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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Well that was some looney tunes shit there at the end but you know what I'm calling this a succesful J-hook and going to bed 🥲 Good luck to everyone I'm flying tomorrow. #Wardogs @thewardogs.bsky.social

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In the upcoming days (weeks, months...) I will likely be spamming @thewardogs.bsky.social and I apologize in advance. Anyway, Firing Range is open and my flight training is going splendidly.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Wardogs is awesome. Kind of making me contemplate if I should haul a laptop to Cologne...

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

My barber's trainee asked about my amulet of Talos today and I told him it was from a game called Skyrim and he asked if it was a very old game... The barbers supposed to be a safe space kid why would you attack me like that 🥲

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Giving a World Cup to Spain for standing on business on the World stage while most of the western world failed humanity does feels right. Go Spain! 🇪🇦

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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Very few (close to zero) career gamedevs realistically get to choose what games they end up working on. Working on a cool and/or successful game is not an inherent reflection of the skills of the individual in question.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If you go into any Elder Scrolls Online community today; you'll observe people being genuienly sad about seeing their devs being let go. And its not a "Oh no the game" sadness but actual feels for the devs, the people, themselves. That is the unique bond the ZOS team has built over the years.

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Tales of Tamriel by UESP | An Elder Scrolls Show @talesoftamriel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We didn’t even get to announce the newest episode of the podcast this morning before the news of layoffs at Xbox, so in an unprecedented event there are actually 2 new episodes available less than 24hr apart…with VERY different vibes. Available now on your podcatcher of choice

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 06/07/2026

Announcing massive layoffs and a goal to reach one billion users in the same memo is just the ultimate bad vibes move. Earnest or not, no one sees that prospect as an exciting challenge to overcome. It looks like you’re being prepped for some Amazon-style piss in a bottle workloads.

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Working in games means learning one lesson over and over. You can do everything right… and still end up updating your LinkedIn.

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Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz · 06/07/2026

I keep coming back to this. You can put out whatever statement you want about layoffs... make it seem like you MUST do this... no one's gonna believe that crap anyway. But when you say 1B DAU, you remove all pretense of credibility. This isn't believable. It isn't feasible. It isn't sane.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I am struggling to process the mental load of this forsaken timeline that we've been in for the last few years...

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Year after year after year... again and again. FUCK

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/06/2026

60% drop in reviews if people even smell AI on your game - full supports the investors, developers, and publishers that took a hard "no gen-AI" stance, despite grifters' proclamations that they were "going to be left behind".

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The thing I am most upset about Destiny is that we never got a storyline with LORD SHAXX as our NPC character focus, and now the storyline is over... Bungie I'll never forgive you for this. :(

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Rami giving us extended Destiny lore lessons while patiently waiting for us to get through jumping puzzles as we repeatedly fail in the most wonky ways... good times.🧡

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 19/03/2026

Press asked me how I feel about DLSS5 and I had not realized how pissed I am about DLSS5.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Slop Filter, because why would we want any soul, artistry or style in our games, right? What a trash...

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Nooo, not Reboot :( I've only gotten to attend once and it was the best gamedev event... I had already planned the next 3 years to attend too. I hope the industry finds a way to help Damira and Reboot.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 24/02/2026

You can now also watch a two-hour video of me explaining Australia Did It while showing off both a disastrous run and a pretty solid run of the demo! Obviously you can just watch for a few minutes and see if you like it, too. store.steampowered.com/app/3859010/...

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Australia Did It - Demo on Steam

Join our mercenary team: high-risk, low-benefit positions available! Defend cargo trains in this innovative Turn-Based Tower Defense meets Reverse Bullet Hell. Deploy units, merge them to create power...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 17/02/2026

It's almost time for Ramadan, as Muslims tonight peered to the crescent moon to see if the month of Ramadan starts tonight or the day after. As with every year, I'm starting this thread so that people can ask questions, and learn about Ramadan from one person's perspective of it.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

It's time for Cyberstan to pay for Malevelon Creek...

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I was at @globalgamejam.bsky.social over the weekend again for the 12th year and allow me to share these "Jammers" to bless your timelines. Courtesy of Turkish jam sites. (Kedi = Cat. Yes I yoinked a badge for it)

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 01/02/2026

I regret to inform everyone that the smartest money people out there are, overwhelmingly, dumb as a rock www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

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Google's new AI 'world model' has seemingly spooked videogame investors, but it's hard to know what it will actually lead to

Can auto-generated "worlds" really be exciting?

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Leaving 2025 properly behind and starting 2026 with the traditional UESP calendar and yet another amazing package of arts and goods from @uesp.net To another 30 years, friends. Let lore be your armor! 🧡

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Have I neglected my projects and streams in 2025? Yes. Have I instead recovered from several injuries and chronic pain, and got in the best shape of my life at 32? Also yes. And now its time to get back to it all and cook in 2026.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

All I want from 2026 is for @unity.com to finally update the stupid wheel collider.. 🥲

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I am tired of seeing friends and colleagues, people I love and respect as a fan, people I know to be great at what they do as a dev, to be treated this way by this damn industry man :(

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It’s been a long journey, but today is the day I get to reveal the book that makes me a published author. How about that! 🫨 ‘The Psychgeist of Pop Culture – The Elder Scrolls’ is out! ⚔️ Get your copy at: rkowert.com/the-psychgei... #Skyrim #Autism #neurodiversity #VideoGames

Starting page of the chapter "YOU AGAIN?"
THE NEURODIVERGENT EXPERIENCE OF LIVING MULTIPLE LIVES IN THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM by TARJA PORKKA-KONTTURI.

So, there you have it - who would have thought that a make-believe world with dragons, magic and a bunch of cheese wheels could mean so much? As we finish our discussion on video games, neurodiversity, emotions and how they all fit together, I can't help but smile at the idea that each of us will find our own version of 'home' in Skyrim.
Whether you play as a brave hero or a cunning thief, or just dealing with the twists and turns of everyday life, I hope your journey is full of fun, surprises and maybe a tasty sweet roll or two. After all, in this great adventure called life, we could all do with a little Dragonborn resilience and the warmth of a virtual hearth. Happy gaming, fellow travelers.
"May your roads lead to warm sands."
- Khajiit, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Experimenting with various formulas/geometry and resolutions for the terrain deformation and I may or may not, possibly, maybe perhaps, messed up certain calculations. Just a feeling. A hunch. Couldn't really say... 🤔

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

That said; the game has great bones. Its fun, its runs smooth for early access, and understansbly received well. I just hope through this success they stand by their word and do right by the VAs of the industry.

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Well turns out Jump Space uses AI for voices. Could've just not added voice to said items or whatever during Early Access. 😩

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Just played the prologue and its gorgeouuus. Its scratching that ever existing space-scifi itch nicely. Time to hop on with a crew...

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Developing a real-time terrain interactions tool for Unity for an idea I'm prototyping. Mainly catering to vehicles, but it should work for anything that needs real-time deformation with physics (i.e explosions) & per-texture properties (i.e physics, particles). It's been a fun new challenge 👀

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

How in 2025 and Unity 6.whatever the built-in WheelCollider is still based on a single vertical raycast to the ground at the center instead of a full sweep..? The hoops this engine has been making me jump through at every corner for the last decade... 😮‍💨

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Ophelia is one of the best human beings I've ever gotten to know and an absolute gem in her work. As a gamedev, collegue, DM, eternal enemy, and a friend; she is top tier and any team would be vastly stronger with her.

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Tales of Tamriel by UESP | An Elder Scrolls Show @talesoftamriel.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I wanted to write something from here as well for all of our Zenimax/Bethesda friends affected by the Microsoft/Xbox layoffs but it's just... Every one of you we've interacted with as gamers, content creators, fans and friends have been amazing and you deserve better than what this industry does :(

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Arkhaniir 🔜 Gamescom @arkhaniir.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

And here we are again... I am so, so sorry folks. This goddamn industry...

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Tales of Tamriel by UESP | An Elder Scrolls Show @talesoftamriel.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Suffice to say; there will be a lot of #OblivionRemastered tales and discussions on the show for a long time and with a reunited cast too! Recording the first Oblivion special tonight so stay tuned! #ESOFam #ElderScrolls

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