Robert Karp

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@firstadopter Why limit it to digital media? :)

What percentage of digital media and Twitter is taking one sentence out of context and then conflating a sensationalized manufactured narrative?

@firstadopter A bought some following what you said…

SUP

Been wanting to try an audio book for a while. Took the plunge a week or two ago with The Nvidia Way by @firstadopter Would highly recommend it

Amazing

And just like that we have launched No More Room in Hell 2. I couldn't be prouder of what the team have managed to achieve so far... youtube.com/watch?v=jkuwzU…

@firstadopter Not the American people

Who is winning the debate?

@ErinNYC75 @MortensenJonR You might want to learn some history of Liverpool and LFC before you start stating ‘facts’

@MortensenJonR It has a history, just like the city of Liverpool, that is very much aligned with liberal ideologies.

It always shocks me a little bit when I come across LFC supporters who are right wingers. How do they square that circle?

@HeavyCardboard @ShreyInSpace @Zmangames_ Rococo, Carnegie and Cascadero

Clearly, it’s hall of fame game day here at #HCHQ. Following #Automobile, we are busting out #HansaTeutonica! What are y’all playing today?

Company launch day! We are very excited to announce we are officially launching our company today. the3dhive.com linkedin.com/company/the3dh… x.com/the3dhive facebook.com/the3dhive

@SamanthaQuek They don’t need better players, they need a better manager

If you could have any England player from the past, to drop into this team at HT to sort this shambles out, who would it be? #ENGSVK

New game announced! So much work has gone into this, so proud of what the team has achieved so far... Check it out for yourself

@hermenhulst Congrats! Now where is that video from the Tapei Game show...

It’s a true privilege to be asked to lead the new Studio Business Group for Sony Interactive. I’m excited to continue working with incredibly talented teams and studios to deliver unforgettable game and entertainment experiences. #sony #playstation #playstationstudios

@HegemonicP WOC: world order coins

🌍 "Name the Coins" contest for World Order! Seeking unique names for in-game coins capturing the World Order essence! The winner will get fame, glory, and a free copy of World Order! 🎁 Click below for details: hegemonicproject.com/get-creative-n… Good luck! 🏆 #WorldOrder #NameTheCoins

The entire rendering team at Codemasters Cheshire (Evolution Studios) were just top people, still talk with them to this day.

@Nick__Bentley May as well send me the copy now ;)

@K8RPY Awesome thanks!

I was chatting with a Kickstarter expert. I asked how much she thought our upcoming campaign will raise. Her best guess: $625k. Seemed high to me. Idea: I’ll send a free copy of our game to the one who guesses closest to the actual funding in a reply to this post. DETAILS TO HELP YOU PREDICT 👉 The game is Trekking the World 2nd Edition. It’s a light strategy game. A shade above gateway, complexity-wise. 👉 For 1-5 players, 30-60 minutes, ages 10+ 👉 It's a major redesign in which almost every rule has changed. 👉 How it looks: 👉 1st Edition is a gateway strategy game. 👉 We’ve sold 130,000 copies of it in 4 years. 👉 It’s the second game in a three-game series that includes Trekking the National Parks and Trekking through History. 👉Trekking the National Parks is our best selling game. Sold more than 500k copies since 2018 👉 Trekking through History is our newest one and I’m not sure what the sale count is but I think around 60k copies since the end of 2022. 👉 We ran a Kickstarter campaign for Trekking the World 1st Edition in 2020 that raised $255k: kickstarter.com/projects/under… 👉 We ran a Kickstarter campaign for Trekking through History in 2022 that raised $256k: kickstarter.com/projects/under… 👉 Trekking through History was a critical success and my subjective impression is we’ve become better known in the last two years because of it. 👉 The campaign for Trekking the World 2nd Edition will launch on June 11. 👉 It will have 2 pledge levels: a $40 level for the game alone and a $50 level for the game plus an expansion. The game will retail for $50 and the expansion for $20. 👉 There will be no stretch goals 👉 Backers will be able to add-on our other games. 👉 Shipping will likely be free or $5 in the US, and quite a bit more costly elsewhere. But this is uncertain. 👉 We’re running one of those pre-campaign $1 reserve offers, which seem both controversial and effective (don’t hate me, not my decision). You can see it here: get.underdoggames.com I’ll compile the predictions into a graph before the campaign starts so you can see the distribution of guesses. After the campaign, I’ll DM the person who guessed closest to get their shipping address and let them know when the game will arrive (sometime in Q4)

With the news of Arkane Austin closing, I’m looking for a new VFX Artist job. I have worked at Naughty Dog, Respawn, and Activision, and worked on IP such as Call of Duty, The Last of Us Part I, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Thank you for any help you can provide at this time!

@davidspringate Pretty sure I told you many times you dont know what you’re talking about! Though time and again I was proved wrong (as usual) since I am definitely winging it

I’ve been making games ~20+ years now. I still have imposter syndrome and am waiting for someone to discover I don’t know what I’m talking about. Looking back on past victories helps. I’m posting this to encourage you who also needs courage. Keep going! #gamedev

@firstadopter I believe that’s a discount at the cheapest price the stock was at during the previous 6 months

Today, I learned about a mid-level Nvidia employee (not an engineer) who maxed out the employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) for 18 years. The benefit allows employees to use 10-15% of salary to buy stock at a 15% discount. The person left Nvidia with shares now worth $62 million