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Kazuma Hashimoto

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critic / consultant / ??? @ ??? x2 ・ award nominated journalist ・ハーフ・ queer, he/him, FTM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ・ bylines: IGN, Polygon, GamesRadar+, MMORPG, Them, Inverse, Rolling Stone ・ CONTACT: [email protected] ・ posts don't reflect employer, etc. etc.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · Oct 21

oh yeah, my intro post. so a lot has changed in the past year. i still work as a critic and features writer. i'm now a part-time editor too. still do narrative design and consultation, but do market analysis to help identify trends and create marketing strategies. 👍 i'm also always open for work

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · Jul 1

hello! my name is kazuma hashimoto and i'm a critic and features writer. my work can be found on polygon, ign, and siliconera, usually entailing some kind of deep dive into japanese media. i also work as a narrative design consultant and a narrative designer on cool stuff i can't talk about yet.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 3h

so i guess the mine dlc is just his RGGO event/side-story content lol

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 11h

the demo is free so i'd still suggest giving it a shot!

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 12h

it's so, so, so good. i played a bit at gamescom and was totally blown away. played the demo and got addicted while i was in recovery. if you like homm3 you'll really like this! the only thing that could make this better is adding old game OSTs.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 12h

2 is a lesson in pain, but boy did it feel extremely rewarding and incredible to beat the campaign missions or versus cpu

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 13h

this was literally one of the first things i thought of

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 13h

heroes of might and magic: olden era has a demo available on steam! if you're someone like me who loves turn-based tile SRPGs, please please please check it out. fellow homm3 and homm2-likers will probably enjoy it. store.steampowered.com/app/3105440/...

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 13h

going to be in san diego for twitchcon 2025!! if any mutuals would like to meet up let me know!! haven't streamed in a hot minute, but would love to reconnect with stream team members and friends that'll be going!

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 13h

i'm on the prowl for one..

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 13h

i'm literally doing the SAME thing

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 13h

modern phone cases definitely need spots for charms..

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❍ @latticeparable.bsky.social · 17h

I am working on an artbook about Mushroom societies that have overgrown the world after humanity has gone extinct

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404 Media @404media.co · 20h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 1d

'Night and the City' by Chris Donlan remains one of the finest online articles on game urbanism ever. Somehow simultaneously personal, historical, and objective it is an excellent read, and a reminder that L.A. Noir remains truly unique.

Find it here: www.eurogamer.net/night-and-th...

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

You know what.. this is something to practice next week hahah

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

also realizing so many of my tension headaches are from the constant slouching and bad posture to subconsciously hide my chest lol

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

oh i am so keenly aware of what muscles i'm using in my chest to do very basic things now

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

GC wrote a great thread about the recasting of Hamazaki with Teruyuki Kagawa that I really suggest reading (along with the article from @unseenjapan.com) to get full context of RGG Studios deliberate decision to stand by this choice.

GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 11d

So for people wondering about the Teruyuki Kagawa stuff (or for people who don't know,) yeah. The new actor portraying Hamazaki in Kiwami 3 admitted to sexually harassing a hostess club employee in 2022.
www.unseen-japan.com/kagawa-teruy...

Everyone Knew About Kagawa Teruyuki - Unseen Japan

The more we learn about the ongoing Kagawa Teruyuki scandal, the worse it gets. Some recent commentary translated for our Patreon subscribers.

www.unseen-japan.com

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GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 1d

"We're so much more ethical and legal than anyone else." And "We are ignoring the unethics of SA," do not belong in the same brain space.

Super Noatic! @xenogears.bsky.social · 1d

regarding their covering for the guy theyve cast who's been accused of multiple SA cases

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

how is the state of ec rn?

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

idk if this is just me but the more and more marketing i see, the more it feels like GDC is going be rehashed into SGF or ONL-lite. i know they already shared some vague plans as to how the event is going to change but idk. just a feeling.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

antihistamines and 1000MG of tylenol please save me

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 1d

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

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

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

truly, one of my fondest memories is beating weigraf with a stone throw