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Elliot Barker

@barkerisonfire.bsky.social

Is this thing on?

44 Followers  |  333 Following  |  77 Posts  |  Joined: 19.09.2023  |  2.2216

Latest posts by barkerisonfire.bsky.social on Bluesky


If we continue to let out-of-touch executives make out-of-touch decisions, this industry is going to look unrecognizable fast. Say what you will about Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Xbox in recent years, but they were clued into the gaming community, even as Microsoft pushed the current against them.

20.02.2026 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 162    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Silicon Valley - Gilfoyle's AI deletes code
YouTube video by Ali Hariri Silicon Valley - Gilfoyle's AI deletes code

Huh this sounds familiar...

youtu.be/Xe2muA2SECc

20.02.2026 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What're the rights like for this stuff in the US? Do they cover hotel and food for the day/night?

16.02.2026 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
05.02.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Overwatch 2" was the vision of a director who left Blizzard five years ago, and it never actually came to fruition, so dropping the 2 makes perfect sense (only surprise is that it took this long to happen)

04.02.2026 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1081    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

You should read Jason's book on Blizzard which covers OW2s development and the hell it got stuck in before Aaron Keller took over.

04.02.2026 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... As much as I hate the little greedy goblin that is Kotick

Kaplan was OW2 and his own worst enemy. He let the scope of the game grow and grow until the team couldn't handle it.

Kotick offered more staff with no strings or annualisation (ala cod)

Kaplan refused and cooked his own goose.

04.02.2026 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TODAY, yes, TODAY at 5PM Central:

Join us as we team up with the crew at @minnmax.com for a charity stream raising money for the families affected by ICE in Minneapolis.

Watch here โžก๏ธ www.twitch.tv/giantbomb

and donate here โžก๏ธ www.givemn.org/story/qexfdf

30.01.2026 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 518    ๐Ÿ” 167    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Ok that sucks but probably the lesser of the evils right now given the spikes in prices for well *gestures broadly*

28.01.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Free training on how to spot disinformation and misinformation for every adult would be be far more useful imho. Might actually get trust and the truth back into politics.

28.01.2026 08:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 566    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MinnMax is teaming up with @giantbomb.bsky.social this Friday at 5pm Central for an ICE Out charity stream from our studio in Minneapolis.

It'll be simulcast on all channels...

www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
www.youtube.com/minnmax
www.twitch.tv/giantbomb
www.youtube.com/giantbomb

27.01.2026 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1570    ๐Ÿ” 489    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
Character from video game Highguard who looks suspiciously like Captain Price

Character from video game Highguard who looks suspiciously like Captain Price

Captain Price from the modern Call of Duty  Modern Warfare video games.

Captain Price from the modern Call of Duty Modern Warfare video games.

Captain Free2Play vs Captain Price

Highguard screenshot courtesy of @giantbomb.bsky.social

27.01.2026 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‰

22.01.2026 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heelboks

21.01.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Final session before Birmingham Regionals! - Pokรฉmon Showdown

GeorezVGC is live! Perfect timing! What for? Who knows! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnEAk7lD60s #YouTube #YouTubeGaming #SmallStreamer #SupportSmallStreamers #Streamer #Gamer

21.01.2026 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have to beat the tutorial of a console RPG

and my ADHD is like "WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT BORING SHIT!"

13.01.2026 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Showdown prep for Regionals! - Pokรฉmon Showdown

GeorezVGC is ALIVE! No, wait... LIVE. Just live. But also alive, I guess. Heh. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ITUDTelmI #YouTube #YouTubeGaming #SmallStreamer #SupportSmallStreamers #Streamer #Gamer

13.01.2026 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Then you'd complain that you don't hear anything for years.

This is like saying "how about you don't tell work you're going to be late until you're already in" despite your best efforts, because guess what, unexpected shit happens.

23.12.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations

/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...

29.11.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 906    ๐Ÿ” 240    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations

๐ŸšจNEW DOC ALERT๐Ÿ•น๏ธ

The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...

After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.

In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.

28.11.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 611    ๐Ÿ” 263    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

It's a section on the main Amazon site that is basically meant to be their answer to AliExpress, Wish, Temu and so-on

27.11.2025 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Could we please get some clarity on which role Vendetta is? Damage, Support or Tank?

There is currently conflicting information out there.

18.11.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An image showing an arm coming out of a portal wanting players to follow and repost for a chance to win a Midnight beta key

An image showing an arm coming out of a portal wanting players to follow and repost for a chance to win a Midnight beta key

The #WoWMidnight beta is approaching! ๐Ÿ’œ Follow the steps below to enter for a chance to win beta access:
โžก๏ธ Follow our Bluesky account
โžก๏ธ Repost this message
Winners will be contacted on Nov 12th. Good luck, Azerothians!

Terms Apply: blizz.ly/CSBetaSweeps...

#CSMidnightSweepstakes

04.11.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 170    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Before YouTube AI upscaling / After YouTube AI upscaling

30.10.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Saying โ€˜Iโ€™m gonna shoot offโ€™ and leaving the function is one of the greatest pleasures in life.

18.10.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a group of people standing around a long table with the words troll in the dungeon on the bottom ALT: a group of people standing around a long table with the words troll in the dungeon on the bottom
14.10.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine being nearly 30 (assuming with the 96) and still being like this.

14.10.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd give him the 9 game look. But my worry isn't with his development, but rather him getting injured.

01.10.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The amount of people but taking their big ass backpacks off is silly

01.10.2025 07:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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two boys are dancing in a park with the words lets goooo !!! ALT: two boys are dancing in a park with the words lets goooo !!!

Congratulations!

30.09.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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