AJ

AJ

@torch93.bsky.social

32 (they/he) a nerdy leftist elder emo/core kid from the suburbs of Chicago.

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Consolidation is killing our industry. The Gamergaters who make money off the rage game will have you think this is a victory. This is purely a loss. A loss of work and art and fun and expression in a space that desperately needs it. Massive fucking bummer.

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Sadly I think even Cliffy B saying Unreal Tournament and Gears has always been diverse will not break Gamergaters out of their AI-accelerated conspiratorial psychosis. Still unpacking ways we can deprogram people for a chapter book, feel free to send me any research/recs!

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Jacob Geller is no longer a part of Nebula. Ongoing projects have been terminated effective immediately, and his content has been removed from our catalog.

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If you're doing PR or sending keys or whatever, essentially cold calling YouTube/Twitch channels with a game, I assure you that you do not need to have AI gin up some fake list of things that you "saw and enjoyed" on the channel to make that message have impact. That stuff just makes you look fake.

They have two TVs at cardiac rehab and they will usually put the cubs games on for people when they ask. Do you folks think if I ask next week they will put the Pokemon World Championships on for me? 🤔

I was that person for like a month earlier this year but I realized it was fucking with my heart meds cause of the caffeine and had to switch to Sprite Zero 😂

MattBodega@mattbodega.bsky.social

We all have a “Diet Coke” person in our lives

Borrowed Final Fantasy Tactics: the Ivalice Chronicles from my library and am trying to play it and I am being reminded why tactics games never clicked with me.

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i have just discovered that the Usual Suspects are really angry about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey for some reason and can i just say: being someone who genuinely enjoys video games and movies is honestly really wonderful, highly recommend

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I think if you needed any more evidence that the cuts are shortsighted and focused on cutting as deep and as fast as possible with little regard for the future, this is pretty definitive. That engine felt like magic in some spots. A colossal waste of talent and resources.

Sami@samitron.bsky.social

THIS STUDIO MADE THE FAMOUS IDTECH ENGINE AND YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO USE FUCKING **UNREAL**??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? FUCK YOU

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No, Laura. It’s not “Antifa.” It was Patriot Front, a white nationalist organization. They covered their faces because they’re cowards who don’t want to be identified. We’ve been saying for over a year that ICE officers shouldn’t be allowed to wear masks either. They are cowards also.

Love her character design, really hope shes dope to play.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Street Fighter 6 - Yasmine Gameplay Trailer premiere is scheduled tomorrow (June 17, 3:58 PM PT) www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5vx...

You know watching the Knicks win a NBA final as a Bulls fan while also dealing with a weekend of almost 48 hours of no power sure was so much fun.

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South of Midnight was the kind of game that wasn't going to sell a bunch of copies, but it was a portfolio-builder to go "Hey, you should get an Xbox and Game Pass." And it was probably greenlit as exactly that. Then in the timeframe between concept and release, Xbox entirely changed strategies.

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It's funny/sad that after years of pandemic struggling and whatever else created the big hole in their release calendar, Xbox finally kinda started shipping good games at a somewhat regular pace, but this new leadership is going to roll in and take all the credit.

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Game failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.

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I need more people to realize that the grifters on Twitter who are saying wild, out-of-pocket shit: 1) Would never say that shit in person 2) Are farming engagement. Ignore them! They are pick-mes and losers who think mild internet fame erases the fact that they are irredeemable herbs.

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I think it's fine for Xbox to change its name to XBOX but also don't let that impact whatever your editorial style is. Companies do this all the time to try to put extra emphasis on their brand. Your job is to not fall for that and keep doing whatever seems sane. You do not need to write inFAMOUS.

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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com

Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.

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As someone who does not live in New York, my desire is simple and, perhaps, a little self-serving: I would like to never see Cuomo's stupid fuckin' face or hear his stupid fuckin' voice ever again. It'd be great if that creep just lost this election and went away forever.

HOW MY GOD IS IT POSSIBLE? A FIGURE OF QUEEN THAT DOESNT HEAVILY SEXUALIZE HER!?

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Persona 5 Royal Exquisite Basic Queen 1/12 Scale Action Figure up for preorder at BBTS ($62.99) buff.ly/Zdd5ebO

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If you’re gonna do a “no one is allowed to be even a little happy when evil people die by their own terrible policies” today you have to wear the little hat with a propeller so we all know you’re a dork loser.