Christina
@silksutures.bsky.social
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J-fashion, artist and gamedev 🦇⚰️ 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.
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Announcing project soon, I'm going to have to be very loud about it on here so please forgive me
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Sarah Sa Spéir
12 days ago
Thanks so much to everyone at
#Akumakon
for great weekend and for everyone who had chats with me. P3Reload signed by
@childishgamzeno.bsky.social
@kinleyrart.bsky.social
@silksutures.bsky.social
@octobabe.bsky.social
@pauldrawsart.bsky.social
@nijagen.bsky.social
@optimusprinkeps.bsky.social
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☢️ Lone Wanderer Dress up ☢️
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IWGB Game Workers Union
about 2 months 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 @ ECCC N06
about 2 months ago
due to personal reasons i will now be ✨screaming✨ new sticker! get it here ➡️
mcapriglione.art
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♱ 𝕽𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓 ♱🔞🩸
2 months ago
My gorgeous Astarion photocard by
@silksutures.bsky.social
came in! Can’t 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!
2 months ago
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IWGB Game Workers Union
3 months ago
We are not backing down. Our response to
@rockstargames.com
's latest statement.
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PC Gamer
3 months 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
3 months 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. We’ve 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!
3 months ago
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Topping up my freebie Christmas stickers. I'm adding these to any Dragon Age orders this holiday season ❄️
3 months ago
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Joe Bain
3 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
4 months ago
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (
@stjv.fr
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IWGB Game Workers Union
4 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
4 months ago
“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.” 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 🙄
4 months ago
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Jaime Cross
4 months ago
Oh they're afraid afraid.
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Austin Kelmore
4 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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4 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
4 months ago
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Jay @ ENIGMA|STUDIO (tolt.horse)
4 months ago
TÖLT My new MS-DOS inspired adventure game where you play as a horse has a FREE DEMO AVAILABLE NOW. FEATURING: 🐎A charming cast of lovable horses (and slightly less lovable humans) 🍎3 distinct endings 💀Many secrets & surprises!!!
enigma-studio.itch.io/tolt
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愛してるって言わなきゃ殺す! Happy Halloween 🎃
#egl
#
#lolitafashion
4 months ago
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IWGB Game Workers Union
4 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
4 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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‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
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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愛してるって言わなきゃ殺す! Happy Halloween 🎃
#egl
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#lolitafashion
4 months ago
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The Séance of Blake Manor - OUT NOW!🔮
4 months ago
"The Séance 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." - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
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The Séance of Blake Manor review – 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 Ireland’s 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
4 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 boss’s grand vision became a £200m 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 💒
4 months ago
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100s of yards of lace and frills as a little treat
#lolitafashion
#egl
#gothiclolita
#vampire
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100s of yards of lace and frills as a little treat
#lolitafashion
#egl
#gothiclolita
#vampire
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IWGB Game Workers Union
5 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 they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...
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IWGB Game Workers Union
5 months ago
🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌 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
5 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
5 months ago
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New gold foil versions of my Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 prints are available on my shop~
#clairobscurexpedition33
5 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!! 😍😍😍
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D'metry Obscurum ❤️🖤💜
6 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~
6 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
6 months ago
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IGN Creators Guild
6 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
6 months ago
Another artist JOB ALERT! 📣 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
6 months ago
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Denman Rooke
6 months ago
Hey 2D artists! JOB ALERT! 📣 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
6 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 moon🌙
#clairobscur
#Expedition33
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