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Aaron Amendola

@turbohoodie.com

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Game Designer | Currently working on Curtain Call RPG | Community Manager | Co-host of GWJ CC | He/Him

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · Oct 21

The #GameDev scene here seems rad, I’m so reintroducing myself: I’m Aaron Amendola, proud game designer and podcaster. I’ve successfully crowdfunded multiple projects, including my first tabletop game: Earworm! (Praised by Polygon.com!)

Last photo is just cool. I was a board game character model.

Text taken from an article on Polygon.com

“Earworm

Board games aren't always the best option.
People have a healthy fear of staples like The Game of Life and Risk, and even modern classics like Cards Against Humanity can be ill-suited for groups with mixed age ranges or differing political views. But everyone loves good music, and Earworm is a game chock full of great songs.”

The text from the article continues:

“The catch is that there's no actual sound inside this petite, yet elegant, little box.
Players pull a card and then have to hum - or, in my case, whistle — a tune. It's a game of musical charades, with a set list that spans generations. Don't worry about scoring points, because this one is all about performance.

For best results, divide the deck ahead of time into batches of tracks that certain age ranges will be able to recognize in an instant, and feed the most reticent players the juiciest songs. It's like a night out at a good karaoke club, just without the weird booths, overpriced drinks, or that one waiter who always ruins the moment by opening the door at the wrong time. - CH”

A rectangular game box for a card game. There are several colorful cards spread out in front of the box displaying song titles. There is a small sand timer to the left of the game box.

Aaron, wearing brown pants, a red shirt, and a brownish vest, holding a gun at his side. A green transparent fog envelopes him.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 45m

Right down the barrel. Love it.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2h

My message to President Trump.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 17h

Dude this is literally the dream.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 18h

Super don’t like Viper’s new costume, but the old outfit is in costume two, so we’re good.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 19h

Street Fighter VI might just be my favorite SF game (sorry, SFIVAE!) Just went through story mode as C. Viper and every DLC character has felt fun to play. If they ended it here, they had a good run but I hope they do a few more years before calling it a day.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 2d

[nearly 1am] “I think I’ve earned myself one little Hades 2 run.”

This is how nights of madness start.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 2d

Rich I really appreciate this deep cut.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 2d

She’s not great at Absolum. Terrible co-op partner. Hard carry.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 2d

I miss MultiVersus.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 4d

Fortnite is simply wild sometimes.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 5d

On Monday, Yacht Club Games delayed the much-anticipated upcoming game Mina the Hollower.

On Tuesday, I visited their studio and saw the game. It made for a rare glimpse at why a video game gets delayed and what "polish" actually means.

This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why 'Mina the Hollower' Was Delayed

Yacht Club Games hasn't given a new release date, but the delay shouldn’t be more than a few months

www.bloomberg.com

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

⁦
@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 5d

Maaaaan everything about this movie seems to speak my language EXCEPT for That Man!

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Jan Ochoa @janochoa.bsky.social · 7d

Coward ass behavior.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 7d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 7d

My money is as good as gone.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 8d

excuse me the Dead Space/Issac Clarke skin in EA’s skate. is *how much???*

My character standing on the Dead Space bundle screen, weeping Issac Clarke’s spacesuit.

The shop for skate.

$4.99 for 500, $9.99 for 1,050, $24.99 for 2,800, $49.99 for 5,900, and $99.99 for 12,000.

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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 8d

well well well if it isn't the blowjob brothers

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 8d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 8d

Battle Chef Brigade went *so damn hard* and this is gonna be just as good.

If you’re playing Yotei, Hades 2, et al, make sure you keep this in the same conversation and PLAY IT.

BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW 🤖 @team.trinketstudios.com · 8d

BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW‼️

Adventure through the stars with the found family of the Zephyr and uncover the secrets of the mysterious Relic suits. Play the Battle Chef Brigade team’s new heartfelt, dynamic card-battling narrative RPG NOW on PC, PS5 and Switch!
store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/...

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 9d

This is anecdotal, but I’m seeing a lot of folks on my friends lists playing Ghost Of Tsushima and Hades. When a sequel to a good game gets released, newcomers love to jump in to the first game!

So just release games when they’re ready and don’t rush them to release and make your teams crunch!!!!!

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Graham Smith @grahamsmith.bsky.social · 9d

Split Fiction (2025).

Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com · 9d

Two photos side by side. On the left is Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, labelled “Karl Urban”. On the right is Karl Urban as Eomer, labelled “Karl Rural”.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 9d

Also, I’m screwed if Marvel Rivals comes to Switch 2.

Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 9d

It’s worth noting that I’m absolutely adoring Ghost Of Yotei. (Erika Ishii in particular is excellent!) I’m playing on a Ps5 Pro and the fidelity of the experience feels unmatched…

But Hades, Blue Prince, CS2, all of these run easily on handhelds. That’s quickly becoming my preferred form factor.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10d

Hell has frozen over.

Jack White got his first cell phone ever this past July at age 50 and only because it became really difficult to do certain things without one.

But he is willing to do a TikTok for his daughter. So cute.

Joined by her mom and Jack’s former wife the fabulous Karen Elson.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 10d

Now we just need to make sure we are nurturing indies! I know I love me some AAA games, but I’m so much more compelled by passion projects.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 10d

2025 has been a wild year for video games. Expedition 33, Hades 2, Blue Prince, and Citizen Sleeper 2 are all some of the best games I’ve ever played. Full stop. GOTY discussions are going to be highly personal this year and I’m looking forward to seeing folks champion their faves.

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Aaron Amendola @turbohoodie.com · 11d

If I’m being honest, I just want another album of hers like Folklore/Evermore.