Hi everyone. I’m finally allowed to announce my new job... as a video game writer at
@SonySantaMonica
, who you probably as the studio who make God of War. I am so, SO proud to be a part of this incredible team 😭❤️.
To the girls out there getting into gaming: I want you to know you could work in games for 9yrs, be on 4 gaming podcasts per week, play all day every day, and still be told you aren't a real gamer.
The people who say this are, to put it politely, objectively fucking stupid <3
As a foreigner living in America, I’ve noticed a culture of ‘doing things for other people makes you weak.’ Like, it seems being considerate of the sick or the elderly is looked down upon, because caring is for losers and you should only want to get yours.
It’s really something.
A guy just cut in front of me in a line at TwitchCon and I called him out on it, and he immediately responded with “how many subscribers do you even have?”
Y I K E S
You only have one life. Keep it simple:
• miss someone – call them
• love someone – tell them
• have questions – ask
• want something – try
• feel hurt – sacrifice the unborn to curse your enemies and their kin
• like something – share it
• hate something – ignore it
If your dislike of a fictional character genuinely makes you want to harass the actor who played them, maybe stop to consider that it means they’ve done such a fantastic job that you’ve somehow forgotten a real person exists behind their performance.
And also you need therapy.
I will never get over how frequently Americans tell me they’re too scared to visit Australia because of the animals, meanwhile my Australian family is hesitant to visit the US because of the shootings.
There’s no way The Sopranos could get made in today’s society. They’d force a whole plot about a mob boss with ~anxiety~ going to therapy, both of his kids would be SJWs in interracial relationships, and there’d be a whole season about a gay mobster’s relationship struggles 🙄.
not me having a nervous breakdown any time a video game has two paths and i don’t know which path leads to collectibles and which path leads to story content that might prevent me from going back and getting the collectibles rip
i just got in an elevator with a kid who was holding a pizza and i was like “hell yeah dude, nice choice” and he was like “nothing goes better with video games” and i think that one exchange has succeeded all interactions i have had with adults in the entirety of last three years
@stclairashley
Please note: you’re mocking someone for being happy about something. I wouldn’t date someone who thinks the way you’ve illustrated that you do in this tweet. I would date someone who’s so passionate about something it makes them emotional.
About 50% of the Internet has decided I have been paid off by Sony and the other 50% of the Internet has decided I have been paid off by Xbox and I’m just here in my tiny studio apartment with my broken AC wondering when THOSE DAMN CHEQUES ARE GONNA ARRIVE!?!?
I would be shocked if anything beats 'men accidentally but very openly admitting they're so bad in bed that no woman enthusiastically enjoys having sex with them' as Best Twitter Controversy of 2019.
1. I love almost every Pokémon game - they’re fun/engaging in a whole bunch of ways and I genuinely have a great time.
2. It is inexcusable how poorly Pokémon games run (and how dated they look), especially considering Pokémon is the single highest grossing franchise of all time.
A contractor just came to my apartment and was like “Oh, so you have kids? Is that why there’s all this batman stuff?”
ha ha
yes it is for the children
My one big goal for this year was to finish one of the various pieces of fiction I’ve been writing forever (legit, I’ve been writing books since I learned to write), by my birthday. It’s my birthday. I fuckin finished it... but just a first draft OK DON’T @ ME.
I just wanted to let you all know that Keanu Reeves has played characters named: Johnny Silverhand, John Wick, John Constantine, Johnny Utah, Johnny Mnemonic, Jonathan Harker, John Wall, and Don John.
Ok thank you have a good night.
A man just aggressively coughed at me because I, a person who is immunocompromised and has respiratory problems, moved several steps wide of him as he was walking towards me (without a mask).
So that’s where we’re at now, I guess. Cool cool cool.
For those asking, I’m opting not to talk about Blizzcon announcements in support of Blitzchung (if they unban him, I’m good) & HK. I’m happy for teams who worked on these projects, but the public’s pivot from ‘bad Blizzard!’ to ‘nevermind, GOOD BLIZZARD!’ is mighty uncomfortable.
If you’re getting next-gen consoles this month and you’re in a position to do this, I HIGHLY recommend reaching out to a local hospital to donate your old hardware. In my experience they’re VERY appreciative, since they usually have pretty outdated machines, if any at all ❤️.
Fall Guys is fantastic and if you’re review bombing it because an indie studio made a multiplayer game that is SO GOOD that everyone wants to play it to the extent that their servers are having some trouble supporting the VERY HIGH demand, you suck a bit 💕.
about 30% of you are officially banned from using the phrase “avoid it like the plague” because we may as well have a plague and it turns out you didn’t avoid shit
Both my dad and step dad are in and out of hospital dealing with cancer right now and I swear to god if you assholes who spout ‘UGH IT’S EXAGGERATED SELF-ISOLATION IS DUMB’ start getting sick and taking hospital beds away from them I’m going to throw you into the fucking sea.
Way too many of y’all watch YouTubers who are *trying* to make you angry. They turn one tweet they don’t like into a 10 minute angry rant because making you mad is very engaging and thus makes them money, but it’s also just straight up bad for your health. Get outta there.
Suicide Squad's Jared Leto reportedly felt "alienated and upset" when Warner Bros. decided to move ahead with a solo Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix.
im not gonna out him but a certain (popular) content creator drunkenly texted me in full baby speak asking if i could feed him mommy milkers and change his diaper
i did not respond
Aside from the ones I got for being hired in the first place, I think this is my first game-dev-related abusive message. I’VE FINALLY BEEN INITIATED, LOOK AT ME GO! 🎉
Got in a car accident today because my driver was texting. Everyone’s okay, but I can’t get it out of my head that the car we hit had a baby in it. It easily could’ve been much worse.
Don’t text and drive. The road changes in a matter of seconds, your texts aren’t going anywhere.
I just want you all to know that I do not give a single fuck what difficulty you like to play video games on, I only care that you play them and enjoy them and share your positive experiences with them because video games are, in fact, wonderful.
Thank you for your time.
all i’m saying is if you genuinely think the up-scaled gorilla would ever beat the NUCLEAR-POWERED GIANT LIZARD MONSTER in a fight then i fundamentally don’t understand you as a person
I see the ‘don’t wear game shirts to E3, losers!’ brigade is back. As someone who was told by people I looked up to that I HAD to stop wearing game merch when I started in the industry, I am here to tell you it’s bullshit. Wear your colours. Have fun. Be excited. VIDEO GAMES ❤️.
Here’s the literal most important Halo Infinite tidbit I managed to get today that I can’t help but notice nobody else is reporting on:
343 confirmed that Brutes can pick up and throw Grunts at you during combat.
This talking point has been repeated for books, music, movies, TV shows, and video games since the mediums existed and continues to be both unfounded and boring, but I have to ask: WHICH GROWN ASS PARENT IS LETTING THEIR KIDS WATCH SQUID GAME!?
@Jack_Septic_Eye
One time someone messaged one of my family members saying they were an old work colleague of mine who found my “GameBoy” at “the office” and asked for my address to send it to me. Thankfully family member didn’t fall for it, but the entire thing was made up to get my details.