Middle-aged Canadian nerd, gamer and retro enthusiast, blogger, pet parent, IT ninja, @bigboxdb.com account runner and much more. Blog: https://geekbravado.com Discord: https://discord.pxa.ca Other Stuff: https://pxa.ca Check my lists!https://bsky.app/profile/pxa.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mz7anlu4l2ohYou can like Bryan Adams' music or hate it (I can understand the case for both) but if you're Canadian, I think we can all agree this SLAPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQFYuM2N1Bc In this case, I can forgive all the clear GenAI use because he's not selling the song and in this case, it's greater good.31 Oct 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7anlu4l2ohhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mz3zijueksohFinally, some good news! Congrats @johnromero.bsky.social. Really excited to see what you lot make next. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3zijueksohhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mz22a75uxk3nAnd here's the new blog post. It's longer than I planned but it's about what generative #AI is doing to creativity and I had more to say about it than I thought. But it ends on a ray of hope. https://geekbravado.com/generative-ai-is-ruining-gaming-but-i-think-theres-hope/29 Oct 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz22a75uxk3nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mz232jvbyk3nThere's nothing I can say about Patrick Stewart that others won't say better. Incredible talent and by all accounts, a really good guy who embraced his fans. TNG was there for a lot of hard parts of my childhood and he was at the forefront of it. There will never be another like him. Screw 2026.29 Oct 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz232jvbyk3nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mz22a75uxk3nAnd here's the new blog post. It's longer than I planned but it's about what generative #AI is doing to creativity and I had more to say about it than I thought. But it ends on a ray of hope. https://geekbravado.com/generative-ai-is-ruining-gaming-but-i-think-theres-hope/29 Oct 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz22a75uxk3nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myy3aivlicrpHave another spicy blog post that will be going up tomorrow. I didn't want to write another post on AI again so soon but between the latest Next Fest and some depressing things I've heard out of some older creators, I couldn't skip this one.29 Oct 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myy3aivlicrphttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myryzrfdnsilVery interesting perspective from a respected software engineer on the PHP madness from last week and how it was quite possibly not nearly as bad as it was spun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEiGTK62DcQ Almost like AI companies and the media have too close a relationship. 🤔26 Oct 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myryzrfdnsilhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myryjhvxksilI really wish YouTube would let you disable subscription feed posts for collaboration videos from channels you choose. Having my feed inundated with channels I otherwise like having collaborations show up for every crappy podcast they guest on is driving me nuts.26 Oct 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myryjhvxksilhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myiwat4e62dnSince this AI slop remake of a fan project is free on Steam, I look forward to adding it to my account, playing it just long enough to leave a review and calling it out for what it is. Just sayin', it's free so if you're an OMF fan, you could too. If you wanted. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiwat4e62dnhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myi6miiqlcu4Spent another chunk of time browsing #SteamNextFest now that personalized recommendations have been turned on. There's still too much AI slop but it has been suggesting me a lot more stuff I'm both interested in and that at least doesn't state AI was used. Better than Monday, to a point.22 Oct 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myi6miiqlcu4https://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myfpfg57pcu4*taps mic* This on? Yeah? Cool. *cough* Ahem... PRIVATE EQUITY RUINS EVERYTHING! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfpfg57pcu4https://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3myfe3opme2u4Saddens me to say that this has been my experience so far as well. I normally download dozens of demos during Next Fest but even after an hour browsing, I've only found about 15 that interested me at all and several of those I've skipped because of heavy AI use. Probably going to write about this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfe3opme2u4https://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mycuacob2s5hThe more I scroll #SteamNextFest for new demos and the more games I see with generative AI disclosures or which are just straight up AI slop games, the more I'm glad I never gave up my retro gaming hobby and interest. I'm not convinced this future is inevitable but if it is, I won't be part of it.20 Oct 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycuacob2s5hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mycqot7wjk5hWhy is it always bloody LRG?! https://geekbravado.com/limited-run-games-sucks-heres-my-reason-why/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycqot7wjk5hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxweht3p42inNew Geek Bravado review! I give an extensive discussion about Ace Combat 8, the latest in a series I've loved for a long time and which for some reason, took this long for me to finally understand the reasons behind when it hooks me so much. https://geekbravado.com/review-ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-i-finally-get-the-hook/15 Oct 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxweht3p42inhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxuuqzmr7c5hGot smacked by a Steam moderator for calling a toxic poster "an idiot" in a thread in the Ace Combat 8 forum titled "Is this game woke?", which is full of exactly the kind of smooth brained garbage you'd expect. All of that is still there but calling an idiot an idiot, that's a step too far! 🙄15 Oct 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxuuqzmr7c5hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxtq25bh6sinThe incredible Retro eXo project has just launched a new site for people to share their stories about how retro gaming has impacted them. And the whole thing's presented like a Windows 98 desktop! I absolutely love this! So many stories to add! stories.retro-exo.com https://stories.retro-exo.com/14 Oct 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtq25bh6sinhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxs2iqaamkunI've got a substantial collection with more than a few rares in it. If I sold it all for PriceCharting's inflated estimates, it'd be less than 1/3 of my salary. And I make at best a middle-class living today. Collect because you love it, not for the money. The latter will never end well. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxs2iqaamkunhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxrthxmdisunRemember when Asha Sharma publicly posted "no soulless AI slop" after taking over Xbox? I membah'. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrthxmdisunhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxrsc5boncunThis...this is...so beautiful... spelunkr.tv [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrsc5boncunhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxrnpixwpsunA legend from the old school of FPS design. Damn shame to hear. :( [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrnpixwpsunhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxr6y7kip2unHopefully you won't need the deluxe edition to get a complete game. PC or not, I won't be buying it until that changes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr6y7kip2unhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxq23xdqb2unI've been playing games for over 40 years. I've seen a loooooot of bugs. But I can definitely say I've never seen anything this hilarious. 🤣 https://medal.tv/games/gears-of-war-e-day/clips/nIl7iHdIXTLFZmlEe?invite=cr-MSxHTkwsNDE1MTM4ODI0 #GearsOfWar #EDay13 Oct 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxq23xdqb2unhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxp6w3tycsngThat they had it in the first place shows these companies to have been a) Unfathomably irresponsible and incompetent or b) Made it that way on purpose. https://geekbravado.com/the-ai-grift-has-reached-a-new-maybe-peak-level-of-stupid/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp6w3tycsnghttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxp3ldjvocngOMG, it finally happened! After over 18 months of ripping my hair out trying to solve it, Google has *finally* indexed my latest self-hosted iteration of Geek Bravado! Insane story behind this saga but I'm so happy it's fixed! I have some big posts I've held off writing until this was resolved.12 Oct 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp3ldjvocnghttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxkzt7bi4c4nA YouTuber I followed and respected for years (The 8-Bit Guy) made an AI slop movie from a hobby script he wrote years ago and actually thinks himself a filmmaker now. This is so incredibly disappointing. AI psychosis is taking over people who should damn well know better. That was a hard unsub. 😢11 Oct 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkzt7bi4c4nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxjljmex6k2hWent and did our weekly look at the new house this morning. They've started doing the brick work. This was on the stoop in front of the main door. 🤔 No stale bricks here. Only fresh ones like Mom used to make. 🤣10 Oct 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjljmex6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxh2bo5mu2h7Have today off and my buddy and I who have co-opped every single Gears of War game since the first one on the 360 are doing an old school all day marathon of #E-Day today. Don't get to do these much as we've gotten older and I've been excited about it for weeks! Time to murder some Locust!09 Oct 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxh2bo5mu2h7https://bsky.app/profile/pxa.ca/post/3mxaflvlzx22l@thegamebusiness.com Question on Undead Labs: Does it seem odd that they've announced they have a publisher but neither they nor said publisher will say who that is? I can't recall another time I've seen a I was saying announcement handled in such a way.06 Oct 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:bcjfngdp4aj5dsawmuzzc3ws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxaflvlzx22l