This coming Sunday and Monday, come help us raise money for the Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! follow twitch.tv/friendsatthetable now to be notified! Read here for more info: www.patreon.com/posts/fundra... (Art by @badbucket.bsky.social!)

This is exactly what I was trying to say earlier this week. When looking purely at launch engagement Highguard did as well or better than any game like it can reasonably be expected to reach. If Highguard's launch couldn't even buy the team a month to figure it out what are even doing here.

Fun news! We're looking for a narrative designer to join our team. Help us work on Star Wars Jedi! ✨ jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...

I’m sure a certain subset of online shitheads is ecstatic right now, but what happened to highguard — and the many people who worked on it — is tragic. we can’t keep making games like this. a more sustainable approach is literally the only way forward

Join @kylehilliard.com and @marcusstewart7.bsky.social for a look at Replaced, which takes tonal inspiration from games like Limbo and Inside, and combat inspiration from the Batman: Arkham games. We're looking forward to its release in March. www.youtube.com/watch?v=niPU...

Here it is. I cannot think of another outlet that would have let me do this, I was only able to because of @aftermath.site. Reader support lets me do these incredibly long term features.

No ICE in Minnesota bundle is live! Get Gunhouse, Hyper Gunsport, and 1,400 other things for $10 or more. itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

There’s a sentiment among some locals that eyes on Minnesota are waning. The situation has NOT changed here. Local resistance is tired, but of course never giving up. Please stay plugged into the news of the Minneapolis ICE occupation and donate where able. We need endurance in this moment.

I’m doing a new thing @gamedeveloper.bsky.social!! A monthly blog about inspiring elements in game narrative. Kicking it off with a piece about Cairn and its protagonist, Aava. Cairn could have just been an amazing climbing sim. She makes it so much more.

Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro

The weird ID stuff and FB integration for Meta Quest has to this day kept me from buying one even though I think they back tracked on a lot of that. That said, weird ID stuff could cause me to stop using Discord altogether. These companies don't need your ID. www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...

cancelled my nitro

ah yes smart idea after 70k IDs that were already supposed to be removed were hacked and revealed only just a few months ago cancelled my nitro subscription, hopefully they get enough backlash to send the message

Ultimately right now in video games I feel surrounded by people who are worried, all the time, about long-term unemployment and ensuing social (or actual) death and so if you seem very invested in coming up with fun uses for LLMs in games I find you despicable.

Extremely pleased to bring The Games Press back today with Mothership's @midimyers.com & @zoehhannah.com! We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that gambling was the second-highest service-sector industry for GDP growth between 2019 and 2024, behind only software publishing." Jesus Christ.

🎨 Game Informer Reader Art Spotlight: Artwork by Nicholas Huddleston Want your artwork featured on our social media or in our magazine? If so, submit your art to our Reader Art contest at [email protected]. Entries become the property of Game Informer.

go read about games www.avclub.com/games

Introducing the “AI-BOROS”: the few companies at the ‘top’ of the economy handing each other billions of (debt-ridden) dollars for a product that both doesn’t exist AND doesn’t make any money. and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!! youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...

Giovanni puts forth a beautiful idea here: what if our childhood games were remade for a new generation of kids to enjoy, rather than being remade for the cohort of adults who initially grew up with them? I love this idea. Passing stories down rather than holding onto them so tightly

I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?

DANG. These colors are so slick. I am also mad Nintendo didn't use any of these on the GameCube! I can't believe we got 'Spiced Orange' instead of any of these.

I saw CBR was hiring for Gaming Features and List Writers, here's the link to apply cbr.applytojob.com/apply/GoB0UP...

Hope you like reading my first freelance feature at Kotaku. Had the opportunity to speak with @aerialknight.com about his newest game, DropShot & self-publishing. Big thanks to @carolynmichelle.bsky.social for helping me with edits & @ethangach.bsky.social for accepting my pitch.

Oh hey. It's me. I'm back. I wanted to talk to all the devs who took the war chest from their popular games (and YouTube careers!) and turned it into a publishing studio to find out what they're doing differently and if its working out for them. Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!

Remembering the massive interest among billionaires in edutainment game pitches from indies in 2013 and wincing.

Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?

so pretty.

Blizzard QA workers' newly ratified union contract locks in pay increases, better benefits aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...

Report: Ashes of Creation developer Intrepid Studios has seemingly shut down, just weeks after the MMO's Early Access launch. gameinformer.com/2026/02/02/r...

holy hell.

For @techradar.com I spoke to the lovely @emericthoa.bsky.social about the making of Cairn! 🏔️ Cc @thegamebakers.com www.techradar.com/gaming/cairn...

Haha. Starting to question everything I thought I knew about the video game market crash in the 80s. How in the hell do these dummies control a majority of the wealth?... Why do we stake the value of entire industries on their discretion? Just asking questions.

(Serious content warning for SA) They already pulled these down. The allegations are incredibly damning. Holy hell.

To be clear, this is not a referendum on the quality of AI content. Markets are spooked because they believe tools like Project Genie will allow anyone to generate a video game. This is not actually possible. If you are a trader and would like to pay me 10 million dollars to explain why, hmu

Re-upping at the end of this month just to say I am still open to all freelance/part or full time work. I’m a great addition to any newsroom needing quick and accurate coverage or insightful reviews. Also happy to do marketing/pr work on the other side of things. Keep me in mind! I’ve got bills!

It might actually really be over for AI now(half joking). The Nintendo legal team could probably one shot The Avengers at this point so it's going to be interesting to see what happens either way. In the case of Palworld they were really quiet for a while...until they weren't.

A reminder on An Evening at the Inn, indie RPG devs I want to talk to you! I reach out to people on my own, but I can't see everything. I want to talk to you about your projects, passions, and thoughts on RPGs. If you've got something, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Cairn wasn't on my list of must-play titles this year, but it needs to be on yours. It's a puzzle game disguised as a climbing game, as no two climbs ever feel the same or offer the same solution. Cairn is just this incredible game I can't put down.  Review: www.consolecreatures.com/cairn-review/

Really cool to see this game land. Fun observation but I don't think it's disguised necessarily... because IRL climbing is actually a puzzle game. I also think people who like challenging platformers would really love climbing. Not for reasons you might think but for the problem solving aspects.

We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...

come help us realize our corner of star wars: the respawn jedi team is hiring a temporary full time environment artist www.respawn.com/careers/care...

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I am looking for editors for both Super and Regular Eyepatch Wolf If your an editor and would like to edit my dumb bull shit, send show reels to [email protected] or link your reel/ example of your work in the replies.