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Imran Khan

@imrankhan.bsky.social

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Writer at Restart.run. Former Producer/Head of PR at MyDearest. Used to write about games at GamesBeat, Game Informer, Kinda Funny, and Fanbyte full time; IGN, Kotaku, Washington Post, basically everywhere freelance. Contact: [email protected]. He/him.

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Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · 1d

This made me so happy

Screenshot of Claire's last skeet with one from the Frog and Toad bot underneath of Frog saying "don't be silly"

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 9h

Sakurai explaining that Mario Kart just came out

Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 10h

Should be illegal to take Kirby out here.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 20h

AI is really good at bowling over pinheads, so logically--

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 1d

One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 2d

Classic Steam forums

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe! I don't think that's a good enough reason to celebrate them cowarding out.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about this story for a day, I think Ubisoft are cowards for not doing this, fools for acquiescing to an audience of chuds that were never going to buy their games, and also probably correct that American society is too wholly broken to look within maturely.

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 1d

Report: Ubisoft canceled Assassin's Creed 'Project Scarlet' for fear of political backlash

The canceled Assassin's Creed game would have cast players as a former enslaved person battling the Ku Klux Klan and other adversaries in America's Reconstruction period.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

You've got Mario Odyssey

Now how about Mario Can't-a-See

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

CBS is a conservative propaganda network; the sooner everyone realizes that, the better.

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 1d

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 1d

The same pressures that have you desperately trying to make a success out of your game are the same pressures that have driven games media into the ground. It's all victim to the same economic crisis. There's no conspiracy, no lack of interest. Everyone is just broke af

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

I was initially intending to just do impressions of Absolum but I suddenly wrote two pages and it became a review. Whoops. Anyway, Absolum's great and I think anyone that loved Streets of Rage 4 will likely love this. www.restart.run/articles/abs...

Absolum Review: A Must-Play for Fans of Streets of Rage 4 | Restart

The roguelite beat ‘em up has a lot of the genre’s best in its DNA, but it’s at its most interesting and compelling when it veers away from what’s been done.

www.restart.run

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

A shower curtain that is a screenshot of Ocarina of Time where the text “Water Temple” is on the screen, hung up over a shower.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

This is why giving the grifters an inch is bad, because you will end up giving a foot.

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

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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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

This Pikmin can't do anything the other Pikmin do because it doesn't see color

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Suriel Vazquez @suriel.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to say I'm a co-author of @lostincult.co.uk's KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE! @metallicaisrad.bsky.social and I wrote about GHM's history through its games, delving into what makes them tick, how they fit into the company's ethos, and more. www.lostincult.co.uk/killthepast

KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE — Lost In Cult

www.lostincult.co.uk

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

I mean I'll play it, but

Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

It is funny to be making an update with added content for a game where the parting message is that people deal with grief by delaying ending things and that might not be healthy.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 2d

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will receive a free update featuring new dungeon, enemies, bosses, costumes, text/UI game localizations, and more surprises

Game has now sold over 5 million units

www.ign.com/articles/cla...

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 26d

sorry! I locked in but on the wrong thing

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 3d

It definitely feels like they could announce an enhanced edition. If they do, I pray they don't try to shoehorn a romance into it.

But knowing Atlus...

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 3d

Metaphor: ReFantazio 1-Year Anniversary Special livestream scheduled for Oct 10th, 9 PM PT on YouTube

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 3d

🤏🌟

Hades II comic
Melinoë (she looks very cool and powerful)
Melinoë when Selene calls her “little star” (she is a cute baby star being held by Selene)

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 4d

So I bet that they try to develop a game generated by AI, it does not work, so they use people for cut-rate salaries (or don’t pay them at all), don’t credit them, and pretend the AI made it.

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve had people claim my work is AI because I use em-dashes. I’m not offended because I know it’s not, but it does suck and it does make them look like a dumb asshole and I don’t want it to suck for someone else and don’t want to look like a dumb asshole.

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