If you have the money available, consider donating to Wikimedia, even just a dollar. They’re managing an invaluable source of global information, one of the few on the Internet that hasn’t been enshittified by AI slop. The end of Wikipedia would signal the end of a useful and reliable digital age.

If you got the money to spare this #Juneteenth put it to use in supporting Black business, creatives and others. Find a Patreon, tip someone via ko-fi, chip in to a Go Fund Me or support by sharing folks work if you ain't got the coin.

Cats view humans as movable jungle gyms. I got on one knee to grab something, paused to look at my phone, and my cat casually walked across my back to get to the chair behind me. 😂 She even paused for a moment to sit there as if to say “yeah, and what are you gonna do about it?”

You want games developed faster? Keep the people that already built them! I earnestly hope that these studios are able to successfully negotiate to avoid closure. Expertise disappears, beloved IP’s are shelved, and livelihoods are destroyed. Every passing year gets harder. 🧅👀

Hey narrative folks! I'm back at work and we're back to hiring 🦾We have TWO senior writer roles to fill on my team. Apply here: www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2216... #writing #narrative #videogames

Shuttering a studio that made an award-winning game with so much heart and a focus for the BIPOC community sends a concerning signal to both players and devs about where future investments in the industry will go. Losing that talent to the seas of unemployment is a travesty. Love you, Compulsion. 🫶

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

Seeing as I’ve seen how high the number of items uBlock Origin has blocked for me, yes this pisses me off. Ugh.

And now the timer is set to see how many of us go on unemployment or get a new wave of survivor’s guilt in a month. I don’t even know what to say anymore.

This looks insane in the best way. Added to the wishlist!

Rolled credits on 007 First Light, and y’all it has the juice. Fun gameplay that builds upon what Hitman was already good at, and a story that absolutely meets the brief of everything you would expect from James Bond. Is it still a little sexist? Well, yes, but I forgive them because of Isola Vale.

Masters of the Universe is a fun, campy movie about a guy who would rather talk his way out of a fight than pick up a sword. The story doesn’t do much that’s new, but the male gaze is balanced by tackling toxic masculinity and Skeletor was a highlight. I swear to god we better get a She-Ra sequel.

I got some good news today that I can’t share just yet! Can I get a dub in the chat? 😄

The disconnect of working in the entertainment industry trying to make money when gas costs nearly $7, consoles cost $1000, desktops cost more, etc. People will have to choose groceries over games. A third of the industry’s devs have been laid off and some might not be able to afford their own game.

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

Happy Pride Month, gays and theys, queens and queers! 🏳️‍🌈 It’s a difficult time to be part of the LGBT+ community right now, but especially so for the transgender community. If you have any resources or GoFundMe’s you want to signal boost, let’s take the opportunity to amplify them!

Building an increasing number of data centers, sometimes massive ones, when we’re approaching what may be an awfully hot and dangerous summer seems insanely irresponsible. Fresh water belongs to the people. So does our electricity that we’ve always paid for.

My cat has a medical situation that will almost certainly require undergoing anesthesia, which is always a risk for felines no matter their age or health. To say I’m nervous about it is extremely understated, especially since she’s a senior with a mild heart murmur. 😣

sad about Destiny; significantly sadder about the team

It’s impressive how dirty you can get simply by changing racing tires. Gloves, folks! That and holy shit do the lug nuts get hot. 🥵 (Was helping my brother after his race. I can’t drive stick to save my life.)

I didn’t realize Mixtape reception was controversial, but it makes sense. Nostalgia is being weaponized by capitalism in many ways. Still, I liked it. I like when games communicate something in a new way and push you to get introspective, even when the characters are turds or don’t look like you.

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Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

Y’all, go play Mixtape. The design is unique and fantastic, the 90s vibes are immaculate, the humor is on point, the characters feel real, and I was genuinely smiling within 15 minutes. And, of course, the music is flawless. 🤘

happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time

Anne Hathaway, you will ALWAYS be that girl. 💙💛

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If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

South of Midnight is a Peabody Award winner!! For 86 years, @peabodyawards.bsky.social has honored #StoriesThatMatter. It takes heart and steadiness to tell stories rooted in folklore, stitched with care to carry the weight of beauty and the truth of scars. @xbox.com #PeabodyAwards #PeabodyWinner

Whenever you’re stressed or upset with yourself, ask what you would say to someone else going through the same thing. Would you tell them it’s worth freaking out over? That everything will be awful and there’s no hope? Or would you be supportive and look for the silver linings? Now do that for you.

Can we clone this guy and get him/them representing the other 49 states, too? Please and thank you. 🙏

BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

At the dentist yesterday, one of the hygienists asked what I do for work. I asked if she knew what Minecraft was and said “well, that’s what I work on”. Once she realized I wasn’t joking, her eyes got big. I will probably never get used to the reaction. 😅

I’m still mad that the Wheel of Time show got canceled. It was visually stunning, had a refreshing take on fantasy elements, let women of varying ages and sexualities run wild, and was genuinely fun. Had Amazon given them half of the Rings of Power budget, they would’ve take it three times as far.

Don’t assume the team testing your work knows everything you do. In fact, assume they know nothing and provide exhaustive documentation. Visual targets, known risks, the reason for the feature, design specs, etc. Arm your QA team with knowledge and you will get bugs you never would’ve thought of.

NASA women save stars. 🫶🏻💫

There’s a little kid out there watching the Integrity/Artemis II footage right now who will almost certainly go after the big, beautiful dream of studying and exploring the stars themselves. ✨

I struggle to parallel park in an empty street and shoot a basketball through a hoop, and these astronauts and scientists just flung themselves hundreds of miles through space and landed back in the ocean precisely where, when, and how they expected to. 🤯

Welcome home, Artemis crew! 👏 🥹 I didn’t expect to get emotional about it, but I just watched their descent through the atmosphere to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean go off exactly as planned with a healthy happy crew and I would be lying if I said I didn’t have tears in my eyes.

Great weather today for some mini-golf in the PNW, though it’s for a more somber occasion of sending off a colleague who’s leaving the team. I somehow got 2nd place!

It’s absolutely insane that impeachment and conviction isn’t being escalated through every possible means. And that’s the minimum that needs to be done at this point. My god.

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

A large strawberry tart graced the centre table, surrounded by small bowls of blackberries and cream, redcurrant fritters, and wild cherry flans. Servers went around with large jugs of fizzy apple cider, specially brewed by Tudd Spinney, the old cellarkeeper.

I've hopped on the FreeTaxUSA bandwagon. I used to use TurboTax because I like getting my hand held, but unless you have a complex financial situation FTU is totally fine if not better. Federal is free, too! I put it off because <gestures everywhere> but it was easy. www.freetaxusa.com?friend=PwCDDR

Even though scrambled eggs aren’t my favorite breakfast food, adding a bunch of butter and some lactose-free half-n-half does seem to elevate them after all. 🧑‍🍳

Congratulations to NASA and the crew of Artemis II! 👏 🚀 Pretty cool to watch this in real time, to see everything going according to plan, and to remind ourselves how friggin cool it is to rocket out of orbit in less than five minutes.

Surely I haven’t reached burnout if I’m taking an unplanned day off to avoid bursting into tears or otherwise losing my shit. Experienced devs know better, right? 🙃

developers are not forced to include diversity in their games. trust me: if they were, we’d see so much more of it. the truth is that a lot of us are just gay and not white, and everyone else who cares about the medium as an art form is tired of telling the same stories.

would love to see a thread of small practical pieces of advice developers just starting out or unfamiliar with a genre might not know! I’ll start: if you’re using a tag-based system, don’t just give everything an individual tag—look for thematic groups where similar events can lead to same outcome