Jeffrey Rousseau
@jrpotential.bsky.social
Haitian | award winning journalist | formerly Gamesindustry.biz | Art | Music | Health | diversity advocate | Fashionista | Creator |Product of Miami FL. lvl 39 he/him 🌻
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Jeffrey Rousseau
@jrpotential.bsky.social
· Oct 31
The 411 | Jeffrey Rousseau | Substack
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Happy don't forget what them colonizers did to the indigenous people of Turtle Island
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Happy don't forget what them colonizers did to the indigenous people of Turtle Island
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really something how the same company can just ruin military dot com the way it has ruined polygon and dozens of other sites
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
The vanquishing of Military.com.
Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.
www.cjr.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
really something how the same company can just ruin military dot com the way it has ruined polygon and dozens of other sites
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
?: Why are people haters?
To do things like this:
To do things like this:
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
?: Why are people haters?
To do things like this:
To do things like this:
Reposted by Jeffrey Rousseau
demonschool credits all 145 people who touched the game over the course of its multi-year dev cycle AND explains what exactly they contributed. the rest of the games industry, which commonly omits people from credits entirely, should be taking notes
![“We worked [on Hyper Gunsport] with a localization company that refused to give the names of the people that actually did the work; they just wanted to have their company name in there,” Sheffield said. “They say they do that because ‘It's the standard’ and ‘to avoid poaching’ or whatever, but I hate that and think it's total BS. … I've also seen a lot of folks complain about how they weren't credited on a game because they'd left the studio before the game they worked on was finished. And indeed, our lead 3D artist left two years ago. But he's still the first artist credited because he set the style and visual tone for a lot of the game. Not working on the game to the very end doesn't negate the work he did.”
The more Sheffield thought about how to meet the needs of so many different types of contributors – and discussed the matter on social media – the more a comprehensive, detail-oriented approach to crediting started to make sense.
“That had all been percolating in the back of my mind as we got close to finishing, and then it just sort of hit me as it came time for me to write the credits,” he said. “I discussed this approach with the team and everyone was fine with it, so we just went for it. We always want to credit everyone that touched the game, so even though the core team was 7 or 8 people at any given time, we credited around 145 people in Demonschool. Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit. And you basically can tell who the core team was by reading the descriptions. None of us are precious about that anyway.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreibksibak2xsgvbrid7evym3utz6yzfccilowfs7apv7b2sddssd3q@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
demonschool credits all 145 people who touched the game over the course of its multi-year dev cycle AND explains what exactly they contributed. the rest of the games industry, which commonly omits people from credits entirely, should be taking notes
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For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’
"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison
aftermath.site
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Rest in peace. Your story won't be forgotten & your justice will come.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Rest in peace. Your story won't be forgotten & your justice will come.
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Hey y’all! I am safe but I still need some help reaching my latest goal of 1000 for housing and food costs. If you are able to donate and/or repost, I would truly appreciate it 🧡
Donate to I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord, organized by Clarkisha Kent
If you’ve been following me on Twitter for the last two years in particular, then you k… Clarkisha Kent needs your support for I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hey y’all! I am safe but I still need some help reaching my latest goal of 1000 for housing and food costs. If you are able to donate and/or repost, I would truly appreciate it 🧡
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Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Must be nice!
Woah!
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Must be nice!
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Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
A home down the street got a full on Christmas display on the front lawn
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November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A home down the street got a full on Christmas display on the front lawn
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Black people, if you ever see me post that I cut my locs off..
Know that's a cry for help. Someone would have stole my body or it's a fed op.
Me suddenly getting a low cut fade??? It's a warning sign!
Know that's a cry for help. Someone would have stole my body or it's a fed op.
Me suddenly getting a low cut fade??? It's a warning sign!
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Black people, if you ever see me post that I cut my locs off..
Know that's a cry for help. Someone would have stole my body or it's a fed op.
Me suddenly getting a low cut fade??? It's a warning sign!
Know that's a cry for help. Someone would have stole my body or it's a fed op.
Me suddenly getting a low cut fade??? It's a warning sign!
*tosses confetti* happy birthday youngblood
Toss a coin to your blogger
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
*tosses confetti* happy birthday youngblood
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I'm so excited man, wow, we in there
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm so excited man, wow, we in there
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as announced by former colleague Koichi Namiki: Hiroshi Kubota (aka "Jimita"), the ex-Sega composer & programmer who wrote the X68000 SMPS sound driver for Mega Drive & personally arranged the BGM for Sonic the Hedgehog & Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, has passed away x.com/k_namickey/s... 🇯🇵
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
並木晃一 4th CD『Still Here, Still Me』 on X: "セガの仲間 久保田浩君が亡くなりました 長く闘病されてましたが残念です 課が違っていたので一緒に仕事した事は 少ないですが https://t.co/AwISj5CLscのアルバムHyper Driveで 野呂一生氏アレンジ SWORD OF VERMILION 新たなる旅へ(PS III） のピアノを弾いてもらいましたね ご冥福をお祈りします https://t.co/oE29LtlJzl" / X
セガの仲間 久保田浩君が亡くなりました 長く闘病されてましたが残念です 課が違っていたので一緒に仕事した事は 少ないですが https://t.co/AwISj5CLscのアルバムHyper Driveで 野呂一生氏アレンジ SWORD OF VERMILION 新たなる旅へ(PS III） のピアノを弾いてもらいましたね ご冥福をお祈りします https://t.co/oE29LtlJzl
x.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
as announced by former colleague Koichi Namiki: Hiroshi Kubota (aka "Jimita"), the ex-Sega composer & programmer who wrote the X68000 SMPS sound driver for Mega Drive & personally arranged the BGM for Sonic the Hedgehog & Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, has passed away x.com/k_namickey/s... 🇯🇵
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
The studying never stops
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The studying never stops
I wonder if they'll do a version of this with melanated people next time.
The THR Roundtable: America’s Top Podcasters Like You’ve Never Heard Them: bit.ly/47W1bdf
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I wonder if they'll do a version of this with melanated people next time.
The Haiti men's football (soccer) team is in the World Cup & I'm going to be annoying
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Haiti men's football (soccer) team is in the World Cup & I'm going to be annoying
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Japan's mixed-race baby war, no-show tourists drive Japanese shops nuts, self-checkout arrests, and improbable frogs - this and more in our round-up of our recent content in the Unseen Japan Newsletter:
buff.ly/suPZdWI
buff.ly/suPZdWI
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Japan's mixed-race baby war, no-show tourists drive Japanese shops nuts, self-checkout arrests, and improbable frogs - this and more in our round-up of our recent content in the Unseen Japan Newsletter:
buff.ly/suPZdWI
buff.ly/suPZdWI
Via @huffpost.com "Meta Prevails In Historic FTC Antitrust Case, Won't Have To Break Off WhatsApp, Instagram"
Interesting
Interesting
Meta Prevails In Historic FTC Antitrust Case
During his April testimony, Zuckerberg pushed back against the FTC’s contention that Facebook bought Instagram to neutralize a threat.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Via @huffpost.com "Meta Prevails In Historic FTC Antitrust Case, Won't Have To Break Off WhatsApp, Instagram"
Interesting
Interesting
Your party needs music? Just hit play Rochelle Jordan's new Through The Wall album and you're going to be alright
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Your party needs music? Just hit play Rochelle Jordan's new Through The Wall album and you're going to be alright
Vince Staples season 2 is good TV man.
Good commentary on Black faces in high places
Good commentary on Black faces in high places
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Vince Staples season 2 is good TV man.
Good commentary on Black faces in high places
Good commentary on Black faces in high places