🎉Legion Timewalking and Patch 11.2.5 is now LIVE!!! 🎉 To celebrate Blizzard has given us a Dreadlord Regalia Pack to give away to one lucky winner! To enter follow us & quote this post with your answer to the question "What are the Dreadlords up to?" by Oct 12th! #WoW_Partner

My hands-on with the Midnight Alpha is up with all my first impressions. There will be more content soon, after I've slept a bit more. It was a jam-packed day for sure. @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com #Midnight

AI is moving wealth from the people to the super-wealthy at a record pace

I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven

www.ebay.com/usr/ember_di... WAVE OF STUFF GOING UP! Includes Neopets - with and without tags. Blizzard Statues. WoW Mega Blocks, LOL.

Your options for self-funded game dev becoming a sustainable career: 1. Have existing money or income. or 2. Get extremely lucky while doing everything perfectly.

🌊 This World Ocean Day, we want to highlight how marine KBAs can be used by governments all over the world 🌎 as a strategic tool for nature-positive spatial planning, sustainable development and international compliance. #WorldOceanDay #SaveOurOcean

This article sums up the uneasy feeling I've had since PAX East. The industry I've known my entire career is gone. I don't know what's coming next, but I can't pretend that things will ever return to what they were

Very long thread, 100% worth your time. It’s probably the best thing I’ve read in years 😂❤️

I’m so excited!!! Let’s go!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMT...

Now that January is done, here is where we're at with known games industry layoffs. We know of layoffs at 24 workplaces this month impacting at least 640 employees. While that's a tenth of last January's headcount, it doesn't look like a general slowdown. We're still FAR from pre-2022 numbers

ATTN: Are you a federal government employee on paid administrative leave because you worked in DEIA? Please contact us: www.muellershewrote.com/p/are-you-a-...

ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that

Sometimes we like to see what the Warcraft community has to say about the truly important questions. Like what are Magni's boxer briefs made of? Well you can find out what Reddit has to say about that in this week's episode! livelaughlore.libsyn.com/139-you-weir...

new version of A Christmas Carol where health insurance CEOs get haunted by the ghosts of everyone whose coverage they denied in the past, everyone’s coverage they are currently denying, and the future ghosts of everyone they will deny unless they change their ways before Christmas Day

As the few remaining games journalism outlets continue to whither away, the entire games industry gathers in LA to be blast-fed a three-hour uncritical montage of release videos.

A pun becomes a dad joke when it's apparent, but it's important to note that a pun is never ready to become apparent if it's not full groan.

I like the term “loanword” because it implies the word will need to be returned at some point. “Café” is due back to the French in three days. The fines on “raccoon” have really been piling up with the Algonquin so make sure to return that this week

I challenge you to an Agni Kai 🪭🔥

I’ve been trying to watch some of the videos criticizing DA:V because despite enjoying I think there is a lot of valid criticism to be had with it and I’m curious about if my thoughts line up with others. But it’s very depressing how many feel wokeness is a significant issue. It’s just dumb.

@eplerjc.bsky.social literally just finished DA:V, and I just wanted to say job very well done. I loved the characters, and the whole last section of the story was amazingly well done. Also, I now feel much less salty about the pacing in the Lucanis romance ;)

Try two. Stupid autocorrect. Wait, wait, wait. Hans Zimmer did the score for Dragon Age: Veilguard? That actually explains a lot ❤️

I spent all of last week playing through the new Diablo expansion Vessel of Hatred, check out my review! Spiritborn be my new main lol

My review of Guild Wars 2's newest expansion is up! Spoiler alert: I love it.

Looking for a guild in #TheWarWithin ? We’ve been around since DEC 2004! LF Heals, RDPS & more! Casual, shenanigans, AOTC raiding! Questions msg @ceraphus.bsky.social or @arlee.bsky.social to apply visit our discord phalanxofnod.com

This applies everywhere else too! I just checked the registration status of my entire family (we're good) and I'll check it again a few more times before I vote (early and in person, because I'm traveling on the actual election day). If you need help checking your registration go here: Vote.gov

When I arrived home yesterday there was a The War Within Collectors Edition that Blizzard had sent waiting for me. I love it so much!

Preview of thing coming soon!

My preview of the first two maps in the GW2 Janthir Wilds expansion is up!

Need a guild for #TheWarWithin ? We’ve has been around since closed beta Vanilla. We’re casual but kill raid bosses & lots of shenanigans. Got questions, hit @ceraphus.bsky.social or @arlee.bsky.social up! Visit our discord to check us out / apply phalanxofnod.com

Episode 104 is live ans with a special guest!

In fair Verona where we lay our scene www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

My thoughts after spending a day running around in The War Within alpha, are up!

Recruiting for @phalanxofnod.bsky.social . LF HEALER & RDPS for S4 & War Within. We're a 19+ yr old guild run by the same crazy as… err guy, me since the beginning. Raids W/Th 8-11pm ET. If interested or want more info msg Me, @arlee.bsky.social or visit our discord phalanxofnod.com

Marcus Aurelius says u don’t have to have a take on fucking everything 🙌

IATSE is laying the groundwork for unionizing game industry workers. Best thing to do for those interested is get in touch. gameworkers.org

I really don’t think Spotify knows what to do with me lol

"UBI found to be huge success in 357th straight test."

I’ve never needed anything more in my life! This is amazing!!

Wanna know what the year ahead has in store for the skies above? I've highlighted the coolest astronomical events for 2024! Eclipses! Occultations! Equinoctes and solstices! www.scientificamerican.com/article/sky-... 🔭 🧪

Not sure what this says about what kind of day Spotify thinks I’m having… but also it isn’t wrong.

ICYM This week, I wrote about some of the things I liked the most in Dragonflight and some things I hope they do better in The War Within.

Love Songs xkcd.com/2870

With @phalanxofnod.bsky.social success in Warcraft raiding this tier we’re in need of another dedicated healer to join our team. Cleared normal & currently have 3 heroic bosses down. Raid nights on Wed/Thu 8-11pm ET. Message @arlee.bsky.social or myself Guild discord phalanxofnod.com

Doing some D&D Shenanigans with @toastyposty.bsky.social @arlee.bsky.social @ceraphus.bsky.social @stonegrasp.bsky.social and his wife Carrie! Starting soon over on twitch.tv/alwaysbelooting

A new version for us to think of on afflicted/incorporeal weeks. @aliandras.bsky.social @toastyposty.bsky.social

Now that we’ve scientifically analyzed every news article about shark conservation and determined that it’s full of pseudoscience, nonsense, and lies, I often find myself wondering what topics I’m not an expert in that the popular press portrays incorrectly.

New idea: during the Game Awards every company the title nominated has to have a little counter in the bottom showing how many people their company laid off that year, including contractors

@nealacree.bsky.social the music in the new Anduin/Thrall cinematic is so good I get all the feels from it just listening to it <3

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