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Bryant Francis

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Writer: Zephon, Endless Space 2 ([email protected]) Senior Editor: Game Developer ([email protected]) Otherwise: There’s a better world out there. Still looking for it. Portfolio: www.bryantfrancis.me

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · Oct 17

Hi new followers!!! You might know that I'm senior editor at Game Developer, but did you also know I'm writing for Proxy Studios' 4X strategy game Zephon?

It's out on November 8, and you can wishlist it now to buy on day one!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...

ZEPHON - Steam News Hub

Updates, events, and news from the developers of ZEPHON.

store.steampowered.com

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Carli Velocci👽 @carlivelocci.com · 15h

Is this the audition to get into the Christmas Adventurers Club

Politico @politico.com · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 15h

Come to think of it I know a couple guys.

bj blazkowicz from Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 15h

I know a guy.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 15h

buncha "hail santa" motherfuckers

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 16h

Getting a troubling amount of use out of this screen shot.

Peacemaker holding a nazi American flag screenshot from season 2

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 21h

@bencollins.bsky.social 👀👀👀

Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 21h

The US Supreme Court denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ request to review and overturn a nearly $1.4 billion defamation judgment against him stemming from his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

Alex Jones’ $1 Billion Defamation Case Rejected by Supreme Court

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 21h

a cartoon of ralph from the simpsons sits on a bus with the words " chuckles i 'm in danger " below him

ALT: a cartoon of ralph from the simpsons sits on a bus with the words " chuckles i 'm in danger " below him

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 21h

wait so does this game actually have like a proper story-story? not just a shell for a catch-em-all/badge-em-all?

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devon giehl🐀ratmaker @devongiehl.bsky.social · 1d

CONCEPTIONALIZATION [Easy: Success] A pair of beautiful breasts. Behold the birth of a modern Venus.

COMPOSURE [Challenging: Failure] Be cool, Harry! Wear them with confidence! Eyes up! Do not touch!

ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Trivial: Success] Yeah baby! Big naturals! UNGA BUNGA HONK HONK HONK HONK

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 3d

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 1d

Noodled on how Silent Hill f doesn't have its own Pyramid Head...but went on to sell a million-plus copies anyway?

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 1d

Silent Hill f lacks 'iconic' characters…and that's fine?

Monster mash.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 1d

If you need a slide showing "here's why these AI deals don't show demand for AI is that high," this Morgan Stanley Research slide is pretty good at showing how dang circular it all is.

They look like they're just passing the same dollar around lmao

Source: finance.yahoo.com/news/very-tr...

A chart showing the circular deals between AMD, OpenAI, Oracle, Microsoft, Coreweave, NVIDIA, and "Data Center Lease."

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 2d

Ey happy borth

Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 3d

Wait wtf we also just watched this!!!

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Javy Gwaltney @jgwalt.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like Jared Leto as an all-star talent/charismatic force is a concept that Hollywood has been trying to gaslight me with since 2005.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 3d

Maybe Jared Leto is box office poison (and an alleged abuser).

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 3d

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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DevteamLife @devteamlife.com · 4d

Dear followers

I'm soon going back from family break and I'll start to write my new book: a glossary of videogame jobs.

This is where I'll need your help, by sending me a private message with the following informations ⬇️

a yellow sign says exciting book news on it

ALT: a yellow sign says exciting book news on it

media.tenor.com

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Carli Velocci👽 @carlivelocci.com · 4d

People who are against WFH clearly haven't seen her

Precious baby tortoiseshell kitty loafing behind a purple keyboard.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 4d

Congrats!!!

Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 4d

wat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 4d

New rule: Anyone making filmmaking videos about a "New Hollywood" must also produce a video essay about the actual conditions of the real New Hollywood.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 5d

"It's just another brush in the box."

Agree to disagree😒

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 5d

Give me a time machine so I can give John Wilkes Booth the People’s Elbow.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 5d

Game set in Reconstruction Era canceled due to racism that traces back to Reconstruction Era.

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 5d

Report: Ubisoft canceled Assassin's Creed 'Project Scarlet' for fear of political backlash

The canceled Assassin's Creed game would have cast players as a former enslaved person battling the Ku Klux Klan and other adversaries in America's Reconstruction period.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Alissa McAloon 🖤🤍💜 @gliitchy.bsky.social · 5d

I started writing for @gamedeveloper.bsky.social 9 years (!!!) ago this month as a freelance news writer

Still just infinitely thankful for the opportunity I was given, & for a team that made it so wonderful to learn and grow as a writer, editor, & person in the game industry over that near-decade

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