Faraaz | Bob D. Interlace 🇵🇸
@retrocontext.bsky.social
Lead Producer, Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition. Old games and oolong tea enthusiast. Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball evangelist.
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Trying to find a job in video games right now is like crawling through hell:
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Can confirm.
I’m an ex-Iron Galaxy Senior Producer and certified Product Manager with ~8 years of experience across games and software.
If you know any #GameDev teams looking for stability and direction on their projects, make my crawl through hell a little less hot and tag/message me. Thanks!
I’m an ex-Iron Galaxy Senior Producer and certified Product Manager with ~8 years of experience across games and software.
If you know any #GameDev teams looking for stability and direction on their projects, make my crawl through hell a little less hot and tag/message me. Thanks!
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been watching too much dbz i ended up dreaming about being troubled that i couldn't figure out how to fit goku in a new year's eve takeaway container
January 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
been watching too much dbz i ended up dreaming about being troubled that i couldn't figure out how to fit goku in a new year's eve takeaway container
One part of my 2025 in gaming
January 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
One part of my 2025 in gaming
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🍉 FREE PALESTINE 2026 🍉
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🍉 FREE PALESTINE 2026 🍉
now watching
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
now watching
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If any of you influencer types skipped out on Killer Instinct and are KI-curious, DM me and maybe I can come help you understand the game. #PlayKI
December 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
If any of you influencer types skipped out on Killer Instinct and are KI-curious, DM me and maybe I can come help you understand the game. #PlayKI
I was driving home one day and saw spotlights in the sky coming from my block. Terrified it was some kind of emergency, I sped up and almost slid into the film crew of Surviving Christmas, now widely known as one of the worst Christmas movies ever made. Ben Affleck was standing outside my house.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I was driving home one day and saw spotlights in the sky coming from my block. Terrified it was some kind of emergency, I sped up and almost slid into the film crew of Surviving Christmas, now widely known as one of the worst Christmas movies ever made. Ben Affleck was standing outside my house.
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If you've been wanting to try @blurbusters.com CRT Beam simulation with PC games, @mausimus.bsky.social just released a free, open source program that lets you do just that! Links and more info in the post: retrorgb.com/shaderbeam-c...
ShaderBeam – CRT Beam Emulation Windows App - RetroRGB
The developer mausimus, creator of the fantastic program ShaderGlass, has just released a "sister app" called ShaderBeam. Much like ShaderGlass, this new app is designed to be a full-screen effects ov...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you've been wanting to try @blurbusters.com CRT Beam simulation with PC games, @mausimus.bsky.social just released a free, open source program that lets you do just that! Links and more info in the post: retrorgb.com/shaderbeam-c...
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AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
December 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
Didn’t get any time to capture anything properly this week on account of the ENTIRE FAMILY being sick, but this #ScanlineSunday is for Bowser.
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Didn’t get any time to capture anything properly this week on account of the ENTIRE FAMILY being sick, but this #ScanlineSunday is for Bowser.
This is a wildly based list as a huge Pushmo and 3DS fan - that said someone is gonna need to explain the Atari Hotel before I endorse this in good faith lmao
Wade Rosen (CEO) described his top 2025 game, Pushmo for the 3DS, as a, "Beautiful non-dopamine loop gameplay that is just pure joy. The world needs more games like this."
December 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is a wildly based list as a huge Pushmo and 3DS fan - that said someone is gonna need to explain the Atari Hotel before I endorse this in good faith lmao
I now understand what it’s like to be driven into Lovecraftian insanity by vision alone
In case you were wondering what it’s like to boot a free to play mobile game in 2025
December 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I now understand what it’s like to be driven into Lovecraftian insanity by vision alone
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They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Just had to check
December 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.
Shout out to HD Retrovision predicting COVID 4 months early in their ill-fated Dreamcast YPbPr cable announcement trailer
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Shout out to HD Retrovision predicting COVID 4 months early in their ill-fated Dreamcast YPbPr cable announcement trailer
I’m like 90% done with my retro setup (sans Dreamcast - all I can accomplish at this moment is composite…which isn’t too bad on this thing) so here’s a bunch of super old shots before I start capturing games in the new setup!
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I’m like 90% done with my retro setup (sans Dreamcast - all I can accomplish at this moment is composite…which isn’t too bad on this thing) so here’s a bunch of super old shots before I start capturing games in the new setup!
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Dragon Quest enemy ass pose
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Dragon Quest enemy ass pose
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There are simply not enough of you retro gaming perverts playing Mario Strikers: Charged on their Wiimmfi-patched Wii consoles in December 2025
December 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
There are simply not enough of you retro gaming perverts playing Mario Strikers: Charged on their Wiimmfi-patched Wii consoles in December 2025
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
This is the only sane reaction to the House of Skulltula
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is the only sane reaction to the House of Skulltula
Oh yeah. They’re gonna jack the price up on this thing, aren’t they.
CONFIRMED: the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle has officially ended production according to an internal GameStop memo
"This bundle SKU has now reached end of lifecycle, and additional units will no longer be produced. Future replenishment of Nintendo Switch 2 will be the base console."
"This bundle SKU has now reached end of lifecycle, and additional units will no longer be produced. Future replenishment of Nintendo Switch 2 will be the base console."
December 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Oh yeah. They’re gonna jack the price up on this thing, aren’t they.
For real. It really adds the right kind of chaotic ambiance to the job hunt. Can always appreciate that.
@hazelmonforton.com being feral about AI on LinkedIn is like the one reason to go there anymore
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For real. It really adds the right kind of chaotic ambiance to the job hunt. Can always appreciate that.
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Everyone involved in the production of this is sick. And frankly outlets covering this in a positive light aren’t much better.
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Everyone involved in the production of this is sick. And frankly outlets covering this in a positive light aren’t much better.
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trying to decide if this would be a good or bad idea
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
trying to decide if this would be a good or bad idea
I’d let my kid get hooked on meth before I let them anywhere near a goddamn role play chatbot
"We have a pretty big issue on our hands that I think we don't fully understand the scope of."
The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying
A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated companion chatbots.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’d let my kid get hooked on meth before I let them anywhere near a goddamn role play chatbot