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Kazuma Hashimoto

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critic / consultant / ??? @ ??? x2 ・ award nominated journalist ・ハーフ・ queer, he/him, FTM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ・ bylines: IGN, Polygon, GamesRadar+, MMORPG, Them, Inverse, Rolling Stone ・ CONTACT: [email protected] ・ posts don't reflect employer, etc. etc.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · Oct 21

oh yeah, my intro post. so a lot has changed in the past year. i still work as a critic and features writer. i'm now a part-time editor too. still do narrative design and consultation, but do market analysis to help identify trends and create marketing strategies. 👍 i'm also always open for work

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · Jul 1

hello! my name is kazuma hashimoto and i'm a critic and features writer. my work can be found on polygon, ign, and siliconera, usually entailing some kind of deep dive into japanese media. i also work as a narrative design consultant and a narrative designer on cool stuff i can't talk about yet.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 3h

also realizing so many of my tension headaches are from the constant slouching and bad posture to subconsciously hide my chest lol

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 3h

oh i am so keenly aware of what muscles i'm using in my chest to do very basic things now

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 4h

GC wrote a great thread about the recasting of Hamazaki with Teruyuki Kagawa that I really suggest reading (along with the article from @unseenjapan.com) to get full context of RGG Studios deliberate decision to stand by this choice.

GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 10d

So for people wondering about the Teruyuki Kagawa stuff (or for people who don't know,) yeah. The new actor portraying Hamazaki in Kiwami 3 admitted to sexually harassing a hostess club employee in 2022.
www.unseen-japan.com/kagawa-teruy...

Everyone Knew About Kagawa Teruyuki - Unseen Japan

The more we learn about the ongoing Kagawa Teruyuki scandal, the worse it gets. Some recent commentary translated for our Patreon subscribers.

www.unseen-japan.com

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GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 4h

"We're so much more ethical and legal than anyone else." And "We are ignoring the unethics of SA," do not belong in the same brain space.

Super Noatic! @xenogears.bsky.social · 6h

regarding their covering for the guy theyve cast who's been accused of multiple SA cases

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 6h

how is the state of ec rn?

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 7h

idk if this is just me but the more and more marketing i see, the more it feels like GDC is going be rehashed into SGF or ONL-lite. i know they already shared some vague plans as to how the event is going to change but idk. just a feeling.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 8h

antihistamines and 1000MG of tylenol please save me

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 8h

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 9h

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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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 9h

truly, one of my fondest memories is beating weigraf with a stone throw

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 13h

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12h

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah, I just gotta remember this surgery is a lot more strenuous on my body than I think it is.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 23h

I'm really learning that rn.. thank you for sharing, btw. Helps me remember that, yeah, I'm just gonna be exhausted for a good bit.

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 23h

"day //20. the scars are barely visible, but there's a strange swelling. my skin feels hot. feverish. it aches all day and night. one of the other researchers from the arklay facility came by for further examination. he's always wearing sunglasses. he gave me a shot said I'd feel better in no time."

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 23h

day.. i can't remember.. post-op. chest is tingling and stinging. the nerves are healing. it's making it hard to rest or sleep. somehow the discomfort is worse a little over half a week in. scabs are coming off. the skin looks good.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

habromania ch1 is finally out!!!

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; - ; 🫂

Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

just another week or two....

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 1d

feel like i'm losing my mind bc i can't work as fast as i could pre-surgery even if i'm just sitting or standing at my desk. ugh...

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Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 1d

So just once again reiterating, if you wanna be a patron of my art, every dollar of your support goes really, REALLY far in making a tangible difference in my life.

patreon.com/kodyisover
subscribestar.adult/kodyisover
ko-fi.com/kodyisover

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 1d

"'The more we try to understand what's going on in the world around us—the more we don't just withdraw into a hermitude of my family and I as a nuclear unit, the more we try to understand our society—I think the more these kinds of games speak to us,' Short said."

Founder of Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud publisher Kitfox Games says its procgen sims for sickos are 'giving storytelling tools back to the people when games and passive media took them away'

Streets of Fortuna, Kitfox's own in-development "megasim," is chasing that same systems-driven storytelling.

pcgamer.com

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 1d

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". Two lovers embrace at the edge of the sea, water splashes around them and the surrounding rocks. A full moon shines over them, and storm clouds loom.
Published in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" 2024 Macmillan

illustration by Abigail Larson of a raven perched on a skull with a teal curtain backdrop

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" showing a man restrained as a pendulum blade swings close to him. Rats have swarmed around him, chewing the ropes that hold him down. This illustration is featured in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" for Macmillan Books.

Illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Sticker Jigsaw" book. The illustration is a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven". The narrator is at the center of the image looking up at at raven perched above an open doorway. Behind the narrator is a tall window with red curtains, and the ghost of Lenore lurks nearby. A black cat is watching the scene from the lower right corner.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 1d

just a few days ago he was on connoreatspants' stream defending his stance on trans athletes by bragging about his track record when it comes to pro-trans legislation

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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