Zachary Ryan
@zachariusd.bsky.social
Senior Community Producer at Twitch. full-time nerd, occasional musician, avid runner, live music aficionado, burrito enthusiast. prev: IGN, Ubisoft. he/him
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Zachary Ryan
@zachariusd.bsky.social
· Nov 19
greetings! it's me, Zach Ryan. you might remember me from IGN or know me from my work at Twitch! a few key facts about me:
- tall but not like weird tall.
- loves music, movies, art, and games
- #1 godzilla fan, probably.
- has medium-sized dog named Ringo. she is not small don't call her that.
- tall but not like weird tall.
- loves music, movies, art, and games
- #1 godzilla fan, probably.
- has medium-sized dog named Ringo. she is not small don't call her that.
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Ghost of Yotei won me over by the end. by no means a perfect game but the back half really rips. i think it's better than Tsushima (which i loved!) in just about every way. Sony needs to move away from revenge stories and trust their audience to know how to play video games but this was excellent.
overall i feel like Ghost of Yotei is Pretty Good™ but god damn does it have some truly incredible moments.
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Ghost of Yotei won me over by the end. by no means a perfect game but the back half really rips. i think it's better than Tsushima (which i loved!) in just about every way. Sony needs to move away from revenge stories and trust their audience to know how to play video games but this was excellent.
might fuck around and play Persona 3 Reload again.
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
might fuck around and play Persona 3 Reload again.
i finished Metroid Prime 4 last night. the most Okay Metroid they've ever made.
been playing a lot of Metroid Prime 4 since it dropped and i gotta say: i think it's more interesting than it is great? there are a lot of cool ideas that *almost* push Prime forward into the Breath of the Wild / Odyssey / Forgotten Land territory but as is, it feels like a game from ~10 years ago
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
i finished Metroid Prime 4 last night. the most Okay Metroid they've ever made.
listen, i think we can all agree that we need Dishonored 3 now more than ever.
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
listen, i think we can all agree that we need Dishonored 3 now more than ever.
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Imagine your team makes a generationally renowned piece of entertainment and then immediately turning around and using fucking ChatGPT to make concept art in an IP you own.
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Imagine your team makes a generationally renowned piece of entertainment and then immediately turning around and using fucking ChatGPT to make concept art in an IP you own.
been playing a lot of Metroid Prime 4 since it dropped and i gotta say: i think it's more interesting than it is great? there are a lot of cool ideas that *almost* push Prime forward into the Breath of the Wild / Odyssey / Forgotten Land territory but as is, it feels like a game from ~10 years ago
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
been playing a lot of Metroid Prime 4 since it dropped and i gotta say: i think it's more interesting than it is great? there are a lot of cool ideas that *almost* push Prime forward into the Breath of the Wild / Odyssey / Forgotten Land territory but as is, it feels like a game from ~10 years ago
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People really don't know just how tough it is to equip so many different musical instruments in the span of a single Game of the Year medley for The Game Awards.
December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
People really don't know just how tough it is to equip so many different musical instruments in the span of a single Game of the Year medley for The Game Awards.
if you see me at the game awards tonight
no you didn't
i am not there
that is an imposter, please call the police at once
no you didn't
i am not there
that is an imposter, please call the police at once
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
if you see me at the game awards tonight
no you didn't
i am not there
that is an imposter, please call the police at once
no you didn't
i am not there
that is an imposter, please call the police at once
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In the time it takes to watch The Game Awards you could watch The Beekeeper twice
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In the time it takes to watch The Game Awards you could watch The Beekeeper twice
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finished Dispatch this am, what an absolute banger. so funny and fully of heart, i would die for these idiots.
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
finished Dispatch this am, what an absolute banger. so funny and fully of heart, i would die for these idiots.
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How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Shadow Moses guard looking at the new Steam Machine:
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
The Steam Deck was just the beginning. Valve is getting serious about putting SteamOS everywhere
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Shadow Moses guard looking at the new Steam Machine:
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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tbf 90% of all AAA games think you're stupid. it's to their benefit to make a game as accessible as possible. i don't mean accessibility features (also important!) but they want players to see a game through to the end (brand affinity, sentiment analysis, etc) so they hold your hand the entire way.
Opinion: Ghost of Yōtei Thinks I'm Stupid
"[...] Sucker Punch very deliberately and directly holds my hand, signposting the way forward, as if the game has already decided I’m too stupid to possibly ever figure out any of this myself."
gameinformer.com/opinions/202...
"[...] Sucker Punch very deliberately and directly holds my hand, signposting the way forward, as if the game has already decided I’m too stupid to possibly ever figure out any of this myself."
gameinformer.com/opinions/202...
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
tbf 90% of all AAA games think you're stupid. it's to their benefit to make a game as accessible as possible. i don't mean accessibility features (also important!) but they want players to see a game through to the end (brand affinity, sentiment analysis, etc) so they hold your hand the entire way.
gang, why isn't Avowed on PlayStation?
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
gang, why isn't Avowed on PlayStation?
overall i feel like Ghost of Yotei is Pretty Good™ but god damn does it have some truly incredible moments.
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
overall i feel like Ghost of Yotei is Pretty Good™ but god damn does it have some truly incredible moments.
the new Tame Impala record is bad. like, surprisingly bad. and i don't mean that in an "i'm only into their older stuff" sorta way. every song sounds exactly the same and the lyrics are next level stupid. a bummer for sure.
October 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the new Tame Impala record is bad. like, surprisingly bad. and i don't mean that in an "i'm only into their older stuff" sorta way. every song sounds exactly the same and the lyrics are next level stupid. a bummer for sure.
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tired: let's get drinks
wired: let's have a few small beers
wired: let's have a few small beers
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
tired: let's get drinks
wired: let's have a few small beers
wired: let's have a few small beers
you guys, Final Fantasy Tactics is still so fucking good.
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
you guys, Final Fantasy Tactics is still so fucking good.
stay out of san francisco.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within
September 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
stay out of san francisco.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
2025 has been an absolutely banging year for games and yet, the one i am by far the most excited about is Final Fantasy Tactics, a game that i have bought and played at least six times. 🤡
September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
2025 has been an absolutely banging year for games and yet, the one i am by far the most excited about is Final Fantasy Tactics, a game that i have bought and played at least six times. 🤡