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Erik Odeldahl

@erikodeldahl.eurosky.social
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Perpetually annoyed game designer, writer, mediocre musician. Chief Creative Officer at @fasttravelgames.bsky.social. Currently building Payday: Aces High with a great team. Be nice.

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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 12h
12. Two Evil Eyes. Romero & Argento do one Poe story each, with pretty bland results. I remember not being a fan when it was new, but this rewatch was still a letdown. Ah well. #31nightsofhorror
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15h
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Naseer Alkhouri @naseer.eu · 21h
De slog sig för bröstet med den jävla meningslösa kulturkanonen men stänger ner svensk historia.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
The Howling, on a bootleg VHS at a friend’s house. We were eight or nine. Scared the hell out of us.
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Sacrifice! At the Harvest Festival @theharvestmaid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I never in my life thought I would have to hand it to the Catholic Church
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
I keep forgetting the hashtag! #31nightsofhorror
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
9. Seven Blood-stained Orchids. Umberto Lenzi. A very good giallo. First time watch. Recommended!
Seven blood stained orchids.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
Sooo … a game I worked on a gamedev lifetime ago & that I’m pretty proud of, is part of the Steam autumn sale and I think you should all play it. This is a stupidly low price for it.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
I started early (sue me!) but I hope that means I’ll manage to get through my list. First out was Berberian Sound Studio, which unsurprisingly has some of the best audio design you’ll ever hear. #31nightsofhorror
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Stacey Mason @stcymsn.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Formal affordances are the elements that pull a player toward certain actions, they “cry out” for the player to take those actions. Material affordances are the actions a system actually allows the player to take. Agency occurs when the two are in balance. (Mateas 2001)
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
Lanterns balances somewhere between good to really good on average, but this latest episode was pretty great.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
How many people do honestly feel the need to have an always-on assistant to order food, schedule gym sessions or book travel for you? If this shit actually takes off, I’m giving up on civilization.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
The new Emma Ruth Rundle is SPECTACULAR. open.spotify.com/album/2qTYkM...
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These Killing Times - Album by Emma Ruth Rundle | Spotify
Emma Ruth Rundle · album · 2026 · 8 songs
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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026
DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m already six movies into my October horror movie-thon and it’s still September. Maybe this is how I’ll actually manage 30 movies this year!
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Someone should make a version of R-Type where the only control is hitting the R key as fast as you can.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
Pretty good bluray haul today.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
Lotus says good morning.
Cat having a great time.Cat says enough of this.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Friday problems: Having to finish the (very, very good) book I’m currently reading, so I can get started on China Mieville’s latest.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
Goodbye fascist fucks.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
I just got a mail from a recruiter that promises they will change recruiting forever with AI. Every day is a Tuesday! This time however they prefaced the mail with a Morpheus/Matrix quote! The media literacy levels for these idiots is amazingly low.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
Läser den här krönikan och inser att Bohlin pratar som ett startup-pitch deck. www.dn.se/sverige/alex...
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Alex Schulman: Är det någon som begriper vad Carl-Oskar Bohlin säger?
Jag har blivit allt med fascinerad av den moderata civilförsvarsministern Carl-Oskar Bohlin. Han tar varje chans att använda ord som nästan ingen fattar.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Hyper Light Drifter is one of the truly special games of the last ten years. I really hope they pull through.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
I’ve decided on a list of horror movies to watch this October. A good selection of old & new. I will never have time to watch them all if I start on Oct 1, so will cheat and start early. boxd.it/XlJEk
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October Horror 2026
Movies that I will hopefully find the time to see this October!
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Det är för nära nu :/
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Just broke a world record in the time from realizing a thing exists until I had it ordered.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
OOOOOH HOLY SHIT
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
The current project just ran into a huge production risk: We ran out of coffee. Luckily, me, one of the people who’s a risk to be around when they haven’t had their coffee, realized this so now catastrophe has been averted. *Phew!*
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Fast Travel Games @fasttravelgames.com · 14/09/2026
Be an ACTION HERO on Steam Frame, now available at 20% launch discount for a limited time!💥 Punch dinosaurs, battle shotgun-wielding ninjas & dodge devious traps in this blockbuster VR FPS on your new Steam Frame!
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Fast Travel Games @fasttravelgames.com · 14/09/2026
PAYDAY: Aces High is coming to Steam Frame!💥 Launching alongside the Meta Quest 3 & SteamVR versions later this year, take your heisting skills to the next level with up to 3 friends on the new Valve headset. Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/3456660/… #steamframe
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
Election Day today in Sweden and I am so afraid the bigots and racists on the right will get to stay on in power. I am even more afraid that even if we get a change of government, it will be too late to turn the tide, considering … *gestures at the world*. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden | Martin Gelin
In 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
You know what would be great? Not having to fight the tools you depend on to make a living. The AI crash can’t come soon enough.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
We’ve been using Miro for 7 years at FTG. This means I’ll probably recommend that we find some other tool for NextGame. I’m so tired of useful tools turning to shit :/ Motherfucker.
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatch I can’t believe I allowed myself to be fooled to watch another marvel crap fest. I used to love their super hero stuff :(
God told me to: 4/5
Land of the dead: 3,5/5
Deadpool & Wolverine: 1,5/5
Jaws: 5/5
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that
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Matthewせいじ @matthewseiji.com · 11/09/2026
[big game company meeting room] Alls we gotta do is screw up less than the other guys. Easy
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
So it turns out the new Bloc Party is something if a masterpiece. Full of absolutely wonderful heartbreaking stuff. open.spotify.com/track/1dbbsM...
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Bloc Party · Anatomy Of A Brief Romance · Song · 2026
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inkle @inkle.co · 11/09/2026
🎙️ Call for voice actors! 🎭 We're looking for two lead voices for our next game. - One male and one female, vocal age 40 to 60 - Cornish / Welsh / South-West England accent If that's you, please send an acting sample to info@inklestudios.com, marked “casting call”. (Paid, ofc) <3 RTs!
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Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment
ALT: Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment
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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
sorry for the sad post, but
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
Rewatched God Told Me To tonight (yep, it’s still crazy good!), and I think Larry Cohen’s film making style is something every film maker and game maker should study. Budgets? Pfft. Watch this!
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weinberg @weinbergs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I could watch this for an hour.
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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026
This is such a sensible and obvious way to look at games (or movies, or paintings, or poems, or other writing, or music, or, or, or, or etc) that it almost feels weird seeing it stated like this. Anyway, looking forward to reading this book!
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Nikes | AlexLeeDee @alexleedee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Stina Berge @stinaberge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
”Jag förstår inte frågan”…😂
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Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026
Goddamn I love Werner Herzog so much. www.indiewire.com/features/int...
The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, “You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It’s phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it.” He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it. I said, “You are alone. There’s such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail.” And it is a failure, period.

It’s so standardized that AI can step in because there’s not real storytelling. It’s mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome AI to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it’s ad nauseam. When it’s ad nauseam, please, please, please let AI step in and do the job.
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CTHUEL HURAMCHEK 🎃 @greaterrealityarea.net · 07/09/2026
the beatdown poets
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