Ciro Continisio
@ciro.continis.io
Game designer/coder, lecturer at times, full-time meme.
In the past: coherence, Unity (making Gigaya, Open Projects, Unity Playground). Also been making games (UFHO2, Slybots: Frantic Zone... ?) and Unity tools.
He/him/lui/'iss 🇮🇹
In the past: coherence, Unity (making Gigaya, Open Projects, Unity Playground). Also been making games (UFHO2, Slybots: Frantic Zone... ?) and Unity tools.
He/him/lui/'iss 🇮🇹
Surviving Christmas here in Napoli implies, among other things, finding a way out of the infamous "brindisi del 24", aka friends gathering in the street just before dinner to exchange Christmas wishes over a quick drink.
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L’aperitivo del 24 dicembre tra i vicoli di #Napoli. #buonnatale #natale2024
YouTube video by Napoli Network
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December 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Surviving Christmas here in Napoli implies, among other things, finding a way out of the infamous "brindisi del 24", aka friends gathering in the street just before dinner to exchange Christmas wishes over a quick drink.
youtube.com/shorts/HiiIR...
youtube.com/shorts/HiiIR...
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YES! this is what techbros who have let their creative selves wither call "procrastination" or "inefficiency" and try to technologise away, not understanding that it is the source of creativity and imagination and everything good
When I sit down to write I'm not consciously pulling from my notes, I'm drawing on the 6 months I spent reading biographies, watching hours of interviews, etc. There is a volume of research, of effort & time that is required to create something meaningful to draw from.
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
YES! this is what techbros who have let their creative selves wither call "procrastination" or "inefficiency" and try to technologise away, not understanding that it is the source of creativity and imagination and everything good
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The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
Quite enjoying Metroid Prime 4.
The gameplay is... ok. The flow, the power-ups, the riddles, the fights – it feels like I've already seen it a few times 😐
But the top-notch presentation makes up for it. Absolute fantastic set design, music, particles, all in all atmosphere.
The gameplay is... ok. The flow, the power-ups, the riddles, the fights – it feels like I've already seen it a few times 😐
But the top-notch presentation makes up for it. Absolute fantastic set design, music, particles, all in all atmosphere.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Quite enjoying Metroid Prime 4.
The gameplay is... ok. The flow, the power-ups, the riddles, the fights – it feels like I've already seen it a few times 😐
But the top-notch presentation makes up for it. Absolute fantastic set design, music, particles, all in all atmosphere.
The gameplay is... ok. The flow, the power-ups, the riddles, the fights – it feels like I've already seen it a few times 😐
But the top-notch presentation makes up for it. Absolute fantastic set design, music, particles, all in all atmosphere.
I am enjoying Metroid Prime 4 so far, great game in all aspects.
But I have to say, I'm not a super fan of the idea that a console game asks the player what mode they want to play in, first thing. Both modes sound like a compromise, and it feels like I'm missing out on something whatever I choose.
But I have to say, I'm not a super fan of the idea that a console game asks the player what mode they want to play in, first thing. Both modes sound like a compromise, and it feels like I'm missing out on something whatever I choose.
December 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I am enjoying Metroid Prime 4 so far, great game in all aspects.
But I have to say, I'm not a super fan of the idea that a console game asks the player what mode they want to play in, first thing. Both modes sound like a compromise, and it feels like I'm missing out on something whatever I choose.
But I have to say, I'm not a super fan of the idea that a console game asks the player what mode they want to play in, first thing. Both modes sound like a compromise, and it feels like I'm missing out on something whatever I choose.
This looks like potentially a very addictive game...
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT 😍
PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – Master the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies!
Demo coming in January, wishlist now! 👇
PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – Master the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies!
Demo coming in January, wishlist now! 👇
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This looks like potentially a very addictive game...
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Lets try this agin with our release date video:
BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2!
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2!
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Lets try this agin with our release date video:
BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2!
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2!
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...
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Yarn Spinner 3.1 just dropped. option fallthrough so your game doesn't stop, async everything, new typewriter system, and if you grab the storefront version you get Text Animator support (huge thanks to @febucci.com!) out of the box.
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
Yarn Spinner 3.1 is Here | Yarn Spinner
Yarn Spinner 3.1 is out now. This release brings async dialogue runner methods, option fallthrough for graceful branching, a completely reworked typewriter system, and our first included paid add-on: ...
yarnspinner.dev
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yarn Spinner 3.1 just dropped. option fallthrough so your game doesn't stop, async everything, new typewriter system, and if you grab the storefront version you get Text Animator support (huge thanks to @febucci.com!) out of the box.
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
Fueling an evening coding session with the always-great soundtrack for Kingdom, by @amosroddy.bsky.social. So so good ❤️
amosroddy.bandcamp.com/album/kingdo...
amosroddy.bandcamp.com/album/kingdo...
Kingdom (Original Soundtrack), by Amos Roddy
26 track album
amosroddy.bandcamp.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Fueling an evening coding session with the always-great soundtrack for Kingdom, by @amosroddy.bsky.social. So so good ❤️
amosroddy.bandcamp.com/album/kingdo...
amosroddy.bandcamp.com/album/kingdo...
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
Some days I wonder how much damage Discord has done to online communities (generally it's not even its direct fault, only a consequence of its popularity).
A couple of things come to mind:
A couple of things come to mind:
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Some days I wonder how much damage Discord has done to online communities (generally it's not even its direct fault, only a consequence of its popularity).
A couple of things come to mind:
A couple of things come to mind:
Afammokk!! 🤣
This game keeps on giving. The Knockout Tour mode especially makes for very heated endings!!
This game keeps on giving. The Knockout Tour mode especially makes for very heated endings!!
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Afammokk!! 🤣
This game keeps on giving. The Knockout Tour mode especially makes for very heated endings!!
This game keeps on giving. The Knockout Tour mode especially makes for very heated endings!!
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Shit shit shit.
Difficult realization that we're financially at our limit. I need work yesterday to support my wife and I. At this point, anything goes. Full time, part time, you pay and I code for you.
I'm a 20+ year pro software/gamedev in "Fake London" Canada
mikekasprzak.com/Resume-MikeK...
Difficult realization that we're financially at our limit. I need work yesterday to support my wife and I. At this point, anything goes. Full time, part time, you pay and I code for you.
I'm a 20+ year pro software/gamedev in "Fake London" Canada
mikekasprzak.com/Resume-MikeK...
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Shit shit shit.
Difficult realization that we're financially at our limit. I need work yesterday to support my wife and I. At this point, anything goes. Full time, part time, you pay and I code for you.
I'm a 20+ year pro software/gamedev in "Fake London" Canada
mikekasprzak.com/Resume-MikeK...
Difficult realization that we're financially at our limit. I need work yesterday to support my wife and I. At this point, anything goes. Full time, part time, you pay and I code for you.
I'm a 20+ year pro software/gamedev in "Fake London" Canada
mikekasprzak.com/Resume-MikeK...
Mario Kart World had no right to be this fun!
Honestly it's been a surprise. I thought I was tired of the Mario Kart series after 8, but World is great. Power-ups make it unpredictable, but the driving is really technical and expressive. There's a lot of tricks to perform, and to win you have to!
Honestly it's been a surprise. I thought I was tired of the Mario Kart series after 8, but World is great. Power-ups make it unpredictable, but the driving is really technical and expressive. There's a lot of tricks to perform, and to win you have to!
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Mario Kart World had no right to be this fun!
Honestly it's been a surprise. I thought I was tired of the Mario Kart series after 8, but World is great. Power-ups make it unpredictable, but the driving is really technical and expressive. There's a lot of tricks to perform, and to win you have to!
Honestly it's been a surprise. I thought I was tired of the Mario Kart series after 8, but World is great. Power-ups make it unpredictable, but the driving is really technical and expressive. There's a lot of tricks to perform, and to win you have to!
Shouldn't have clicked on the new Mario movie trailer. It ruined my morning.
I really hope Nintendo stops with the whole "let's make tons of movies by just giving the IP to third-party" power dream.
I really hope Nintendo stops with the whole "let's make tons of movies by just giving the IP to third-party" power dream.
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Shouldn't have clicked on the new Mario movie trailer. It ruined my morning.
I really hope Nintendo stops with the whole "let's make tons of movies by just giving the IP to third-party" power dream.
I really hope Nintendo stops with the whole "let's make tons of movies by just giving the IP to third-party" power dream.
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I'm going to announce my new game Prophet Margin at Games Ground Berlin tomorrow! Come see me at the Indie Showcase
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I'm going to announce my new game Prophet Margin at Games Ground Berlin tomorrow! Come see me at the Indie Showcase
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This is a great read.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
Sat down for a lovely chat with @clert.bsky.social over @eurogamer.bsky.social To talk about my games and how I'd like to keep making and improving them sustainably. To step away from the launch, meme and hype driven madness that has taken root in games.
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
As viral hits like Escape from Duckov and Megabonk change the industry, Falconeer developer Tomas Sala has found another way to survive
What if you didn't have to spin the roulette wheel every time you released a new game, hoping for it to find an audience? What if there was a better way?
www.eurogamer.net
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is a great read.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
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Kirby Air Ride might not be for me BUT I have nothing but deep love for anyone changing core controls in an established genre. More of this please
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Kirby Air Ride might not be for me BUT I have nothing but deep love for anyone changing core controls in an established genre. More of this please
I mean, The Game Awards... what do you expect 🤷🏻♂️
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I mean, The Game Awards... what do you expect 🤷🏻♂️
One of my assets got nominated for Best Development Tool for Unity Awards... what?!
If you fancy you can vote for it here: awards.unity.com/vote/section/2
Though to be honest, the competition is so fierce I'm not sure it has any chance 🤣
If you fancy you can vote for it here: awards.unity.com/vote/section/2
Though to be honest, the competition is so fierce I'm not sure it has any chance 🤣
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
One of my assets got nominated for Best Development Tool for Unity Awards... what?!
If you fancy you can vote for it here: awards.unity.com/vote/section/2
Though to be honest, the competition is so fierce I'm not sure it has any chance 🤣
If you fancy you can vote for it here: awards.unity.com/vote/section/2
Though to be honest, the competition is so fierce I'm not sure it has any chance 🤣
This morning I saw a mound of dirt at the construction site next to the airport, and my first thought was "it would be so easy to smash through that with my fists".
November 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This morning I saw a mound of dirt at the construction site next to the airport, and my first thought was "it would be so easy to smash through that with my fists".