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Rob "Xemu" Fermier

@xemu.bsky.social

He/ Him. Making games since 1993. System Shock 1&2, Age of Mythology, Heretic Operative, Millennia, and lots of others. MIT grad, founder at Irrational Games & C Prompt Games. Next project: TBD!

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Latest posts by xemu.bsky.social on Bluesky

Block them, do not engage, they will soon get bored when there are no takers. Be secure in the knowledge that they are coming here because they’re having no fun anymore over there.

17.10.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am super excited for it, everything I've seen of what y'all have cooking up looks amazing. :)

I did 2 full playthroughs of Outer Worlds 1 when it came out, just to see how different things played out (and to get the Dumb ending), so I'm definitely a fan of the series.

17.10.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is outrageous. What ICE is doing is ILLEGAL. Every individual has a right to proper due process. The due process clauses in the 5th and 14th Amendments of our U.S. Constitution protects every person within U.S. borders, regardless of immigration status. (1/4)

17.10.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 412    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 4
two panels of a Nancy comic by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy sees a NOTICE board and then blacks out the T with a pencil so the board reads NO ICE. Nancy smiles.

two panels of a Nancy comic by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy sees a NOTICE board and then blacks out the T with a pencil so the board reads NO ICE. Nancy smiles.

based nancy

17.10.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8203    πŸ” 2055    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 18

Keeper looks amazing, but I'm going to be lucky to finish Yotei & Battle Suit Aces (both of which are fantastic, and I highly recommend) before Outer Worlds 2 hits... yet more good problems to have.

(studiously ignoring the fact that EU V and Anno 117 are mere weeks away as well)

17.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cops led us into the street as the new β€œprotest zone” and then beat us repeatedly.

Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested.

Stay safe out there.

17.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 22459    πŸ” 7752    πŸ’¬ 827    πŸ“Œ 500

The leap to β€œan alien superintelligence that sets its own goals would likely wipe us out (sure, fine.)” from β€œpresent-day LLMs are approaching the threshold of alien superintelligence” is phenomenally wide.

16.10.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL!

16.10.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The "I am a divine being : You are an object" relationship in regards to computers could really serve to be respected in a lot more places in general.

16.10.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
16.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 727    πŸ” 210    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

I did a nearly complete playthrough of this series last year, and while it is far from perfect every game brings something interesting to the table. The folks at RGG have really found the right way to not reinvent the wheel every game but iterate and experiment.

16.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I also look forward to people shouting "delete all files in my documents folder! confirm! confirm!" on random youtube videos.

16.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the real bombshell is going to be when the AI crash hits, but we will see. I agree they have definitely made themselves vulnerable by intense enshittification.

16.10.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran β€’ Created with Datawrapper

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance * Guam is also a member of the alliance Updated October 15, 2025 Map: @luckytran β€’ Created with Datawrapper

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

16.10.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 15528    πŸ” 5188    πŸ’¬ 643    πŸ“Œ 792
a list of apps pre-installed on the Xbox ROG Ally including Microsoft Teams and Onedrive

a list of apps pre-installed on the Xbox ROG Ally including Microsoft Teams and Onedrive

LMAOOO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW XBOX HANDHELD COMES WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ONEDRIVE INSTALLED??? this is the fucking goofiest company in games

15.10.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3552    πŸ” 904    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 303

Yeah I haven’t started either so trying to decide which one to jump into…

16.10.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading Tom Bombadil lore and analysis: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!

Me reading the actual chapters with Tom Bombadil singing endlessly: Well this fucking sucks. What the dol merry dol ring a dong dillo

16.10.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

we're going to have to prosecute this stuff

15.10.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1446    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6

By an entire parsec, the Trump administration has undertaken the most illegal set of budget actions in history. This is why we desperately need guardrails to restrain and go after budget malfeasance from the White House.

15.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1006    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5

That is profoundly illegal. You may not spend money on a purpose without funding. The constitution expressly forbids it, as does the ADA.

15.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 805    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

I did the Kirby upgrade and had no shenanigans so it’s at least plausible…

15.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have resisted @mtsw.bsky.social’s theory. I want to believe most journalists are well-intentioned & this is not deliberate. But it’s very hard to maintain that position in light of the daily free passes Trump, Mike Johnson, John Thune, JD Vance, etc. keep getting. The double standard is glaring.

15.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

The servicemembers who are conducting these strikes need to be told, explicitly, by Dems in Congress that they have criminal liability, because they do

14.10.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1052    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8

Things that cost nothing - but is a HUGE help for any and all indie devs:

Wishlisting - it gives games data to show publishers there is interest.

Leave a Review - ESPECIALLY if you liked the game. Reviews on steam lead to the algo serving you up to others.

Reposting - it's an attention economy.

14.10.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Gen AI spam? But yeah, seems weird.

14.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning.

Democrats have no obligation to vote for a budget that funds corruption and totalitarianism.

Trump is willing to do whatever it takes to destroy our democracy and pad the pockets of billionaires.

People don't want Democrats to wilt. They want us to fight.

14.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2532    πŸ” 562    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 33
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Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

14.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4642    πŸ” 1850    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 97

Do we really need another console gen? Maybe not.

But I love the console release cycle and a new set of hardware launches in 2027 sounds exciting to me.

I am not the average consumer, but I do think that "hype" is legitimately a part of building excitement for your brand and its products!

13.10.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls

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