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eric van allen

@seamoosi

7 years

a nice callback from kojima in that death stranding trailer

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1 month

apparently horses don't get medals in the olympics and i think that's kinda fucked up

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zelda: hey link you're back early link: basement's haunted zelda: what? link: *loading a pistol and getting back on epona* basement's haunted

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oh wow, the new Animal Crossing went a direction i wasn't expecting

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brb initializing the third impact so i can figure out how many tablespoons are in a cup

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Where has this been all my life?

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After a former Game Informer staffer used the site's social channels to post their own statement on GI's closure, GameStop nukes the account. This, coupled with taking the online archives offline on Friday, is such flagrant disrespect for GI and its legacy. Sad to see.

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normal people: wow final fantasy xiv seems nea- final fantasy xiv fans, feral, screaming, tearing apart their surroundings: TWO DYES TWO DYES TWO DYES

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5 months

you know Hades 2 is hitting when the entire timeline is just people sharing pics of the character designs with "awooga" and cartoon wolf eyes

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@seamoosi

3 years

Elden Ring rules bc i've ridden around a sizeable chunk of the map and still haven't beat Margarita too busy exploring this sick academy filled with Burger King masks

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4 years

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early astronaut: moon's wet nasa employee: what? astronaut: *grabbing a bucket and a mop and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's wet

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9 months

smash cut to The Game Awards social media intern, frantically googling to see if Kissinger was in a video game

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@seamoosi

4 years

Nintendo fans: mad about short direct, begging for news me, the SMT fan:

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@seamoosi

2 years

live shot of the Nintendo publicist on the other side of that zoom call with Chris Pratt

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5 months

Blackthorne: I am simply asking Toranaga-sama to gank top. It's been 10 minutes, and my lane has been pushed in the whole time. I've been ass-to-turret, burning my Flash just to stay alive up here against this blasted Teemo. Mariko: The Anjin is happy to be playing on a team.

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@seamoosi

5 years

oh hell yeah it's time to reread bodybuilding forum's How Many Days in a Week

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Glad to see our games of the decade series is sparking insightful debate

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3 years

the best Sakurai Presents is still the one where he sat everyone down for a history lesson on The King of Fighters

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3 years

after today's Nintendo Direct

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4 years

PR: they want to know how tall the vampire lady is Dev1: uhh idk Dev2: no clue PR: does anyone here know Dev3, peering out from a dark room: ..... with or without hat and heels

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2 years

same, my dude

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3 years

you wouldn't copy a ca- wait Kirby NO

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1 year

Kazuma Kiryu

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1 year

Who is the best modern role model men have for masculinity right now?

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5 years

Update: American University's players tell us they haven't been banned yet for their 'Free Hong Kong Boycott Blizzard' sign, though they expect it. "...we agreed to hold a sign on broadcast because it would force Blizzard to either cut the camera or spread our message."

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Collegiate Hearthstone Players Hold Up 'Free Hong Kong Boycott Blizzard' Sign During Match

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6 years

me on Ellen Ellen: so I heard you like Danganronpa me: hehe ya *multiple robot bears appear from nowhere, strapping me into an unnecessarily complex death machine thematic to my failings as a person* me: omg you didn’t

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@seamoosi

4 years

people who dislike BOTW's weapon degradation are people who finish RPGs with 2000 unused potions in their backpack, "just in case"

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@The_Katbot

4 years

It's 2020 and we're still arguing about Breath of the Wild's weapon degradation in the USgamer Slack.

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3 years

every year i've watched Giant Bomb's E3 coverage, either during or after, and this running bit that Austin and Dan did back in 2016 during the conferences still cracks me up.

The Great Giant Bomb Food Bit of #WEED3 2016

You're gonna kill it at VICE, Austin!!Footage courtesy of nuke.com

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3 years

bold song choice for that Life is Strange trailer

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me after i go 0-2 as CatDog in the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Evo 2022 bracket

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5 years

Update on the American University players: They received their match for the week, but are forfeiting and saying they won't compete in Blizzard games again. "We feel it’s hypocritical for Blizzard to punish Blitzchung but not us," the team says.

Collegiate Hearthstone Players Hold Up 'Free Hong Kong Boycott Blizzard' Sign During Match [Update]

Update, 10/10/2019: Students from American University confirmed to USgamer that they received their scheduled match for the week from Tespa, the collegiate o...

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@seamoosi

3 years

12 Minutes got snubbed for Best Family Game tbh

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2 years

what a beautiful photo of the FromSoft crew, and also, my sleep paralysis monster standing between them

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From Software is the first studio to win 2 Game of the Year awards at #TheGameAwards 2019 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2022 - Elden Ring Congratulations @fromsoftware_pr

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3 years

me: wonder where my doordash is at my doordash driver:

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9 months

@lucyjamesgames made an artist interpretation of what i think is happening

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9 months

can somebody put a cast-iron skillet in the dishwasher or call a calzone a sandwich or something, i would really like to open my feed to anything but the current 2-3 discourses bouncing around right now

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7 years

jesus nintendo are you alright

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@seamoosi

9 months

it's just actually comical how much time gets devoted to trailers and then they just like, speedrun list of winners and cut off speeches from the stage

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@seamoosi

5 years

EP 9 THEORY: palpatine and vader faked their deaths to get out of the inordinate space property taxes for building two (2) death stars

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6 years

i profiled the one and only @SonicFox5000 for @WIRED

How a Trash-Talking Furry Became Esports' Dominant Player

Dominique McLean has been winning fighting-game tournaments since his early teens—but now SonicFox, as he's known, has turned a knack into a dynasty.

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If you're mad and wanna do something to help, please consider signal boosting those currently looking for work. Going to thread them down below:

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3 years

Ratatouille is a mech movie

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8 months

this is exactly the way a manga reader is gonna pitch it to their friends/family/even people who watch anime but don't know what this one is a.k.a. the intended audience of this article

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6 years

TREE SON?

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6 years

i typed "fortnite is the pokemon go of 2018" into a google doc and an ancient being of pure light appeared and destroyed my computer

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@seamoosi

10 months

it's also a year of incredibly widespread layoffs for the people who made those games anyways, World Premiere

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The sheer quality and scale of games this year has really been unprecedented. Can you think of another year with so many incredible releases?

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pitch: make everyone in the live-action Zelda Muppets except Link, who will be played by Michael Caine

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3 years

i am singlehandedly making this guy the richest man in the Hisui region

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2 years

every time i correctly Star Lord an opponent's drop in Marvel Snap

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3 years

oh god, this garden... it's filled with CHAOS

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9 months

saving them a google

Kate Sánchez ➡️ #PAXWest

@OhMyMithrandir

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Kissinger was in a Templar in Assassin's Creed so I need one of those The Game Awards tweets now please

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3 years

i see everyone's re-learning a valuable lesson today

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5 months

boy, shutting down a studio over an article that isn't even out yet really just uh doesn't set a good tone for what's coming, huh

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In a bizarre studio closure and layoff message to staff, Possibility Space owner Jeff Strain blamed the studio closure on employees leaking information to the press.

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"hey we saw you from across the Pokemon Center and really dig your vibe"

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3 years

screw this guy, specifically

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@seamoosi

6 years

omg the fusion dance

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@NFL

6 years

. @BakerMayfield 's first career TD pass goes 49 yards to @DarrenFells ! #Browns #CLEvsOAK 📺: FOX

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this better be 45 minutes of Sakurai taking us to school on KoF history

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6 years

also hey if you're looking for a new wallpaper i got you

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3 years

"pirates just stole shit from other people?"

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put carly rae jepsen with a sword in soulcalibur you cowards

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@imranzomg @Ayub_Osman

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when you boot up a new Mass Effect run to try and romance someone different but see your main

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@maryknews We Taught An A.I. to Send Unsolicited Emails to Devs, Here's What Happened

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this Pokemon like cold climates! this one can only evolve if it becomes possessed by the vengeful spirit of a man who died with his dream unrealized and this one has soft fur

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that Among Us speech was very sweet, happy for the team

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Well well well ladies, I heard someone called for the FIRE marshal.... cuz it's gettin' pretty HOT *hits play on boombox*

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current status:

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sick to my stomach re: Jacksonville shooting. tournaments have always been a safe haven for me, a gathering of a community. increased security is always good, but change has to happen at a broader level as well. we can't be complacent. we can't let this feel normal.

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@theritewayfool @adashtra @Kofie

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when your employer asks what you were doing during that gap in your resume

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been replaying Baldur's Gate 3 and i already loved Lae'zel, but her entire arc about devoting all her energy and waking life to a cause that sees her as nothing more than another cog hits extra hard these days.

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@BrianPShea

Brian Shea

@BrianPShea

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Today marks the official beginning of my job hunt. If you have any full-time editorial, PR, community management, product evaluation, or other opportunities you think the skills I’ve developed over the last 16 years in media would be a good fit for, please reach out to me.

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thrilled for more people to experience the final mission of Mass Effect 2 for the first time once Legendary Edition is out

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So, I May Have Made A Mistake In Mass Effect 2

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losing a place like GI isn't just losing a long-running magazine - it's losing an institution. a place where like-minded pros collaborated. media is just slowly scattering to the wind, to patreons and crowdfunded channels, but those can only support individuals.

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Some news: I'll be leaving USgamer at the end of December. If you're looking to hire a reporter with 5+ years of experience, including podcast, video, and live event coverage, I'm currently looking for opportunities.

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Matrix 3.0+1.0: You Can (Not) Wake Up

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@FloppyAdult larian is telling everyone the truth they need to hear

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okay so Suicide Squad is the timeline where the Hero of Time fails, while Gotham Knights is Young Link's timeline

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@stevenstrom finally a game gets Armor Penetration right

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i have resumed my first-time Chrono Trigger playthrough and let me tell you i was NOT ready for what happened after this

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@USgamernet

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me looking at my Wii U now that Tokyo Mirage Sessions is finally coming to the Switch

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@seamoosi

3 years

Some professional news: This week, I started at @destructoid ! I'll be Senior News Reporter, working on chasing down interesting stories, chatting with developers, and covering the daily news. Excited to start rolling out stories soon!!

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@destructoid

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Hi Destructoid, I'm Eric

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@seamoosi

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anyways most of you probably started following me after this story and it came out of pure curiosity so my simple advice is to be curious, and then chase those curiosities

15 Years Later, Here's Why A Gamer Was Duct-Taped To A Ceiling

Few photos from the forum ages of online gaming live in greater infamy than one of what appears to be a human duct taped to the ceiling of a dimly lit basement, his arms reaching out to lightly graze...

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@BrianPShea @itsVanAken

Alex Van Aken

@itsVanAken

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I lost my job at Game Informer today. I’m heartbroken – it was my dream job – but my bills don’t care. Effective immediately, I’m available for filming/video editing/documentary/hosting work. My passport and cameras are ready to go. Hire me:

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news from us here: Baldur's Gate 3 won't launch on the Epic Games Store. "You will see Steam pages pop up, you will see GOG pages pop up, but no Epic pages will pop up."

Baldur's Gate 3 Isn't on Epic Games Store Yet, But That's Not Necessarily Indicative of Launch...

Update: A Larian representative reached out to USG to clarify that Vincke was "only talking about the store pages that will go up" when Baldur's Gate 3 is an...

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@seamoosi

5 years

so when are we gonna cancel the king of crunch culture

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congrats to whoever had "ghost baby breastfeeding" on their gamescom bingo card

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@seamoosi

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it's been a long day. been stewing on the frustrations of today, but also every day in this industry in the year 2024, and tried to sort through all those thoughts here.

The people making the games keep paying the price

Neither awards nor affirmations saved studios today.

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This has been in the works for a while now, but a small job title change: I'm now a Senior Editor at @destructoid ! It's largely an acknowledgement of what my role has been since we joined Gamurs, but excited to work with our staff + contributors on Dtoid's future.

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3 years

@SamGreszes @xoxogossipgita also (seemingly) no substitutions in a game where you frequently bludgeon people with a magical cannonball 2,000ft up in the air

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BG3's conflict: i have brain worms and need to get rid of them while dealing with an evil cult my conflict: I Can Fix Her vs. She Can Fix Me