@matt.dadof.games on 🟦🌤

RIP Twitter. Man of many hats. Author of Great Games Need Great Leaders. Lecturer at SAE. Working with EverySecond Studio on Omi Oh My AI.

[EverySecond Studio | Omi Oh My AI 🐶🐾 @EverySecondTeam]

I don't see any dogs, but now I'm hungry 🐶🐾

Act 1 available now on Steam: https://t.co/LlCzCny65K

#WishlistWednesday #OmiOhMyAI

[EverySecond Studio | Omi Oh My AI 🐶🐾 @EverySecondTeam]

Where are our fellow #IndieGameDev who are making a game about animals? Come on, we know we're not the only ones!

[Australian Unions @unionsaustralia]

Welcome to Straight facts Saturday, where we spit some straight facts.

Did we miss anything?

[cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman]

when workers make record profits, execs are rewarded with massive bonuses and payouts for guiding company vision

when economic pressures produce difficulty, workers are punished and execs are lauded for canny stewardship

rotten. my heart goes out to everyone laid off.

[@matt.dadof.games on 🟦🌤 @GameDadMatt]

At what point do we accept that the games industry is in crisis and that something needs to change? The loss of talent this year is so immense and flies in the face of wisdom.

[dmg04 @A_dmg04]

Looking back on my tweet last week, can't help but feel an amount of embarrassment.

We all want to celebrate the accomplishments of workers who created these works of art. The fact that so many have been let go, even after their work lead to success, cannot be ignored.

[Osama Dorias @osamadorias]

Corporate loyalty is unrequited.

Companies will lay you off without a second thought to save a pittance or to appease greedy shareholders.

Corporate loyalty should play no part in your career/life decisions.

There are no good corporations.

And most importantly: Unionize! ✊

[dmg04 @A_dmg04]

Getting texts from friends impacted by layoffs this morning.

It is frustrating - infuriating even - to continue seeing people who strap in to do good work losing their financial security due to poor management.

The continued echoes of poor decisions made that >feel< avoidable.

[Mike Bithell @mikeBithell]

In a healthy industry, this game would already have three publishers fighting for it, and an as of yet unannounced all star voice cast.

[Gene Park @GenePark]

my adventures have only been intergalactic shopping for the parts to build this, my Normandy SR-0

[Keith Fuller @someproducer]

Gave a talk today. Introduced myself as “Hi, I’m Keith. My pronouns are he/him.”

“I’m 6’ 3”, 215lbs.”

[bri 🌿✨ @daisugabrainrot]

EA / bioware will be like “we’re still committed to making quality games and can’t wait to show you dragon age dreadwolf <3” and then fire some of their oldest and most talented creators, including the woman who created the character they’ve turned into the face of the franchise.

[Edmond Tran @EdmondTran]

Also HOLY SHIT #MortalKombat1 has a descriptive audio option for Fatalities and it is

ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE

[Adam Karpiak @Adam_Karpiak]

Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.