vaccines are being evaluated for treatment and prevention across multiple malignant neoplasms as advances in tumor immunology, antigen discovery, and vaccine delivery reshape the field. 🔗 ja.ma/4srHHFL

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I got sent a key for this one weeks ago, and it has been stewing in my brain since. A powerful story for the current moment, but also digging deep into stuff that hits hard even if my life as a straight, mostly-comfortable white guy doesn't allow me to relate so fully. For the Mouthwashing crowd.

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NEW: I spoke with current and former EA employees to understand how the latest layoff round played out and the realities of daily life at the U.S. publisher. The short version? EA is controlled by an executive class that "cannot fail, only be failed." Workers, then, will always pay the price.

Vertical Slice@verticalslice.news

"I don't want to work at this place anymore:" EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after mass layoffs Current and former EA employees paint a bleak picture of daily life at one of the video game industry's most prominent publishers

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👋 Hey so questions for the small indie game devs out there that participated in the Steam Next Fest: - How did you do? - How did the AI avalanche affected you? - Were you nervous about your game being vibe-cloned? - Are you considering changes to your marketing approach?

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Project Hail Mary - Mates? (Part 1) Grace and Rocky BIG Misunderstanding, plus panic attack Decided to just scribble it all out in the end. It's supposed to be for fun, so scribbling is okay!!!! More to come who knows when lol Don't be mad #projecthailmary #phm #rylandgrace #rockyphm #art #comic

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Today is the day I learned that Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One's director, worked on Star Fox's 1993 puppets 🤯 It was the perfect distinctive visual identity for this game, they should have continued.

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Clara enjoys practicing new behaviors through positive reinforcement training! By rewarding her curiosity and participation, her animal care team builds trust, strengthens their bond and makes learning fun. Who knew a baby pumpkin could be such a great training tool? Happy National Pumpkin Day!

Problem is too many find inflicting suffering on others fun There needs to be an airborne version of something that blocks the reward centers when people commit cruelty to other people Some kind emetic-element would be rad - be shitty to other people and bam, barfing

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Lend me your ear. Hand carved from a small block of oak years ago. (This is all just knives and chisels, then oiled up. No power tools or sanding or any of that. Something I tend to forget to mention, but which is very important to me for my woodwork to be honest.)

Yeah, there are teams I work with that have English as a second or third language that understandably have been encouraged to use AI with their docs, but I am still in the loop and catch some really bizarre wording that they didn’t And yes, now docs are important … for agents 🥲

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An osprey fishing above a pond is chased by a territorial red-winged blackbird at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #FightingFeathers #ЕСК #bird #birds #birdphotography #BIF #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #osprey #blackbird

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North Mist Studios is a collection of former BioWare video game developers, including senior narrative team members behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series. Now, we're working on a brand new title: The Concierge, a story of Canadian Assassins in a Spy-Thriller Office Drama.

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This racing inspired Bloodborne Trophy was for a private commission that never got shared, a pitch for a charity event that never panned out. Still, it was a crunch to get it done in time and so I want to share my work. Painting and cleanup by me, 3d sculpt by @squibyprops.bsky.social.

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House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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In the last few weeks i've been bombarded with emails from people who have minor tech support problems. ChatGPT is telling them to email me, writing their emails, and compiling "evidence packets" after convincing them they have stumbled on a major story: www.404media.co/chatgpt-keep...

404media.coChatGPT Keeps Telling People 404 Media Can Solve Their Tech Support ProblemsBecause big tech doesn't do customer service, we are being inundated with AI-generated emails begging us for help.

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The blood has dried, but the song is just beginning. 🩸 Thrilled to announce I am the voice of Keeva, First of the Banshees, in the massive Dark Rebirth overhaul update for Deadhaus Sonata! Dark Rebirth is OUT NOW on Steam Early Access. 🦇🖤 #DeadhausSonata #VoiceActor #Vampire #GothicHorror

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While I have had many excellent pitches I am severely lacking in pitches from non-white people and I am very aware of that. I really really really want to elevate some non-white voices with this so I urge you to apply. Please please please.

George Young@vitageorge.bsky.social

📣Calling all women and femme writers📣 I am looking to commission around 10 heartfelt essays surrounding video game criticism. If this sounds like something you are down to do them read on and I urge you to apply. docs.google.com/document/d/1...