CJ Melendez
@cjmelendez.bsky.social
Award-winning Senior PR Account Director at UberStrategist. Formerly RelyOnHorror. Dog dad 🌈🎃🍪 Opinions my own.
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‘Total Chaos’ Is One of the Scariest Games of 2025 [Review] 🔥 - @bloody-disgusting.com
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‘Total Chaos’ Is One of the Scariest Games of 2025 [Review]
From Counter-Strike to Cry of Fear, some of the most innovative gaming experiences out there have their origins in the video game modding scene. After all, these communities often serve as a training ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
‘Total Chaos’ Is One of the Scariest Games of 2025 [Review] 🔥 - @bloody-disgusting.com
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Horror Dreams Come True: Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele Are Collaborating
Horror Dreams Come True: Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele Are Collaborating
The 'Evil Dead' legend and the 'Get Out' Oscar winner will co-produce a feature directed by newcomer Dylan Clark.
gizmodo.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Horror Dreams Come True: Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele Are Collaborating
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
My BF is watching Frozen while I work, and all I hear is a magical "AhhhAAAAAahhhAAAAAAHHHH" sound on repeat.
They really spam that clip huh
They really spam that clip huh
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My BF is watching Frozen while I work, and all I hear is a magical "AhhhAAAAAahhhAAAAAAHHHH" sound on repeat.
They really spam that clip huh
They really spam that clip huh
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So
The boulder in RE5 is thematically both the end point of Chris’ character arc as well as a representation of the player overcoming their fears and defeating the Evil in Resident Evil. It’s arguably one of the most thematically poignant moment in RE5 — yes really. 🧵1/13
The boulder in RE5 is thematically both the end point of Chris’ character arc as well as a representation of the player overcoming their fears and defeating the Evil in Resident Evil. It’s arguably one of the most thematically poignant moment in RE5 — yes really. 🧵1/13
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
So
The boulder in RE5 is thematically both the end point of Chris’ character arc as well as a representation of the player overcoming their fears and defeating the Evil in Resident Evil. It’s arguably one of the most thematically poignant moment in RE5 — yes really. 🧵1/13
The boulder in RE5 is thematically both the end point of Chris’ character arc as well as a representation of the player overcoming their fears and defeating the Evil in Resident Evil. It’s arguably one of the most thematically poignant moment in RE5 — yes really. 🧵1/13
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the walls… they’re writhing in pain.
they won’t stop until you are too.
total chaos - now on pc, ps5, xbox & game pass
they won’t stop until you are too.
total chaos - now on pc, ps5, xbox & game pass
December 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
the walls… they’re writhing in pain.
they won’t stop until you are too.
total chaos - now on pc, ps5, xbox & game pass
they won’t stop until you are too.
total chaos - now on pc, ps5, xbox & game pass
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A message from the Rising Heat dev team:
We’re in the final stretch and taking a bit more time to ensure every run hits harder, faster, and louder.
Expect Rising Heat to ignite in late Q1 2026.
We’re in the final stretch and taking a bit more time to ensure every run hits harder, faster, and louder.
Expect Rising Heat to ignite in late Q1 2026.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A message from the Rising Heat dev team:
We’re in the final stretch and taking a bit more time to ensure every run hits harder, faster, and louder.
Expect Rising Heat to ignite in late Q1 2026.
We’re in the final stretch and taking a bit more time to ensure every run hits harder, faster, and louder.
Expect Rising Heat to ignite in late Q1 2026.
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GUYS I AM SO CLOSE! The Silent Hill f pod will be online sometime w/in the next 3 days! A few days shy of "by the end of Nov" but it's practically there. Right now I still have to rewatch the 3 hr pod, check for errors and then upload and make sure youtube it okay with it too!
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
GUYS I AM SO CLOSE! The Silent Hill f pod will be online sometime w/in the next 3 days! A few days shy of "by the end of Nov" but it's practically there. Right now I still have to rewatch the 3 hr pod, check for errors and then upload and make sure youtube it okay with it too!
TOMORROW.
Get your review key requests in.
Get your review key requests in.
Forge uneasy alliances, take on high-risk assignments, and build your notoriety in the next chapter of the Fate saga.
Destiny 2: Renegades // December 2, 2025.
youtu.be/esFPGaptCdg
Destiny 2: Renegades // December 2, 2025.
youtu.be/esFPGaptCdg
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
TOMORROW.
Get your review key requests in.
Get your review key requests in.
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As we celebrate Cyber Monday today, please save a thought for everyone responsible for bringing it to us.
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As we celebrate Cyber Monday today, please save a thought for everyone responsible for bringing it to us.
Me on Google Meet talking about selling video games while the country and world are on fire.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Me on Google Meet talking about selling video games while the country and world are on fire.
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The Game Awards' Geoff Keighley teases announcement by placing a whopping demon-covered statue in the desert www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awa...
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Game Awards' Geoff Keighley teases announcement by placing a whopping demon-covered statue in the desert www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awa...
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Former Rockstar writer Dan Houser has warned against the growth of generative AI, saying that "some of these people trying to define the future of humanity [or] creativity" with it "are not the most humane or creative people".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-wri...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-wri...
GTA writer Dan Houser says the people leading the push for AI are ‘not the most humane or creative people’ | VGC
Humanity is being pulled in a direction led by people who “aren’t fully rounded humans”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Former Rockstar writer Dan Houser has warned against the growth of generative AI, saying that "some of these people trying to define the future of humanity [or] creativity" with it "are not the most humane or creative people".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-wri...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-wri...
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
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This despite it being aggressively shoehorned into every productivity application available - maybe investors are stupid???????
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This despite it being aggressively shoehorned into every productivity application available - maybe investors are stupid???????
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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Cyber Monday deal on Silent Hill 2 is live at Amazon, down to $29.99. https://zdcs.link/aRMDo8
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Cyber Monday deal on Silent Hill 2 is live at Amazon, down to $29.99. https://zdcs.link/aRMDo8
These promo shots are something else
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
These promo shots are something else
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every time i see the deadpool vr game i'm going to share Marvel's Midnight Suns instead store.steampowered.com/app/368260/M...
Save 80% on Marvel's Midnight Suns on Steam
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing ...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
every time i see the deadpool vr game i'm going to share Marvel's Midnight Suns instead store.steampowered.com/app/368260/M...
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a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
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𝕭𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋. 𝕮𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖆𝖞 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍. #Amnesia
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
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The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
𝕭𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋. 𝕮𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖆𝖞 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍. #Amnesia
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇