Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦
@raphlife.bsky.social
Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Game Director, Writer, Designer. Proud Canadian. Lover of film. Just doing my best. He/Him.
At least this hasn’t happened with Sim still mayor, or with Alberta getting ready to vote on leaving. But it’s so ludicrously and tragically unnecessary.
making games so you can hopefully afford to make more games is literally a different industry from grinding up people so number goes up and it is harmful to pretend otherwise regardless of whether or not we share a platform or a binary format
A Canadian Politician Says BioWare Devs Should Be Given Government Funding To Buy The Studio And Get Back To Making Mass Effect https://kotaku.com/a-canadian-politician-says-bioware-devs-should-be-given-government-funding-to-buy-the-studio-and-get-back-to-making-mass-effect-2000749088
A Canadian Politician Says BioWare Devs Should Be Given Government Funding To Buy The Studio And Get Back To Making Mass Effect - Kotaku
‘We should be keeping private equity out, not welcoming it in’
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First 5 TTRPGs played: 1. D&D (Basic) 2. AD&D (2nd edition) 3. Stormbringer (Chaosium) 4. Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium) 5. Rifts + Robotech (Palladium)
Dr. Emily Friedman@ecfriedman.com · 16h agoFirst 5 TTRPGs played: 1. Vampire 2. in Nomine (hiatus I discussed yesterday with one of my doctoral committee members who played D&D & wondered if I had been secretly playing during my PhD. I had not.) 3. D&D 5e 4. Blades in the Dark 5. I truly do not remember? Like, total blank.
Yes, all true. And they still may win!! What a fucking disaster.
Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2d agoBC Conservatives stumble into the election amid leadership turmoil, alleged financing violations, a $122,043 job-for-seat offer, surveillance of critics, Hitler apologia, residential school denialism and reported Alberta separatist links. #bcpoli #cdnpoli
“SORCERER””, Dir: William Friedkin, 1977.
Sorcerer: Roy Scheider's Perilous Bridge Scene
ALT: Sorcerer: Roy Scheider's Perilous Bridge Scene
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Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com · yesterdayAh, the auto influencers have explained that this carbon fiber-wrapped ball, which sits right behind the driver's head, holds about 100kg of nitrogen pressurized to about 10,000 psi. Let me just go review the tolerances people found in their Cyber Trucks
CHOO CHOO.
THE LONG DARK (Official)@thelongdark.bsky.social · 2d agoWho's feeling ready to try the survival train in next week's launch of THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD? 🚂❄️ Coming to Steam on Tuesday, October 27th. Exact launch timing to be shared on Monday! 🚂❄️ More info, including the full planned Roadmap here: www.thelongdark.com/iron-road/
FUuuuuuuuuck. Way to go, Eby. THANKSA LOT.
Polling Canada@canadianpolling.bsky.social · yesterdayPolling Canada Final British Columbia Model: 🔵 CON: 57 - (46-68 Likely Seats) 🟠 NDP: 34 - (23-45 Likely Seats) 🟢 GRN: 2 - (2-3 Likely Seats) - October 23, 2026 - Full model here: www.canadianpolling.com/p/ebys-elect...
Who's feeling ready to try the survival train in next week's launch of THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD? 🚂❄️ Coming to Steam on Tuesday, October 27th. Exact launch timing to be shared on Monday! 🚂❄️ More info, including the full planned Roadmap here: www.thelongdark.com/iron-road/
CHOO CHOO.
THE LONG DARK (Official)@thelongdark.bsky.social · 2d agoWho's feeling ready to try the survival train in next week's launch of THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD? 🚂❄️ Coming to Steam on Tuesday, October 27th. Exact launch timing to be shared on Monday! 🚂❄️ More info, including the full planned Roadmap here: www.thelongdark.com/iron-road/
I don't know how closely this would have matched up to actual gameplay but man I would have played the fuck out of this MASS EFFECT game. (Leaked ME Universe trailer) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3i...
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I'm worried this is slipping under the radar. Spooky atmospheric narrative adventure from a Brazilian developer with a jaw-droppingly cool art style
I SHALL NAME THE DEAD on Steam
The Nameless Dead cannot be buried, their remains pile up in a mass of indignity. You have crawled from the gutter to name them. Explore the cemetery and uncover their names before the Worm eats your ...
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🚂 Just announced! 🚂 THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD www.thelongdark.com/iron-road/
Iron Road - THE LONG DARK
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Avi Lewis, leader of Canada's federal NDP, comments on the Bioware closure.
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch our David Cronenberg's THE SHROUDS (2025)—featuring a new Meet the Filmmakers interview with the Canadian auteur! 💙💿
Holy fucking shit, I'm sorry but the absolute gall of these people when they routinely threaten the 51st state BS and openly advocate for Alberta separation, etc. Hoekstra should have been kicked out months ago. Get. Him. Out. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections
The U.S. embassy in Canada has released a list of quotes from Canadian politicians which it says indicate 'plans to influence American politics.'
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The company behind Claude, the AI tool reportedly favoured by some major game firms, just lost $80 billion in six months
The company behind Claude, the AI tool reportedly favoured by some major game firms, just lost $80 billion in six months
Is that good?
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We're looking for a graphic designer/illustrator to join the Hello Sunshine team for a few months, starting ASAP. There are a lot of artists here looking for new opportunities so I'd be super grateful if y'all could share this call with your followers! www.redthreadgames.com/graphic-desi...
Graphic designer — Red Thread Games
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Hello! I'm looking to speak to: 1. Devs involved in the decompilation scene who can speak to how the community has been affected by AI. 2. Devs who have or suspect they have had their game copied by AI vibe coders. If either of those is you, contact me at rick@ricklane.co.uk. Shares appreciated!
Boy, Below really is a big hit for Netflix. It had 17M views in its first week - and picked up another 21.3M in its second week. . It's gone from number one in 53 countries to number one in 80 countries. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Below on Netflix is a monster miniseries with elements of an instant Canadian classic
The show takes horror tropes and family dynamics and sets it within a Newfoundland context
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