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20ish Years at Blizzard Entertainment; Senior Test Analyst on Overwatch. Bisexual. Gender amorphous and collector of pronouns.

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Hey, friendly reminder that Scott Cawthon's donations to the GOP literally contributed to SNAP suspension and you shouldn't buy or stream Five Nights at Freddy's anything.

06.11.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3005    πŸ” 2064    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 29

also - any TGA future class members do some cool shit recently? i wanna run one of your games on stream this sunday.

07.11.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

DJ&D Starts in a few minutes! www.twitch.tv/causeimdanjo...

06.11.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

AAA studios don't even email me back, no matter hard I hurl myself at the brick wall lol.

I've barely been staying afloat at all out here but it's ONLY because I've been able to work with a handful of wonderful like-minded people on some smaller teams.

05.11.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Save 50% on Crow Country on Steam The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If...

5. Crow Country

Absolutely one of my favourite games of 2024, and if you want something a little lighter on scares (you can even play without combat if you'd prefer) but delivers on the gameplay, puzzles, combat, immaculate visuals, and map design of classic Survival Horror, you can do no better.

27.10.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Wait, the guy from "Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster"?

03.11.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very important factor to this

02.11.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4172    πŸ” 2714    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 46

Judging from my feed, my not being dedicated to specific teams in sports is either the best or worst decision I ever made.

02.11.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little hand drawn animation and banjo theme I made. It's been a year since my brother's passing, it's hard to type stuff so l'll just let the video speak for itself. Thank you for watching. Keep going, enjoy the sandwiches.

18.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3157    πŸ” 689    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 42

I'm also growing bell peppers. When did you decide they were ready to harvest? Mine are about that size but I'm not sure and online guides aren't super helpful.

31.10.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior Software Engineer, Server Matchmaking - Overwatch 2 | Irvine, CA in Irvine, California, United States of America | Engineering at Blizzard Entertainment Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Server Matchmaking - Overwatch 2 | Irvine, CA job with Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California, United States of America. Engineering at Blizzard Entertainment

two announcements: first, i'm now a lead :)
second and more importantly: we're hiring! if you want to come help us make Overwatch matchmaking the best it can be, please apply!
careers.blizzard.com/global/en/jo...

28.10.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Referring to Valve as the David in your upstart gaming platform story shows an incredible amount of hubris and a lack of understanding of anything in this space beyond believing a larger number of people and monetary resources is all you need to succeed.

29.10.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from a post by Razer advertising AI QA services for video game development

A screenshot from a post by Razer advertising AI QA services for video game development

It figures that an industry that thinks that "vibe coding" is a reliable thing would now decide that QA is the next thing you can replace with AI πŸ˜’

Your friendly reminder that good QA people are worth their weight in gold and an invaluable part of game dev

28.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 38

Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!

28.10.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 948    πŸ” 775    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7
Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

27.10.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 24511    πŸ” 6469    πŸ’¬ 268    πŸ“Œ 341

Can anyone recommend some good ones in LA?

27.10.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.

If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani β€” the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.

Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

25.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12083    πŸ” 3602    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 158
4 frame comic. someone is interviewing people on the street with a mic. he asks a man with a red hoodie : sir! what do you think
of the recent survey that
suggests that less people
are now identifying as
transgender? was it
just a fad?
the man replies : 
the survey you're referring
to was about students from
3 specific colleges who did
not identify as male or female,
which only tells us about
non-binary people, nothing
about trans women or
trans men.
if what you got out of this
survey is that there are less
trans people in the world, it's
because you have a deep mis-
understanding of transness
to begin wthe only
thing it tells us
is that less non-
binary students
are willing to
out themselves
or to enroll
into college.

transness gets criminalized,
publicly shamed and persecuted.
trans folks deciding to go
back into the closet or flee
to safety isn't the win some
people seem to think it is.
it's heart-
breaking,
tragic, and a
net loss for
society.

4 frame comic. someone is interviewing people on the street with a mic. he asks a man with a red hoodie : sir! what do you think of the recent survey that suggests that less people are now identifying as transgender? was it just a fad? the man replies : the survey you're referring to was about students from 3 specific colleges who did not identify as male or female, which only tells us about non-binary people, nothing about trans women or trans men. if what you got out of this survey is that there are less trans people in the world, it's because you have a deep mis- understanding of transness to begin wthe only thing it tells us is that less non- binary students are willing to out themselves or to enroll into college. transness gets criminalized, publicly shamed and persecuted. trans folks deciding to go back into the closet or flee to safety isn't the win some people seem to think it is. it's heart- breaking, tragic, and a net loss for society.

A net loss

24.10.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 620    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

What's next, Bloodborne on PC?

...please?

25.10.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. Now he's literally wrecking the White House to build a ballroom for his billionaire allies. It's the perfect symbol for his presidency.

24.10.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1508    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 7

His new book is titled "You Can Do It", likely because those are the only four words anyone remembers him saying.

25.10.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You could make an entire special enemy for the late game that's basically "Man who looks up".

25.10.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the kind of shit you'd hear coming from the one powered monitor in a collapsed building during the apocalypse.

25.10.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the things I adore about Silksong over Hollow Knight is that Hornet doesn't feel alone in her fight in Act 3. Between Shakra, Second Sentinel, and non-combatant NPCs like Sherma, Pharloom feels like a place that still has hope and people who care about saving it.

25.10.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Grimpressions - Next Fest: October 2025
YouTube video by Grimbeard Grimpressions - Next Fest: October 2025

It's demo season again! (halloween editionπŸŽƒ)
youtu.be/YyQqtz3mCa0

22.10.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

I did a bunch of crazed math to find out how stat growths work in FFT and discovered that functionally speaking you can expect a total of ~1 extra baseline point in attack and ~15 extra baseline HP/MP total over 30 levels by specializing a character super hard lol

23.10.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please don't be so disrespectful Joe; clowns, like jesters, are traditionally known to speak truth to power, they would refuse to sign on to such an oppressive propaganda machine.

23.10.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Once again:
oliviarafferty.substack.com/p/50-spotify...

22.10.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 809    πŸ” 539    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 4
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We're still dealing with the consequences of Andrew Cuomo's "experience."

23.10.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5111    πŸ” 783    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 100
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Ridgeline lead 'disappointed' in Battlefield 6 credits A year after EA shuttered Ridgeline Games, Marcus Lehto expressed disappointment about his former teammates being relegated to a "Special Thanks" section.

NOTHING is lost by properly crediting individuals for the exact contributions they made. You list the entire executive suite who never touched a key and yet people who ground on the game for years are regulated to a "and they were also here." It's not hard. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rid...

21.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 342    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

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