It’s always “you’re autistic” and never “thank you for telling me everything you know about mega man”

!! if you wrote for Paste Games/Endless Mode/The A.V. Club !! make sure to back up your work!! i just backed up 10 pages worth of articles, and Microsoft Edge made it much less painful than it could've been. open the article in Microsoft Edge > right-click > Screenshot > Full Page > Save

princess of the pigeons

TALK ANNOUNCEMENTS📢 No Games For Genocide Palestinian Voices in Games Multiple orgs will be speaking on the intersections between the games industry and Palestine, exploring the ways in which the games industry can divest from an ongoing genocide, and how to support Palestinian game creators

there are a lot of reasons i love doing figure modeling, the largest being the unique emotive challenges of it. i have a session coming up in a couple weeks where every artist is required to mask. it will be the first pro modeling of any sort i’ve done in years where i will be able to safely unmask

We're putting together a special roundup of everyone's favorite Paste articles. It's going up in a few hours, so if you have something you would like to see, get it in here. Reply below or in the comments of the OP. #thankyougarrett

topping off the birthday trip with a jaunt to Vivienne Westwood 😌 (not that I should, but you’re only 25 for the fifth time once)

A eulogy for Paste Games

first stop on the cute snacks tour: birthday cake from the hello kitty cafe

yes, my perfect bow tying abilities do apply to my shoelaces too, why do you ask

Editing is a skill, being well-edited is a gift, having to choose between one's voice or palatability is a scam (ask me how I know). You deserve to grow as an artist with the support of genuine mentors, and your work deserves to exist beyond a closed newsletter ecosystem that leaves us all poorer.

Reposting this, again, because I need work and I assure you that I have a lot of thoughts worth paying me to write and/or talk about. Hey hey!

Do you love making guides? Are you based in AU or UK? We've got a rare Guides Editor role open on my team! This is remote and full-time. Details here: jobs.jobvite.com/ign/job/oOp4...

hey. thanks! thanks to everybody who wrote for us, thanks to Eli, Moises, Holly, Jenn, Gita, and Maddy for helping edit it, thanks to Kirk for passing the baton, thanks to Chris for starting it up, and thanks to everybody who ever read it. see ya around.

you see i thought i had mastered adapting my normie wardrobe with button up tops because my shoulders sublux quite a lot when i lift them above my head….and then my hands laughed at me

Well, my turn to make one of these posts. Yesterday was my last day at The A.V. Club. I got laid off and the site’s Games section is basically gone. It was a pleasure working with Garrett and our freelancers. If anyone has opportunities for games/TV/film journalism or consulting please let me know.

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After almost 5 years to the day, I am no longer an editor at The Inventory. All writers were notified this morning that we are being let go. If you know of any ecommerce writing opportunities covering tech, gaming, home goods—really anything at all—please reach out.

From @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social's first for the site: "The Adam Malkovich of Other M, appearing in the flesh as this game is set earlier in the timeline, isn’t a north star for Samus, a stern yet warm voice guiding her along her path. Adam is the path." www.mothership.blog/any-objectio...

25 for the fifth time in a row, i’m so good at this

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

Man, how sad to call the idea of wanting to create stable, long-term full-time jobs for 40 ppl 'too romantic'

Ubi Halifax was closed soon after unionization, meaning they never got a first contract in place & never paid union dues. Nonetheless CWA & their lawyers fought for them & got them better severance (I presume, I don’t know the details), which I find very rad ✊ It’s never too late to unionize!

Always gets me a little ornery when people talk about “establishment journalists“ in games because a lot of the people still around did not have the institutional power you might think they had. It was always, always, always a fight for survival.

i had to make up a job in order to continue to be employed

This is the system that folks use to: - get unemployment insurance - determine benefit status - log into the tax portals of IRS and mad other shit.

witch hat atelier is so special in this specific moment because it is, at its roots, about how putting pen to paper, art, the act of creating, is the basis of magic itself. what a beautiful gift it is right now

its really bad that there are only like 2 or 3 black women who have been in games for 20+ yeara

Poem. French ruined this word for me.

We're launching a bundled subscription with three other independent outlets, @neverpo.st, @aftermath.site, and @rogue.site, to give you 50% off access to all four websites for 30 days. The Independent Media Collective Bundle is now live: trustfnd.com/collaboratio...

Two weeks later and I am still no closer to getting help for my hands, and I am losing my insurance at the end of May because of income change. If this isn’t settled by then, I have to start this entire process over again, or cough up several thousand dollars that I do not have :)

👋 Hey I’m Ramsey, a freelance composer. 
I just scored a cooking RPG called Dosa Divas, and a documentary called Tracing the Water Home. It’s about Arab diaspora’s connection to water. I’d love to work on your projects. Currently doing All Will Rise. Hit me up for jams!

Heyyyyy, so I'm going to be launching my PR company soon and already have some devs that I'm working with on a few projects. If any press/influencers want to be added to my contact list, hmu. I promise to never spam you and only ever send you curated emails based on your interests and availability 🙏

happy lesbian visibility day xoxo

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba. I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share! 🔗 launchgood.com/1948

Representation is currently low, and we want to change that. If you identify as blind or visually impaired, we need your voice to help build a better pathway for future creators. Get involved: bit.ly/WIGcats #WomenInGames #Accessibility #GameDev

NEW: I spoke to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty about where they want to take Xbox Lots here, going through the manifesto they published yesterday Free piece, with a transcript available for paying Game File subscribers later today www.gamefile.news/p/xbox-asha-...

On today's stream, we're joined by @duckvalentine.bsky.social to discuss her move from IGN to Kotaku, the state of games journalism, the bizarre discourse surrounding Pragmata, and—if there's time—the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. We go live at 4 PM ET www.twitch.tv/aftermathdotsite

very cool that wanderstop is getting a switch 2 release but ivy road closed its doors in march and its devs are still looking for work

Zhang Shan won the gold medal for the mixed skeet shooting event in the 1992 Olympics. The International Shooting Union *immediately* banned women from competing against men.

Had a major full house at Madrone last night for the Sketchboard Mini Marathon! :> I have a solo fashion drawing sesh there next Tuesday too! I’ll be in my punk EGL coord. Three hours? Staring at me??? it should be a great time!!! Just saaaayyyyiinnnggg 😌💕

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Hello. I’m writing a novel. @editrixemma.bsky.social @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social

I work at Kotaku now! :) You can go watch back today's KFGD to hear me talk about it a little if you want. You could also read my alma mater @gibiz.bsky.social to learn more! www.gamesindustry.biz/kotaku-hires...

screaming into the ether for equally great and horrific things. the horrors persist, and also wow the blessings persist simultaneously

tomodachi life has me reeling. my little mii said “what kind of weather do you like?” i respond with sunny and IMMEDIATELY they’re like “the sun will explode one day, what will you like then?” OK?!??!

Rest in Power to a major figure in the AIDS treatment activism in the 1980s, a time when many were indifferent or looking away.

🖤 #art #egl

you know, glitter does belong in the elf boy braid