Andrew Bluett
@drubie.bsky.social
He/Him. I make video essays and media retrospectives on YouTube. No follow-for-follow.
Kingdom Hearts | Final Fantasy | Doctor Who | Jak and Daxter | Pokémon | Dragon Ball | Fallout | Halo
https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBluett/
Kingdom Hearts | Final Fantasy | Doctor Who | Jak and Daxter | Pokémon | Dragon Ball | Fallout | Halo
https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBluett/
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Andrew Bluett
@drubie.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Saw a bunch of people doing 2024 Media Threads last year, so I think I'll do a 2025 Media Thread. I'll do my best to log everything that I started and finished this year.
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absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
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happy transgender awareness week 💜
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
happy transgender awareness week 💜
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
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Happy to speak with @adashtra.bsky.social about Magic and UB (alongside the brilliant @shivambhatt.bsky.social & @emmapartlow.com).
I actually like UB more than many people I know, because I view MTG as a game system, but it’s undeniably and forcibly encroaching on the game’s longstanding flavour.
I actually like UB more than many people I know, because I view MTG as a game system, but it’s undeniably and forcibly encroaching on the game’s longstanding flavour.
!["The number one problem with Universes Beyond is that [Wizards] decided to put them in the core competitive formats so they're no longer an opt-in product," said writer, games journalist, and Magic enthusiast Aidan Moher. "You can no longer ignore it."
In 2025, the split between in-universe sets and UB sets was even at three apiece.
Next year will feature a Ninja Turtles set, a Marvel superheroes set, The Hobbit, and Star Trek. For the first time, UB sets will outnumber the in-universe ones, which could be alienating to players who enjoy Magic for its own distinct storytelling universe. "I think a lot of people are feeling threatened in their space just because here's all this advertisement seeping into Magic," Partlow said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f463cigx2kwpwrep6ao3pwpe/bafkreiaqddixg5cf3zu4zjf6ydeezwmcnyled2utu42tp2uoziaasiryge@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happy to speak with @adashtra.bsky.social about Magic and UB (alongside the brilliant @shivambhatt.bsky.social & @emmapartlow.com).
I actually like UB more than many people I know, because I view MTG as a game system, but it’s undeniably and forcibly encroaching on the game’s longstanding flavour.
I actually like UB more than many people I know, because I view MTG as a game system, but it’s undeniably and forcibly encroaching on the game’s longstanding flavour.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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Fangamer is hiring a 🚨 Product Designer 🚨
very rare posting for a very cool job, RT's appreciated~
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
very rare posting for a very cool job, RT's appreciated~
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
Graphic Designer
Fangamer is looking for a full time experienced designer with strong product and layout design skills to join our creative team. This position will be responsible for conceptualizing, speccing and pro...
www.fangamer.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Fangamer is hiring a 🚨 Product Designer 🚨
very rare posting for a very cool job, RT's appreciated~
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
very rare posting for a very cool job, RT's appreciated~
www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...
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For our Part Two on PT, we're talking with @bobvids.com about the present era of horror inspired by PT, liminal spaces in games, homages vs ripoffs and more.
Got a question or comment? Use the form! forms.gle/S9WWS6Xg81TP...
Got a question or comment? Use the form! forms.gle/S9WWS6Xg81TP...
Brainlords Podcast Question
Tonight we're talking with Bobvids about the era of games inspired by PT and liminal spaces in games. Questions or comments can be about anything though!
forms.gle
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
For our Part Two on PT, we're talking with @bobvids.com about the present era of horror inspired by PT, liminal spaces in games, homages vs ripoffs and more.
Got a question or comment? Use the form! forms.gle/S9WWS6Xg81TP...
Got a question or comment? Use the form! forms.gle/S9WWS6Xg81TP...
If you're not listening to Brainlords yet...you should.
Wednesday means Brainlords! This week returning guest @superbunnyhop.bsky.social joins us in Past Tense - The Legacy of PT, the first of a two part episode on the past and future of the most influential game that doesn't exist.
open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...
open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you're not listening to Brainlords yet...you should.
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Wednesday means Brainlords! This week returning guest @superbunnyhop.bsky.social joins us in Past Tense - The Legacy of PT, the first of a two part episode on the past and future of the most influential game that doesn't exist.
open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...
open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wednesday means Brainlords! This week returning guest @superbunnyhop.bsky.social joins us in Past Tense - The Legacy of PT, the first of a two part episode on the past and future of the most influential game that doesn't exist.
open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...
open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...
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The Kingdom Hearts community is NO place for bigots. I don't understand how anyone can experience these stories & harbor hate in their heart. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community see this evil daily & we must love + protect them & be the light this series speaks of for them.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Kingdom Hearts community is NO place for bigots. I don't understand how anyone can experience these stories & harbor hate in their heart. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community see this evil daily & we must love + protect them & be the light this series speaks of for them.
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
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More of you should be regularly talking about @funfactorpod.com, honestly.
I need video games people to talk about more than the same three things every week
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
More of you should be regularly talking about @funfactorpod.com, honestly.
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WHAT BLADERUNNER WOULD'VE DRIVEN
Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner!
Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?
Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner!
Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
WHAT BLADERUNNER WOULD'VE DRIVEN
Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner!
Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?
Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner!
Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?
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"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
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Look, I get some people want to quibble over the fact that the models that feed Embark's TTS were supposedly fed by consenting voice actors, but I think using that to negate criticism misses the real point.
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Look, I get some people want to quibble over the fact that the models that feed Embark's TTS were supposedly fed by consenting voice actors, but I think using that to negate criticism misses the real point.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Rewatching @drubie.bsky.social 's Final Fantasy retrospective series as a sorta comfort thing. Don't know if they were supposed to be "cozy", but it's working :D They're great, and you should check them out
Anyway, if anyone wants me I'll be watching the FFV retrospective for the next few hours
Anyway, if anyone wants me I'll be watching the FFV retrospective for the next few hours
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Rewatching @drubie.bsky.social 's Final Fantasy retrospective series as a sorta comfort thing. Don't know if they were supposed to be "cozy", but it's working :D They're great, and you should check them out
Anyway, if anyone wants me I'll be watching the FFV retrospective for the next few hours
Anyway, if anyone wants me I'll be watching the FFV retrospective for the next few hours
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This is partly why I keep painting them. They ward off arseholes like a crucifix to vampires.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is partly why I keep painting them. They ward off arseholes like a crucifix to vampires.
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It's called "bluffing," and it's a lost art after social media has programmed people to broadcast their every thought.
Here’s an important note when you call up key senators to yell at them.
This is really important:
YOU
CAN
LIE
You can call their office and tell them you’ll never give another dollar or another vote to a Democrat for what they did & they better fix their shit right now.
It’s OK if that’s a lie.
This is really important:
YOU
CAN
LIE
You can call their office and tell them you’ll never give another dollar or another vote to a Democrat for what they did & they better fix their shit right now.
It’s OK if that’s a lie.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's called "bluffing," and it's a lost art after social media has programmed people to broadcast their every thought.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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This thread. Gamers are arguing that dinging a game review for Ai use is wrong.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This thread. Gamers are arguing that dinging a game review for Ai use is wrong.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco.
Quality and care matters.
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These CDs contain the high-resolution artwork that GamePro was sent for their magazine. These are the highest quality source images you can find for games like Banjo-Kazooie and Mega Man Legends (both on CD 120) archive.gamehistory.org/folder/e73a8...
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
These CDs contain the high-resolution artwork that GamePro was sent for their magazine. These are the highest quality source images you can find for games like Banjo-Kazooie and Mega Man Legends (both on CD 120) archive.gamehistory.org/folder/e73a8...
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Explore the GamePro press CDs right now in our digital archive: archive.gamehistory.org/folder/a5823...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Explore the GamePro press CDs right now in our digital archive: archive.gamehistory.org/folder/a5823...
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We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The art of GamePro | VGHF Library Highlights
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
I have finished my first pass at writing about Final Fantasy X's postgame.
That...was a hurdle.
That...was a hurdle.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I have finished my first pass at writing about Final Fantasy X's postgame.
That...was a hurdle.
That...was a hurdle.
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ATTENTION TO ALL MY PRESS AND STREAMING FRIENDS: As we lead in to the release of Demonschool, now is the time to get me on your podcast to talk about things, do interviews, etc. I can talk about things other than my game, but also hopefully my game. Hit me up if you want conversations like the below
Why delay a game that’s nothing like Silksong to avoid its surprise release? Because for indies, there’s just too much riding on each individual launch to chance it. Demonschool creative director @brandon.insertcredit.com explains:
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ATTENTION TO ALL MY PRESS AND STREAMING FRIENDS: As we lead in to the release of Demonschool, now is the time to get me on your podcast to talk about things, do interviews, etc. I can talk about things other than my game, but also hopefully my game. Hit me up if you want conversations like the below