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Imran Khan

@imrankhan.bsky.social

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Writer at Restart.run. Former Producer/Head of PR at MyDearest. Used to write about games at GamesBeat, Game Informer, Kinda Funny, and Fanbyte full time; IGN, Kotaku, Washington Post, basically everywhere freelance. Contact: [email protected]. He/him.

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 1h

The same pressures that have you desperately trying to make a success out of your game are the same pressures that have driven games media into the ground. It's all victim to the same economic crisis. There's no conspiracy, no lack of interest. Everyone is just broke af

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1h

I was initially intending to just do impressions of Absolum but I suddenly wrote two pages and it became a review. Whoops. Anyway, Absolum's great and I think anyone that loved Streets of Rage 4 will likely love this. www.restart.run/articles/abs...

Absolum Review: A Must-Play for Fans of Streets of Rage 4 | Restart

The roguelite beat ‘em up has a lot of the genre’s best in its DNA, but it’s at its most interesting and compelling when it veers away from what’s been done.

www.restart.run

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 16h

A shower curtain that is a screenshot of Ocarina of Time where the text “Water Temple” is on the screen, hung up over a shower.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 19h

This is why giving the grifters an inch is bad, because you will end up giving a foot.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 19h

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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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 23h

This Pikmin can't do anything the other Pikmin do because it doesn't see color

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Suriel Vazquez @suriel.bsky.social · 23h

Happy to say I'm a co-author of @lostincult.co.uk's KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE! @metallicaisrad.bsky.social and I wrote about GHM's history through its games, delving into what makes them tick, how they fit into the company's ethos, and more. www.lostincult.co.uk/killthepast

KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE — Lost In Cult

www.lostincult.co.uk

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

I mean I'll play it, but

Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

It is funny to be making an update with added content for a game where the parting message is that people deal with grief by delaying ending things and that might not be healthy.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will receive a free update featuring new dungeon, enemies, bosses, costumes, text/UI game localizations, and more surprises

Game has now sold over 5 million units

www.ign.com/articles/cla...

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 24d

sorry! I locked in but on the wrong thing

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

It definitely feels like they could announce an enhanced edition. If they do, I pray they don't try to shoehorn a romance into it.

But knowing Atlus...

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Metaphor: ReFantazio 1-Year Anniversary Special livestream scheduled for Oct 10th, 9 PM PT on YouTube

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 1d

🤏🌟

Hades II comic
Melinoë (she looks very cool and powerful)
Melinoë when Selene calls her “little star” (she is a cute baby star being held by Selene)

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

So I bet that they try to develop a game generated by AI, it does not work, so they use people for cut-rate salaries (or don’t pay them at all), don’t credit them, and pretend the AI made it.

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 3d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve had people claim my work is AI because I use em-dashes. I’m not offended because I know it’s not, but it does suck and it does make them look like a dumb asshole and I don’t want it to suck for someone else and don’t want to look like a dumb asshole.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

On Bluesky? Whatever, it looks like AI. Maybe not a nice thing to say but eh.

Professionally? If I can’t confirm it and no one involved says it is, I don’t even want to hint at it. I’d prefer not to be part of an unfair snowball on something if I’m wrong.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

Grey cat Lucca sleeping with her head resting on a folded up blue blanket.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

a shirtless man wearing glasses in a room

ALT: a shirtless man wearing glasses in a room

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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 3d

They are called writers

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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deeg 🤍 @deegoo.bsky.social · 5d

Pyaari is so decent 🥺

Two drawings and two small photos of the cat, Pyaari. The drawing on the left is wearing a blue dupatta. The drawing on the right is in a gold sari with a dupatta on the head.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 5d

This is some of the first mainstream coverage I have seen of a game that won a fucking Seamus McNally award.

Charles Harte @chuckduck365.bsky.social · 5d

Reviewed Consume Me! Not a huge fan of how it ends, but the concept and sheer personality here make it worth playing regardless. I had to review Baby Steps AND Hades 2 last week, so I'm really glad I found the time to play this game too.

Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 5d

Despite stumbling in later chapters, Consume Me is a special game teeming with creativity and personality. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/consu...

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 5d

🎵~long term plans only work if you commit to them~🎵

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 5d

This is why the Xbox series consoles were codenamed Scarlet, because they were the second prong of their gaming strategy, with Azure on the other side. One hardware-based initiative, one cloud-based one, both working in concert.

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