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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The correct photo card to get, even if I prefer all of their original looks over the revamps.

Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

They kept claiming it was there and pushed me to give me my range, to which I rechecked their post, and it still wasn't there. By then, I was frustrated enough to back out of this one. Hopefully the one I'm already in for and/or the next opportunity is clearer. But for now...

A parody of the "Metroid: Ravenous" Cover/Title reading "Job Hunting: I'm So Tired"

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I played other stuff beforehand but when you literally slap a shield labeled with "RPG" on it, it sticks in your mind as your "first". I mean this is hella official and everything.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I’m in for an experience, y’all

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nothing sold at this price but holy shit guys. Did... did I win?

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I deserve nice things sometimes.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If I got a nickle for each time I've responded to any type of advice with: "But are you aware of Fuunsaiki, the horse Gundam that appears in Mobile Fighter G Gundam as the mighty steed of multiple mobile fighters?" I'd have a metric ton of nickles.

God/Burning Gundam is seen riding on top of Fuunsaiki, the horse-piloted Gundam that looks like a horse.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Went back to FFXIV recently. Still happy my companion of choice is a Palico. Even when I'm not playing Monster Hunter, I'm still huntin' monsters.

A Miqo'te from Final Fantasy XIV in a gunbreaker job outfit on one of the decks of Limsa Lominsa. A Palico can be seen behind him.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Mostly holds up. Mostly.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Answering Riftbound questions are weird, and sometimes you get the same questions so close together. (In this case, "what if Tideturner or its target is gusted in reaction to its trigger?" was asked twice in eight days. Let me have my bad jokes)

A meme referencing the "0 days since last incident" poster, with the "incident" replaced with "Question about Tideturner"

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Internet is out at home, so I’m his will need to count as self-care. Am I doing good?

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My side hustle, if one could call it that, has been making custom Riftbound tokens. Here are some recent favorites:

Gold Tokens referring The Simpsons, specifically Homer as a giant golden man with jewels.

Mech tokens designed to reference The Iron Giant.

Sand Soldier tokens referencing Sandman, from Marvel Comics.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Okay, adding faded backgrounds behind them definitely helps. Some other games I gotta figure out how to frame them (a copy of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis probably can't get paired with anything else, for example), but this looks kinda nice.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

One of my prizes from going back to DC was picking up a handful of my old CD-ROMs Still got a few to figure out how to frame, but I’m pretty happy with this as a starting point.

A frame with both disks from Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

A frame with the Diablo II Play disc and Diablo II Expansion

The two discs from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine- Harbinger

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Had to fly back to my hometown for some family stuff. Did I have to stop in at the shop I did my summer job in college? Probably.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

New token project for Riftbound, where the goal will be to cover the white space of the name tag with a dry erase sticker to note who the reflection is copying. Still WIP, but I’m getting ready for Leblanc, dag it

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Not gonna repost it because lazy, but I will include this because it does relate to the math I did to sanity check myself and was, in fact, saved to my computer.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

New Dropout pin, for when I need that reaffirmation

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I modify the joke because sometimes I need the dark humor across a whole lot of things going on.. (also, I can't not read the phrase "building character" without thinking of Calvin and Hobbes, specifically Calvin's father, so we take those.)

A revamp of the "Are you tired of being nice" meme featuring Nintendo characters Daisy and Peach. The new text reads "Are you tired of building character?" with the lower box reading "don't you just want things to go wellllll".

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Judged my first Riftbound Nexus Night, and the store insisted I open a judge promo… …From the Dragon Ball Super Card Game. That I’ve never played, but it was sweet of them 😅 Judging at card game events is fun though!

A King Cold judge promo card from the Dragon Ball Super card game.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

So a week or two ago, I was teaching someone at my LGS how to play riftbound. Last night, she played in her first Nexus Night (and maybe 6th game ever?) and gifted me this 3D-Printed Token Tray as a thank you for helping teach her the game. 😭 Always teach new players when you can!

A custom, 3D-Printed token tray made for Riftbound, including damage counters, stat modifiers, and buff + stun icons to use in gameplay. The lid is magnetized for storage

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

"Due to [Company Name]'s current policies, we cannot provide feedback on the hiring manager's decision not to move forward." This one started six weeks ago, before I was auto-rejected, un-rejected by a recruiter, then had weekly interviews w/ the team. I'll limit how vulnerable I'll be here, but..

Michael, in the good place, puts his hand to his stomach, saying "Yeah, this one hurts." as Janet looks on beside him.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Let me play a squad of Nether Gundam and my life is yours, Bandai Namco.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

So I sold that card for $300 to buy another box + some extra stuff, and then nabbed this so uh... Is this my superpower now?

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Why yes, I would like this from my box, thank you Riftbound.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This old man's still got hands, apparently. First time I've hit Plat since like 2019. That's... wild.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Oops I've been caught. (Duo / Trowa > Heero > Quatre > Wufei, if you're curious on my favorites. Heero's only there for ripping up Relena's invitation; if you know, you know)

In Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, Duo leans at the door, saying to Heero "The rest of the world is celebrating Christmas..."

"...but someone always get stuck working", Duo finishes saying to Heero, in this scene from Gundam Wing Endless Waltz.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It's been a hard year, but at least there's been some wins to be had. Hopefully 2026 will be better. Did I include the ™ just to keep the soda police away from me? Maybe. I stand by my decisions.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Also, I might have contributed this to our Discord as a celebration of our new boat-building feature. I stand by it.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I’m my own date today.

A drink in front of a TV showing a Legend of Zelda speed runner

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Why go to the club when I can get the rave lights at home for free?

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

It was a rough day just because, y'know, the world. This pull from my Riftbound event tonight was... really nice (my 3 packs also had a Thousand-Tailed Watcher which is no slouch either!)

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

So over the weekend, my roommate and I held our first “Shit You Should See” movie night, showing “Sorry to Bother You”. We even did little themed cups to go with our mixed drink of the night, “White Voice”. Can’t wait to do our next one, with a different, surprise movie nominated by our attendees!

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I too, wish to have a take on Square Enix's desire to have gen AI to automate QA, and I'll toss in a bonus one. Take 1: See gif. Take 2: I've seen some bug reports that appears to be either auto-translated or written with gen AI. Spoiler, they aren't great. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/squ...

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I also got very focused pulls, but I will say mine were more… unhinged, honestly.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thinking about him today. No particular reason, I think it's fair to say I could pick a reason all within the "2025" category if I wanted to.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I continue to look at Q4, overall, and the classic came to mind.

A Chibi Vash the Stampede in a pink car and sparkling lights around him. The text reads "the horrors persist, but so do I"

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I put Teemo formally on the front of my team (I'd been playing him as Sidekick for Vi before tonight) and I'm gifted the name of the game. Sometimes a deal with the devil pays off, I guess?

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I know I'm still looking for my next role, but even I'm not at this point, LinkedIn. Chill.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Cleaned the apartment yesterday and made the good popcorn for a board game night that became a movie night. Good decisions across the board, tbh.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Seeing a Rider panel at LA Comic Con is wild. And in sight of our game’s booth. Double wild.

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

At LA Comic Con? Swing by the MIX area in west hall and check out the demo of Voyagers of Nera! I’ll be here all day :D

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

So I'm gonna be demoing Voyagers of Nera at LA Comic Con this weekend in the MIX Area. ... I had to install the evil onto my phone once again, though. A high price.

The Slack App installing on an iOS Device.

The infamous line from "The Rise of Skywalker" where Poe Dameron speeds through exposition by just saying "Somehow, Palpatine returned..."

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In addition to excellent Production and QA Support, I bring solid memes to game teams. For context, the game I'm working on has Skimmers that function like Surfboards, and if I'm gonna pitch post-early-access mechanics, I will use memes. (this was approved to share publicly and I stand by my jokes)

An edit of "Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer" for GameCube, renaming it "Abyssal Stalker's Pro Surfer", referencing Voyagers of Nera from Treehouse Games.

Wishlist on Steam today :3

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

It used to bug me to no end they *literally* have it on the license plates, and I know it's been talked about since the early 2000s at LEAST.

A sample DC License Plate, mentioning "End Taxation without Representation"

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I’m here for the esports this time, y’all.

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