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Brian Shea

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Executive Editor at Game Informer. Host of the All Things Nintendo podcast. 📍 St. Paul, MN

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · Jun 24

We can finally reveal the cover art for our first issue back! I spent a day at 2K’s offices in California, then two days at Gearbox’s studio in Texas to learn about Borderlands 4. If you’re a subscriber to either edition of GI, you can read why BL4 is now one of my most anticipated games of 2025!

A cover art spread of Game Informer magazine featuring Borderlands 4. The art depicts the Order faction on the back cover, and the Ripper faction on the front cover with a red background

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 6h

Oh my god

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 13h

You know it’s really bad here when people are concerned about making art that shows Klan members as the bad guys

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 13h

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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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 17h

❓❓❓

A Shadow the Hedgehog shirt that says “Coffee and Food”

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

I wouldn’t know

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t you dare, 2025.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 1d

Boosting again, please share! Still looking for writing work-- full time or contract, i'm incredibly adaptable and eager to learn and grow ✍️

Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info

Portfolio

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

wowwwwwww

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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

My espresso machine talking to me like the Green Goblin mask

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

😡

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

Do I need to watch this before playing Pokémon Legends: Z-A?

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Twin Peaks: From Z to A [Blu-Ray] is $48.99 on Amazon Prime buff.ly/WLrOfCr

Target $57.95 (B2G1 Circle eligible) buff.ly/ILGFnQa #ad

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 1d

Bringing him with me to every studio visit and refusing to explain it to anyone

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Ultimate Talking Sonic 12-Inch Figure, Features 30+ Iconic and Humorous Phrases is $19.99 on Amazon buff.ly/AbiiqAY

more toys deals buff.ly/p7GP9x4 #ad

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

Has Hard Drive done a story about Ron DeSantis ordering the Mushroom Kingdom to rip up Rainbow Road yet?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

Hahaha ❤️ thank you

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

My doctor took a picture of me while I was doing a pulmonary function test and I fear I accidentally created a new “What does he know?” meme

A picture of Brian in a Pulmonary Function Test chamber

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

Remember mods?

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 3d

a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 3d

I have fond memories of Blockbuster Video, so we should force them to remain open.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 4d

CHUCK SCHUMER: "New data came out today from KFF - and that is not Kentucky Fried French Fries ... the Kaiser Family Foundation"

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 4d

dude imagine you’re occupying a base with your homies and they tell you to go patrol the area with a bunch of tall grass that is the precise height of a crouching assassin

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 4d

One last shopping spree 💔

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 4d

Fine, I’ll bite. Who’s Taylor Swift?

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly how I came into this, but I was replacing the thing I was returning from Amazon with a thing I saw on the way out lol