Zachary Ryan
@zachariusd.bsky.social
Senior Community Producer at Twitch. full-time nerd, occasional musician, avid runner, live music aficionado, burrito enthusiast. prev: IGN, Ubisoft. he/him
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Zachary Ryan
@zachariusd.bsky.social
· Nov 19
greetings! it's me, Zach Ryan. you might remember me from IGN or know me from my work at Twitch! a few key facts about me:
- tall but not like weird tall.
- loves music, movies, art, and games
- #1 godzilla fan, probably.
- has medium-sized dog named Ringo. she is not small don't call her that.
- tall but not like weird tall.
- loves music, movies, art, and games
- #1 godzilla fan, probably.
- has medium-sized dog named Ringo. she is not small don't call her that.
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How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Shadow Moses guard looking at the new Steam Machine:
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
The Steam Deck was just the beginning. Valve is getting serious about putting SteamOS everywhere
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Shadow Moses guard looking at the new Steam Machine:
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
"Huh? ....It's just a box."
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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tbf 90% of all AAA games think you're stupid. it's to their benefit to make a game as accessible as possible. i don't mean accessibility features (also important!) but they want players to see a game through to the end (brand affinity, sentiment analysis, etc) so they hold your hand the entire way.
Opinion: Ghost of Yōtei Thinks I'm Stupid
"[...] Sucker Punch very deliberately and directly holds my hand, signposting the way forward, as if the game has already decided I’m too stupid to possibly ever figure out any of this myself."
gameinformer.com/opinions/202...
"[...] Sucker Punch very deliberately and directly holds my hand, signposting the way forward, as if the game has already decided I’m too stupid to possibly ever figure out any of this myself."
gameinformer.com/opinions/202...
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
tbf 90% of all AAA games think you're stupid. it's to their benefit to make a game as accessible as possible. i don't mean accessibility features (also important!) but they want players to see a game through to the end (brand affinity, sentiment analysis, etc) so they hold your hand the entire way.
gang, why isn't Avowed on PlayStation?
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
gang, why isn't Avowed on PlayStation?
overall i feel like Ghost of Yotei is Pretty Good™ but god damn does it have some truly incredible moments.
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
overall i feel like Ghost of Yotei is Pretty Good™ but god damn does it have some truly incredible moments.
the new Tame Impala record is bad. like, surprisingly bad. and i don't mean that in an "i'm only into their older stuff" sorta way. every song sounds exactly the same and the lyrics are next level stupid. a bummer for sure.
October 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the new Tame Impala record is bad. like, surprisingly bad. and i don't mean that in an "i'm only into their older stuff" sorta way. every song sounds exactly the same and the lyrics are next level stupid. a bummer for sure.
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tired: let's get drinks
wired: let's have a few small beers
wired: let's have a few small beers
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
tired: let's get drinks
wired: let's have a few small beers
wired: let's have a few small beers
you guys, Final Fantasy Tactics is still so fucking good.
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
you guys, Final Fantasy Tactics is still so fucking good.
stay out of san francisco.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within
September 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
stay out of san francisco.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
stay out of california in general.
we don't need your stormtroopers here, thanks.
2025 has been an absolutely banging year for games and yet, the one i am by far the most excited about is Final Fantasy Tactics, a game that i have bought and played at least six times. 🤡
September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
2025 has been an absolutely banging year for games and yet, the one i am by far the most excited about is Final Fantasy Tactics, a game that i have bought and played at least six times. 🤡
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good luck finishing silent hill f, hades 2, hollow knight silksong, ghost of yotei, hell is us, final fantasy tactics, metal gear sold delta, pokemon legends z-a, battlefield 6, cronos, dying light the beast, trails in the sky, arc raiders, and borderlands 4 before award season
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
good luck finishing silent hill f, hades 2, hollow knight silksong, ghost of yotei, hell is us, final fantasy tactics, metal gear sold delta, pokemon legends z-a, battlefield 6, cronos, dying light the beast, trails in the sky, arc raiders, and borderlands 4 before award season
why did we allow so many video games to come out at the same time? who's in charge of this??
Hades 2's art is breathtaking, its characters are captivating, the combat is fast, fun, endlessly varied, and tactical, and the music is spectacular.
Read our full review: bit.ly/42CwgPS
Read our full review: bit.ly/42CwgPS
September 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
why did we allow so many video games to come out at the same time? who's in charge of this??
ok, stop doing nazi shit?
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
September 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ok, stop doing nazi shit?
ugh. i was really counting on this rapture to happen. jesus if you're up there, plz. i need this.
September 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ugh. i was really counting on this rapture to happen. jesus if you're up there, plz. i need this.
money talks, collective action works, fuck donald trump, etc.
Allow me to translate for Disney/ABC:
"We spoke to our lawyers and realized this was looking a LITTLE too much like a lawsuit ready to happen over first amendment rights. Oh and we also lost $3.8B overnight lolz whoopsie."
"We spoke to our lawyers and realized this was looking a LITTLE too much like a lawsuit ready to happen over first amendment rights. Oh and we also lost $3.8B overnight lolz whoopsie."
Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
money talks, collective action works, fuck donald trump, etc.
2025 (thus far): Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2024: Persona 3 Reload
2023: Baldur’s Gate III
2022: Elden Ring
2021: Metroid Dread
2020: Hades
2019: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2018: God Of War
2017: Breath of the Wild
2016: Dishonored 2
2015: Bloodborne
2024: Persona 3 Reload
2023: Baldur’s Gate III
2022: Elden Ring
2021: Metroid Dread
2020: Hades
2019: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2018: God Of War
2017: Breath of the Wild
2016: Dishonored 2
2015: Bloodborne
2024 - Astro Bot
2023 - Alan Wake 2
2022 - Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga
2021 - Marvel’s GotG
2020 - Half-Life Alyx
2019 - Control
2018 - RDR2
2017 - Wolf: New Colossus
2016 - Doom
2015 - The Witcher 3
2023 - Alan Wake 2
2022 - Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga
2021 - Marvel’s GotG
2020 - Half-Life Alyx
2019 - Control
2018 - RDR2
2017 - Wolf: New Colossus
2016 - Doom
2015 - The Witcher 3
quote with your GOTY!!
2024: Metaphor: ReFantazio
2023: Baldur's Gate 3
2022: Pokemon Legends: Arceus
2021: Before Your Eyes
2020: The Last of Us Part II
2019: Life Is Strange 2
2018: Florence
2017: Persona 5
2016: Overwatch
2015: Tales from the Borderlands
2024: Metaphor: ReFantazio
2023: Baldur's Gate 3
2022: Pokemon Legends: Arceus
2021: Before Your Eyes
2020: The Last of Us Part II
2019: Life Is Strange 2
2018: Florence
2017: Persona 5
2016: Overwatch
2015: Tales from the Borderlands
September 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
2025 (thus far): Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2024: Persona 3 Reload
2023: Baldur’s Gate III
2022: Elden Ring
2021: Metroid Dread
2020: Hades
2019: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2018: God Of War
2017: Breath of the Wild
2016: Dishonored 2
2015: Bloodborne
2024: Persona 3 Reload
2023: Baldur’s Gate III
2022: Elden Ring
2021: Metroid Dread
2020: Hades
2019: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2018: God Of War
2017: Breath of the Wild
2016: Dishonored 2
2015: Bloodborne
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The great Dan Gilroy: "Regardless of how the jack-booted attack on Jimmy Kimmel is resolved, this isn’t a skirmish. It’s a siege... Artists are censored first because they fear us most... Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written—the pen is in your hand." deadline.com/2025/09/ando...
‘Andor’ Writer Dan Gilroy On Disney Suspending Jimmy Kimmel & Hollywood Facing “Venomous Evil”: “This Isn’t A Skirmish. It’s A Siege” – Guest Column
'Andor' Writer Dan Gilroy On Trump's Jimmy Kimmel Pressure Campaign: "Artists Are Censored First Because They Fear Us Most" -- Guest Column
deadline.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The great Dan Gilroy: "Regardless of how the jack-booted attack on Jimmy Kimmel is resolved, this isn’t a skirmish. It’s a siege... Artists are censored first because they fear us most... Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written—the pen is in your hand." deadline.com/2025/09/ando...
really bouncing back and forth between
"is silksong the best metroidvania ever made?"
and
"fuck this game forever"
"is silksong the best metroidvania ever made?"
and
"fuck this game forever"
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
really bouncing back and forth between
"is silksong the best metroidvania ever made?"
and
"fuck this game forever"
"is silksong the best metroidvania ever made?"
and
"fuck this game forever"
Hollow Knight is Dark Souls, Silksong is Sekiro.
no further questions at this time.
no further questions at this time.
September 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hollow Knight is Dark Souls, Silksong is Sekiro.
no further questions at this time.
no further questions at this time.
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Each alleged mass shooter is even more On the Computer All the Time than the previous one. Probably nothing to worry about there
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Each alleged mass shooter is even more On the Computer All the Time than the previous one. Probably nothing to worry about there
a cool thing about Silksong is that it really demonstrates how fucking terrible the handheld ergonomics of the Switch 2 are.
September 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
a cool thing about Silksong is that it really demonstrates how fucking terrible the handheld ergonomics of the Switch 2 are.
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Protests against Trump erupt inside D.C. restaurant as people chant to his face: “FREE D.C.! FREE PALESTINE! TRUMP IS THE H*TLER OF OUR TIME!” (via Sam Waldenberg / CNN)
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Protests against Trump erupt inside D.C. restaurant as people chant to his face: “FREE D.C.! FREE PALESTINE! TRUMP IS THE H*TLER OF OUR TIME!” (via Sam Waldenberg / CNN)