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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 17h

We're playing Gears 5 tonight.
Holiday week threw me off. Forgot it was Tuesday.

I'm also still recovering from watching the Borderlands movie.

9pm Eastern tonight.
Twitch.tv/XboxPlaydates

Twitch

Twitch is the world

Twitch.tv

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 1d

I read a book on mitosis.
It was really divisive.

Simon Le Gross Bisson @sbisson.com · 1d

I read a book about hurricanes. Really blew me away.

Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social · 1d

I read a book about Fort Knox. Took me a while to get into it.

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 1d

Obsidian on all fronts.

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 2d

Oh zebra, zebra, zebra!

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The Struggle @quotes.xboxplaydates.org · 3d

#335: "There's a problem with the 10lbs of nerds I bought" - @utmostalcoholic (12/15/2020)

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 3d

Halo: Infinite coming up.

You can play with us or just watch along:

www.twitch.tv/XboxPlaydates

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 3d

Dang.
Good enough to put "Engineering" on your resume.

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 3d

Who's up for some Halo Infinite?

I talked with my pharmacist about it today when they stabbed me with a flu needle. It was nice.

You can talk to us about it when not stabbing us with needles, if you want to, in about 2 hours (8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific)

www.twitch.tv/XboxPlaydates
#HaloInfinite

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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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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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 6d

Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2.
Marvel Midnight Suns.
Farm Together 2.

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 7d

Did y'all forget to install Gears?

If so, Keegan has something to say to you.

Get it installed and play some Gears 5 with us tonight at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific
www.twitch.tv/XboxPlaydates

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 8d

We are going live now! Come join us! Https://www.Twitch.Tv/XboxPlaydates #XboxPlaydatesCA #BlackOps7

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 8d

Hey!

Get Gears 5 installed, because I'm going to spam the best emote ever created tomorrow (and every Tuesday this month).

Tuesday 9 PM Eastern
Twitch.tv/XboxPlaydates

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 11d

New show on the schedule!

THURSDAY 7PM Eastern / 4 PM Pacific: Fallout 76 + Diablo 4

Check the full schedule on our discord, link is at our website XboxPlaydates.org

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 12d

For the same reason we should not have let JavaScript out of the browser, we should not have let Python in.

Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 13d

I love that I get to continue to learn about the people I have worked with.

Dev To Dev Podcast @devtodevpodcast.bsky.social · 16d

In Dev to Dev S01 E04 - "How NPC AI Shapes Gaming Experiences" Gameplay Programmer Paul Dziadzio shares how NPC AI sits at the crossroads of programming and design, creating unique challenges in game dev.

How NPC AI Shapes Gaming Experiences

Gameplay programmer Paul Dziadzio shares how NPC AI sits at the crossroads of programming and design, creating unique challenges in game dev.

alexsulman.wordpress.com

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Dev To Dev Podcast @devtodevpodcast.bsky.social · 16d

In Dev to Dev S01 E04 - "How NPC AI Shapes Gaming Experiences" Gameplay Programmer Paul Dziadzio shares how NPC AI sits at the crossroads of programming and design, creating unique challenges in game dev.

How NPC AI Shapes Gaming Experiences

Gameplay programmer Paul Dziadzio shares how NPC AI sits at the crossroads of programming and design, creating unique challenges in game dev.

alexsulman.wordpress.com

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 13d

New month, new Playdates.

Ok, so we are not a new Playdates.. it's more like we went buck wild at the Coke Freestyle machine.

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 13d

October 2025

Tuesday: Gears 5
@ 9PM Eastern / 6PM Pacific

Saturday:
4 Oct: Forza Horizon 5
11Oct: Halo Infinite
18 Oct: Project Winter
25 Oct: Party Animals
@ 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific

And more!

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 13d

big weird green and yellow duck shoes to fill.

Keep us up to date if you get into cool weird hobbies like baking ancient bread or anything.

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Xbox Playdates @xboxplaydates.org · 14d

The industry is changing, and we are adapting to the changes here at Xbox Playdates. Starting today you can find all of your favorite Xbox Playdates Teams streaming from one place. Find out more on our discord and connect with us. www.xboxplaydates.org has all our information.

Xbox Playdates - A global playdates organziation

Xbox Playdates — a community-driven program that organizes gaming events, streams on Twitch, and connects players on Discord and BlueSky.

www.xboxplaydates.org

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Hey, nobody *made* them vote for the host of Wrestlemania 4 @legalminimum.bsky.social · 14d

Rugby in general is the antithesis of everything MAGA stands for. It’s a collision sport that doesn’t stop for commercials every 10 seconds and the governing body implements regular rule changes to decrease likelihood of injury and openly supports antiracism.

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 15d

you wanna come check out my beyblades?

Cropped screenshot of the National Hurricane Center's website tracking Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto. The symbols for the tropical storm and hurricane kinda look like beyblades

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 15d

And Cainhoy

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Merrick, a sandwich, @palmettobling.xboxplaydates.org · 16d

They jumped straight into that like it was a Mario pipe.

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