Marketing/Content Strategist and Raconteur. Was the voice of PlayStation. Also Niantic, Oculus, EA, IGN, GamesBeat, others. My opinions represent everyone (except my employer). Video Games, Science Fiction, Geek Stuff, and that Writer's Life. (He/Him)https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlx2wj6u5c2wIs it okay if I just start referring to the Trump White House as Club Fuckwit?16 May 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlx2wj6u5c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlwzornjkc2nIf I brought this into the house, PokéMom would rearrange all my things into the street. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwzornjkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlwupjwix22n#BayArea16 May 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwupjwix22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlwbn4t4kk22Break (CBS) shit and do crimes (against CBS). You know what's holding Stephen Colbert back from saying exactly what he thinks now? Absolutely nothing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwbn4t4kk22https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlvq7shrnk2tCyclops! Storm! Nightcrawler! Wolverine! Colossus! Sprite! Children of the atom, students of Charles Xavier. MUTANTS – feared and hated by the world they have sworn to protect. They are the STRANGEST genders of all! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvq7shrnk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlvpdf5mzk2sYo. I liked Mixtape. Incredible art direction, had some fairly transcendent moments, but I don't ever want to hear "Candy" again in my life after I spent way too much time looking for the last interaction at the party, and I felt the ending could've been stronger. Do not attempt to Discourse me.15 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpdf5mzk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlvnwjtzxc2sGreetings and Happy #SciFiFri from central Hell! The weather's looking like a balmy 6 billion degrees with a slight chance of locust! Our top story tonight is All The Politics! But first, Sports! Credits: Bastien Grivet Nick Foreman Angela Wang Yuliya Zabelina #scifi15 May 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvnwjtzxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlu6zg2et223I have named them all and they are my frens. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu6zg2et223https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlt5spyfs22hThis reminds me... anyone heard anything about the AI-generated video game Elon Musk claimed he would release in 2026? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt5spyfs22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlrrsnllzs2v#BayArea14 May 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrrsnllzs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlre46ax3224I had high hopes for him, but John Fetterman really is just the worst-dressed Republican in the Senate.13 May 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlre46ax3224https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlrdvgjgxk24I'm guessing the $1.3 billion of California's Medicaid money that Vance is withholding (illegally?) will be going to pay for Trump's ballroom.13 May 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrdvgjgxk24https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlqwnpvwec2hWriting a big space battle today! Which is fun to plot out and slooooooow to execute, because I have to keep it tight and exciting without leaving you, The Reader, wondering what the hell's going on or what things look like. It's great to edit, tho. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/b8/8b/cRqRRZu5tA4P3HbcXA.gif?hh=374&ww=498&mp4=KUgLMLuHGV7oXxFVw04d&webm=Um93yDsUMfeQEitn13 May 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqwnpvwec2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlqwhymxnk2hI fucking love New York. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqwhymxnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlp7e6bpus2sIt is somewhat comforting to discover that the college admissions process is, despite decades of technological advancement, literally no better than it was when I went to college. https://static.klipy.com/ii/c3a19a0b747a76e98651f2b9a3cca5ff/3e/d7/2xKfwo9c.gif?hh=224&ww=400&mp4=TUOF63OG66xuLs7zvuDU&webm=xTWx5UQPfheN13 May 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp7e6bpus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mloxmi67ws2xI'm very proud of us that we, as a culture, have agreed that "isekai'd" is a correct verb form of "isekai.' https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/23/eb/hzZMNdI3F0V6uoMH6kj.gif?hh=280&ww=49812 May 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloxmi67ws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlorivlqqc2sBasically, if you have a high-concept Sci-Fi show on a premium platform, you hire Aaron Paul... but not until (and only for) Season 3. https://geektyrant.com/news/aaron-paul-joins-the-cast-of-fallout-season-3-at-amazon-prime-video12 May 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlorivlqqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlo5cest6226Harada-san gonna Fatal Fury the crap outta us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo5cest6226https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlo4fpvlak26You will never convince me that Cream of Wheat and Oatmeal are not the same thing. https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/b6/ae/iuhzrnmo.gif?hh=160&ww=160&mp4=LYs4BrjTqog5&webm=yDT1SVvH01eI12 May 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4fpvlak26https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlny45maxc2tAdios, Rex Reed. I didn’t always agree with his opinions, but I did always enjoy them.12 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlny45maxc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlnxbyc6sc2tThe first episode of One Piece aired in 1999. The first episode of Pokemon? 1997. When I was 10, I binged shows made in the 1960’s. Everyone did. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnxbyc6sc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlmhuoss5k2vYou better fucking believe Godzilla gets a tea break… [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmhuoss5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlmepkznss2vHonestly, good. Nintendo's has been super-sloppy for years about interchanging "my" and "your" in their UI. I even used them as a negative example several times in presentations I did at PlayStation (where I was cleaning exactly that up). [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmepkznss2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlm2dl4quc2oWhy, yes… Democrats do feel a bit like Ned Stark doing the honorable thing in ways that directly lead to his own betrayal and execution. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/38/dc/gNbCZCg282D5nM.gif?hh=249&ww=498&mp4=AoIOPAXxCOC4zuMzxeZi&webm=NASxmicPi5Re6r29tOJb11 May 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2dl4quc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mllximellc2oGoing in.11 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllximellc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mllnzzckkc2wMaybe they should pivot to AI. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllnzzckkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlln6j4i3s2wDon't sit there and tell me me Giant Bomb isn't healthy for ya. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlln6j4i3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlk3gkncds2uWho'da thunk these guys would've remembered it was a year ago? I mean, even for tax reasons. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk3gkncds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mljmlpa3sk27Yes, absolutely, a company whose only product is different ways to store money definitely knows how to successfully launch a game. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljmlpa3sk27https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mlj5lr2q522fIt is both Mother's Day and Knives' 16th birthday, which requires some very creative scheduling, but I didn't need that last fleeting shred of sanity, anyway. https://static.klipy.com/ii/c3a19a0b747a76e98651f2b9a3cca5ff/3b/07/Rgw7MVe6.gif?hh=280&ww=498&mp4=mc45I0TunPMmPR0l&webm=AEuJ6WPu4jZsOcBD10 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj5lr2q522f