Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

I think the *real* question is how does this hobby of ours reach and inspire a new generation of people when PCs keep going up in price and the accessibility of a console is now out of reach? The class imbalance in gaming is egregious and its getting worse.

Game failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.

Ok more serious video now. I do appreciate the support while I figure things out. Like many of my peers, we're in a rough spot, but putting people first will always be the way. youtu.be/hhVRsA2VEjc

At least my Rick Astley D20 will never let me down 😌

Getting laid off 5 days before Christmas

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Private equity

All I have to say is I have mad respect for anyone chasing their dreams in the games industry right now. Yes, things are rough, but understanding the challenges and persisting anyway is badass. Don't let anyone tell you "don't" if this is what you really want. Keep going.

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

You know what Nintendo does when they have a surplus set of devs from cancellations or production ending? Put them on other projects. The ability to redeploy headcount while keeping teams together over time is like, the main strategic benefit of scale in the game industry

Spare us the corpo speak and actually address the people you've just laid off during one of the worst job markets the industry has ever seen. Maybe also consider apologizing and explaining the steps you're taking to prevent this from happening again.

I just don't think laying off people working on one of, if not the best game to come out so far in 2026 is great business.

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Happy Father's Day to the dad I never met bc he ran off the second he found out my mom was pregnant with me and then died of a heart attack when I was 15

This is one of the many reasons why I will not represent indies who've used GenAI at WHP

Post the best picture you've ever taken of your pet. Garrus has the goofiest facial expressions 😌

Made that track myself! If you want to make something better than me you should check out the Next Fest demo 😌 (and add Lassen's Loop to your wishlist)

🔍 Wholesome Direct 2026 by the numbers! - 6.6+ million views across Twitch, YouTube, and Steam - 1,300 co-streamers - +20,000 median wishlists for upcoming games - $9k (and counting!) raised for Transgender Law Center Submissions are live now for our Steam event this August ⬇️

Good news, Lassen's Loop uses no AI whatsoever so if you're looking to make some music, the demo is def worth checking out! 😇

hi if you were laid off i am here to remind you that it's the big wigs up top that should be gone, not you

Hey, are you employed and upset about what's happening to your game dev friends but your company doesn't have any openings? GO BUY AN INDIE GAME FROM YOUR WISHLIST. That's the only way to save the industry.

It's actually shameful what has happened at Xbox today. The results of so many bad business decisions made with zero empathy for the talented people dragged along for the ride. I hope someone can come in and save as many of these studios/people as possible.

I'm excited to share the good news that Lassen's Loop was accepted into Steam Next Fest! 🥹🎉 If you've ever wanted to make music, the demo is well worth checking out. No AI used, all of the 8-sec loop cards were made by real musicians 🤘

Immaculate timeline pull

it's nice when people are happy instead of sad

One of the keys to being good at PR is being good at comms. Understanding "addicted" is a negative you shouldn't use and adjusting to "hooked" for example, or "this game will captivate you," or "this game will become your next obsession," etc. Plenty of better alternatives to choose from.

I keep meaning to do a proper announcement for Winged Hussar PR and keep getting delayed as I take on more client work. Good problem to have. So, consider this the announcement... Winged Hussar PR is officially open for business! ⚔️ wingedhussarpr.com

Love is real and it's two strangers in an MMO jumping up and down.

Here's the full key art by Katsuya Terada for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, taken from the website: www.konami.com/games/castle... Featuring Rose Belmont, a new protagonist and the daughter of Trevor Belmont!

This Terada artwork goes HAAAARD

Happy Sunday 😌 felt cute today

In all the excitement for this weekends game announcements, don’t forget about all the devs that have been laid off in the last few years. Imagine how much better games could be if people weren’t tossed aside for profit & corporate greed. We may never know how it could have been.

Using the likeness of deceased people for profit without the express written consent of the deceased to be involved in said project is so insanely immoral at like a basic ethical level I can't believe it's a thing someone would think is appropriate to announce on a stage like it's fun and awesome

Normalize talking about how hot women are in their 30s and 40s

Probably not worth examining that Stellar Blade 1 was widely celebrated by a certain type of person as a return to sexy female character design and the next step that the studio took to grow that audience was to make the main character look like a literal child.

Big year for games that should alert local law enforcement if you buy them. Seriously. Why are we clapping for Stellar Blade? That woman's body had a legit child's face on it and I can't really figure out why in Epstein File fuck we're not more sensitive to this shit yet.

🎵 #PitchYaGame Lassen's Loop is a cozy music creator - build songs from 8-sec loop cards by real, credited musicians (no AI). You own the rights to every track. Daily challenges, unlockable cards & Y2K visualizers. Free demo at Next Fest (June 15-22), out July 1 for Steam (PC/Mac), iOS & Android!

Normalize talking about how hot women are in their 30s and 40s

It'd be pretty rad to have a social algorithm that shows me the posts of every single person I follow in the exact chronological order in which those posts were posted

REAL TALK Y'all are such badasses. Youve overcome so many things, endured so many hardships, escaped from terrible situations, and you're still here! I'm proud of each and every one of you who has chosen to not give up. To push through another day. To endure. To greet another day. You rock 🫂💙

I'm very excited to share one of the indies I've been lucky to get the chance to work with... Lassen's Loop! It's everything I want in an indie music maker. It's simple, no AI, fun, and reminds me of my childhood playing around with apps/games on my old desktop computer in the early 2000s (cozy!) 💜

me having bad takes:

There's something serendipitous about starting my gaming career in 2016 writing about indies and still being here 10 years later, still working with indies, but on a much deeper level through my very own PR company 💜

The best part about supporting indies is that even if you don't vibe with the game, you help achieve someone's dream.

It’s the last day of the month 💖😌 and we got some hot and fresh indies!!