Xavier Torres
@xenarcade.bsky.social
Professional gamedev cat-herder. Formerly at Disney, Treyarch. Usually I'm the producer, or the PM, or the ops guy. I make sure games get made and my devs get paid.
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Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
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6) am I just doing this for clout or social media engagement?
7) am I being honest about why I am angry?
8) did I read the comment correctly?
9) did I first ask the person "so are you saying..." to make sure I understood them correctly?
10) can i guarantee anger will cause a satisfactory outcome?
7) am I being honest about why I am angry?
8) did I read the comment correctly?
9) did I first ask the person "so are you saying..." to make sure I understood them correctly?
10) can i guarantee anger will cause a satisfactory outcome?
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
6) am I just doing this for clout or social media engagement?
7) am I being honest about why I am angry?
8) did I read the comment correctly?
9) did I first ask the person "so are you saying..." to make sure I understood them correctly?
10) can i guarantee anger will cause a satisfactory outcome?
7) am I being honest about why I am angry?
8) did I read the comment correctly?
9) did I first ask the person "so are you saying..." to make sure I understood them correctly?
10) can i guarantee anger will cause a satisfactory outcome?
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so, if you're mad on the internet:
1) is this really worth being angry about?
2) if i was unaware of this opinion, would it have impacted my life in any way?
3) do I like feeling how I feel right now?
4) am i in 'bitch eating crackers' mode?
5) what result will my involvement have?
1) is this really worth being angry about?
2) if i was unaware of this opinion, would it have impacted my life in any way?
3) do I like feeling how I feel right now?
4) am i in 'bitch eating crackers' mode?
5) what result will my involvement have?
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
so, if you're mad on the internet:
1) is this really worth being angry about?
2) if i was unaware of this opinion, would it have impacted my life in any way?
3) do I like feeling how I feel right now?
4) am i in 'bitch eating crackers' mode?
5) what result will my involvement have?
1) is this really worth being angry about?
2) if i was unaware of this opinion, would it have impacted my life in any way?
3) do I like feeling how I feel right now?
4) am i in 'bitch eating crackers' mode?
5) what result will my involvement have?
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Life... uh... finds a way!
December 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Life... uh... finds a way!
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the 6-7 phenomenon is in no way different from any other catchphrase that kids have yelled out at any point in the last hundred years, there's no daylight between that and when i was in high school, the year straight where every guy kept yelling "i'm rick james bitch"
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
the 6-7 phenomenon is in no way different from any other catchphrase that kids have yelled out at any point in the last hundred years, there's no daylight between that and when i was in high school, the year straight where every guy kept yelling "i'm rick james bitch"
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while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
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"come chop it up with fellow developers"
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"come chop it up with fellow developers"
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absolutely the fuck not
Saudi Arabia's latest overture to the games industry is a new conference, produced by GDC parent Informa, taking place in December 2026
www.gamesindustry.biz/saudi-arabia...
www.gamesindustry.biz/saudi-arabia...
Saudi Arabia to host Kingdom of Gaming conference in 2026
Organisers hope for 20,000 attendees, 500 studios and 200 investors to be in attendance next December
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
absolutely the fuck not
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🚨🚨
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨🚨
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
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Tapping the sign
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tapping the sign
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i wonder if there is a precedent for what IT companies are doing, which reduces to "we're going to sell the products WE want", ie not what customers want, or the public wants
i mean i'm sure there are historical examples of a similar *kind*, but it seems like an unprecedented *degree*?
i mean i'm sure there are historical examples of a similar *kind*, but it seems like an unprecedented *degree*?
Glassholes were driven from polite society. It could happen again.
Google unveils plans to try again with smart glasses in 2026
It is a significant turnaround for the tech giant after its first attempt - Google Glass - was pulled in 2015.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
i wonder if there is a precedent for what IT companies are doing, which reduces to "we're going to sell the products WE want", ie not what customers want, or the public wants
i mean i'm sure there are historical examples of a similar *kind*, but it seems like an unprecedented *degree*?
i mean i'm sure there are historical examples of a similar *kind*, but it seems like an unprecedented *degree*?
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Just launched a new website
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
Do I Need AI For IT?
doIneedAIfor.it
December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Just launched a new website
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
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never miss an opportunity to tell someone who thinks they're being clever quoting "voltaire" that actually, voltaire never said it. it's from a 1993 episode of a nazi radio show & the guy who did say it is quite famously a pedophile who was so weird even the other nazis thought he was creepy.
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
never miss an opportunity to tell someone who thinks they're being clever quoting "voltaire" that actually, voltaire never said it. it's from a 1993 episode of a nazi radio show & the guy who did say it is quite famously a pedophile who was so weird even the other nazis thought he was creepy.
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If you’re too young to remember why Mortal Kombat and Doom were news topics, it’s because of assholes like this.
Remember this every time you see people place morality qualifiers on sex, violence, or the meeting of the two. It took us decades to reject the Hays code. We won’t be so lucky next time.
Remember this every time you see people place morality qualifiers on sex, violence, or the meeting of the two. It took us decades to reject the Hays code. We won’t be so lucky next time.
Horses shows "abuse, gory imagery (mutilation, blood), depictions of slavery, physical and psychological torture, domestic abuse, sexual assault, suicide"
It also implies someone is r*ped until they die. It's implied someone comitts necrophillia on the corpse.
Why are we mad about this ban?
It also implies someone is r*ped until they die. It's implied someone comitts necrophillia on the corpse.
Why are we mad about this ban?
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you’re too young to remember why Mortal Kombat and Doom were news topics, it’s because of assholes like this.
Remember this every time you see people place morality qualifiers on sex, violence, or the meeting of the two. It took us decades to reject the Hays code. We won’t be so lucky next time.
Remember this every time you see people place morality qualifiers on sex, violence, or the meeting of the two. It took us decades to reject the Hays code. We won’t be so lucky next time.
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Steam is filled with far worse than a horror game focused on heavy themes
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Steam is filled with far worse than a horror game focused on heavy themes
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1/3 Massive efforts are being done to ensure states do not regulate GenAI.
Regulations like CA’s AB-412. A transparency bill that terrifies Big Tech!
On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on this bill.
We need as many folks to show up! Come join in support of creatives!
Rsvp link in thread!
Regulations like CA’s AB-412. A transparency bill that terrifies Big Tech!
On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on this bill.
We need as many folks to show up! Come join in support of creatives!
Rsvp link in thread!
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
1/3 Massive efforts are being done to ensure states do not regulate GenAI.
Regulations like CA’s AB-412. A transparency bill that terrifies Big Tech!
On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on this bill.
We need as many folks to show up! Come join in support of creatives!
Rsvp link in thread!
Regulations like CA’s AB-412. A transparency bill that terrifies Big Tech!
On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on this bill.
We need as many folks to show up! Come join in support of creatives!
Rsvp link in thread!
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every time i see that water tower i remember the animaniacs are trapped in there by david zaslav. Yet every story leaves it out
PSKY'S ATTORNEYS: $WBD "appears to have abandoned the semblance and reality of a fair transaction process, thereby abdicating its duties to stockholders, and embarked on a myopic process with a predetermined outcome that favors a single bidder .."
@sherman4949.cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/p...
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Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on 'fairness and adequacy' of sale process: Read the full letter
Paramount attorneys sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery questioning whether its acting in the best interest of shareholders.
www.cnbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
every time i see that water tower i remember the animaniacs are trapped in there by david zaslav. Yet every story leaves it out
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I have come to the conclusion that all gambling should be made illegal again; or at the very least, must all be conducted in person at bookies.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I have come to the conclusion that all gambling should be made illegal again; or at the very least, must all be conducted in person at bookies.
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
No need, here's a summary of the whole thing
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
No need, here's a summary of the whole thing