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Brandon

@diagoras87.myatproto.social
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Just a random human. No longer on Twitter, anyone using this handle over there is not me.

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apricot @areyoshi.bsky.social · 10h
hey bsky what the fuck is this
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Brandon @diagoras87.myatproto.social · 10h
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Derek Kunsken @derekkunsken.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
Meeting @catvalente.bsky.social and working with her to pitch story and character and lore and #scifi wonder for this next chapter of the Mass Effect world was the most energizing, in-the-zone collaboration I've ever had. 4/6
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
I now have permission to share something I hoped would be revealed with much more fanfare I spent more than 3 years as one of the writers of #MassEffect4 It was one of the greatest privileges & GLORIOUS challenges of my life So when I say I am devastated by the end of #MassEffect I REALLY mean it
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Brandon @diagoras87.myatproto.social · 14h
Check out Rangers of a Broken World TTRPG on @BackerKit! It's looking quite lovely! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
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Rangers of a Broken World TTRPG
Noble Demons, Horrors, and Automata stalk the land. You are a Ranger, divinely tasked to protect humanity in a world that no longer belongs to them. The Cataclysm broke the world. You can mend it. A n...
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 20h
"the moment you compromise the rights of a trans person in America, you compromise the rights of every citizen in America" - AOC quite healing to hear a single politician actually articulate this basic basic point
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GKIDS Films @gkids.com · 21h
Thanks for coming to Studio Ghibli Fest 2026! What was your favorite film this year? Stay tuned for next year when Ghibli Fest celebrates 10 years. 💛✨
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Diana Sousa @dianasousaart.bsky.social · 22h
If you want to feel a bit sadder today! 😭
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yulkradness🌹TTRPG||Comms open! @yulkradness.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
HELP! It's the first time something like this has happened to me but I had to make a post. This person is impersonating me and is contacting my clients from Vgen, asking them if they have other work for commission. I am absolutely NOT this person, I won't ever contact you directly on discord!
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GKIDS Films @gkids.com · 22/10/2026
Shaun is bringing the flock and the fun right to you! 🐑 Watch Aardman's latest adventure SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM on Digital on Demand tomorrow, October 23. Pre-order on Blu-ray & DVD, available January 26. 🎃 brnw.ch/21x6yeb
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TX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
Now temporarily appointed Tx Comptroller is weaponizing his office and planning to go after diversity and library books. Please vote for his opponent if you care about libraries! (We don’t usually recommend but in this case….) @saraheckhardt.bsky.social
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
We literally have the emails from Jeff Epstein advising, over years, with *all* these guys on the explicit strategy of targeting trans children in order to make all their intended victims more vulnerable and easier to access. Jeff Epstein told them, literally, to use transphobia as a sledgehammer.
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Caitie @ghildirthalen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DRAGON AGE KEEP FOR DAI? EA runs the servers. It is unknown how long they will keep them up for. If you are not tech savvy, please make a save TODAY with your favorite worldstate to go back to. PC and PS players have a workaround. See this thread: bsky.app/profile/ghil...
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
In which @thenation.com tackles the crisis of corporate interference and union-busting at Scientific American in the Trump era—interference which has deeply damaged the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States.
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The Fall of “Scientific American”
When the beloved science publication got too political, its corporate owners stepped in. Now its future is uncertain.
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 23h
If nothing else, at least we got the remastered trilogy before they stripped the corpse of Bioware clean. I should do another playthrough sometime ...
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 23h
Goddammit, this looks so good. Seems like they took the hint and went back to Mass Effect 2 for inspiration. And Liara! Where did it fit in the timeline? We'll never know. Publishers ruin everything.
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Rumor: Canceled Mass Effect: Universe trailer leaks
A trailer for the cancelled next entry in the Mass Effect series has seemingly leaked online.
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Brandon @diagoras87.myatproto.social · 22/10/2026
Good night and good luck
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 21/10/2026
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Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought
Time-based a la carte charges come on top of the purchase price for the games themselves.
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Caitie @ghildirthalen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
MANY FORMER BIOWARE DEVS are over at Arcanaut Studios, who I'm told is currently building a Star Wars game! Staff include Caroline Livingstone, who was a performance director for DA/ME and kicked ass. www.arcanautstudios.com
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Arcanaut Studios | Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
Developed by Arcanaut Studios in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a single player narrative-driven action RPG and spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of...
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Caitie @ghildirthalen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
MARK DARRAH (lead producer on DA for many years) is on youtube dishing dev advice and bioware secrets. www.youtube.com/@MarkDarrah
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Mark Darrah on Games
I'm Mark Darrah. Let's Talk Games. I worked at BioWare from 1997 to 2021 Working in the game industry? Looking to start? Just curious about how things work? Listen to someone with over 20 years of exp...
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Caitie @ghildirthalen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
YELLOW BRICK GAMES is staffed with a few Bioware alums, like Mike Laidlaw. Their game is here: store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
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Eternal Strands on Steam
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
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North Mist Studios @northmiststudios.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Putting words to action. Here are some other current studios housing former BioWare folks (that I have readily available links for): @summerfallstudios.com @studioresetgames.bsky.social @yellowbrickgames.bsky.social @exodusgameofficial.bsky.social @trickweekes.bsky.social
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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
This is devastating news. I remember visiting BioWare in Edmonton for a preview event of Neverwinter Nights in my early days at PC Zone. My thanks to all the teams who have brought forth such great gaming experiences over the years. A giant has fallen. 💔
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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
I would never have made Real Hero Shit if it weren't for how Dragon Age Inquisition blew my mind and showed me what was possible in narratives. DA:I also famously made me realize I was nonbinary. Both of these things massively impacted and improved my life. The teams at Bioware deserved better
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North Mist Studios @northmiststudios.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Very heavy news as our former studio, BioWare closes its doors today. It was a formative place for many. However, many former BioWare devs are scattered around the industry. Find them, support them. Like, follow, comment and help us prove there is still support for the types of games we make!
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Come get ya little treats @choccyzefirka.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Yes we will #DragonAge #Bioware
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Dani Carr @itsdanicarr.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Count me among those mourning BioWare. Its influence on my work is beyond measure. Bree & I fell in love because of Dragon Age. The seeds of The Witch Wolf began in Dragon Age RP. DAI got me through lockdown and inspired me to create for myself again. I will always be grateful for the BioWare team.
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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
If you're an EA employee impacted by the cuts and want to speak confidentially, please reach out. Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news Signal: kerrblimey.43
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Diana Sousa @dianasousaart.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Oh, Bioware!! 😭 Thank you to the devs for everything Mass Effect and Dragon Age, KOTOR and SWTOR... I'm so sorry about this.
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My Nintendo News @mynintendonews.com · 21/10/2026
Sakurai believes increased AI usage is set to lead to unoriginal and unprofitable games #Repost mynintendonews.com/2026/10/21/sakur…
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Sakurai believes increased AI usage is set to lead to unoriginal and unprofitable games
Smash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai has participated in an interview with Japanese news publication Denfaminico Gamer during which the talented video game producer touches on a number of subjects including the growing use of AI in video game development. Mr. Sakurai believes that the increasing use of AI in games design is going to inevitably lead to a slew of unoriginal and unprofitable games flood the market.
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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
This one hurt y'all. Thanks for the memories Bioware. The video game industry is a hot mess. I'm happy I'm no longer part of it but my heart goes out to the friends and peers who are consistently living through it.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 21/10/2026
Electronic Arts closing BioWare, laying off hundreds: aftermath.site/electronic-art...
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Consolidation is killing our industry. The Gamergaters who make money off the rage game will have you think this is a victory. This is purely a loss. A loss of work and art and fun and expression in a space that desperately needs it. Massive fucking bummer.
For more than 30 years, BioWare has been more than a studio. It has been a home for storytellers, developers, an the players who brought our worlds to life.
Baldur's Gate. Neverwinter Nights.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Dragon Age. Mass Effect. Anthem.
Now, after more than three decades of shared adventures, BioWare is closing and early development on the next Mass Effect project is ending.
There is nothing easy about writing those words. Our focu right now is on our incredibly talented team who put thei hearts into these games, and supporting one another through this transition.
What generations of BioWare built together is something t celebrate and remember. These games became so much mor because you played them, debated your choices, fell in love with the characters, and made these worlds your own.
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Brandon @diagoras87.myatproto.social · 21/10/2026
I had feared this was coming for a long time now, and it's still a gut punch even after expecting it for so long.
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Shane Luis @rerez.net · 21/10/2026
EA has always been well known for shutting down studios they acquire. So while this isn’t surprising it’s still blazingly dumb.
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Myrmidia @myrmidia.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
YOU GOT TO BE SHITTING ME!!!!!!??????????????
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Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Oh and uh, get hard saves of your preferred DA:I worldstates, I doubt the Keep servers will be kept online for long.
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Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Can someone buy the Dragon Age IP from EA? With all that debt they have from the buyout, they'll surely want to make a quick buck on something they never cared for anyway?
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Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
RIP Bioware, thanks for the good memories.
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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.com · 21/10/2026
What the FUCK? BIOWARE??
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 21/10/2026
🚨🚨🚨 PHP PATCHES JUST DROPPED 🚨🚨🚨 Go update right now!!! www.php.net/archive/2026...
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PHP: News Archive - 2026
PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
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Brandon @diagoras87.myatproto.social · 21/10/2026
Good night and good luck
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 20/10/2026
Like, never mind Nvidia's gaming business. They've been pushing for over a decade to enter the CPU market. Now they finally launch the RTX Spark and it's so overpriced that there's no real incentive to switch from Intel or AMD. Over a decade of work, going up in smoke on the "AI" bonfire.
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 20/10/2026
When a console cost $400 and an entry gaming PC cost $600, then consoles won. Cheap, easy, reliable. Triple or quadruple that price, and a used gaming PC suddenly doesn't seem like as much of a hassle. The whole tech industry has slit their own throats. It's just bizarre to watch.
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Tim O'Brien @proftimob.bsky.social · 20/10/2026
Just a reminder that the STFC cuts will not only end all radio astronomy observations from Jodrell Bank and its e-MERLIN array, they will also end the UK's involvement in the Europe-wide radio astronomy network EVN, of which we were a founder member. Our international partners are astounded...
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 14/10/2026
cool game, and one of the first subjects of my favourite aftermath feature!
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The Ins And Outs Of Being An Indie Video Game Composer - Aftermath
A look at how an indie game's music and sound design comes together
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 20/10/2026
this is abusive boomer grandparent/parent brain. I've known multiple different boomers that believe in something called "grandparents rights" too. You shouldn't have to talk to anyone you don't want to, especially if it's your parents
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 20/10/2026
A pro-life white woman ruling that a law officer was justified in killing a Black baby seated in his mother’s lap, shooting her as well because of suspicion of stealing diapers is as accurate of a summation of how the US has historically wielded its institutions against Blackfolk as I can think of.
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Brandon @diagoras87.myatproto.social · 20/10/2026
Good night and good luck
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Kenney @kenney.nl · 19/10/2026
Last I'll post about this, but Elon Musk disagrees with me. This means I am onto something, and I feel more valid in my opinion than ever.
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