Jack Goddard making MENOS: PRECURSOR
@actuallygoddard.bsky.social
Game Developer and Actor.
QA to Junior Level Designer @thechineseroom.co.uk
Play my personal games!
Steam: http://tinyurl.com/JackGoddard
IMDB: http://imdb.com/name/nm4037257
QA to Junior Level Designer @thechineseroom.co.uk
Play my personal games!
Steam: http://tinyurl.com/JackGoddard
IMDB: http://imdb.com/name/nm4037257
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And finally, Pyrokinesis🔥
With this power ready, I'm pretty much ready to go into full production.
Gimme a follow for updates, in the meantime, I have levels to build. #gamedev #indiegame ♥️
With this power ready, I'm pretty much ready to go into full production.
Gimme a follow for updates, in the meantime, I have levels to build. #gamedev #indiegame ♥️
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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
The Long Walk was really really good. Exactly the kind of film you go to the cinema for.
October 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Long Walk was really really good. Exactly the kind of film you go to the cinema for.
Now watching: The Man with the Golden Arm.
I'm watching it on TV in The Darkness 2007!
I can't believe more games havent done this, its such a fun concept.
Quite a remarkable film that was controversial at release due to being one of, if not the first major films to explore addiction.
I'm watching it on TV in The Darkness 2007!
I can't believe more games havent done this, its such a fun concept.
Quite a remarkable film that was controversial at release due to being one of, if not the first major films to explore addiction.
September 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Now watching: The Man with the Golden Arm.
I'm watching it on TV in The Darkness 2007!
I can't believe more games havent done this, its such a fun concept.
Quite a remarkable film that was controversial at release due to being one of, if not the first major films to explore addiction.
I'm watching it on TV in The Darkness 2007!
I can't believe more games havent done this, its such a fun concept.
Quite a remarkable film that was controversial at release due to being one of, if not the first major films to explore addiction.
The Long Good Friday. Still one of the all time great crime films.
Arrow have produced a remaster recently and it's brilliant.
Arrow have produced a remaster recently and it's brilliant.
September 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Long Good Friday. Still one of the all time great crime films.
Arrow have produced a remaster recently and it's brilliant.
Arrow have produced a remaster recently and it's brilliant.
Opening an Unreal project you haven't touched in <2 Weeks:
"I have never met this man in my life. I must compile 7 billion shaders before he may pass."
"I have never met this man in my life. I must compile 7 billion shaders before he may pass."
September 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Opening an Unreal project you haven't touched in <2 Weeks:
"I have never met this man in my life. I must compile 7 billion shaders before he may pass."
"I have never met this man in my life. I must compile 7 billion shaders before he may pass."
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The wait has indeed been long enough...
We can now reveal - our next title "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2" will be out October 21, 2025.🩸
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vt1...
Hunt your way through a modern-night Seattle on the brink of an open supernatural war.
Pre-order now: pdxint.at/4lzshKH
We can now reveal - our next title "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2" will be out October 21, 2025.🩸
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vt1...
Hunt your way through a modern-night Seattle on the brink of an open supernatural war.
Pre-order now: pdxint.at/4lzshKH
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 | Release Date Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by The Chinese Room
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The wait has indeed been long enough...
We can now reveal - our next title "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2" will be out October 21, 2025.🩸
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vt1...
Hunt your way through a modern-night Seattle on the brink of an open supernatural war.
Pre-order now: pdxint.at/4lzshKH
We can now reveal - our next title "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2" will be out October 21, 2025.🩸
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vt1...
Hunt your way through a modern-night Seattle on the brink of an open supernatural war.
Pre-order now: pdxint.at/4lzshKH
Now also:
Animal Farm
Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Classic Stories of the Sea
Beowulf
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol
The Invisible Man
The Strange Case of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde
I've fallen into the trap of too many books started at once now..
Animal Farm
Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Classic Stories of the Sea
Beowulf
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol
The Invisible Man
The Strange Case of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde
I've fallen into the trap of too many books started at once now..
Been a great year so far for books:
The Canterbury Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy in the House of Love
Heart of Darkness
Currently reading
Dracula
Le Morte d'Arthur
The Iliad
And one other that thats been fun to dip into, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Fun and silly ghost stories
The Canterbury Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy in the House of Love
Heart of Darkness
Currently reading
Dracula
Le Morte d'Arthur
The Iliad
And one other that thats been fun to dip into, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Fun and silly ghost stories
September 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Now also:
Animal Farm
Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Classic Stories of the Sea
Beowulf
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol
The Invisible Man
The Strange Case of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde
I've fallen into the trap of too many books started at once now..
Animal Farm
Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Classic Stories of the Sea
Beowulf
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol
The Invisible Man
The Strange Case of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde
I've fallen into the trap of too many books started at once now..
Time for Barry Lyndon finally
September 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Time for Barry Lyndon finally
The walk home today
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The walk home today
A great find in a local charity shop:
I spent this afternoon reading through a translation of Beowulf from Kevin Crossley Holland.
What can I say? it was amazing and a beautiful edition with art from Virgil Burnett.
Looks like a print from the 70's? It's kept very well in the Folio in that case!
I spent this afternoon reading through a translation of Beowulf from Kevin Crossley Holland.
What can I say? it was amazing and a beautiful edition with art from Virgil Burnett.
Looks like a print from the 70's? It's kept very well in the Folio in that case!
September 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A great find in a local charity shop:
I spent this afternoon reading through a translation of Beowulf from Kevin Crossley Holland.
What can I say? it was amazing and a beautiful edition with art from Virgil Burnett.
Looks like a print from the 70's? It's kept very well in the Folio in that case!
I spent this afternoon reading through a translation of Beowulf from Kevin Crossley Holland.
What can I say? it was amazing and a beautiful edition with art from Virgil Burnett.
Looks like a print from the 70's? It's kept very well in the Folio in that case!
Too much fun
August 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Too much fun
Been a great year so far for books:
The Canterbury Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy in the House of Love
Heart of Darkness
Currently reading
Dracula
Le Morte d'Arthur
The Iliad
And one other that thats been fun to dip into, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Fun and silly ghost stories
The Canterbury Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy in the House of Love
Heart of Darkness
Currently reading
Dracula
Le Morte d'Arthur
The Iliad
And one other that thats been fun to dip into, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Fun and silly ghost stories
August 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Been a great year so far for books:
The Canterbury Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy in the House of Love
Heart of Darkness
Currently reading
Dracula
Le Morte d'Arthur
The Iliad
And one other that thats been fun to dip into, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Fun and silly ghost stories
The Canterbury Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
A Spy in the House of Love
Heart of Darkness
Currently reading
Dracula
Le Morte d'Arthur
The Iliad
And one other that thats been fun to dip into, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Fun and silly ghost stories
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The reason you might want your code to be understandable and commented even if only you are working on it is the future you in 1 year or 10 years might need to modify/reuse it. Also if you ever need to hand it to a porter you want them to understand it.
July 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The reason you might want your code to be understandable and commented even if only you are working on it is the future you in 1 year or 10 years might need to modify/reuse it. Also if you ever need to hand it to a porter you want them to understand it.
Guy who's a recovering Roxy Music addict taking his clean clothes out of the washing machine:
"Is that all i put on? I thought there was more than this...
More than this...
Oh no."
"Is that all i put on? I thought there was more than this...
More than this...
Oh no."
July 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Guy who's a recovering Roxy Music addict taking his clean clothes out of the washing machine:
"Is that all i put on? I thought there was more than this...
More than this...
Oh no."
"Is that all i put on? I thought there was more than this...
More than this...
Oh no."
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Announcement:
The Chinese Room is now an independent business, following completion of a management buyout from Sumo Digital.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-chinese-...
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The Chinese Room is now an independent business, following completion of a management buyout from Sumo Digital.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-chinese-...
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Still Wakes the Deep developer The Chinese Room is independent again, and working on two new IPs – studio director Ed Daly tells us more
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-chinese-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-chinese-...
The Chinese Room is independent again – here's how it happened
The Still Wakes The Deep studio has broken from Sumo Digital, with new IPs in the works
www.gamesindustry.biz
July 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Announcement:
The Chinese Room is now an independent business, following completion of a management buyout from Sumo Digital.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-chinese-...
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The Chinese Room is now an independent business, following completion of a management buyout from Sumo Digital.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-chinese-...
1/3
Some overdue progress on throwable destruction physics.
July 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Some overdue progress on throwable destruction physics.
I started out as an actor for screen!
Managed to land a role in a film about St Katherine of Alexandria in my late teens / early 20s. After many years of abject poverty and not many opportunities I found myself in games.
Still acting though! 3 games, another TBA and plan to return to film in time ❤️
Managed to land a role in a film about St Katherine of Alexandria in my late teens / early 20s. After many years of abject poverty and not many opportunities I found myself in games.
Still acting though! 3 games, another TBA and plan to return to film in time ❤️
July 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I started out as an actor for screen!
Managed to land a role in a film about St Katherine of Alexandria in my late teens / early 20s. After many years of abject poverty and not many opportunities I found myself in games.
Still acting though! 3 games, another TBA and plan to return to film in time ❤️
Managed to land a role in a film about St Katherine of Alexandria in my late teens / early 20s. After many years of abject poverty and not many opportunities I found myself in games.
Still acting though! 3 games, another TBA and plan to return to film in time ❤️
The effect of layoffs industry wide these last few years is hard to visualise.
How many great teams have been dismantled? How much of the "magic" we all yearn for from our favorite developers lost? What Identity can a studio retain if we just carrousel people around like this?
How many great teams have been dismantled? How much of the "magic" we all yearn for from our favorite developers lost? What Identity can a studio retain if we just carrousel people around like this?
Xbox layoffs are reportedly underway, with staff at King and ZeniMax affected in Europe www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-layoffs...
Xbox layoffs: jobs at King and ZeniMax reportedly cut in Europe
Microsoft has reportedly begun making layoffs across its gaming division today, July 2, as was expected based on multip…
www.gamesindustry.biz
July 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The effect of layoffs industry wide these last few years is hard to visualise.
How many great teams have been dismantled? How much of the "magic" we all yearn for from our favorite developers lost? What Identity can a studio retain if we just carrousel people around like this?
How many great teams have been dismantled? How much of the "magic" we all yearn for from our favorite developers lost? What Identity can a studio retain if we just carrousel people around like this?
Peak Sunday
June 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Peak Sunday
Tales of Kenzera: Zau. I'm enjoying this a lot, such a pleasant art style and the music is beautiful.
Feels good to be jumping over spike pits in a game again :D
I have to make a sidescroller one day, I've loved so many over the years.
Feels good to be jumping over spike pits in a game again :D
I have to make a sidescroller one day, I've loved so many over the years.
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Tales of Kenzera: Zau. I'm enjoying this a lot, such a pleasant art style and the music is beautiful.
Feels good to be jumping over spike pits in a game again :D
I have to make a sidescroller one day, I've loved so many over the years.
Feels good to be jumping over spike pits in a game again :D
I have to make a sidescroller one day, I've loved so many over the years.
That's a wrap on Expedition 33, you got me. Remarkable work.
June 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
That's a wrap on Expedition 33, you got me. Remarkable work.
I had a great time with Slitterhead and I love this deep dive into it from Grimbeard.
Love this channel!
Love this channel!
Check out this very long video I made about a game carried by it's weirdness 🐀
youtu.be/96tRejdnruI
youtu.be/96tRejdnruI
Grimbeard - Slitterhead (PC) - Review
YouTube video by Grim Beard
youtu.be
June 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I had a great time with Slitterhead and I love this deep dive into it from Grimbeard.
Love this channel!
Love this channel!
I'm over two thirds of the way through The Canterbury Tales. I can see why it's considered such a foundational part of English literature.
We didn't study it in school so I've been behind on it. Might be my favourite book so far honestly.
We didn't study it in school so I've been behind on it. Might be my favourite book so far honestly.
June 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I'm over two thirds of the way through The Canterbury Tales. I can see why it's considered such a foundational part of English literature.
We didn't study it in school so I've been behind on it. Might be my favourite book so far honestly.
We didn't study it in school so I've been behind on it. Might be my favourite book so far honestly.
I haven't been able to keep up with all of the brilliant games released this year.
I need one of those black mirror mind-vault things that let's me pass a year over a weekend and let's me bring my xbox with me.
I need one of those black mirror mind-vault things that let's me pass a year over a weekend and let's me bring my xbox with me.
June 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I haven't been able to keep up with all of the brilliant games released this year.
I need one of those black mirror mind-vault things that let's me pass a year over a weekend and let's me bring my xbox with me.
I need one of those black mirror mind-vault things that let's me pass a year over a weekend and let's me bring my xbox with me.