Simon P
@pixelpoutine.bsky.social
Game Designer in Montreal, from Saskatchewan. Formerly Bethesda, Gameloft, Goodgames and more. Currently working on "Don't Make Me Turn This Car Around", a friendslop roadtrip game in Godot. But he'll totally take a real job if you've got one.
Was testing child ragdolls and accidentally closed the car door #godot #screenshotwednesday
September 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Was testing child ragdolls and accidentally closed the car door #godot #screenshotwednesday
it's like a football manager game but it's the canadian house of parliament
September 14, 2026 at 1:18 AM
it's like a football manager game but it's the canadian house of parliament
I wonder how much that person has been sweating this week.
UK: Rockstar had a mole in the union worker Discord server "for over two and a half years", GTA 6 company reveals during legal battle www.rockpapershotgun.com/rockstar-had...
Rockstar had a mole in the union worker Discord server "for over two and a half years", GTA 6 company reveals during legal battle
Court filings from the battle between GTA 6 studio Rockstar and fired workers have revealed how Rockstar accessed a Discord server set up by union organisers.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I wonder how much that person has been sweating this week.
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These wins are incredible!!! Minimum 4 weeks severance + 1 week for every 6 months employment, AND recall rights, AND hybrid work + AI protections, AND up to 34% wage increases! This would have been unthinkable before the industry started to unionize!
blizzard workers' union contract includes "really strong" layoff protections, recall rights, just cause protections, hybrid work, AI protections, and a salary floor
aftermath.site/blizzard-union-contract-warcraft-overwatch-diablo
aftermath.site/blizzard-union-contract-warcraft-overwatch-diablo
September 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
These wins are incredible!!! Minimum 4 weeks severance + 1 week for every 6 months employment, AND recall rights, AND hybrid work + AI protections, AND up to 34% wage increases! This would have been unthinkable before the industry started to unionize!
Congrats to the Blizzard folks! Your solidarity and hard work did this! ✊
After years of company stalling, Blizzard workers win mega-contract that applies to all unionized teams
aftermath.site/blizzard-union...
aftermath.site/blizzard-union...
September 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Congrats to the Blizzard folks! Your solidarity and hard work did this! ✊
Apparently I’m now one of CBC Montreal’s video game experts. Look forward to me talking about NHL 27’s faces tonight
September 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Apparently I’m now one of CBC Montreal’s video game experts. Look forward to me talking about NHL 27’s faces tonight
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PS I've been doing some research into psychological studies of different voter/political groups and - it's true - progressives are ofter far less happy than rightwingers or the disengaged. But do you know which group comes out as happiest of all, consistently? Progressive organisers and activists.
September 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
PS I've been doing some research into psychological studies of different voter/political groups and - it's true - progressives are ofter far less happy than rightwingers or the disengaged. But do you know which group comes out as happiest of all, consistently? Progressive organisers and activists.
Doing research on old cameras and found this: the first commercial all-digital camera, the Cromemco Cyclops from 1975.
1kb of ram, 32x32 pixels (0.001 megapixels)
1kb of ram, 32x32 pixels (0.001 megapixels)
September 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Doing research on old cameras and found this: the first commercial all-digital camera, the Cromemco Cyclops from 1975.
1kb of ram, 32x32 pixels (0.001 megapixels)
1kb of ram, 32x32 pixels (0.001 megapixels)
they put this laptop's Copilot button right next to the arrow keys purely to boost their daily active users through accidental keypresses didn't they?
September 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
they put this laptop's Copilot button right next to the arrow keys purely to boost their daily active users through accidental keypresses didn't they?
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I had a chance to speak with our local news org about the layoffs affecting the Austin area. Part of the city's culture is gaming, and it's important we protect it.
Microsoft purchased Bethesda’s parent company, ZeniMax Media, in March 2021 for $7.5 billion.
Austin game developers push for union contract amid Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs
Workers call recent layoffs by the tech company “illegal” during the corporate restructuring.
www.kxan.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I had a chance to speak with our local news org about the layoffs affecting the Austin area. Part of the city's culture is gaming, and it's important we protect it.
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You may have heard ESO’s great-looking Warden Refresh got delayed. You may not have heard who was among those bringing it to life.
Christina Cornett, Senior Concept Artist, worked on the storyboards, and Vincent Wong, Senior Animator, worked on the animations. Microsoft laid them off on July 6
Christina Cornett, Senior Concept Artist, worked on the storyboards, and Vincent Wong, Senior Animator, worked on the animations. Microsoft laid them off on July 6
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www.elderscrollsonline.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
You may have heard ESO’s great-looking Warden Refresh got delayed. You may not have heard who was among those bringing it to life.
Christina Cornett, Senior Concept Artist, worked on the storyboards, and Vincent Wong, Senior Animator, worked on the animations. Microsoft laid them off on July 6
Christina Cornett, Senior Concept Artist, worked on the storyboards, and Vincent Wong, Senior Animator, worked on the animations. Microsoft laid them off on July 6
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UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 7!!!
Why are we paying for incomplete games?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
Why are we paying for incomplete games?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
September 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 7!!!
Why are we paying for incomplete games?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
Why are we paying for incomplete games?!
#UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
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We just updated the Poly Fighter demo on steam!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...
It's a HUGE upgrade on the previous version!
More moves, new UI, lots of new VOs, visual upgrade, AI upgrade, etc...
Please check it out and spread the word!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkb...
store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...
It's a HUGE upgrade on the previous version!
More moves, new UI, lots of new VOs, visual upgrade, AI upgrade, etc...
Please check it out and spread the word!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkb...
Poly Fighter New Demo
YouTube video by Poly Fighter
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
We just updated the Poly Fighter demo on steam!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...
It's a HUGE upgrade on the previous version!
More moves, new UI, lots of new VOs, visual upgrade, AI upgrade, etc...
Please check it out and spread the word!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkb...
store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...
It's a HUGE upgrade on the previous version!
More moves, new UI, lots of new VOs, visual upgrade, AI upgrade, etc...
Please check it out and spread the word!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkb...
Amazon skirting safety laws to save money?! Now I've seen everything
Amazon MGM Studios' new Tomb Raider series broke health and safety laws during production, just months after filming had to be halted due to a separate incident where star Sophie Turner was injured on-set. https://bit.ly/46yZBMF
September 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Amazon skirting safety laws to save money?! Now I've seen everything
How hard should we go with this pixel effect?
September 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
How hard should we go with this pixel effect?
This tells me I don't need to worry about 74% of the games that come out on Steam. They're not competition, they're background noise.
Over 700 games launched on Steam in one week for the first time, though 74% had fewer than 10 reviews
530 titles had zero to nine reviews, while 190 had over ten reviews, according to data from ICO Partners
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-700-gam...
530 titles had zero to nine reviews, while 190 had over ten reviews, according to data from ICO Partners
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-700-gam...
September 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This tells me I don't need to worry about 74% of the games that come out on Steam. They're not competition, they're background noise.
Giving clear commands for what art you want made is a skill that makes you an artist and creator yourself. That's why folks always credit the artist Pope Clement VII for painting the Sistine Chapel
September 2, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Giving clear commands for what art you want made is a skill that makes you an artist and creator yourself. That's why folks always credit the artist Pope Clement VII for painting the Sistine Chapel
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With each layoff, real people are affected and real lives are turned upside down with uncertainty. As long as this continues, developers will never feel safe, and I'm proud to lend my voice to this cause and speak about the true impact these decisions cause.
Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5
September 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
With each layoff, real people are affected and real lives are turned upside down with uncertainty. As long as this continues, developers will never feel safe, and I'm proud to lend my voice to this cause and speak about the true impact these decisions cause.
During playtests today I found out my friends snuck a cake into our game for my birthay! So sweet 🥹
September 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
During playtests today I found out my friends snuck a cake into our game for my birthay! So sweet 🥹
Post something random or you’ll have a terrible September.
September 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Post something random or you’ll have a terrible September.
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Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5
September 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5
I like the name friendslop. And look deep in your heart of hearts because you know it was gonna be this or “friendpunk”
September 1, 2026 at 6:39 AM
I like the name friendslop. And look deep in your heart of hearts because you know it was gonna be this or “friendpunk”
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"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that"
My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
August 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that"
My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger