Cameron J.Rooney
@crooney.bsky.social
Senior Games Technology & Communications | Former EA/Frostbite, Rooster Teeth & Hanabee | Now Indie Dev and Dad
He just really likes big beautiful bills.
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
He just really likes big beautiful bills.
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First Clinton, now this? Good for him
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
First Clinton, now this? Good for him
Every time my 2yo makes up words or ideas I’ve started calling them hallucinations.
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Every time my 2yo makes up words or ideas I’ve started calling them hallucinations.
“Your no-no juice is Jake. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Jake.”
- My 19mo Daughter, 2025
- My 19mo Daughter, 2025
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“Your no-no juice is Jake. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Jake.”
- My 19mo Daughter, 2025
- My 19mo Daughter, 2025
maybe the pay band is part of the humor consultant's job to find funny?
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
maybe the pay band is part of the humor consultant's job to find funny?
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realizing Ambrosia Sky comes out in like two weeks and i'm going to have to write patch notes for the first time since Dauntless
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
realizing Ambrosia Sky comes out in like two weeks and i'm going to have to write patch notes for the first time since Dauntless
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
The huntsman I found, I had thought, took a rock all the way up to the ceiling. But it's an egg sac! What a cutey.
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The huntsman I found, I had thought, took a rock all the way up to the ceiling. But it's an egg sac! What a cutey.
More budget went into this video than any speaker was paid
🎮 PIXELS → POWER-UPS → PURE MAGIC ✨
Next week changes everything.
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 registration launches!
Next week changes everything.
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 registration launches!
October 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
More budget went into this video than any speaker was paid
Hey if Meowth can speak English then isn’t that indicative of a lack of educational structures in Pokémon? Is the government ignoring this to keep Pokémon unintelligent?
October 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hey if Meowth can speak English then isn’t that indicative of a lack of educational structures in Pokémon? Is the government ignoring this to keep Pokémon unintelligent?
I really hope we don’t see a similar situation about the cancelled Black Panther game.
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I really hope we don’t see a similar situation about the cancelled Black Panther game.
The only benefit of having an Australian accent is being able to say "Tarman here" perfectly every time.
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The only benefit of having an Australian accent is being able to say "Tarman here" perfectly every time.
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A shorter edition of my Game Pile newsletter with cool games to check out, play and then review. All of them can be bought outright (or are free) for less than the price of one month of Xbox Game Pass! 😮 What a world we live in.
open.substack.com/pub/gamepile...
open.substack.com/pub/gamepile...
Game Pile #6
Pile on
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A shorter edition of my Game Pile newsletter with cool games to check out, play and then review. All of them can be bought outright (or are free) for less than the price of one month of Xbox Game Pass! 😮 What a world we live in.
open.substack.com/pub/gamepile...
open.substack.com/pub/gamepile...
Congrats to all my EA friends for becoming an indie company.
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Congrats to all my EA friends for becoming an indie company.
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parts of skate are magnificent
September 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
parts of skate are magnificent
I am really excited for the future of skate. Feels similar to the launch of Sea of Thieves? The 'make your own fun' isn't there yet and the cosmetics feel a bit ...lacking.
When I was at EA, the creativity on display during Full Circle's bi-annual creative jams was so inspiring and exciting.
When I was at EA, the creativity on display during Full Circle's bi-annual creative jams was so inspiring and exciting.
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I am really excited for the future of skate. Feels similar to the launch of Sea of Thieves? The 'make your own fun' isn't there yet and the cosmetics feel a bit ...lacking.
When I was at EA, the creativity on display during Full Circle's bi-annual creative jams was so inspiring and exciting.
When I was at EA, the creativity on display during Full Circle's bi-annual creative jams was so inspiring and exciting.
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There is a bug where it will jump to the other framing option sometimes. Clicking the right stick (which can happen accidentally) will toggle between the two.
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There is a bug where it will jump to the other framing option sometimes. Clicking the right stick (which can happen accidentally) will toggle between the two.
Watching American politics makes me think hey, maybe the prequel trilogy wasn't so poorly written? Palpatine was so subtle compared to this.
September 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Watching American politics makes me think hey, maybe the prequel trilogy wasn't so poorly written? Palpatine was so subtle compared to this.
Liquid Glass Hard Mode Activated
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Liquid Glass Hard Mode Activated
The marketing of new tech from "enabling a world of experiences in the palm of your hands!" to "if you don't buy this you're an idiot" is as clear as it is desperate.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
September 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The marketing of new tech from "enabling a world of experiences in the palm of your hands!" to "if you don't buy this you're an idiot" is as clear as it is desperate.
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Frosty is back to celebrate the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa, this December 🍦🥳
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
September 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Frosty is back to celebrate the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa, this December 🍦🥳
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
Given how many copies of Metroid and Castlevania have sold, as a series, combined, compared to Hollow Knight and Silksong, I’m excited to announce the genre is now called Hollow Likes.
September 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Given how many copies of Metroid and Castlevania have sold, as a series, combined, compared to Hollow Knight and Silksong, I’m excited to announce the genre is now called Hollow Likes.
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I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out.
We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦
We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦
September 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out.
We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦
We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦