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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave announced dlc story paths for the other four clan leaders of the heroic games! Personally, I think they should commit to the bit of giving Bertrand months of free time each chapter -- except he can't go anywhere because he's in prison.

an edited screenshot of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave showing Bertrand in the prison below the colosseum in Dagda, with the notice that Free Time has begun with 204 turns left until the next main match, starting on the 1st of the month of Seftim. Lots to do!

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

My dad and I had a notebook filled with passwords, keycard locations, random thoughts... we rented it often, never beat it. ...Probably influenced my current job trajectory!

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Henry Beedee @hibide.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Renting this as a kid and having no clue what the game actually wanted me to do

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Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 14/10/2026

*lays off a thousand programmers* Wow, programming is hard!

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Turbulence: Miyazaki’s poison swamp of the skies.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A wild notion I’m sure, but hearing fighter jets zoom over SF during fleet week is giving off an uncomfortable pairing with the President of my own country gleefully putting out the idea of our coastal cities getting bombed.

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Mitchell Saltzman @jurassicrabbit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's Brian Altano's last day at IGN today, and while I don't doubt that most people here already know him through his podcast appearance and all of the hosting he does, I wanted to share this lets play series for Linked Together that I worked on with him and Zach www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jg4...

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Playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild with Separated Joy-Cons - Linked Together Ep. 1

YouTube video by IGN

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Michael Huynh @itsamichael.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Its @brianaltano.bsky.social's last day at IGN and I just wanted to share one of my favorite Altano videos. No one else can do what he does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2vJ...

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The Top 7 Numbers of All Time

YouTube video by IGN

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Birthday level ups hit different when your growth rate sucks.

a modified image from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, showing myself (played by Buccar) achieving level 39 (my current age), while only gaining a point in dexterity and defense. The character's reaction to this dogshit level up being "I don't want to get old." Same, Buccar.

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Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Still have a few more projects going up before my last day at IGN this Friday. All of them really special to me. One of them a 44 minute long conversation with legendary artist and director @realgdt.bsky.social. Hope you all enjoy this! I'm really proud of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgCM...

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have a fond memory burned into me playing Phantom Menace on PC with my friend, defeating Darth Maul but then accidentally falling into the pit, leading to a Game Over screen overlayed above the pit, while Qui-Gon groaned in agony over and over waiting for someone to interact with him.

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Nick Popovich @nickpopovich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

give me the wow forever version of this pls

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Before there was vendy friendy, there was Sam Fisher throwing beer bottles from 100ft to defeat the terrorists. The proto deus ex, if you will. Wonderful times, all.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I put a game that came out this year, and one that's still being actively developed because you shouldn't be afraid to let new experiences continue to shape who you are 🧠

my 9 games that shaped (and continue to shape) who I am:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Myst
Dungeon Keeper 2
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Deltarune
Bloodborne
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Mina the Hollower

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Me complaining to my friend: “it would be so much easier if he liked every variant of this gift type the same, but no, of course he likes “Jade Ghosh” more. I hate him. Friend: “Isn’t that… exactly how you react to Mountain Dew Baja Blast?” Me: “…. God dammit. I get it now.”

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So there's 120 gifts in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and spread across 60 characters, trying to catalogue their reactions to each for our guide may just kill me. Currently making Cai try every flavor of "Ghosh" and it feels a lot like this.

a mockup of a fake Youtube thumbnail in the style of "trying every flavor of (blank)!" The title of the video is "We Tried EVERY Flavor of Ghosh!!" featuring some photoshopped bottles of kombucha, and Cai and Eshmel making youtuber reaction faces in the corner. I hate it here.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I still can’t believe one of my favorite series came out with one of my favorite metroidvanias. You should absolutely play this amazing game, and then check out the kick ass guide I wrote if you want help tracking collectibles and stuff.

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Yeet Kune Do @yeetkunedo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@discord.com I see now why age verification started rolling out, fuck this and fuck you for doing this

special reward available for fanduel in discord, because what discord needed was ads for predatory online gambling, fuck discord and everyone that works in their company leadership

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Jordan @laddermatch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BONAVENTURE: Ah, yes, “DO NOT WANT,” a meme proliferated in the mid-00s as a sort of precursor for modern reaction images. THEODORA: I would hear more. TOBIAS: Oohhhh you’re gonna love this one boss

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There's definitely moments where an event happens that your current character only hears about in passing that you could swap over to see it actually unfold, but I found it easier to just play through part 1 or even 2 before swapping.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The only thing missing in the Resident Evil movie was the main character having to call his girlfriend (chat) to be reminded of what he was supposed to be doing because he got distracted during the most recent exposition scene. Great movie, very funny and gross.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Honestly, Engage was way closer to the classics than 3H/FW, but everyone passed on it because of the vibes.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yeah I published that section last night when I noticed the scene viewer listed the S ranks I had available. You have to beat the last mission to be able to see that scene and it’s too time-consuming for me to check, but the one I got was “implied” romance but I could see platonic working too.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I never felt the need since FW builds far more heavily from 3H, given Engage was a different team (they still iterate off its gauge mechanic that I love). I like that we can different have fire emblems that lean more into social management or deeper strategy… and goofy lookin protags.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Gamers discovering I actually have elite ball knowledge" will always be my favorite genre of post lmao But really, it's been very heartwarming to see all the positive feedback from my post-review interview with the amazing @brazyazn.bsky.social, I'm glad it came across well!

A screencapped quote from a user on twitter, whose first post is:
"I can't wait to watch IGN's review where the reviewer reclasses Fabio to an assassin and say 'you should be careful though, all of these maps we're strangely difficult"
They quoted the post with and update:
"Wait so the IGN reviewer who gave Fortune's Weave a 10/10 said he's been playing the series for 10 years and his favorite game was Path of Radiance!?!?"

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Totally. At this point there are many flavors (some like this have more social/time management) but the difficulty starts out approachable and ramps up by the end of the first part (and you can time rewind all your mistakes!)

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I could not find a single spot for amiibo integration which I find Very Odd. Even like... giving you random junk supplies would have been something? Feels like Nintendo just gave up entirely about mandating functionality.

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 16/09/2026

A friend found one of my business cards from 13 years ago

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I actually tried Part 3 with just one story path done and it was pretty damn tough, but I'm looking forward to doing it again with all four to see how much more expansive things get.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think it makes the most sense to play a good portion if not all of one character's Part 1 (and even Part 2) before swapping around unless you're particularly curious. Cai felt like the most beginner friendly to start with.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Me after rewinding time for the 40th attempt in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave because Leda got killed again (I will try the exact same tactic again) www.youtube.com/shorts/8mM-L...

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Rizzler "I Tried to do a Strategy" meme - Green Screen

YouTube video by Green Screens by CreatorSet

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John Katsin @crouton-salad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

After 9 years at IGN this is the last video I edited: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nStf... 3 people, including me, who worked on this video were laid off, with out notice, just a couple hours after publishing it. It was an honor to work with them and so many others at IGN impacted by these layoffs.

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Steam Frame Review – A Great All-in-One VR Headset, But It'll Cost You

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Long ago I reviewed Three Houses while also doing the guide, and I thought to myself "never again". ...oh well. Biggest thanks to @tomrmarks.bsky.social and @loganjplant.bsky.social for helping me make this giant review readable, and @itsamichael.bsky.social's superb video edit!

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Supports are on-brand, but more focused on the people around the main heroes and a bit less on the gaggle of mercs you can hire. Maybe because of that there's less focus on romance since your player character takes a back seat in a bird disguise half the game, but there are "paired" endings.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I reviewed Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and I’m happy to say it’s quite an amazing and ambitious tactical experience. Over a hundred hours spent and I still have so much more to see in its wonderfully diverse story paths.

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Clint Gage @clintgage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well friends, that's it for me. This week IGN let me go, effective immediately. It's been a pleasure talking about movies and TV and to anybody that's read/watched/laughed at any of my work on IGN and CineFix over the years, here's a heartfelt thank you to contrast the grimace in this picture.

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Max Scoville @maxscoville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welp. Starting in November, I will no longer be employed by IGN. It's been a hell of a ride and I cannot understate how much of an honor and a privilege the last 11+ years have been. This was a dream job, but the best part of IGN is, was, and always will be the people.

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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Early on when I started at IGN I made a really dumb goofy video and the top comment was “Did Altano make this?” and I’ve kinda held onto that praise ever since. I count myself extremely lucky I got work with Brian. One of the best, funniest, and most talented to ever do it.

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are tired of posting statements like these.

Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment.

With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN’s operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make?

While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff.

We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues.

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Bo Moore @usebomswisely.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.

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Logan Plant @loganjplant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Seth isn't on Bluesky, so he asked me to share the news that he's just been laid off from IGN. Seth is bright, funny, and inspiring. He gave me so many opportunities and made every day better. I will miss him dearly, and whoever hires him next will be very, very lucky.

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