David Shimomura
@unwinnabledavid.bsky.social
EIC of Unwinnable, views own.
Alyssa doing amazing work with this one.
I once thought "well it's at least one good thing Geoff is doing to meaningfully improve the industry." Shocking to see how performative and how little he really did.
I once thought "well it's at least one good thing Geoff is doing to meaningfully improve the industry." Shocking to see how performative and how little he really did.
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...
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Alyssa doing amazing work with this one.
I once thought "well it's at least one good thing Geoff is doing to meaningfully improve the industry." Shocking to see how performative and how little he really did.
I once thought "well it's at least one good thing Geoff is doing to meaningfully improve the industry." Shocking to see how performative and how little he really did.
Episode 1 is much better than we give it credit for. Lucas really went for something and mostly got it. I don't think the contemporary mind is capable of understanding how completely Phantom Menace consumed the culture.
November 10, 1998: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace:
Amazing teaser poster released #OTD, designed by Ellen Lee.
The title simply states, “Episode I,” but the long shadow of Darth Vader hangs over the film.
#StarWarsArchives19992005
youtu.be/Ocm__ZQTZVk
Amazing teaser poster released #OTD, designed by Ellen Lee.
The title simply states, “Episode I,” but the long shadow of Darth Vader hangs over the film.
#StarWarsArchives19992005
youtu.be/Ocm__ZQTZVk
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Episode 1 is much better than we give it credit for. Lucas really went for something and mostly got it. I don't think the contemporary mind is capable of understanding how completely Phantom Menace consumed the culture.
Primary both of them. Call your electeds and demand they turn resign from leadership.
Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Primary both of them. Call your electeds and demand they turn resign from leadership.
Primary all of them. Normal people cannot thrive in a system calibrated to maximally serve the will of billionaires.
The failure of the Democrats is not only their failure to secure concessions. It is that they cannot be trusted to even fight for when given massive public support.
The failure of the Democrats is not only their failure to secure concessions. It is that they cannot be trusted to even fight for when given massive public support.
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Primary all of them. Normal people cannot thrive in a system calibrated to maximally serve the will of billionaires.
The failure of the Democrats is not only their failure to secure concessions. It is that they cannot be trusted to even fight for when given massive public support.
The failure of the Democrats is not only their failure to secure concessions. It is that they cannot be trusted to even fight for when given massive public support.
"Dear Senator [Name], as one of your constituents I urge you to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader."
Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Enough is enough. Contact your Democratic senators TODAY and tell them to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. We desperately need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Dear Senator [Name], as one of your constituents I urge you to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader."
Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Tim Kaine is a craven fool
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Tim Kaine is a craven fool
Dick Durbin's DC office doesn't have a voicemail and his IL office doesn't accept voicemails on weekends. A completely craven and cowardly set of behaviors.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Dick Durbin's DC office doesn't have a voicemail and his IL office doesn't accept voicemails on weekends. A completely craven and cowardly set of behaviors.
Really proud of the framing here by @jmariye.bsky.social.
A lot of places are too happy to drop the context and ignore how gross conduct on Rockstar's part.
www.siliconera.com/theres-anoth...
A lot of places are too happy to drop the context and ignore how gross conduct on Rockstar's part.
www.siliconera.com/theres-anoth...
There’s Another GTA VI Delay After Rockstar Firings and Union-Busting Allegations
There's another GTA VI delay and new release date, and it comes after October 2025 Rockstar firings and union-busting accusations.
www.siliconera.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Really proud of the framing here by @jmariye.bsky.social.
A lot of places are too happy to drop the context and ignore how gross conduct on Rockstar's part.
www.siliconera.com/theres-anoth...
A lot of places are too happy to drop the context and ignore how gross conduct on Rockstar's part.
www.siliconera.com/theres-anoth...
If Piastri ends up limping to the title he will likely be remembered as one of the weaker title winners of all time. Part of that is weird bias against him but he also does nothing to dispel that.
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If Piastri ends up limping to the title he will likely be remembered as one of the weaker title winners of all time. Part of that is weird bias against him but he also does nothing to dispel that.
I feel so bad for the people whose beat is "what has Kojima been posting about lately"
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I feel so bad for the people whose beat is "what has Kojima been posting about lately"
Liam Neeson should come back for a Darkman sequel
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Liam Neeson should come back for a Darkman sequel
I'm going to eat a crab cake tomorrow
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I'm going to eat a crab cake tomorrow
Folks, exercise some minor amount of solidarity and please just don't go to The Game Awards.
I think what really needs to happen re: The Game Awards is we all need to boycott it. it goes beyond Future Class; the game awards exist to push marketing at people. it's not a real award show and it's not produced by people who care about gamedevs at all. we're just props.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Folks, exercise some minor amount of solidarity and please just don't go to The Game Awards.
I hope the money helps Sam Altman sleep at night
The timeline in so many of these cases tracks the gpt4o rollout www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I hope the money helps Sam Altman sleep at night
This is especially true of publicly traded companies who have legal obligations to shareholders etc. but also want to give weird market watchers a number to help drive up share value.
Friendly reminder that a game meeting or beating expectations does not necessarily mean it sold better or worse than other games. Internal financial expectations and comparative performance between titles are different things.
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is especially true of publicly traded companies who have legal obligations to shareholders etc. but also want to give weird market watchers a number to help drive up share value.
Guys, I think we all need to admit that Geoff is just a really, really high quality grifter.
His whole thing has always been increasing his personal profile and using whoever he needs to in order to accomplish that.
His whole thing has always been increasing his personal profile and using whoever he needs to in order to accomplish that.
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Guys, I think we all need to admit that Geoff is just a really, really high quality grifter.
His whole thing has always been increasing his personal profile and using whoever he needs to in order to accomplish that.
His whole thing has always been increasing his personal profile and using whoever he needs to in order to accomplish that.
It's so weird and funny how many shorts are just a robot voice doing any 3 random IMDb trivia notes, often the first 3
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's so weird and funny how many shorts are just a robot voice doing any 3 random IMDb trivia notes, often the first 3
Reposted by David Shimomura
June 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is one of those tunnel vision sort of things where if you work really hard to do one thing to the exclusion of all other details you make a weird through the looking glass world.
Also, having not read the report, I wonder how much they account for the impact of the data centers.
Also, having not read the report, I wonder how much they account for the impact of the data centers.
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This is one of those tunnel vision sort of things where if you work really hard to do one thing to the exclusion of all other details you make a weird through the looking glass world.
Also, having not read the report, I wonder how much they account for the impact of the data centers.
Also, having not read the report, I wonder how much they account for the impact of the data centers.
Baseball has never been so good
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Baseball has never been so good
Sometimes the rich have great ideas
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sometimes the rich have great ideas
Celebrate my birthday by giving to your local food pantry and if you show me the receipt you can come over for dinner tonight.
November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Celebrate my birthday by giving to your local food pantry and if you show me the receipt you can come over for dinner tonight.
Original Resident Evil on PS1. Maybe the last time I was actually really scared by a game.
What's the scariest game you've ever played?
For me, it's Outlast II, far and away. I can't believe the places that game goes lol.
For me, it's Outlast II, far and away. I can't believe the places that game goes lol.
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Original Resident Evil on PS1. Maybe the last time I was actually really scared by a game.
Hard to imagine back then this would be the best a Tron sequel could be.
(Uprising is also pretty great)
(Uprising is also pretty great)
(PCDD) Tron 2.0 $1.98 (DRM: Steam) via Gamebillet. http://ow.ly/Ctr030sowOV
Doesn't have Jared Leto for those worried.
Disney Games Sale via Gamebillet. https://ow.ly/f3fA50XeAEq
Doesn't have Jared Leto for those worried.
Disney Games Sale via Gamebillet. https://ow.ly/f3fA50XeAEq
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hard to imagine back then this would be the best a Tron sequel could be.
(Uprising is also pretty great)
(Uprising is also pretty great)
Something I like about the use of "white paint" instead of yellow is that canonically so many characters hands are absolutely covered in bird poo and then in the next scene they eat something or draw their sword. No one is getting a good sword grip with bird poo hands.
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Something I like about the use of "white paint" instead of yellow is that canonically so many characters hands are absolutely covered in bird poo and then in the next scene they eat something or draw their sword. No one is getting a good sword grip with bird poo hands.