ian
@iantothemax.bsky.social
bristling and ugly | luddite | tellthemidied.blog | https://ko-fi.com/iantothemax | formerly kotaku, polygon (rip), shoryuken (rip) | also seen on aftermath, mothership, video game town, game developer, waypoint (rip)
Hey everybody 👋👋 I am posting to ask for help. A close family friend has had their brain cancer come back in a bad way, and having brain cancer is quite expensive. If you could contribute even a little to their GoFundMe it would be a great help 🙏 Here is the link: gofund.me/c1530654e
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Conversing with the Fish
You can broadcast sounds from the HOLIDAY to attract and talk to marine life around you. Some fish may respond readily, others may show no reactions.
Press the Shift buttons to send four different sounds. Each sound displays an icon in a different corner of the window. Try combining the sounds, or changing their broadcast order, and see what happens. The ocean is full of surprises. Experiment!
[A diagram of a PlayStation DualShock controller seen from above. The triggers are labeled: L2 - Sound B, R2 - Sound D, L1 - Sound A, R1 - Sound C]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:okzfznilgzpfgruojt6h34fj/bafkreibpneortilrrwws6kzrskyoujx5atatkkk5i2rqoj275a5hhd2ndy)
everyone says “protect workers” but then they pick and choose who they consider “workers.” some of us will never be “workers.” we will always be something else.
it's that time again: i need work. i'm available for blogging, copywriting, editing, interviews, criticism, just about anything in media. self-taught with over 15 years of experience and a handful of referrals from industry figureheads. let's hit the ground running. iangwalker.com
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definitive rankings: dk64 > dkc2 > dkc1 > dkc3 > dk64
ian@iantothemax.bsky.social · 3w agoi am very unemployed
this is a really out-there question but does anyone know how to get in touch with Rare programmer Mark Wilson? i've exhausted my very limited resources and hope some kind soul out there can point me in the right direction or maybe even make the introduction. his most recent credit is Sea of Thieves.
i made an armored core vi video in the style of zullie the witch shortly after the game came out but never shared it after getting some discouraging feedback from a peer but who cares here it is let me know what you think
Armored Core VI's subtle lesson on fall damage
YouTube video by iantothemax
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this is so cool (also wtf at those monsters)
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 3w agoWe spoke to the indie developer who created a boss monster from photos of his sleeping wife's face. And it's slightly nicer and yet slightly weirder than th... https://kotaku.com/game-dev-explains-why-pictures-of-his-sleeping-wifes-face-became-an-rpg-boss-fight-monstrosity-mutual-trolling-2000716194
In which I write about how a friend suggesting I read Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis was the most gentle call-out book recommendation I've ever had. @aftermath.site aftermath.site/franz-kafka-...
Wait A Minute, Is This Fucking Book About Me?
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is an absurdist classic-literature call-out post for thankless wage slaves everywhere.
aftermath.site
everyone seems to be responding positively to this and i hate to burst anyone's bubble, but i recently went to a Luddite festival in NYC and this is something organizers specifically warned about: don't let capitalists sell your hatred of capitalism back to you
The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian@janus.bsky.social · 3w agoHatred of AI now reaching the level of cultural consensus that becomes attractive to advertisers
so happy to see gingerbread man back on the pitch after those two horrific leg injuries
Zack Zwiezen@zackzwiezen.com · 3w ago
"'you miss 100% of the shots you don't take - waynze gretzky' - michael scott" - ian walker
this is a really out-there question but does anyone know how to get in touch with Rare programmer Mark Wilson? i've exhausted my very limited resources and hope some kind soul out there can point me in the right direction or maybe even make the introduction. his most recent credit is Sea of Thieves.
watching the new dark side of the ring episodes about tna and got to the part where they hire hulk hogan and it's literally the "did it work for other people? / no, but it might work for us" arrested development meme
oh i see if you criticize giant bomb you deserve to get jumped and beat up irl but if you criticize ign you are cool it really is that simple
me: wow that new iñárritu movie looks fun, i wonder what everyone online thinks of it <everyone hates it>
hi my living situation is super messed up so if anyone wants to hire me so i can move that would be nice
ian@iantothemax.bsky.social · last yr.it's that time again: i need work. i'm available for blogging, copywriting, editing, interviews, criticism, just about anything in media. self-taught with over 15 years of experience and a handful of referrals from industry figureheads. let's hit the ground running. iangwalker.com
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