ziad
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game design graduate | game discussion: youtube.com/@ziadbruh | streams: https://twitch.tv/ziadbruh | beach gen podcast: youtube.com/@vgbookclub | exclusive vids and updates: https://ko-fi.com/ziadbruh
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our long gestating beach gen episode on grand theft auto III is finally out! a lot of daring design mixed with a lot of mid, and @ziaddd.bsky.social, @kranku.bsky.social, and I go through all of it. I'm excited to kick beach gen off again this year! link below!
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
our long gestating beach gen episode on grand theft auto III is finally out! a lot of daring design mixed with a lot of mid, and @ziaddd.bsky.social, @kranku.bsky.social, and I go through all of it. I'm excited to kick beach gen off again this year! link below!
inconvenient timing to be singing GTA3's virtues; listen to the latest BEACH GEN GAME CLUB but also consider supporting the workers unfairly dismissed at rockstar!
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kEX...
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kEX...
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
inconvenient timing to be singing GTA3's virtues; listen to the latest BEACH GEN GAME CLUB but also consider supporting the workers unfairly dismissed at rockstar!
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kEX...
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kEX...
at the risk of sounding old as fuck, what’s with dudes wearing their hoodies like this
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
at the risk of sounding old as fuck, what’s with dudes wearing their hoodies like this
listen man, i'm just saying: if resident evil requiem has at least one section where out of nowhere it goes fixed camera angles, i would get freaked out by that
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
listen man, i'm just saying: if resident evil requiem has at least one section where out of nowhere it goes fixed camera angles, i would get freaked out by that
when it’s a shonen fight and the perspective-character has an internal monologue like “he’s fast..!”
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
when it’s a shonen fight and the perspective-character has an internal monologue like “he’s fast..!”
alright i don’t wanna land on a list or anything but i need some art inspo for my game… what are y’all favorite examples of tank top punch girls in anime/gaming? preferably darker-skinned
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
alright i don’t wanna land on a list or anything but i need some art inspo for my game… what are y’all favorite examples of tank top punch girls in anime/gaming? preferably darker-skinned
we’re a few weeks removed now but “she didn’t like my *glug glug glug* truly is a 10/10 all-time line read
January 13, 2026 at 6:17 AM
we’re a few weeks removed now but “she didn’t like my *glug glug glug* truly is a 10/10 all-time line read
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New video on the channel!
I beat one of the hardest games ever. My 1CC run of ESP Ra De with commentary.
Enjoy: youtu.be/NGD9L1mo4gs
I beat one of the hardest games ever. My 1CC run of ESP Ra De with commentary.
Enjoy: youtu.be/NGD9L1mo4gs
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New video on the channel!
I beat one of the hardest games ever. My 1CC run of ESP Ra De with commentary.
Enjoy: youtu.be/NGD9L1mo4gs
I beat one of the hardest games ever. My 1CC run of ESP Ra De with commentary.
Enjoy: youtu.be/NGD9L1mo4gs
neon inferno really surprised me with its quality, check out my review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUvz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUvz...
Neon Inferno is one of the best arcade action campaigns in years
YouTube video by ziadbruh
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
neon inferno really surprised me with its quality, check out my review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUvz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUvz...
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cygames going heavy into genAI is pretty bad. if anything normalizes it, it'll be gacha. gacha shouldn't even be legal but you say that and people just say "gambling's cool, just don't spend money you idiot" ignoring such an insanely predatory thing
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
cygames going heavy into genAI is pretty bad. if anything normalizes it, it'll be gacha. gacha shouldn't even be legal but you say that and people just say "gambling's cool, just don't spend money you idiot" ignoring such an insanely predatory thing
easy to have doubts when so much of my education was theoretical or otherwise constrained but it’s reassuring that i’m finding game dev actually fulfilling & motivating in practice. unlike basically every other job i’ve done it’s easy for the hours to melt away when i’m getting down & dirty with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
easy to have doubts when so much of my education was theoretical or otherwise constrained but it’s reassuring that i’m finding game dev actually fulfilling & motivating in practice. unlike basically every other job i’ve done it’s easy for the hours to melt away when i’m getting down & dirty with it
fuck ICE and stay safe everyone
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
fuck ICE and stay safe everyone
10 hours to determine clair obscur is game of the year. groundbreaking
After nearly 10 hour of debate, here's the final list of MinnMax's Top 20 games of 2025... or, as we call it, The Two Tens.
Thanks for listening to The MinnMax Show!
Thanks for listening to The MinnMax Show!
January 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
10 hours to determine clair obscur is game of the year. groundbreaking
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If you haven't already, January is a good time to cancel your Xbox Game Pass in solidarity with Palestine. Read more about the boycott on our website and sign our pledge at nogamesforgenocide.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
If you haven't already, January is a good time to cancel your Xbox Game Pass in solidarity with Palestine. Read more about the boycott on our website and sign our pledge at nogamesforgenocide.com
Beach Gen Game Club is back with a lengthy discussion of @polygonbird.games’s 2025 shmup BIRDCAGE — a game explicitly designed around modern gamepads without upending core genre staples. youtu.be/_GCdGHq0SBU?...
BIRDCAGE: a forward-thinking shmup?
YouTube video by Beach Gen Game Club
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Beach Gen Game Club is back with a lengthy discussion of @polygonbird.games’s 2025 shmup BIRDCAGE — a game explicitly designed around modern gamepads without upending core genre staples. youtu.be/_GCdGHq0SBU?...
can we stop making games where the setup is longer than fucking oppenheimer
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
can we stop making games where the setup is longer than fucking oppenheimer
this is so unbelievably free
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
this is so unbelievably free
was ready to slap it with the 5/10 but the ending blew my socks off, that was really beautifully done
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
was ready to slap it with the 5/10 but the ending blew my socks off, that was really beautifully done
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A prominent commentator in the fighting game community, Sajam, has announced he will not participate in future EVO events following its acquisition by the Saudi government.
'It's a pretty big deal for me as a human': One of the FGC's most popular commentators is stepping away from future EVO events following its Saudi buyout
Sajam called the choice "bad for me financially."
www.pcgamer.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A prominent commentator in the fighting game community, Sajam, has announced he will not participate in future EVO events following its acquisition by the Saudi government.
clair obscur level design
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
clair obscur level design
i know it's a terrible thing to say. but i can't help but have opinions on the fact that, when mainstream media people transition to game dev as a career, it's always either PR or "narrative design" 🫣
December 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i know it's a terrible thing to say. but i can't help but have opinions on the fact that, when mainstream media people transition to game dev as a career, it's always either PR or "narrative design" 🫣
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What’s even spookier than Ghosts ‘N Goblins? Ghosts ‘N Goblins with the dip switches maxed out! 👻
Here’s my Very Difficult 1cc of GHOSTS ‘N GOBLINS!
youtu.be/mt81TFO72eA?...
Here’s my Very Difficult 1cc of GHOSTS ‘N GOBLINS!
youtu.be/mt81TFO72eA?...
GHOSTS 'N GOBLINS AKA MAKAIMURA TRUE ENDING VERY DIFFICULT 1CC
YouTube video by YoStrayCat
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What’s even spookier than Ghosts ‘N Goblins? Ghosts ‘N Goblins with the dip switches maxed out! 👻
Here’s my Very Difficult 1cc of GHOSTS ‘N GOBLINS!
youtu.be/mt81TFO72eA?...
Here’s my Very Difficult 1cc of GHOSTS ‘N GOBLINS!
youtu.be/mt81TFO72eA?...
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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