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Anders Hillestad

@andershillestad

Head of Business / Royal Envoy at Vile Monarch went to uni to become a game designer, came out the other end as bizdev prev: SUPERHOT Team, Antagonist

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I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this πŸ˜‰

06.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 476 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 6

It’s actually FEWER MisΓ©rables

03.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 4712 πŸ” 920 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 35
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 19389 πŸ” 4095 πŸ’¬ 720 πŸ“Œ 1089

I have like 3-4 versions of 4 in my messenger satchel bag ready to sign stuff when I travel. (It's not that necessary)

05.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's fair I guess. I still feel they get away with too much.

Norway ain't perfect, but we're at least investigating all those in power found to be in the files. With prosecutions hopefully to follow.

But yeah, not gonna matter when some dude wins big on polymarket because nuclear winter is here.

05.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the one who loved horses, the one who was a great goalkeeper, the one who kept a diary every day, the one who held her sister's hand when they walked to school, the one who read Harry Potter in English, the one who collected old coins, the one who drew rainbows for her grandmother ...

05.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1533 πŸ” 443 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 14

Man of culture.

05.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He had a stroke in May 2022, he was elected in November 2022. I'm glad he beat "Dr" Oz, but the party should have had people around making better judgements.

05.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know they have said that, but that was a long time ago? If he's not fit to serve y'all should maybe have systems in place to combat that. If nothing changes we have to treat them as normal actors without excuses.

05.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No but he doesn't need mental assistance, he's just actually Republican. I see where the misunderstanding happens.

05.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jason Biggs, actor, American Pie II
β€œI do play PlayStation. I have a PS2 console and it is awesome... It is amazing. PS one is still great, but the graphics and the concepts on PS2 are incredibly realistic… I had PS2 in my trailer for American Pie II. Me and the rest of the guys would get into some heated games.”

Jason Biggs, actor, American Pie II β€œI do play PlayStation. I have a PS2 console and it is awesome... It is amazing. PS one is still great, but the graphics and the concepts on PS2 are incredibly realistic… I had PS2 in my trailer for American Pie II. Me and the rest of the guys would get into some heated games.”

Vin Diesel, actor, The Fast & The Furious
β€œIf I'm not playing Sony PlayStation or rereading a classic or watching a foreign film…my friends and I get on the Internet and find out who I'm dating, and it's always hysterical.”

Vin Diesel, actor, The Fast & The Furious β€œIf I'm not playing Sony PlayStation or rereading a classic or watching a foreign film…my friends and I get on the Internet and find out who I'm dating, and it's always hysterical.”

Jimmy Fallon, actor, Saturday Night Live
β€œThe PlayStation 2 is sweet! The new Madden game sounds insane... I want to play it now. I’m also excited about playing over the Internet. If they make an Olympic game it will be awesome to actually play someone in China. Too much fun.”

Jimmy Fallon, actor, Saturday Night Live β€œThe PlayStation 2 is sweet! The new Madden game sounds insane... I want to play it now. I’m also excited about playing over the Internet. If they make an Olympic game it will be awesome to actually play someone in China. Too much fun.”

Dave Mathews, singer, Dave Mathew’s Band
β€œThe band is so into PlayStation 2. I can’t imagine being on the road without it. Our lounge on the bus is dedicated to PlayStation 2”

Dave Mathews, singer, Dave Mathew’s Band β€œThe band is so into PlayStation 2. I can’t imagine being on the road without it. Our lounge on the bus is dedicated to PlayStation 2”

This 2002 press release of 'celebrity testimonials' for the PS2 is an absolutely incredible time capsule.

30.09.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 501 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 39
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A bleak report about the games industry made the rounds a couple of weeks ago. Then, last week, this dire chart was added to it

What it shows: Game industry revenue growth in 2025, excluding China, Roblox, hardware and console services (Game Pass, etc) was near 0

www.gamefile.news/p/one-key-ch...

04.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Swap out Switch 2 and AC Shadows and you are good to go

04.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We noticed your game from across the bar and we really dig its vibe

04.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 8690 πŸ” 3260 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 46
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looking at the GDC talks for this year and this kinda sums it up, huh

04.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 1152 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
The hook line formula: (what) is (who/what) with (how) set in (where)

The hook line formula: (what) is (who/what) with (how) set in (where)

For teaching how to write succinct one line descriptions of games I developed a formula many years ago. It's not perfect but good for checking your taglines.

04.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've freed Cookie's Bustle from copyright hell. Here's how. | Video Game History Foundation We've stopped a persistent copyright troll who was trying to impede our work. Here's everything we learnedβ€”and how we beat them.

BREAKING: We've freed Cookie.

Following an investigation by VGHF, Ukie and Web Capio have suspended DMCA takedowns for Cookie's Bustle on behalf of Graceware, SL.

More info:

03.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 6251 πŸ” 3152 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 308

And that's perfectly fine. Not every game needs to be for everyone. The game in question here isn't an immersive RPG. As far as I can tell it's meant to convey a story of the cultural power dynamic between men and women in Japan. That doesn't really work if you play as a man instead.

03.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
TOEM 2 Platforms Trailer - Coming this Summer!
TOEM 2 Platforms Trailer - Coming this Summer! YouTube video by Something We Made

Tie your sneakers and ready your camera πŸ“Έ

TOEM 2 is launching this summer on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch

Add to your Steam Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2900640/...

πŸ“Ί youtu.be/ttHxdcIOo00

03.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Honcho on Steam Take on the Keiretsu and reclaim your grandfather's rightful spot amongst Japan's financial elite. Use your bespoke kei truck to deliver packages, purchase real estate and expand your company to show ...

store.steampowered.com/app/2961860/...

03.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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if I ever need a lawyer, somebody call this lady

03.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 6193 πŸ” 961 πŸ’¬ 261 πŸ“Œ 127

I love that the guy actually accepted this as a viable solution for now.

These dudes are so funny. How fricken difficult is it to play as a woman once in a while. There's a million games with a male character as the only choice.

03.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 588 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Steam community requesting additional body types for added immersion.

Steam community requesting additional body types for added immersion.

A large block of sentient tofu

A large block of sentient tofu

Steam community: β€œCan we play as a male character?”

Me (indie dev in this economy):
β€œBest I can do is sentient tofu.”

03.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 6542 πŸ” 1854 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 105

This game is about to release into Early Access TODAY and I have a spare giveaway key. I'll post it into the replies for anyone to grab once this post reaches 500 reposts

03.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 2070 πŸ” 979 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 33

Sales tax (VAT etc) AND corporation tax AND income tax. Also don't forget refunds. Also don't forget 3rd party costs like contractors, marketing, localisation, software/tools, hardware, internet/webhosting, etc.

After all that, you get to pay yourself.

03.03.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 404 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

TV entertainer and inexplicably Secretary of Defense/War/whatevs Pete Hegseth is currently holding a press conference that is slightly adjacent to reality.

02.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 711 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 11
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Our Senior Games Business Strategist @borystrienin.com analyzed every game at Steam Next Fest.

Across 3,449 titles, the top 1.8% of games captured 52.5% of all wishlists!

Here's what the data says 🧡

27.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

The answer is longer and more complicated than I have room for here, but the short answer is no. It was judged that for a public reveal we'd have to invest more into better art, and we'd rather prioritize our resources differently.

I've also done a kickstarter before, and it was A LOT of work.

02.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was pitching a game concept back in 2022-2024 (not the best time to do it), where we had many people having a lot of fun with the prototype. But it failed to get signoff at the top decisionmakers at several publishers because there was no game like it on the market that they could compare sales to

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