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Erica Pinto
@psyham.bsky.social
I make stuff move. Cinematic Animation Lead @Respawn, previously @santamonicastudio.bsky.social on God of War. Also published with @buttonshy.bsky.social! Views expressed are my own.
After the last Button Shy design challenge, I offered feedback to willing entrants in exchange for a small charitable donation. That meant watching and rewatching a lot of pitch videos, and there’s one big piece of feedback that I found myself repeating: SHOW US WHAT MAKES YOUR GAME EXCITING. 1/8
The results of the video I posted earlier was this iconic shot 👏 Danny León and his crew smashed it.
never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.
@buttonshy.bsky.social is having a Friday sale at 12pm EST that includes a few copies of Downtown Las Palmas! If you missed out on grabbing my game, here's your chance to try to get one 🌴 It will be available on their Etsy page: www.etsy.com/shop/ButtonS...
Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.
I am honored to return to the God of War saga, as the composer of God of War Laufey. I’ve been working on this for years with a stunningly talented team of developers, musicians, performers, and singers, and look forward to sharing more of all our work with you soon!
I laughed, but also this is legit how we sometimes shoot cinematics when there's a non-human character so that the actors can play off each other and also so they don't accidentally walk through a character's geo (similar to setting up PVC pipes to represent walls/doors/etc.).
Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · 3mo agoyou cannot be serious
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson
so for those keeping count of the heavy launch systems (me, i'm the motherfucker keeping count) that's elon's starship: 12 test flights, 11 damaged, 6 explosions bezos' new glenn: 3 test flights, 2 explosions nasa's space launch system, in development for 12 years, 2 launches, 0 explosions
DutchSpace@dutchspace.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnd here is the view of the New Glenn explosion seen from @spaceflightnow.com live cam
I simply do not believe that He Who Created The Heavens and the Earth feels glorified by the exact same chord progression and soft tenor voice every single time
Last weekend I had the pleasure of making a game with one of my kids at TOJam (the Toronto game jam)! It's a 2-4 player local multiplayer battle game called Frogin' Tongues. If you've got a windows computer and a bunch of game controllers, you can download it here: otrain13.itch.io/frogin-tongues
"Eight of the nine LLMs tested exhibit clear LLM-vs-Human self-preference... ...In practical terms, this means evaluator LLMs are between 26% and 98% more likely to select a resume they generated themselves than an equivalent resume written by a human." arxiv.org/pdf/2509.00462
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While we're talking percentages, let's talk about the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget. NASA is currently 0.36% of US federal spending. www.planetary.org/space-policy... The proposed budget cuts NASA science by 47%. NASA science is already on a shoestring, and that string is about to break
Your Guide to NASA's Budget
How big is NASA's budget right now? What was it like in the past? How does it compare to the rest of government spending? These answers, as well as…
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[Downtown Las Palmas review] /mobster voice/ he's got the whole town in his hand guy turns around in seat revealing Downtown Las Palmas http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/19/downtown-las-palmas/
Downtown Las Palmas was the game for today. Enjoyed the dexterity and thought it was unique that there was something measure your hand length for scoring
I had a lovely week, board-game-wise! What did you get to the table?
Today is a big day for Button Shy. We just launched our Spring Collection on Kickstarter. It's our first boxed campaign with 4 great games. Astro ROVE, The Rise Of A Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper. Join us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
Button Shy Micro Games: Spring 2026 (Astro ROVE, Jarl)
Choose from Astro ROVE, Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper, or grab them all for one low price. We also have a few featured reprints!
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What? @buttonshy.bsky.social is evolving! Congratulations! Your WALLETS evolved into BOXES! (but you can still get wallets 🥰) Excited to see the new KS campaign, look at that gorgeous box art for amazing games! Check it out and support small game publishers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
Catching some quality glitches on the NASA stream when the signal from the spacecraft was breaking up. Space glitch, a truly rare glitch.
Me, horrified, seeing a bunch of sparks flying: 😱 CAPCOM: Everything looks good, normal
Development is coming along on my next card game with @buttonshy.bsky.social, Astronotl! I had a lot of fun with this one in their 9-card challenge, and can't wait to show you more :) If you're interested in playtesting, join the Button Shy Discord! www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b... discord.gg/aUBMvnu
Had some zines printed up for demoing at Breakout Con this weekend! I’m pretty stoked to show off Infinite Paths in particular. It’s a really neat system with a lot of fun potential and these quickstart rules look SO GOOD in person!
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
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