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Xavier Torres

@xenarcade.bsky.social

Professional gamedev cat-herder. Formerly at Disney, Treyarch. Usually I'm the producer, or the PM, or the ops guy. I make sure games get made and my devs get paid.

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Latest posts by xenarcade.bsky.social on Bluesky

Remember when Discord announced NFT integration, got bullied, and then canceled it?

You can do that here too. You have the power.

09.02.2026 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?

09.02.2026 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8874    ๐Ÿ” 5761    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,

08.02.2026 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4051    ๐Ÿ” 1014    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

DOJ trying to hire lawyers the same way gamedevs whose entire budget is a $10 Steam gift card try to hire artists

01.02.2026 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello Donald this is your political strategist speaking. I am advising you today to please keep saying this stuff

29.01.2026 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2809    ๐Ÿ” 502    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Grindcore is taken guys

28.01.2026 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 320    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:

When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you donโ€™t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and youโ€™ve won the game.

27.01.2026 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8718    ๐Ÿ” 2196    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 161    ๐Ÿ“Œ 162
TMNT logo that says, not another standup meeting.

TMNT logo that says, not another standup meeting.

8 hours of daily syncs to make sure I'm up to date with all the work everyone else is getting done

27.01.2026 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call โ€œsymbolic compliance.โ€

Thatโ€™s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

26.01.2026 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20846    ๐Ÿ” 8675    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 268    ๐Ÿ“Œ 717
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In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.

NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.

These matter hugely to criminal justice & policingโ€”including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*

So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.

Read, & check out our maps:

26.01.2026 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1598    ๐Ÿ” 942    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 61

wait they removed Bovino? maximum respect to the people of Minneapolis: you did this. power to the people forever

27.01.2026 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4953    ๐Ÿ” 481    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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brass solidarity band performing โ€œstand by meโ€ in the streets of whittier next to alex prettiโ€™s memorial. the crowd started chanting โ€œthe people united will never be defeatedโ€ so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

27.01.2026 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23438    ๐Ÿ” 7823    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 331    ๐Ÿ“Œ 887
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this message to minneapolis from comedian zach woods is profane and also wonderful

22.01.2026 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1368    ๐Ÿ” 290    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

My hot take is that at minimum a domestic violence conviction should carry a lot more of the shame and restrictions of a sex offender; it should ban you nationally from gun ownership, jobs in law enforcement, schools, pretty much any public sector work. Itโ€™s our clearest red flag for future violence

23.01.2026 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2195    ๐Ÿ” 513    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
A picture of border chief Greg Bovino in uniform smiling as if he was witnessing someone abducting an immigrant child

A picture of border chief Greg Bovino in uniform smiling as if he was witnessing someone abducting an immigrant child

Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit with wide animated eyes and a wide crazy smile.

Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit with wide animated eyes and a wide crazy smile.

uncanny!

24.01.2026 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
An illustration from the Frog and Toad books of the two main characters holding a box. The text reads, "Frog put the game on a schedule. "There," he said. "Now we will finish the game." "But we can ignore the schedule," said Toad. "That is true," said Frog."

An illustration from the Frog and Toad books of the two main characters holding a box. The text reads, "Frog put the game on a schedule. "There," he said. "Now we will finish the game." "But we can ignore the schedule," said Toad. "That is true," said Frog."

Designing production schedules in game dev

(look I have been both Toad and Frog over the years ok)

17.09.2024 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 671    ๐Ÿ” 157    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Casual reminder that a bill must pass *both* the House and the Senate (and get signed by POTUS) to become law.

The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.

It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.

That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*

Call your Senators.๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ”ฅ

22.01.2026 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 397    ๐Ÿ” 253    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

i think there is collective taco bell psychosis. i dont think any of you guys are being honest about liking taco bell. its like some kind of taco bell stockholm syndrome

22.01.2026 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's just not the same without reading Peter Molyneux's fantastic lies about how he has constructed a fantasy realm the size of Venus down to the subatomic level in your dog-eared copy of Game Informer.

22.01.2026 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 217    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun

Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun

Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun https://theonion.com/explanation-of-board-game-rules-peppered-with-reassuran-1819579569/

21.01.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1757    ๐Ÿ” 244    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41
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One developerโ€™s tool strips AI and other junk from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox A developer released a free tool called โ€œJust the Browserโ€ that disabless AI features, ads, and other unwanted junk in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.

You love to see it.

cybernews.com/security/dev...

20.01.2026 05:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2331    ๐Ÿ” 1086    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
You'll Know It When It Happens

You'll Know It When It Happens

21.01.2026 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
comic:

when it happens I hope people ring bells and blow horns.

if I'm asleep I hope to be woken. I won't mind.

if I'm in traffic I hope to see revelers. If it causes a traffic jam I won't mind.

I don't want to exist a moment not knowing that it has happened.

comic: when it happens I hope people ring bells and blow horns. if I'm asleep I hope to be woken. I won't mind. if I'm in traffic I hope to see revelers. If it causes a traffic jam I won't mind. I don't want to exist a moment not knowing that it has happened.

Lil' comic about hope and longing ๐Ÿ’—

21.01.2026 06:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17430    ๐Ÿ” 4660    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.

Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.

21.01.2026 05:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7708    ๐Ÿ” 1526    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 220    ๐Ÿ“Œ 308

wow just woke up from a nap, i guess everyone else on Air Force One realized we aren't going to the right place

21.01.2026 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12051    ๐Ÿ” 1299    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68
image shows person talking through a skeleton in a wall from a patent drawing to a person in another room. text including poster names says: mygoodbabushka
in 1930, helene adelaide shelby patented an apparatus for obtaining criminal confessions. the police put the suspect into a darkened chamber where they are confronted by a human skeleton with glowing red eyes that questions them with a voice transmitted from the interrogator behind it, through a megaphone in its mouth. a camera concealed in the skull was to record the confessions

slimy
what

jkrockin
confess your sins to the crime skeleton

source: juliekschuler
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image shows person talking through a skeleton in a wall from a patent drawing to a person in another room. text including poster names says: mygoodbabushka in 1930, helene adelaide shelby patented an apparatus for obtaining criminal confessions. the police put the suspect into a darkened chamber where they are confronted by a human skeleton with glowing red eyes that questions them with a voice transmitted from the interrogator behind it, through a megaphone in its mouth. a camera concealed in the skull was to record the confessions slimy what jkrockin confess your sins to the crime skeleton source: juliekschuler 142,810 notes

Wire tv show meme, Idris Elba talking to a seated kid saying are you taking notes on a criminal conspiracy? scene looks to be set in a hotel meeting event room.

Wire tv show meme, Idris Elba talking to a seated kid saying are you taking notes on a criminal conspiracy? scene looks to be set in a hotel meeting event room.

most people on bsky know this but make sure your less online friends know, told in person obviously, that if they are going to ask chatgpt for help thinking through something they're doing it with a cop in the room. this might even discourage them from talking to it. don't talk to the crime skeleton

27.07.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Omg did he do a Succession

21.01.2026 04:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 144    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in a suit Alt: "Can you fly this plane and land it?" "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."

Whoa, what's happening?

21.01.2026 05:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A SKELETEN IN SPACE WHOSE BUSTED UP BUT STILL GOING, "AT LEAST MOST PEOPLE FIGURED OUT YOU CANT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT " THINGS MAY SEEM BAD NOW BUT AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK, SO DONT DESPAIR LOL - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

A SKELETEN IN SPACE WHOSE BUSTED UP BUT STILL GOING, "AT LEAST MOST PEOPLE FIGURED OUT YOU CANT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT " THINGS MAY SEEM BAD NOW BUT AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK, SO DONT DESPAIR LOL - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

SILVER LINNING - dashare.zone ADMIN

20.01.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 342    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A letterpress card in cream with all caps writing: 

R.E.M. GAVE ME UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW I'D FEEL AT THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.

A letterpress card in cream with all caps writing: R.E.M. GAVE ME UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW I'D FEEL AT THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.

A greeting card for my Bluesky friends

17.01.2026 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3930    ๐Ÿ” 924    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

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