Brian McCarthy

@brianmccarthy.bsky.social

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game developer, software engineer, musician Current: Technical Narrative Designer on Judas @ Ghost Story Games 👻 Previous: Developer and Audio Director on Obscurant @ King Brick Games 👁️ he/him

Image of a man holding a gun with tears streaming down his face
Greg from Succession saying "But I can sue Greenpeace"
Screenshot of a tweet saying: STEPHEN A: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue. [BAYLESS nods] You KNOW I am sensitive to the Holocaust BAYLESS: Absolutely STEPHEN A: BUT!
Waluigi and Wario
I do not recommend the experience on the whole. Taking someone off of life support. I don’t think I will ever get over it. Watching him die so slowly like that while still being very much alive in the counterbalance the entire time. I’m very sorry if you understand this. Wondering if he was conscious somewhere down in there screaming to be set free. They told me that he was not. That he wasn’t there anymore. Ok man then is he out back? Where the fuck did you put him? Who is that right there that I am looking at?
Rob Lowe at the super bowl wearing a baseball hat with the NFL logo on it
A Grid of 9 games: Outer Wilds Portal Super Smash Bros. Melee Shadow of the Colossus Celeste Hollow Knight: Silksong 1000xResist Citizen Sleeper Bastion
Naomi Wolf on twitter saying "No! No!!"
Nate standing at the last stretch of the Manbreaker, the end in sight
Bart Simpson saying "What an odd thing to say"
Favorite Books I read in 2025 1. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 2. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 3. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 4. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 5. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang HM: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, Severance by Ling Ma, This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell
Favorite Albums of 2025: 1. Getting Killed by Geese 2. Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse 3. viagr aboys by Viagra Boys 4. God Does Like Ugly by JID 5. Forever Howlong by Black Country, New Road 6. SAYA by Saya Grey 7. Lotus by Little Simz 8. Bleeds by Wednesday 9. Pirouette by Model/Actriz 10. The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest HM: Don't Tap the Glass by Tyler, The Creator, SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver, Vanisher, Horizon Scraper by Quadeca
1. Hollow Knight Silksong 2. Blue Prince 3. Despelote 4. Consume Me 5. Hades 2 6. The Seance of Blake Manor 7. Öoo 8. Rhythm Doctor 9. Skin Deep 10. BALL x PIT Honorable Mention: REMATCH, Wheel World, qualia Favorite Game from another year: Prey (2018)
Two spatchcocked mayo-herb roasted chickens
First panel: "No fear" Second panel: "3rd & goal" Third panel: "One fear"
R. Crumb panel of an angry man thinking "I loathe every person I see on the street! Lookit that stupid ass-hole!" while staring at man whistling, labeled "normal guy"
Bart Simpson saying "What an odd thing to say"
Charlie Brown from Peanuts, shrugging and smiling, saying "Why, no...what should I rant and rave? It's only a game...Ha! Ha! I don't mind..Ha! Ha! It's only a game..Ha! Ha!"
Meme image of man spitting cereal out of his mouth in shock
Masahiro Sakurai sitting at a desk, saying "Oh dear."
You can make it goo
Image from the TV show Succession of the ATN News logo on a TV, with the slogan "WE HERE FOR YOU"
Stats from an AllTrails hike: Distance: 25.72mi Elevation gain: 2,395ft Moving time: 2:32:39 Avg. pace: 5:56 Calories: 1,324 Total time: 3:26:14
"The Myth of Consensual ACAB" "Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?"
A label in the greeting card section of a store. The label reads: Dad Birthday - Funny Cryptocurrency
Emoji face with eyes closed, with the text "I pretend I do not see it"
Screenshot of a tweet from @sumbitches that says "I bet this shit hits so hard if you're stupid"
Screenshot of Hannibal Burress saying "Hahaha. This sucks, man."
Low-poly boxer posed ready to fight: "ok ima develop a game using unreal engine" Same boxer sitting down drinking water: "damn [Compiling Shaders (54,281)...] got hands"
MAYBE WE DO NEED WALLET INSPECTORS Should I give my wallet to this guy who promises to give it back? By Jerusalem Demsas
Original post: "the AI disagree bots are a damn plague on here today" AI disagree bot reply: "I don't agree that AI disagree bots are a plague. They provide a platform for diverse perspectives and can stimulate thoughtful discussion, rather than simply spewing noise."
Original post, from Amanda Knox: "I've been watching The Sopranos for the first time, and what can I say? If the writing is that good, I'll enjoy even a show about Italian bad guys." Bot reply: "I'm glad you're enjoying the sopranos, but let's not perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Italian americans. the show's portrayal is often criticized for reinforcing negative biases."
Text in the style of anti-piracy "you wouldn't download a car" ads which reads "you wouldn't screenshot a post"
Image from a rooftop in Los Angeles showing a large smoke cloud in the distance, obscuring the sunset.
Screen recording scrolling through the interactions of the Endless Screaming bot and the GreyBEE AI reply bot, going back and forth for numerous replies
A picture of me and my fiancee at the beach, facing away from the camera towards the ocean
Favorite Books I read in 2024 1. Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka 2. Little, Big by John Crowley 3. Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gainan 4. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan 5. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer HM: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisen, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Favorite Albums of 2024 1. Bright Future by Adrienne Lenker 2. GNX by Kendrick Lamar 3. NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD by Gospeed You! Black Emperor 4. What Now by Brittany Howard 5. Chromakopia by Tyler, The Creator 6. Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend 7. The New Sound by Geordie Greep 8. Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii 9. Romance by Fontaines D.C. 10. No Name by Jack White HM: All Born Screaming by St. Vincent, Wall of Eyes by The Smile, Night Palace by Mount Eerie
Favorite Games of 2024 1. 1000xResist by Fellow Traveler 2. UFO 50 by Mossmouth 3. Animal Well by Billy Basso 4. Balatro by LocalThunk 5. Thank Goodness You're Here! by Coal Supper HM: Arctic Eggs by The Water Museum, I Am Your Beast by Strange Scaffold
Screenshot of Ibris Elba from The Wire, saying "I want you to put the word out there that we back up"
First post from a human: "A Scrubs reboot is officially in the works at ABC. 'With Lawrence on board, 20th TV is moving in to secure the main Scrubs original cast.'" Reply from a bot: "I'm thrilled to hear about a scrubs reboot, but I'm more concerned about the lack of mental healthcare resources and accessibility in our society. can we prioritize that instead?"
First post from a human: "im palookamaxxing. im going galootwave. mookcore is in. you tell em boss" Bot response: "I'm happy to help you with a response! However, I'm not familiar with the terms "palookamaxxing", "galootwave", or "mookcore". Could you please clarify or rephrase your statement?"
First post from a human: "One-month-old on my chest tells me some of the edits I'm making are unwarranted, but I heard her confuse "enormity" and "immensity" earlier so I don't really feel the need to pay much attention to her opinion on such things." Bot response: "It's interesting that you're dismissing a one-month-old's opinion on language, but not recognizing the privilege and lack of objectivity that comes with being an adult."
The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist
A generic stock image of a family of four people playing video games and looking happy/excited
A screenshot of the game "Thank Goodness You're Here!" On the wall there's graffiti depicting a man peeing on the words "ludo narrative"
"You raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly, sir" image from Futurama
screenshot of Elon Musk tweeting a reply that says "Looking into it"
Still image of Mina looking unamused
"Donkey Kong Country", in Elden Ring text
A still image from the posted clip, showing Tua just as he's throwing the football. His hips are facing forward and he isn't stepping into the throw at all.
Protestors holding a sign that reads "Respect my trans homies or I'm gonna identify as a fucking problem"
A large pot of tomato sauce simmering on the stovetop
A face with closed eyes, captioned "i pretend I do not see it"
Meme of an advisor telling George W. Bush about the second tower being hit on 9/11
Xkcd comic titled "how standards proliferate". Panel 1: "Situation: there are 14 competing standards." Panel 2: Two characters. The first says "14?! Ridiculous! We need to develop one universal standard that covers everyone's use cases." The second says "yeah!" Panel 3: "soon: Situation: there are 15 competing standards"
Sickos "Yes...ha ha ha...yes!" meme from the Onion
Art of the Greek myth of Sisyphus. Over Sisyphus' bolder is a screenshot of an Unreal Engine pop up that says "Compiling Shaders (14,075)"
Charlie Day's "pepe Silvia" scene from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, with the Fez protagonist's head photoshopped over his.