Josh Moretto
@joshmoretto.bsky.social
He/Him. Game Designer. Dilettante hobbyist. Tired. Previously: Many designer hats at Bioware (SWTOR, Anthem), Lead Quest Designer at BGSA (Fallout 76) Currently: Figuring it out
The refutation of the argument made by "effective altruists", that, morally, we should prioritize saving the lives of those in rich countries over those in poor countries because they are "better positioned to influence the far future", is contained in the argument itself.
The Riverbottom Nightmare Band will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran.
Mae Dean@maegodhavemercy.com · 4d agoBREAKING: The Vampire Lestat will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran.
There is literally nothing the Ring can offer this man that he has any interest in. The Ring itself is one possession too many.
Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher Turns Around
ALT: Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher Turns Around
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Brian A@bjaudette.bsky.social · last wk.Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the one ring.
The 40 hour work week. Compensation for overtime. The right to organize and strike. These were not inherent rights given to all in the US and Canada. They were fought for by the courageous workers who came before us. On Labor Day, we remember how far we've come, as well as our fight left ahead.
It's been said before, but the release of Zero Company and the revelation that 80% of the people who worked on it were furloughed really drives home that success and failure are treated the same by this industry.
Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5
You've gotten that, too, huh? He's very enthusiastic about his job.
Brian A@bjaudette.bsky.social · 3w agoThe YouTube algorithm has decided to introduce me to a new corner of the cleaning multiverse. First it was rug cleaning, then hoof cleaning, now ... Australian drain cleaning.
This is exactly what you've done. If you can't high-kick a scumbag in this game, it'll be a missed opportunity.
Dave Shramek@dshramek.bsky.social · 3w agoI think I may have inadvertently made a Mirialan Officer Lewis from Robocop. But, you know what? I'll take it. Good casting, I think.
It’s worse than this. Having been in the room with many of them (long ago, before I knew they were psychopaths), the tycoons who are left running the industry have an active contempt for ordinary people, including their own workers. They actively want to oppress, control and punish them.
Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · 4w agoTech execs do not have, like, a theory of mind for people who aren’t tech execs. If they did, they wouldn’t be so frequently baffled by how repulsive normal people think their whole deal is right now
YouTube algo served me a trailer for a new movie called Best of the Best and to my immense disappointment, it has nothing WHATSOEVER to do with an American team of martial artists training to beat a Korean team in a tournament.
There are no video games without video game developers. Trillionaire corporations will continue to treat devs as line items on a balance sheet unless we fight back. Join us on August 18th to #SaveGameWorkers, as we rally across nine studios in the US and Canada. More location details to come soon.
Give me my Delta Green show. 22 episode season, 10-13 episode streaming style season, or even just a 4 part UK-style series, I'll take what I can get.
Dave Shramek@dshramek.bsky.social · last mo.As much as I'd love every fantasy book I've ever read to get big screen adaptations, the idea of the follow up to the MCU being the Forgotten Realms Cinematic Universe or the World of Darkness Cinematic Universe. A world with a few Shadowrun movies and even a Blades in the Dark prestige show.
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An under-discussed part of the fairly stupid "are llms sentient" question is the fact that if they were, it would be slavery to use, still, and force them to work.
Really heartening to see both game workers and players wake up to the realities of what collective action can do to change things. The tide is turning. Everyone, including you, deserves a union.
*standing up on the plane* Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum, monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah, egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah
Sarah Pinsker@sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 2mo ago*standing up on the plane* We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of
Christopher Nolan made a horror film using the skin of The Odyssey, and a lot of people are going to misunderstand it in much the same way they come out of Dune thinking Paul is a hero.
My favorite part of being a quest designer at Bethesda was getting to sit in on the zoom calls for the voice recording sessions. There's nothing quite like being "there" when an actor brings your words to life and endowing them with that extra humanity and emotion.
Kieron Gillen@kierongillen.bsky.social · 2mo agoHe was especially memorable - DOOM VOICE!!! - but seeing all the voice actors was just striking. Seeing skilled professionals doing their thing, expertly, is just a real thrill.
GREG DAVIES: seems like a kind of a shit task. Everyone just seems like they're going home normally. ALEX HORNE: well before you say that let's have a look at how Odysseus did. cut to panel of AJAX, MENELAUS, AGAMEMNON, and DIOMEDES who are all staring at ODYSSEUS with his head in his hands
A not-uncommon answer for my age group, I imagine, but: Die Hard. My father let us watch it while we were staying with him. My mother was less than thrilled.
Patrick Klepek@patrickklepek.bsky.social · 2mo agoDo you remember what *your* first R-rated movie was? I finally asked my mom (I couldn't remember), and she told me it was The Lost Boys when I was roughly the same age as my daughter (about 9). The movie traumatized her more than it did me, apparently
