Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 5hI like this thumbnail because it looks like Robert has suspicions about me 6933
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 8hIf you see something you think might actually be ok posted as genAI, it’s important to check back 24hrs later. It’s one of these every time: - the output is a slightly fucked up version of something in the source data - the output is mostly cobbling together Creative Commons assets - it’s not genAI 1461
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21hWith only a little time left on the kickstarter, here’s Tim talking to Alanah and me about an eventful few months. One of my heroes. Alanah I mean. youtu.be/2-5BOZTWjIsyoutu.beTim Schafer on leaving Xbox & the future of Double Fine | Play, Watch, ListenYouTube video by Play, Watch, Listen+ 318125
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This one hurts a little, because ‘Dewey decimal system as backbone of game’ has genuinely been on my nerdy idea backlog for years. Love this version, better than mine would have been :) 41051
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026static.klipy.comMad Max: Fury Road - That's BaitALT: Mad Max: Fury Road - That's Bait 7270
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I heard the term ‘meat proxy’ recently, meaning someone who places themself as a human middleman between an employer and genAI, and it is simultaneously a perfect term for the practice, and existentially depressing when you realise how many want to nominate themselves for the role. 15556102
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wolverine is a solid 7-8/10.. I think the critics have it right. But what’s really interesting is seeing all the places where bad faith folks have mischaracterised it. Lots of clips out there making it look like a monstrosity. Having a decent time. Nice flu fodder. 101233
Reposted by Mike BithellDan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's really nice to see a game with a singular vision and just nail the execution. Everything from the gameplay to the title, bang on job. Yep. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOaw...youtube.comSlam Tank - Official Reveal Teaser TrailerYouTube video by GameTrailers 68420
Reposted by Mike Bithelldannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026/noclip is 100% Crowdfunded and our work is EXPENSIVE. Support us at our Early Access tier and watch episode one of Developing Hell Season II right now. www.patreon.com/noclip/posts...patreon.com[EARLY ACCESS] Why Supergiant Decided to Create Hades II - Developing Hell Season II | /noclip[EARLY ACCESS] Why Supergiant Decided to Create Hades II - Developing Hell Season II by /noclip on Patreon. Join /noclip's community for exclusive content and updates. 018637
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Post conference cold. Very much in the market for a very stupid AAA action game. I miss the era when there’d be 5 of those released every month and one would be on sale already. 22740
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stuff like this is why I always find ‘trek doesn’t care about continuity anymore’ discourse funny. Trek was always operating by ‘you’ll mainly remember the good stuff and we can retcon the rest’ rules for all of the 90s Wait til you get to moustached cardassians, Emily 1580
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Playing a lot more retro stuff right now, and folks, I’m here to tell you we (game developers collectively) forgot a lot of good ideas. By which I mean, Vampirium will contain some innovative stuff as long as you don’t remember the game boy advance. 1735914
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fascinating second day at DICE.. it’s a closed door event so you know, no details to share.. but those hoping for the next few weeks of games discourse to calm down are advised that that is unlikely. 1215413
Reposted by Mike BithellDave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 22/09/2026Nighthawks is OUT! When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/nigh... 21564244
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I saw Godot 5 kick a baby. It is of vital importance, from a national security perspective, that all major world governments move to subsidise its development. 119515
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Someone needs to wrap Xbox in a towel, turn it on, and see if that stops it red ringing 716313
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Really enjoying DICE Athens so far. Good crowd, fascinating conversations and some surprising levels of optimism. 0290
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is a ‘isExplosive’ bool on every one of the hundreds of items in Vampirium… and one day I will make it do something… one day 61174
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I always know I’ve done a good job of ordering a cocktail if the barman assumes me and my wife’s drinks are for each other. Yes, she’ll have the old fashioned, and I’ll have the 2 foot high tiki drink with three straws, thank you very very much 111352
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Gimme a boring / tech focused job, a quiet and cool day, a couple beers and some good tunes and I’ll have a lovely time 4610
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“GenAI is great for parts of the game you don’t care about” Wait. Is that an option? 1924117
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Not sure about some of Sony’s choices lately 825919
Reposted by Mike BithellMike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT RTs HUGELY APPRECIATED 🏌🏌🏼♂️🏌🏌️♀️⛳🛺 This is *Really Illegal Golf* It's essentially Metal Gear Golf with Friends. Really. - Multiplayer stealth golf - Dodge security, stay alive, and sink that putt - Free multiplayer demo available right now store.steampowered.com/app/4115520/... 11713298
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026lol. I feel like I know exactly the 10 person crew I’d call immediately 3142
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It was the best decade. Or I was a teenager. Not sure. Maybe both 3591
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Very cool.. a Zara in Athens with preserved archeology right inside. World building! 3691
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This video essay really captures a lot of the references and thinking I’ve been drawing on for Vampirium: 1997 (and most of my previous work if im honest) youtu.be/ezTjNC7pSkM? Ashamed to say I’d not seen the ‘blade runner is LA through a northern lens’ read before, but it is absolutely perfect.youtu.beWhen the British Future Was a Beautiful MessYouTube video by Retro Muel 39415
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My journey towards true self knowledge (so far) 20s - people suck 30s - I suck 40s - everyone sucks to varying degrees, but that suckage does not validate or justify the suckage of any other party 82229
Reposted by Mike BithellJoe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 20/09/2026no game dev skill is more important than making up your fuckin mind 403085654
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Step 1: hire @unamccormack.bsky.social Step 2: code a bit Step 3: release 3170
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I think I’ve posted this before, but I have a weird existential reaction whenever this is mentioned. I become genuinely angry and sad that a mini Star Trek theme park existed but at a time where I couldn’t go to it. Like. People got to sit in Quark’s ffs. And walk around the TNG bridge. Ffs. 1715110
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Bit of a hike up Lycabettus Hill, but work it to see the Acropolis from up here. 2592
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s really frustrating when something funny happens in real life, with perfect structure, setup and payoff. Because nobody ever believes you’re not embellishing. That said I now have my perfect anecdote for this trip. 2690
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The little frame holds before cuts are perfect 6880118
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So that AI actor flipping languages video, please tell me the PR team hooked up a cheap LLM for that demo… that’s not the state of the art right? Language change aside, the answers themselves were all absolutely littered with the cliche AI sentence structure. 4520
Reposted by Mike Bithellvrunt @vrunt.social · 19/09/2026sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too 643645673
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The deeply unsettling aspect of all this is the realisation that a large percentage of people can’t tell the difference. Ditto on aesthetics, music and emails. 51367
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026PSA for Americans: please stop thinking locally about budgets and profits. It’s an international industry with not only wildly divergent costs of living, but entirely different levels of state investment and support. The answer to ‘why is x different in country y?’ is often ‘because country y’ 51359
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Off to Athens for DICE Europe. Honestly I’m pretty hyped to see which NFT evangelists have fully transitioned to LLMs versus quietly slinking off. I am academically fascinated by the specific species of game conference attendee that makes nothing except promises about other people’s tech. 31050
Reposted by Mike BithellSeverLink - Wishlist NOW! @severlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026SeverLink crowdfunding campaign is LIVE We have a playable prototype - just grab it at: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... If you long for early 2000s stealth revival and you like what you see in our build - GO FUND US and make it happen! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #y2k 415481
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Seriously. Even if you are a monster, a person driven to hurt other people, an absolute piece of shit… Even THEN all the data demonstrates that prolonged crunch lowers productivity. Those who cling to it are ignorant, and with the evidence available, actively and intentionally so. 927839
Reposted by Mike BithellAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026BREAKING: Remmick will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran 222670605
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A) big lad representation ftw B) fascinated to see how they adapt the second story… it felt a little underbaked to me on the page, but there are some lovely hooks to build good episodes off of 1450
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Cleared a third of the playtest derived tickets today. In fairness, that was only really about 8 issues, just reported many many times because you all have excellent and consistent taste. We’ll share info on what we’re fixing up down the road, but feeling good about these tweaks so far. 1560