Will Mesilane
@willmesilane.com
I made Cult of the Lamb 🕹Accessibility Advocate 🤔Opinions are mine (and probably bad)
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Will Mesilane
@willmesilane.com
· Oct 17
For any folks who may not know me from the other place, I’m Will 👋 I’ve been making games since I was a teen, most notably being a big part of Cult of the Lamb. Now I’m in Scotland working in AAA for a while. I post a lot of silly stuff tbh.
very cool seeing a shopping cart mode in Cross Road but also just a little bit of me wishing I had actually finished Shop Drifter 🫠😭
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
very cool seeing a shopping cart mode in Cross Road but also just a little bit of me wishing I had actually finished Shop Drifter 🫠😭
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Capitalism
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Capitalism
Damn One Battle After Another was real fuckin’ good huh?
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Damn One Battle After Another was real fuckin’ good huh?
Well November sure was the worst month of my life. Nice.
November 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Well November sure was the worst month of my life. Nice.
Folks I think one of the best qualities of PLU1BUS is just how colourful this show is. It isn’t graded to hell in an awful desaturated way and it’s just so pleasant to look at.
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Folks I think one of the best qualities of PLU1BUS is just how colourful this show is. It isn’t graded to hell in an awful desaturated way and it’s just so pleasant to look at.
These are my girls Abby and Lonnie. They moved with us from Australia to Scotland and they mean absolutely everything to my partner and I ❤️ The best girls
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
These are my girls Abby and Lonnie. They moved with us from Australia to Scotland and they mean absolutely everything to my partner and I ❤️ The best girls
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"All these workers have ever tried to do is discuss their pay and conditions to improve them, so they can make a game loved by millions."
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"All these workers have ever tried to do is discuss their pay and conditions to improve them, so they can make a game loved by millions."
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
I’m going to try and sleep for multiple weeks now k thx
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I’m going to try and sleep for multiple weeks now k thx
Really looking forward to the NoClip doc about Disco Elysium, and I sincerely hope they don't gloss over the messiness of everything.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60p4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60p4...
The Making of Disco Elysium - Noclip Series Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Really looking forward to the NoClip doc about Disco Elysium, and I sincerely hope they don't gloss over the messiness of everything.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60p4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60p4...
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I attended the protest outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh this evening to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 workers across the UK, including a number of my constituents who have been sacked.
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I attended the protest outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh this evening to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 workers across the UK, including a number of my constituents who have been sacked.
I have a friend visiting from Australia in a couple days and I can’t wait. Really need it right now folks.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I have a friend visiting from Australia in a couple days and I can’t wait. Really need it right now folks.
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would you like a video??
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
would you like a video??
Folks, I have never in my life been as tired as I am now. I am exhausted emotionally and physically to point I don't think I've ever experience before.
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Folks, I have never in my life been as tired as I am now. I am exhausted emotionally and physically to point I don't think I've ever experience before.
Finally checked out the first episode of Plur1bus and yeah this show fucking rules.
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Finally checked out the first episode of Plur1bus and yeah this show fucking rules.
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has been added to the Game UI Database!... but with no UI. Instead, the page redirects to an article about the game's use of AI-generated icons and banners.
Much respect to the UI team, you don't deserve to be associated with this. Shame on Activision.
www.gameuidatabase.com
Much respect to the UI team, you don't deserve to be associated with this. Shame on Activision.
www.gameuidatabase.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has been added to the Game UI Database!... but with no UI. Instead, the page redirects to an article about the game's use of AI-generated icons and banners.
Much respect to the UI team, you don't deserve to be associated with this. Shame on Activision.
www.gameuidatabase.com
Much respect to the UI team, you don't deserve to be associated with this. Shame on Activision.
www.gameuidatabase.com
It's so cool seeing my boy's process with all these characters!
Ok, after my anxiety avoidance I finally got this done. If you wanna watch 30 minutes of Knight Light character art to chill music that mostly loops ok then here ya go.
youtu.be/xSDIFwCrIuQ?...
Music by my brother @creativeoutpouring.bsky.social from ages ago.
Please watch/share <3
youtu.be/xSDIFwCrIuQ?...
Music by my brother @creativeoutpouring.bsky.social from ages ago.
Please watch/share <3
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's so cool seeing my boy's process with all these characters!
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Ok, after my anxiety avoidance I finally got this done. If you wanna watch 30 minutes of Knight Light character art to chill music that mostly loops ok then here ya go.
youtu.be/xSDIFwCrIuQ?...
Music by my brother @creativeoutpouring.bsky.social from ages ago.
Please watch/share <3
youtu.be/xSDIFwCrIuQ?...
Music by my brother @creativeoutpouring.bsky.social from ages ago.
Please watch/share <3
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ok, after my anxiety avoidance I finally got this done. If you wanna watch 30 minutes of Knight Light character art to chill music that mostly loops ok then here ya go.
youtu.be/xSDIFwCrIuQ?...
Music by my brother @creativeoutpouring.bsky.social from ages ago.
Please watch/share <3
youtu.be/xSDIFwCrIuQ?...
Music by my brother @creativeoutpouring.bsky.social from ages ago.
Please watch/share <3
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lmao
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
lmao
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case).
I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay
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the idea that lots of gamedevs are secretly using ai is booster bullshit
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
the idea that lots of gamedevs are secretly using ai is booster bullshit
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
Y'all Metroid Prime 4 looks so good but the connective tissue between each zone being a giant desert and them seemimgly not being layerd the way Metroid games usually are is a bit of a bummer for me.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Y'all Metroid Prime 4 looks so good but the connective tissue between each zone being a giant desert and them seemimgly not being layerd the way Metroid games usually are is a bit of a bummer for me.
Black Ops 7 looks like sci fi schlock and honestly I'm kinda here for it
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Black Ops 7 looks like sci fi schlock and honestly I'm kinda here for it
I’m more or less pain free from my surgery now and I slipped and fell on our deck this morning and did my back pretty bad. Universe has a good sense of humor tbh.
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I’m more or less pain free from my surgery now and I slipped and fell on our deck this morning and did my back pretty bad. Universe has a good sense of humor tbh.
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
I want to watch that Keeper doc so bad but also I haven't / can't play the game first so boo
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I want to watch that Keeper doc so bad but also I haven't / can't play the game first so boo