Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman)

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman)

@hirethisman.com

Voice actor. Singer. Canadian. The NINTENDO HIRE THIS MAN guy. Davy Jones in #CaptainWayne / The Announcer in #DreamshotFantasia / The Yngolian in #DarkestDungeon #BlackReliquary

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Bioware's always felt like a company that was immune to this shit because its legacy made anything they developed marketable as an emergency "good publicity" button. I know the industry hasn't been great for years, but I feel like this one just really hits hard because it shows that nobody is safe.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

BioWare statement

Make a bad game? Get shut down. Make a good game? Get shut down. Be one of the most prolific and consistently successful studios in the history of the entire industry? Believe it or not, get shut down. It's all fucked.

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

Replying to @wario64.bsky.social

I was always hoping this comic wouldn't come to pass.

Personally, when you forego taking money for the most expensive and anticipated slot of the game awards show and instead give it to some random hero shooter for free because you like it, I'd call that commercially investing in it, Geoff.

Stephen Totilo@stephentotilo.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: Geoff Keighley and Mark Cerny are launching a big fellowship program for young video game makers 20 six-figure grants a year and mentorship to game design grads They want the Nova Games Foundation to be gaming's version of the MacArthur "genius grant" www.gamefile.news/p/nova-games...

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

the biggest positive story on climate is that it doesn’t seem to matter how much of the world is run by reactionary fascists: the rise of solar is unstoppable

Nicolas Fulghum@nicolasfulghum.bsky.social

Solar's sharp rise continues. As of April 2026, global solar capacity now exceeds 3 terawatt. 1 gigawatt → 1 terawatt: 20+ years 1 terawatt → 2 terawatt: 33 months 2 terawatt → 3 terawatt: 19 months

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

Replying to @samitron.bsky.social

THIS STUDIO MADE THE FAMOUS IDTECH ENGINE AND YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO USE FUCKING **UNREAL**??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? FUCK YOU

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

look as much as i would love a new obsidian fallout the cost is too great obsidian and bethesda both have just had major layoffs do to the xbox restructuring i hope that the remaining devs are at least treated well and compensated fairly but genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, FUCK MICROSOFT

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

BREAKING: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game, according to people familiar with the plans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Xbox wants to have one BILLION active daily players. This is Steam's current daily players according to SteamDB. Xbox wants to have over 20x the daily active users as Steam, which I guess they're expecting to just materialize out of the ether after massive layoffs. This is completely delusional.

Christopher Dring@dringo.bsky.social

Big cuts, but Xbox has managed to avoid closing any studios today. Double Fine and Compulsion go indie. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will have new owners. Arkane Lyon process starts today. CEO Asha Sharma wants Xbox to reach 1bn players a day (it currently hits 1bn a year).

Look at the history of any big game development icon and you'll see a string of small roles in small projects, and often failed projects too, but it was the luxury to learn from those roles that made them who they are. Once they retire, they'll leave no successors because they keep getting fired.

Kotaku@kotaku.com

Xbox is preparing to lay off around 3,200 individuals, part ways with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, and possibly Arkane Lyon in what CEO Asha Sharma is calling "the most significant res... https://kotaku.com/xbox-layoff-3200-most-significant-restructure-history-2000712836

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

crazy to think that the root of the market dominance that's letting Sony do that is this video

If I don't have the option to physically own the games that I buy, I genuinely have no reason to buy your console. I put up with digital games on PC because my PC has other uses. If you reserve the right to turn the machine I bought that ONLY plays games into a useless brick, I'm not buying it.

Cheap Ass Gamer@cheapassgamer.com

Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles. "Physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028." https://ow.ly/3NSn50ZjcKP

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

I don’t want this point to be lost in the discourse. Going digital-only means inequity for people who cannot afford internet or constantly purchasing new games. Libraries provide opportunities for people to experience games they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford, and that will be lost.

ErikT@erik45824291.bsky.social

My child loves going to the library and checking out a new video game every week. Going digital only eliminates libraries as a way people can access games.

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

wes@funnywes.bsky.social

zeppeli: "Remember, Jojo! Hamon is an extention of one's self! Breathe, and STRIKE!" jonathan: "I see! Thank you, Mr. Zeppeli!" gyro: "There's shapes everywhere you little blue freak. And if you don't see them, well.....that's on 'you'. 👆" johnny: "The fuck does that mean, Gyro. Come on now."

Quinn Stokan (Chris Voiceman) reposted

What the fuck is it good for? Im asking sincerely. Medical people say its shit for diagnosing, its utter garbage for creative fields, it cannot teach and hallucinates false answers, programmers have to fix its code half the time, businesses find it doesn't help productivity and it causes psychosis.

Michael Nabert@sustainablesong.bsky.social

Research confirms that the more skilled professionals like doctors and software engineers rely on AI, the more their skills degrade. www.nature.com/articles/d41...