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Mike Bithell

@mikebithell.bsky.social

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Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 17h

lol, very much eying up a gshock as watch no.2 :)

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 17h

Sick of wrist based ads and notifications, I swapped out my Apple Watch for a simple Casio a couple weeks ago. About twice a day I catch myself utterly amazed that it doesn’t need charging. This stuff warped our perspective of reality. Slowly but surely.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21h

He’s quietly been a cool gamer guy for some time. Glad to see his work in this area celebrated.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 23h

I miss that beard and how it made me look like I was well and truly aging into my early dev mentors. Like how obi wan’s ‘convenient clothing for a desert drifter’ outfit became the official Jedi uniform. The tasche looks better but feels less consistent from a worldbuilding perspective.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 23h

I like this thumbnail because it looks like Robert has suspicions about me

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh, this is 100% gonna bite folks.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Folks are clearly using this stuff as part of pipelines (I happen to think that’s legally and fiscally imprudent) but these ‘I made a whole finished thing from this single prompt’ posts are earth shattering bullshit

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If 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

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A lifelong inspiration for me.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With 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/2-5BOZTWjIs

Tim Schafer on leaving Xbox & the future of Double Fine | Play, Watch, Listen

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Should be fun! Been adding some more verbs!

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

lol.. very close to pulling the trigger on these www.masterreplicas.co.uk/products/rak...

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Raktajino Mug: Deep Space 9 Promenade

This is an official licensed replica of the wide-bottomed Raktajino mugs that were used on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The mugs were produced by the replicators in the station’s replimat and only came...

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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 28/09/2026

📣 LAST CALL

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This 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 :)

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've been wanting to go there for a bit, think this finally sold me

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Mad Max: Fury Road - That's Bait

ALT: Mad Max: Fury Road - That's Bait

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A certain kind of internet idiot is absolutely certain this crap can replace most professional creatives, but is utterly sure that the job of ‘guy who writes a prompt’ is ironclad secure.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I 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.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yup

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There’s definitely a story here. A shallowness to it that hints at cut content or big scope tweaks mid flow. Interested to know what happened, but those who got it across the line have nothing to be embarrassed about.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wolverine 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.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Aww that’s a shame, appreciate the heads up. My personal policy is I don’t use em or play games with ‘em, it sucks that I need to be paying a bit more attention

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It'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...

Slam Tank - Official Reveal Teaser Trailer

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m an optimistic little bug

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

2026 in videogame development

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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[EARLY ACCESS] Why Supergiant Decided to Create Hades II - Developing Hell Season II | /noclip

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hehe, I burned that valuable resource last time I was sick :D

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

100%, I will get to it some time soon

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Aye. A good time

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Eyeing up wolverine but £70 could buy me a lot of comfort food instead :) Control Resonant I want my full brain in place for.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Post 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.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

INTERESTING

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ll call you three crashes from now with the rights and some questionable funding

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My white whale

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Stuff 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

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I like the one with text projected on walls. Which one was that?

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Playing 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.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fascinating 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.

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 22/09/2026

Nighthawks 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...

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I 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.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Someone needs to wrap Xbox in a towel, turn it on, and see if that stops it red ringing

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ooooh

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ooooooooooohhh

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Really enjoying DICE Athens so far. Good crowd, fascinating conversations and some surprising levels of optimism.

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There 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

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’ll leave it normally, in this case he did a lil eye roll and ‘for the lady?’ So I had to correct :D

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Love that scene lol

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I 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

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Gimme a boring / tech focused job, a quiet and cool day, a couple beers and some good tunes and I’ll have a lovely time

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yeah… that’s where I stumble too