Roy Nathan de Groot
@royndegroot.bsky.social
Pixel artist/Programmer/Game Designer/Dad. Super Crate Box, Serious Sam: Random Encounter, Luftrausers, Whipseey, Last Mage Standing and ULTRABUGS (eventually)
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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...
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Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
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Hi! 👋 I'm looking for freelance pixel art work!
10+ years experience in game dev making lil' guys, big guys, animations, environment, tiles - any style!
RTs appreciated ✨
Portfolio below ⬇️
10+ years experience in game dev making lil' guys, big guys, animations, environment, tiles - any style!
RTs appreciated ✨
Portfolio below ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hi! 👋 I'm looking for freelance pixel art work!
10+ years experience in game dev making lil' guys, big guys, animations, environment, tiles - any style!
RTs appreciated ✨
Portfolio below ⬇️
10+ years experience in game dev making lil' guys, big guys, animations, environment, tiles - any style!
RTs appreciated ✨
Portfolio below ⬇️
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Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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Drive back a hostile alien fungus with a spray cleaner as you traverse your childhood home with grappling tethers & gravity tools.. but is your first love among the dead?
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Drive back a hostile alien fungus with a spray cleaner as you traverse your childhood home with grappling tethers & gravity tools.. but is your first love among the dead?
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
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💫Melody of Spores is OUT NOW on Steam!
Grab your whip, unleash your Fung Fu, and bring peace to mushkind once and for all 🍄
Grab your whip, unleash your Fung Fu, and bring peace to mushkind once and for all 🍄
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
💫Melody of Spores is OUT NOW on Steam!
Grab your whip, unleash your Fung Fu, and bring peace to mushkind once and for all 🍄
Grab your whip, unleash your Fung Fu, and bring peace to mushkind once and for all 🍄
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For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
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Anyone who disrespects QA should get out of the industry, tbh. QA is so much more than finding bugs or typos, it's your first exposure to consumer feedback. It's a crucial part of developing the user experience.
Without human QA, you don't deserve human players.
Without human QA, you don't deserve human players.
Square Enix wants 70% of its QA work to be handled by generative AI by the end of 2027, in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory. https://bit.ly/4qKdyQR
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Anyone who disrespects QA should get out of the industry, tbh. QA is so much more than finding bugs or typos, it's your first exposure to consumer feedback. It's a crucial part of developing the user experience.
Without human QA, you don't deserve human players.
Without human QA, you don't deserve human players.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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November sales!
I’ve got 5 discounted Full character commissions for £50 each!
DM or email
[email protected]
I’ve got 5 discounted Full character commissions for £50 each!
DM or email
[email protected]
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
November sales!
I’ve got 5 discounted Full character commissions for £50 each!
DM or email
[email protected]
I’ve got 5 discounted Full character commissions for £50 each!
DM or email
[email protected]
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Star Rift Saga is part of the Metroidvania Fusion Festival on Steam! Get the game for 20% off and the soundtrack for 10% off until November 10th. You can also discover other metroidvanias of all sizes during the event.
store.steampowered.com/app/2158690/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158690/...
Star Rift Saga on Steam
Embark on a Metroidvanian journey across a mysterious alien world where every ability unlocks new secrets and every corner hides danger or discovery. Fight enemies and bosses across multiple biomes, c...
store.steampowered.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Star Rift Saga is part of the Metroidvania Fusion Festival on Steam! Get the game for 20% off and the soundtrack for 10% off until November 10th. You can also discover other metroidvanias of all sizes during the event.
store.steampowered.com/app/2158690/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158690/...
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This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
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We never give enough love to things people make and share for free. Including lists of such things 🖤
At least this one won't cost you anything.
(I've got a whole spreadsheet of great free games, and I need to add a few more to it)
(I've got a whole spreadsheet of great free games, and I need to add a few more to it)
Free PC Games - The Best For The Broke
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We never give enough love to things people make and share for free. Including lists of such things 🖤
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Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
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a VCR-like font for a Halloween game, eh? Classic...
You can use TAPE! (from my 40 fonts sale) 📼
itch.io/s/158296/40-...
You can use TAPE! (from my 40 fonts sale) 📼
itch.io/s/158296/40-...
October 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
a VCR-like font for a Halloween game, eh? Classic...
You can use TAPE! (from my 40 fonts sale) 📼
itch.io/s/158296/40-...
You can use TAPE! (from my 40 fonts sale) 📼
itch.io/s/158296/40-...
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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LOOKING FOR JOBS! If you need a 2D artstyle in your game project I would be glad to help out.
#indiegame #indiegameart #2dartstyle #2dartist #lookingforhire #gameartist
#indiegame #indiegameart #2dartstyle #2dartist #lookingforhire #gameartist
October 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
LOOKING FOR JOBS! If you need a 2D artstyle in your game project I would be glad to help out.
#indiegame #indiegameart #2dartstyle #2dartist #lookingforhire #gameartist
#indiegame #indiegameart #2dartstyle #2dartist #lookingforhire #gameartist
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I’m offering slots to cover unexpected expenses. I’ll be creating pixel art / digital pieces for $105.
slots are limited for quickly delivery!
ever wanted a piece from me? now's a great time!💕
📨 DM to claim spot
🔁 Shares are huge help!
#ドットの日 #pixelart #commissionsopen
slots are limited for quickly delivery!
ever wanted a piece from me? now's a great time!💕
📨 DM to claim spot
🔁 Shares are huge help!
#ドットの日 #pixelart #commissionsopen
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’m offering slots to cover unexpected expenses. I’ll be creating pixel art / digital pieces for $105.
slots are limited for quickly delivery!
ever wanted a piece from me? now's a great time!💕
📨 DM to claim spot
🔁 Shares are huge help!
#ドットの日 #pixelart #commissionsopen
slots are limited for quickly delivery!
ever wanted a piece from me? now's a great time!💕
📨 DM to claim spot
🔁 Shares are huge help!
#ドットの日 #pixelart #commissionsopen
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it's #screenshotsaturday so here's the unfiltered version of a bunch of my textmode mockups!
tiles and palette up for free at datagoblin.itch.io/dungeonmode
tiles and palette up for free at datagoblin.itch.io/dungeonmode
March 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
it's #screenshotsaturday so here's the unfiltered version of a bunch of my textmode mockups!
tiles and palette up for free at datagoblin.itch.io/dungeonmode
tiles and palette up for free at datagoblin.itch.io/dungeonmode
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Netease just went straight to my folio to copy/paste elements of my personal work to create their official concept art for their Wakanda map.
I tried to get answers for a while but no replies from them so here we are.
You can check one of them Dm'ing me on X.
I tried to get answers for a while but no replies from them so here we are.
You can check one of them Dm'ing me on X.
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Netease just went straight to my folio to copy/paste elements of my personal work to create their official concept art for their Wakanda map.
I tried to get answers for a while but no replies from them so here we are.
You can check one of them Dm'ing me on X.
I tried to get answers for a while but no replies from them so here we are.
You can check one of them Dm'ing me on X.
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So the Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit comes out tomorrow...
I have a couple of STEAM KEYS to give away~
Be a follower and repost! I'll pick a couple of people in a few days!
I have a couple of STEAM KEYS to give away~
Be a follower and repost! I'll pick a couple of people in a few days!
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
So the Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit comes out tomorrow...
I have a couple of STEAM KEYS to give away~
Be a follower and repost! I'll pick a couple of people in a few days!
I have a couple of STEAM KEYS to give away~
Be a follower and repost! I'll pick a couple of people in a few days!
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Taking things to the next level by insisting everyone refer to cornfield mazes as "metroidgrainias"
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Taking things to the next level by insisting everyone refer to cornfield mazes as "metroidgrainias"
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2025 has been a reflective year for me..
With AI slop becoming standard, I just want to make a game I enjoy and honestly couldn't give a shit if it sells. This is just me having fun creating.
Who knows if this sees the light of day soon, but I'm fucking enjoying the creation / learning process.
With AI slop becoming standard, I just want to make a game I enjoy and honestly couldn't give a shit if it sells. This is just me having fun creating.
Who knows if this sees the light of day soon, but I'm fucking enjoying the creation / learning process.
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
2025 has been a reflective year for me..
With AI slop becoming standard, I just want to make a game I enjoy and honestly couldn't give a shit if it sells. This is just me having fun creating.
Who knows if this sees the light of day soon, but I'm fucking enjoying the creation / learning process.
With AI slop becoming standard, I just want to make a game I enjoy and honestly couldn't give a shit if it sells. This is just me having fun creating.
Who knows if this sees the light of day soon, but I'm fucking enjoying the creation / learning process.