If you're wondering whether joining the game workers union could ever make a difference, the execs at Rockstar certainly think so.

Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union. Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Azuria Sky and Joel Corelitz awaken dreams and nightmares with the Possessor(s) soundtrack, a world of decayed pianos, haunting textures, and ambient melodies echoing what was and what remains. 🎹 🎶 Now available for streaming on your favourite platforms: lnk.to/possessor-s

Possessor(s) is out today! Please check it out we all worked so hard to make it the best that we could

I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all. I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn. Please, share this. 🖤

Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others. If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open! #AudioJobs #OpenToWork

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month. Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

Heart Machine making layoffs and ending development on Hyper Light Breaker

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support. I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

anyway myriame is an amazing producer and this template has wholly replaced my crappy older one so, check it

Today is my last day at Blizzard! Working with the World of Warcraft team has been such a fun, positive experience. I can't wait for players to see what we made together. Now I'm looking for my next role in games, full time or contract, indie or AAA. You can check out my portfolio on my website! 🖤

Can't believe I'm saying this again so soon, but I've been laid off from Heart Machine. Please check out Possessor(s) on Nov 11th, I'm incredibly excited for you all to experience what I've been working so hard on the past year. Gonna just keep on moving forward and makin art mattgraczykart.com

Possessor(s) dazzles PS5 and PC players on November 11! Heart Machine's Metroidvania is soaked in stylish combat, weird demons, and sexy interdimensional beings. Wishlist now and follow @heartmachine.bsky.social for more news and stay updated!

Something that helped me keep sane when I had to look for work was having a spreadsheet where I could keep every detail of job applications in one place. I updated it in 2024 & made a template, anyone can use it by clicking File > Make a Copy. 🔹 tinyurl.com/8vc5nwmn

Happy #Silksong day! Don't worry, we're not trying to crash the party. We'll just be over here quietly polishing up our game for when you're ready for your next M̶e̶t̶r̶o̶i̶d̶v̶a̶n̶i̶a̶ search action game fix...👉👈😈

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled all transgender and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds. While this is good news, we will continue fighting until this executive order is blocked permanently.

Me when I log back into Bluesky

this is not intended as a substitute for trained medical professionals but if you also saw some of the footage going around and thought 'wtf do i even do if i or somewhere near me gets hurt at a protest' here is a guide specifically for first aid at protests activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri...

Hotline for Immigrant Law Defenders: 213-833-8283 Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles): 213-201-3797 ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County: 888-624-4752

The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

important note: the LAPD has figured out it can get footage from Waymos: www.404media.co/lapd-publish...

PLAY MY GAME PLEASE

Come work with us / me!

happy pride y'all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈⚧️ it's an incredibly scary time and everyone deserves so much more from this world

Did you know if you organize your favorite video game studio you can put in your contract the rule that makes sure if you worked on a game you get credited even if you leave before shipping???

If you replace handmade assets with slop while putting it into a product you sell for the same price, that's not a neutral 'cost saving', that's raising your margin by diluting the value of the product you're selling.

We all kind of just assume there are cost savings there but, uh, are there? Is this evidenced anywhere? Like, you can produce a lot of slop, but what's the cost of using genAI to produce assets that are 1:1 replacements for what AAA studios spend money on? To what extent is that even possible?

I know that people love to scream at anyone who dares to try to give people a heads up about how advanced "AI"-type stuff is (which is essential for being able to spot it to avoid getting fooled by it), but I think it's important, actually, to be aware that this is where the tech is currently at.

Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast. For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join

new blog post: turned my gdc 2025 level design theory talk into a blog post www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2025/05/spac...

Every Level Designer I’ve worked with at Rebellion has given me (the Environment Artist) a space blocked out with pacing, metrics, AI enemies considerations, etc. Never architectural or visual considerations first. I love it. This blog kind of goes over this in an in-depth way I hadn’t considered.

ICE agents wearing masks while kidnapping people tells me that they know what they’re doing is bad. They simply don’t care because they are bad people.

Y'all. After this many years doing 3D character art and having to deal with simulations, manual sculpting, and hunting for references online, I'm so goddamn happy to have the opportunity to do work like this I'm having an absolute blast, and the results are SO CRISP

i actually think it's disgusting that slack automatically changes :) to 🙂. they do NOT communicate the same meaning! you're embarrassing me!!

In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect. This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus. www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...

I have a little under three months to raise around $8,000 for my top surgery in August. If you'd like to help, please consider donating or sharing the campaign 🙇‍♂️ !

It’s my birthday today,and I’d really appreciate any support to cover essentials for myself and Echo. Thank you so much 💙

A lifetime ago, but here are some levels I concepted and did environment art for Halo Wars 2 belgianbooleancg.com

I know everyone is struggling; and it’s horribly embarrassing to ask. But if you can spare any money, I’d be incredibly grateful. It’ll go towards bills, groceries, and moving costs. venmo.com/u/BBoolean

Been looking at and saving the stories I'm most proud of after being laid off, just in case. I'm scared for the future but reminding myself that I did all this work, not Polygon. I hope I can keep doing it. I'd like to share some, starting big: www.polygon.com/23485977/vid...

This feels dirty to say honestly, but If you want to support a worker owned tabletop journalism outlet that will never sell to future capitalist ownership, support Rascal.News.

I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack. I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!