Matt Verkuijlen

Technical Artist @EmbarkStudios previously @machinegames, @RareLtd, @splashdamage, @Guerrilla, @tinyBuild. Opinions are mine, not my employers.

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

for obvious reasons, I'm going to be on this platform a lot less. You can find me on bsky under the same name!

[Oscar Lundberg @Schnobben]

THE FINALS community is unmatched.
Thank you for making this weekend so special.

Welcome, to The Grand Major 2025 🤝

[Matías N. Goldberg @matiasgoldberg]

While Sweeney isn't wrong (devs not caring for perf -> perf sucks); UE4/5 prioritized artist-driven materials.

They're a blessing for expressing artistic vision; but it *sucks* for performance. If you want a game to run fast, from day 0 appoint a savvy tech lead. [1/3]

[ARC Raiders @ARCRaidersGame]

Raiders!

The ARC Raiders Tech Test has officially begun. Invites will be sent out in waves, so keep an eye on your email inbox throughout the test to see if you got one.

See you in the Rust Belt!

🔗 Tech Test overview: https://t.co/mVaxhPsnSc
🔗 Discord: https://t.co/nZWJ7nTyzH

[ARC Raiders @ARCRaidersGame]

Raiders!

Get ready for the ARC Raiders Tech Test!

📅 October 24 - 27
✅ Sign up for Playtesting on Steam
https://t.co/MPvN153kOz

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

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[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

Last week we launched THE FINALS season 4, and with that, I got to post a showcase of some of the shader work I got to do on weapon skins for Season 0 to 3!
Video is linked in the thread!

[THE FINALS @reachthefinals]

We’re excited to share that Season 4 of THE FINALS has been a huge success! Just days in, we’re seeing improved player retention and stronger sentiment from our core community, and we’re incredibly grateful for your support. Thanks to your feedback and our team’s hard work on gameplay improvements, Season 4 is our most exciting yet—and we’re growing again.

While we’re celebrating, we’re not slowing down. We’re committed to maintaining the momentum and building on this foundation. The future of #THEFINALS is bright, and we’re glad to have you with us!

//THE FINALS dev team❤️

[THE FINALS @reachthefinals]

Design Director, Matt Lowe, has written a blog that dives deep into our efforts to improve the Cashout mode in Season 3! This is a lot of data to take in and you’ll learn a bit more about how we approach, experiment with, and solve various problems in THE FINALS.

Check it out: https://t.co/ODKhueeiXi

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

@warheart1 Ah I see, thanks for explaining!

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

@warheart1 The slides are a great read, thank you! In the Dynamic Branching slide, you mention you have ideas for adding proper Dynamic Branching to the material compiler, is this something you'd be able to elaborate on?

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

@moppius 10/10 inner peace Paul? That seems like too much inner peace, I'll have to link this to someone else!

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

@moppius Issue marked as closed: won't do.

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

Kika worked on some of my favourite Everwild concepts, I'd strongly recommend anyone looking for a concept artist to have a look!

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

Really cool video showing off our new game mode!
I'm sorry for the nightmares!

[Anna Maree @rxysurfchic]

I was super lucky to get my hands on the Season 2 update in @reachthefinals

Here's the new 5v5 gamemode!

https://t.co/L6YOUuRqB3

[THE FINALS @reachthefinals]

THE FINALS Season 2 arrives on March 14. The rogue hacking group CNS has infiltrated the show, but the show must go on!

Experience our new map, new gadgets, a new specialization, new weapons, a weekly-rewarded career circuit, a revamped ranked league, private matches, and much more!

#REACHTHEFINALS

[THE FINALS @reachthefinals]

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[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

@Dachsjaeger I was hoping you'd do a video on THE FINALS, really happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

Exciting! Looking forward to see how the game has changed since I worked on it!

[machinegames @machinegames]

Don't miss the gameplay reveal of our new #IndianaJones game at the Xbox #DeveloperDirect. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on!

[Matt Verkuijlen @MattVerkuijlen]

@QuackItanium @Bakscratch That's really cool! Thanks for sharing!