Harvey Smith
@harvey1966.bsky.social
CEO/Creative Director: BLACK PONY IMMERSIVE Deus Ex, Dishonored 🕹️⚔️🐉🖤👻🏳️🌈
Rage over people not understanding what being American actually fucking means
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk is expected to spend up to $200 million in the midterms. It could be a big boost for GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who’s struggled to raise cash. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Is Expected to Point His Money Machine at Texas
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk is expected to spend up to $200 million in the midterms. It could be a big boost for GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who’s struggled to raise cash.
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💔❤️💜💙 "don't dream it, be it" thanks for helping us understand it's ok to be true to ourselves
Letterboxd@letterboxd.social · 3d agoTim Curry (1946-2026)
Those Texans really hate it when people play dress up...
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d agoJudge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
❤️💔 Icon. Time to listen to Silver Dagger. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...?
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Unrelated, I finally got a chance to rewatch Miami Vice (the unrated version). It's so good. Fox & Farrel, Mann, the supporting cast and the villains. All amazing. Critics were just LOST when this film came out. Totally wrong. If you like crime movies, this is good shit. "I'm a fiend for mojitos."
Today is the day of days. The Killing Stone has released in Early Access on Steam! The Svangårds await your arrival in Våkenatt where they rot under the weight of a dark inheritance. Are you ready? Do you have what it takes to beat the Devil? store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century occult horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of ...
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“I concluded by asking Smith if he felt a sense of responsibility to carry the torch for the immersive sim genre. "Always. Until I am dead," he said.” Thank you @harvey1966.bsky.social for keeping my favorite games alive ❤️ www.ign.com/articles/dis...
Dishonored Creative Director Stars New Studio After Xbox Killed Arkane, Vows to Carry the Torch for Immersive Sims 'Until I Am Dead'
Decorated veteran game developer Harvey Smith (Dishonored series, original Deus Ex series), most recently of Arkane Austin – which Xbox shut down in 2024 following the failure of Redfall – has opened ...
ign.com
I had the pleasure of chatting with Harvey Smith leading up to the announcement of the new studio, @blackponyimmersive.bsky.social Hope you enjoy. youtu.be/1EL8fazQ6js?...
EP 08 Harvey Smith | World Building & Research
YouTube video by Andy Lemoine
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It’s my turn now! The newsletter didn’t take off so I’ve been laid off. If you’re looking for someone with 15 years of experience as a writer and editor, please get in touch. I’ve also written dozens of mock reviews and my clients say they’re good.
How is it possible Google Meet does not allow image paste in the chat window?! HOW?!
Jesus Christ, Economist, will you settle down. It's 130am on a Saturday night. Can we just not?
If you want to give us a little extra support: Encourage friends (and enemies) to grab the game! It's a good deal right now, and word of mouth helps a ton Pick up the OST, which directly benefits both Soft Rains and our amazing composer, Grej store.steampowered.com/app/3763620/...
Save 20% on Ambrosia Sky (Original Soundtrack) on Steam
Ambrosia Sky OST showcases the world of the Cluster through dynamically rich and immersive tracks by award-winning composer Grej. This is additional content for Ambrosia Sky, but does not include the...
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Allister, what happens a generation *after* the UK is like the warmer parts of the world? What is the next stage? Britain is like the Sahara? What happens to the generation after that? And what is the rest of the world like?
Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 4w agoImpressive @telegraph.co.uk / Allister Heath!
I only survived this scene by visualizing people on the other side of the rock delicately catching the falling pups.
Gianmarco Soresi@gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 4w agoAnd people say Nolan doesn’t do jokes
I had a chat with @harvey1966.bsky.social about growing up poor, dealing with the deaths of his parents, and how those things shaped his outlook on work and life. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Harvey Smith
A chat about deaths of his parents, growing up in poverty, and how those things shaped his outlook on life.
gaming.firezidechat.com
We are back with Episode Six of Exploring Ambrosia! We've got a fun episode today with our tech director @julesfern.gay and a big ole' spaceship. www.twitch.tv/softrainsgames
Ambrosia Sky 🪐@softrains.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe are on the road to Act Two, and we want you along for the ride! 🚀 Starting tomorrow, we are going to play through and fully explore a level (or two) from Act One every week. We'll also be joined by a dev team guest every time! For the full schedule & info, check it out below:
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Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry
Discover the women behind the video games we love--the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever. Women have...
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seriously, if this looks appealing to you at all, you won't regret it!
Kelly@valkerry.bsky.social · 2mo agoPre-order for my upcoming LGBTQ Urban Fantasy, "Vyraj", is LIVE. Release date is 7/24/26! Welcome to the world my unhinged Dungeon Master mind created for my players. Mutuals, if you want a review copy, DM me. a.co/d/0dPkZJIw
This is SO GOOD. Show me the incentive, I'll show you the outcome:
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · last mo.Market theory goes like this: even the best of us can fall prey to selfishness and rationalization, so let's arrange society so people acting on their most selfish impulses end up producing benefit for all of us. That'll be easier and more reliable than convincing everyone to be more generous. 1/
