I got a few more pins to show off for next week, the og trio. #destiny2

I’m so sad to share that I was affected by these layoffs, and will no longer be with my beloved Dual Wield Studio as of the end of this month. I can’t describe how good they’ve been to me; more than an employer, they’ve been my friends.

unfortunately I've been laid off soooo if anyones looking for a merchandise artist with 5+ years working in the games and publishing industries hit me up that or any illustration projects! I will be alright 🫡 bsky.app/profile/dual...

If you're hiring, please reach out 💙 Discovering the state of things & navigating it since last year has been deeply frustrating & arduous; prioritizing caring for our team while also ensuring we can still keep anyone employed is a difficult inheritance I'll continue to do my best to see through.

I'm one of many affected by layoffs, but my only ask is that you please show my friends your support. Give 'em a follow & boost their posts! <3 y'all! @adulture.bsky.social @barnyardjester.bsky.social @kaytayto.bsky.social @mdevillar.bsky.social @loremjay.bsky.social @katmccollum.bsky.social

i just published a post about my time at @glasgowindiegamesfest.org "When you strip back the commercialism, the urge to “sell”, and with that remove all the predatory behavior capitalism encourages… you are left with something human that creates the groundwork for games to be relevant to everyone."

CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)

Stream's live, folks: chatting, then hopping back into UNSIGHTED: twitch.tv/intelligame

Hey everyone, I spent the last three years as a Trust and Safety professional researching traditional social media and decided to put words to my thoughts. I hope you find my findings enjoyable or intriguing.

Happy #Nonbinary Peoples day! We're not super public about it all the time, but our studio is very queer, and this day in particular resonates with us strongly. Playing Capy Castaway, you'll learn how easy it should be to navigate using a new name or pronouns with old friends. #NonbinaryCodedGames

Oh, hey. I reviewed Denshattack. It is one of the best games I have played this year and feels more human than most games you'll play. Read the review for more details. www.restart.run/articles/den...

Founded by two queer femme moms of color in 2014, The Radical Monarchs "affirm young girls and gender-expansive youth so that they stay rooted in their collective power, brilliance and leadership in order to make the world a more just and peaceful place."

One of the things that, as lead writer, I had to bang into the head of senior leadership sometimes was that writers were not interchangeable even within a project. One writer knew a certain companion inside and out. When we lost that writer, a new writer coming in took twice as long to do the work.

Hey, so, I was so angry today that, for once, I blogged it instead of posting about it. Games media, especially mainstream games media, cannot keep abdicating responsibility in how it talks about these things an-evening-at-the-inn.ghost.io/video-game-s...

Hi bsky! I'm looking for game writing/narrative design work, freelance or full time! I have 6+ years of experience working with both AAA and indie studios, shipping over a dozen projects like Borderlands 4 and Endoparasitic and more! You can find my website and portfolio here: www.nessacannon.com

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Seems to me like relevant information that should be included as context in all news coverage of the ICE shooting in Biddeford.

Last week I interviewed the wonderful Casey Yano from Mega Crit about Slay the Spire 2’s placeholder art and how it proves these studios need to STOP with the gen AI placeholder nonsense ✨ Had a great time writing this and hope you all enjoy! www.gamespot.com/articles/sla...

Go Fund Me for the sister who was surrounded by white supremacists on the Metro in that viral photo. If you shared the photo, consider actually making a material donation.

“She didn’t know the men were white supremacists. She noticed their masks. She said she wasn’t scared. She was not aware enough to be scared. Or defiant. Or resigned. Or anything else people assumed about her.”

Beatdown City Survivors is part of the nonbinary coded games fest! (because of the launch discount cooldown, the game will be on sale for a week starting the 18th) You can play the demo right now! And if you're feeling generous, it's $9.99 beatdown.city/bdcsrstm

Second time in just about a week when a man not targeted by ICE was killed by them

Today I'm gonna make a Backlog Playlist: grab just a few games from the stack and prioritize them for a bit. Then we'll START. A. GAME! Come join the chat and maybe help me pick a game or two: twitch.tv/intelligame

Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark

This is why JKR is a danger to queer people, and people need to wake up to this sooner rather than later. She is picking fights with human rights groups, because they support the existence of trans people and our human rights.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Ramsey Kharroubi: Crafting a South Asian Soundtrack Within Diaspora: The Music of Dosa Divas Ramsey shares how he scored a South Asian inspired indie game from the perspective of the Palestinian diaspora - navigating grief, identity, and the search for a game's musical soul.

Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.

Nice to log on to Bluesky in the middle of the night and get some good news for a change ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Time for some co-working? twitch.tv/intelligame

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

If anyone is getting smacked with this - just use deer.social or another alternate client. Bsky is just an AT Protocol Client, and your Bsky account is an AT Protocol account - you can use your same Bsky account thru another AT Protocol Client, no migration or loss necessary. Could not be easier.

My first interview at Respec is up. I talked to Joel Burgess and Kaitlin Tremblay of Soft Rains about shifting to a two-act structure for Ambrosia Sky, leaning into what made the game and studio special, and the reality of making an indie new IP right now www.respec.net/interview/93...

Donald Trump thinks we should all stop worrying about inflation and simply "love it." Donald Trump "doesn't care about Americans' financial situation." Donald Trump "wants to drive housing prices up." We're not taking our advice from the President in Illinois.

the bread is $13.50 and all the circuses are subscription based

“In lieu of actually doing anything, Democrats these days seem to settle for an occasional chest thump before meekly rolling over. Evoke a feeling, rather than initiate a material change.” @sarahljaffe.bsky.social @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/magazine/str...

one of the coolest moments of my creative career happened today: I got a beautiful hour to talk to Simon Cornwell, the exec producer of the Night Manager and the son of John Le Carré, about politics and writing and my projects, and it was wonderful

All 3 men inside of the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “‘reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van…They came in and started shooting from the sides.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

ice activity really ticking up in mpls

Sorry, this is JULY 29th, typo. YALL SHOULD COME

it's so vital to have journalists who cover the video game industry, so we have full context on shit like this

met some narrative devs yesterday and game journalists today and man. we are all so stressed out. try to be good to each other if you can. it’s so bad out there.

Layoffs are the only video game news there is now. Just people losing their jobs until video games cease to exist.

Today launches the game I've been working on: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced It's been an incredible experience working with such hardworking,talented & amazing people and we are very glad that players are loving it Unfortunately my whole team is being laid off so we can't fully celebrate it

Being a freelancer in the games industry feels really lonely and scary. So I started a newsletter to vent, share and put some of my spitefulness into words heh! If you're also feeling a little lonely, isolated and scared, check it out ❤️

Erosion @flaminghydra.com flaminghydra.com/the-situatio...