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Sean Noonan

@seannoonan.bsky.social

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Lead Designer on SENTRY. Previously responsible for level design on Gears Tactics, Star Citizen, Far Cry & Watch_Dogs among other #gamedev projects.

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Oct 31

Let’s see how embeds work here! I recently joined a game jam where I 'demade' one of my levels from an unshipped Xbox 360 game - this time reimagined in Doom. Let me know what you think! #gamedev #leveldesign #blocktober www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBuI...

Creating My First DOOM II Deathmatch Map - From Concept to Playtesting

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Fireblade Software @firebladesoftware.bsky.social · 7d

The September Dev Transmission is here, check out what we've been up to... 👇
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SENTRY - Dev Transmission (September 2025) - Steam News

Hi everyone, here’s what the team have been up to in September. Passives becomes “Tech”!Since the first Early Access version of SENTRY, we’ve been wrapping the original Passive Gear into other systems...

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 7d

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 8d

Didn't have any time to do much art this evening, so I started working on the basement washer room in Something in the Water's midgame... #gamedev

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 9d

It’s my favourite of your games too!

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 9d

Silent Hill f has sold over 1 million units as of Sept 26th

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Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social · 9d

PlayStation: The First 30 Years

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Sony is releasing a new photography book with "never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches, and design models that shaped hardware development at Sony Interactive Entertainment" - coming Spring 2026.

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 14d

Yeah, I pretty much can't use reddit anymore 💀

Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 23d

This is still very WIP but a little #gamedev progress on Something in the Water's new starter enemy... what do you think? And yeah, I know it needs a face 😅

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 24d

Bluesky just has a button you can press that hides trends. That's so awesome. Done in a heartbeat.

Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · 26d

Hovering over the pre-order button right now 😅

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Fireblade Software @firebladesoftware.bsky.social · Sep 2

Here's what we've been up to in August:
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SENTRY - Dev Transmission (August 2025) - Steam News

Hi everyone, In case you missed it, we planned out the remaining work for Early Access and posted up our new roadmap here: After the release of Major Update 3 in July, August was about diving into som...

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Fireblade Software @firebladesoftware.bsky.social · Aug 21

Check out our upcoming plans in the Roadmap Update!
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SENTRY - Roadmap Update! - Steam News

Hi everyone, We’ve built out a plan for our remaining work on SENTRY, so we thought we’d create a new Roadmap post. First, if you haven’t been keeping updated on the changes thus far then you can read...

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Because the Internet :)

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yeah, this is one the biggest reasons I dread having to work on trailers or promotional video - it makes me realise how much I ordinarily multitask media and rely on music to power my work day.

Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Honestly I feel like this is why I come back to it so often. It’s not quite as daunting as some of the others in the series. I love that I can just boot up the tanker and hammer through it.

Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 18

Smeary mess, aye?

Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Good news - it seems that itch has dealt with the problem!

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 6

Before I can make a proper Steam page for Something in the Water, I've got to block out a bunch of different biomes. Just one of those necessary evils of #gamedev. Here's a wee bit of E1M4...

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 9

I now want to know what happened to mine 😅

Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ah, you know what, it's time. Good shout!

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sad news today. Bithell Games, having been unable to secure a new larger scale project, is reducing in size. This means that eleven jobs are being made redundant. This constitutes the majority of our full-time staff.

It became clear leading up to the release of our most recent game that we were not immune to the challenges faced by many game development teams seeking funding partners in 2024 and 2025. We’ve fortunately been able to communicate these challenges ahead of time, and work with affected staff to ease departures as much as possible via severance packages.

It’s important to state that this was an incredible team of exceptionally talented people. If you’re a developer reading this, and you’re hiring; anyone among those affected would be a great addition to your studio, please reach out if we can help to put you in touch.

This news will not impact the availability of our existing self published games and ongoing support for them. We are incredibly grateful for our audience, and hope that your interest in our work follows individual team members as they head into other roles.

Bithell Games was always defined and elevated by our people. Today we
are less.

- Mike Bithell

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 8

Might actually jump on this 🤔

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🇫🇷 aDaya - Plotosphere Tomb of Thunder underway @adaya.bsky.social · Aug 7

There it is! I was in the team behind this re-release for around 4 months, I did a ton of graphical work, mostly new graphics but also touching up unused stuff like the Troll and Tempest Wand. It was great to have had the opportunity to work on this, it was a learning experience around a great team!

Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

In collaboration with id Software, we're excited to announce the definitive re-release of Heretic + Hexen — available NOW on all platforms! 💥

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Heretic + Hexen re-release - Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios

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Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Any chance you'll do another run?