Kyle McKernan
@spacetreasured.bsky.social
Award-winning game director, designer @ko-op.com Co-director, Goodbye Volcano High Lead UI/UX designer, Young Suns Director, ********
I love how people who defend devs from capital G Gamers celebrating layoffs always go "they didn't have any input on those creative decisions!" when it's like nah, they probably did and the games turned out great because of them and also they don't deserve to be laid off
imo there need to be more games for people who want to build things but don't want to accumulate resources
ngl there actually *is* something gratifying about playing a game and knowing every little icon the player sees was made by you
We have an announcement! He Who Watches by @danga.games will launch on September 2nd! 👁️🏹 A first-person puzzle game about walking on walls, manipulating gravity, and discovering secrets! store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...
awesome how every service is now perpetually getting noticeably worse while the prices of said services steadily increase
Working on what I like to call “a really cool game pitch”
in an age of my life where I think a lot about zorn and thorn
they’re ready for their encore… 👀 🎸 july 23rd 🦖
odysseus was absolutely housing that lotus flower dude
Honestly, man, I just… do not want to see jokes about maga and Epstein jokes in games and I think it’s perfectly justified to judge a dev’s vibes based on that in today’s climate
This is literally how we named Trish in goodbye volcano high btw
Had to explain the you kick miette meme in a dev call today, gamedev is weird
my crafting table? no, no…OUR crafting table, sundog 💪🏼🛠️🤝🏼 wishlist young suns TODAY on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4149610/...
cosplay (you should try it🌷) feeling nostalgic about #GVH with its third anniversary approaching, and started replaying the game again so yeag ^u^ #GoodbyeVolcanoHigh #GVHfanart #GVHRosa #GVHNaomi @ko-op.com speedpaint: youtu.be/6aSYTZbdOD8
“If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?” no I would call you Crazy Superman
Saying one of the most prolific live service titles “fell short of expectations” in a massive layoff announcement is a slap in the face to every dev and every player who knows how much Destiny meant in an industry where longevity is rare. Whose expectations did it fail? The investors? The execs?
I just don’t believe video games as a medium are done forever, even if it looks bleak right now. I don’t know what that will look like, and right now I don’t entirely care—I mostly just want everyone to land on their feet as much as they’re able.
goodbye volcano high will be in the sale if you're lookin for that
hey y'all, i hate to be asking this now of all times but there have been many complications with my move and i'm going to have to pay twice my rent while i wait for visa stuff to be approved. to help cover costs, i'm opening an online store for prints! shares appreciated ko-fi.com/jennayow/shop
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Eh how your audience chooses to lessen their experience of your art shouldn’t constrain it. I know of no game where you get the same exact experience watching a stream vs actually playing it. I can watch There Will Be Blood on a phone but to say PT Anderson should’ve cared about that is a bit silly
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 2mo agoResident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has reportedly said that if players are satisfied just watching a stream of a game being played, then the game may not be good enough. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/if-play...
I like to imagine world of tanks like the world of pixar's cars
FPS where there’s just one enemy but he’s actually a really nice guy
We as an industry do not need to prop up weird rightwing auteurs
An industry on the run from fostering the talent that comprises it
If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.
