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Garrett Jones

@supersamuri0987.bsky.social

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Professionally breaking video games since 2012. My words are my own and do not represent my studio. ~Senior Designer, @Bungie.net Raids and Dungeons team - he/him

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · Oct 20

New intro post for pinning!

Entered the games industry in 2012 after graduating with my BS in CS. I’ve worked as QA, Production Engineer, and now Activity Designer/Feature Lead on D2 RAD team.

Largely (re)posting about games, horror, art (no AI), and politics (anti-fascist)

And of course Dog Tax

Brindle formosan mountain dog sleeping curled up on a light red woven blanket

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 14h

Just grabbed Ledgerbound to try out tonight; I was swayed by their videos on TikTok and it sounds like they have a fantastic voice cast.

The vibes look like they're going to be the right kind of ridiculous, so I'm looking forward to that :D

Ledgerbound Demo on Steam

The world may end, but more importantly: your job security is at risk. Step onto the battlefield, befriend (and fall in love with) a ragtag crew of heroes, and go head-to-head against an immortal foe ...

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 14h

3) Deck of Haunts

This one I bought at the start of the month in a bundle, but this is such a solid twist on the deckbuilder mechanics. I really enjoyed finding interesting card combos alongside building out a sort of Tower Defense type of house building mechanic. Good spooky vibes!

Deck of Haunts on Steam

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mans...

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 14h

2) Tavern Keeper

Really fun Tavern simulator with a really good sense of humor. Seems like it has some room for storytelling with memorable characters as well. Also has features for customizing and designing your tavern that I think a lot of people will really enjoy.

Tavern Keeper 🍻 on Steam

From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 14h

So far I've played some solid NextFest demos:

1) Train Reaction

Really enjoyable Zachtronic-like logic puzzle game where you automate trains. UI/UX takes a little getting used to but once you get used to it, the puzzles are fun to figure out an optimize.

Train Reaction on Steam

Train Reaction is a satisfying puzzle game about automating efficient train networks. Create the logic that powers signals and junctions in order to deliver cargo and avoid crashes. Optimize your solu...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 1d

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 18h

Last nights doodle! Considering doing a similar theme for the next couple of nights

Ink doodle of a hooded character wearing a tattered cape and holding a large sword at their side

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 1d

This dog is so freaking dramatic

A brindle formosan mountain dog lays on their side just inside of a dark walk-in closet

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 1d

I used to think people who bought squirrel resistant feeders were just kind of being assholes - like just let the squirrels eat I thought

But now I understand. I literally refilled this yesterday >.< they’re just tossing it on the ground!

Picture of a bird feeder hanging from a tree. A squirrel is sitting in the feeder and sweeping bird seed out onto the ground below where another squirrel sits eating

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 3d

Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · Jul 8

It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.

A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

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Destiny 2 Team @destiny2team.bungie.net · 2d

- We have added a one-time reward of 777,777 Unstable Cores to the catch-up chest that will be available in the Tower tomorrow at reset. We highly recommend signing in and using these before they're removed!

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Destiny 2 Team @destiny2team.bungie.net · 2d

Patch notes for Update 9.1.5.1, the one about Power and progression changes and more, are now available:

www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Ar...

Bungie.net

Patch notes for Update 9.1.5.1, the one about Power and progression changes and more, are now available

www.bungie.net

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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 2d

Hello, I'm about to go on parental leave.
Please enjoy this reissued print, now in A3 size, edition of 50.
www.sonnyross.com/shop/shutupa3
#illustration #medieval

An Illustration showing a dragon being slain in a naive medieval style with the caption "SHUT UP". Could be about anyone.

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robyn 🎃 @haykebyr.bsky.social · 2d

comm done for @moon-cheese.bsky.social 🌙💚

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 2d

a central principle—maybe THE central principle—in each of these is: sometimes you won't understand what the weird little guys do, and they'll do it for a machine-reason that you can only feel the edges of. but you will enjoy it when they do it

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 2d

there are four key texts as far as i'm concerned and they are The Sims, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud, and Crusader Kings 3. lots of other seminal games out there but you play those four and you've unlocked the magical door

Sex on The App Store 🔞 @bucklerparry.bsky.social · 2d

caves of qud is probably the best game ever idk, it's just the best one

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 2d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 3d

I have once again neglected to refill the bird feeder in a timely manner

A bird staring into a bird feeder camera with their beak open in a way that makes it look like they are yelling

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 3d

Six weeks prior to Halo: CE shipping, 16 player multiplayer over LAN was not functioning.

It took dedicated engineers and a lot of people in test undergoing intense crunch to save that feature.

The landscape of video games is owed in major part to test.

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 4d

"[Creative Director] really loves [new game in a similar genre that came out mid-production]"

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 4d

Friend got the Mythic Carpathia expansion for Vaesen so I guess we’re going to get killed by a vampire today in honor of spooky month

A large cloth map is laid out on a table covered with a hex mat. Character sheets labeled with the game title, Vaesen, surround the map

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