alessandro fillari
@afillari.bsky.social
Freelance writer, producer, and consultant -- as seen on IGN, Game Developer, Kotaku, CNET, Engadget, GameSpot, Ars Technica, ScreenHub, PCGamesN, and MMORPG.com. He/Him. Bay Area Millennial. Go read my words.
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alessandro fillari
@afillari.bsky.social
· Oct 17
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Hey! I'm freelancing these days for various media sites along with doing consulting work for publishers and devs. Hit me up if you got anything cool on deck!
Portfolio: afillari.pressfolios.com
Portfolio: afillari.pressfolios.com
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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i spoke to the folks behind the project to bring concord back to life about why they're doing it
!["I think a big part of [reverse engineering] is just being curious and motivated," Real said. "I'm very interested in 'lost media' and the like so I initially gravitated towards Concord because of the very large wave it made online as well as its incredibly short lifespan. Over the course of the project I began to respect a lot of the design choices I initially questioned and I think that also motivated me to keep working on it. I think part of it is wanting other people to see what I saw."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ngixp5ab4bvfayehc23q2mja/bafkreiemmmsshjdkovqagje5j7ftmr2sjdzxidxrbazepzkilpi6vxsrpu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
i spoke to the folks behind the project to bring concord back to life about why they're doing it
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absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
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tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
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Just to clear up some confusion I've seen, the newly announced NCSoft Horizon MMO is different from the multiplayer Horizon game that's in development at Guerrilla Games. That one is Guerrilla's next big project
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just to clear up some confusion I've seen, the newly announced NCSoft Horizon MMO is different from the multiplayer Horizon game that's in development at Guerrilla Games. That one is Guerrilla's next big project
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Salo was a documentary, the truest film ever made, one that slides farther down the spectrum from metaphor to literal reality every year
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Salo was a documentary, the truest film ever made, one that slides farther down the spectrum from metaphor to literal reality every year
I think S1 of #AlienEarth had great ideas, but ended up being super uneven overall. I'm still glad it's coming back, though. I went them to make a cool second season.
deadline.com/2025/11/alie...
deadline.com/2025/11/alie...
‘Alien Earth’ Renewed For Season 2 As Creator Noah Hawley Re-Ups Overall Deal With FX & Disney Entertainment TV
Noah Hawley, the creative force behind FX' Alien Earth, is staying in business with the network and Disney Entertainment Television.
deadline.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I think S1 of #AlienEarth had great ideas, but ended up being super uneven overall. I'm still glad it's coming back, though. I went them to make a cool second season.
deadline.com/2025/11/alie...
deadline.com/2025/11/alie...
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
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I think voters at large will very likely have trouble remembering details of chuck schumer selling out the aca by nov 2026. also I think in the next three months you're gonna see a lot of unlikely folks stopping by the dsa table at various no kings events
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I think voters at large will very likely have trouble remembering details of chuck schumer selling out the aca by nov 2026. also I think in the next three months you're gonna see a lot of unlikely folks stopping by the dsa table at various no kings events
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Last week, I sat down with @enhance-experience.com to discuss the development of Lumines Arise and the 'Kondo' philosophy that informs every meticulous design decision at the Japanese studio.
P.S. I've played a huge amount of Arise and it is, as you might expect, an absolute banger.
P.S. I've played a huge amount of Arise and it is, as you might expect, an absolute banger.
Lumines Arise developer Enhance is forever chasing God
Lumines Arise developer Enhance is forever chasing God
The Japanese studio breaks down its unerringly human creative process.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Last week, I sat down with @enhance-experience.com to discuss the development of Lumines Arise and the 'Kondo' philosophy that informs every meticulous design decision at the Japanese studio.
P.S. I've played a huge amount of Arise and it is, as you might expect, an absolute banger.
P.S. I've played a huge amount of Arise and it is, as you might expect, an absolute banger.
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You deserve a better society. Join DSA today and win it.
Read the full statement on our website:
www.dsausa.org/statements/d...
Read the full statement on our website:
www.dsausa.org/statements/d...
Democratic Socialists of America stand with working people as Democrats sell-out to the Right - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Democratic Socialists of America stand in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump’s billionaire budget. There is a class war in this country, and it’s being waged by the wealthy few aga...
www.dsausa.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You deserve a better society. Join DSA today and win it.
Read the full statement on our website:
www.dsausa.org/statements/d...
Read the full statement on our website:
www.dsausa.org/statements/d...
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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A year ago, I went full-time freelance.
I wrote a little essay about it.
www.patreon.com/posts/its-be...
I wrote a little essay about it.
www.patreon.com/posts/its-be...
It's Been A Year... | INVERTED by Alyssa Mercante
Get more from INVERTED by Alyssa Mercante on Patreon
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A year ago, I went full-time freelance.
I wrote a little essay about it.
www.patreon.com/posts/its-be...
I wrote a little essay about it.
www.patreon.com/posts/its-be...
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Blood pressure pro tip: expend energy giving money to the DSA rather than ranting about Dem leadership. This is just a note to self.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Blood pressure pro tip: expend energy giving money to the DSA rather than ranting about Dem leadership. This is just a note to self.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Ep 2 of my video game podcast "Do It On The Day" is out now:
The GTA 6 Delay Is Hilarious & Video Game Genres Are Dead
youtu.be/usFXbxH8Url
preview quote: "someone like me who is f-ing insane and has no other hobbies or interests"
Find it here too! lnk.bio/jessmcdonell
The GTA 6 Delay Is Hilarious & Video Game Genres Are Dead
youtu.be/usFXbxH8Url
preview quote: "someone like me who is f-ing insane and has no other hobbies or interests"
Find it here too! lnk.bio/jessmcdonell
The GTA 6 Delay Is Hilarious & Video Game Genres Are Dead // Do It On The Day: A Video Game Podcast
YouTube video by Jess McDonell
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Ep 2 of my video game podcast "Do It On The Day" is out now:
The GTA 6 Delay Is Hilarious & Video Game Genres Are Dead
youtu.be/usFXbxH8Url
preview quote: "someone like me who is f-ing insane and has no other hobbies or interests"
Find it here too! lnk.bio/jessmcdonell
The GTA 6 Delay Is Hilarious & Video Game Genres Are Dead
youtu.be/usFXbxH8Url
preview quote: "someone like me who is f-ing insane and has no other hobbies or interests"
Find it here too! lnk.bio/jessmcdonell
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
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Don't make me choose.
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Don't make me choose.
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Bring NYC’s socialist insurgency to the Bay!
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
No Nation But Zohran Nation
Against all odds, socialist Zohran Mamdani vanquished nepo-baby Andrew Cuomo to become Mayor of New York City. If they can do it, so can we.
bayareacurrent.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bring NYC’s socialist insurgency to the Bay!
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
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Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
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Long live sandwich guy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Long live sandwich guy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Hi hi! I'm happy and proud to announce that I've spent the last few weeks preparing the relaunch of @digitalfoundry.bsky.social as its Launch Site Editor! A dream role in many ways. I'll be translating the DF team's videos in the site's early months while building exclusive content. Check it out:
Digital Foundry
Digital Foundry was founded in 2004 and specialises in technical analysis of video games and hardware, using our own bespoke tools for frame-rate analysis – covering everything from console, PC and be...
digitalfoundry.net
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hi hi! I'm happy and proud to announce that I've spent the last few weeks preparing the relaunch of @digitalfoundry.bsky.social as its Launch Site Editor! A dream role in many ways. I'll be translating the DF team's videos in the site's early months while building exclusive content. Check it out: