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/3mrvtckfgn22aSaid I wanted to see The Odyssey on a BIG screen.31 Jul 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvtckfgn22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrvpjai5lc2sSo much for weird interspecies sex in BioWare games. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvpjai5lc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrvlsjcuu22sEl Jefe is now so tall that he throws off the airport body scanners. https://static.klipy.com/ii/a8ada81afc59159ea5c8927feffa2e31/62/a3/M4q02ZUA45kXe5D.gif?hh=376&ww=498&mp4=YJmNqeG4bC3wxl&webm=HfBVNChBt0KbKPqIz5n630 Jul 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvlsjcuu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrvlp3bbh22sYOU KNOW what my first stop in Portland is.30 Jul 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvlp3bbh22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrvalb23ck26POKÉMOM: Do not drive like a psychopath. ME: Who should I drive like? POKÉMOM: Just drive casual. ME: Psychopaths ARE casual. That’s how they get away with all the murder for so long. POKÉMOM: … https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/21/dd/EFS1QhGo.gif?hh=426&ww=498&mp4=HQjvY4URIhc1krHVlCkc&webm=sibqP1RPk55N0uX30 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvalb23ck26https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mruni3yxyc26Feeling cute, might pop over to Portland for a bit. https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/bc/7c/VI8iUiOn.gif?hh=240&ww=320&mp4=gR1xiIL5qnoYeh&webm=ledq6ICgoD9kteIiI30 Jul 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruni3yxyc26https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrtc7fpvjc2jTired: 7 Steps from Kevin Bacon (Everyone) Wired: 3 Steps from Jeffery Epstein (Everyone Who’s Rich)30 Jul 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtc7fpvjc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrqxbygolk2b#BayArea29 Jul 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqxbygolk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrjexkjvvk2uBoard Game Night with WIZ WARS, and I have transformed myself into a werewolf THE MYSTIC ARTS ARE MY PLAYTHING26 Jul 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjexkjvvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mri5sg3pfs2jI’ve called the Cybertruck a 21st century Edsel, but turns out I gave it too much credit. The Edsel fared much better. And those are raw numbers, not adjusted for population growth. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri5sg3pfs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mri4kwnlqc2jI do hope today’s Trans Pride parade in London very specifically goes past the theater where the Harry Potter play runs. https://static.klipy.com/ii/925f17378dd1893b674a723c07535afe/64/65/0nggBP8L.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=knkkrSKZ&webm=Mz62mGYWmtC3BsMpO25 Jul 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri4kwnlqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrguqzcfxk2jTHE ISSUES THAT MATTER [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrguqzcfxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrguoileqc2jDon’t get me wrong, I’d vote for him again in a heartbeat if he was eligible, but who—WHO—doesn’t foul the President given the opportunity? [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrguoileqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrfqthjcfs2dWot wot? Is it #SciFiFri again? How marvelous! We shall celebrate with tea and pie from Mrs. Miggins' Pie Shop! Oh yes, and a rare bit of #scifiart, as you do. Credits: Dominik Mayer Andrian Luchian Nicholas Maxson-Francombe Mack Sztaba #scifi24 Jul 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfqthjcfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrdxypl66c2dThis is a little widget on merriam-webster.com that updates in real-time, and... should I be worried? A lot of this is worrying. Who doesn't know what "Full" means?23 Jul 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdxypl66c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrdnimi7dc2dA writer might take a day off, but their brain never does. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/0a/2c/rq0mcosYOKjcQoc.gif?hh=371&ww=49823 Jul 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdnimi7dc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mraqnabnqk2oMicrosoft is NOT launching backwards compatibility. My understanding is Phil mandated that games on Xbox be executable on a virtual console (software, not hardware). Meaning pretty much EVERY game in the Xbox catalog is 100% backwards and forwards-compatable, and has been for over a decade. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraqnabnqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mrapjnqkek2aBenjamin Netanyahu IS a War Criminal. There IS a warrant out for his arrest, issued by a completely legitimate court. This has absolutely nothing to do with Israel's right to exist. The big reasons the U.S. will not comply are money and our own leadership's complicity in his crimes.22 Jul 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrapjnqkek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mraozulf7k2aI got married about a five minute walk from here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraozulf7k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr6ybyhjqc2eWe don’t need no education. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6ybyhjqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr6c53rois27LOOK, man... I write #scifi. In my futures, everything's metric. No feet, no yards or miles. It's centimeters, meters, kilometers. Period. But I'm also American, so I keep a browser page open the whole time that converts meters to feet so I actually know what kind of distances I'm writing about. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/ea/91/rFWzaEz6VIZk1G.gif?hh=374&ww=260&mp4=bSbLV3tsgq160fjHi3aM&webm=zjzvTSJCO8P8KSzeS21 Jul 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6c53rois27https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr67ffotwk27MOAR POLITICIANS FOR THE BLOOD GOD [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr67ffotwk27https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr673nlbfc27I tell you, Science Fiction is Real. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr673nlbfc27https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr4cujvwxk2jTimeline cleanse. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4cujvwxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr4cmcwqtc2jAnd we're keeping it that way. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4cmcwqtc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr46kpfomc2vThe number of times in my career I've had to talk people out of saying or naming something horrendously bad cannot be counted in simple numbers. Anyway, here's DICKO. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr46kpfomc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr3pszmpec25Anyone who's ever gushed about Hades and HASN'T played Bastion needs to get correct. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3pszmpec25https://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mr3pie6tgk2yWatched the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, saw a lot of people, did NOT see Wong. Yes, they have a deep bench, but inexplicable that Marvel would leave their best player on that bench. Waiting for streaming, obvs. https://static.klipy.com/ii/c3a19a0b747a76e98651f2b9a3cca5ff/19/76/8sfRSEru.gif?hh=498&ww=468&mp4=FFr24KpV7g2U27Wq&webm=GNlzfvM7WnQtIEgi20 Jul 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3pie6tgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mqzv5f72ac2yIYKYK [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzv5f72ac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rusmclaughlin.bsky.social/post/3mqztevang22eBest shot of the #WorldCup Final.19 Jul 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:vytfre52bfm36cxrlopcag2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqztevang22e