Matt Firor
@thefiror.bsky.social
Graybeard Game Developer, Historian of the real and the fictional. Elder Scrolls Online and Dark Age of Camelot project lead. Lover of the written word and interactive entertainment. Three chord guitar player. Perpetual lurker.
Add this to my list of "this is unacceptable" actions by the current administration. Crude intimidation tactics made to play to the MAGA base to generate headlines to make it seem like the Admin is tough and in charge - when all they are doing is showing how weak and afraid they are
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media. n.pr/4qIxx1Q
Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Add this to my list of "this is unacceptable" actions by the current administration. Crude intimidation tactics made to play to the MAGA base to generate headlines to make it seem like the Admin is tough and in charge - when all they are doing is showing how weak and afraid they are
If this is not grounds for impeachment, what is? The President is not well, and this is unacceptable
Breaking News: President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that one reason he’s pushing to acquire Greenland is because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
If this is not grounds for impeachment, what is? The President is not well, and this is unacceptable
Now is one of the most important times in the history of this country to stand up for the rule of law, and to stand against blatant misuse of power. I stand with Chairman Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Now is one of the most important times in the history of this country to stand up for the rule of law, and to stand against blatant misuse of power. I stand with Chairman Powell.
Reposted by Matt Firor
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
Happy New Year everyone. I’ve been pretty quiet the last six months, but I posted this message on LinkedIn late yesterday just to give everyone an update. I’ll put it here just to make sure it gets around
January 1, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Happy New Year everyone. I’ve been pretty quiet the last six months, but I posted this message on LinkedIn late yesterday just to give everyone an update. I’ll put it here just to make sure it gets around
The world was a better place with Vince in it. Just devastating news. Our paths crossed a few times, mostly socially, but he was very close friends with many people I hold dear, and my thoughts are with them and his family.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The world was a better place with Vince in it. Just devastating news. Our paths crossed a few times, mostly socially, but he was very close friends with many people I hold dear, and my thoughts are with them and his family.
One again Westminster Maryland says NO KINGS! Turnout about 2X the size of the last protest - so happy to be out here representing sanity with so many others!
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
One again Westminster Maryland says NO KINGS! Turnout about 2X the size of the last protest - so happy to be out here representing sanity with so many others!
Very sad to hear the news that Julian LeFay has passed. As one of the original creators of The Elder Scrolls series he was the lead developer on Arena and Daggerfall. I only met him once, and that was just in passing, so I didn't know him. His creation has had a profound impact on my career and life
July 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Very sad to hear the news that Julian LeFay has passed. As one of the original creators of The Elder Scrolls series he was the lead developer on Arena and Daggerfall. I only met him once, and that was just in passing, so I didn't know him. His creation has had a profound impact on my career and life
No Kings! So says Westminster Maryland. Great to see so many people out for the rally
June 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
No Kings! So says Westminster Maryland. Great to see so many people out for the rally
"I look into my phone, where they store the horrors....."
Fortunately the phone is also where they store Alexandra Petri - so glad to have her back on the job, but I wish she wasn't so on the nose about .... everything....
Fortunately the phone is also where they store Alexandra Petri - so glad to have her back on the job, but I wish she wasn't so on the nose about .... everything....
So, What Did I Miss?
“How much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave?” I said five months ago.
www.theatlantic.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"I look into my phone, where they store the horrors....."
Fortunately the phone is also where they store Alexandra Petri - so glad to have her back on the job, but I wish she wasn't so on the nose about .... everything....
Fortunately the phone is also where they store Alexandra Petri - so glad to have her back on the job, but I wish she wasn't so on the nose about .... everything....
It's Friday! That means the next in the series of Elder Scrolls Online's development history hosted by the guys at Kinda Funny. Hear about how we set up Tamriel in the early days of the project and much, much more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRED...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRED...
The Elder Scrolls Online Podcast - A Kinda Funny Gamescast Limited Series - Episode 3
YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's Friday! That means the next in the series of Elder Scrolls Online's development history hosted by the guys at Kinda Funny. Hear about how we set up Tamriel in the early days of the project and much, much more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRED...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRED...
It's been two weeks which means Ep. 2 of Kinda Funny's deep dive into Elder Scrolls Online's development history - in this one we talk about revenue models, server stability and much more. As always thanks to @gameovergreggy.bsky.social and the gang at Kinda Funny!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfct...
The Elder Scrolls Online Podcast - A Kinda Funny Gamescast Limited Series - Episode 2
YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks
www.youtube.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's been two weeks which means Ep. 2 of Kinda Funny's deep dive into Elder Scrolls Online's development history - in this one we talk about revenue models, server stability and much more. As always thanks to @gameovergreggy.bsky.social and the gang at Kinda Funny!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfct...
I think it’s time to come to grips with the fact that we (Americans) have constructed an information firewall far more effective than the Chinese in keeping information we don’t want to see away from our screens. At least 50% of us have outsourced our firewall duties to Fox News, et al
America's obsession with countering mis- and disinformation has withered as society grows skeptical of institutions once trusted with facts.
Fact-checking fades as Americans grow skeptical of institutions
Professional fact-checking went mainstream during the first Trump administration, but it's since become politicized.
www.axios.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I think it’s time to come to grips with the fact that we (Americans) have constructed an information firewall far more effective than the Chinese in keeping information we don’t want to see away from our screens. At least 50% of us have outsourced our firewall duties to Fox News, et al
If you’ve ever wondered how a giant game like Elder Scrolls Online is designed and developed, here’s the first episode in a limited podcast series from Kinda Funny all about ESO. Thanks to @gameovergreggy.bsky.social and the gang at KF for this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5XI3YlJ4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5XI3YlJ4A
April 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you’ve ever wondered how a giant game like Elder Scrolls Online is designed and developed, here’s the first episode in a limited podcast series from Kinda Funny all about ESO. Thanks to @gameovergreggy.bsky.social and the gang at KF for this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5XI3YlJ4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5XI3YlJ4A
Reposted by Matt Firor
No more monkeying around! 🐒 Today's the day! Tune in today at 3:00 PM ET/8:00 PM BST for the #ESODirect2025 at twitch.tv/bethesda.
April 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
No more monkeying around! 🐒 Today's the day! Tune in today at 3:00 PM ET/8:00 PM BST for the #ESODirect2025 at twitch.tv/bethesda.
Apropos of nothing in particular, here is a really good succinct lesson on dictatorship/authoritarian history and characteristics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular, here is a really good succinct lesson on dictatorship/authoritarian history and characteristics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
The Video Games Industry Memo is a gem and should be subscribed to by everyone interested in game business and development. I had a great chat with George Osborn about live service games in general and Elder Scrolls Online - check it out here
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/still-aliv...
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/still-aliv...
Listen to your Elder Scrolls, 13/03/2025
Matt Firor, Studio Director at ZeniMax Online Studios, provides some optimism for live service game developers
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Video Games Industry Memo is a gem and should be subscribed to by everyone interested in game business and development. I had a great chat with George Osborn about live service games in general and Elder Scrolls Online - check it out here
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/still-aliv...
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/still-aliv...
We are in uncharted treacherous waters leading towards a world calamity. Appeasing Russia will only kick the can down the road (and condemning Ukraine to the sword as payment) - and in months or years we will be back in the same place with far higher stakes (Poland, Hungary, Finland)
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We are in uncharted treacherous waters leading towards a world calamity. Appeasing Russia will only kick the can down the road (and condemning Ukraine to the sword as payment) - and in months or years we will be back in the same place with far higher stakes (Poland, Hungary, Finland)
Reposted by Matt Firor
I can't express just how much today's display of stupidity, cowardice and treason in the Oval Office goes against nearly everything I've believed in my entire life.
I remember when America stood for something other than/in addition to making a few people rich.
I remember when America stood for something other than/in addition to making a few people rich.
February 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I can't express just how much today's display of stupidity, cowardice and treason in the Oval Office goes against nearly everything I've believed in my entire life.
I remember when America stood for something other than/in addition to making a few people rich.
I remember when America stood for something other than/in addition to making a few people rich.
Donald Trump is a disgrace to this nation, and at this point, to the world.
His dogged adherence to Putin is putting all of us in danger - Europe, North America, and the world. We have small-minded arrogantly ignorant individuals in charge and we are all going to pay the price
His dogged adherence to Putin is putting all of us in danger - Europe, North America, and the world. We have small-minded arrogantly ignorant individuals in charge and we are all going to pay the price
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Donald Trump is a disgrace to this nation, and at this point, to the world.
His dogged adherence to Putin is putting all of us in danger - Europe, North America, and the world. We have small-minded arrogantly ignorant individuals in charge and we are all going to pay the price
His dogged adherence to Putin is putting all of us in danger - Europe, North America, and the world. We have small-minded arrogantly ignorant individuals in charge and we are all going to pay the price
In this, the last hour of sanity we will know for years, an interesting take on Tolkien's understanding of what a LOTR sequel meant: it rendered all the heroics of the trilogy moot. A lesson for us all today.
Apologies for paywall, but it's a Post exclusive
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Apologies for paywall, but it's a Post exclusive
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Review | The lesson of J.R.R. Tolkien’s abandoned Lord of the Rings sequel
‘The New Shadow,’ which Tolkien left unfinished at his death, has a chilling warning about the dangers of historical amnesia and peacetime rot.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In this, the last hour of sanity we will know for years, an interesting take on Tolkien's understanding of what a LOTR sequel meant: it rendered all the heroics of the trilogy moot. A lesson for us all today.
Apologies for paywall, but it's a Post exclusive
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Apologies for paywall, but it's a Post exclusive
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
I just started following Greg Olear - highly recommended. There is so much (mis, dis, other) information flying around right now that it is very refreshing to find someone who can distill this chaos into a coherent narrative. @gregolear.bsky.social
gregolear.substack.com/p/sunday-pag...
gregolear.substack.com/p/sunday-pag...
Sunday Pages: The Age of Unreality
This is not a movie.
gregolear.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I just started following Greg Olear - highly recommended. There is so much (mis, dis, other) information flying around right now that it is very refreshing to find someone who can distill this chaos into a coherent narrative. @gregolear.bsky.social
gregolear.substack.com/p/sunday-pag...
gregolear.substack.com/p/sunday-pag...
It never ceases to amaze me how talented people can be with Elder Scrolls Online's housing system - here's a user named Futerko, who has built an homage to King Kong (the island and the beast) - simply amazing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQFI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQFI...
King Kong - ESO
YouTube video by Futerko
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:26 PM
It never ceases to amaze me how talented people can be with Elder Scrolls Online's housing system - here's a user named Futerko, who has built an homage to King Kong (the island and the beast) - simply amazing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQFI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQFI...