Christina
@silksutures.bsky.social
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J-fashion, artist and gamedev ๐ฆโฐ๏ธ linktr.ee/silksutures
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Hi I'm Christina, the crybaby of Crybaby studios. I'm a game artist, and gothic lolita. I draw fanart, run an etsy shop, make video games, and help unionise the video games industry in the UK.
about 1 year ago
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IWGB Game Workers Union
about 20 hours ago
PMG have just released their excellent video covering the situation at Rockstar. Thanks to
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
for this great and important piece of journalism. You can check it out here:
youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
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Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
https://youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?si=v6Jo28D0B53cjXad
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melissa capriglione @ shop open!
1 day ago
due to personal reasons i will now be โจscreamingโจ new sticker! get it here โก๏ธ
mcapriglione.art
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โฑ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ โฑ๐๐ฉธ
17 days ago
My gorgeous Astarion photocard by
@silksutures.bsky.social
came in! Canโt wait to add it to my new ita bag once I get a card holder for it
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I was having the most stressful month of the year and now I'm horrifically sick. Feeling sorry for myself. Sorry if I've not responded to you, I didn't mean to disappear!
26 days ago
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IWGB Game Workers Union
about 1 month ago
We are not backing down. Our response to
@rockstargames.com
's latest statement.
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PC Gamer
about 1 month ago
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Rockstar's firing of over 30 employees "deeply concerning." The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain has characterized the firings as "plain and simple union busting."
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UK Prime Minister says Rockstar's alleged union busting is 'deeply concerning,' promises the government will investigate
The pressure on Rockstar is growing as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer weighs in on the matter.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/not-even-the-uk-government-knows-why-rockstar-fired-more-than-30-employees-in-october-mp-says-that-after-meeting-with-the-studio-i-did-not-leave-informed-on-exactly-what-these-31-people-had-done-to-warrant-their-immediate-dismissal/
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No Games For Genocide
about 1 month ago
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians. Weโve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here:
nogamesforgenocide.com
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Look at this cute pup that left me a review on Etsy!
about 1 month ago
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Topping up my freebie Christmas stickers. I'm adding these to any Dragon Age orders this holiday season โ๏ธ
about 2 months ago
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Joe Bain
about 2 months ago
Seen the recent news around Rockstar and their treatment of pro-union staff? Want to find out how unions can help the games industry? Come along to the next Glasgow Games Soapbox where we have former IWGB Games Union chair
@austinkelmore.com
speaking
www.meetup.com/videogames-g...
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Glasgow Games Soapbox, Thu, Dec 4, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
An evening of talks about games and game development. We have a small selection of speakers from in and out of the games industry sharing their wisdom. Expect talks to be
https://www.meetup.com/videogames-glasgow/events/304075466
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Chris Bratt
2 months ago
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidรฉo (
@stjv.fr
) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
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IWGB Game Workers Union
2 months ago
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members. We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter:
www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
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Over 200 Rockstar staff write to management in support of unfairly fired union members - IWGB Game Workers
220 letters signed by staff members at Rockstar, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series, were delivered to management at the company last week, demanding that the 31 employees fired are immedia...
https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-open-letter-13-11-25/
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IWGB Game Workers Union
2 months ago
โSay sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesnโt seem like the company is interested in living by it.โ Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
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Any resemblance to real human beings is pure coincidence (in both cases)
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Any resemblance to real human beings is pure coincidence (in both cases)
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Everytime I go back on twitter to read something someone linked me I regret it. The worms have eaten those people's brains. There is no other explanation. The change is dramatic ๐
2 months ago
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Jaime Cross
2 months ago
Oh they're afraid afraid.
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Austin Kelmore
2 months ago
Anyone in London want to swing by before work?
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If you get an error, please retry. We're trying to fix that rn
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2 months ago
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Did you know the original Jack-o'-lanterns were carved out of turnips? Did you know turnips are much harder to carve and a lot freakier looking?
#dragonage
2 months ago
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JPG @ ENIGMA|STUDIO (HORSE GAME GUY)
2 months ago
TรLT My new MS-DOS inspired adventure game where you play as a horse has a FREE DEMO AVAILABLE NOW. FEATURING: ๐A charming cast of lovable horses (and slightly less lovable humans) ๐3 distinct endings ๐Many secrets & surprises!!!
enigma-studio.itch.io/tolt
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ๆใใฆใใฃใฆ่จใใชใใๆฎบใ! Happy Halloween ๐
#egl
#
#lolitafashion
2 months ago
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IWGB Game Workers Union
2 months ago
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday,
@rockstargames.com
unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
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Jason Schreier
2 months ago
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct. Here's the scoop:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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โGrand Theft Autoโ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Gamesโ parent company cites โgross misconductโ
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/-grand-theft-auto-studio-accused-of-union-busting-after-firings?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTkzOTg3MSwiZXhwIjoxNzYyNTQ0NjcxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNTBISEpHUFFRNkMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.9NYooKXrBMU_quRYMOSw6uACDogcIuS-E27t4GD8f2g
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ๆใใฆใใฃใฆ่จใใชใใๆฎบใ! Happy Halloween ๐
#egl
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#lolitafashion
2 months ago
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The Sรฉance of Blake Manor - OUT NOW!๐ฎ
3 months ago
"The Sรฉance of Blake Manor is an autumnal treat filled with spooky scenes but it is also that most joyous of discoveries: a game that challenges, delights, thrills and educates in equal measure." - โญโญโญโญโญ The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
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The Sรฉance of Blake Manor review โ gripping gothic detective game steeped in mystery and menace
An atmospheric folk-horror adventure combines colonial guilt, spiritualism and supernatural chills in a tale of secrets and seances on Irelandโs haunted west coast
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/27/the-seance-of-blake-manor-review-gripping-gothic-detective-game-steeped-in-mystery-and-menace
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IWGB Game Workers Union
3 months ago
An excellent article from the BBC on the situation at Build A Rocket Boy. IWGB Game Workers stand shoulder to shoulder with Ben, Isaac, and Marg, who have demonstrated enormous courage in speaking out against corporate mismanagement. This is what solidarity looks like.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MindsEye: How ex-Grand Theft Auto bossโs grand vision became a ยฃ200m flop
Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzn34gwvwo
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A portrait for a wedding gift ๐
3 months ago
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100s of yards of lace and frills as a little treat
#lolitafashion
#egl
#gothiclolita
#vampire
3 months ago
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100s of yards of lace and frills as a little treat
#lolitafashion
#egl
#gothiclolita
#vampire
3 months ago
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IWGB Game Workers Union
3 months ago
We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which theyโve been mistreated and discarded by the studioโs millionaire executives.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...
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IWGB Game Workers Union
3 months ago
๐The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! ๐ Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the
@iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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IWGB Game Workers Union
3 months ago
"ZA/UM union workers will be represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain. Studio management has recognized the fledging union and will meet regularly with a committee of elected workplace representatives." Work in the UK games industry? Join us today:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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New gold foil versions of my Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 prints are available on my shop~
#clairobscurexpedition33
3 months ago
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New gold foil versions of my Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 prints are available on my shop~
#clairobscurexpedition33
3 months ago
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Lichdom or softdom? Why not both?
#EmmrichVolkarin
#DragonAge
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Lichdom or softdom? Why not both?
#EmmrichVolkarin
#DragonAge
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My Veilguard lanyard from
@silksutures.bsky.social
is here!! ๐๐๐
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D'metry Obscurum โค๏ธ๐ค๐
4 months ago
Oki so! Kicking off being back with showing off the charms I have out because I want to make a specific post on my ship charms and I feel that leaves out the other so! Charms shown below are by:
@silksutures.bsky.social
@serenefiction.bsky.social
@ouroridae.bsky.social
(+lanyard) Continued below:
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I'm running a sale on all my
#EGL
and J-Fashion stock on Etsy~
4 months ago
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As someone from NI this English flag thing is so strange. What do you mean you didn't already have flags flying up on every lamp post?? We're so desensitised to it here
5 months ago
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IGN Creators Guild
5 months ago
Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain. Not this time. Not anymore.
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Denman Rooke
5 months ago
Another artist JOB ALERT! ๐ฃ This time for a Game Artist Generalist. (must be based in Ireland). My friends at Biscuit Factory Games are looking for someone who can do a bit of concept work & 3D test-models to try & validate an art direction too. Send portfolio to
[email protected]
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For those that come after~
#clairobscur
##expedition33
5 months ago
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Denman Rooke
5 months ago
Hey 2D artists! JOB ALERT! ๐ฃ Especially those who do cozy cartoony or pixel art. I have some game dev friends here in Galway from Psychic Software (Just released Necromancer's Tale) that are looking for an artist to team up for their next game. Send your portfolio over to
[email protected]
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Spring McparlinJones
5 months ago
I had the pleasure of sitting down with
@gibiz.bsky.social
on behalf of
@gameworkers.co.uk
to talk a bit about how things are going for the union, how the industry has responded to our growth, and what our expectations for the future are.
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The sky and the moon๐
#clairobscur
#Expedition33
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At the start of the year I was told I was being referred to the hospital for an issue, the receptionist confirmed this was done. Months later I was told there was never any referral and the gp wrote in his notes he was only considering one. I had to pay a private GP to refer me on the NHS.
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The sky and the moon๐
#clairobscur
#Expedition33
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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator)
5 months ago
I recently had the opportunity to chat with
@gambrinous.com
and
@lenhaunts.bsky.social
about the local legends behind Eyes of Hellfire, authentic Irish representation and creating a gothic horror "Friction Co-op" experience.
www.shacknews.com/article/1454...
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Gambrinous hopes that Eyes of Hellfire can bring local Irish legends to co-op horror
Len Cunningham and Colm Larkin break down Blumhouse Games' second title and the urban legends that helped bring it to life.
https://www.shacknews.com/article/145491/gambrinous-hopes-that-eyes-of-hellfire-can-bring-local-irish-legends-to-co-op-horror
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