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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode)

@paullicino.bsky.social

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Nebula-nominated writer and games designer in Vancouver, BC - Pacific Drive, Paranoia, Magical Kitties, Zafir, Feng Shui, Maia, OMQ & more. Arts, humanities and animals. Did acres of games journalism. He/him. 🏳️‍🌈 🍉 linktr.ee/paullicino

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · Mar 13

I can't believe we're nominated for a NEBULA AWARD FOR GAME WRITING. I'm stunned! This is beyond my wildest dreams. 😭

So much of this is my stellar Narrative Lead @karriebear.bsky.social and, truly, the entire Pacific Drive team has earned this accolade. 🎉 @ironwood.bsky.social it was a privilege!

A selfie of Paul, very excited, holding up the list of Nebula Award nominees for Game Writing, which includes Pacific Drive.

A list of the titles nominated for the 2025 Nebula Award for Game Writing.

It includes:
1000xRESIST
Restore, Reflect, Retry
A Death in Hyperspace
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
The Ghost and the Golem
Pacific Drive
Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut
Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 10h

(Thanks so much to everyone who added context and info to this, including how suspect that subreddit can be and that this is more likely the latest bullshit conspiracy. I sure ended up internet deep diving tonight.

But holy shit the way that he talks to his pet and to people generally. Why?!)

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 12h

That's a fair point, thank you! I'll be a bit more mindful next time.

Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks for letting me know! I ended up falling down an internet rabbit hole on this and all sorts. I'm still alarmed at how his first reaction to animal distress was anger (he always seems so angry), but you're absolutely right, that subreddit certainly seems to have a bias, doesn't it?

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 16h

I feel like I'm still missing something fundamental in my judgement, that I've been unable to grow beyond naivety. I see these people who clearly present themselves as unkind, impatient or derisive, over and over, and yet somehow they will have these enormous audiences. I just don't get it.

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 16h

I rarely find myself following what A Famous does, but the recent discussion about Hasan Piker gaslighting viewers about using a shock collar on his dog raises the eternal question: how is it that obviously arrogant, unkind, dismissive people still build fanbases?!

www.reddit.com/r/Livestream...

From the LivestreamFail community on Reddit: Hasan reaching for something and seemingly shocking his dog to keep her in camera view

Explore this post and more from the LivestreamFail community

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 17h

This is a superb idea.

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Illusionist Faceless Gage @wiimotionplussy.bsky.social · 22h

oh it is genuinely wild how fast misinformation spreads on this site…no better than x it would seem

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 1d

This is absolutely amazing.

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Astra @astrawitch.com · 1d

Frolic 🎀

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 2d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 2d

MONDAY.
SPITE AS FUEL.

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 3d

500 copies of Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess set up for giveaway, and 500 copies of each already claimed!

Join our discord if you want to know as soon as future copies are given away!

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 3d

I don't seriouspost that much anymore, mostly because I'm tired and more cynical about the efficacy of the effort, but I'll give it a try for old time's sake.

It has been de rigueur for many professional posters to insist on participating in American democratic processes as a remedy for discontent.

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 4d

Weird that the art gallery has my dating profile pics.

A portrait from the Montréal museum of fine Arts depicting a man with a massive fringe and apparently very little forehead.

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theo @tboyblues.bsky.social · 5d

its a good thing they did this because things have undoubtedly gotten worse but let’s be real. travelling internationally while trans (regardless of gender marker) has always sucked lmao

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S.

Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News

The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.

www.cbc.ca

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 5d

By EXTREMELY popular demand I shall today be streaming OUTER WILDS from 1pm Pacific. Come and join me as I at last investigate what may be the ultimate space mystery...

twitch.tv/paullicino

a frog sits around a campfire in a video game

ALT: a frog sits around a campfire in a video game

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 6d

I'm back in Vancouver and back to streaming in just one hour's time! Join me at 1pm Pacific for my final attempt to SLAY THE PRINCESS. I'm sure there will be absolutely no horror, terror, existential dread or regret!

twitch.tv/paullicino

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ALT: a black and white drawing of a woman in a dark room

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CrazyMyra @outonthemoors.bsky.social · 7d

Meme with an old photo of the British/American rock band and the words:
"Bloody Foreigner
Coming over here demanding to know what love is"

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 7d

How much are the possums tho?

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 14d

Years on, this remains one of my absolute favourite signs ever.

A bespoke sign consisting of a piece of A4 paper upon which the header "Elevator" has been printed. Below it are two blue boxes from which arrows point to the right. Both boxes ALSO contain the world "Elevator", but the arrows coming out of them have two bullet points each. The four resulting lines read:

- To Your Right
- Thanks
- For Your
- Patience

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 8d

Somewhere in something I forget now, Vonnegut said you can never know the consequences of your work, but writing really does change people's minds, offer them good ideas and help dispel bad ones. It can turn people away from making poor choices that we never have to suffer the consequences of.

Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 8d

This is a very cool summary but oh my GOSH that preview image!

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 9d

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 9d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 8d

National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Universe by Roy A. Gallant, 1980. Front cover art by John Berkey

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 9d

This is a lightning bolt in a storm.

On Jupiter.

A view from above of a large cyclonic storm that is mainly a grey colour, set against a swirling backdrop of more bluish smaller storms. At the 12 o'clock position in the large storm is a small point of green light, which is a lightning bolt. This scene is on Jupiter.

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