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Anthony M. Russo
@anthonymrusso.bsky.social
He/Him. Senior Gameplay Designer at Epic Games. I own a Scott Stapp Miami Marlins jersey.
We need you @dmbofficial.bsky.social. This is your chance for redemption.
ICE boats trawling the Chicago River. This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen in my entire life. No exaggeration. What's next? Humvees loaded with armed, masked agents patrolling Disney's Main Street U.S.A.?

#Chicago
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Aw yeah new #TeamReptile game!
September 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
None of this (waves hands around) would be happening if we brought back shaming and bullying for whom it was intended: arrogant jerks and selfish little creeps.
July 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Do we have the Criterion Closet for video games? We should have the Criterion Closet for video games.
June 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Beatdown City Survivors is an immersive sandbox survive-em-up with:

🏗️destructible environments
🌊dynamic fluid systems
🗡️a huge arsenal of ridiculous craftable weapons!

We have an amazing demo you can download right now ->
(but we're not part of #nextfest)

store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...
Beatdown City Survivors Demo on Steam
Punch a car so hard it EXPLODES! Dash through flaming gas to create a fire trail burning everything. Destroy a hydrant to douse out the fire. Beatdown City Survivors is an immersive sandbox meets surv...
store.steampowered.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Pope Kenny Dennis album from Serengeti, when?
Uhhhh in NOT THE ONION news, this is actually brilliant lol

"In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo: a divinely seasoned Italian beef, baptized in gravy and finished with the holy trinity of peppers — sweet, hot, or a combo."

people.com/portillos-la...
Portillo’s Is Rolling Out a Divine New Italian Beef Sandwich in Honor of Pope Leo XIV
Since Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Portillo's restaurant chain has launched a new Italian beef sandwich dubbed The Leo.
people.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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revising a confluence doc or paper map for weeks before touching the engine is not iteration. refactoring a system when you better understand its needs is not wasted work. you're measuring 10 times and cutting none. gamedev is ITERATIVE. fucking get STARTED as soon as possible and update it in-place
March 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Excited to announce @nuchallenger.com's next game, Beatdown City Survivors, an immersive sandbox bullet heaven game!

🔥💧Manipulate elements 💥🧊
🗡️🥾Upgrade + Combine Weapons🗡️🥾
🤜👹Punch monsters👹🤛

Peep the trailer below & PLEASE wishlist!
youtu.be/MJj52RmiAjQ

store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/...
Beatdown City Survivors Gameplay Announce Trailer
YouTube video by NuChallenger
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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There is no "Unreal Engine" starter pack to follow.

So im creating one here: go.bsky.app/S3U5wKj

If you have any Unreal Engine skills, reply if you want to be added. Repost if you can so other people can be aware too.

#UE5 #UnrealEngine5 #UnrealEngine #Gamedev #Indiedev
October 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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helldivers 2 is an early goty candidate. it's so good

aftermath.site/helldivers-2...
February 14, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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TIL someone made an actual video game out of the music video I worked on way back in the year 2000

comandogdev.itch.io/califonication
Californication by Comandogdev
A videogame based on Califonication from Red Hot Chili Peppers. Available for Windows, macOS, Android
comandogdev.itch.io
December 11, 2023 at 4:49 PM
“Lemon, it's the future of entertainment. It's the world's largest spherical structure, with the most advanced sound system, and it's the perfect landing spot to advertise Pizza Huts $6.99 Deal Lovers Delivery Pizza Deal. No one...and I mean no one...outpizzas the hut.”
November 22, 2023 at 12:54 AM
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very difficult to celebrate all the new games coming out when the developers who make those games are getting screwed by poor/short-sighted business decisions made by people who will not be affected at all except maybe they have to dig deep & try to sound empathetic in a public statement
September 28, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now…

Camp Counselor
Movie Theater Concessionist
Waiter at Comedy Club (in Theatre)
GameStop Salesperson
3D Modeling TA
Medical Software Programmer
T-Shirt Graphic Design and Licensing
Sculptor
Art Producer
Project Manager
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now…

Grocery bagger
Best Buy Computer kid
College Pro Painter
College Pro Franchise Manager
Marketing and Ad Designer
Front Desk Agent
Event Manager
Retail Dock/Floor/Ad Worker
Videographer
Photographer
In chronological order
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:

Pizza Hut Delivery
Internet support operator (I hated this)
Escort (the sexy kind)
Fraud Investigator
System Administrator
Airline Technology Manager
September 25, 2023 at 3:52 AM
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enroll your child in ska immersion school today
May 28, 2023 at 9:44 AM
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#1 isn’t Crazy Taxi… f’ this list.
August 14, 2023 at 2:12 PM