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Just chillin and grillin

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

[Mortdog @Mortdog]

My time at Riot and on TFT as a Game Designer has come to an end. Just under 10 years, and to be honest I thought it was going to be longer, but sometimes things change.
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I’m so grateful for what I was able to be a small part of, and able to accomplish in the last decade. It’s been a dream career, and I have got to do so much thanks to Riot. Even trying to list it all feels insane what I managed to do in this time. And the crazy 7 years on TFT where I got to design, balance, teach, lead, and more for my job, but then also build a community, stream, cast, go to events…it’s just been amazing. Ending on stuff like the Unlock system and a couple other things…I’m heading out proud.

To everyone I worked with over the years, thank you for letting me be a part of everything we accomplished. I hope I managed to teach you something or bring you joy in some way. I genuinely hope our paths cross again in the future.

To everyone who supported TFT or me over the years, you have no idea what it means to me. I cherish all the moments over the years, and they’ll keep me going. I am so blessed to have been a part of your lives and thank you for letting me bring some fun into your world.
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So…what’s next for me? I’m trying to figure that out.
First off, since I was on sabbatical and am terrible at relaxing/not working, I have been making my own small indie game. I’m about 2 months into development and have already had folks playtesting some early builds. I’d say the game is like 20-30% done, but my goal is to release it as a full game. It’s been fun keeping my skills sharp in a different space, and I hope to share it with you all someday.

Beyond that, I’m keeping my eyes open for other opportunities. I’ve had a few conversations here and there already during my Sabbatical. It’s a brutal industry right now, so I’m taking one day at a time and figuring out what’s next for me, whether it’s working on another studio’s game or even my own thing.

And I’d love to find a space to do some content creation and be able to share my knowledge of game development. But that may take some time to figure out how to do it right.
-------------------------------------------------------Again, thank you for everything these last 10 years. It’s a big change and I’m nervous but hoping it all works out. Until next time, take it easy!
-Mort

[A24 @A24]

Behind those Backrooms blimps. Director Kane Parsons on bringing the suburban set to life through both practical build outs and Blender.

[A @Xirtify]

@Alma_cosplay Happy 4th! 🙌

[A @Xirtify]

@Alma_cosplay 🫶

[The Deep 3 @TheDeep3Podcast]

Don froze 😭

[Grant Goldberg @GrantGoldberg]

took inspo from one of the greatest movies of all time 🎨

[Drew @DMcIntyreWWE]

#WrestleMania

[A @Xirtify]

@hachu_o You got this! 👊 Beat it and live your life to the fullest!

[Kamby @kambyyy]

Motherfucker, that’s called Call of Duty: Zombies

[A @Xirtify]

@SlySinatraa Do I think this will be a bad game? No I still believe in the gameplay vision and will be tons of fun but the recent track record for the writing is one that I’m not holding my breath for.

[A @Xirtify]

@SlySinatraa Saying this is a bit disingenuous considering that this game being disconnected was a choice done by Nagoshi w/o Yokoyama’s input. Yokoyama has shown with the past couple game releases that his storytelling is one that he wants to keep connected through the whole daidoji stuff.

[36eagles @36eagles]

Tragically Trick is gonna leave all of us for Hollywood in a couple of years 😪

[Jhrino @Jhrinoo]

Heroes of Yokohama is now out, up to 4 player local co-op on Yakuza Like a Dragon!

https://t.co/XEEktOrr4N

[A @Xirtify]

RT @CounterStrike: Tomorrow the defending champions, @TeamVitalityCS, take on the most entertaining team in Counter-Strike history, @FaZeCl…

[StarLadder CS2 @StarLadder_CS]

NO WAYYYYY, NOT LIKE THIS TWISTZZ

@Twistzz | #BudapestMajor

[EDEN @iameden]

DDAARRKK is out now. 5 new songs.

https://t.co/1tiWqENdna

I wanted to talk about this album. It started in 2022. I made Still and Quantuuuum in November. Sometime way back then i asked @jonnamayer_ to design the insignia for the cover. Everything was slowly piecing together -

[EDEN @iameden]

midnight tonight

[EDEN @iameden]

because we separate

like ripples on a blank shore