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IGN @ign.com · 1d

Watch Ben Schwartz cook in this live-action trailer for The Outer Worlds 2, launching on October 29!

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ritchie @ritchie.bsky.social · 1d

When you're a "high performing" person it easy to acknowledge in the abstract that burnout is something that happens to people but then it's shocking when all of a sudden it happens to you, and even more shocking when clawing back up to a normal level of functioning takes so god damn long.

Natalie Spitzel | Looking for work!! @nat-the-dev.bsky.social · 1d

Believe old game devs when we tell you: burnout is real, it's painful. Be honest with yourself, take the breaks when you need them.
I've been burnt out for so long, I only just realized how long. I went from crunch at Iridium into crunch at Giant Squid with no break. About 3 years. It was too long.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Klobrille @klobrille.bsky.social · 1d

The Outer Worlds 2 | Live Action Focus Group Trailer

The Outer Worlds 2 launches October 29.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdby...

The Outer Worlds 2 - Live Action Focus Group Trailer

YouTube video by Xbox

www.youtube.com

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 1d

During our visit to Obsidian Entertainment for our exclusive cover story on The Outer Worlds 2, we learned something extremely important: You can have pets in The Outer Worlds 2 and yes, you can pet them.

Here's what director Brandon Adler had to say about pets: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 2d

Six years ago, I stopped into a comic shop in Besancon, France in search of old comics. The owner explained that they only carried modern graphic novels, then proceeded to carefully draw me a detailed map to a used book store where I could find them, taking time to note each turn along the way.

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 2d

I successfully identified his art in an Enemy Ace Artist's Edition yesterday and it was mostly due to it being awesome.

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 3d

Potato and the new toy he is certain to destroy within the hour.

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Carly 🌼 @carly.posts.games · 4d

If like me you're looking forward to the release of Outer Worlds 2 (not long now!!) - or even if you're curious but not sure...

I'd recommend watching this interview, a lot of interesting stuff is discussed 💚✨

🎃 InsipidGhost 👻 @insipidghost.bsky.social · 4d

⚡XEP Interview | The Outer Worlds 2 | Obsidian Entertainment's Brandon Adler and Matt Singh | Enjoy! 💚🎮 @xbox.com @obsidianent.bsky.social #TheOuterWorlds2

iT: apple.co/2OL6SSV
Sp: spoti.fi/33gSiXa
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7VL...

XEP Interview | The Outer Worlds 2

YouTube video by Xbox Expansion Pass

www.youtube.com

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Klobrille @klobrille.bsky.social · 4d

7 days to Keeper.
11 days to Ninja Gaiden 4.
19 days to The Outer Worlds 2.

All now available to pre-load on Xbox Series X|S.

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats!

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Klobrille @klobrille.bsky.social · 4d

The Outer Worlds 2 has gone Gold and is now available for pre-load on Xbox Series X|S (≈ 79 GB).

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Parris @vicious696.bsky.social · 5d

I Played 8 hours of The Outer Worlds 2 (The Final Preview)

Thank you to @obsidian.net and @xbox.com for inviting me to the studio

YT: youtu.be/LR-hRHSChms

I Played 8 hours of The Outer Worlds 2 (The Final Preview)

YouTube video by Parris

youtu.be

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 6d

Fall colors in New England have been pretty ho-hum compared to last year so far, but Ghost of Yotei has been doing its best to make up for it.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 6d

“These weren’t harmless fads. The malinvestments destroyed billions of dollars of capital that belonged to pension funds, retirement accounts, and ordinary savers. For those making capital investments, ignoring user experience questions isn’t just naïve, it’s a breach of fiduciary duty.”

Derek Zoolander, Videogame Exec

A unified theory of moronic hype cycles

www.owenmahoney.ai

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 7d

As part of our cover story, we're sharing an exclusive demo of The Outer Worlds 2's first open-world area: Paradise Island. Following the prologue chapter, this is where players become truly acclimated with the new and improved systems.

WATCH: youtu.be/BoUNBA0sVbo

YouTube thumbnail stating: The Outer Worlds 2 Paradise Island Exclusive Gameplay
The image features a frontier-like town with a character in the foreground decked out in tech wear, including a helmet with a shielded face band.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d

gothamist.com/arts-enterta...

A few yards away from Schiffman, Finn Cervino of Queens was defacing a poster with a Sharpie. He included a web address for a website predicting the future of AI and wrote “This is not science fiction. This is reality.”

“We’re living in a world where you got friends that are computers — that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Cervino said. “They’re destroying the world for the dumbest invention I’ve ever seen in my life.”

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 7d

Got my crowdfunding rewards for Lake Yellowwood Slaughter, "the official comic book 'adaptation' of a 1983 slasher movie that never existed." And it's *gorgeous.*

Nice work, @alejandrobot.com, @gavinguidry.bsky.social, @suspiriavilchez.bsky.social, and @goatsflyingpress.com!

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 7d

It's official! Ghost of Yotei has completely replaced my sleep schedule.

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 8d

It's a wonderful game. I just get lost it in all.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 9d

It's not all bad news out there. A whole slew of classic John Woo movies just landed on Criterion Channel.

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sasha e head @sievish.bsky.social · 9d

use your PTO frequently & unapologetically. I never used PTO throughout my 20s-- I wanted to be the perfect worker & stayed late all the time.

now in my 30s, doing mostly contract work, I don't get PTO and I severely need it. I hit that burnout wall at 90mph and I would kill to get that PTO back.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 11d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 9d

Agreed! My current project is the first time I've ever maintained it reasonably well and I feel so so so much better.

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Shayna Moon (scary) @themoonis.gay · 9d

Not having work-life balance can literally kill you or disable you. The grind absolutely is not worth it.

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Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social · 9d

Not seriously moisturize. (I mean, you don't want to glisten or anything.) Seriously as in, it's a good idea.

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