@_mantis_

I make totally sweet games like MechAssault, Shadowrun, Halo: Reach, and Destiny. Currently working on secret stuff for Destiny 2. Find me on Masto.

 Seattle, WA, USA
linkedin.com/in/derekcarroll/
Joined June 2007
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Howdy, #MeetTheDev! I'm a designer who has been making totally sweet multiplayer games for over 20 years. 'Mechs! Metahumans! Spartans! Guardians!
MechAssault

ALT MechAssault

Shadowrun

ALT Shadowrun

Halo: Reach

ALT Halo: Reach

Destiny

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Is there a standard bookend to "hello, world" for leaving a service? Anyway, find me on Masto if you want to keep up with stuff I think is cool. (As always, I don't really talk about what I'm doing.)
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Are they actively trying to kill Twitter? This seems like a good way to do it.
Developers
@XDevelopers2 Feb 2023
Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵
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Did you know if you hold an ermine up to your ear, you can hear what it’s like to be attacked by an ermine?
An ermine, with summer brown coat, stands upright at Katmai National Park & Preserve.

ALT An ermine, with summer brown coat, stands upright at Katmai National Park & Preserve.

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Apparently, 2016 was my peak on Twitter. Pretty sure I'm going to wind down my presence on this site, and move to the mammoth-themed one, if at all.
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no edit button, so I can't say "2015" instead.
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Muhammad Ali knocks out Cleveland Williams, 1966
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Etienne Jacob
@etiennejcb27 Jan 2023
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An unaccountable institution that murders people should be disbanded. This should not be controversial. If instead you give that institution more money, resources and status, as we have seen, it will murder more people.
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More bad PR for #TSLA
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David Szymanski@DUSKdev23 Jan 2023
I don't have any fun knowledge to share, but I just wanted to say this one tweet has been the source of like a dozen super interesting facts on my timeline. More of this less of "WhAt iS yOuR hOtTeST GaMiNg TaKe"
Super Ghost 😵‍💫@SuperPodSaga15 Jan 2023
What is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
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PROBLY FINE - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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lofi films to study/relax to
Dr. Pepper Malpractice@Durbikins19 Jan 2023
Criterion Collection has announced they will be launching a channel on TikTok to reach a new audience with their preservation of classic films. Launching today, Criterion has posted My Dinner with André (1981) as it’s first upload.
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Lospec@LospecOfficial18 Jan 2023
ITS HAPPENING 🤩🙌😃 Lospec.com/gallery
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Just a terrible day for a lot of people. Sorry to hear about the tech/game industry layoffs.
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Peter Sarrett@psarrett18 Jan 2023
As it shuts down today pour one out for Stadia, which enabled us to ship three years of Destiny content from our homes. It would have been a much different road without it. 🍻
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ivy sly@ivy_sly_17 Jan 2023
dark souls would be better if it didn't have stats or weapon upgrade system
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We're hiring influencers and by that I mean firefighters who influence the forest to no longer be on fire.
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even after almost two years, it's still a pleasure to have a president who just shuts the fuck up and lets us all enjoy a quiet weekend
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