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31 | Writer and Games Journalist (seen on @Rogue.site, @ginxtv.bsky.social, @playday.one, and more!) | Kayak paddler | Bungie dork, Halo dweeb, #WeWantDestiny3 Occasionally make Destiny, Halo, Marathon, etc videos over at youtube.com/@pfhorbear

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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 5h
New video talking about the new @stonekitestudios.bsky.social and One Zero One stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS_S...
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Bungie Co-Founder Jason Jones started a new studio. What is it?
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Rogue @rogue.site · 10h
Bungie co-founder Jason Jones and internationally best-selling author Margaret Stohl have started a new studio called Stone Kite, and it seems pretty neat www.rogue.site/news/stone-k...
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Stone Kite is the new transmedia studio from Bungie Co-founder Jason Jones and Margaret Stohl
Bungie co-founder Jason Jones has started a new transmedia studio with author Margaret Stohl as its CEO.
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Rogue @rogue.site · 11h
PUBG: Black Budget, the upcoming extraction shooter from PUBG, has been cancelled following its alpha tests www.rogue.site/news/pubg-ex...
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PUBG extraction shooter Black Budget has been cancelled
The PUBG: Black Budget extraction shooter from PUBG Corp has been cancelled following two closed alpha tests
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Rogue @rogue.site · 01/10/2026
Ubisoft is folding its Tom Clancy franchises and its upcoming new March of Giants IP www.rogue.site/news/ubisoft...
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Ubisoft reorganization folds Tom Clancy franchises and new IP under Massive Entertainment
Ubisoft is renaming its Creative House 2 to Massive Entertainment to help with identity across its global studios working on the Tom Clancy games.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fantastic review from Cass!
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i know because i've curated my feed quite well that i may be preaching to the choir, but i hope in your rush to condemn the decline of femmes in the games journalism space you also take a moment to uplift the work of the femmes still here.
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Rogue @rogue.site · 24/09/2026
Bungie's Marathon is far from over and they've given us all of the behind-the-scenes details about what they're cooking up www.rogue.site/news/bungie-...
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Bungie expands on the future of Marathon with new developer insights
Don't count Bungie's Marathon out just yet, they have more than a few tricks left up their sleeves.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My first video in literally years is here. Halo Studios is dead and the next Halo game is being made by Activision. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2GC...
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Halo Studios is gone for good
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Crazy stuff here.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I haven't been this happy to report on Bungie news in a while. So excited for the future.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There are some good bones here, but it's far from finished, and I don't just mean content-complete. This is also the first review/impressions I've written in like 3 years or more and had a great time doing so. Please go check it out :)
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Rogue @rogue.site · 14/09/2026
Marathon is getting some of the community's most requested features, but after a delay into December www.rogue.site/news/maratho...
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Marathon is leaving seasons behind and introducing Deathmatch, permanent PvE, and more
Bungie announced a series of changes to Marathon's update cadence in the coming months
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Rogue @rogue.site · 13/09/2026
WoW: Forever is as tempting a proposition as it sounds www.rogue.site/editorials/w...
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There’s Something Delightfully Simple About World of Warcraft: Forever
Forever? In WoW? I mean you’re really making this a tough choice
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I enjoyed my time with WoW during Classic’s launch but my friends advanced way past me since I worked full time and most of them didn’t, so I fell off. I loved WoW during Dragonflight but didn’t have folks to play it with so I fell off. I think I’m gonna give it another try with Forever 👀
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Rogue @rogue.site · 12/09/2026
Moss developer Polyarc is closing down www.rogue.site/news/polyarc...
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Polyarc, the studio behind Moss, is closing its doors
The creators of Moss said goodbye in a LinkedIn post on Friday
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Crazy stuff. Makes me wonder why PS backed out of it.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy 12th birthday to Destiny. This game changed my life, led to me moving from Texas to Michigan (and then back again ‘cause fuck that), and gave me life long friends and memories. It’ll always be my favorite game franchise of all time.
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Cayde-6 You'Re My Favorite
ALT: Cayde-6 You'Re My Favorite
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Whelp, assive was obviously a mistake, but this was a fun write!
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Rogue @rogue.site · 08/09/2026
The Legend of Zelda Direct celebrating 40 years of the franchise was packed full of Zelda goodies. Austin breaks down what was included: www.rogue.site/news/a-break...
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A breakdown of all the Zelda news from the 40th Anniversary Direct
Ocarina of Time remake release date, new amiibo, and a title for the upcoming Zelda movie!
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Rogue @rogue.site · 04/09/2026
Thank You Bus Driver is Double Fine's first game back at it as an indie studio www.rogue.site/news/double-...
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Double Fine reveals their first self-published indie game after splitting from Xbox
Double Fine's first new game as an indie studio again looks like Crazy Taxi meets black and white Worthikids cartoons
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Rogue @rogue.site · 03/09/2026
Wouldn't you know it, Game Pass is getting worse again. www.rogue.site/news/xbox-cl...
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Xbox Cloud Gaming is about to start limiting your play time... unless you pay extra
XBOX Cloud Gaming is about to start reminding us to charge our Steam Decks before traveling again
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Rogue @rogue.site · 03/09/2026
Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster will release for consoles and PC in 2027, and the stealth-action game lets you play an evil rat with a sharp knife www.rogue.site/editorials/a...
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This upcoming Warhammer game will finally let me live my dream of being a stinky evil rat
Oh, to be a stinky Skaven sneaking through the shadows
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Rogue @rogue.site · 03/09/2026
I know we’ve already heard too much about Ridley Scott this week … but here are some Aliens impressions www.rogue.site/editorials/a...
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is an alright time with friends, but that's not really enough anymore
The world of Aliens is back. And it's totally fine.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So happy to see Rogue reach their first anniversary and happier still to be a small part of it with some incredibly talent folks. Here's to many, many more <3
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Rogue @rogue.site · 01/09/2026
Double Fine just launched a new Kickstarter and it's already almost reached it's goal! www.rogue.site/news/double-...
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Double Fine launches a Kickstarter for their next big Indie game jam and the pitches rule
Double Fine might not be at XBOX anymore, but they have bigger goals than ever before
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Rogue @rogue.site · 01/09/2026
A significant amount of the team behind Star Wars Zero Company, Bit Reactor, was furloughed weeks before launch www.rogue.site/news/star-wa...
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Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor saw mass furlough before launch
Instead of celebrating the release of their debut game, many devs from Bit Reactor are currently going without pay.
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Rogue @rogue.site · 01/09/2026
Respect the Horde, an upcoming roguelite, is all about creating diabolical obstacle courses for endless swarms of the undead www.rogue.site/editorials/r...
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Respect the Horde is about outsmarting, not outshooting, an endless swarm of zombies
One of the best parts about stumbling upon an interesting indie game is following the developer to their next projects and seeing how they build on previous lessons. For instance, I enjoyed No Plan B,...
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Rogue @rogue.site · 01/09/2026
Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder of Housemarque, announced his retirement today after 33 years in the biz www.rogue.site/news/after-3...
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After 31 years at Housemarque, co-founder Ilari Kuittinen is retiring
Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder of Housemarque, is finally taking a much deserved break after more than 30 years in the games industry.
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Rogue @rogue.site · 30/08/2026
It's our final day of the sale! And the final weekend before the site's first birthday! Get in here and sign-up today to join our Discord and support the site for year 2!
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Had a lot of fun writing this one! The new Wolverine game looks amazing and I cannot wait to see how these new features and accessibility settings change the game. Super cool!
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Congrats on getting on The Dan Le Batard Show @andycortez.cool! So cool to see!
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There were fewer games that avoided some form of AI usage at Gamescom Opening Night Live this year than those that either openly admitted to it, played coy about it, or came from companies that openly used it in the past. Here's my latest on the subject:
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Shut the fuck up, we cannot have another 2016 right now. RIP to yet another legend and the voice of my childhood. third day in a row 💔💔💔
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Okay, I've been working on this nonstop since about 2 today for Rogue. If you're feeling so inclined, take a look at this list of games from ONL and the Future Games Show and let me know if I've made any obvious errors. Trying to figure out what uses genAI docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Games that used AI at Gamescom
GREEN is confirmed genAI - 11 Yellow is unconfirmed either way - 17 BLUE is unconfirmed, but the company uses AI - 10 ORANGE is confirmed no AI, but the company uses AI - 7 RED is confirmed no AI - 40...
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What the hell man :( RIP to another legendary figure. You will be missed dearly
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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 26/08/2026
call of duty fans don't even play the game anymore, they just look at you like this
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hey @devoureroftime.bsky.social! Would you mind following so we can chat over DMs? :)
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I spent 2 hours and nearly 1800 words to tell you at least a little bit of something about damn near every game shown off at Gamescom. Please go read it.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nooooo :((( RIP to the legendary Dolly
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Charles Harte @chuckduck365.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
HUGE NEWS!!! Game Informer print subscriptions are now international! We're adding FORTY countries to our rotation, including Canada, the UK, Germany (hello, Gamescom!) and more! Everyone on staff is absolutely thrilled about this. We've finally achieved what we've hoped for since day 1.
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Rogue @rogue.site · 24/08/2026
Our sale is still live for another week (check our pinned skeet), so @pfhorbear.bsky.social @cassmarshall.bsky.social and @rygilliam.bsky.social are going live with some Helldivers 2! Join them! www.twitch.tv/ryan_gilliam15
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Ryan_Gilliam15 - Live on Twitch
Doing some Helldiving 2 with work friends | Streaming helldivers 2.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Gonna be streaming some Helldivers 2 for the first time with @rygilliam.bsky.social and @cassmarshall.bsky.social! Come hang out! twitch.tv/pfhorbear
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Pfhorbear - Twitch
Hey there, I’m Austin! I stream I stream a variety of things, but tend to come back to Destiny and Halo the most! — Pfhorbear streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join ...
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Rogue @rogue.site · 24/08/2026
The Witcher 4 gets a new release window and the next expansion will be at Gamescom ONL! www.rogue.site/news/the-wit...
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The Witcher 4 won't be at Gamescom, but The Witcher 3's new DLC will be
Grab your swords and prepare for adventure... in about 2 years.
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Kojima ain't stoppin' anytime soon. Go tell him happy birthday :) @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Streaming some No Man's Sky until I hit a wall and then hoping into some classic Halo MCC MP to ruin the rest of my night. Come say hi! twitch.tv/pfhorbear
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Pfhorbear - Twitch
Hey there, I’m Austin! I stream I stream a variety of things, but tend to come back to Destiny and Halo the most! — Pfhorbear streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join ...
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is one easily the best articles I've read all year. I cannot recommend you check it out enough. Great job @invinciblejane.bsky.social
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Rogue @rogue.site · 20/08/2026
The end of Big Walk turns a silly puzzle game into a beautiful meditation on friendship www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
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The Big Walk's finale cements it as a GOTY contender
House House's masterpiece rebukes the name "friendslop" more than anything else out there
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Austin @pfhorbear.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@cassmarshall.bsky.social's review of Static Dread has me very seriously considering checking it out. You should check out their review!!
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