Friday, October 30, 2026

When the game designer and concept artist make each other better (art roundup)

🧵This Molyneux quote has filled me with existential dread ever since I read it. It reminds me of one of my favorite collaborative moments working with @threeohfour.bsky.social. We were about 1/3 through Unavowed production. I asked him if he could animate some kind of idle animation for Eli.

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— Dave Gilbert (@wadjeteyegames.com) October 28, 2026 at 6:15 AM

My suggestion was "How about he juggle fire balls or something?" Ben could've just said yes and done that, but he pushed back. He said "I think that's a bit clownish, honestly? Lemme try something else." So he took a day and came back with this:

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— Dave Gilbert (@wadjeteyegames.com) October 28, 2026 at 6:15 AM

This was so frigging awesome. But when I asked him "What exactly is he doing?" He said "I dunno. I just think it looks cool." No question about that! Buuuut as the game's writer/designer, I felt like I had to justify this cool animation in some way. It couldn't be cool for cool's sake.

— Dave Gilbert (@wadjeteyegames.com) October 28, 2026 at 6:15 AM


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New experiential cocktail destination in Sherman Oaks

Eater says:
It’s somewhere between a theme park and the Magic Castle, but with Mexican spirits (in multiple senses of the word) and a mythology all its own ...fresh drink options accompanied by dramatic lighting and occasional mist

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

He should be buried in his STTNG screentest hairpiece (how did I miss the ad where he's disgusted by Tua?)





I was worried this Tumblr anecdote was made up internet crap so just to make sure a few years ago I hunted it down and yep, all true

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— Todd in the Shadows (@shadowtodd.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM

It's all true: youtu.be/zvm0CN3tQFI?...

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— Jacob Oller (@jacoboller.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM




This film is probably the first place I ever saw him. Once STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION started running, I watched this film again and was all "hey, that's the new captain!" RIP Sir Patrick.

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— Mike Sterling, A Halloween Comic Shipping First Week of November (@mikester.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM






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— K. Thor Jensen (@kthorjensen.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM





Please enjoy Patrick Stewart's terrific cameo as a tyrannical maitre'd at L.A.'s hottest new dining establishment, L'Idiot, in L.A. Story. "You think with a financial statement like zis, you can have ze duck???" youtu.be/qxXAFgVZJm0?...

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— Scare-o-lyn Petit (@carolynmichelle.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 1:09 PM
These lines are burned into my brain, and it's been so long I forgot where they were from









This is fabulous, can't believe I've never seen it before




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Zam Wessel and other new Star Wars figures by Hasbro up for preorder

At the BBTS.

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Today's news and jokes

Now I want to know if Joe Davis forgot too or if he intentionally did not feed Smoltz the name

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) October 28, 2026 at 5:55 PM




a bunch of very stupid mcafee clips on the TL today but this one might be the stupidest. and worst of all i am taking his side while he acts catty and passive aggressive

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— Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ (@arif.bsky.social) October 26, 2026 at 6:22 PM
(The question is so horrifyingly stupid that they have difficulty understanding what he's asking)

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The Hot Toys Doomsday Sentinel is up for preorder

at the BBTS.







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Good Warhammer illustrations emphasizing the size of marines

Artist kofi.

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