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Mike Fitzgerald
@fitzymj
Head of Technology at @InsomniacGames, developers of Ratchet & Clank and the Marvel's Spider-Man series. Marvel's Wolverine is coming soon!
Los Angeles, CA
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Sep 15, 2023
    Replying to @fitzymj
    I'm particularly happy with how fast travel turned out. Drop into the map in any arbitrary location once you've explored enough of a district. It took lots of collaboration across our UI, art, animation, and tech teams to make it look and feel this smooth! #SpiderMan2PS5
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Nov 1, 2024
    The PS5 Pro is almost here, and we're supporting its launch with tech updates to Insomniac's PS5 games! All four games get a new Performance Pro mode, which brings a sharp, stable, Fidelity-level image with RT reflections to our 60 fps Performance modes. It looks fantastic. 😍
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Oct 9, 2020
    Little known fact: half of our dev time is spent meticulously recreating meme gifs with in-game assets
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    Insomniac Games
    PlayStation
    @insomniacgames
    Oct 9, 2020
    We are pleased to announce that #MilesMoralesPS5 and #MilesMoralesPS4 have Gone Gold and will be sneaking into your hearts globally on November 12th! #BeGreater #BeYourself
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Oct 10, 2018
    We're hiring programmers to join the Core team at @insomniacgames, in our CA and NC offices! If you're excited about tools, physics, audio, or art pipelines, or if you're just plain great, please take a look (and reach out to me if you have questions). insomniac.games/careers/
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Nov 17, 2020
    I haven't seen anyone point this out yet, but the install sizes of our Spider-Man titles are ~25% _smaller_ on PS5 than PS4, despite having higher-quality models, textures, and audio. Fewer shenanigans to maintain streaming bandwidth means lighter downloads and less drive waste!
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Oct 25, 2023
    It's always wonderful getting a chance to share more of the work of our super-talented team at Insomniac—especially some of the behind-the-scenes bits! There's a lot of brilliant creativity that doesn't stick out to players in an obvious way, and I could go on for hours about it.
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    Digital Foundry
    @digitalfoundry
    Oct 24, 2023
    A bit of a treat today as @fitzymj from Insomniac Games joins @dark1x to share behind-the-scenes tech stories and new information on the making of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for PlayStation 5: youtu.be/fuu_wseJnIE
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Dec 13, 2017
    6,250 of you are in dad joke time out.
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Jul 29, 2021
    Exciting to see PS5 beta testers getting access to the M.2 SSD feature! I'm sure the public beta will result in plenty of benchmarking across different games and drives, but I'll spoil with some of our results from early testing at Insomniac on Ratchet & Clank: it's looking good.
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Sep 15, 2023
    Check out our new trailer, with lots of fun tidbits about what to expect next month!
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    Insomniac Games
    PlayStation
    @insomniacgames
    Sep 14, 2023
    Let's take a deep dive into our expanded Marvel's New York with Creative Director Bryan Intihar! Learn how we've evolved the city, exploration, and discoverability in #SpiderMan2PS5! #BeGreaterTogether More info on the PlayStation Blog: insom.games/msm2blog
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Oct 30, 2020
    We announced one of the coolest suits in our game today, and while yes, it's just plain awesome, I think it also illustrates how amazing things can happen when different people in departments across a studio can combine their talents. To elaborate...
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Sep 15, 2023
    Replying to @AllFatherMedia
    We have some fun with the character swaps that hopefully scratch that itch for you!
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Jun 11, 2021
    We announced #RatchetPS5 to the world a year ago today. I haven't seen my teammates in person since, which makes it especially crazy that we're here now, releasing our third (!) PlayStation 5 game in such a short period of time. It's going to be hard to top these past 12 months.
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    PlayStation
    @PlayStation
    Jun 11, 2021
    Set out on a new dimension-hopping adventure in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, out now on PS5: play.st/3gv9ccO
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Jun 12, 2021
    I’ve never been a huge fan of listening to myself talk, so _watching_ it is some kind of fresh hell. Still, it was a pleasure having a long chat about #RatchetPS5 and some of the amazing work the teams at Insomniac have been doing on the PS5. 😅 Thanks for having me, @dark1x!
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    Digital Foundry
    @digitalfoundry
    Jun 12, 2021
    Inside Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart! @dark1x talks graphics, storage, ray tracing and so much more with @insomniacgames Director of Core Technology, @fitzymj. Learn more about how the studio produced this brilliant next-gen showcase: youtu.be/-YpCQrPRpE0
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    Mike Fitzgerald
    @fitzymj
    Sep 16, 2021
    Thank you to the gas station attendant who saw my Insomniac t-shirt and excitedly went on and on about #SpiderManPS5 and #WolverinePS5. Nothing like hearing from a non-digital person to make a project feel real. My car and I both left refueled. ⛽️✌️