Entering my manga era. This was a good time!

Bowen Yang leaving SNL is a big loss for them. Oof. I'll be curious to see what he does next though.

If any publisher friends I know have a license or concept they'd like a game for, I have the availability to work on something. I have a proven track record in developing around licenses (Disney Villainous, Godzilla: Tokyo Clash, Marvel Battleworld, Funkoverse, Star War Rivals, etc.)

Assuming that every video game is a "Gun Game" or a "Sword Game", if you could only play one or the other, which would you choose?

I tried Brandon Sanderson to see what all the fuss is about and it wasn’t for me. Got about 150 pages into The Final Empire and decided I’m good on that. People told me the prose was simple but I wasn’t prepared for just how plain it would be. Also some questionable gender/race stuff…

Streaming tonight. Trying to clear out my backlog on Steam. twitch.tv/npc_aaron

I cancelled Disney+ and Hulu. I had already cancelled Paramount Plus when Colbert was dropped. I highly recommend doing the same. Come on MAGA, keep saving me money!

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

I’m feeling strangely disenchanted with board games recently. I don’t know that I have the language to fully explain why and I’m hoping that it’s temporary. It does make it easy to compartmentalize my job and have a healthy relationship with my work though.

Hey you all, QueenChanleen is a dear friend of mine and fellow Filipino content creator. She's one of the sweetest people in the world and recently she had to have a heart and lung transplant. If you could please donate or share her Gofundme it would mean a lot. www.gofundme.com/f/help-queen...

I had to leave OrcaCon a bit earlier than intended because I had a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms. Those symptoms have rapidly worsened. So if you hung out with me and you start to not feel well, get hydrated and take it easy. My apologies for possibly incubating a pathogen.

A lot of people up in arms about AI still posting their Spotify Wrappeds this year. Huh... weird.

My son wants us to play WoW and there’s those new anniversary servers so…

The newest update for the Stellaris board game says we can sign up to do an editing pass on the game's cards, and man does that leave a bad taste in my mouth about the whole thing. Requesting free labor from your backers... on a project that's WAY behind schedule even... Am I alone on this?

The vibes here are so much better than on Elon’s Fascist Playground but I am beginning to wonder if I need social media in my life at all? Is the answer a replacement platform? Not sure yet.

New hat came today. Really love the Clink Room’s stuff. I think this is the 6th one of their hats I’ve gotten.

I don't know if every introvert needs and extrovert or vice versa. But I do think every jaded realist needs an optimist as a close friend in their lives. That's for sure.

Pretty wild to say they acquired the Prospero Hall design team when they cut a bunch of it during the transition.

@cardboardedison.bsky.social have begun their 2024 game design contest and they used my 12 Questions To Get Your Design On Track as part of their best practices guide! Good luck to everyone entering the competition. cardboardedison.com/award

Yay! I exist: boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedes...

I decided today to attempt to add myself on BGG as a Designer on all the projects I led or co-led while part of Prospero Hall. I hope it doesn't ruffle any feathers, but now that I am no longer there, I would like there to be something that ties me to that work when people search

Streaming more CineNerdle battles at twitch.tv/npc_aaron

Streaming this Cine2nerdle battle mode thingy that I've become addicted to over at twitch.tv/npc_aaron it's basically a competitive version of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

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Rebel Moon is so bad. Fortunately for Snyder his fanboys have so little media literacy that all they care about is if the characters punch each other in ratcheted slow-motion shots, and since that's about 60% of this film they should be sated.

Going live streaming some indie games from my backlog still! Come hang out at twitch.tv/npc_aaron

Starting my morning with the Streets of Rage OST. I can't imagine a better soundtrack to get me up and going.

Teaching my wife @anarampage.bsky.social how to play Marvel SNAP on stream right now. Come on by twitch.tv/npc_aaron

Game Designer friends, I am now taking pitches in my new position as Creative Director at The Uzzle. Please reach out to me with family/casual/party/kids concepts. They don't have to be finished games yet, I'm down to help develop the right ideas!

Just got home from seeing Poor Things and while I expected to like it, I absolutely loved it. I highly recommend it.

Streaming some Marvel SNAP tonight. Head on over to twitch.tv/npc_aaron to see how my journey to Infinite is going.

So today we put out a new episode of How Great Is Great? talking about Guns N' Roses' with our friend Alex Garramone, who had never listened to the album before. hgig.podbean.com or just search for us wherever you get your podcasts!

Crinkle-Cut are the worst kind of fries and one of the worst things you can do with a potato short of sticking it in someone's tailpipe.

Playing this new Stellaris game that they call a "Digital Strategy Board Game" in their Steam description. Streaming it now at twitch.tv/npc_aaron

Last week I worked my final day at Funko Games. I have a new gig starting next week that I'll probably talk more about soon. I'm going to miss all my former coworkers and I will continue rooting for them, but the publicly traded company thing just wasn't for me.

This Stellaris Nexus game is really cool. I like a 4x PC game where a single run is like 2 hours instead of like 30+. Almost feels like playing Twilight Imperium or Eclipse but a little more complex. Eager to try some multiplayer.

Going to start up the old stream for the first time in awhile. Playing some indies starting with A Highland Song. twitch.tv/npc_aaron

Found out about a big change coming today. Very excited. Will be less vague in a few weeks.

My kids have never wanted to watch Paw Patrol because one of them is a cop. I think I'm doing okay as a parent.

I’m excited to watch the conservatives complain about all the mean tweets and skeets people are making about poor dead Henry Kissinger.

New episode of my music podcast How Great Is Great is out today. We're talking Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life. You can find us on any podcast app or at hgig.podbean.com

Ladies: before you quit your high paying ad exec job in the city and move in with the handsome charming flannel-wearing Christmas-loving man who runs an adorable small business in your hometown, remember to ask where he was on January 6 👀

I’m not sure this Squid Game reality competition works. I mean it was a pretty misguided idea given the themes of the original but beyond that the tension just feels so manufactured.

I guess I won't be watching Scream VII.

Every time I see The Dear Hunter tour I learn about more bands because they always have the dopest tour support. I knew about All Get Out but damn Delta Sleep is killing it right now.

My daughter is the only 7 year old at The Dear Hunter show tonight and she is so excited.

Hey all, Scott is a fellow game designer and a good dude who is undergoing cancer treatment and could use some help: www.gofundme.com/f/453g5y-hel...

2024 New Media Challenge Idea- -New albums are 1 point. -Movies/TV Series are worth 1 pt/hour of runtime. -Books are 1 pt. per hour length of the audiobook version. -Video Games are 1pt. Per hour of the median completion time. Only media you finish and that is new to you count.

2024 New Media Challenge Idea- -New albums are 1 point. -Movies/TV Series are worth 1 pt/hour of runtime. -Books are 1 pt. per hour length of the audiobook version. -Video Games are 1pt. Per hour of the median completion time. Only media you finish and that is new to you count.