Ian S. Frazier
@tibermoon.bsky.social
Game designer, forever DM, RPGphile, lover of musicals, painter of minis. Senior Creative Director on the Iron Man project at EA Motive. Opinions my own.
Can confirm that it’s worth playing all the way through Dispatch a second time with different choices. But also that there are some choices I can’t bring myself to make.
a robot is standing in a dark room with a blue light shining on it
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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Can confirm that it’s worth playing all the way through Dispatch a second time with different choices. But also that there are some choices I can’t bring myself to make.
TIL that not all tall ginger men in Canada are @ryannorth.ca but they might still wave back at you just to be polite.
In other news, I’ll be wearing my glasses at the airport from now on.
In other news, I’ll be wearing my glasses at the airport from now on.
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
TIL that not all tall ginger men in Canada are @ryannorth.ca but they might still wave back at you just to be polite.
In other news, I’ll be wearing my glasses at the airport from now on.
In other news, I’ll be wearing my glasses at the airport from now on.
I’m starting to worry I may *never* accomplish my dream of becoming a K-pop idol.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I’m starting to worry I may *never* accomplish my dream of becoming a K-pop idol.
Look, someone has to say it: pomegranate seeds *should* pop like corn when heated, and it’s complete bullshit that they don’t.
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Look, someone has to say it: pomegranate seeds *should* pop like corn when heated, and it’s complete bullshit that they don’t.
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
Pre-scheduled power outage in my town tonight. Not good news for the contents of my fridge, but the PERFECT excuse for candlelight reading of my beautiful new Dolmenwood books. :D
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Pre-scheduled power outage in my town tonight. Not good news for the contents of my fridge, but the PERFECT excuse for candlelight reading of my beautiful new Dolmenwood books. :D
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Just finished Dispatch. Hot damn, that was great. :)
I’ll need to do at least one more run with very different choices.
I’ll need to do at least one more run with very different choices.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Just finished Dispatch. Hot damn, that was great. :)
I’ll need to do at least one more run with very different choices.
I’ll need to do at least one more run with very different choices.
Behold my probably-contentious ranking of all the Monkey Island games:
1 - Curse of MI
2 - Secret of MI
3 - Tales of MI
4 - MI2
5 - Return to MI
6 - Escape from MI
1 - Curse of MI
2 - Secret of MI
3 - Tales of MI
4 - MI2
5 - Return to MI
6 - Escape from MI
a video game called the secret of monkey island
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November 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Behold my probably-contentious ranking of all the Monkey Island games:
1 - Curse of MI
2 - Secret of MI
3 - Tales of MI
4 - MI2
5 - Return to MI
6 - Escape from MI
1 - Curse of MI
2 - Secret of MI
3 - Tales of MI
4 - MI2
5 - Return to MI
6 - Escape from MI
My hard copies of MCDM’s Draw Steel arrived this week. Gotta say I’m really pleased with the quality of the print and binding—good stuff!
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My hard copies of MCDM’s Draw Steel arrived this week. Gotta say I’m really pleased with the quality of the print and binding—good stuff!
I have at last defeated Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, for the SEGA Master System. Those quality-of-life improvements in this version were definitely appreciated but still, the Abyss is no joke.
VERAMOCOR!
VERAMOCOR!
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I have at last defeated Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, for the SEGA Master System. Those quality-of-life improvements in this version were definitely appreciated but still, the Abyss is no joke.
VERAMOCOR!
VERAMOCOR!
I am really enjoying Dispatch.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I am really enjoying Dispatch.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
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This October marked 20 years as a game dev. It has been a wild ride of high highs and heart-rending lows. I’ve met incredible people along the way, some of them my truest friends.
Yet our industry is in unprecedented times, leaving me to wonder if 20 more is viable. I’d like it to be.
Yet our industry is in unprecedented times, leaving me to wonder if 20 more is viable. I’d like it to be.
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This October marked 20 years as a game dev. It has been a wild ride of high highs and heart-rending lows. I’ve met incredible people along the way, some of them my truest friends.
Yet our industry is in unprecedented times, leaving me to wonder if 20 more is viable. I’d like it to be.
Yet our industry is in unprecedented times, leaving me to wonder if 20 more is viable. I’d like it to be.
The number of trick-or-treaters who have complimented my X-Men ‘97 shirt gives me hope for the future.
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The number of trick-or-treaters who have complimented my X-Men ‘97 shirt gives me hope for the future.
Really enjoying my game rotation lately:
* Hades II
* Ghost of Yotei
* Dispatch
* Ultima IV (SEGA)
* Hades II
* Ghost of Yotei
* Dispatch
* Ultima IV (SEGA)
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Really enjoying my game rotation lately:
* Hades II
* Ghost of Yotei
* Dispatch
* Ultima IV (SEGA)
* Hades II
* Ghost of Yotei
* Dispatch
* Ultima IV (SEGA)
Game development is hard. Very hard. But I am so damn proud of what our team is doing.
a man in a suit is flying through the air with a rocket coming out of his chest
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October 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Game development is hard. Very hard. But I am so damn proud of what our team is doing.
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Thrilled to see that Designers & Dragons: Origins hit its third stretch goal while I slept, for $100,000.
(That means more content for the backer-only preview, The Adventurer's Hoard.)
Thanks for the interest & support. I do my RPG history work because people tell me they like it!
(That means more content for the backer-only preview, The Adventurer's Hoard.)
Thanks for the interest & support. I do my RPG history work because people tell me they like it!
Designers & Dragons: Origins
From the birth of roleplaying to the discovery of the Forgotten Realms, from the rise of Basic D&D to the fall of Mystara, historian Shannon Appelcline brings you the story of OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thrilled to see that Designers & Dragons: Origins hit its third stretch goal while I slept, for $100,000.
(That means more content for the backer-only preview, The Adventurer's Hoard.)
Thanks for the interest & support. I do my RPG history work because people tell me they like it!
(That means more content for the backer-only preview, The Adventurer's Hoard.)
Thanks for the interest & support. I do my RPG history work because people tell me they like it!
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Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
I have long since played all the Ultimas, and even their NES and SNES ports, but somehow I had no idea that they made Ultima IV for the Sega Master System.
It was never released in the US but I’m playing now and wow, it’s a *way* better port than any of the others. Very nicely done.
It was never released in the US but I’m playing now and wow, it’s a *way* better port than any of the others. Very nicely done.
October 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I have long since played all the Ultimas, and even their NES and SNES ports, but somehow I had no idea that they made Ultima IV for the Sega Master System.
It was never released in the US but I’m playing now and wow, it’s a *way* better port than any of the others. Very nicely done.
It was never released in the US but I’m playing now and wow, it’s a *way* better port than any of the others. Very nicely done.
Don’t worry, my dinner plans are well balanced, with both food groups represented.
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Don’t worry, my dinner plans are well balanced, with both food groups represented.
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Keeper is a lovely bit of magic; joyously realised, gently moving (but never mawkishly so), and it sees Double Fine - hardly a studio known to flub its big creative swings - on exceptional form.
Our review: https://bit.ly/47vYvm8
Our review: https://bit.ly/47vYvm8
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Keeper is a lovely bit of magic; joyously realised, gently moving (but never mawkishly so), and it sees Double Fine - hardly a studio known to flub its big creative swings - on exceptional form.
Our review: https://bit.ly/47vYvm8
Our review: https://bit.ly/47vYvm8