Josh Smillie 👾

Been vibe coding the shit out of some of my favorite game genres. Bullet heavens, idle games, strategy and even a bastardized Balatro.

I've been quiet on here recently. With the games industry imploding I switched industries and I am now working in AI. I've also been focusing on music production and have been releasing a ton of content over the last few years. Life's never been better, reach out if you like.

So now even making a hit game isn't enough.

The video game industry is dying thanks to being mired in late-stage capitalism and now AI is coming to remove the barrier of creation. The game devs who adapt will take back the industry from these corporate overlords. Start working on your IPs now #gamedev.

Please invade us. Arctic Vietnam awaits.

Avoiding all levels of politics and religion like they are the bubonic plague has been a great life hack.

My bank just informed me that if I don't use the money I keep there they will keep it all for themselves. Why am I not surprised, post-capitalism is upon us.

Gave @MarvelRivals a spin. Some impressive production elements for sure! So many characters not sure how anyone can find their preferred play style. Matches are nice and short so doesn't feel like a slog. Need teamplay though or your squad gets worked.

One of my favorite purchases this year is this Ninja appliance that creates perfect slurpees. It can do a lot more than that but that's why I got it. Your #XmasList sucks without it on there.

It's time #gamedev starts taking AI generation seriously. It's coming faster than we expected and will remove the barrier of entry for many.

I could only make it through 30 minutes of this. FFC was a great Director but this was senile slop.

One of the best new shows in the last decade and it can't even get a 2nd season. Just pathetic @netflix. I am glad I don't donate to your goal to drag content down to the lowest common denominator.

Trend chasing before even releasing the game? Yikes. Not a good sign they are capable of operating a live service long-term.

Besides AI & Web3 games being an insta-no, so are Survivor-likes, the game genre they made famous and know better than anyone. How are you going to be a publisher with only experience in that genre then gatekeep it @poncle_vampire? Lost a lot of respect for this team with this.

This should be a great experience in #VR. I'm skeptical with IOI's track record on this and it being Playstation exclusive but this would be a great way to get people to experience VR properly.

This movie looks fun, both leads are highly charismatic and the premise is strong so definitely am going to watch it BUT if they don't explain why it's spelt Wolfs and not Wolves I will lose it.

Prototype is one of the funnest open world games ever made and making open world games fun is extremely challenging. That studio is long gone, there's no way to re-make it on the same level as the originals. #gamedev

This is extremely short-sighted, imo. We won't be prompting by the time AI is capable of this level of generation. The data points will be embedded in every factor of our lives, the AI will simply access this and determine the right game for you and your current mood.

Damn, haven't posted in a couple of weeks. Been busy with a stealth start-up, I subscribe to building in dark times instead of whining.

This is going to ruin lives. @LocalThunk is a digital terrorist.