Thomas Hislop
@thislop.bsky.social
Co-Director & Founder of @saltstonestudios.bsky.social. Creative Director of 'The Pale Beyond'. Freelance Narrative Designer & Unity Programmer.
By Pale on Steam!!!!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266030/The_Pale_Beyond/
By Pale on Steam!!!!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266030/The_Pale_Beyond/
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/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
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The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
How to Make Monument Valley Levels
YouTube video by LudicRyan
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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ahah IT WORKS look it's a C² dual quaternion B-spline!!
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ahah IT WORKS look it's a C² dual quaternion B-spline!!
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
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Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch.
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Rockstar Games’ MASS Firing Of Unionised Workers
YouTube video by Novara Media
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch.
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
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Hey friends, you could win a copy of Scrabdackle on Steam 🎁
To win, tell us: if you could create a spell, what would it do and what would you name it? 🧙
Like this post + respond with your spell below to enter into the draw 🔮
Scrabdackle Act 1 launches Dec 2 👇
🪄 bit.ly/Scrabdackle
To win, tell us: if you could create a spell, what would it do and what would you name it? 🧙
Like this post + respond with your spell below to enter into the draw 🔮
Scrabdackle Act 1 launches Dec 2 👇
🪄 bit.ly/Scrabdackle
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hey friends, you could win a copy of Scrabdackle on Steam 🎁
To win, tell us: if you could create a spell, what would it do and what would you name it? 🧙
Like this post + respond with your spell below to enter into the draw 🔮
Scrabdackle Act 1 launches Dec 2 👇
🪄 bit.ly/Scrabdackle
To win, tell us: if you could create a spell, what would it do and what would you name it? 🧙
Like this post + respond with your spell below to enter into the draw 🔮
Scrabdackle Act 1 launches Dec 2 👇
🪄 bit.ly/Scrabdackle
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something beautiful is going to happen
youtu.be/60p4GF9UkWc
youtu.be/60p4GF9UkWc
The Making of Disco Elysium - Noclip Series Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by /noclip
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
something beautiful is going to happen
youtu.be/60p4GF9UkWc
youtu.be/60p4GF9UkWc
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seeing our community build on this thing has been awesome. thank you all for joining us. we have big plans for 2026.
NOCLIP_2 JUST HIT 70K SUBS
join us in our mission to highlight gaming's underground
www.youtube.com/@Noclip2
join us in our mission to highlight gaming's underground
www.youtube.com/@Noclip2
noclip_2
The militant wing of noclip . Sub here for indie recommendations, exclusive previews, game culture features, video essays & more. Support @ https://www.patreon.com/noclip2
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November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
seeing our community build on this thing has been awesome. thank you all for joining us. we have big plans for 2026.
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Looks cool!
Love to see that the cozy genre is starting to accommodate more mature themes for an older audience 🫶❤️
The Hearth and Harbour 🏨🛶
The Hearth and Harbour 🏨🛶
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Looks cool!
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Lewthport citizens sit normally in a chair challenge
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Lewthport citizens sit normally in a chair challenge
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Kit arrives in town, leaving his past behind him to start a new life in #TheHearthandHarbour. War is on the horizon in Lewthport - but everyone always needs a hot meal.
🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...
🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kit arrives in town, leaving his past behind him to start a new life in #TheHearthandHarbour. War is on the horizon in Lewthport - but everyone always needs a hot meal.
🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...
🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...
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Enjoy a doom scroll smoke break with Kit… 🚬
(Headphones recommended for lovely juicy rain and soft music 🤍)
(Headphones recommended for lovely juicy rain and soft music 🤍)
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Enjoy a doom scroll smoke break with Kit… 🚬
(Headphones recommended for lovely juicy rain and soft music 🤍)
(Headphones recommended for lovely juicy rain and soft music 🤍)
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Half-Life 2 is 21 today!
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Half-Life 2 is 21 today!
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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Drinking with a game director at a launch party. He said something through all the free wine that still sticks with me.
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Drinking with a game director at a launch party. He said something through all the free wine that still sticks with me.
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
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New blog post about the inspiration behind our upcoming game, The Hearth and Harbour!
saltstonestudios.com/2025/11/03/f...
saltstonestudios.com/2025/11/03/f...
From Pale to Harbour…
How we came up with the idea for The Hearth and Harbour How did we go… … from this… … to this? Hello sailors! The Pale Beyond launched on 24th February 2023. For a while, ev…
saltstonestudios.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New blog post about the inspiration behind our upcoming game, The Hearth and Harbour!
saltstonestudios.com/2025/11/03/f...
saltstonestudios.com/2025/11/03/f...
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noclip_2 allows us to do profiles of indie developers who are doing some wonderful work outside of the mainstream. Lente's story is a great one.
Meet The Boat Game Developer Who Lives on a Boat
This is @lente.me, developer of Spilled! who created her environmental cleanup boating game while living on her very own vessel in the Dutch canals.
Check out our video feature on noclip_2.
WATCH: youtu.be/C478BI_cH54
This is @lente.me, developer of Spilled! who created her environmental cleanup boating game while living on her very own vessel in the Dutch canals.
Check out our video feature on noclip_2.
WATCH: youtu.be/C478BI_cH54
Meet The Boat Game Developer Who Lives on a Boat - noclip_2 Feature
YouTube video by noclip_2
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
noclip_2 allows us to do profiles of indie developers who are doing some wonderful work outside of the mainstream. Lente's story is a great one.
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Clones, sleepers, aliens, androids, an Orchard, and the Starward Belt — what more could you ask for?
Save 33% on both 1000xRESIST and Citizen Sleeper 2 with the Clones & Consciousness bundle!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61076...
Save 33% on both 1000xRESIST and Citizen Sleeper 2 with the Clones & Consciousness bundle!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61076...
October 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Clones, sleepers, aliens, androids, an Orchard, and the Starward Belt — what more could you ask for?
Save 33% on both 1000xRESIST and Citizen Sleeper 2 with the Clones & Consciousness bundle!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61076...
Save 33% on both 1000xRESIST and Citizen Sleeper 2 with the Clones & Consciousness bundle!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61076...
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"...the bit of Séance of Blake Manor I’ve played is a beautifully rendered and assembled love letter to classic spookage." - Thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social
Ding ding! 🛎️
www.rockpapershotgun.com/floorboards-...
Ding ding! 🛎️
www.rockpapershotgun.com/floorboards-...
Floorboards creak, spooks spook and I harass a man with a bell in detective puzzler The Séance of Blake Manor
Spooky detective puzzler The Séance of Blake Manor came out this week, and I've played its demo.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"...the bit of Séance of Blake Manor I’ve played is a beautifully rendered and assembled love letter to classic spookage." - Thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social
Ding ding! 🛎️
www.rockpapershotgun.com/floorboards-...
Ding ding! 🛎️
www.rockpapershotgun.com/floorboards-...
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I’m Chipzel and I'm in @nightdial.bsky.social indie horror game CROWDED.FOLLOWED. 😱🎶😨
Album out now!
fanlink.tv/CROWDEDFOLLO...
#horrorgames #gamedev #indiedev
Album out now!
fanlink.tv/CROWDEDFOLLO...
#horrorgames #gamedev #indiedev
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I’m Chipzel and I'm in @nightdial.bsky.social indie horror game CROWDED.FOLLOWED. 😱🎶😨
Album out now!
fanlink.tv/CROWDEDFOLLO...
#horrorgames #gamedev #indiedev
Album out now!
fanlink.tv/CROWDEDFOLLO...
#horrorgames #gamedev #indiedev
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Playing a video game right now that has come out of nowhere to become one of my favorites of the year — will talk about it more tomorrow morning but if you're into deductive investigation games you're in for a treat
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Playing a video game right now that has come out of nowhere to become one of my favorites of the year — will talk about it more tomorrow morning but if you're into deductive investigation games you're in for a treat
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Good article by @im.giovanh.com about a "cozy" airport security game.
Wholesome games tend to reimagine labor -and reality as a whole- as we'd like it to be: beautiful, tidy, meaningful, social... but why would there be terrorist threats in this utopia?
blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
Wholesome games tend to reimagine labor -and reality as a whole- as we'd like it to be: beautiful, tidy, meaningful, social... but why would there be terrorist threats in this utopia?
blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Good article by @im.giovanh.com about a "cozy" airport security game.
Wholesome games tend to reimagine labor -and reality as a whole- as we'd like it to be: beautiful, tidy, meaningful, social... but why would there be terrorist threats in this utopia?
blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
Wholesome games tend to reimagine labor -and reality as a whole- as we'd like it to be: beautiful, tidy, meaningful, social... but why would there be terrorist threats in this utopia?
blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
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The ice is calling...🥶
The Pale Beyond physical edition is now available to pre-order from @superraregames.bsky.social 📀
Bring the voyage home and lead your crew through the cold 🚢
🧊 superraregames.com/collections/...
The Pale Beyond physical edition is now available to pre-order from @superraregames.bsky.social 📀
Bring the voyage home and lead your crew through the cold 🚢
🧊 superraregames.com/collections/...
October 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The ice is calling...🥶
The Pale Beyond physical edition is now available to pre-order from @superraregames.bsky.social 📀
Bring the voyage home and lead your crew through the cold 🚢
🧊 superraregames.com/collections/...
The Pale Beyond physical edition is now available to pre-order from @superraregames.bsky.social 📀
Bring the voyage home and lead your crew through the cold 🚢
🧊 superraregames.com/collections/...
Did some writing on this!
I’m Chipzel and I made the music for @nightdial.bsky.social indie horror game CROWDED.FOLLOWED. 😱🎶😨
Album is out now!
fanlink.tv/CROWDEDFOLLO...
Album is out now!
fanlink.tv/CROWDEDFOLLO...
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Did some writing on this!