I keep a running tab on palworld update patch notes because I’m that person who reads balance changes, bug fixes, nerfs, buffs, and hotfix details before I even click “Play.” It’s my sport. In Early Access land, where optimization and AI behavior swing like a door in the wind, that habit saves time. And a…
When new fallout 76 update patch notes drop, I grab coffee and start circling words like bug fix, hotfix, balance changes, server stability, and quality-of-life. I’m hunting for what breaks, what gets buffed, and if my build lives or dies today. Why I Read Patch Notes Like a Grocery Receipt I’ve been doing this for…
I’ve spent over a decade getting punched in the face by player behavior, and yes, I still come back for more. If you’ve ever wondered why games hook you, bore you, or make you throw a controller, that’s the fun part. In my experience, the psychology of game design is basically applied common sense wrapped…
When people ask me what I’ve been doing for the last decade, I say “working with ai in game development,” and then I pause to see if they think I mean Skynet or just teaching NPCs to stop headbutting walls. It’s mostly the second thing. In my experience, the real fun sits between simple tricks…
So You Want People To Care About Your Indie Game. Cute. I’ve been doing this for a while. Over a decade of launches that went great, launches that faceplanted, and a few weird wins that still make no sense. So let’s talk about the thing everybody asks me for: an indie game marketing strategy. Yes,…
I grew up inside lobbies. Not all at once, but slowly. One voice chat after another. One messy raid. One “lag spike” at the worst possible time. When people ask me why I still play online multiplayer games after more than a decade, I shrug and say what I always say: the chaos is the…
I’ve spent more than ten years chasing chaos with friends and strangers, and I still can’t quit. In my experience, multiplayer games are where the dumbest mistakes make the best memories. I’m talking co-op runs, PvP duels, MMO raids, LAN parties that smelled like pizza and thermal paste, frantic matchmaking queues, crossplay drama, weird guild…
I’ve been yelling about crossplay games since before my nephew could hold a controller without rage-quitting. I mean the whole cross-platform play thing, cross-progression, cross-save, all that “let me play with my friends no matter the box” goodness. In my experience, it sounds simple. It isn’t. But when it works, it feels like magic. You…
I’ve spent more than ten years inside chat windows, ranked lobbies, and weird Discord servers. I’ve seen great moments and ugly ones. Some of the most toxic gaming communities (yeah, I said it) are also where I’ve made real friends. It’s a mess. In my experience, when you mix competition, voice chat, and a ladder…
Let’s talk about the thing that decides 70% of your wins and 100% of your rage quits: the circle. Yeah, the gas, the storm, the loving green hug of doom. If you’ve ever wondered why some folks look like wizards gliding from zone to zone while you’re coughing on fumes behind a rock, welcome. This…
