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Gavin Sheehan
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Games Editor for Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool.com). Chaotic neutral gamer, geek, journalist, writer, and diplomat. My stories and thoughts here are my own. Wackiness ensues!
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Gavin Sheehan @thegavinsheehan.bsky.social · Jan 24
With another mass exodus happening, it sounds like a good time to update the self-promotion!

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a pixel art drawing of a tree in front of a brick wall
Alt: A pixel art drawing of a tree in front of a brick wall
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people joshing around doing our best among all the stuff going on feeling uncertain of what else, realistically, are we gonna do
a group of men are playing violins and cello in front of a coub logo .
Alt: people playing stringed instruments on surface of titanic as people behind them panic in life vests or carrying life saver rings. from the movie.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Why not go the extra mile and implant AI in the kid's brain so it doesn't have to grow as a human? We can skip to the part where it hates you and disowns you
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19h
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Gavin Sheehan
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
A golden retriever holding an octopus in its mouth, so it looks like tentacles
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Thanks, Emily Rose, for being on Smosh Mouth today, as I believe I have found a new awesome Breaking News template for video game stories on our site 😄 #Smosh #SmoshMouth
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Well this is going to make for some interesting times ahead. #BandaiNamco #Tekken
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Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco at end of the year
I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close. My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas. I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me. The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator. Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity. And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars. Those memories are also deeply precious to me. In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect. Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.” During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance. His words quietly supported me in making this decision. Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day. Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company. Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me. To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude. I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date. Thank you very much for everything. 【Postscript】 Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest. For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event. So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement. Listening to it brings back many memories. Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years. ‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7lj0O December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary - Katsuhiro Harada
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Well, that's a new combination of flavors you don't see too often. #5HourEnergy
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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For when I really got that dog in me, I can put that dog on me. Thanks to MUG Root Beer for the Daddy's Home cologne, which honestly, actually smells pretty good. #MUGRootBeer #RootBeer
What's this? What did you make, MUG? Ah, you made a new cologne.
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Another year, another awesome Best Of Utah party. Thanks to Salt Lake City Weekly for letting contribute to several awards again this year and letting hang out and drink to a drag show. #Utah #SLC #SaltLakeCity
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Frankie: We've blasted through 24 games-

Me: BULLSHIT! THIS WAS TWO AND A HALF HOURS, AND YOU ACTUALLY FEATURED 86 GAMES! WHAT THE HELL? DUDE!?!

#PCGamingShow #Gaming #VideoGames
a man in a suit says what 's wrong with your people
ALT: a man in a suit says what 's wrong with your people
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December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The song in my head as I try to make it through the next eight days filled with another 30 video game commercial-a-thon livestreams, and an "awards" show. #VideoGames #Gaming
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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OMG! Hershey with the holiday hook-up! Big thanks to The Hershey Company for the goodies, as I now have enough chocolate to last me well into the new year. #Hershey #Chocolate #Christmas
What's in the box?!? Oh... That's what's in the box. Chocolate
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Love this! This should be the new litmus test to get a book published in any capacity! You should be able to talk about your work as if you made a meal yourself for them to eat, rather than someone who went through the drive-thru on the way home

#Writing #Publishing #AI
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Well, it kinda still exists. #MADMagazine
MAD has a Christmas issue in 2025
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Reposted by Gavin Sheehan
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Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.

Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Slowly organizing things in my house after multiple trips. I got this lovely item from the organizers of The Milk Cup. Trying to figure out where to put it or what to do with it. 😆 #TheMilkCup #Milk
Sharpening myself up and making myself ready for a bit of the 'ol ultraviolence..
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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The trilogy I want and will never get #KillBill #Fortnite
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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I guess it's time to fire up some of the Christmas classics. Starting December 1... #Christmas #Movies
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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What, hooman? #cat #cats
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Kudos to @tjcwilde.bsky.social at PC Gamer for saying what the rest of us are thinking and feeling, but didn't want to risk the SEO to make it the headline 😂 #AI #Microsoft
debjitduttaart.bsky.social Debjit Dutta @debjitduttaart.bsky.social · 11d
What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Hey @bsky.app, can you explain to me how THIS post was flagged for adult content? @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Happy Friendsgiving! #thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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I can now say I beat an Olympic Gold Medal snowboarder in Mario Kart. Thanks, #Nintendo! 😆
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I brought a few bags of these back from Europe and they are all sadly gone. This is one of the best flavors of #Doritos I have ever had and it is a crime. It's not available in the United States. #food #foodie
The Goût Sweet Chili Pepper Doritos from Europe
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Alexa, play me something for when you don't really care for the weekend to come:
The Cure - Burn (Glastonbury 2019)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM