ben burbank
@bburbank.bsky.social
video game programmer at valve; ex-campo santo, double fine, ea. I believe in you, so go for it.
エンディングまで泣くんじゃない。
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エンディングまで泣くんじゃない。
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preparing for the big game*
* working on painting some bloodbowl vikings
* working on painting some bloodbowl vikings
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
preparing for the big game*
* working on painting some bloodbowl vikings
* working on painting some bloodbowl vikings
still vibing here, nearing the end of DQ2 (and thus the end of the trilogy).
and I've got dq7 remake up next? year of the dragon quest for me.
and I've got dq7 remake up next? year of the dragon quest for me.
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 AM
still vibing here, nearing the end of DQ2 (and thus the end of the trilogy).
and I've got dq7 remake up next? year of the dragon quest for me.
and I've got dq7 remake up next? year of the dragon quest for me.
the traitors has become a stupid weekly wine party in cloaks at our place
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 AM
the traitors has become a stupid weekly wine party in cloaks at our place
I got the mcdonald’s dragon quest matryoshka toys
January 30, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I got the mcdonald’s dragon quest matryoshka toys
I have been thinking about the cow tools all dang day, it is honestly kind of incredible to see in an animal that we thought was entirely incapable of this behavior
this is different from when my dog gets the remote and smashes the hulu button
this is different from when my dog gets the remote and smashes the hulu button
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I have been thinking about the cow tools all dang day, it is honestly kind of incredible to see in an animal that we thought was entirely incapable of this behavior
this is different from when my dog gets the remote and smashes the hulu button
this is different from when my dog gets the remote and smashes the hulu button
it’s also a guy, see
January 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
it’s also a guy, see
28 years ago this was the bone temple
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
28 years ago this was the bone temple
it has always been weird that mystery men had the inverted version of that
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
it has always been weird that mystery men had the inverted version of that
SCRONGE: You there Bidoof, what day is this?
BIDOOF: Doof.
SCRONGE: Such a clever boy. A marvelous boy!
BIDOOF: Doof.
SCRONGE: Such a clever boy. A marvelous boy!
January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
SCRONGE: You there Bidoof, what day is this?
BIDOOF: Doof.
SCRONGE: Such a clever boy. A marvelous boy!
BIDOOF: Doof.
SCRONGE: Such a clever boy. A marvelous boy!
BIRDIE: Hey RonDon! Why’s everybody so sad today?
CLOWN: Well Birdie, our friend the Hamburglar has been told his blood pressure is high because he eats too much red meat. Isn't that sad!
HAMBURGLAR: (holding his tummy) ROMBLE ROMBLE :(
BIRDIE: Darn I wish there was something else he could eat!
CLOWN: Well Birdie, our friend the Hamburglar has been told his blood pressure is high because he eats too much red meat. Isn't that sad!
HAMBURGLAR: (holding his tummy) ROMBLE ROMBLE :(
BIRDIE: Darn I wish there was something else he could eat!
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
BIRDIE: Hey RonDon! Why’s everybody so sad today?
CLOWN: Well Birdie, our friend the Hamburglar has been told his blood pressure is high because he eats too much red meat. Isn't that sad!
HAMBURGLAR: (holding his tummy) ROMBLE ROMBLE :(
BIRDIE: Darn I wish there was something else he could eat!
CLOWN: Well Birdie, our friend the Hamburglar has been told his blood pressure is high because he eats too much red meat. Isn't that sad!
HAMBURGLAR: (holding his tummy) ROMBLE ROMBLE :(
BIRDIE: Darn I wish there was something else he could eat!
in new york, listening to the beautiful audiobook of We, The Drowned, a 4th person (first person plural) epic novel about a small danish town sending their boys off to the navy over many decades.
I last read it on my Oakland-SF ferry commutes when I worked at double fine, my favorite boat book.
I last read it on my Oakland-SF ferry commutes when I worked at double fine, my favorite boat book.
December 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
in new york, listening to the beautiful audiobook of We, The Drowned, a 4th person (first person plural) epic novel about a small danish town sending their boys off to the navy over many decades.
I last read it on my Oakland-SF ferry commutes when I worked at double fine, my favorite boat book.
I last read it on my Oakland-SF ferry commutes when I worked at double fine, my favorite boat book.
watch your step mate you gonna get blasted
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
watch your step mate you gonna get blasted
dang these dragon quest 1-3 remakes are so incredibly the jam I needed
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
dang these dragon quest 1-3 remakes are so incredibly the jam I needed
we’ve got theatre teens so we do a table read of a christmas carol where we play all the parts, I’ve been adding alt lines to the script (like the “christmas pilled / scrooge mode” nonsense).
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
we’ve got theatre teens so we do a table read of a christmas carol where we play all the parts, I’ve been adding alt lines to the script (like the “christmas pilled / scrooge mode” nonsense).
happy christmas to that guy who thinks I’m his friend Des and has been texting me for 10 years with no replies
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
happy christmas to that guy who thinks I’m his friend Des and has been texting me for 10 years with no replies
out here paying fealty to Our King
December 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
out here paying fealty to Our King
been getting weird crashes on my main pc and I’m so worried memtest will fail and I’ll have to spend a million dollars to get some dollar store ram in a hurry
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
been getting weird crashes on my main pc and I’m so worried memtest will fail and I’ll have to spend a million dollars to get some dollar store ram in a hurry
hurrying through a paint job on some blood bowl vikings
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
hurrying through a paint job on some blood bowl vikings
kicking the marathon off with the first episode I ever saw; probably altered my brain chemistry significantly watching this with my cousins at like 1am
S02E12 Godzilla vs. Megalon
S02E12 Godzilla vs. Megalon
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
kicking the marathon off with the first episode I ever saw; probably altered my brain chemistry significantly watching this with my cousins at like 1am
S02E12 Godzilla vs. Megalon
S02E12 Godzilla vs. Megalon