Chris Brownsell
@chrisbrownsell.bsky.social
Species 5618.
Sci-fi nerd, video game enthusiast, other general geekery.
Sci-fi nerd, video game enthusiast, other general geekery.
Back to work tomorrow after two and a half weeks.
Feels like I've both been off forever, and had no time off at all.
Needless to say, I am not ready.
Feels like I've both been off forever, and had no time off at all.
Needless to say, I am not ready.
January 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Back to work tomorrow after two and a half weeks.
Feels like I've both been off forever, and had no time off at all.
Needless to say, I am not ready.
Feels like I've both been off forever, and had no time off at all.
Needless to say, I am not ready.
Idea for New Years Eve TV.
There should be channels showing films that have the major event timed to happen as the clock hits midnight.
The Death Star blowing up in Star Wars.
The Snap in Infinity War
"So it begins" in The Two Towers.
You get the idea.
That would be great.
There should be channels showing films that have the major event timed to happen as the clock hits midnight.
The Death Star blowing up in Star Wars.
The Snap in Infinity War
"So it begins" in The Two Towers.
You get the idea.
That would be great.
January 1, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Idea for New Years Eve TV.
There should be channels showing films that have the major event timed to happen as the clock hits midnight.
The Death Star blowing up in Star Wars.
The Snap in Infinity War
"So it begins" in The Two Towers.
You get the idea.
That would be great.
There should be channels showing films that have the major event timed to happen as the clock hits midnight.
The Death Star blowing up in Star Wars.
The Snap in Infinity War
"So it begins" in The Two Towers.
You get the idea.
That would be great.
Never mind New Year, who wants some Easter Eggs?
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Never mind New Year, who wants some Easter Eggs?
Finally took the plunge and deactivated my Twitter account this afternoon.
Haven't used it in over a year, and I don't miss it, so there was no need for it to exist any more.
Haven't used it in over a year, and I don't miss it, so there was no need for it to exist any more.
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Finally took the plunge and deactivated my Twitter account this afternoon.
Haven't used it in over a year, and I don't miss it, so there was no need for it to exist any more.
Haven't used it in over a year, and I don't miss it, so there was no need for it to exist any more.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
Wake me up if Half-Life 3 gets announced overnight, please.
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
Well, that's my Christmas project sorted then.
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Well, that's my Christmas project sorted then.
Wait, there's a retro style Starship Troopers FPS gaming coming out from the same people who made Warhammer 40K: Boltgun?
I would indeed like to know more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwf...
I would indeed like to know more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwf...
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! - Official Announcement Trailer (ft. Casper Van Dien)
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Wait, there's a retro style Starship Troopers FPS gaming coming out from the same people who made Warhammer 40K: Boltgun?
I would indeed like to know more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwf...
I would indeed like to know more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwf...
Damn, only top 27% of all @tcgs.co listeners this year. Those feel like rookie numbers to me.
Time to try to crack thr top 20% next year then.
Cheers for the pods, lads.
Time to try to crack thr top 20% next year then.
Cheers for the pods, lads.
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Damn, only top 27% of all @tcgs.co listeners this year. Those feel like rookie numbers to me.
Time to try to crack thr top 20% next year then.
Cheers for the pods, lads.
Time to try to crack thr top 20% next year then.
Cheers for the pods, lads.
Me after spending an hour this morning trying and failing to get tickets to the Expedition 33 concert:
"I don't want this life..."
"I don't want this life..."
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Me after spending an hour this morning trying and failing to get tickets to the Expedition 33 concert:
"I don't want this life..."
"I don't want this life..."
Kids, turns out it was not too much, even for me.
£350 for a Lego Enterprise-D?
I think that might be too much even for me.
I think that might be too much even for me.
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kids, turns out it was not too much, even for me.
I'm definitely not staying up past my usual bedtime waiting for a Lego spaceship to go on sale so that I can try to get one before it sells out.
Nope, definitely not.
(Help, I'm very tired...)
Nope, definitely not.
(Help, I'm very tired...)
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I'm definitely not staying up past my usual bedtime waiting for a Lego spaceship to go on sale so that I can try to get one before it sells out.
Nope, definitely not.
(Help, I'm very tired...)
Nope, definitely not.
(Help, I'm very tired...)
Of all the surprise announcements I was (half) expecting today, a brand new Stargate show in the SG-1 continuity from the original creators was definitely not it.
But I'll absolutely take it.
But I'll absolutely take it.
a picture of a bald man with the words things will not calm down below him
ALT: a picture of a bald man with the words things will not calm down below him
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Of all the surprise announcements I was (half) expecting today, a brand new Stargate show in the SG-1 continuity from the original creators was definitely not it.
But I'll absolutely take it.
But I'll absolutely take it.
Reposted by Chris Brownsell
Emotionally Distant Husband Would Rather Watch ‘Stargate SG-1’ Than Have Honest Conversation About ‘Stargate SG-1’ https://theonion.com/emotionally-distant-husband-would-rather-watch-stargate-sg-1-than-have-honest-conversation-about-stargate-sg-1/
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Emotionally Distant Husband Would Rather Watch ‘Stargate SG-1’ Than Have Honest Conversation About ‘Stargate SG-1’ https://theonion.com/emotionally-distant-husband-would-rather-watch-stargate-sg-1-than-have-honest-conversation-about-stargate-sg-1/
An actual conversation this evening:
@agrumpywitch.bsky.social: "I know I'm going to regret this, but what was the deal with Sisko?"
Me:
@agrumpywitch.bsky.social: "I know I'm going to regret this, but what was the deal with Sisko?"
Me:
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An actual conversation this evening:
@agrumpywitch.bsky.social: "I know I'm going to regret this, but what was the deal with Sisko?"
Me:
@agrumpywitch.bsky.social: "I know I'm going to regret this, but what was the deal with Sisko?"
Me:
Reposted by Chris Brownsell
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Over 200 Rockstar staff write to management in support of unfairly fired union members - IWGB Game Workers
220 letters signed by staff members at Rockstar, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series, were delivered to management at the company last week, demanding that the 31 employees fired are immedia...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Oh no. The new Steam hardware all looks really good.
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Oh no. The new Steam hardware all looks really good.
Reposted by Chris Brownsell
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
Reposted by Chris Brownsell
Halo: Combat Evolved - Xbox - The Silent Cartographer
YouTube video by Retro Game Den
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
£350 for a Lego Enterprise-D?
I think that might be too much even for me.
I think that might be too much even for me.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
£350 for a Lego Enterprise-D?
I think that might be too much even for me.
I think that might be too much even for me.
Made the mistake of giving in to curiosity and went back to briefly check out Twitter again.
That place really is a cesspit now.
That place really is a cesspit now.
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Made the mistake of giving in to curiosity and went back to briefly check out Twitter again.
That place really is a cesspit now.
That place really is a cesspit now.
Silent Hill f is a visually stunning game, with some interesting themes hiding behind the 1960s rural Japan setting, marred by some questionable design choices and utterly dogshit combat that makes it one of the single most frustrating gaming experiences I've had in recent years.
4/10.
4/10.
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Silent Hill f is a visually stunning game, with some interesting themes hiding behind the 1960s rural Japan setting, marred by some questionable design choices and utterly dogshit combat that makes it one of the single most frustrating gaming experiences I've had in recent years.
4/10.
4/10.
Reposted by Chris Brownsell
Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games has been accused of "blatant and ruthless" union busting after reportedly firing over 30 developers across the UK and Canada.
All affected workers were supposedly involved in trade union activity.
Take-Two states the firings were for "gross misconduct."
All affected workers were supposedly involved in trade union activity.
Take-Two states the firings were for "gross misconduct."
Rockstar Games Fires Dozens of Workers, Accused of "Blatant" Union Busting
The affected GTA6 developers were all involved in union organising activities. Publisher Take-Two cites "gross misconduct" for the firings.
thisweekinvideogames.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games has been accused of "blatant and ruthless" union busting after reportedly firing over 30 developers across the UK and Canada.
All affected workers were supposedly involved in trade union activity.
Take-Two states the firings were for "gross misconduct."
All affected workers were supposedly involved in trade union activity.
Take-Two states the firings were for "gross misconduct."
Man, this feels like when Sonic Adventure DX came out on GameCube back in the day.
It's not surprising, given the direction that Xbox has taken over the last year or so, but it really feels they've stopped trying now.
It's not surprising, given the direction that Xbox has taken over the last year or so, but it really feels they've stopped trying now.
Master Chief comes to PlayStation.
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Man, this feels like when Sonic Adventure DX came out on GameCube back in the day.
It's not surprising, given the direction that Xbox has taken over the last year or so, but it really feels they've stopped trying now.
It's not surprising, given the direction that Xbox has taken over the last year or so, but it really feels they've stopped trying now.