Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️

Hades is 5! Anyway play Pyre

When the discourse starts

journalists can only do so much to convince readers that games are made by people, at some point companies need to let their talent talk about the industry they’re in, to communicate as if they are not in a vacuum where the only game that exists is the one in front of them

The more our culture doubles down on the idea that arts criticism is unnecessary (and critics are the enemy), the stupider and less curious our world will become… Devastating times.

Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.

it pisses me off so much that em dashes are a sign of something written by AI — some of us are simply addicted to em dashes and refuse to use other forms of punctuation!!!

yes i am sure

This rules for a lot of reasons, but especially because it dispels the myths that A.) old games were never political and B.) games like this are just stories, they aren't "about" anything. Should serve as a reminder to anyone writing about games why we should be close reading 'em.

anyway here's the email I sent to jim bankoff last week. i'm still heartbroken. I have been insanely, destructively angry for weeks, and I think I will be for a long time.

I made a few adjustments and reuploaded my video. You cannot silence an Italian girl from New York. YouTube is complicit in my harassment and the harassment of others. Please like, share, comment, subscribe, and signal boost. Thank you all <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5mn...

If anyone wants to report on the fact that a YouTube video detailing my harassment campaign got taken down for harassment, my DMs are open and my email is easy to find.

hating me gets them views here’s my story today 5pm ET // 2pm PT youtu.be/V4cB_g3U-iQ?...

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

please DM me or reply here if you: - want to get involved as a freelancer who needs work - want to get involved as someone who can offer advice re: worker-owned/subscription-based sites - want to get involved to help manage/create discord - want to get involved to help with site design

my personal idea for games media is that future publications should not merely aspire to be games publications, but arts and culture ones. Games-focused shops should still exist, but I think one path forward is to start with the argument we’ve been making: that games are part of culture

I want to thank everyone for all the messages this past 24 hours - it means a lot! If you haven't already, make sure you follow and support the rest of the Polygon team, who you can find here:

all I know is that so many people deserve better than this.

We had always planned to launch today, but it seems more necessary now than ever, so here goes: @brianbarnett.bsky.social, @hokutolucas.bsky.social, and I are launching an independent games website today called Skybox. You can read our welcome letter/mission statement here:

don't let anyone spew the narrative that this wasn't inevitable. every single person i've met has sacrificed their health, their weekends and evenings, to try to do their best work while the people at the top squeezed them with stupid goals and sudden editorial changes. talent is everywhere you see

Breaking: Polygon sold to Valnet and hit with massive layoffs Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report. kotaku.com/polygon-sold...

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

Craig is nothing short of wonderful. He's an incredibly talented, passionate human being who brings joy and energy to everything he does. His work, and his personality, are unimpeachable. Send him some love <3 He's an asset to everyone, and if you're looking for a video producer, snap him up.

Just realised that "Gene Hackman" is the exact name that Hideo Kojima would give a biochemist

yo adol you got any fresh pizza back there

CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫 Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG. “The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN links below 👇

[Breaking] God Is A Geek Founder And UK-Based Priest Does Nazi Salute At Rally, Entire Site Resigns In Protest bit.ly/3WGasjz

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

Yuck Elon, and Yuck Twitter Gold 🤮 It costs around 12K a year…. What a horrible waste of money, Instead of doing that, we are giving $1000 to a different charity each month this year. Starting with Doctors Without Borders!

Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday theonion.com/report-...

🏳️‍⚧️‼️ TRANS FOLK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY‼️🏳️‍⚧️ If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here! If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation! translifeline.org

Hey hi TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. If you're looking to hire/support/subcribe to/donate to trans and non-binary artists and media folks, here is a (woefully incomplete) thread of friends/mutuals doing really cool stuff I absolutely recommend:

Hi, I'm Jasmine James, a freelance games PR. 👋🏽 I'm currently working with Double Jump (Fellow Traveller - Citizen Sleeper 2, Afterlove EP), Ziggurat (retro games), and taking on indie clients. Indie or a small team looking for PR/influencer help? Drop me a line at [email protected] 💌

I’ve been trying to temper myself over this because, retrospectively, Skies of Arcadia has so, so many problems, and trademark renewals often mean nothing But god, this game is such a huge part of me

I dunno, I've been trying to laugh it up, but some guy made an entire category in an "awards" show just to shit all over me and several of my peers last night while seemingly dozens of folks cheered them on, and it's hard to pretend that doesn't hurt.

My sole contribution to Oscars talk is that Nickel Boys is the best movie of last year (and one of the best of the decade) and you should all run to see it

Final Earthblade Update: exok.com/posts/2025-0...

Hello all: we are unexpectedly hiring for a freelance Database and Maps Editor. Ideally a full time commitment and someone with games media experience already. Full Job post: www.gamerguides.com/jobs/freelan.... Retweets appreciated. DM me for any questions. Laguna says thanks!

Trans rights forever the end.

How to spend today

Gift link to Kyle MacLachlan's essay on #DavidLynch in the NYT. "It’s why he never wanted to explain his work. He wasn’t trying to be surly or obtuse....It’s just that explaining his art after the fact seemed antithetical to the very point of making it."

The unknown journey continues

Thank you to @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for giving me space to discuss what I’ve been through this past year. Check it out here: bit.ly/4gX5xTo

This is a beautiful tribute.