alessandro fillari
@afillari.bsky.social
Freelance writer, producer, and consultant -- as seen on IGN, Game Developer, Kotaku, CNET, Engadget, GameSpot, Ars Technica, ScreenHub, PCGamesN, and MMORPG.com. He/Him. Bay Area Millennial. Go read my words.
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alessandro fillari
@afillari.bsky.social
· Oct 17
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Hey! I'm freelancing these days for various media sites along with doing consulting work for publishers and devs. Hit me up if you got anything cool on deck!
Portfolio: afillari.pressfolios.com
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I visited Bungie earlier this month to check out Destiny 2: Renegades and spoke with the key creators about the current state of the online game. It was a great chat, I really want D2 to find a second wind, and I think Renegades was pretty damn cool.
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
'We Don’t Want To Be a Dead Game' – Destiny 2’s Directors on Reassessing the Shooter's Future - IGN
The lead developers of Destiny 2's new Renegades expansion reflect on a challenging year for Bungie's online shooter, and why they're confident in the path forward.
www.ign.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I visited Bungie earlier this month to check out Destiny 2: Renegades and spoke with the key creators about the current state of the online game. It was a great chat, I really want D2 to find a second wind, and I think Renegades was pretty damn cool.
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
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Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Along with my Destiny 2: Renegades coverage, I also wrote about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for Engadget. I really dug what I played, and I love the new visual style.
www.engadget.com/gaming/drago...
www.engadget.com/gaming/drago...
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined is all about enhancing the game's greatest strengths
Square Enix has been on a tear in recent years remastering and outright remaking many of its landmark role-playing games.
www.engadget.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Along with my Destiny 2: Renegades coverage, I also wrote about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for Engadget. I really dug what I played, and I love the new visual style.
www.engadget.com/gaming/drago...
www.engadget.com/gaming/drago...
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
I visited Bungie earlier this month to check out Destiny 2: Renegades and spoke with the key creators about the current state of the online game. It was a great chat, I really want D2 to find a second wind, and I think Renegades was pretty damn cool.
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
'We Don’t Want To Be a Dead Game' – Destiny 2’s Directors on Reassessing the Shooter's Future - IGN
The lead developers of Destiny 2's new Renegades expansion reflect on a challenging year for Bungie's online shooter, and why they're confident in the path forward.
www.ign.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I visited Bungie earlier this month to check out Destiny 2: Renegades and spoke with the key creators about the current state of the online game. It was a great chat, I really want D2 to find a second wind, and I think Renegades was pretty damn cool.
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
www.ign.com/articles/we-...
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A better world is within reach
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A better world is within reach
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DSA is officially over 90,000 members strong (and counting)!
Be part of the movement. Join us.
dsausa.org/join
Be part of the movement. Join us.
dsausa.org/join
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
DSA is officially over 90,000 members strong (and counting)!
Be part of the movement. Join us.
dsausa.org/join
Be part of the movement. Join us.
dsausa.org/join
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November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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They used to make fuckin MOVIES
easy
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
They used to make fuckin MOVIES
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
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Chrono Trigger is my favorite game, an RPG with a great premise, combat, music and of course characters by the late Toriyama
#ChronoConcept is a concept project for an imaginary remake of the game
So lets start with Crono! Male and Female versions!
Thoughts in the al text!
#artpost #fanart 🎨
#ChronoConcept is a concept project for an imaginary remake of the game
So lets start with Crono! Male and Female versions!
Thoughts in the al text!
#artpost #fanart 🎨
October 17, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Chrono Trigger is my favorite game, an RPG with a great premise, combat, music and of course characters by the late Toriyama
#ChronoConcept is a concept project for an imaginary remake of the game
So lets start with Crono! Male and Female versions!
Thoughts in the al text!
#artpost #fanart 🎨
#ChronoConcept is a concept project for an imaginary remake of the game
So lets start with Crono! Male and Female versions!
Thoughts in the al text!
#artpost #fanart 🎨
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Found this old test footage of Aliens vs. Predator (1994) running on a cheap Hitachi via the MiSTer Analog IO Board's composite.
After everything, CRTs are still so magical to me
After everything, CRTs are still so magical to me
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Found this old test footage of Aliens vs. Predator (1994) running on a cheap Hitachi via the MiSTer Analog IO Board's composite.
After everything, CRTs are still so magical to me
After everything, CRTs are still so magical to me
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i did not choose unemployment
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
i did not choose unemployment
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Just ahead of the reveal for Guild Wars Reforged, I got to interview the team behind the big update, and why the original game still holds up after all these years.
www.ign.com/articles/are...
www.ign.com/articles/are...
ArenaNet Reveals Guild Wars Reforged, a New Refresh of the Classic MMORPG - IGN
With the 20th anniversary of Guild Wars this year, developer ArenaNet has prepared a substantial visual and gameplay refresh of the 2005 MMORPG, which launched December 3.
www.ign.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just ahead of the reveal for Guild Wars Reforged, I got to interview the team behind the big update, and why the original game still holds up after all these years.
www.ign.com/articles/are...
www.ign.com/articles/are...
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America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
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The TRiiBE is currently experiencing an exciting period of audience growth, which requires a leader to capture new readers and pipeline them into our membership program.
Come work with our independent and Black-owned newsroom ✊🏾✨
thetriibe.com/jobs
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The TRiiBE is hiring! Take a look at our Chicago-based employment opportunities and apply today!
thetriibe.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We’re hiring!
The TRiiBE is currently experiencing an exciting period of audience growth, which requires a leader to capture new readers and pipeline them into our membership program.
Come work with our independent and Black-owned newsroom ✊🏾✨
thetriibe.com/jobs
The TRiiBE is currently experiencing an exciting period of audience growth, which requires a leader to capture new readers and pipeline them into our membership program.
Come work with our independent and Black-owned newsroom ✊🏾✨
thetriibe.com/jobs
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I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom.
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom.
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
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Rebecca was, is, and will always be a legend. On top of that, just an absolutely kind person too. I don’t even know what else to say because she was such a force that talking about her in past tense doesn’t even make sense.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Rebecca was, is, and will always be a legend. On top of that, just an absolutely kind person too. I don’t even know what else to say because she was such a force that talking about her in past tense doesn’t even make sense.
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This might be the single coolest photo I've ever seen. By photographer Andrew McCarthy (ajamesmccarthy on IG), it shows a skydiver crossing in front of the sun.
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This might be the single coolest photo I've ever seen. By photographer Andrew McCarthy (ajamesmccarthy on IG), it shows a skydiver crossing in front of the sun.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????