Josh Schoenbachler
@jschoenbachler.bsky.social
Game Programmer | Writer
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I've always felt like game awards should reward more of the things that are unique to games instead of just trying to be like the oscars but adapted for games. This would be a good step in that direction!
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cast calls for The Game Awards to add a motion capture category | VGC
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the most nominated game in TGA history…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've always felt like game awards should reward more of the things that are unique to games instead of just trying to be like the oscars but adapted for games. This would be a good step in that direction!
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/clair-o...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/clair-o...
Pretty upset about the special election but the silver lining is that this district went from R+22 in 2024 to R+8 in 2025. Thats a significant shift in just a year.
This district is Gerrymandered to hell (AKA Alabama) and back (from Kentucky) so it was always an uphill battle.
This district is Gerrymandered to hell (AKA Alabama) and back (from Kentucky) so it was always an uphill battle.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Pretty upset about the special election but the silver lining is that this district went from R+22 in 2024 to R+8 in 2025. Thats a significant shift in just a year.
This district is Gerrymandered to hell (AKA Alabama) and back (from Kentucky) so it was always an uphill battle.
This district is Gerrymandered to hell (AKA Alabama) and back (from Kentucky) so it was always an uphill battle.
I mean I knew Wake Up Dead Man was going to be great
but like
*holy shit*
but like
*holy shit*
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I mean I knew Wake Up Dead Man was going to be great
but like
*holy shit*
but like
*holy shit*
DAY-TO-NA
LETS GO AWAY
LETS GO AWAY
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
DAY-TO-NA
LETS GO AWAY
LETS GO AWAY
In other news, Elon Musk is now set to become the world's first trillionaire.
Eat the fucking rich.
Eat the fucking rich.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In other news, Elon Musk is now set to become the world's first trillionaire.
Eat the fucking rich.
Eat the fucking rich.
After a year of feeling hopeless and concerned about this country, I feel like I'm finally seeing a glimmer of hope.
2026 is just around the corner, lets keep this momentum.
2026 is just around the corner, lets keep this momentum.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
After a year of feeling hopeless and concerned about this country, I feel like I'm finally seeing a glimmer of hope.
2026 is just around the corner, lets keep this momentum.
2026 is just around the corner, lets keep this momentum.
What a fucking great day for America. Hopefully a fantastic sign of what is to come for the midterms.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
What a fucking great day for America. Hopefully a fantastic sign of what is to come for the midterms.
Alfred, I need you to pull up everything you can on "copypasta of the meme about a realistic call of duty where a recruiter lies to you while you work at Little Caesars"
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Alfred, I need you to pull up everything you can on "copypasta of the meme about a realistic call of duty where a recruiter lies to you while you work at Little Caesars"
So Paradise Lost is really just New Testament fanfic huh
September 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
So Paradise Lost is really just New Testament fanfic huh
Ice Age Sid jedi force ghosting behind a character parallel to Wendy Darling from Peter Pan while she quotes him in Alien Earth has to be on someone's bingo card
September 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Ice Age Sid jedi force ghosting behind a character parallel to Wendy Darling from Peter Pan while she quotes him in Alien Earth has to be on someone's bingo card
Immediate wishlist and yet again I will evangelize the Enigma Machine trilogy!!!! Please go play these games, they kick major ass.
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Immediate wishlist and yet again I will evangelize the Enigma Machine trilogy!!!! Please go play these games, they kick major ass.
Saw this and loved the aesthetic, bought it and will report back!
I self-published Without a Dawn in May. I made zero compromises, and I couldn't be happier how it turned out: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... 💛💚
Unfortunately, I've had very little luck with exposure, including the gaming press. 😩
#visualnovel #gamedev #steam
Unfortunately, I've had very little luck with exposure, including the gaming press. 😩
#visualnovel #gamedev #steam
July 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Saw this and loved the aesthetic, bought it and will report back!
I was 21 in 2016 and this (the original blog post) is one of the most batshit things I've ever read. Who the fuck writes this garbage?
I keep trying to write something in the character limit to express my anger but cant. 1/X
I keep trying to write something in the character limit to express my anger but cant. 1/X
I was 28 in 2016 and this is an insane characterization of what growing up as a white man in my cohort was like. Demonstrative of how out-of-touch the cultural right is with actual American life www.theredneckintellectual.com/p/right-wing...
May 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I was 21 in 2016 and this (the original blog post) is one of the most batshit things I've ever read. Who the fuck writes this garbage?
I keep trying to write something in the character limit to express my anger but cant. 1/X
I keep trying to write something in the character limit to express my anger but cant. 1/X
Anyone else think this was an onion title at first?
ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships.
How to get older men to socialize is a puzzle. A group called ROMEO is one answer
ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Anyone else think this was an onion title at first?
Listen I'm just a little inebriated and can I just say how fucking lame it is that this is a thing-
gizmodo.com/blade-runner...
Is happening?
I cant decide which would be worse:
gizmodo.com/blade-runner...
Is happening?
I cant decide which would be worse:
Blade Runner 2049 AI Lawsuit Rules That Elon Musk's Tesla Can Still Be Sued for Copyright Infringement
Tesla's presentation last year for a Cybercab gave sci-fi dystopia vibes that drew concern from Alcon Entertainment.
gizmodo.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Listen I'm just a little inebriated and can I just say how fucking lame it is that this is a thing-
gizmodo.com/blade-runner...
Is happening?
I cant decide which would be worse:
gizmodo.com/blade-runner...
Is happening?
I cant decide which would be worse:
A very minor complaint given everything else, but holy shit people have got to stop adding "-gate" to the end of a word for scandals. WATERGATE WAS A HOTEL. "Gate" means nothing! 50 years on and people are just champing at the fucking bit to add "gate" to the end of a single word for every scandal!
March 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A very minor complaint given everything else, but holy shit people have got to stop adding "-gate" to the end of a word for scandals. WATERGATE WAS A HOTEL. "Gate" means nothing! 50 years on and people are just champing at the fucking bit to add "gate" to the end of a single word for every scandal!
Reread an angry email I wrote to the Tennessee Democratic Party from 1.5 years ago and feeling a combination of frustration and vindication because they took 0% of my advice and things are worse than ever in Tennessee.
March 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Reread an angry email I wrote to the Tennessee Democratic Party from 1.5 years ago and feeling a combination of frustration and vindication because they took 0% of my advice and things are worse than ever in Tennessee.
State of Play comes tomorrow along with rumors of a God of War 1-3 remake (remaster?) Announcement, and I'm ALREADY feeling exhausted by the potential discussions around the sex minigames.
February 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
State of Play comes tomorrow along with rumors of a God of War 1-3 remake (remaster?) Announcement, and I'm ALREADY feeling exhausted by the potential discussions around the sex minigames.
Oh, I see now. They want to replace underpaid immigrant labor with underpaid child labor. Despicable.
Wow — What a dickhead… GEORGIA Republican Rep. Rich Mccormick says low income kids who qualify for free lunches should just go get jobs:
January 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Oh, I see now. They want to replace underpaid immigrant labor with underpaid child labor. Despicable.
I just beat the final challenge run in Balatro and holy fuck that was tough.
January 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I just beat the final challenge run in Balatro and holy fuck that was tough.
Finished Mouthwashing last night...damn what a game. Agree that it's one of the best narratives of the year.
Heavy as fuck though. Definitely had to watch my 2nd favorite King of the Hill episode to chill out afterwards.
Heavy as fuck though. Definitely had to watch my 2nd favorite King of the Hill episode to chill out afterwards.
December 29, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Finished Mouthwashing last night...damn what a game. Agree that it's one of the best narratives of the year.
Heavy as fuck though. Definitely had to watch my 2nd favorite King of the Hill episode to chill out afterwards.
Heavy as fuck though. Definitely had to watch my 2nd favorite King of the Hill episode to chill out afterwards.
It goes like this, the four ninjas.
These dudes have got your back because,
It's a cold and it's a broken, cowabunga
These dudes have got your back because,
It's a cold and it's a broken, cowabunga
I heard there was a secret ooze that turned four reptiles into dudes, but you don’t really care for turtles do ya
It’s a cold and it’s a broken “cowabunga”
December 23, 2024 at 3:17 PM
It goes like this, the four ninjas.
These dudes have got your back because,
It's a cold and it's a broken, cowabunga
These dudes have got your back because,
It's a cold and it's a broken, cowabunga
Trying out "Aliens: Fireteam Elite" while I'm on an Alien franchise kick. Cool game that is totally out of sync with consistency from its source material. Not necessarily a bad thing, but is pretty funny once you put it in context.
December 10, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Trying out "Aliens: Fireteam Elite" while I'm on an Alien franchise kick. Cool game that is totally out of sync with consistency from its source material. Not necessarily a bad thing, but is pretty funny once you put it in context.
Went to Disneyworld, built a lightsaber, got the flu, plotted out a high fantasy Return of the Obra Dinn/Case of The Golden Idol game, finished The Man Who Died Twice, and got my son absolutely hooked on Gravity Falls. Hell of a week, I suppose.
December 2, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Went to Disneyworld, built a lightsaber, got the flu, plotted out a high fantasy Return of the Obra Dinn/Case of The Golden Idol game, finished The Man Who Died Twice, and got my son absolutely hooked on Gravity Falls. Hell of a week, I suppose.