United States losing by 3 goals to a team wearing trans pride jerseys in Seattle 🙏

does anyone wanna fund my indie game? it’s called Keep All Of My Colleagues Gainfully Employed. it’s an ARG where you keep all of my colleagues gainfully employed. we’re workshopping the name

Working on a new piece; thinking about star thistles, how in the western US they are an invasive and noxious weed that readily takes over land that has been disturbed and degraded. or something.

my friends when I tell them I'm joining Müllenkamp to revenge an injustice done to me:

Soojin is a brilliant and adaptable artist. Did you love the look of Pentiment? They were responsible for a ton of it. Out of the many, many ways they left their mark on that game, though, my favorites have to be the Landsknecht playing cards and story-time with Brother Sebhat.

"One Billion Players a Day" isn't a business declaration, it's a bullet loaded into a gun aimed at everyone you *didn't* lay off today. It is setting an unattainable standard to justify further missed expectations.

Having trouble squaring this up... Arkane Lyon is heading into consultation, but Asha Sharma says no first party announced games will be canceled. First, that is some linguistic gymnastics. Once DF, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, Compulsion get spun off, Senua and SoD3 aren't her problem.

I think there’s also another aspect to it: racism. While some of this work takes place in the US, a LOT of these jobs are done in the global south, by people who even left-leaning social media users don’t see as real people.

Astonished by the amount of instant Xbox apologia happening in the wake of the company gutting 20% of its staff — 3000+ people without jobs is not worthy of any silver-lining or celebrating of alleged executive honesty. Literacy in reading the room is essential, I’m begging you.

Tweeting out a layoff like this in a tweet when you could give advance notice or do literally anything to give people the dignity of not having their lives scrutinized on one of their worst days ever i wish Asha and Xbox the worst, truly

I'm so sorry, Xbox colleagues. This is unconscionable.

The majority of chatter today will be about the fate of studios who build the games we love. But we cannot forget that these cuts will include hundreds of less visible folk w top expertise in a variety of supporting departments. No studios close today, but the loss personal & professional is immense

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

It’s 43 minutes past midnight. This is downtown Oslo.

It’s a shame that bad ass poster for the Mexico England game was AI. Anyway, this one I made quickly on the bike at the gym isn’t

Yet we waste our time here...

killer instinct announcer: FUCKED UP COMBOOOO me: come on killer instinct announcer: BULLLLLSHIT COMBOOOO

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Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"

As an amateur birder, illustrating this tiny fluff ball was a joy. Giving life to this bird allowed me to explore its deep symbolism, how it got to finally carry the country's name and represents Palestinian natural heritage (even with the colonizer's attempt to change its name in 2015) #indiegames

Late Summer Stars - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2iKkir8

Given everything, now is probably a good time in games to figure out how to get a Non-Contract Violating TM representation of your current work for your own future portfolios. I am explicitly not suggesting you break laws or contracts. but think about what you can reasonably do.

I can't take this anymore! *raises hand to snap fingers that activates sKill 3 which drops a meteor on your dumb ass that lands one stun and two burn debuffs that does devastating damage on your next turn, killing you violently on your turn*

Anyone who wants to encourage the folk at Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaeilge to keep their feet firmly on the inclusive path, there's this www.change.org/p/support-tr...

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The time is here at last! My new shop is open, and you're invited to the launch of my first ever limited edition print run of this artwork, The Other Clearing ✨ shop.rowanclair.com/products/the... Thank you all for your support 💙

Kentucky Route Zero if you're Protestant, NORCO if you're Catholic.

Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts.

Vagrant Story screenshot study that got a little out of hand...! Really tried to capture the lovely earthy palettes of the game, which are one of my favourite things about its art direction. Adore the character design, especially the outfits - Ivalice my beloved 🩶 #art #vagrantstory

Justice Brown Jackson's argument for birthright citizenship is very moving. I recommend reading it in full. An excerpt with alt-text below. “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” — KBJ

from my flash: prismatic oyster tattoo 💙

When this is all said and done, the fallout of Xbox’s panicked overhaul will very likely be more catastrophic for the games industry than Embracer’s acquisition spree. When Xbox pulls funding or reconsiders partners, those studios and agencies, even if not owned by Xbox, are still heavily impacted.

When I was a barista, a mother took me aside to ask how to "handle" her child coming out and I said the obvious answer: "That's your kid. You *have* to love your kid." In moments like this, I think about that kid. I pray they have been loved. Because this country sure hates us.

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I'm looking to speak to folks who have worked as contractors via agencies or other third-parties, who have lost work recently as a part of restructurings/larger layoffs at companies like Xbox, Epic, Ubi, etc. Want to know about the larger, uncounted cost of these things. Email and Signal are in bio.

You are a poor loser, Rosencrantz.

Xbox's unionized workers have joined forces across teams to speak out and fight back against looming layoffs, demanding protections not just for union members, but for all Xbox workers. https://kotaku.com/unionized-workers-xbox-respond-layoff-reports-will-not-be-treated-disposable-2000711455

check out me and Charlotte reflecting on my micro-famous video essay on institutional racism in Life is Strange 2 from 2020! i really enjoyed discussing what i would do differently, and what still resonates - give it a watch xxx

I will handle this.

― And so began the story of the wanderer, the vagrant.

really one of the great short narrative games, for under $5.

yes, the industry is in a terrible state. it has been since the start of this unofficial crash, and for many people, it has been since long before that. that doesn't mean we pull up the ladder behind us! let people know of the reality, but provide tools you would've wanted when you started out.

Right now the world is full of people who want to code and write and paint and film stuff and people who want to play and read and look at and watch stuff and nobody is allowed to do any of that because some unrelated third guy isn't making enough money off the deal

i helped make this game and it helped me coming out as non binary and queer. I don't think it's the best game ever or anything, and it faced a remarkable amount of hate just for existing. the team on it was majority queer and trans and i think that's neat. it's cringe, be free and enjoy it.

I want you to think about the vocal response from the democrats over a portion of their party winning and succeeding and compare it to how they reacted to people getting thirty year jail sentences for handing out zines at a concentration camp

Reinforcements? I am the reinforcements.

internal monologue for #makeaterriblecomicday

four employees (three anon) are cited, but I've heard this story from at least two others. it's one of the Seattle game dev community's most open secrets: if you follow all formal HR channels at Xbox to file complaints, you're writing your own pink slip.

Thistle's Favorite Trash™ of the week: plastic spoon.