Jim Squires
@jimmycanuck.bsky.social
PR for XR. Source material for The Grimace. Film nerd. Game dork. Can spell “sesquicentennial” without ANY HELP thanks to autocorrect.
https://linktr.ee/jimmycanuck
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Pulp is back. Oasis is back. Will somebody please wake Damon Albarn the fuck up?
July 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Pulp is back. Oasis is back. Will somebody please wake Damon Albarn the fuck up?
You could do an entire Fast and Furious movie with Pitbull instead of Vin Diesel and nobody would know the difference.
June 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You could do an entire Fast and Furious movie with Pitbull instead of Vin Diesel and nobody would know the difference.
What if #Nintendogs, but better? Hit me up if you're a reporter or influencer in the #games space and want to go hands-on with @StayForeverHome (launching April 24 on #MetaQuest). #VR #XR #mixedreality #gamereviews
April 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What if #Nintendogs, but better? Hit me up if you're a reporter or influencer in the #games space and want to go hands-on with @StayForeverHome (launching April 24 on #MetaQuest). #VR #XR #mixedreality #gamereviews
Did you catch the Stay: Forever Home trailer in today’s @rufftalkvr.bsky.social Showcase? Want to go hands on before it’s April 24 launch? If you’re media or an influencer, shoot me a DM and I’ll hook you up! #mixedreality #VR #games #dogs #pets #videogames
April 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Did you catch the Stay: Forever Home trailer in today’s @rufftalkvr.bsky.social Showcase? Want to go hands on before it’s April 24 launch? If you’re media or an influencer, shoot me a DM and I’ll hook you up! #mixedreality #VR #games #dogs #pets #videogames
Every January 1, I share my top movies of the previous year in one medium or another. This year I thought I’d try my hand at a quick and dirty video. Enjoy! youtu.be/1bIRxXh1PS8?...
Jim’s Favourite Movies of 2024
YouTube video by Jim Squires
youtu.be
January 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Every January 1, I share my top movies of the previous year in one medium or another. This year I thought I’d try my hand at a quick and dirty video. Enjoy! youtu.be/1bIRxXh1PS8?...
Remember that AMAZING #XR #VR booth I was part of at #Gamescom this year? It's coming back in 2025! If you're interested in participating, you're going to want to flag your interest on the linked Google Form ASAP.
Hello! 👋 Have you missed us? We'll be back at #Gamescom2025, and we're looking to gauge your interest in exhibiting, sponsoring, or attending. Let us know and we'll be sure to follow-up early next year.
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#HomeofXR2025 #HomeofXR
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#HomeofXR2025 #HomeofXR
December 10, 2024 at 5:52 PM
I’ve been playing a lot of #MarvelSnap lately and the fact that nothing happened when I reached Collection Level 616 feels like such a missed opportunity
December 8, 2024 at 3:39 PM
I’ve been playing a lot of #MarvelSnap lately and the fact that nothing happened when I reached Collection Level 616 feels like such a missed opportunity
It’s a Saturday in December.
I’m walking out of my favorite movie theatre after watching a matinee about unlikely animal friendships.
The cinema has new merch, and while I didn’t buy any, I loved it all the same.
It’s snowing.
Life is perfect.
I’m walking out of my favorite movie theatre after watching a matinee about unlikely animal friendships.
The cinema has new merch, and while I didn’t buy any, I loved it all the same.
It’s snowing.
Life is perfect.
December 7, 2024 at 6:40 PM
It’s a Saturday in December.
I’m walking out of my favorite movie theatre after watching a matinee about unlikely animal friendships.
The cinema has new merch, and while I didn’t buy any, I loved it all the same.
It’s snowing.
Life is perfect.
I’m walking out of my favorite movie theatre after watching a matinee about unlikely animal friendships.
The cinema has new merch, and while I didn’t buy any, I loved it all the same.
It’s snowing.
Life is perfect.
I’ve…
- seen 3
-want to see 5
- haven’t heard of 1
- just kinda …don’t care about the Bob Dylan biopic for some reason?
I have catching up to do!
- seen 3
-want to see 5
- haven’t heard of 1
- just kinda …don’t care about the Bob Dylan biopic for some reason?
I have catching up to do!
The American Film Institute has announced their picks for Motion Pictures of the Year
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
Wicked
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
Wicked
December 6, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I’ve…
- seen 3
-want to see 5
- haven’t heard of 1
- just kinda …don’t care about the Bob Dylan biopic for some reason?
I have catching up to do!
- seen 3
-want to see 5
- haven’t heard of 1
- just kinda …don’t care about the Bob Dylan biopic for some reason?
I have catching up to do!
Just had someone ask me to explain the appeal of #MagicTheGathering to them and I ended up going with "Imagine a game with as much strategic depth as chess, but invented during late 20th century capitalism, so every three months they release new chess pieces to buy that do new things." #MTG
December 5, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Just had someone ask me to explain the appeal of #MagicTheGathering to them and I ended up going with "Imagine a game with as much strategic depth as chess, but invented during late 20th century capitalism, so every three months they release new chess pieces to buy that do new things." #MTG
Obvious yet perfect merch. Well played, @localthunk.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Obvious yet perfect merch. Well played, @localthunk.bsky.social
This was my most listened to song in 2024 per #SpotifyWrapped. This is a WILD truth, and if you click it and listen, you'll wonder how the hell this happened -- but sometimes life has more context that a Spotify recap can provide! open.spotify.com/track/1BwsvZ...
Primal Opus
HAM · Chromo Sapiens: Tónlist fyrir Shoplifter · Song · 2020
open.spotify.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:18 PM
This was my most listened to song in 2024 per #SpotifyWrapped. This is a WILD truth, and if you click it and listen, you'll wonder how the hell this happened -- but sometimes life has more context that a Spotify recap can provide! open.spotify.com/track/1BwsvZ...
Did mostly good at avoiding the allure of #BlackFriday, but the siren’s call of 40% off Quest games proved too strong a pull. Snagged four more #mixedreality / #VR games — excited to dive in!
1. LEGO Bricktales
2. Thrasher
3. Airspace Defender
4. MiRacle Pool
1. LEGO Bricktales
2. Thrasher
3. Airspace Defender
4. MiRacle Pool
December 3, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Did mostly good at avoiding the allure of #BlackFriday, but the siren’s call of 40% off Quest games proved too strong a pull. Snagged four more #mixedreality / #VR games — excited to dive in!
1. LEGO Bricktales
2. Thrasher
3. Airspace Defender
4. MiRacle Pool
1. LEGO Bricktales
2. Thrasher
3. Airspace Defender
4. MiRacle Pool
As an industry we've largely agreed that you can't make money with premium #mobilegames anymore -- and that's why it's so refreshing to see @playbalatro.com get such fantastic mobile sales on the back of its #TheGameAwards nominations. www.pocketgamer.biz/balatro-near...
Balatro nears $4.4m on mobile amid a sudden spending surge
Roguelike indie card game Balatro has generated almost $4.4 million in gross mobile revenue two months on from release on the App Store and Google Play.
www.pocketgamer.biz
December 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM
As an industry we've largely agreed that you can't make money with premium #mobilegames anymore -- and that's why it's so refreshing to see @playbalatro.com get such fantastic mobile sales on the back of its #TheGameAwards nominations. www.pocketgamer.biz/balatro-near...
I know why I shouldn’t reply to spam texts, but my new policy — just as a little treat for myself — is to reply to any I receive while enjoying a soak in the tub.
November 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I know why I shouldn’t reply to spam texts, but my new policy — just as a little treat for myself — is to reply to any I receive while enjoying a soak in the tub.
Reposted by Jim Squires
Our interview of Rami Ismail at A MAZE began with these words: "A game that is anti-genocide, at the moment, would be really hard to fund."
This is the moment to fund this game. This is a game the world needs and it will not be easy to make. We should all participate in facilitating it.
This is the moment to fund this game. This is a game the world needs and it will not be easy to make. We should all participate in facilitating it.
I want to make a personal appeal for the beautiful new game of Palestinian gamedev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social. As nobody will fund a game about the 1948 Nakba, Rasheed is crowdfunding via launchgood.com/1948. I've been doing production advice on the game pro bono, and it deserves to exist.
An appeal for Dreams on a Pillow
YouTube video by Rami Ismail
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Our interview of Rami Ismail at A MAZE began with these words: "A game that is anti-genocide, at the moment, would be really hard to fund."
This is the moment to fund this game. This is a game the world needs and it will not be easy to make. We should all participate in facilitating it.
This is the moment to fund this game. This is a game the world needs and it will not be easy to make. We should all participate in facilitating it.
Am I back on Bluesky because of Musk? Nahhhhh. I’m back on Bluesky because it’s the only platform I can follow @ayershole.bsky.social on. You were my tipping point, Callum!
November 29, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Am I back on Bluesky because of Musk? Nahhhhh. I’m back on Bluesky because it’s the only platform I can follow @ayershole.bsky.social on. You were my tipping point, Callum!
Just described my daughter as "the byproduct of Betty Boop and Henry Kissinger's ghost" and I can tell you that because she's not on Bluesky + nothing even matters anymore / what even is existence?
December 15, 2023 at 3:04 PM
Just described my daughter as "the byproduct of Betty Boop and Henry Kissinger's ghost" and I can tell you that because she's not on Bluesky + nothing even matters anymore / what even is existence?
Just finished Blue Eye Samurai. Best thing I’ve seen all year. I can’t recommend it enough. My review on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5esJxh
November 27, 2023 at 3:02 PM
Just finished Blue Eye Samurai. Best thing I’ve seen all year. I can’t recommend it enough. My review on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5esJxh
Petition to call desert island disc conversations about movies “The Siberian Collection”
November 26, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Petition to call desert island disc conversations about movies “The Siberian Collection”
Now it’s Hall OR Oates. You’ve gotta pick one.
November 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Now it’s Hall OR Oates. You’ve gotta pick one.
My wife just told me that if I was a dog, I’d be a sheepdog or a herding dog of some kind because I need to get stuff done. I think it’s honestly the nicest thing anyone’s ever said about me. ❤️
November 16, 2023 at 2:07 PM
My wife just told me that if I was a dog, I’d be a sheepdog or a herding dog of some kind because I need to get stuff done. I think it’s honestly the nicest thing anyone’s ever said about me. ❤️