💀 Christopher Means 💀
@christophermeans.bsky.social
💀 Senior Narrative Designer & Head Necromancer @studiodrydock.com 💀 Undead Mess in the Pacific Northwest 💀 Bi 🏳️🌈 He/Him 💀 ADHD
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![VOLITION [Easy: Failure] – You wake up in your Hilton suite to a cacophony of whistles and horns. Half drunk and half hungover, you hastily throw on your tactical gear. It feels heavier than you remember. You stumble outside. The cold hits you like a brick. What are you doing here in this dismal city? Home is warm. Home is safe. Home is a thousand miles away. Tucking your shotgun between your legs, you fumble with a tear gas canister like a child learning how to tie their shoes. The gun goes off and you shoot yourself in the balls.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqh433fdh2bqhvt455e3tg67/bafkreiahrbfuw4v4so56ikp2pxf5n253bs5pd5gq37l7nqsitkwynw56hy@jpeg)
I'm not attending this year. There's every reason for my international colleagues to avoid our country, and seeing devs I miss dearly is 80% of why I go at all. The show is incredibly expensive, while offering less and less. There's more career value to be had at Yerba Beuna Gardens for free.
Are you going to GDC? A lot of international folks are not, it seems. A multitude of senior industry figures have told us that US immigration, safety and cost concerns mean they are sending fewer staff than in previous years – or not attending at all: mobilegamer.biz/many-interna...
Many international visitors are skipping GDC this year amid cost concerns and US safety fears
GDC’s organiser has told us it is working to make the show safer and more affordable, but industry chatter suggests international GDC attendance will nosedive this year.
mobilegamer.biz
January 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I'm not attending this year. There's every reason for my international colleagues to avoid our country, and seeing devs I miss dearly is 80% of why I go at all. The show is incredibly expensive, while offering less and less. There's more career value to be had at Yerba Beuna Gardens for free.
Keep up the good work everyone.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Keep up the good work everyone.
I don't know man, I covered Razer at their inception, reviewed many of their products, and now own one of there mouses. I wouldn't say I've LOVED anything Razer has produced. I've certainly regretted most of them. So, I guess I question his taste.
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
Gamers will learn to love AI, says Razer CEO
Razer’s Min-Liang Tan on AI backlash, partnering with Grok, and the future of gaming.
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I don't know man, I covered Razer at their inception, reviewed many of their products, and now own one of there mouses. I wouldn't say I've LOVED anything Razer has produced. I've certainly regretted most of them. So, I guess I question his taste.
Amazing thing about Video Games, and long-term relationships, is when you see someone find an entire genre they weren't prepared to love. Jenn and I aren't car people, we don't like to drive. As of Friday, Jenn found out through NFS:HP and Forza 5 she's REALLY into car GO FAST VVVVVVRRRRRRMMMRM!!
a blue car is driving down a road with a red car behind it
ALT: a blue car is driving down a road with a red car behind it
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Amazing thing about Video Games, and long-term relationships, is when you see someone find an entire genre they weren't prepared to love. Jenn and I aren't car people, we don't like to drive. As of Friday, Jenn found out through NFS:HP and Forza 5 she's REALLY into car GO FAST VVVVVVRRRRRRMMMRM!!
Perspective is all we need.
Bold. BOLD. BOLD I SAY YOUNG ONE.
Bold. BOLD. BOLD I SAY YOUNG ONE.
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Perspective is all we need.
Bold. BOLD. BOLD I SAY YOUNG ONE.
Bold. BOLD. BOLD I SAY YOUNG ONE.
So I've switched to Linux Mint for work and games and it was frictionless. Obviously, as Narrative, I don't need much in the way of specialized programs (Blender, PS, etc.), but so far, I haven't run into anything I can't do. There is, currently, no need for Windows, and I'm kinda blown away.
December 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So I've switched to Linux Mint for work and games and it was frictionless. Obviously, as Narrative, I don't need much in the way of specialized programs (Blender, PS, etc.), but so far, I haven't run into anything I can't do. There is, currently, no need for Windows, and I'm kinda blown away.
This is all it takes for me right now.
Installing.
Installing.
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is all it takes for me right now.
Installing.
Installing.
Animate Bread.
December 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Animate Bread.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Weird that you can be a "doormat" to someone who isn't willing to interact with you.
In other news, I'm tired of being objectified by all the people who refuse to whistle suggestively at me in public.
In other news, I'm tired of being objectified by all the people who refuse to whistle suggestively at me in public.
Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback: After years of therapists and others encouraging adult children to cut ties with families they deem harmful or “toxic,” estranged parents are speaking out on.wsj.com/4s49U52
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
on.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Weird that you can be a "doormat" to someone who isn't willing to interact with you.
In other news, I'm tired of being objectified by all the people who refuse to whistle suggestively at me in public.
In other news, I'm tired of being objectified by all the people who refuse to whistle suggestively at me in public.
How were games even made before GenAI? It's a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
How were games even made before GenAI? It's a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Good to know my interest in Dwarf is being noticed.
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Good to know my interest in Dwarf is being noticed.
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Watch the show live on December 9th, 2025 starting at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 7AM AUS on the @wholesomegames.com Youtube & Twitch.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Wholesome Snack begins shortly! 💖
Come admire a selection of the finest cozy games with us AND get a taste of Wylde Society! 💃
Come admire a selection of the finest cozy games with us AND get a taste of Wylde Society! 💃
I'm not one to claim AI solely on the quality of the work, but there are baffling choices made in Amazon's Daisy Jones and the Six that I just can't square otherwise. It feels like the book was fed to an AI, because it deviates constantly from the source material, but seemingly to no useful end.
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm not one to claim AI solely on the quality of the work, but there are baffling choices made in Amazon's Daisy Jones and the Six that I just can't square otherwise. It feels like the book was fed to an AI, because it deviates constantly from the source material, but seemingly to no useful end.
Arc Raiders had some bs reasoning for using GenAI on the VO, but also, like, to what end? The VO sounds awful. Bad enough it would have been an upgrade if they'd just asked for volunteers from the dev team to voice characters, seeing as they were so worried about time and money.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Arc Raiders had some bs reasoning for using GenAI on the VO, but also, like, to what end? The VO sounds awful. Bad enough it would have been an upgrade if they'd just asked for volunteers from the dev team to voice characters, seeing as they were so worried about time and money.
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Every time I see a cyber truck I am reminded that I've never seen a Cyber truck with someone in the passenger seat.
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Every time I see a cyber truck I am reminded that I've never seen a Cyber truck with someone in the passenger seat.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
When did companies stop asking you if you wanted to update? I feel like this is Microsoft's fault.
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
When did companies stop asking you if you wanted to update? I feel like this is Microsoft's fault.
Normalize HADES-style narration in casual on-line conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Normalize HADES-style narration in casual on-line conversation.