Edward Shafer
@edplaysgames.bsky.social
Influencer Marketing/Partnerships/Community for Video Games & Creator Economy | NASM Master Trainer & Health Coach | Hockey Fan | Nerd/Nerd Enthusiast | Chicago, IL
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Edward Shafer
@edplaysgames.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hello 👋🏼 I’m Ed, a video game industry vet, personal trainer, and influencer marketing wiz.
Talk to me about:
Video Games
Games Industry
Influencer Marketing
Creator Economy
Health & Fitness
Warhammer
Hockey
My Shitty Personal Takes™️
Other Nerd Stuff
Looking forward to being your new best bud 👹
Talk to me about:
Video Games
Games Industry
Influencer Marketing
Creator Economy
Health & Fitness
Warhammer
Hockey
My Shitty Personal Takes™️
Other Nerd Stuff
Looking forward to being your new best bud 👹
Calling it now:
Tides of Annihilation is going to be GOTY 2026
What I wouldn’t give to work on a project like this just once in my career..incredible
Tides of Annihilation is going to be GOTY 2026
What I wouldn’t give to work on a project like this just once in my career..incredible
Tides of Annihilation - Official Break The Mirror EXTENDED CUT Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Calling it now:
Tides of Annihilation is going to be GOTY 2026
What I wouldn’t give to work on a project like this just once in my career..incredible
Tides of Annihilation is going to be GOTY 2026
What I wouldn’t give to work on a project like this just once in my career..incredible
Ok, hear me out…
Fire Emblem, but it’s a Gundam game. Three Houses, but Gundam.
Thoughts? Would your wallet survive impact?
Fire Emblem, but it’s a Gundam game. Three Houses, but Gundam.
Thoughts? Would your wallet survive impact?
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ok, hear me out…
Fire Emblem, but it’s a Gundam game. Three Houses, but Gundam.
Thoughts? Would your wallet survive impact?
Fire Emblem, but it’s a Gundam game. Three Houses, but Gundam.
Thoughts? Would your wallet survive impact?
Now that I have a kid, I’m fighting the urge to be “that guy” who posts a thousand pictures of his kids to social
challenge level: h a r d
challenge level: h a r d
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Now that I have a kid, I’m fighting the urge to be “that guy” who posts a thousand pictures of his kids to social
challenge level: h a r d
challenge level: h a r d
I refuse to stop using em dashes — society will not take this from me.
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I refuse to stop using em dashes — society will not take this from me.
Turn based RPG’s about to pull a back-to-back GOTY.
Woe unto thee who sayeth the JRPG hath perished. Witness now my evolution
Woe unto thee who sayeth the JRPG hath perished. Witness now my evolution
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Turn based RPG’s about to pull a back-to-back GOTY.
Woe unto thee who sayeth the JRPG hath perished. Witness now my evolution
Woe unto thee who sayeth the JRPG hath perished. Witness now my evolution
I don’t post about work here that often these days, but our company won the Chicago Innovation Award last night! Pretty rad.
GigaStar is helping creators turn their fans into investors to fuel their growth and creativity, which is an award winning idea (because we won an award for it)
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
GigaStar is helping creators turn their fans into investors to fuel their growth and creativity, which is an award winning idea (because we won an award for it)
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I don’t post about work here that often these days, but our company won the Chicago Innovation Award last night! Pretty rad.
GigaStar is helping creators turn their fans into investors to fuel their growth and creativity, which is an award winning idea (because we won an award for it)
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
GigaStar is helping creators turn their fans into investors to fuel their growth and creativity, which is an award winning idea (because we won an award for it)
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Throw rotten food at ICE 👍🏼
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Throw rotten food at ICE 👍🏼
AI based customer support is cancerous
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
AI based customer support is cancerous
i dont think thats how any of that is supposed to work
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
i dont think thats how any of that is supposed to work
Ghost of Yotei really puts you in that Blue Eye Samurai / Shogun binge watch type of mood
October 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ghost of Yotei really puts you in that Blue Eye Samurai / Shogun binge watch type of mood
My condolences to my friends at EA
September 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My condolences to my friends at EA
Since I platinum’d Ghost of Tsushima back when it came out, I’m prepping for Ghost of Yotei by re-watching Blue Eye Samurai
a man in a kimono is standing in front of a fire with netflix written on the bottom
ALT: a man in a kimono is standing in front of a fire with netflix written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Since I platinum’d Ghost of Tsushima back when it came out, I’m prepping for Ghost of Yotei by re-watching Blue Eye Samurai
The FFVII battle music is stuck in my head today for some reason.
Is this foreshadowing?
Is this foreshadowing?
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The FFVII battle music is stuck in my head today for some reason.
Is this foreshadowing?
Is this foreshadowing?
The Emperor calls you to service! If you slept on this I pity you, but now it’s time to get after it.
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Emperor calls you to service! If you slept on this I pity you, but now it’s time to get after it.
My partner is in labor; today is the day. Huge. I can barely comprehend it. Very excited to meet the Emperor’s newest Sister of Battle.
a man in a suit and tie with his arms in the air and the words it 's happening
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with his arms in the air and the words it 's happening
media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My partner is in labor; today is the day. Huge. I can barely comprehend it. Very excited to meet the Emperor’s newest Sister of Battle.
It’s weird to hear people complain about having “no games to play” when we are in the most oversaturated gaming market of all time. We are absolutely spoiled for choice right now in a way I dont think the industry or consumers have ever seen before.
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It’s weird to hear people complain about having “no games to play” when we are in the most oversaturated gaming market of all time. We are absolutely spoiled for choice right now in a way I dont think the industry or consumers have ever seen before.
Hulu getting dissolved into Disney+ is a bit of a bummer. Hulu has been a constant for me since like 2010. The one app I can’t do without and also the one I don’t pay for since I’m grandfathered in to an old Spotify bundle deal.
…wonder what that means for me?
…wonder what that means for me?
August 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hulu getting dissolved into Disney+ is a bit of a bummer. Hulu has been a constant for me since like 2010. The one app I can’t do without and also the one I don’t pay for since I’m grandfathered in to an old Spotify bundle deal.
…wonder what that means for me?
…wonder what that means for me?
If you didn’t like the One Piece live action, your life must be devoid of joy and your soul is weeping for your misery.
Even my 77 year old dad, who’d rather sit in silence facing a wall than watch an animated movie, loved it.
This looks SO good and fun
Even my 77 year old dad, who’d rather sit in silence facing a wall than watch an animated movie, loved it.
This looks SO good and fun
August 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you didn’t like the One Piece live action, your life must be devoid of joy and your soul is weeping for your misery.
Even my 77 year old dad, who’d rather sit in silence facing a wall than watch an animated movie, loved it.
This looks SO good and fun
Even my 77 year old dad, who’d rather sit in silence facing a wall than watch an animated movie, loved it.
This looks SO good and fun
Happy Patrick Kane day! #Blackhawks
Chicago declares Aug. 8 to be Patrick Kane Day
Former three-time Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup winner Patrick Kane was back in town Friday in time for the city to declare the day in his honor.
out.reddit.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Happy Patrick Kane day! #Blackhawks
Craving some Space Marine 2 but my desktop still isn’t setup from the move yet.
I…it might be time to finally buy a steam deck…
I…it might be time to finally buy a steam deck…
August 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Craving some Space Marine 2 but my desktop still isn’t setup from the move yet.
I…it might be time to finally buy a steam deck…
I…it might be time to finally buy a steam deck…
Mortal Kombat 1 had some of the most impressive and realistic facial animations of any game, ever. I really don’t think the animators got enough flowers for such skillful work.
Especially Shang Tsung.
Especially Shang Tsung.
a close up of a man with his eyes closed in front of a mountain .
ALT: a close up of a man with his eyes closed in front of a mountain .
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Mortal Kombat 1 had some of the most impressive and realistic facial animations of any game, ever. I really don’t think the animators got enough flowers for such skillful work.
Especially Shang Tsung.
Especially Shang Tsung.
I’m not afraid to say I’m a slut for graphics. Just a dirty little graphics whore. The more photorealistic games get, the more I’m in awe and inspired by the technological feats being accomplished.
August 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I’m not afraid to say I’m a slut for graphics. Just a dirty little graphics whore. The more photorealistic games get, the more I’m in awe and inspired by the technological feats being accomplished.
health update: it feels as though the worst of the Covid has passed, but it’s still tough to take full breaths and I’m so tired all the time. I’ve been in bed for like 2 straight days at this point.
Feeling very lucky it took 5+ years for me to catch this bullshit, i would not wish this on anyone
Feeling very lucky it took 5+ years for me to catch this bullshit, i would not wish this on anyone
August 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
health update: it feels as though the worst of the Covid has passed, but it’s still tough to take full breaths and I’m so tired all the time. I’ve been in bed for like 2 straight days at this point.
Feeling very lucky it took 5+ years for me to catch this bullshit, i would not wish this on anyone
Feeling very lucky it took 5+ years for me to catch this bullshit, i would not wish this on anyone