Patrick Hudson

CEO of Robot Entertainment, currently having fun making Orcs Must Die 3.

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

Caolan is a real fucking reporter. Missiles exploding behind him, and he keeps filming, while the entire Western media hides, closes its eyes, and pretends the war in Ukraine isn’t even happening.

Fucking thank you, @CaolanReports, for doing what the world won’t.

Slava Ukraini

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Some of us never forgot.

[Patrick Hudson @phudrick]

My kid released a new song! Her songwriting continues to grow, and I think (humbly and objectively) that it's her best song yet. Spotify link below but you can find her on all streaming services as Clara Kay.

https://t.co/mIQiPIhKhG

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

📖 Magnum Orcus is live now!📖

We're kicking off the summer hot with another exciting update.

Check the patch notes below before you jump in.

🔗 https://t.co/IWOBAxrav5

[Patrick Hudson @phudrick]

My kid just released her first song as a solo artist! It's the best music she's made and more is on the way.

Check out Clara Kay and her song On Purpose. Spotify link below but you can find her on all streaming services. Give it a listen!

https://t.co/JTPPOjhWai...

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

A new orc-slaying era dawns upon PlayStation 5.

Play Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap on PS5 starting July 29th, 2025!

Wishlist now:
https://t.co/Oj1nl0EsT2

[Maneet Khaira @maneetks]

9,347 part iterations, 32 research studies, and 1,167 days later, I’m proud to introduce Backbone Pro.
The last gaming product you’ll ever need.

What's the future of gaming? For 3 years, we’ve obsessed over this question, and built a team from Apple, Meta, and Google.

Our answer: A single game controller and app that works across phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs, Meta Quest, Vision Pro. All without a console. Any game, on any screen, anywhere.

Why now?

Music and TV moved to streaming, and gaming is next. Last week, LG announced that you can stream Xbox games on all their new TVs without a console. You can now play games on every screen.

Soon, gamers will identify more with controllers than with consoles. After all, you’ll need something to control all those screens.

400 million game controllers exist in the world today. But they were all made primarily for use with a single console. Nobody has changed this in 15+ years. Backbone Pro is more than just a controller. It’s the next gaming platform, built to make gaming accessible to everyone.

Play whatever, wherever. No complex setup. One device instead of five.

How it works:

Building great devices is hard. Microsoft spent $100M designing the Xbox One controller. Backbone Pro is the smallest, most comfortable handheld gaming device ever made.

Much like the Switch 2, it offers two ways to play: Handheld Mode, where your phone is physically connected via USB-C for low latency and no charging required; and Wireless Mode, connecting via Bluetooth for gaming from a distance.

It pairs instantly with tablets, laptops, VR headsets, & smart TVs. Backbone's FlowState Technology lets you switch between them like AirPods. No pairing menus. Just tap and play.

Combined with the Backbone app - your universal hub for mobile, cloud, console, and retro games - you can play everything from Xbox, App Store, Steam, & Netflix games all in one place.

What we’ve accomplished so far:
1. Partnered with PlayStation, Xbox, & Kojima
2. Sold in Apple Stores, Best Buy, Target, Walmart
3. Hit top 5 in our App Store category last holiday
4. Featured in Apple’s iPhone 16 keynote
5. Raised $40M from Index & Adjacent (backed Discord, Roblox)

If you've read this far, I want to thank you with a gift 👇

At 21, as a Google intern, I made a viral slide deck about gaming being the most underrated opportunity in the next 10 years and emailed it to the top vice presidents. 15% of the company read it. That deck turned into Backbone.

Since then, over the last 5+ years, I’ve been lucky to learn directly from the best:

CEOs from companies like Discord, Oura, and Notion.
The minds behind AirPods, Oculus, and Xbox.
Creators like MrBeast, Preston, and Zoe Unlimited.

They shared the stuff no one talks about publicly - the real secrets behind iconic consumer products.

I put all those lessons into one private doc: How to build world-class consumer products

Retweet this & comment “Backbone” and I’ll send you the Google Drive link for free.

[Patrick Hudson @phudrick]

@maneetks Backbone

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

This news is for Orcs Must Die! (2011) players - we've released an update for this game to address a critical issue that has been occuring ever since Windows 11 Update 24H2.

Thank you for your patience to all of our fans.

Read more here:
🔗 https://t.co/GN7FeOmEYT

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

💥Get ready for more action in Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap💥

Next week, we're dropping a major update packed with bug fixes and improvements.

Later in March, our first big content update arrives, featuring the powerful Master Gabriella, new maps, & more!

Stay tuned!

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

Our newest patch 1.0.11 is live!

This week, we’re focusing on further gameplay adjustments, as well as resolving several bugs that were identified over the past week.

Get all the details now:
🔮 https://t.co/j9OvDarlHq

[Patrick Hudson @phudrick]

Dansgaming is feeling you, @PhillBoucher

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

We think catJam just got replaced with danJam.

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

💀 2 DAYS REMAIN💀

Get ready to seize a purr-fect moment—what traps will you choose most on launch day?

⛓️https://t.co/Ow8aMDCmjy

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

With only 4 more days to go, how do you plan to play Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

👆 Solo
🤝 Co-Op

Let us know in the comments!

Add to your wishlist:
🗒️https://t.co/Ow8aMDCmjy

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

Our official countdown to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is here!

5 days remain until we're defending the rift together (or solo) again.

Wishlist now:
🔥https://t.co/Ow8aMDCmjy

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a...balloon orc!?🎈

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is ONE WEEK away from release.

Are you locked in?
🔒 https://t.co/Ow8aMDCmjy

[Patrick Hudson @phudrick]

Watch Kyle die! I mean play. Play. Not die.

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

3, 2, ORC-SLICING FUN!

Our Game Director is LIVE with his solo run of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap.

This is your chance to get a preview of it before our release in just under 2 weeks!

YT: https://t.co/shHwfz2Khe
Twitch: https://t.co/URbJO3l1Rw

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

Last week our dev livestream showcased how to play Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap with a squad!

And starting tomorrow, Kyle (our game director), is going to show you all just how a solo run is really done.

See you there!

YT: https://t.co/shHwfz2Khe
Twitch: https://t.co/URbJO3l1Rw

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

While the folks at @jinglejam were gaming through the holiday season, we had the pleasure of seeing @sips_ try out Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap for his first time.

We present to you, the Sips Experience! 👊

[Orcs Must Die! @OrcsMustDie]

💥ATTN!💥

Our dev playthrough of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: featuring our Game Director and Design Team, starts in 2 hours.

Set your alarms and get your best orc-hating face ready for some all out mayhem!

📺Twitch: https://t.co/1jufMtmRuR
📺YouTube: https://t.co/9LeGxC0k3u