Michael Barry-Mancuso
@mikebarrym.bsky.social
Advanced Gameplay Programmer at WB Games. Proud cat dad.
Montreal, QC 🇨🇦
he/him
Montreal, QC 🇨🇦
he/him
Ran into someone I haven't spoken to in years.
Guy: "Dude, I'm using gen AI for everything, check this out"
*Pulls out his phone and shows me the most cringe shit I've ever seen*
Me: "That's the most cringe shit I've ever seen."
Guy: "Dude, I'm using gen AI for everything, check this out"
*Pulls out his phone and shows me the most cringe shit I've ever seen*
Me: "That's the most cringe shit I've ever seen."
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Ran into someone I haven't spoken to in years.
Guy: "Dude, I'm using gen AI for everything, check this out"
*Pulls out his phone and shows me the most cringe shit I've ever seen*
Me: "That's the most cringe shit I've ever seen."
Guy: "Dude, I'm using gen AI for everything, check this out"
*Pulls out his phone and shows me the most cringe shit I've ever seen*
Me: "That's the most cringe shit I've ever seen."
Passion-dense teams, led by artists, programmers and designers, doing hands-on work with everyone else. This is the future but also the past, the best games of all time were made this way.
As team sizes and budgets exploded, the perceived quality of the games has imploded.
As team sizes and budgets exploded, the perceived quality of the games has imploded.
‘CLAIR OBSCUR - EXPEDITION 33’ has won 9 awards at #TheGameAwards, the most for any game ever
• Game of the Year
• Best RPG
• Best Narrative
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score & Music
• Best Game Direction
• Best Debut Indie Game
• Best Independent Game
• Best Performance (Jennifer English)
• Game of the Year
• Best RPG
• Best Narrative
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score & Music
• Best Game Direction
• Best Debut Indie Game
• Best Independent Game
• Best Performance (Jennifer English)
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Passion-dense teams, led by artists, programmers and designers, doing hands-on work with everyone else. This is the future but also the past, the best games of all time were made this way.
As team sizes and budgets exploded, the perceived quality of the games has imploded.
As team sizes and budgets exploded, the perceived quality of the games has imploded.
Reposted by Michael Barry-Mancuso
Companies paying for the privilege of providing content for someone else's platform, all while losing creative control of one's own IP, was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Companies paying for the privilege of providing content for someone else's platform, all while losing creative control of one's own IP, was not on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
Omg, this thing is legendary in my family, pretty sure it's still in my mom's basement.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Omg, this thing is legendary in my family, pretty sure it's still in my mom's basement.
Hollywood full of soulless zombies? I just can't picture it.
Mp1st Report: New Dead Rising Game in Development, Now Set In Hollywood
-In dev since at least 2023 under codename "Rec"
-Frank West returns
-May be a direct sequel to the first game (not confirmed)
-Setting in massive enclosed movie studio lot
-Time limit mechanic returns + Frank's camera/photos
-In dev since at least 2023 under codename "Rec"
-Frank West returns
-May be a direct sequel to the first game (not confirmed)
-Setting in massive enclosed movie studio lot
-Time limit mechanic returns + Frank's camera/photos
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hollywood full of soulless zombies? I just can't picture it.
Imagine Fortnite silently nuget package installing the entire unity engine. I don't understand this concept at all. Especially from a technical standpoint.
Epic Games and Unity have announced a major partnership, allowing developers to publish Unity titles in Fortnite
www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-announc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-announc...
Epic announces partnership to bring Unity games into Fortnite
"We believe companies need to work together to build the open metaverse in a way that’s interoperable and fair," says Epic CEO
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Imagine Fortnite silently nuget package installing the entire unity engine. I don't understand this concept at all. Especially from a technical standpoint.
They turned Star Trek into Unreal Tournament for some reason, looks 🔥
'Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force' - 2000
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
They turned Star Trek into Unreal Tournament for some reason, looks 🔥
❎Achievement Unlocked: Cancel your first subscription service!
New Xbox Game Pass Pricing in Canada https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/xbox-game-pass#join
- Essential - $13.99 / month
- Premium - $17.99 / month
- Ultimate - $33.99 / month
- Essential - $13.99 / month
- Premium - $17.99 / month
- Ultimate - $33.99 / month
October 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
❎Achievement Unlocked: Cancel your first subscription service!
Spent all day retargeting animations. My character's fingers are fixed but my real life fingers are broken.
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Spent all day retargeting animations. My character's fingers are fixed but my real life fingers are broken.
Jira is great for bugs and terrible for tasks. Tasks end up being too broad to be useful or too specific to be accurate. Total waste of overhead.
Here's one for all the game devs out there www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
August 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Jira is great for bugs and terrible for tasks. Tasks end up being too broad to be useful or too specific to be accurate. Total waste of overhead.
Caught Shin Gojira on the big screen, what an experience. It's the story about a generational passing of the torch, while the production itself was a true homage, fusing traditional techniques with a touch of modern tech. Beautiful 💪🏻
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Caught Shin Gojira on the big screen, what an experience. It's the story about a generational passing of the torch, while the production itself was a true homage, fusing traditional techniques with a touch of modern tech. Beautiful 💪🏻
I'm assuming by "new mechanics" he means a new control paradigm.
3D movement, aiming and cameras have improved a lot over the last 30 years so unless you're inventing a new genre, is it really worth asking your players to learn a whole new scheme?
3D movement, aiming and cameras have improved a lot over the last 30 years so unless you're inventing a new genre, is it really worth asking your players to learn a whole new scheme?
Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian director Fumito Ueda believes that the age of new game mechanics is over.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-age...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-age...
‘The age of game mechanics is over’, claims Shadow of the Colossus director Ueda | VGC
Fumito Ueda believes the current era of games is focused on improving existing mechanics…
www.videogameschronicle.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I'm assuming by "new mechanics" he means a new control paradigm.
3D movement, aiming and cameras have improved a lot over the last 30 years so unless you're inventing a new genre, is it really worth asking your players to learn a whole new scheme?
3D movement, aiming and cameras have improved a lot over the last 30 years so unless you're inventing a new genre, is it really worth asking your players to learn a whole new scheme?
"You nearly had me, Raziel. But this is not where, or how, it ends. Fate promises more twists before this drama unfolds completely."
New Soul Reaver statues from @darkhorsedirect.bsky.social
New Soul Reaver statues from @darkhorsedirect.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
"You nearly had me, Raziel. But this is not where, or how, it ends. Fate promises more twists before this drama unfolds completely."
New Soul Reaver statues from @darkhorsedirect.bsky.social
New Soul Reaver statues from @darkhorsedirect.bsky.social
I have been a Death Stranding fan since day one but I can't stand the fact that the pause menu is tied to character animation. I get that the controls are awkward and clumsy on purpose but the pause menu is a step too far. Let me pause instantly at any time.
July 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I have been a Death Stranding fan since day one but I can't stand the fact that the pause menu is tied to character animation. I get that the controls are awkward and clumsy on purpose but the pause menu is a step too far. Let me pause instantly at any time.
Any other studios offering 6 or 7 figure bonuses? Asking for a friend.
BREAKING: Krafton has delayed the highly anticipated game Subnautica 2 to 2026, potentially costing the development team a $250 million bonus.
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The studio's leadership had wanted to release the game this year but were ousted by Krafton last week.
A wild story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Krafton Delays ‘Subnautica 2’ Game Ahead of $250 Million Payout
The South Korean publisher announced last week that the CEO and founders of ‘Subnautica’ studio Unknown Worlds were departing, but didn’t say why
www.bloomberg.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Any other studios offering 6 or 7 figure bonuses? Asking for a friend.
Sony is a publicly traded company so they aren't making games for players to enjoy, they're making games for shareholders to invest. (I also hate this)
I was catching up on the Marathon delay news, and this quote by Herman Hulst perfectly sums up why these games aren't for me anymore.
Every single time all they talk about is analytics, test groups, engagement and research data. The word "Fun" is never used in any of those interviews.
Every single time all they talk about is analytics, test groups, engagement and research data. The word "Fun" is never used in any of those interviews.
June 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sony is a publicly traded company so they aren't making games for players to enjoy, they're making games for shareholders to invest. (I also hate this)
I'll tell you this: after the success of Expedition 33, the most talented AAA devs are ready to quit the instant investors come back to the indies. AAA publishers could let us cook _tomorrow_ but they won't.
June 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'll tell you this: after the success of Expedition 33, the most talented AAA devs are ready to quit the instant investors come back to the indies. AAA publishers could let us cook _tomorrow_ but they won't.
I love The Matrix. The machines are the saltiest game devs of all time. A few players unsubscribe and they wipe the whole server.
June 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I love The Matrix. The machines are the saltiest game devs of all time. A few players unsubscribe and they wipe the whole server.
This trailer was incredible. Didn't their director say, one year ago, that he finally had an 'idea' for RE9?!? That would be an insanely fast dev cycle.
Resident Evil Requiem - Reveal Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POz1-EmLsTY
June 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This trailer was incredible. Didn't their director say, one year ago, that he finally had an 'idea' for RE9?!? That would be an insanely fast dev cycle.
This looks awesome, I didn't realise how nostalgic I am for the Game Boy Color, I can't wait to play it.
We took the stage at Summer Game Fest today to unveil a world premiere for our upcoming game, Mina the Hollower. Leaning into Mina’s gothic horror roots, the top-down action adventure game is set to launch on 10/31/25. Play the demo NOW on Steam!
June 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This looks awesome, I didn't realise how nostalgic I am for the Game Boy Color, I can't wait to play it.
When they did the rewind transition at the end of the trailer, I thought it was a bait-and-switch into MVC4, that would have been dope.
June 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
When they did the rewind transition at the end of the trailer, I thought it was a bait-and-switch into MVC4, that would have been dope.
Western game publishers only know how to buy successful teams. Once they're bought, a countdown starts until the studio is shut down to make room for their next acquisition. They do not create successful teams. They do not rehabilitate the studios they own.
really, really upsetting to see what's been happening at EA over the last several months. it feels like it's every month just about, another thing shut down.
www.ign.com/articles/ea-...
www.ign.com/articles/ea-...
EA Cancels Black Panther Game, Closes Cliffhanger Studios - IGN
Electronic Arts is canceling its planned Black Panther game and shutting down developer Cliffhanger Studios, IGN has learned.
www.ign.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Western game publishers only know how to buy successful teams. Once they're bought, a countdown starts until the studio is shut down to make room for their next acquisition. They do not create successful teams. They do not rehabilitate the studios they own.
An interesting fact about Xenoblade Chronicles X is that there's not a single moving object in the game that has collision. Only static world geometry can block movement.
Not even the attacks use collision or trace queries, it's all distance + cos angle for front/side/back detection.
Not even the attacks use collision or trace queries, it's all distance + cos angle for front/side/back detection.
May 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
An interesting fact about Xenoblade Chronicles X is that there's not a single moving object in the game that has collision. Only static world geometry can block movement.
Not even the attacks use collision or trace queries, it's all distance + cos angle for front/side/back detection.
Not even the attacks use collision or trace queries, it's all distance + cos angle for front/side/back detection.
I only have one question to ask about Doom: The Dark Ages.
Why the heck did they get rid of strafe jumping?? Absolute blasphemy.
Why the heck did they get rid of strafe jumping?? Absolute blasphemy.
May 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I only have one question to ask about Doom: The Dark Ages.
Why the heck did they get rid of strafe jumping?? Absolute blasphemy.
Why the heck did they get rid of strafe jumping?? Absolute blasphemy.
How to get rich in the games industry:
1. Found studio based on trendy industry buzzwords
2. Attract investors
3. Sell to major publisher
4. Quit
5. Repeat
1. Found studio based on trendy industry buzzwords
2. Attract investors
3. Sell to major publisher
4. Quit
5. Repeat
Bloomberg - PlayStation Executive Jade Raymond Leaves Studio She Founded https://lbabi.nz/wDdKIx
May 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
How to get rich in the games industry:
1. Found studio based on trendy industry buzzwords
2. Attract investors
3. Sell to major publisher
4. Quit
5. Repeat
1. Found studio based on trendy industry buzzwords
2. Attract investors
3. Sell to major publisher
4. Quit
5. Repeat