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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 08/09/2026

Prepare for an adventure that spans Ages with a new ultra-deluxe hardcover collection of the Myst novel trilogy - available for the first time in nearly three decades. Coming soon to Kickstarter! cyan.com/ks/trilogygow/soc0908

An illustrated rendering of a set of three deluxe Myst novels sitting on a glittering black sandy ground. Text reads: "The Myst Trilogy 'Guild of Writers' Deluxe Collection - Coming soon to Kickstarter"

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As things have wound down at work steadily over the last year, I've had a lot more free time on my hands, especially in the afternoon / evening. So I've been cooking a LOT more. And I can see the improvement clearly. Very satisfying. Best part? AI can't do this. Can't even pretend to do it.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

20 yo me simply could not imagine the life I've had at 44. Every assumption was wrong. Every plan not how things ended up. I had very low ambitions for my life. 20 yo me would be absolutely stunned at the fantastic live I've had so far. A career in game dev. Lived abroad. Married an amazing person.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sites that have infinite scroll should NOT put important links like to the jobs page at the bottom

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's so frustrating how badly Disney has managed The Muppets since acquiring them in 2004. Almost every revival attempt has completely misunderstood the characters (the 2011 film, and this special episode are the only two that "get it")

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sweetums wants to know why you’ve woken him…

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think we need a new rule... Every time someone, in response to the employment crisis going on in games today, says "JuST stARt yOUr OwN stUdIO", they should be legally obligated to immediately donate a minimum of $500k to someone founding a studio currently

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"I am tired of Earth. These gamers. I am tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives."

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I feel like someone could run against Mike Johnson and do nothing but play clip videos of all the times he says he's unaware of a major development. And win.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyway buy my indie game so I can ignore the assholes who think games can be made with AI and random teams just thrown together. If enough people buy it, I'll even hire an artist! Hell, maybe we'll get real wild and get a producer! store.steampowered.com/app/3256780/...

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Ghost Hunter Simulator on Steam

Build your own Ghost Hunting social media empire in Ghost Hunter Simulator - the only game that lets you decide if ghosts are real or not! A cozy game about exploring *allegedly* haunted locations and...

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For the Producers & Project Managers out there...

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's never good when you go to an international news site, and on the front page is a photo that you immediately clock as being from where you went to college. Penn State, making great headlines again :\

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Feeling so defeated by this job hunt right now. 1 interview in all of 2026.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Every time I've tried a "LEGO Competitor" I've come away really disappointed with the quality and design of the bricks. They never snap together as well, hold together as well, or feel as sturdy as the LEGO brick they're trying to immitate.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Titanfall 2 is one of those great examples where you have to know the rules of game development really really well in order to break them. And Titanfall 2 breaks them, especially the level design rules, in amazing and delightful ways.

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 17/08/2026

Please share: I'm writing an article and I want to talk to developers who have successfully transitioned out of the games industry to jobs elsewhere. What do you do now? How did you sell yourself? What skills were transferable? All disciplines welcome, my DMs are open.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I find it funny that Eurogamer is doing an Optimism Week almost directly following Aftermath's Hater Week.

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uncle leyla (scary) 🎃 @leylses.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

there are now two months left on my contract! if you have an opening for a weird little goth that specializes in systems (namely, people-as-systems), complex deliverables pipelines (eg cinematics), or a "runner" who needs to pull a lot of teams together. consider the Me.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Creativity THRIVES under constraints. Constraints force decisions. Constraints often require creative thinking to work around/through. Constraints force you to confront assumptions. Constraints make creative work better.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I always get so excited when I see a post here or on LinkedIn saying "My studio is hiring for a TON of roles!" Then I go check the openings list. No Production roles. Ever. :-(

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Every ATS I've ever used has the ability to automatically send a generic rejection email when an application is moved to rejected, or the role is closed. Zero human involvement once it's setup. There is ZERO excuse for not sending these out and giving candidates at least some closure.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Is this a scene from Musk's "Historically Accurate" genAI movie?

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Someday I'll be able to get rid of Perforce, and my life will be better as a result. Today however, is not that day.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I often sign off with "And please let me know if there are any questions." I pray that there are never any questions.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is one of my favorite games of 2026 by a long shot!

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

As we kick off August, I'm now 10 months into my job hunt, and the numbers are grim. I've been tracking almost every application. I've got 20 years of experience and I've shipped on virtually every platform. 121 job applications. Only 6 even made it to a screening call. I'm tired :\

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I wish I could be this relaxed. Ever.

Sweetums, a large black medium haired cat, sleeping on a bed on his back with front paws extended

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

BlueSky has been very interesting for me compared to other social media platforms. My follower count is maybe 20% of what it was on Twitter, but my engagement is 10000x better. I get more eyes on what I post. More discussion. And it's largely quality too.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is 100% the Film Production playbook that investors and execs are drooling over. Form a company to build and release a thing, and then immediately shut it down once work is complete. Spin up a new company for the next project and so on.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This might be one of the most unhinged job requirement bullet points I've seen. How are we still doing this in 2026? "Willingness to be on-call for live issue firefighting and to crunch around critical shipping periods to support major content launches."

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Spider Man was fun. And a lot more connected to the wider MCU than I was expecting

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

While there are certainly valid criticisms you can level against The Odyssey as a film adaptation one thing I think a lot of those who are most frustrated seem to be missing: This is going to be the thing that sparks an interest in classical literature for a lot of people. They'll want to READ it.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm sure this will end well. That there will be no long-lasting negative consequences of this. Nope. Everything is fine.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Are you a small game studio looking for help taming the chaos? Hit me up! I can help!

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Watching that Myst-that-will-never-be trailer and going down memory lane of how Myst got me into game dev... Man, I'd love to have a shot at working at @cyan.com It would be an absolute full-circle moment for me.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I tell this story often, but I don't think here yet... Myst is what got me into making games. Myst was one of the very first games I became truly obsessed with. I had notebooks full of puzzle sketches, clues, combinations I'd tried, guesses at what things meant...

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It always saddens me when I see someone in the games industry with tons of experience, someone I respect, fall fully down the AI rabbit hole.

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Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Muscle memory is a wild thing. At least a few times a year, without thinking about it, I'll type in fileplanet.com when trying to enter a URL for another website. That site has been dead and gone for 14 years.

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