Nic Makin

Working hard in the games industry for @MakinGames, creator of @Raging_Justice. Formerly of Rare, Codemasters, and The Multiplayer Group.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

@ajcopland Thanks, announcing leaving aint really a thing at MPG so I just quietly snuck out.... Thanks Andy, I'm sure we'll bump into each other in some meet-up sometime :D

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Been away from Twitter for a year or so, what's happened? Is it still a great forum for discussion? :P Considering deleting this account if it's still not possible to curate my own feed nicely, I used to like that Tweetdeck thing before it got all messed up.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

@stepickford Probably should check that out, I'd heard of mastodon or something, but it seemed ever so complicated for a social media thingy

[DAGON 🇺🇦 @WhisperOfDAGON]

So finally I finished work on basic moveset for Rose, it remains to do the best part, grab system (actually I hate it 🥲).
#sparkhunt #indiegame #beatemup #madewithunreal #fightinggame

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Rather enjoying GoldenEye, memories flooding back after all this time… and now I actually recognise some of the faces.

Well done my old chums at Rare on getting the release out there

Also, no way I’m hitting the times for the cheat menu options on Facility this time

[John Linneman @dark1x]

So this is pretty wild. It seems like Starfox could work on Genesis/MD without additional hardware. Though, that also makes me wonder how it would fare with the SVP chip as this demo is already often twice the frame-rate of the Super NES original.

[Tim Keenan @Tim__Keenan]

OAOA is still 75% off for the next 30 (ish) hours on #Steam

Let's see if we can get some big stats on this post. Please RT :)

https://t.co/yb26VCQfMY

#SteamWinterSale #indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #gamedev #games

[The Multiplayer Group (MPG) @multiplayerdev]

We take R&D very seriously; it allows us to stay ahead of the game and continuously improve.

Now, we're looking for a Senior Game Artist to support the team, helping to deliver the best-looking and best-performing multiplayer experiences in the industry: https://t.co/kHN5G16fls

[Retro Gamer @RetroGamer_Mag]

Terribly sad news about the recent passing of Archer Maclean. He made some truly sensational games, from IK+ to Archer Maclean's Pool, and used to write wonderful columns for the magazine. Our thoughts go out to all his friends and family.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

I thought I was ahead of where I usually was.

But it’s 2am and I’m not in bed yet.

Expect the usually 6 hours sleep at most. Christmas Eve isn’t for snoozing it seems.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Well this ends a week of shitty covid (for me at least). Starting to feel normal again, just hoping beyond hope that it doesn’t cause my wife a long covid relapse again.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

@ItsMingyJongo @MrLovelyday I just tested positive too. Wasn’t positive on Monday and Thursday, so could be from the kids (one also tested positive today).

[The Multiplayer Group (MPG) @multiplayerdev]

C++ Geniuses - we're looking at you! 🫵

If you're a strong engineer with professional experience in games, MPG can offer you a remote-friendly opportunity with a great work-life balance.

Find out more about our #SoftwareEngineering roles: https://t.co/BwwuK0gqIY

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

@RobShaer Well done sir. I can’t imagine how tough it is, but you are doing it.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

I mean, I’m still hopeful I’m wrong… but sticking a Dickensian-cosplaying toff in charge of energy, with a self financial interest in not pushing renewables, and I’m somewhat disillusioned

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Drilling for North Sea gas and fracking is something I really disagree with

But it makes me fkking angry that it’s not part of a larger “energy independence” package that includes solar and onshore wind. Two of the cheapest and quickest ways to get an energy surplus in the UK

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Starting to want to get a dog

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Just don’t do the fracking thing.
It’s a dead end. (My frakking* idiot mp is at it again suggesting stupid things)

* in the battle star galactica sense. Or the BBC micro game.

[Nic Makin @NicMakin]

Can we please start putting up onshore wind turbines again? Stop the daft rules that make nimbyism much easier? Set up a loan scheme for solar panels and battery storage (so it pays for itself eventually)

I’m not so against Nuclear, but, you know, do the cheap electricity too?