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Brian Shea

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Executive Editor at Game Informer. Host of the All Things Nintendo podcast. 📍 St. Paul, MN

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · Jun 24

We can finally reveal the cover art for our first issue back! I spent a day at 2K’s offices in California, then two days at Gearbox’s studio in Texas to learn about Borderlands 4. If you’re a subscriber to either edition of GI, you can read why BL4 is now one of my most anticipated games of 2025!

A cover art spread of Game Informer magazine featuring Borderlands 4. The art depicts the Order faction on the back cover, and the Ripper faction on the front cover with a red background

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2h

Nobody ever talks about the pure vibes of the intro to Smash Mouth’s “Walking on the Sun”

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 5h

The part in this episode where Brian reveals the plot of Pokemon Conquest to me sent me into the stratosphere. Could not believe it.

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 5h

This week on All Things Nintendo, @marioprime.bsky.social and I have a blast running down Pokémon’s long history with spin-offs. Who knew 16th century daimyō Oda Nobunaga had a Shiny Rayquaza? youtu.be/giSa8uKyrOY?...

Pokémon's Wild Spin-Offs w/ Giovanni Colantonio

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 5h

Pokémon's Wild Spin-Offs w/ Giovanni Colantonio

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

Peacemaker has Nintendo references this season.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 1d

Each year, we compile our top-scoring reviews into a constantly updated article, allowing you to easily see our picks for the best games of the year as we approach the final months of the calendar. Here is our 2025 edition: gameinformer.com/TopReviews2025

A header image featuring imagery from Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

We’re doing our best to bring in as many incredible people from across the industry as possible!

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so thrilled to have @jayguisao.bsky.social contributing to Game Informer again.

Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 1d

Battlefield 6 hits the ground running with a multiplayer suite full of dazzling sandboxes just waiting to be leveled, but not every part of the package is as effective.

Our review: gameinformer.com/review/battl...

A Battlefield 6 screenshot featuring infantry and a tank

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I’d recommend checking out @theindieinformer.bsky.social. They do incredible work focused on smaller indies and come from major outlets. The media for smaller games isn’t dead; it just transformed.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sorry you’re feeling frustrated. It’s completely reasonable to, but I don’t know that the members of games media are the main ones to point your ire at. In a perfect world, we’d be able to cover every game that looks cool, but particularly this time of year, it’s just not feasible.

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eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social · 1d

anyways here's a pod episode from last week, featuring a 35-minute interview with the team behind newly launched indie gem Battle Suit Aces and a discussion about the stellar Consume Me.

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The Outer Worlds 2, More Ghost of Yotei, And Battle Suit Aces Interview | The Game Informer Show

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad your team was able to manage that, but that was in a completely different era, and a different situation than many media are in right now. At GI, we do our absolute best to cover as many smaller games as we can, particularly in our issues, but we can’t get them all.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I think that’s veering close to the games media equivalent of “Why don’t you just add this feature to your game? It would be so easy.” There are so many moving parts in any given day, everyone wears multiple hats, there are far too many games, and staffs are extremely small.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

And now Google AI doing the same

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

But often the folks who get laid off had nothing to do with the sale. The CEOs and executives, if they do get laid off, get golden parachutes, then the (typically underpaid) workers either get laid off with mediocre severance or get stuck having clean up the mess left by mass layoffs.

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, that could be extended to not only the entire games industry, but capitalism as a whole

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my god

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

You know it’s really bad here when people are concerned about making art that shows Klan members as the bad guys

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

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

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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

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

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A Shadow the Hedgehog shirt that says “Coffee and Food”

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

I wouldn’t know

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t you dare, 2025.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 3d

Boosting again, please share! Still looking for writing work-- full time or contract, i'm incredibly adaptable and eager to learn and grow ✍️

Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 3d

wowwwwwww

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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 3d

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 3d

My espresso machine talking to me like the Green Goblin mask

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