Joe Fielder
@joefielder.bsky.social
Celebrated dog photographer. Principal Narrative Designer at Obsidian on The Outer Worlds 2. (Previously: Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima DC, Star Wars Battlefront II, Flame in the Flood, some BioShocks). he/they, ADHD.
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Joe Fielder
@joefielder.bsky.social
· Oct 23
My favorite quest in Outer Worlds 2 is when you help a group of completely milquetoast middle managers try and find dirt on executives - and they have no idea what to do with it. Peak Obsidian.
Oh, hey! I wrote that one.
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we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
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This post is the sign you’ve been waiting for to get into painting miniatures in 2026. Don’t worry about your skill level, or learning the lore, or having to play the game after - I promise you, you will thoroughly love the journey of simply painting a mini. It’s also so therapeutic. Do it :)
December 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This post is the sign you’ve been waiting for to get into painting miniatures in 2026. Don’t worry about your skill level, or learning the lore, or having to play the game after - I promise you, you will thoroughly love the journey of simply painting a mini. It’s also so therapeutic. Do it :)
This was the main lesson I came out of 2025 with. The world hardly benefits from my worst take on something.
Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
I’ve been trying very hard to not be an asshole as I get older. Often, that just means keeping my mouth shut and nodding along.
December 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This was the main lesson I came out of 2025 with. The world hardly benefits from my worst take on something.
Someone calling me "oddly formal" was such a specific, on point comment that I used it as a touchstone for writing a game faction.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Someone calling me "oddly formal" was such a specific, on point comment that I used it as a touchstone for writing a game faction.
"It’s a space opera that understands what makes RPGs special and isn’t afraid to let players be weird, flawed and wildly effective in their own ways."
The Outer Worlds 2: A Sharper, Smarter and Amazingly Fun Space Opera RPG #videogames @OuterWorlds @Obsidian @XboxPublishing #rpg #spaceopera #scifi
The Outer Worlds 2: A Sharper, Smarter And Amazingly Fun Space Opera RPG
Obsidian expands and refines its sci-fi RPG series with The Outer Worlds 2, delivering stronger storytelling, smoother combat and deeper role-playing systems. With reactive companions and a new Earth Directorate perspective, this sequel finally lets the series grow into the space opera players always wanted.
www.gameindustry.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"It’s a space opera that understands what makes RPGs special and isn’t afraid to let players be weird, flawed and wildly effective in their own ways."
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I’m on my second playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2. It’s so much fun. This build is completely different from the first and I’m playing the dialogue choices as a shameless corporate shill for Auntie. It’s so great. Next time through I’ll play as a dumb melee bruiser.
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I’m on my second playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2. It’s so much fun. This build is completely different from the first and I’m playing the dialogue choices as a shameless corporate shill for Auntie. It’s so great. Next time through I’ll play as a dumb melee bruiser.
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The Outer Worlds 2 was such a pleasant surprise to me even as a huge fan of the first game. They stepped up in every way and put out an insanely reactive game that was fun to play and experience. Let Obsidian make a Fallout game please! #TheOuterWorlds2
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Outer Worlds 2 was such a pleasant surprise to me even as a huge fan of the first game. They stepped up in every way and put out an insanely reactive game that was fun to play and experience. Let Obsidian make a Fallout game please! #TheOuterWorlds2
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The Art of the Outer Worlds 2 is now available! Explore Arcadia through BTS designs, concept art, characters, and more! Get yours here: https://bit.ly/3Heh5op
*Dark Horse offices are closed 12/25 - 1/4 & all orders will not ship until 1/5.
@Dark Horse Comics #TheOuterWorlds2
*Dark Horse offices are closed 12/25 - 1/4 & all orders will not ship until 1/5.
@Dark Horse Comics #TheOuterWorlds2
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Art of the Outer Worlds 2 is now available! Explore Arcadia through BTS designs, concept art, characters, and more! Get yours here: https://bit.ly/3Heh5op
*Dark Horse offices are closed 12/25 - 1/4 & all orders will not ship until 1/5.
@Dark Horse Comics #TheOuterWorlds2
*Dark Horse offices are closed 12/25 - 1/4 & all orders will not ship until 1/5.
@Dark Horse Comics #TheOuterWorlds2
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On #GameMakersNotebook, Adam chats with Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig of @obsidianent.bsky.social about The Outer Worlds 2, lessons learned from the first game, how they implemented comedic and narrative elements into gameplay, ideas left on the cutting room floor, and what's coming next for them:
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On #GameMakersNotebook, Adam chats with Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig of @obsidianent.bsky.social about The Outer Worlds 2, lessons learned from the first game, how they implemented comedic and narrative elements into gameplay, ideas left on the cutting room floor, and what's coming next for them:
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
Sometimes, they're just for us!
There's a line of dialogue in The Outer Worlds 2 by Product Envisioner Ormsby where he says that the Auntie's Choice lab in Eden's Bounty Agricenter was formerly used by the Protectorate for "seed storage or something equally prozaic."
"Seed Storage" was the original code name for that location.
"Seed Storage" was the original code name for that location.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sometimes, they're just for us!
There's a line of dialogue in The Outer Worlds 2 by Product Envisioner Ormsby where he says that the Auntie's Choice lab in Eden's Bounty Agricenter was formerly used by the Protectorate for "seed storage or something equally prozaic."
"Seed Storage" was the original code name for that location.
"Seed Storage" was the original code name for that location.
December 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
There's a line of dialogue in The Outer Worlds 2 by Product Envisioner Ormsby where he says that the Auntie's Choice lab in Eden's Bounty Agricenter was formerly used by the Protectorate for "seed storage or something equally prozaic."
"Seed Storage" was the original code name for that location.
"Seed Storage" was the original code name for that location.
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So, rolled credits on The Outer Worlds 2, and my main takeaway was this damn game wouldn’t let me romance Marisol.
She’d have shot me down, but still.
She’d have shot me down, but still.
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So, rolled credits on The Outer Worlds 2, and my main takeaway was this damn game wouldn’t let me romance Marisol.
She’d have shot me down, but still.
She’d have shot me down, but still.
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Oh, hey! Multiple noms for The Outer Worlds 2 here - including @taralangellava.bsky.social for Marisol.
The Shacknews Awards 2025 nominees
The Shacknews Awards 2025 nominees
Take a look at all of the nominees for each category of The Shacknews Awards 2025.
dlvr.it
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Oh, hey! Multiple noms for The Outer Worlds 2 here - including @taralangellava.bsky.social for Marisol.
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easy to feel demoralised seeing all these game company CEOs talking about genAI but remember a bunch of rich people will lose a lot if we don’t suddenly develop an unquenchable appetite for slop so they’re actually the ones on the back foot and have every incentive to lie about everything
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
easy to feel demoralised seeing all these game company CEOs talking about genAI but remember a bunch of rich people will lose a lot if we don’t suddenly develop an unquenchable appetite for slop so they’re actually the ones on the back foot and have every incentive to lie about everything
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Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
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@taralangellava.bsky.social absolutely NAILED it, such a nice blend of menacing, witty, erudite, and surprisingly cozy. Well deserved.
Oh, hey! Multiple noms for The Outer Worlds 2 here - including @taralangellava.bsky.social for Marisol.
The Shacknews Awards 2025 nominees
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
@taralangellava.bsky.social absolutely NAILED it, such a nice blend of menacing, witty, erudite, and surprisingly cozy. Well deserved.
Oh, hey! Multiple noms for The Outer Worlds 2 here - including @taralangellava.bsky.social for Marisol.
The Shacknews Awards 2025 nominees
The Shacknews Awards 2025 nominees
Take a look at all of the nominees for each category of The Shacknews Awards 2025.
dlvr.it
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Oh, hey! Multiple noms for The Outer Worlds 2 here - including @taralangellava.bsky.social for Marisol.
Proof that it's impossible to get mad at Potato:
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Proof that it's impossible to get mad at Potato:
I'd like one of each, please.
"Illustrated price list of the Christmas Ghost, Spook and Bogie Supply Co. Ltd." from Funny Folks [London]. December 23, 1893. 3.
#ChristmasGhostStories #GhostStoriesForChristmas #Creepmas #ChristmasHorror
#ChristmasGhostStories #GhostStoriesForChristmas #Creepmas #ChristmasHorror
![Season 1893.
OH! Trade-Mark
ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST
OF THE
CHRISTMAS GHOST, SPOOK
AND
BOGIE SUPPLY CO. LD.
999 SHUDDER STREET. W.
Telephone No. 10000000
Telegraphic Address Haunted London
NOTICE
The C.G.S.&B. Supply Co. beg to announce that they undertake to supply genuine ghosts of all descriptions of the hire system or 25% discount for cash a large stock of authentic apparitions removed from old country mansions now on hand to be cleared at very low prices
Ghosts taken in exchange or warehouses
N.B. Beware of inferior modern imitations mostly made in Germany
All ghosts sent in air tight cases
Carriage free. Returned empties allowed for.
Simple country lane bogie 10/6
Effective floating head with fumes genuine £5-0-0
Shrouded spectre with one eye and hollow cough late of Fordrop Castle £10-10-0
The spectral hand of Piecrust Grange “very creepy” £8-8-0
The White Lady from Codfish Corpse a nice ghost for family use £12-15-9
The headless knight of Cokeshed Castle has moved in the highest circles
£19-19-0
The moaning miser of Mumface Mansion our best quality ghost £25-10-6 1/2d
£30-17-8 1/2
Refined lady spook possessing great literary ability of great use to editors and authors - understands typewriting £52-10-0
Funny Folks [London]. December 23, 1893. 3.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rykdmiisbjdf4ooel7bxlrfu/bafkreihdvscji45nw2f2t2swslgzm3xq5vfsovzvyw7ul4hvxothzyrfyu@jpeg)
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'd like one of each, please.
TFW you're leaving a voice-to-text message for a friend and your dog attacks you.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
TFW you're leaving a voice-to-text message for a friend and your dog attacks you.
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omg
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
omg
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Each day from now on: a little more light.
December 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Each day from now on: a little more light.
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This is like the British Museum complaining that someone took their stuff
December 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This is like the British Museum complaining that someone took their stuff
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.